Norwegian tourist found dead in Jaipur
February 9th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Feb 9 (IANS) A 35-year-old Norwegian tourist was found dead under mysterious circumstances in his hotel room here Thursday, police said.Oystain Hodne was staying in a hotel on Sikar ... Read more...
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Seven killed in Himachal accidents
February 9th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 9 (IANS) Seven people were killed in two road accidents in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district, police said Thursday.All five occupants of a jeep were killed on the spot ... Read more...
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Day temperatures rise in Kashmir Valley
February 9th, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 9 (IANS) The rise in day temperatures has brought relief to the Kashmir Valley though the night remained below the freezing point, an official said.The maximum temperature ... Read more...
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Ex-president’s family flees Maldives (Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 9 (IANS) The family of deposed Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed has fled the country and sought refuge in Sri Lanka following unrest, a media report said.Nasheed's wife ... Read more...
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Pakistani youth wanted to meet president, arrested
February 3rd, 2012 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) A 19-year-old Pakistani national was arrested from near Parliament House here for attempting to enter the Rashtrapati Bhawan Wednesday night, police said.The youth has been ... Read more...
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Militants kill three policemen in Pakistan
February 2nd, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 2 (IANS) Three policemen were killed by Taliban militants in northwest Pakistan.The militants attacked them when they were patrolling in Lakki Marwat area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province ... Read more...
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Egypt mourns soccer deaths, FIFA shocked at violence
February 2nd, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 2 (IANS) FIFA president Sepp Blatter was left "shocked and saddened" after violent clashes in the Egyptian city of Port Said Wednesday night left at least 74 people ... Read more...
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Politicians and fans blame Egyptian army for soccer violence
February 2nd, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 2 (IANS) Egyptian politicians and football fans have blamed the army for the violence during Al-Masry's 3-1 victory at home to Al-Ahly that left 74 people dead and ... Read more...
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Football violence: Egypt announces three-day mourning
February 2nd, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Egyptian authorities announced a national three-day mourning period following violence at a stadium in Port Said that saw at least 73 people killed and ... Read more...
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ANZ Stadium, MCG in running for 2015 World Cup final venue
January 30th, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 30 (IANS) Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland kept everybody guessing about the idea of ANZ Stadium in Sydney Olympic Park hosting the 2015 World Cup final.ANZ Stadium ... Read more...
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Manipuri girl raped
January 20th, 2012 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) A 20-year-old Manipuri girl, working in a spa centre, was raped in Dwarka here by a man who offered her a lift back home ... Read more...
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Woman burns herself, two kids
January 20th, 2012 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 19 (IANS) Depressed over frequent domestic fights over her husband's drinking habits, a woman in Rajasthan set herself and her two small children on fire, police said Thursday.The ... Read more...
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Violence against Indians in Oz not taken seriously: Author
January 19th, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Incidents of violence against Indians in Australia have not been addressed seriously by that country's top administrators, says Australian author Richard Flanagan."...I do not think ... Read more...
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The real ‘Anthony Gonsalves’ no more
January 19th, 2012 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 19 (IANS) Anthony Gonsalves, a Goan orchestra maestro and the man to whom the legendary Bollywood song "My Name is Anthony Gonsalves" was dedicated, is dead.Gonsalves, 84, who ... Read more...
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Man commits suicide after being tortured
January 13th, 2012 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 12 (IANS) A 25-year-old man, working as a private tutor in Ghaziabad near Delhi, committed suicide after being allegedly tortured by his uncle and cousin, police said Thursday.Ashish ... Read more...
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Temperatures plunge in Rajasthan
January 12th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 12 (IANS) Temperatures fell in several parts of Rajasthan over the past two days, forcing people to remain mostly indoors, as icy winds from the Himalayan ranges blew ... Read more...
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14 Pakistani troopers killed in bomb attack
January 12th, 2012 - 5:24 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 12 (IANS) At least 14 Pakistani troopers were killed Wednesday night in a bomb attack.The explosion hit their two vehicles while they were patrolling the Balida area of ... Read more...
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Accuse Achuthanandan in land scam case, says vigilance
January 11th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 11 (IANS) An ongoing vigilance probe, in a case of land transferred to a relative of CPI-M leader and former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan, has recommended that the ... Read more...
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Doctor robbed of car, cash in Greater Noida
January 6th, 2012 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Jan 5 (IANS) A doctor was stopped and beaten by a gang of assailants who fled with his car, cash, a gold chain and mobile phone in Greater ... Read more...
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Pakistani troops target Indian border posts
January 5th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 5 (IANS) Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and fired at Indian posts in the Krishna Ghati sector of Ponch ... Read more...
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Chinese police kill seven kidnappers, free hostages
December 29th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 29 (IANS) Police fatally shot seven kidnappers during a hostage rescue mission in northwest China Wednesday night, authorities said Thursday.Two people were kidnapped in the mountainous area of ... Read more...
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Chelsea says no to Terry T-shirts
December 26th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 26 (IANS) Chelsea has confirmed it rejected a proposal for its players to wear T-shirts in support of captain John Terry, who faces racism charges.Some of the Blues ... Read more...
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Three held for selling illicit liquor in ambulance
December 22nd, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Inspired by a Bollywood flick, three unemployed men started supplying illicit liquor in an ambulance but were arrested in south Delhi after an unwarranted use ... Read more...
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AMRI fire Tripura victim’s body found after 12 days
December 22nd, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 22 (IANS) The mutilated body of a Tripura man, who went missing after the AMRI Hospital fire Dec 9, has been found at the morgue of SSKM ... Read more...
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Zardari back in Islamabad
December 22nd, 2011 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 22 (IANS) Asif Ali Zardari late Wednesday returned to Islamabad, a city that he left abruptly Dec 6 to fly to Dubai triggering speculations of a coup.Zardari had ... Read more...
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Eight injured in Peshawar blast
December 22nd, 2011 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 21 (IANS) At least eight people were injured Wednesday night in a bomb explosion outside a private hospital in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar city.The blast took place around 8.20 ... Read more...
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Skating season begins in Shimla
December 15th, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 15 (IANS) It's that time of the year again in Shimla when a red balloon is tethered to the roof of the British-era municipal corporation building. It signals ... Read more...
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Polygraph tests can clean cricket: Dravid
December 14th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, Dec 15 (IANS) Former India captain Rahul Dravid feels that lie detector tests could help innocent players clear their names of graft charges.Dravid joins Australian legend Steve Waugh in ... Read more...
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Test cricket deserves to be protected: Dravid
December 14th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, Dec 14 (IANS) Former India captain Rahul Dravid feels Test cricket should be preserved and said day-night Test matches should be seriously considered by the International Cricket Council (ICC) ... Read more...
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BJP legislator’s son named in murder
December 9th, 2011 - 1:46 am ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 9 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator's son and two others have been named accused in the murder of coal king and Congress leader Suresh Singh.Suresh ... Read more...
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Woman, 2 children in hospital after man’s arrest
December 9th, 2011 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), Dec 8 (IANS) A woman and her two sons were admitted to the Post-graduate institute of medical sciences here Thursday after they consumed some poisonous substance following the ... Read more...
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Thousands remain without power supply in California
December 4th, 2011 - 5:45 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 4 (IANS) Tens of thousands of US houses were witnessing blackout Saturday morning even as most of them affected by the strong winds that blew out southern California ... Read more...
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Jharkhand police get hijacked bus, driver’s body
December 2nd, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 2 (IANS) Jharkhand Police Friday succeeded in reaching a hijacked bus which was in control of Maoists for 36 hours in the state's Khuti district and recovered the ... Read more...
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Miscreants crush child to death in bid to rape mother
November 25th, 2011 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 24 (IANS) A group of miscreants crushed a child to death in a bid to rape his mother in Odisha, police said Thursday.The brutal crime was committed Wednesday ... Read more...
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Have no intentions to retire, says Ponting
November 24th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 24 (IANS) Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting said that he has no plans of retiring any time soon and asked the selectors in his no-nonsense way to give ... Read more...
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