BJP workers use threats, violence to force shutdown in Punjab
September 20th, 2012 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 20 (IANS) Unable to get a voluntary response from people for the nationwide shutdown call given by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), BJP workers resorted to threats, abusive ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro tries to curb suicides at stations
September 6th, 2012 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Delhi Metro, with the help of an NGO, has launched a public service initiative to reduce suicide bids at its stations.Metro staff, those on the ... Read more...
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Youth questions Mamata, gets answer this time
August 29th, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Krishnanagar (West Bengal), Aug 29 (IANS) After all the flak she drew the last time she got a man arrested for publicly questioning her government's policies, West Bengal chief ... Read more...
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Six held for sexual assault at China water festival
August 24th, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 24 (IANS) Six people were detained Friday following an allegation of sexual assault at a water festival in China, Xinhua reported.The sexual assault allegedly took place at the ... Read more...
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Brothers reunited after 80 years
August 17th, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 17 (IANS) Two brothers in the US - aged 82 and 84 - who were separated when one was sent to an orphanage aged two have finally been ... Read more...
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‘Kidney for an iPad’ trial begins in China
August 11th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS) Five people are facing trial in China after a student sold his kidney to buy an iPad and iPhone, the Daily Mail reported.The 17-year-old nearly died ... Read more...
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Megan Fox makes a scantily clad cameo in ‘This is 40′
August 10th, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Aug 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Megan Fox, who is famous for her role in ‘Transformers’ will be appearing in a new movie. The comedy by Judd Apatow which is entitled ‘This ... Read more...
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Slain Kashmir youth was militant, reiterates army
July 26th, 2012 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 26 (IANS) The young man killed in a Kashmir village two days ago was a militant from whom a weapon was recovered, a senior army officer said Thursday ... Read more...
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Man held for father’s murder
July 25th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Sick and tired of seeing his mother beaten by his father, a young man slit the throat of his father, police said Wednesday. The man ... Read more...
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No decision yet on ‘Eega’ Hindi 3-D version: Suresh Babu
July 24th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 24 (IANS) Telugu flick "Eega" producer Suresh Babu is yet to take a decision on making a Hindi version of the animation movie in 3-D."The tests are going ... Read more...
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Afghan sisters shot dead in ‘honour killing’
July 23rd, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 23 (IANS) An Afghan man shot his two teenaged daughters dead when they returned home four days after running away with a young man, Daily Mail reported ... Read more...
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Sylvester Stallone’s son found dead
July 14th, 2012 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, July 14 (IANS) Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone's 36-year-old son has been found dead in his Los Angeles home.Sage was Stallone's son from his former wife Sasha Czack. ... Read more...
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Lightning kills two in Lucknow
July 5th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 5 (IANS) Two people, including a child and a young man, were killed when lightning struck at two places as the first monsoon showers pounded the state capital ... Read more...
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‘Eega’ to be released in 3D in Hindi (With Images)
June 25th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 25 (IANS) Bilingual animation film "Eega", claimed to be southern cinema's most technologically superior movie, will be dubbed in Hindi, which will be converted into 3D version, says ... Read more...
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Santos accuses Brazil confederation of burning out Neymar
June 15th, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 15 (IANS) Santos president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro has accused Brazil's football confederation of "burning out" star striker Neymar.The 20-year-old cut a frustrated figure during Santos' 0-1 ... Read more...
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Barack Obama writes absence-note for a fifth-grader
June 5th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Minnesota, June 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Fifth grader Tyler Sullivan did not attend school this week. Instead, Tyler skipped class, as he was at Honeywell in Minnesota’s Golden Valley, together with his Veteran ... Read more...
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Apex court orders Tiwari to submit blood sample
May 24th, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) In a setback to veteran Congress leader N.D. Tiwari, the Supreme Court Thursday directed him to submit his blood sample for DNA profiling in a ... Read more...
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Man kills wife for not feeding daughter
May 11th, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 11 (IANS) In a bizarre and heart-rending incident, a young man here shot his wife dead early Friday because she was not feeding their one-year-old daughter.The incident took ... Read more...
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Obama cites Dalip Singh Saund to laud Asian contribution
May 9th, 2012 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 9 (IANS) Citing the example of Dalip Singh Saund, the first Indian American elected to the US Congress, President Barack Obama has lauded the contribution of the ... Read more...
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Rabri Devi hints her children will join politics
May 2nd, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 2 (IANS) Former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi Wednesday justified dynastic politics, hinting that her children will join politics."My sons and daughters will join politics at the right ... Read more...
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Uzoh records Raptors’ first triple double in 11 years
April 27th, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, April 27 (IANS) Toronto Raptors guard Ben Uzoh recorded 12 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists to lead the Raptors to a 98-67 victory over the New Jersey Nets ... Read more...
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Dev Patel to star in ‘Defiant’
April 24th, 2012 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 24 (IANS) "Slumdog Millionaire" star Dev Patel has been signed up to star in "Defiant", based on the true story of a double honour killing in ... Read more...
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Patnaik shocked at Odisha student’s killing in US
April 21st, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 21 (IANS) Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday expressed shock over the murder i n the US of a 24-year-old student from Odisha."I am deeply shocked by the brutal ... Read more...
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Son kills father for opposing love affair
March 30th, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, March 30 (IANS) In a tragic incident of patricide in an Uttar Pradesh village, a youth shot dead his father for refusing to let him marry the girl he ... Read more...
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Tibetan who died pleads for freedom
March 28th, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Life away from Tibet, the motherland, is akin to "lamp in wind ... without direction". These words form part of a letter written by a ... Read more...
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Lucknow road rage: driver arrested
March 24th, 2012 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 24 (IANS) Twenty four hours after an inebriated driver ran over a young man in posh Gomtinagar, the man was finally arrested late Friday, police said.Arjun, 24, was ... Read more...
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SP worker beats auto driver to death (Lead)
March 20th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kanpur, March 20 (IANS) A day after gunfire by a Samajwadi Party (SP) activist killed a young man, a scuffle involving another SP worker left an autorickshaw driver dead in ... Read more...
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One killed as SP man fires at wedding (Lead)
March 20th, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 20 (IANS) A young man was killed when a member of Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party opened fire at a wedding in Auraiya district, police said Tuesday.The assailant ... Read more...
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I wanted ‘Blood Money’ to be titled ‘Kalyug 2′: Mahesh Bhatt
March 13th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has revealed that he wanted his upcoming production "Blood Money" to be titled "Kalyug 2" but couldn't do so due to stiff opposition ... Read more...
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Violence in Anantnag after youth run over by army vehicle (Lead)
March 10th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 10 (IANS) Two policemen were injured as violence erupted in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag town Saturday after a young man was run over by an army vehicle, police ... Read more...
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Dog gets 10,000 pound cosmetic surgery !
March 6th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 6 (IANS) A pet in Britain has been given a facelift with a cosmetic surgery worth 10,000 pounds ($15,856) for treating his excess skin over eyes and ... Read more...
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Youth’s hands chopped off, Nitish orders probe (Lead)
March 2nd, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 2 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Friday ordered a probe into a gruesome incident when a young man's hands were chopped after he failed to repay a ... Read more...
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Youth’s hands chopped off for not repaying loan
March 2nd, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 2 (IANS) A young man whose hands were chopped off after he failed to repay a loan languishes on the floor of a government hospital here, frightened ... Read more...
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Girl critical after acid attack
February 22nd, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 22 (IANS) A 20-year-old girl was in critical condition Wednesday after being attacked with acid by a jilted lover near here in Uttar Pradesh, police said.The incident took ... Read more...
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Bride kills groom on wedding night
February 20th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A wedding celebration in Russia's Perm region went horribly wrong when the 20-year-old bride stabbed her 18-year-old groom to death after traditional toasts, the regional ... Read more...
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