Farmers’ stir: More forces deployed in Agra
May 9th, 2011 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, May 9 (IANS) Additional companies of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) and the Uttar Pradesh Police moved into volatile areas here as an uneasy calm prevailed Monday, a day ... Read more...
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Students clash with police in Bulandshahr
April 29th, 2011 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh), April 28 (IANS) Agitated over being allotted low marks in their exams due to poor attendance, a large number of students of a private engineering college in ... Read more...
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Curfew imposed in Dhanbad after clash during anti-encroachment drive
April 28th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Dhanbad, Apr 28 (ANI): Jharkhand Police imposed an indefinite curfew here on Thursday after three persons were killed and over 22 others, including policemen, injured in a violent clash during an anti-encroachment ... Read more...
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30 injured in communal clash in Meerut
April 25th, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), April 25 (IANS) A communal clash over a cleric in a mosque being roughed up led to at least 30 people, including 10 policemen, being injured, police ... Read more...
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‘Lexus car is most likely to be attacked by vandal’
April 23rd, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 23 (ANI): A research has found that the car most likely to be targeted by vandals in Britain is a Lexus.Japan's upmarket Lexus IS tops the first vehicle vandalism index, ... Read more...
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Dennis Quaid says that he misses his brother Randy
April 11th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Apr 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actor Dennis Quaid recently candidly confessed that he is missing his brother Randy. It ought to be mentioned that his brother Randy at the moment is ... Read more...
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Rescue operation underway to save Buddhist relics from former Bin Laden camp in Afghanistan
April 8th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Apr 8 (ANI): A rescue operation is underway to excavate Buddhist relics from Mes Aynak, a former training camp of Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan, before being taken over by ... Read more...
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Arrest of BSP leaders for arson a ploy: Congress
March 4th, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 4 (IANS) The Congress' Uttar Pradesh unit chief, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Friday said there seemed a "well-orchestrated game" behind the sudden arrest of two prominent Bahujan Samaj ... Read more...
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20 injured as lawyers, officials clash
March 1st, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, March 1 (IANS) At least 20 people, including several policemen, were injured here Tuesday as a clash broke out between lawyers and employees of the district administration, with both groups indulging ... Read more...
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Girls as young as 9 selling sex for drugs, says Oz politician
February 24th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 24 (ANI): An Australian politician has said that girls as young as nine are selling sex for drugs and alcohol.Araluen MLA Robyn Lambley told Northern Territory Parliament that young children ... Read more...
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Bangalore Christians staged rally against probe reports on church attacks
February 22nd, 2011 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Karnataka, Feb.22 (ANI): Hundreds of Christians in Bangalore gathered for a candle light vigil on Monday to protest against a probe report on church attacks.The group criticized the findings of the ... Read more...
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Violence in Uttar Pradesh after youth’s death
February 22nd, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Sant Kabir Nagar (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 21 (IANS) At least eight people, including five policemen, were injured here Monday night after a mob indulged in arson and vandalism to protest the death ... Read more...
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Two killed in Djibouti protest
February 19th, 2011 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Feb 19 (IANS) Two people were killed in a clash between protesters and police in the northern African country of Djibouti, Xinhua reported.In a statement, Djibouti's interior ministry said ... Read more...
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Angry Bieber fans attack Spalding’s online profile after Grammy upset
February 14th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 14 (ANI): After Justin Bieber missed the Grammy Award for Best New Artist to Esperanza Spalding, his furious fans attacked an online biography about the jazz performer on Sunday.The little-known ... Read more...
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Goa church accused of tampering with heritage complex
February 12th, 2011 - 11:18 am ICT by IANS
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Panaji, Feb 12 (IANS) It houses the remains of Spanish missionary St Francis Xavier and attracts lakhs of tourists and the faithful. But the 16th century Old Goa Church complex ... Read more...
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Lindsay Lohan’s mural vandalized
February 4th, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A prankster has vandalized a mural of Lindsay Lohan by defacing it with red swastika. The words “y not” and blood tears have been added ... Read more...
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14 dead, 14 injured as train roof-riders fall off (Second Lead)
February 2nd, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow/Shahjahanpur, Feb 1 (IANS) At least 14 people riding on the roof of a train died and 16 were seriously injured Tuesday after they were swept off as the train passed under ... Read more...
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Six dead, 16 injured as train roof-riders fall off (Lead)
February 1st, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow/Shahjahanpur, Feb 1 (IANS) At least six people riding on the roof of a train died and 16 were seriously injured Tuesday after they were thrown off as the train passed under ... Read more...
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ITBP aspirants go on rampage
February 1st, 2011 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 1 (IANS) Thousands of aspirants for the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) here Tuesday indulged in arson and vandalism alleging mismanagement in the force's recruitment drive, an official said."Angry ... Read more...
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JMM, Trinamool workers clash in Ranchi
January 31st, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Trinamool Congress workers clashed at Ranchi airport Monday as Rajya Sabha member K.D Singh, who switched his loyalties from ... Read more...
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Husain’s works draw big crowds at art summit
January 22nd, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) His is a name to reckon with when it comes to Indian art. And when M.F. Husain's works were removed and then put back at the India ... Read more...
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11-year-old Kelly Zierdt’s Parents Refuse To Fork Out A Fine For Her Crime Of Inscribing On Soaked Cement
January 7th, 2011 - 1:47 am ICT by Pen Men At Work
An 11-year-old sixth-grader from New Jersey, Kelly Zierdt, is destined to emerge before a judge in the succeeding week. Her crime is that she had seemingly inscribed her name in damp cement ... Read more...
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Police officer killed in mob fury, 50 held (Second Lead)
January 5th, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 5 (IANS) A police sub-inspector was killed and four of his colleagues seriously injured Wednesday when a mob torched their outpost in Uttar Pradesh to protest the arrest of a ... Read more...
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Lady Liberty Needs Renovation
December 24th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar:
Dec 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The iconic statue of Lady Liberty, located in Franklin County is undergoing a renovation process. The statue of the Benton Library dates back to 1940s. While ... Read more...
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Lenin statue blown up in St. Petersburg
December 7th, 2010 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
St. Petersburg, Dec 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Unidentified vandals blew up a statue of Lenin in the outskirts of St. Petersburg Monday night, police said Tuesday.The incident occurred in Pushkin town, 24 km ... Read more...
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Old Brahma temple named after Jolie
November 25th, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Nov 25 (IANS) A temple has been named in Cambodia after Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie."It's a 12th century site called Ta Prohm; it is otherwise known as Old Brahma ... Read more...
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Russell Brand unlikely to face charges over US airport fight
November 19th, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 19 (ANI): It seems Russell Brand won't face charges over a spat with a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport.US prosecutors are unlikely to file charges against the ... Read more...
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Clashes in Lucknow after Shia clerics arrested
November 14th, 2010 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 14 (IANS) Tension gripped large parts of the old city Sunday following prolonged clashes between the police and agitated mobs protesting against the arrest of leading Shia clerics Maulana Kalbe ... Read more...
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Angry Britons put dog excrement in Clegg’s letterbox
October 30th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 30 (IANS) British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said voters angry about government spending cuts put dog excrement in his letterbox.In an interview to appear in the December issue ... Read more...
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Capri Anderson: Woman who was with Charlie Sheen in the hotel
October 29th, 2010 - 11:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Oct 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Well it has emerged that the woman who was found naked at the hotel room of Charlie Sheen was none other than adult film star, Capri ... Read more...
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Australia slams report of vandalism by its athletes
October 15th, 2010 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Australia has slammed reports in an Indian newspaper that some of its athletes staying at the Commonwealth Games Village had thrown a washing machine from an ... Read more...
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CWG: Australian team asked to pay for damages
October 15th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The Australians have been asked to pay for damages after a washing machine fell from a balcony in the Australian area in the Commonwealth Games Village, an ... Read more...
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Oz chief Crosswhite puts blame on other athletes for vandalism at Games village
October 15th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 15 (ANI): Australian Commonwealth Games Association chief Perry Crosswhite, who admitted that a washing machine was dropped from a balcony in Australia's section of the Games village, is ... Read more...
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Secuirty alert against vandalism after Games
October 14th, 2010 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Security agencies have alerted the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee and the Delhi government against attempts by anti-social elements to loot and vandalise the plethora of ... Read more...
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Blast at US hotel forces evacuation
October 11th, 2010 - 6:39 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Oct 11 (IANS) A hotel in the US state of California was forced to evacuate Sunday after police received reports that a parked vehicle was bombed.The incident occurred at 7:30 ... Read more...
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