The Apprentice’ Revived: Donald Trump Fights Unemployment
March 18th, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) No, it isn't the end for "Celebrity Apprentice" but Donald Trump is all set to bring back the regular edition of the show, which first aired in ... Read more...
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The team that stays positive will win: Raina
March 18th, 2010 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings stand-in-skipper Suresh Raina said Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be missed in Friday's Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Delhi Daredevils, though the side has ... Read more...
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Tribals in Jharkhand celebrate ‘Sarhul’ with fervor
March 18th, 2010 - 10:39 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, Mar 18(ANI): Tribals in Ranchi on Thursday celebrated 'Sarhul', a festival marking the beginning of New Year, by worshipping trees.This annual festival is celebrated during the spring season when trees and ... Read more...
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Dog breeding- a high profit business in Jaipur
March 18th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by ANI
Jaipur, Mar 18(ANI): The number of people owning dogs in Jaipur is on the rise and dog breeding is emerging as a high profit business around this newfound puppy love.According to ... Read more...
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Look beyond Kashmir for jobs, Chidambaram tells Kashmiris
March 18th, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) A group of some 40 students from the Kashmir Valley, now on a tour to north India, met Home Minister P. Chidambaram here Thursday, and during ... Read more...
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Now Tihar inmates can call up families
March 18th, 2010 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Tihar jail inmate Rohit Rajinder Singh spoke to his mother over phone, something he had been yearning to do for months. Singh was the first Tihar inmate ... Read more...
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‘Love, Sex Aur Dhoka’ not just about sex, says debutant
March 18th, 2010 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Dibakar Banerjee's "Love, Sex Aur Dhoka" is grabbing eyeballs for its bold scenes. But debutant Raj Kumar says there's just one lovemaking scene in the film that ... Read more...
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Amarinder postpones Pakistan trip
March 18th, 2010 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 18 (IANS) Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh has postponed his trip to Lahore where he was to release his book "The Last Sunset: Rise and Fall of the Lahore ... Read more...
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Moily receives Moortidevi Award for Shree Ramayana Mahanveshanam
March 18th, 2010 - 10:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 18 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Thursday presented the prestigious Moortidevi Award of Bharatiya Jnanpith to Union Minister of Law and Justice Veerappa Moily for his outstanding work ... Read more...
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Chandigarh police bust another sex racket
March 18th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 18 (IANS) Just one day after busting a sex racket in this union territory, police Thursday said they had busted another flesh trade racket that was going on in this ... Read more...
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People boycott Wal-mart after their announcement that all black people leave the store
March 18th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington Township, Mar 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) People are boycotting Wal-mart store, after an inappropriate announcement was made there. In the New Jersey store an announcement was made over the public-address ... Read more...
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Motel Room Rented 5 Times With Sony Millbrook’s Body Under Bed
March 18th, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In an epic cleaning fail, not to mention a major investigation fail, the body of Sony Millbrook, who has been missing from a Memphis hotel room since ... Read more...
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Nadda resigns as Himachal forest minister
March 18th, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 18 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Forest Minister J.P. Nadda, who was appointed a general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday, resigned as cabinet minister Thursday to take up ... Read more...
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Sangakkara a great leader, but Preity real captain: Yuvraj
March 18th, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Yuvraj Singh heaped praises on his successor Kumar Sangakkara, saying that the Sri Lankan is the best person to lead Kings XI Punjab.
"Oh he (Sangakkara) ... Read more...
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Armed Forces taking initiatives towards energy efficiency: Air Marshal Kukreja
March 18th, 2010 - 10:18 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 18(ANI): Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff, DCIDS (Operations) Air Marshal D. Kukreja on Thursday said the Armed Forces have taken a major initiative towards adopting energy efficiency and ... Read more...
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Ahmedabad railway station blast accused chargesheeted
March 18th, 2010 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 18 (IANS) Mohammed Aslam Latif, an accused in the bomb blast at the Ahmedabad railway station in 2006 that left 10 people injured, was charge-sheeted Thursday by the Anti Terrorist ... Read more...
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About 3,000 Chhattisgarh farmers held in Raipur
March 18th, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 18 (IANS) About 3,000 of an estimated 5,000 paddy farmers who gathered in Chhattisgarh capital Thursday for a protest at the state assembly complex, were arrested.
Police had made the ... Read more...
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‘Camp level failure may have led to Silda attack’
March 18th, 2010 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Thursday absolved senior officials of any blame in the Maoist attack that left 24 Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) personnel dead last month ... Read more...
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Mayawati sacks her ‘media manager’
March 18th, 2010 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 18 (IANS) Apparently upset at the bad press she received over the controversial currency note garland, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Thursday gave marching orders to her close confidante ... Read more...
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Students from Jammu and Kashmir meet Chidambaram
March 18th, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 18(ANI): A group of 44 students from Jammu and Kashmir called on the Union Home Minister P.Chidambaram here on Thursday.The students are on a tour, sponsored by the ... Read more...
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Injury likely to keep Gambhir out of IPL for long
March 18th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils skipper Gautam Gambhir's hamstring injury will keep him out of Friday's Indian Premier League match against Chennai Super Kings.
Gambhir pulled his hamstring early in ... Read more...
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Justice Srikrishna Committee on Telangana meets in New Delhi
March 18th, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 18(ANI): The five members of Justice Srikrishna Committee, convened by the Union Government to resolve the statehood issue of Telangana in Andhra Pradesh, held a routine meeting in ... Read more...
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Delhi not to phase out autos for now, says Dikshit (Lead)
March 18th, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) A day after announcing that auto-rickshaws would be replaced by battery-operated vehicles, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday said no such move was in the offing for ... Read more...
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Wal-mart worker fired for using medical marijuana
March 18th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Wal-Mart has fired a worker because he was using medical marijuana. Even though his usage was legal, and had been prescribed by the doctor, ... Read more...
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UK bomb Disposal experts awarded George Cross
March 18th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) Two British military bomb disposal experts, one of whom gave his life in the line of duty, have been awarded one of the UK's highest awards for gallantry, the ... Read more...
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Karnataka legislature passes Premji university bill
March 18th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 18 (IANS) Amid dissent and a walkout by opposition members, the Karnataka legislative council Thursday passed the Azim Premji University Bill, 2010, paving the way for the first private varsity ... Read more...
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Auto-rickshaws to be phased out from national capital: Sheila Dikshit
March 18th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 18(ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has said that her government wanted to phase out auto-rickshaws from the national capital.Interacting with the media on Wednesday, Dikshit said that ... Read more...
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Congress official urges ex-servicemen not to return medals
March 18th, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Four days after a protest rally by ex-servicemen, an All India Congress Committee (AICC) leader has called upon retired defence officials not to be "misguided" into ... Read more...
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Internal divide in India over talks: Qureshi
March 18th, 2010 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 18 (IANS) India is facing an internal divide on the issue of talks with Pakistan, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said here Thursday.
Talking to journalists ahead of the Pakistan-US strategic ... Read more...
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Hockey coach Brasa wants more power in team selection
March 18th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Chief hockey coach Jose Brasa Thursday made it clear that the chief coach should get more powers in running the national team.
Brasa said there was no need ... Read more...
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VIDEO: Rangers Manager Apology For Testing Positive For Cocaine
March 18th, 2010 - 9:27 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Ron Washington, the manager of the Texas Rangers admitted that he made a big mistake last season when he used cocaine and failed a drug test. Yesterday ... Read more...
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Kimmel takes potshots at Jay Leno on the Letterman show
March 18th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) ‘The Tonight Show’ host Jay Leno isn’t having it easy. Hosts of other shows are taking potshots at him, and the latest to join the ... Read more...
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Rapper Diddy to buy soccer team
March 18th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 18 (IANS) Rapper Diddy is planning to invest in London club Crystal Palace, which currently faces bankruptcy.
A spokesperson for the star confirmed that he was looking to invest in ... Read more...
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Beyonce’s perfume hits $3 million in sales
March 18th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 18 (IANS) Singer Beyonce Knowles has had a whiff of the sweet smell of success - $3 million worth of her Beyonce Heat fragrance has been sold since its ... Read more...
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Police probe bee attack at Mayawati rally
March 18th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 18 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Police Thursday registered a case of criminal conspiracy against unnamed people for attempting to trigger a stampede at the rally of the ruling Bahujan ... Read more...
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