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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SRK mum on ’slapgate’, says reportage affecting his kids (Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata/Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) Bollywood badshah Shah Rukh Khan Wednesday refused to categorically state whether he had slapped Shirish Kunder or not but said the reportage on the incident ... Read more...
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‘Slapgate’ reportage affecting my kids: Shah Rukh
February 1st, 2012 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Bollywood badshah Shah Rukh Khan Wednesday refused to categorically state whether he had slapped Shirish Kunder or not but said the reportage on the incident ... Read more...
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‘Soul Train’ host Don Cornelius found dead in his house
February 1st, 2012 - 10:35 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
California, Feb 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) ‘Soul Train’ host and producer Don Cornelius has been found dead in his Californian house. According to TMZ, sources said that in all probability it’s a suicide ... Read more...
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Shah Rukh mum over patch up
February 1st, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) Though all's well between Shah Rukh Khan and filmmaker Shirish Kunder after an ugly spat, the superstar still refuses to speak about either the fight ... Read more...
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Shakespearean farce or SRK’s short fuse? B-Town debates
January 31st, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) There are versions galore -- but Bollywood Badshah Shah Rukh Khan's alleged brashness towards filmmaker Shirish Kunder has left everyone startled. A lot is being ... Read more...
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Sanjay, Rishi’s impromptu party to celebrate ‘Agneepath’ success
January 31st, 2012 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) They play antagonistic villains in "Agneepath" but in real life, Sanjay Dutt and Rishi Kapoor have discovered a new warmth and friendship that goes beyond ... Read more...
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Fire destroys Shillong church, short circuit suspected
January 2nd, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 2 (IANS) A 10-year-old Roman Catholic church building here was razed to the ground by a raging fire in the wee hours of Monday, a church priest said.The ... Read more...
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Sohrabuddin case: Supreme Court asks for call details (Lead)
December 1st, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday directed the Gujarat government to make available to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) details of phone calls made between senior ... Read more...
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Gujarat should distance itself from law abusers, apex court told
November 30th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Gujarat government should distance itself from those accused of committing abuse of law in the 2005 killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, the Supreme Court was ... Read more...
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Beware: Overheated laptop batteries a fire hazard
November 9th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Owning a laptop may have become a necessity for some and fashionable for the rest, but it poses a potential fire threat to thousands of ... Read more...
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They patrolled Delhi’s streets to ensure happy Diwali
October 27th, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) From patrolling the streets to keeping a tab on drunken driving till the wee hours of the night, Delhi Police personnel spent Diwali shouldering added ... Read more...
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Achuthanandan meeting ‘dubious’ character raises eyebrows
October 23rd, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 23 (IANS) Former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan's meeting in the wee hours of Sunday with a man being probed by three government agencies has begun to ... Read more...
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When a rural health centre works, it works wonders (Feature)
October 20th, 2011 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh), Oct 20 (IANS) Village woman Lajja was blessed with her second child in the wee hours of the morning at Chharch. The baby was born at the ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa in ICU after falling ill in jail
October 16th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 16 (IANS) Jailed former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa will be in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the state-run Sri Jayadeva hospital here for the next ... Read more...
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Pranab dons the priest’s robe during Durga Puja
October 5th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Miriti (West Bengal), Oct 5 (IANS) Far from the 2G spectrum row and chairing meetings of G-24 countries, union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has yet again donned the ... Read more...
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Jumbos’ terror back to haunt Chhattisgarh tribals
September 26th, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 26 (IANS) After giving sleepless nights for a week to tribals in forests of Chhattisgarh's Surguja district late last month, a herd of wild jumbos returned Monday to ... Read more...
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Mumbai-Goa highway blocked for second day
September 5th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 5 (IANS) A fresh landslide early Monday continued to keep traffic on the 600-km Mumbai-Goa highway disrupted for the second day, traffic police said.Vehicles were stranded on the ... Read more...
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5.5 magnitude quake strikes Pakistan
August 27th, 2011 - 5:06 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 27 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale jolted Pakistan's Rawalpindi city among various districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the wee hours Saturday, Geo News ... Read more...
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Naphtha pipeline shut as fire continues
August 22nd, 2011 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 22 (IANS) The authorities here Monday ordered the shutdown of a pipeline ferrying naphtha from the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) to a fertilizer company as a fire caused ... Read more...
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NCP leader arrested for illegal mining, hospitalised
August 5th, 2011 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 5 (IANS) Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Jeetendra Deshprabhu complained of chest pain and was hospitalized in the wee hours of Friday, a day after being arrested ... Read more...
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LeT commander killed in Kashmir gunfight (Second Lead)
August 4th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 4 (IANS) A gunfight between the security forces and militants in south Kashmir's Pulwama district ended Thursday evening after a top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) guerrilla commander holed up inside ... Read more...
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Toll in Ukrainian mine accidents climbs to 37
July 31st, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, July 31 (IANS) The toll in two mine accidents in Ukraine has risen to 37, the Ukrainian emergencies ministry Sunday said.An explosion occurred at the Suhodolskaya-Vostochnaya mine in the ... Read more...
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Six Ugandans arrested for attacking Bangalore policemen
July 23rd, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 23 (IANS) Six Ugandan college students, including three women, were arrested in Bangalore early Saturday for attacking four policemen, police said.The incident occurred in the city's northeast suburb ... Read more...
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Minnesota shutdown finally ends
July 20th, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Minnesota, July 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The state government shutdown in Minnesota is finally over after more than a fortnight. The thing came to its culmination when the Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton appended ... Read more...
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Fratricide, suicide rock IAF base
July 18th, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 18 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) base depot here was rocked by a gruesome fratricidal killing and a suicide, police said Monday.An IAF sergeant was killed by ... Read more...
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Indian U-13 team awaits full squad in Bangkok
July 14th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, July 14 (IANS) Only half of the Indian squad to play in the third Yamaha ASEAN Cup U-13 Football tournament has arrived here but that has not whittled the ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi’s padyatra a political drama: BJP (Lead)
July 5th, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Terming Rahul Gandhi's padyatra in Bhatta-Parsaul a "political drama", the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday asked why the Congress party's "compassion" was ... Read more...
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Why double standards in compassion: BJP attacks Rahul Gandhi
July 5th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Hitting out at Rahul Gandhi's yatra in Bhatta-Parsaul, the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday asked why the Congress party's "compassion" was only ... Read more...
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From terrace, nightlong chase for century’s darkest eclipse (With Images)
June 16th, 2011 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi June 16 (IANS) They watched in astonishment as the night sky gobbled up the moon for about an hour. Telescopes trained, munching on snacks, a clutch of Indians, ... Read more...
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Supporters compare Ramdev’s removal to Jallianwala
June 5th, 2011 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Comparing the midnight police action against Baba Ramdev to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre under British rule, supporters of the yoga guru Sunday said they will ... Read more...
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26 injured in Karachi grenade attack: Geo TV
June 4th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, June 4 (IANS) At least 26 people, including three children, were injured when some unidentified men lobbed a hand grenade at a hotel in the Pakistani port city of ... Read more...
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Ashamed to be an Indian, Rahul tells agitating farmers
May 11th, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, May 11 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Wednesday slammed the police action against farmers agitating for higher compensation for their land and said he was feeling ... Read more...
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All set for Kerala’s iconic Thrissur Pooram
May 10th, 2011 - 10:04 am ICT by IANS
Thrissur, May 10 (IANS) Described as the "cultural capital" of Kerala, Thrissur is all set to host Thursday the annual "Thrissur Pooram" - the state's temple festival that attracts tens ... Read more...
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15 killed as a bus set on fire in Pakistan (Lead)
April 26th, 2011 - 6:30 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 26 (IANS) At least 15 people, including eight women and five children, were burnt to death and several others suffered serious injuries in the wee hours of ... Read more...
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