Convict turns unruly in court on hearing sentence
July 10th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) A convict lifted and banged a chair on the floor in a Delhi court after the judge sentenced him to eight years' jail in a ... Read more...
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Teenaged girl raped, friend molested in West Bengal
June 30th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) A teenaged girl from Jharkhand was gangraped at a railway station in West Bengal's Birbhum district Saturday, police said. Another girl was molested.The victim, a ... Read more...
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US snack food firm chops ‘racist’ Indian ad
May 4th, 2012 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 4 (IANS) US snack food maker Popchips has pulled out a new ad campaign featuring Ashton Kutcher, who sports brown makeup and plays a Bollywood producer named ... Read more...
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President inaugurates Jalgaon airport
March 23rd, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jalgaon (Maharashtra), March 23 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Friday inaugurated the Jalgaon airport in north Maharashtra, as well as the second phase work of the airport to extend its ... Read more...
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Gunman robs doctors mid-surgery at Venezuelan hospital
March 11th, 2012 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, March 11 (IANS/EFE) A man robbed a surgeon and his staff at gunpoint during a procedure being performed in the operating theater of a hospital in the central Venezuelan ... Read more...
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Beyonce, Jay-Z threw star tantrums in hospital
January 9th, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 9 (IANS) Singers Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z, who welcomed their first child together, reportedly caused a havoc in the hospital during delivery.The 30-year-old gave birth to a ... Read more...
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A father’s fight for life ends, Delhi blast toll rises
September 15th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Till the crack of the dawn Thursday, a slight movement of Mridul Bakshi's eyes reflected the sheer determination to live. But soon, around 5.10 a.m., ... Read more...
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Questionnaire for parents to detect autism in infants
April 30th, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
London, April 29 (IANS) A five-minute questionnaire for parents is accurate enough to diagnose autism in children as young as one in 75 percent of the cases.Researchers said the checklist, ... Read more...
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A 5-min checklist may help docs detect autism in 1-year-olds
April 29th, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 29 (ANI): A simple five-minute checklist completed by parents in a pediatrician's waiting room may soon become a standard tool to detect autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in infants when they ... Read more...
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Kings XI Punjab now get rap for running office from house
April 14th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 14 (IANS) The Chandigarh estate office has issued a show-cause notice to the owners of Kings XI Punjab team for running their office from a residential area here, ... Read more...
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Ludhiana’s Sadar Police Station adjudged as best in India by UN affiliate
March 26th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by ANI
Ludhiana, Mar 26(ANI): A police station in Ludhiana has been declared as the best in the country by Altus Global Alliance, which works with the United Nations (UN) for enhancing public safety ... Read more...
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A sneeze can contaminate surroundings for hours
February 2nd, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 2 (IANS) A single sneeze infests a room with deadly bugs and the contamination can last for hours.
Microscopic droplets sneezed or coughed out float around the air in large ... Read more...
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Insult to Indian Ambassador Meera Shankar unacceptable, says Krishna
December 9th, 2010 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 9 (ANI): After Indian Ambassador to the US Meera Shankar was patted down by an American security agent at the Jackson - Evers International Airport in Mississippi, External Affairs ... Read more...
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India’s ambassador Meera Shankar frisked at US airport
December 9th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 9 (ANI): Indian Ambassador to the US Meera Shankar was recently patted down by an American security agent at the Jackson - Evers International Airport in Mississippi.The incident took ... Read more...
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Italian found dead in Varanasi guesthouse
September 4th, 2010 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 4 (IANS) An Italian tourist was found dead in a guesthouse in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi district, police said Saturday.
The body of Romano Antonio, 40, was found Friday night inside the ... Read more...
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Snake bites fireman inside Lucknow airport premises
July 26th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 26 (IANS) A fireman was in a critical condition Monday after a snake bit him in the airport premises here, officials said, adding that frantic efforts were on to recover ... Read more...
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Mumbai mum meets sudden death in Nepal airport
July 23rd, 2010 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 23 (IANS) A 47-year-old woman from Mumbai, who was in Nepal for a vacation with her son, died a sudden death while waiting for their flight back home ... Read more...
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Play a love song to win a date
June 19th, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 19 (ANI): Having trouble getting a date for the weekend bash? Well, then here's a trick-ask a girl out when a mushy song is playing in the background.French researchers have ... Read more...
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Love songs increase chances of a date
June 19th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 19 (IANS) There's cheering news for those unable to find a date. French researchers suggest that women are more willing to give their number to an 'average' young man after ... Read more...
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Crystal Lewis’s 6 YR Old Son Dies During Routine Dentistry!
May 15th, 2010 - 1:58 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Crystal Lewis lost her son, six year old Jacobi Hill, when he went in for what was supposed to be a routine dentistry procedure. Now she has asked ... Read more...
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How businesses can manipulate time to gain bigger profits
February 5th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 5 (ANI): Israeli researchers have found that time can be manipulated to gain bigger profits and make customers happy.Prof. Dan Zakay of the Department of Psychology at Tel Aviv University ... Read more...
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Subjective time can improve your bottom line
February 5th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) Time flies when you're with friends, but minutes seem like hours when you await your turn at the ticket counter.
Our ideas of "time" are highly subjective and ... Read more...
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Haitian doctors beg for help to face disaster
January 16th, 2010 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Port-au-Prince, Jan 16 (DPA) Painkillers, syringes, sterile bandages, sutures, gloves, masks, and as many more doctors and surgeons as possible are needed in Haiti to cope with Tuesday's calamitous earthquake.
The list of ... Read more...
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Bon Jovi swears off acting
November 11th, 2009 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 11 (ANI): Rocker Jon Bon Jovi has vowed never to act again as he finds audition process too tough.The singer has starred in films including 'Pay It Forward' and 'U-571', ... Read more...
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Bigg Boss 3, Episode 22 - Sheryl & Vindu nominated
October 27th, 2009 - 12:06 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mumbai, Oct 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Today was the Nomination Monday and there was lot of speculation in the house, over it. Everybody thought that Ismail Durbar would get nominated as he ... Read more...
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The mum-daughter duo who beat cancer four times between them
August 23rd, 2009 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 23 (ANI): Mandy Kelly and six-year-old Eve are more than just the ordinary mother-daughter duo - they've beaten cancer four times between them.Mandy and Eve have both struggled with cancer ... Read more...
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Muslim NHS dentist imposed Islamic dress code on patients
July 2nd, 2009 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Lancashire, July 2 (ANI): In a shocking revelation a Muslim NHS dentist in Lancashire refused to treat his Muslim female patients unless they wore headscarves, and while the men had to take ... Read more...
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Girl injured in 26/11 identifies terrorist Kasab
June 10th, 2009 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) A minor girl, injured and disabled during the 26/11 terror attacks, pointed an accusing finger at Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab and identified the sole Pakistani terrorist captured ... Read more...
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‘One Tree Hill’ Spoilers for Season 6
May 12th, 2009 - 5:20 pm ICT by GD
One Tree Hill has been slated for yet another season but from the looks of it, Hillary Burton and Chad Michael Murray may not appear on the seventh season of the ... Read more...
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Obama embarks on whistle-stop tour linking him to Lincoln (Second Lead)
January 17th, 2009 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) Barack Obama has set out for Washington for his historic inauguration Tuesday as America's first black president with a whistle-stop train journey that symbolically links him to the ... Read more...
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Tom Cruise asked to ”Get out from son Conors audition
January 12th, 2009 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 12 (ANI): Hollywood actor Tom Cruise was asked to leave from his son Conors audition for new flick Seven Pounds, as he was distracting him.When the actors son was ... Read more...
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Tom Cruise kicked out of son’s audition
January 11th, 2009 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 11 (IANS) Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise was kicked out of his son Conor's audition for new movie “Seven Pounds” because he was distracting the teenager.The 16-year-old made his acting debut, ... Read more...
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Swiss plane makes emergency landing after bomb threat
August 24th, 2008 - 6:18 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, Aug 24 (Xinhua) A Swiss International Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing Saturday after a bomb threat, a media report said.The plane was flying over France when the ... Read more...
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Bring India, Britain visa fees at par (Special)
May 26th, 2008 - 11:05 am ICT by admin
By Kul Bhushan
Non-resident Indians in Britain pay half for their visas to visit India as compared to Indians for their visas to visit Britain. So when British NRIs stand in long queues, ... Read more...
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US consulate to campaign against trafficking in India
April 30th, 2008 - 9:45 pm ICT by admin
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) The US consulate general office here, in collaboration with a leading NGO Apne Aap Women Worldwide, has launched an information campaign against the problem of human trafficking in ... Read more...
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