Woman dies after workers drill holes above her bed
July 29th, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) Britain's National Health Service (NHS) has apologised to the family of a woman who died hours after workmen turned her hospital room into a building site.According ... Read more...
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Air India management can alter policy for workmen: Apex court
November 19th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court has ruled that Air India was entitled to alter its policies with regards to its workmen and those promoted to executive category ... Read more...
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Bank employees oppose Kingfisher bailout
November 16th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 16 (IANS) Opposing the bailout of Kingfisher Airlines, the All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) Wednesday urged the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to first recover loans given ... Read more...
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‘Probe conversion of Kingfisher loan into equity’
November 15th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 15 (IANS) Demanding a parliamentary probe into the manner in which government banks converted their loans to Kingfisher Airlines into equity at a higher price than the market ... Read more...
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Government changes name to make it gender neutral
July 7th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Respecting gender sensitivity, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cabinet Thursday decided to rename the 'Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act' as the 'Inter-State Migrant Workers Act'.The replacement ... Read more...
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Parrot ‘pushes woman to the edge’ with faulty fire alarm sound
February 11th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 11 (ANI): A woman in Britain, who was almost pushed over the edge by the sound of a faulty fire alarm, is now breathing easy after discovering the sound had ... Read more...
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Mount Union Football Team Defeated In Stagg Bowl
December 19th, 2010 - 8:45 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) National Division III Football Championship in the form of the Stagg Bowl, once again repeated the history, as just like last year, the Wisconsin-Whitewater defeated Mount ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Vaughan sees England replacing India as world number one
December 9th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 9 (IANS) Former England captain Michael Vaughan feels the Andrew Strauss' side is well on its way to retaining the Ashes and if it maintains the level of play, the ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
‘The Zookeeper’s Wife’ to be released soon
September 24th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 24, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The Zookeeper's Wife is soon going to be made into a full length film for you to enjoy, at a theater near you. Scion Films has got ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Chile figuring out ways to keep trapped miners safe
August 29th, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 29 (ANI): Chilean authorities are reportedly exploring ways to keep the 33 miners trapped underground safe and out of depression by providing them with different games, music system and ... Read more...
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Labour court not authorised to direct regularisation
August 9th, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Aug 9 (IANS) The Gujarat High court has ruled that a labour court or industrial tribunal has no jurisdiction to direct regularization of a person's service if that person is recruited ... Read more...
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Even poor man’s son can rise to become IAS officer: Court
June 10th, 2010 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) There was "no presumption that son of a poor man could not rise to level of an IAS officer or a successful businessman", said the Delhi High ... Read more...
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Greed for Rs.1.50 cost DTC conductor his job
June 8th, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Greed for Rs.1.50 cost a man his job and the Delhi High Court has upheld his dismissal from service.
Dalbir Singh, a conductor in the Delhi Transport Corporation ... Read more...
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Saudi Prince Charged With Murder
February 20th, 2010 - 3:59 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
London Feb 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Police officers responded to a call to the Landmark Hotel in Marylebone, Central London on Monday to find the body of Bandar Abdullah Abdulaziz. The victim was ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Saudi Prince arrested for murdering his assistant
February 20th, 2010 - 2:33 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Feb 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Saudi Prince - Saud Bin Abdulaziz Bin Nasir Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has been arrested for murdering his assistant. He subsequently appeared in a British court, ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha passes workmen’s compensation bill
November 25th, 2009 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Less than 75 MPs were present in the Lok Sabha when the house passed the Workmen's Compensation (Amendment) Bill, 2009 by voice vote. The bill seeks ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Pop paedophile Gary Glitter fails to get travel ban aborted
September 25th, 2009 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 25 (ANI): Brit rock singer Gary Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, has failed to get a travel ban imposed on him by U.K. authorities lifted.Glitter, 65, had been forced ... Read more...
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Amy Winehouse cleared of attack on dancer
July 25th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) Singer Amy Winehouse has been cleared of punching a dancer at a charity ball.
Burlesque dancer Sherene Flash claimed that the 25-year-old hit her forcefully in the ... Read more...
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Amy Winehouse cleared of assault charges
July 25th, 2009 - 12:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 25 (ANI): Popstar Amy Winehouse has been cleared of assaulting a fan.The Back to Black singer was accused of punching a fan, named Sherene Flash, at the summer ball ... Read more...
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Harry Potter star faces jail for growing cannabis in bedroom
July 17th, 2009 - 12:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 17 (ANI): Harry Potter actor Jamie Waylett is facing jail after he confessed of having a cannabis farm in his bedroom.Waylett, 19, who played the role of Hogwarts bully Vincent ... Read more...
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Dhoni-R.P. Singh century stand rescues India in 2nd One-dayer
June 29th, 2009 - 2:06 am ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica), June 29 (IANS) Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's workman-like 95 and defiant 101-run ninth-wicket stand with Rudra Pratap Singh pulled India out of a precarious position and carried them to a ... Read more...
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Amy Winehouse pleads not guilty to assault charge
March 18th, 2009 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 18 (ANI): Brit soul singer Amy Winehouse, 25, pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault during a London courtroom hearing.The singer, who stated her name as Amy Jade ... Read more...
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Younis special seals Pakistan triumph in crunch game (Lead, With comments)
July 3rd, 2008 - 1:54 am ICT by IANS
By K. Hussain
Karachi, July 3 (IANS) Pakistan remained in contention for a place in Sunday's Asia Cup final after thrashing India by eight wickets in a Super-Four game at the National Stadium ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Dhoni guides India to 308/7 against Pakistan(Lead)
July 2nd, 2008 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, July 2 (IANS) Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni led from the front with a workman-like 76 to help his side post a sizeable total of 308 for the loss of seven ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Teachers raunchy acting past lands her suspension order!
January 17th, 2008 - 3:43 pm ICT by admin
London, Jan 16 (ANI): A teacher has been suspended from her job at a top British private school, after students spotted her in a raunchy Internet advert.Sarah Green was asked to stay ... Read more...
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