Infosys’ whistleblower Palmer to be benched
August 21st, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 21 (IANS) Infosys Ltd's American employee Jay (Jack) Palmer, whose lawsuit against the IT bellwether was dismissed by a US court Monday, would continue in the company but ... Read more...
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No explosion of corruption under my watch: Manmohan Singh
July 6th, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday denied charges of large-scale corruption in the UPA government under him and said he maintained high standard of integrity ... Read more...
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Please save Goa from drugs and garbage: German Goaphile (Letter from Goa)
June 23rd, 2012 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
Anjuna/Panaji, June 23 (IANS) A German Goaphile has appealed to the state's chief minister to cleane Goa's coastline of drugs and garbage which he said was giving the state a ... Read more...
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Concerned over murder charges against officers: Retiring army chief (Lead)
May 31st, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) In a parting shot on the day he hung up his boots as the Indian Army chief, Gen. V.K. Singh expressed "concern" Thursday over murder ... Read more...
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BJP seeks structured debate on Bofors
April 26th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Even as both houses of parliament were disrupted over Bofors scam Thursday, they are expected to see peaceful proceedings Friday as the main opposition ... Read more...
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Bofors storm rocks parliament, fresh probe demanded (Second Lead)
April 26th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Almost a quarter century after it surfaced, the Bofors payoff scandal created a storm again Tuesday disrupting parliament, as the opposition vociferously demanded a ... Read more...
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Bofors resurrected, Congress again on mat over Quattrocchi (Intro Roundup)
April 25th, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Bofors ghost returned to haunt the Congress Wednesday with former Swedish police chief Sten Lindstrom giving a clean chit to the late Rajiv ... Read more...
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Bofors resurrected, Congress on mat over Quattrochchi again (Roundup)
April 25th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Bofors ghost returned to haunt the Congress Wednesday with former Swedish police chief Sten Lindstrom giving a clean chit to the late Rajiv ... Read more...
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Stop torture of rats, says PETA
April 2nd, 2012 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Expressing concern over cruelty to rats, People for the Ethical Treatment to Animals (PETA) and Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) have asked the Central Warehousing ... Read more...
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Minor Australian kids charged with rape, arson
January 29th, 2012 - 11:03 am ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 29 (IANS) Crime by minors is soaring in Australia as nearly 300 children under 10 years have been charged with offences like rape and arson, a newspaper has ... Read more...
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Rachel Weisz real actor than movie star: Director Kondracki
October 14th, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Oct 14 (IANS) Director Larysa Kondracki, who has teamed up with Rachel Weisz in his debut feature film "The Whistleblower", is all praise for the Oscar winning actress ... Read more...
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Whistleblower Blazer quits
October 7th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 7 (IANS/CMC) Chuck Blazer is resigning as secretary general of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), just four months after blowing the whistle ... Read more...
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Advani, Jaitley meet Kulkarni, ex-MPs in Tihar
September 28th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders L.K. Advani and Arun Jaitley Wednesday met two former party MPs and Advani's former aide Sudheendra Kulkarni, imprisoned in ... Read more...
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Cash-for-votes: Kulkarni jailed, Amar bail decision Wednesday (Roundup)
September 27th, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Sudheendra Kulkarni, a former aide of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani, was Tuesday sent to judicial custody till Oct 1 in connection ... Read more...
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Kulkarni sent to Tihar till Oct 1
September 27th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Sudheendra Kulkarni, a former aide of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani, was Tuesday sent to judicial custody till Oct 1 in ... Read more...
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Mayawati rubbishes WikiLeaks cables, calls Assange mad
September 6th, 2011 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 6 (IANS) Calling WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange "mad", Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Tuesday rubbished US embassy cables leaked by the online whistleblower that said she had ... Read more...
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Modi eying bigger national role, WikiLeaks reveals
September 4th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is eying a bigger national leadership role and is positioning himself for a power struggle in the Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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Daniel Craig kisses new wife Rachel on their first public appearance
July 29th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, July 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Newlyweds Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz shared a passionate kiss together on their first public appearance post their very secret wedding. The couple has been dating ... Read more...
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CBI studying CVC report on Corporation Bank
July 28th, 2011 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 28 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is examining a report prepared by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) on the alleged irregularities in the sanction of loans ... Read more...
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Vigilance probe against Corporation Bank
June 1st, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 1 (IANS) For the first time perhaps in India's banking history, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is conducting a probe based on a whistleblower's complaint about certain ... Read more...
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Illegal trade of placenta unearthed in China
May 7th, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 7 (IANS) Human placentas are being illegally sold for 20 yaun (about $3) each at a hospital in southern China, a media report said Saturday. Placentas are considered ... Read more...
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Decision on Haryana’s misuse of forest funds soon: Ramesh
May 6th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh Friday said his ministry is examining the issue of misuse of forest funds by Haryana and will take a decision ... Read more...
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US troops were yards away from bin-Laden’s Pak hideout in 2008: Wikileaks
May 4th, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 4 (ANI): US troops were stationed just a few hundred yards from Osama Bin Laden's Abbottabad compound in Pakistan in 2008, the whistleblower website 'Wikileaks' has revealed.The revelation that ... Read more...
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Hashan should work with ACSU and board to find match-fixing culprits: Sangakkara
May 2nd, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 2 (IANS) Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has said Hashan Tillakaratne should work closely with International Cricket Council's (ICC) Anti- Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) and ... Read more...
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Latif backs Tillakaratne’s ‘match-fixing charge against Lankans since 1992′ claims
May 2nd, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, May 2(ANI): Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has backed Hashan Tillakaratne after former Sri Lankan skipper came under fire for claiming that Sri Lanka has been involved in match-fixing for almost ... Read more...
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Latif backs Tillakaratne on match-fixing claims
May 1st, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, May 1 (IANS) Former Pakistan cricket captain Rashid Latif has backed Hashan Tillakaratne after the ex-Sri Lanka skipper came under fire for claiming that Sri Lanka have been involved ... Read more...
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US to move WikiLeaks’ suspect Manning to new prison
April 20th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 20(ANI): Bradley Manning, the US Army private accused of sharing classified documents with the whistleblower website, Wikileaks, will be moved from near-solitary confinement at the Marine Corps Brig in Virginia ... Read more...
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US, France, Middle East concerned over Yemen becoming al-Qaeda base: Wikileaks
April 10th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 10 (ANI): The whistleblower website 'Wikileaks' has revealed the concerns of a number of countries like France, Qatar, Kuwait and Egypt that Yemen is becoming a stronghold base of the ... Read more...
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Queensland army barracks raided over drug trafficking claims
March 28th, 2011 - 12:14 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane (Australia), Mar. 28 (ANI): Queensland Police and Australian Defence Force (ADF) investigators have raided an army base in the northern part of the state following claims of drug trafficking and abuse ... Read more...
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Indian PM seems to be misleading public on cables: WikiLeaks chief
March 21st, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The head of whistleblower website WikiLeaks Monday accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of deliberately misleading the public by claiming that leaked US diplomatic cables ... Read more...
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Jailed soldier accused in Wikileaks case loses underwear over sarcastic suicide remark
March 6th, 2011 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 6 (ANI): The lawyer of the jailed Army private accused of handing over classified documents to the whistleblower website WikiLeaks, has said that his client's cloths were taken away after ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks founder to be extradited to Sweden
February 24th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 24 (IANS) Julian Assange, Australian whistleblower and founder of WikiLeaks, will be extradited to Sweden to face allegations of rape and sexual assault, a British court ruled Thursday.Assange has been ... Read more...
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King Hamad warned US Bahrain opposition received training from Hizbollah: Wikileaks
February 19th, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
Manama, Feb 19 (ANI): Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa had warned senior US military officials that opposition groups in his country were receiving training from Iran-backed Hizbollah in Lebanon, the ... Read more...
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US wanted ‘derogatory’ information on Bahrain king’s sons: Wikileaks
February 18th, 2011 - 12:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 18 (ANI): The US State Department had secretly approached its diplomats in Bahrain to find out any "derogatory" information about King Hamad's sons, and also report whether there existed any ... Read more...
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US targets Twitter to trap Assange over ’secret diplomatic cables’ revelations
February 15th, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 15 (ANI): The United States would reportedly try to obtain the names, dates and locations of Twitter users who had tried to communicate with Wikileaks, from the authorities of ... Read more...
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