Today (30th July) is Cheesecake Day
July 30th, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, July 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The cheesecake factory will on Monday celebrate the national cheesecake day by selling their cheesecake slices at half the price.
On this day, the cheesecake factory ... Read more...
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Zohra Segal an egotist but firm mother: Daughter
May 20th, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Legendary theatre actor Zohra Segal, who celebrated her 100th birthday April 27, was a difficult mother because of her stubborn and "I-know-best" attitude that came ... Read more...
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Zohra Sehgal celebrates her century with ‘official biography’ (With Image)
April 28th, 2012 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) "Abhi na jaana chhod kar... ki cake abhi kata nahin... ki pet abhi bhara nahin (Don't leave the party, the cake hasn't been cut ... Read more...
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Zohra 100 years young, says Salman Rushdie
April 27th, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Internationally acclaimed author Salman Rushdie has sent out birthday wishes to Indian theatre doyenne Zohra Sehgal, who turned a century old Friday. Rushdie says ... Read more...
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Zohra Sehgal still child like: Amitabh
April 26th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 26 (IANS) Theatre doyenne Zohra Sehgal turns 100 Friday and Amitabh Bachchan has wished her good health. Big B says he knows her since he was ... Read more...
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Zohra Sehgal: Indian entertainment’s ‘laadli’ turns 100 (With Image)
April 26th, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) She was born a year before Indian cinema. Film, theatre and TV personality Zohra Sehgal, who turns 100 Friday, has grown to be as ... Read more...
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North Korea all set to launch satellite: Official (Lead)
April 11th, 2012 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, April 11 (IANS) North Korea is ready to launch a satellite, an official said Wednesday.On Wednesday morning, the North Korean government invited a group of journalists to visit the ... Read more...
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Reporters in Pyongyang for satellite launch
April 8th, 2012 - 5:42 am ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, April 8 (IANS) About 30 foreign journalists from around the world are in North Korea to cover the country's satellite launch, the official media reported.They represent major wire services ... Read more...
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North Korea threatens to bury enemies at sea
April 5th, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has threatened "to bury enemies at sea" if there are any attempts to hinder Pyongyang's long-range rocket launch, which is ... Read more...
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Japan prepares to intercept North Korean rocket
March 30th, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, March 30 (IANS) Japanese Defence Minister Naoki Tanaka ordered the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) Friday to intercept a North Korean rocket launch, if necessary.The minister issued the order after telling ... Read more...
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Japan on alert ahead of North Korea satellite launch
March 27th, 2012 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, March 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Japan's armed forces received an order to put on alert its missile interceptors ahead of a planned North Korean satellite launch in April, Japanese Defence ... Read more...
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Obama to visit Korean DMZ
March 21st, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US President Barack Obama will visit Sunday the demilitarized zone separating North and South Koreas, ahead of next week's nuclear security summit in Seoul, ... Read more...
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Japan to deploy interceptors to counter North Korean launch
March 20th, 2012 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Japan will deploy missile interceptors on a southern island chain ahead of a planned North Korean satellite launch in April, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported Tuesday.The ... Read more...
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Japan warns of crashing down North Korean satellite
March 18th, 2012 - 9:32 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Japanese armed forces could shoot down North Korea's satellite, planned to be launched next month, if the need arises, a Japanese daily has quoted ... Read more...
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North Korean rocket launch plan is destablising: US
March 17th, 2012 - 10:19 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 17 (IANS) The US Defence Department has said the April launch of a long-range rocket announced by North Korea would violate UN resolutions and represents a destabilising influence ... Read more...
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North Korea to launch satellite (Lead)
March 16th, 2012 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, March 16 (IANS) North Korea will launch an earth observation satellite next month to mark the 100th birthday of its late founding leader Kim Il-sung, the state news agency ... Read more...
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World’s favourite snack celebrates 100th birthday
March 6th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 6 (IANS) Oreo, the world's most beloved cookie, will celebrate its 100th birthday with a special birthday cake edition of the iconic treat, a media report said.Kraft, the ... Read more...
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Coronation park: Monument to capital’s civic neglect
January 10th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) It was to have been ready in time to commemorate the centenary of Delhi becoming the capital, but the historic coronation park, which once held ... Read more...
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World’s largest chocolate bar weighs six tonnes
October 13th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 13 (IANS) This giant slab of milk chocolate, that weighs almost six tonnes and measures 13 feet, has broken the world record for the largest chocolate bar.It has ... Read more...
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She underwent breast cancer surgery at 99!
August 31st, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 31 (IANS) A great-great-grandmother in Britain is today the oldest person in the country to have undergone surgery for breast cancer, just ahead of celebrating her 100th birthday.Dorothy ... Read more...
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South African cricketer Norman Gordon celebrates 100th birthday
August 6th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Aug 6 (IANS) Former South African fast bowler Norman Gordon Saturday became the first cricketer to have lived for 100 years.Gordon, born on this day in 1911, is also ... Read more...
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Maharashtra man enters Limca Book of Records (With Images)
June 9th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) An environmentalist working to save the common house sparrows has entered the Limca Book of Records while a project coordinated by him, Save Our Sparrows (SOS), ... Read more...
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Dawoodi Bohra community leader suffers stroke
June 5th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 5 (IANS) Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, 100, the spiritual head of the Dawoodi Bohra community, has suffered a stroke and has been admitted to a London hospital, a spokesperson ... Read more...
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1 in 4 Brit kids ‘to live until their 100th birthday’
April 19th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 19 (ANI): More than one in four children in Britain can now expect to live until 100th birthday,official figures have revealed.The extraordinary figure highlights a massive social change, with today's ... Read more...
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Now, stamps on William-Kate wedding
March 29th, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 29 (IANS) Britain's Royal Mail has brought out a new set of postage stamps featuring Prince William and his bride, Kate Middleton, ahead of their April 29 ... Read more...
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Royal Mail to release Wills-Kate stamps to celebrate royal wedding
March 29th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 29 (ANI): The Royal Mail is planning to release a new set of stamps to celebrate the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29.The official ... Read more...
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Dawoodi Bohras celebrate Syedna’s 100th birthday
March 25th, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Over 300,000 members of the Dawoodi Bohra community in India and abroad gathered here to felicitate their spiritual leader, Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, who turned 100 Friday.On ... Read more...
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Reagan’s adopted son trashes filmmaker’s documentary, says ‘Gipper’s’ legacy has been hijacked
February 22nd, 2011 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.22 (ANI): Michael Reagan, the adopted son of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, has accused a television filmmaker of hijacking the Reagan legacy through a documentary titled "Reagan".Last week, 65-year-old Michael, ... Read more...
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James Dean Meets Ronald Reagan for 80th & 100th Birthday
February 9th, 2011 - 2:55 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Feb 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Today is James Dean's eightieth birthday, and although it is passing by without all that much attention, there is one memorable tribute which stands out, courtesy of the ... Read more...
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Concern for sparrows on spiritual leader’s 100th birthday
January 24th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) The forthcoming 100th birthday of spiritual head of the Dawoodi Bohra sect Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin in March will be celebrated by paying special attention to the humble sparrow, ... Read more...
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Brit great-grandma beats cancer 5 times to celebrate 100th birthday
January 21st, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 21 (ANI): A feisty great-grandmother in the UK has beaten cancer five times and is still going strong. She celebrated her 100th birthday recently.Ellen McDonald had endured several operations in ... Read more...
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Oldest half marathoner wants to run till end
January 21st, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Jalandhar (Punjab), Jan 21 (IANS) His fellow villagers remember him as always running "from one place to another". But 99-year-old Fauja Singh, once a farmer in Punjab who now ... Read more...
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Michael Reagan calls half-brother Ron an ‘embarrassment’
January 17th, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 17 (ANI): The controversial claim by Ron Reagan in his forthcoming book 'My Father at 100' that his father and former US President Ronald Reagan suffered the early stages of ... Read more...
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One in six Brits will live to be more than 100 years old
December 30th, 2010 - 10:11 am ICT by ANI
London, Dec.30 (ANI): Over 10 million people alive in Britain today, or one in six, will live to be over 100 years old, government figures have suggested, and this could have profound ... Read more...
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Patient who underwent angioplasty at 94, steps into 100th year
November 25th, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 25 (IANS) In a rare medical case, a heart patient from Mizoram who underwent stent angioplasty at the age of 94 - probably the oldest such patient in India - ... Read more...
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