German hockey players win hearts despite World Cup loss
March 13th, 2010 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Australia won the Hockey World Cup, but it was the young German team which won the hearts of the Indian fans by taking a lap around the ... Read more...
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Vogels gets man of the tournament award
March 13th, 2010 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Netherlands goalkeeper Guus Vogels, who put up a terrific show to save his side's collapse umpteen times in the Hockey World Cup, was adjudged player of ... Read more...
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Australia win World Cup after 24 years, beating Germany in a thriller (Lead)
March 13th, 2010 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Sirshendu Panth
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Australia broke a 24-year jinx to win the Hockey World Cup for the second time as Luke Doerner slammed home a penalty-corner winner to ... Read more...
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New clashes in Jerusalem, West Bank
March 13th, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, March 13 (DPA) Groups of young Palestinians rioted Saturday in the old city of Jerusalem and the West bank after Israeli police closed both areas to devout Muslims seeking to go ... Read more...
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Kashmir employees suspend strike
March 13th, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 13 (IANS) Striking government employees in Jammu and Kashmir have suspended their ongoing strike as their leaders have agreed to sit across the table to resolve the issue of payment ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Delegates gather in Qatar to save elephants, tuna
March 13th, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Doha, March 13 (DPA) Some 1,500 delegates representing 175 parties to a treaty designed to protect endangered species around the world on Saturday gathered in Qatar to discuss how best to protect ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Man arrested for raping three-year-old girl
March 13th, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 13 (IANS) A 40-year-old man was arrested Saturday in Orissa's Balsore district for raping a three-year-old Dalit girl, police said.
Laxmikanta Singh, a resident of Mitrapur village in the district ... Read more...
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Karzai ready for foreign monitors in election watchdog
March 13th, 2010 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, March 13 (DPA) Afghan President Hamid Karzai is ready to include two international monitors in the country's election watchdog ahead of parliamentary polls in September, his spokesman said Saturday.
Karzai amended ... Read more...
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Former US secretary of state Kissinger falls ill (Lead)
March 13th, 2010 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 13 (IANS) Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was taken to a hospital in Seoul Saturday after complaining of a stomach ache, hospital officials said, adding that he was ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Campaign against ‘khap’ decisions in Haryana
March 13th, 2010 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), March 13 (IANS) With a rising number of illegal decisions being announced by 'khap panchayats' (community or village courts), especially against young married couples belonging to the same 'gotra' (lineage), ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Woman foils robbery bid
March 13th, 2010 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) A robbery bid at a financial firm was foiled and two people arrested here Saturday after a woman locked the building's gates and collected a huge crowd ... Read more...
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Mamata Banerjee inaugurates auto hub in West Bengal
March 13th, 2010 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday inaugurated an automobile hub at Shalimar in Kolkata's twin district Howrah.
"The first automobile hub has been opened up in record time and ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Iraq releases, then withdraws, early Baghdad poll results (Lead)
March 13th, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, March 13 (DPA) Iraq's electoral commission Saturday released, then quickly withdrew, early results from Baghdad that showed Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's coalition leading in the capital.
Al-Sumaria television reported that the electoral ... Read more...
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CD row: Virbhadra questions Dhumal over clean chit
March 13th, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 13 (IANS) Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh Saturday questioned the authenticity of a Gujarat-based government forensic laboratory's report that he said helped "exonerate" Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal ... Read more...
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Prominent Caribbean Hindu community leader dead
March 13th, 2010 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Paras Ramoutar
Port-of-Spain, March 13 (IANS) Pundit Jankie Persad Sharma, a pioneer of the Hindu religion and culture in Trinidad and Tobago and Canada, has died. He had begun the practice of ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Aerial, ground search to trace looted explosives
March 13th, 2010 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, March 13 (IANS) A gang of armed Maoists waylaid a truck carrying 16 tons of explosive chemicals in Maharastra's Gadchiroli district Thursday, sending security officials into a tizzy. Aerial and ground ... Read more...
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Two jail wardens sacked for rape
March 13th, 2010 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 13 (IANS) Two jail wardens were sacked and one was suspended after they were arrested for allegedly raping two women and killing one of them at the house of the ... Read more...
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Missing Houston executive dead
March 13th, 2010 - 10:14 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mar 13 (Pen Men at Work): The Houston (Texas) executive, who was reported missing in New Orleans, has been identified. Douglas Shantz’s dead body was found beneath a dock in New ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Recall of Pringles by Procter and Gamble
March 13th, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mar 13 (Pen Men at Work): The manufacturer of the products of customers, Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), has proclaimed that it is recalling Pringles Restaurant Cravers Cheeseburger potato crisps and ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Corey Haim’s last movie
March 13th, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mar 13 (Pen Men at Work): Corey Haim, Canadian actor and eighties teen idol, died at the age of 38 on 10th of March 13, 2010. He was taken to Providence ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo are good friends even now
March 13th, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mar 13 (Pen Men at Work): Actress, lead singer and reality TV luminary, Jessica Simpson, was seen making an emergence on The Late Show with David Letterman on Wednesday night. She ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Aussie banana underwear a hit
March 13th, 2010 - 10:06 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mar 13 (Pen Men at Work): Australian undergarment business, AussieBum, has been copying or imitating or trying some or the other thing for a long time now. It has been monkeying ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
British Medical Journal information says sex life ends at 70
March 13th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mar 13 (Pen Men at Work); The normal person’s sex life ends by the age of 70, according to an account available today in the British Medical Journal. Males of the age ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Tarantino sued over Kill Bill
March 13th, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mar 13 (Pen Men at Work): A director manufactures a triumphant film on account of enormous dedication and devotion. But what has become pretty common is that some person enters ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Vatican denounces the installation of condoms in a Rome high school
March 13th, 2010 - 10:03 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mar 13 (Pen Men at Work): The verdict of a Rome high school to inaugurate condom selling machines has initiated a moral hurricane in Italy. The Catholic Church has envisioned that ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Mother Complains of Teacher Writing “Loser” On Student’s Notebook
March 13th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Candler, March 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The comments written by a teacher on his student's notebook is costing him a lot as his way of teaching is now being put under ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Liev Schreiber Wants A Piece Of Sequel To “Wolverine”
March 13th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Los Angeles, Mar 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The fans of Hollywood hunk Hugh Jackman relish the death defying stunts performed by the actor in his mutant act in 'Wolverine' till now. ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
“Final Fantasy 13″ Shipment Sets New Record
March 13th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Mar 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The latest release of "Final Fantasy" series of games, "Final Fantasy XIII" has created sensation among the gamers. There are some changes in the new version ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Pringles Recalled, Refund For All Purchase
March 13th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Washington, Mar 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The United States Food And Drug Administration has asked consumer product giant Procter and Gamble for Pringles recall. The company in accordance to the orders ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Lady Gaga And Beyonce Collaborate On “Telephone”
March 13th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Los Angeles, March 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The result of Lady Gaga and Beyonce's collaboration is on the web. "The Fame Monster"'s new video song "Telephone" which was launched in the ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Egos and politics delaying HI election: Negre
March 13th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) International Hockey Federation (FIH) chief Leandro Negre said "egos" and "political issues" are proving to be the stumbling blocks in Hockey India election.
Negre said ... Read more...
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“Little Billy Letters”: A Prankster’s Jokebook
March 13th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Los Angeles, Mar 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A simple school note paper that carried hand written notes. That was the simplest yet the most instigating thing that crossed the minds ... Read more...
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‘Modify hospitals to make them disaster resistant’
March 13th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Keeping the mass destruction in the recent Chilean earthquake in mind, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Saturday said that all existing healthcare infrastructure like hospitals should ... Read more...
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31 in fray in Pennagaram bypoll
March 13th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 13 (IANS) Thirty-one candidates, 24 of them independents, are in the fray for the bypoll to the Pennagaram assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu slated for March 27.
According to the Election ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Manny Pacquiao Vs. Joshua Clottey Match Tonight
March 13th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Mar 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Like every weekend, this weekend too, have some exciting matches for the fans of boxing and wrestling matches. According to the reports of the sources, the ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
