Travolta’s wife asked him to wear jeans to Oscars!
March 15th, 2010 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 15 (IANS) Hollywood star John Travolta's actress-wife Kelly Preston asked him to wear jeans to the Oscars last week.
Preston insists the casual look the actor sported at last week's Academy ... Read more...
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Robbie William in no rush to marry
March 15th, 2010 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 15 (IANS) English singer Robbie William's father Pete Conway has revealed, the singer is in no rush to marry girlfriend Ayda Field.
"He isn't planning a wedding. He hasn't sat down ... Read more...
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Miley Cyrus’s mother had crush on daughter’s beau!
March 15th, 2010 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 15 (IANS) "Hannah Montana" star Miley Cyrus has revealed her mother had a crush on her boyfriend Liam Hemsworth.
The 17-year-old fell for Australian actor Hemsworth when they starred together ... Read more...
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Solar Power To Give iPhone A Much Needed Boost
March 15th, 2010 - 11:56 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Aside from the fact that the texting interface seems almost impossible to use, one of the major complaints about the Apple iPhone is that it always conks ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
New Square, NY fugitive pleads guilty to $11.6 million fraud scheme
March 15th, 2010 - 11:55 pm ICT by BNO News
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) – A man of New Square, New York, pleaded guilty for his role in a long-running scheme to defraud a number of federal and state programs of ... Read more...
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Punjab assembly seeks Punjabi as Chandigarh’s first language
March 15th, 2010 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 15 (IANS) The Punjab assembly Monday unanimously passed a resolution seeking Punjabi be accorded first language status in the union territory (UT) of Chandigarh.
A central government administered UT, Chandigarh ... Read more...
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Explosions shake amnesty talks in Nigeria (Lead)
March 15th, 2010 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi/Abuja, March 15 (DPA) Two car bombs shook a government building hosting amnesty talks in the southern Nigeria oil town Warri Monday, minutes after militants issued a bomb threat.
The Movement for the ... Read more...
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Juvenile gang leader escapes with 26 from remand home
March 15th, 2010 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A 17-year-old leader of a juvenile gang, which burgled houses and then set them on fire, escaped with 26 others from a remand home in northwest Delhi, ... Read more...
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Bihar’s clean chit coaching centres vexes opposition
March 15th, 2010 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 15 (IANS) Over a month after violent protests in the Bihar capital against fleecing by private coaching institutes, in which two students were killed, the state government Monday gave a ... Read more...
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Arrested terror suspect wanted ‘blood-soaked Holi’
March 15th, 2010 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 15 (IANS) A "careless" conversation led Kashmiri terror suspect Bashir Ahmed Baba, who was nabbed in Gujarat Saturday night, straight into the hands of waiting policemen.
Highly-placed sources in the police ... Read more...
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Google says that it is in talks with the China about the censorship issues
March 15th, 2010 - 11:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beijing, Mar 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Google revealed on Monday that it was still in talks with the government of China, over the censorship issues. Even though Google said that the talks ... Read more...
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Goa CM asked to sort out differences with NCP, others
March 15th, 2010 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 15 (IANS) The Goa Congress Legislature Party (CLP) has authorised Chief Minister Digambar Kamat to meet the Congress central leadership to sort out differences between the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) ... Read more...
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New York City Housing Authority to receive $400 million to support more than $20,000 housing units
March 15th, 2010 - 11:38 pm ICT by BNO News
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) – The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) will receive more than $400 million in public and private funding for improvements to 21 NYCHA developments and their ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Two men arrested for illegal possession of machine guns in Texas
March 15th, 2010 - 11:37 pm ICT by BNO News
MCALLEN, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) – Two men were arrested and charged in McAllen, Texas, of conspiracy to receive or possess a machine gun not registered to them, U.S. Attorney Jose Angel Moreno ... Read more...
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Jessica Simpson is Looking For The Right Man
March 15th, 2010 - 11:32 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After her recent break-up with John Mayer, and his ensuing remarks which perhaps revealed too much of the pop star's personal life, Jessica says that she ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Brand ambassador for science to attract students?
March 15th, 2010 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 15 (IANS) With student interest in science subjects waning fast, due largely to poor teaching and absence of lucrative career opportunities, it is time to take some drastic measures like ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Dutch patients demand sexual services from nurses
March 15th, 2010 - 11:27 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Amsterdam, Mar 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Dutch patients are demanding sexual services from the nurses, as they are of the opinion that it ought to be a part of their standard care. ... Read more...
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‘Lahore’, easing India-Pakistan ties through sports (IANS Preview)
March 15th, 2010 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The "greatest bond" between two countries torn apart by politics and religion is sports, is what the upcoming film "Lahore" which deals with kickboxing and takes a ... Read more...
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Eight wagons of goods train derailed in Uttar Pradesh
March 15th, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 15 (IANS) Rail traffic on the busy Lucknow-Delhi route was disrupted Monday after eight wagons of a goods train were derailed in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district, officials said. No one ... Read more...
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Taiwan launches million-dollar-baby slogan search
March 15th, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Taipei, March 15 (DPA) Taiwan is offering 1 million Taiwan dollars ($30,000) to anyone who can come up with a slogan which persuades Taiwanese women to have more babies.
Apart from the publicity ... Read more...
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Ashok Kumar, Indian-born MP, found dead
March 15th, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 15 (IANS) Ashok Kumar, a prominent British MP of Indian origin, was Monday found dead at his home in northern England, his office said.
The 53-year-old Labour MP's body was discovered ... Read more...
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26/11 trial may end this week
March 15th, 2010 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) The final arguments in the trial of Pakistani terror accused Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab, and two of his associates are likely to be completed this week.
Special Public ... Read more...
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Jamia teachers rally demands minority status for varsity
March 15th, 2010 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Nearly 2,500 professors and administrative staff of the Jamia Millia Islamia university Monday assembled at Jantar Mantar, a stone's throw from Parliament House in New Delhi ... Read more...
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Akali Dal names Dhindsa, Gujral for Rajya Sabha polls
March 15th, 2010 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 15 (IANS) Former union minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and sitting Rajya Sabha member Naresh Gujral Monday filed their nominations for the March 26 elections to the upper house of ... Read more...
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High court to hear pleas of Godhra accused Tuesday
March 15th, 2010 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 15(IANS) The Gujarat High Court will Tuesday hear the plea of 79 accused in the Godhra train burning case, challenging a designated court's decision to consider the confession of the ... Read more...
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Actor Peter Graves Dies At Age 83
March 15th, 2010 - 11:04 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Peter Graves, perhaps known best for his roles in the 1960's television series, Mission Impossible, and the two movies entitled, Airplane, died on Sunday at the age ... Read more...
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Financial sector key recruiter at IIM-Kozhikode
March 15th, 2010 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Strengthening the economic revival story, financial sectors made a beeline to hire students from Indian Institute of Management-Kozhikode (IIM-K). The elite B-school Monday said that a whopping ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
NATO: Insurgent attack kills child near ISAF base in eastern Afghanistan
March 15th, 2010 - 11:02 pm ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- An Afghan child was killed in an insurgent attack near a NATO base in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, the NATO-led ISAF alliance said.The alliance said the attack happened ... Read more...
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BJP demands relook at Green Tribunal Bill
March 15th, 2010 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday demanded a relook at the Green Tribunal Bill that aims to address environmental-related issues and grievances, saying it would discourage ... Read more...
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U.K. Sinha report on FIIs next month
March 15th, 2010 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A working group set up by the finance ministry to review foreign portfolio investment policy will submit its report in April, a finance ministry official said Monday.
The ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha passes bill for better care of ancient monuments
March 15th, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Protection of ancient monuments and archaeological remains climbed a notch higher up the government's agenda with the Lok Sabha Monday unanimously passing an amendment to the ... Read more...
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No American pressure behind nuclear bill
March 15th, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) With the opposition fiercely pitted against the nuclear liability bill, the government has denied any US pressure to push the legislation. The bill, sources said, has ... Read more...
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French woman admits killing six of her newborn infants
March 15th, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, March 15 (DPA) A 38-year-old French woman admitted in court Monday that she had killed six of her children immediately after their birth, wrapped them in plastic bags and then hid ... Read more...
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Brad Pitt hopes that his ex Jennifer Aniston would forget him & move on with her life
March 15th, 2010 - 10:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston were a lovely couple once upon a time, but even years after their separation, they continue to be in ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Haryana authorities act against ‘Khap’ decision-makers
March 15th, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 15 (IANS) In virtually the first-ever action against the arbitrary and illegal decision of a "Khap panchayat" (community council), the administration in Haryana's Bhiwani district has suspended two village panchayat ... Read more...
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