Gayle, Powell centuries give Windies control
July 28th, 2012 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
North Sound (Antigua), July 28 (IANS/CMC) Openers Chris Gayle and Kieran Powell plundered career-defining hundreds with dominant batting, putting the West Indies in a superior position against New Zealand ... Read more...
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Gayle hits 14th Test ton against New Zealand
July 28th, 2012 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
North Sound (Antigua), July 27 (IANS/CMC) Chris Gayle plundered his 14th Test hundred, celebrating his long-awaited return to Test whites in grand fashion as West Indies continued their dominance ... Read more...
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Gayle survives chance, leads Windies reply
July 27th, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
North Sound (Antigua), July 27 (IANS/CMC) Chris Gayle benefited from a huge slice of fortune and marked his return to Tests with a typically flamboyant half-century to lead a ... Read more...
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Dion’s house on sale, asking price $29.5 mn
May 18th, 2012 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 18 (IANS) Singer Celine Dion has put her Canadian house, situated on a private island, on sale and is asking $29.5 million for it.The four-storey chateau is ... Read more...
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Lusofonia Games in Goa in November 2013
March 31st, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 31 (IANS) Organisers of the Lusofonia Games 2013 Saturday said the Portuguese version of the British Commonwealth Games would be held in Goa Nov 2-10, 2013.After lambasting Goa ... Read more...
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Karnataka minister V.S. Acharya dead
February 14th, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 14 (IANS) Karnataka Higher Education Minister V.S. Acharya died here Tuesday following massive heart attack. He was 71."Acharya is no more. It is big shock to us ... Read more...
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Night trains on key Jharkhand section resume after 19 months
January 13th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 13 (IANS) Night train services on the key Tata-Kharagpur section have resumed 19 months after a horrific rail crash in Jharkhand left 148 people dead, an official said.The ... Read more...
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US stocks rise amid positive data
December 30th, 2011 - 3:21 am ICT by IANS
New York, Dec 30 (IANS) US stocks extended gains Thursday after the country's jobless data hit the lowest level in over three years and home sales soared to the highest ... Read more...
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40 percent of elderly Chinese are obese
September 4th, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 4 (IANS) Nearly 33 percent of Chinese adults between 20 and 59 years of age are overweight, while 40 percent of those between the ages of 60 and ... Read more...
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President Patil to lay foundation of IGNOU campus
August 30th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 30 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil would Wednesday lay the foundation for the Rs.300 crore south zone campus of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) near this ... Read more...
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Moss, Armisen finalise their divorce
May 20th, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 20 (IANS) Actress Elisabeth Moss, known for her role in "Mad Men", and comedian Fred Armisen have finalised their divorce after 19 months of marriage.Moss and "Saturday Night ... Read more...
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Lambs offer clues to why kids born to obese mums are fat
March 15th, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 15 (ANI): Lambs are helping researchers understand why babies born to obese mothers are more likely to become fat.A team from the universities of Wyoming and Texas found a ... Read more...
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Supplementary charges filed against ex-ministers
March 9th, 2011 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 9 (IANS) The enforcement directorate (ED) Wednesday filed supplementary chargesheets against two former Jharkhand ministers who are in jail for more than 19 months in graft-related ... Read more...
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Michael Vick has a confrontation with dog owners in Dallas
February 9th, 2011 - 12:37 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Dallas, Feb 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, Michael Vick, was given the key to the city of Dallas. Well as it later turned out, that was not the real key to ... Read more...
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Drugs were to be given to Lockerbie bomber to extend life by 19 monthsDrugs were to be given to Lock
January 26th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.26 (ANI): Doctors were preparing to treat Lockerbie bomber Adbelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi with drugs that could have extended his life by at least 19 months when he was released from ... Read more...
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Futures trading in sugar to re-start in India Monday
December 26th, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 26 (IANS) Futures trading in sugar is set to resume Monday after the government's ban for 19 months, with the Forward Markets Commission (FCC) regulator giving its formal nod to ... Read more...
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Assange extradition case could last many months
December 8th, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.8 (ANI): WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will fight his extradition to Sweden in a case that could be dragged out for months, costing the British taxpayer tens of thousands of pounds. ... Read more...
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I love the big occasion: Pietersen
December 5th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 5 (IANS) Kevin Pietersen, who roared back to form with an unbeaten 213 during the second Ashes Test Sunday, feels the innings has put an end to his lean trot ... Read more...
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Satyam case to be heard on daily basis from Nov 8
November 2nd, 2010 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 2 (IANS) The special court here conducting trial in the Satyam scam Tuesday decided to hear the case daily from Nov 8 in view of the Supreme Court's ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods performs daddy duties
September 23rd, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 23 (ANI): Disgraced Tiger Woods was recently spotted performing a dad's duty with his kids.A team of security guards accompanied Woods while he dropped his children off at an ... Read more...
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Two arrested for a flat fire, which killed a toddler
September 19th, 2010 - 11:37 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Camberwell, Sep 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Two people have been arrested in connection with a fire in a flat, which claimed the life of a 19 month old girl. Another girl who ... Read more...
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What makes your biological clock tick?
September 9th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 9 (ANI): University of Pennsylvania biologists may have solved the mystery behind the continuously ticking human biological clock.Richard Schultz and Michael Lampson showed that this basic fact of reproductive life ... Read more...
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After 4,400 deaths, US ends combat in Iraq (Lead)
September 1st, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) US President Barack Obama declared the end of a wounding US combat mission in Iraq Tuesday, that resulted in 4,400 soldier deaths, while signalling ... Read more...
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Former Satyam chief Raju gets bail (Second Lead)
August 18th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 18 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh High Court Wednesday granted bail to B. Ramalinga Raju, prime accused in the multi-crore Satyam fraud case.
After spending 19 months in jail, the former chairman ... Read more...
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170 soldiers committed suicide in 19 months
August 18th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Some 170 armed forces personnel have committed suicide in the last 19 months, parliament was told Wednesday.
Defence Minister A.K. Antony told the Rajya Sabha that ... Read more...
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Gaza hospitals overloaded with expired drugs
July 23rd, 2010 - 8:01 am ICT by IANS
Gaza, July 23 (IANS) Hospitals in the Gaza Strip are overloaded with expired drugs and medicines, Palestinian officials said.
The officials insisted Thursday that the drugs and medicines, which were donated to ... Read more...
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Poor Bihar’s ministers spent Rs.47 lakh on petrol
June 19th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 19 (IANS) Fourteen ministers in Bihar, one of India's poorest and most economically backward states, spent a whopping Rs.47.34 lakh on petrol in about 19 months, a querry under the ... Read more...
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Bangladesh opposition parties to launch stir against Hasina
June 6th, 2010 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 6 (IANS) Bangladesh's principal opposition parties have decided to launch a joint stir against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government whose policies they say are "anti-national".
The decision was taken by ... Read more...
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Ford’s US April sales up 25 percent
May 3rd, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by BNO News
DEARBORN, MICHIGAN (BNO NEWS) -- Ford on Monday reported sales and market share gains in April, with Ford, Lincoln and Mercury dealers delivering 162,996 new vehicles – a 25 percent increase versus ... Read more...
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‘Malaysian restaurant owners prefer Indian cooks instead of locals’
April 7th, 2010 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
George Town, Apr 7 (ANI): A man claiming to have 30 years of experience working in restaurants has alleged that the recruitment campaign by Muslim restaurants to hire locals was merely a ... Read more...
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Malaysian restaurants owners not sincere in hiring locals
April 7th, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
George Town, Apr 7 (ANI): A man claiming to have 30 years of experience working in restaurants has alleged that the recruitment campaign by Muslim restaurants to hire locals was merely a ... Read more...
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New Canadian law to kick out bogus refugees
March 31st, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, March 31 (IANS) To throw out bogus refugee claimants, Canada Tuesday introduced a new bill that will usher in a new system within a year. Though Canada accepts about 260,000 new ... Read more...
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Cash-at-door scam: Court orders CBI to probe more
March 26th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 26 (IANS) A special court here Friday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to further probe a case in which Rs.1.5 million were recovered from outside the door of ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa, Gowda on collision course over land for industry
February 16th, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 16 (IANS) Former prime minister and Janata Dal-Secular president H.D. Deve Gowda Tuesday began a tour of Karnataka to mobilise farmers against massive land acquisition for infrastructure and industries. ... Read more...
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Dissidence may not spare Yeddyurappa in the New Year (Letter from Bangalore)
January 4th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Karnic
Bangalore, Jan 4 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has described 2009 as the year of 'agni pareeksha', or trial by fire. But the dissidence that haunted him through ... Read more...
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