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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...

The ruling coalition chief and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has joined hands with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former PM Nawaz Sharif to to bring about a constitutional amendment entailing provisions that would leave President Pervez Mushararf with no powers and hence ultimately see him ... Read more...

9.7 million voters for FHM magazine have given their final verdict. Its not gorgeous Angelina Jolie, Sexy Kim Kardashian, beautiful Paris Hilton or even the ravishing Britney Spears. The sexiest woman in the world is Megan Fox closely followed by Jessica Biel and Jessica Alba. Their pictures are of the ... 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...

LONDON, April 21, 2008 – Canonical Ltd. announced the upcoming availability of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Desktop Edition for free download on Thursday 24 April. In related news, Canonical also announced the simultaneous release of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Server Edition. Ubuntu 8.04 Long Term Support (LTS) provides a stable platform for software ... 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...

That's So Raven" TV star Orlando Brown has been found. He had gone missing on 23rd April. There was no information about him for 24 hours and his family, friends and fans were getting panicky. He had reportedly left a meeting with his manager to visit a 7-Eleven store in ... Read more...

Baralaba hospital in Queensland, Australia has been plagued by redback spiders that have mushroomed apparently due to the warm weather. The health officials said keeping in mind the safety of patients, they have decided to close down the hospital for a day and get the place fumigated. One of the ... 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...

Karla is a not-so-famous model who apparently hails from Mexico. According to few unconfirmed Sources, she is a promo-girl and a cheerleader for Los Potros, a Tijuana baseball team. She has also worked as a model for Budweiser and Telcel. Her only claim to fame is a leaked sex tape to ... Read more...

A Chinese arms ship 'An Yue Jiang' on its way to Zimbabwe has been called back by the Chinese shipping agency after the ship was denied docking on the African ports. On Monday, The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) had said that it will be protesting and mobilising ... Read more...

Hillary Clinton has posted a convincing victory over Barrack Obama in the crucial Pennsylvania primary. Over the last six weeks the Democratic candidates have been campaigning in PA, trying to convince each and every voter about their suitability for the White House. Clinton has won the crucial Pennsylvania primary ensuring ... Read more...

The Hannah Montanna star has been all over the internet thanks to her 'sensational' pictures. But does everyone realize there's nothing much in what has been rated as the top story is nothing more than a gossip that is intruding in her privacy. For instance, this picture showing Miley ... Read more...

Hillary Clinton has posted a convincing victory over Barrack Obama in the crucial Pennsylvania primary. Over the last six weeks the Democratic candidates have been campaigning in PA, trying to convince each and every voter about their suitability for the White House. Clinton has won the crucial Pennsylvania primary ensuring ... Read more...

Early exit polls suggest that 550 out of 1000 voters have polled in favor of Clinton as agains 450 in Obama's favor. This would mean a major victor for the Clinton campaign in the white dominated state. Earlier experts had predicted that out of the 85% whites, Obama had little ... Read more...

The pictures of Miley Cyrus that have created a controversy can be found here and here and here. The pictures are intimate, seductive and can surely raise questions - but only if its a Hollywood star like Miley. The scenes depicted in the pictures are very much like any innocent teenager. ... 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...

The race for the White House closes as the Democrat Primary enters the final leg as the six-week long battle for Pennsylvania stage comes to a close in less than 48 hours. Polls indicate a lead for Clinton, backed by the support of Whites, which comprises 85% of the state ... 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...

Just a coincidence or something more? Today is the 108th Anniversary of The Great Quake which is considered as one of the most significant earthquakes of all time. At precisely 5:12 a.m. on April 18th, 1906 and caused damage to both life and property all over California. The city affected the ... 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...

Yale University art major Aliza Shvarts will show her art project on Tuesday which features her artificial inseminations and drug induced abortions.Her project features a nine-month process during which she artificially impregnated herself a number of times and then took drugs to induce miscarriages. The yale University newspaper says that "Her ... Read more...

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake (depth 22.9 km) shook western China’s Xinjiang province early Friday. The quake at 6:33 a.m. (2233 GMT Thursday) was located near yutian country  - some 230 km southeast of the city of Hotan in Xinjiang province. China said the initial quake was followed by a magnitude 5.1 ... 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...

Feburary 20, 2008 (Bangkok) By Sajal Kayan A Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake with its epicenter at Simeulue struck Indonesia today 03:08:31 PM (Thai time). People from Medan(310 KM from epicenter) have informed thaindian.com about feeling the tremors in Medan. Simeulue is an Island 150 km of the west coast of Sumatra. Simeulue was also ... Read more...

London, Feb 14 (IANS) Indian curries, Britain's favourite dish, are set to become costlier because India and China are hoarding rice stocks for domestic consumption, an industry association has warned. The warning by the Rice Association, which represents millers and importers, comes as the Bank of England Governor said people in ... Read more...

Perth, Feb 14 (IANS) A packed crowd at the Western Australia Cricket Association (WACA) ground here will give a standing ovation to Adam Gilchrist, as the retiring Australian vice-captain plays his last game at his adopted home ground here Friday. The first time Gilchrist appeared at the ground as a Western ... Read more...

Within six months after its official release, the film MISTAKEN IDENTITY won three first prize awards (The Golden Lion Award for best documentary), The Remi Statuette for "creative excellence" competing with 4,500 entries and the NYIIFV Festival's (debut director for documentary) at American Film Festivals.With the announcement of the "global ... Read more...

Dharamsala, Feb 11 (IANS) Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, has mourned the death of green crusader Baba Amte saying Amte's compassion shone through everything he did. The Dalai Lama has sent his condolence message to Amte's family, a spokesman of the Tibetan government in exile said here Monday. "His demise ... Read more...

Kathmandu/New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Under pressure from Indian authorities, Nepal Saturday deported kidney racket kingpin Amit Kumar to India after revising an earlier decision to try him in Nepal for violating local laws. He was expected to arrive in New Delhi around 7.30 p.m. Indian embassy officials in Kathmandu told IANS ... Read more...