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Four blasts rocked crowded markets in the city’s walled city area Tuesday evening. Initial reports said six people were killed and 21 others injured, The first blast occurred at Manik Chowk after 7.30 p.m. in the walled city area and then in Johri Bazar and Sanganeri Gate, an official said. Three ... Read more...

An Indian Team player Harbhajan Singh has allegedly slapped his own Indian team mate Sreesanth. Read more...

This is going to be one extremely interesting and watchable documentary in recent times. Mostly we - the mainstream people - have heard of cults but never though they existed with a lot of impact on life of people. Other think that they existed in movies like Da Vinci Code ... Read more...

Ubuntu released its latest stable release version 8.04 also named as Hardy Heron. Soon after the release, the ubuntu.com servers went offline due to high load. At the time of writing, ubuntu.com servers were still unresponsive. The release is highly likely to cause overloads at all Ubuntu mirrors. Mirrors and ... Read more...

This is going to be one extremely interesting and watchable documentary in recent times. Mostly we - the mainstream people - have heard of cults but never though they existed with a lot of impact on life of people. Other think that they existed in movies like Da Vinci Code ... Read more...

It is indeed a sad news. Paul Davis is no more. He died on Tuesday after a heart attack at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian. People who have seen the golden 70's reverberating with soul, country and pop music, will never be able to forget him. Known for his radio ... Read more...

TV's No.1 smash hit American Idol tonight will once again see a battle between David Archuleta of Utah and David Cook of Missouri. While David Archuleta (left) is a more of a sweet-faced promising crooner, David Cook provides a contra view to his namesake's optimism. Every American Idon night has ... Read more...

Chiang Mai will host it's first ever BarCamp on May, 17th, 2008. BarCamp is an international network of user generated conferences - open, participatory workshop-events, whose content is provided by participants - often focusing on early-stage web applications, and related open source technologies. The first Thailand BarCamp was held in ... Read more...

Robert Cheruiyot and Dire Tune won the 112th Boston Marathon on Monday. While Robert won it for the fourth time, Dire Tune created a record by overpowering Alevtina Biktimirova by 2 seconds - the closest finish in the history of the women’s race.While Robert took 2Hrs and 7 minutes 46 ... Read more...

Robert Cheruiyot and Dire Tune won the 112th Boston Marathon on Monday. While Robert won it for the fourth time, Dire Tune created a record by overpowering Alevtina Biktimirova by 2 seconds - the closest finish in the history of the women’s race.While Robert took 2Hrs and 7 minutes 46 ... Read more...

Celebration of the Earth Day is apparently being hailed as a welcome news - something which could save the earth. In my opinion, the importance of celebrating a day is only a realization that "Earth" is going to be in more problems than ever so we do our duty ... Read more...

Robert Cheruiyot and Dire Tune won the 112th Boston Marathon on Monday. While Robert won it for the fourth time, Dire Tune created a record by overpowering Alevtina Biktimirova by 2 seconds - the closest finish in the history of the women's race. While Robert took 2Hrs and 7 minutes 46 ... Read more...

Monday morning, the 112th Marathod of the Boston Athletic Association flags off. The 26.2 mile marathon between from Hopkinton to Boston will see 25,000 runners - the second biggest ever. Only in 1996 was the number bigger, owing to the centenary celebrations. The runners are expected to be flagged off in ... Read more...

The Indian Premier League started off with a bang on the cricket ground, but it has failed to live up to the expectations. It started off with a rather unusual domain name registration of www.iplt20.com and www.t20.com. The URL www.indianpremierleague.com was not available earlier, but now it seems to have ... Read more...

26 year old American auto racing driver Danica Patrick has become the first woman winner of Indy Racing League (IRL) on Sunday. She won by almost six seconds from Helio Castroneves. She said" "I knew I was on the same strategy as Helio and when I passed him for the ... Read more...

Today - 20th April or 420- is the Birthday of Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler was a politician born on 20 April 1889 who led the National Socialist German Workers Party. He became Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933 and Führer in 1934. He ruled until 1945. Let us explore ... Read more...

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit Illinois today morning at 04:36:59 AM (Central) . There have been reports of the quake being felt as far as the Grand Rapids area, about 320 miles away. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake occurred in the Illinois basin-Ozark ... Read more...

In a recent development an Earthquake Aftershock of the magnitude of 4.5 richter has struck again. According to United States Geological Survey, this quake struck at 10:14 a.m. local time 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) below the surface. In terms of distance, it was 13 km (8 miles) E (81°) ... Read more...

Few minutes ago, the usgs website reported an aftershock of magnitude 4.5. This quake occurred at 10:14:16 AM (local time) today. According to the U.S. Geological Survey it had a magnitude of 4.5. It was located about 5 miles from the first quake this morning in West Salem, Ill. This aftershock ... Read more...

Friday, 18th April (thaindian.com) : An earthquake hitting 5.2 on the Richter scale hit Illinois today morning at 04:36:59 AM (Central) . There have been reports of the quake being felt as far as the Grand Rapids area, about 320 miles away. "All we know is we felt a little something ... Read more...

A Navy officer Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Dickinson has testified that she had sex for money while working for an escort service. She also informed the court she had serviced clients for D.C. Madam Deborah Jeane-Palfrey at rates of $250-$300 per hour. This incident has come to light now and has ... Read more...

Randy Pausch is a married father of three, a very popular professor at Carnegie Mellon University—and he is dying. - These are the opening lines about him at 2oprah.com. Last year in September 2007, he gave his "Last Lecture" He says "Last year, I agreed to give a last lecture ... Read more...

This year the star-studded International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) has chosen Bangkok, Thailand, for its awards being held from 6th – 8th June, 2008. At an event held today in Mumbai, IIFA raised the curtain on the IDEA IIFA Awards 2008 with Brand Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan starting the voting process by ... Read more...

An Earthquake was experienced across the country in the early morning effecting at least six to seven counties. Apparently, it was measured 4.7 at Richter scale and by that parameter has been one of the biggest earthquakes ever to hit the UK. No reports of injuries or property damage have ... Read more...

BarCampBangkok Press Release - By Julie Lavoie Over 200 technology enthusiasts, both Thai and foreign, attended Thailand's first Barcamp in Bangkok on January 26th. Participants gave and attended talks on the hottest new technologies, blogged, made videos, and met other technology lovers. The conference featured talks in both English and Thai, on ... Read more...

Indian Education Exhibition 08 in Bangkok is a one-stop information event for learning about the variety of professional and vocational courses that NRI and Thailand students can pursue in reputed institutions of higher learning. Students, along with their parents will get an opportunity to personally interact with college administrators ... Read more...

REWARD yourself this year as you bid farewell to 2007 and welcome 2008 in a charity fund raising dinner set in a glitzy Broadway-style in Broadway Girls & Countdown Party 2008 at the Pan Pacific Bangkok Hotel on New Years’ Eve December 31st 2007. Celebrate the evening with an incredible musical ... Read more...

Assistant group editor of the Nation Group Nithinand Yorsaengrat, made public that the Nation Group had no involvement with the operations of the US-based Film Festival Management Co., which had participated in the World Film Festival of Bangkok. The Nation Group has officiated over the October filmfest every year since 2003. US ... Read more...

It was a unique opportunity and viewers' delight watching the "Ambassadors of the Indian Air Force" - Surya Kiran perform in Bangkok on 12th this month on the occasion of the 80th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King of Thailand. The show was conducted at Squadron 601, Wing 6, ... Read more...

Panaji, Nov 23 (ANI): Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan on Friday inaugurated 38th International Film Festival here. Recognizing the contribution of the ordinary man in raising the popularity of cinema, Khan said, "Cinema provides people independence from loneliness and a perceived bond with the celluloid characters. This enlivens the dreams and ... Read more...

The colour ful fair has gained international attention as being one of the largest cattle fairs of the country where camels, horses and other livestock are sold. Pushkar Fair that began this Sunday where more than 30,000 foreign and three lakh domestic tourists are expected to visit. Pushkar is a ancient ... Read more...

India Thai Business Forum (ITBF) along with India Thai Chamber of Commerce (ITCC) is organizing a dinner talk on Navigating Global FX Markets Through Sub-prime Landmines in Bangkok. Foreign Exchanage (FOREX) volatility is affecting all of us in a big way. Let's understand this phenomenon from an expert from Credit Agricole, ... Read more...