Asians most discriminated against in New Zealand: Study
February 11th, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Feb 11 (IANS) People of Asian origin -- including those from India and China -- are the most discriminated against ethnic group in New Zealand, a survey has found.The ... Read more...
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Two Chhattisgarh cops killed in Maoist ambush (Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 9 (IANS) Two policemen were killed and two, including an Additional Superintendent of Police, seriously injured when Maoists ambushed a jeep carrying six personnel in Bastar region Thursday, ... Read more...
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Maoists set road construction vehicles ablaze
February 7th, 2012 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 7 (IANS) Dozens of armed Maoists Tuesday set on fire at least four road construction vehicles in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police officials here said.Police say that armed Maoists ... Read more...
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Robert Pattinson’s new look for ‘Bel Ami’ released
February 4th, 2012 - 1:07 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actor Robert Pattinson’s new look for the movie ‘Bel Ami’ has been released. He is looking hot and the public, esp. his female fans are ... Read more...
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Firecrackers create tonnes of waste in Beijing
January 29th, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 29 (IANS) Bursting of firecrackers in Beijing during the recent Chinese lunar new year festival created over 180 tonnes of waste.Setting off firecrackers is believed to be dispel ... Read more...
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Stamp out Maoists: Chhattisgarh governor
January 26th, 2012 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 26 (IANS) Calling Maoists anti-national, Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt urged people on the occasion of Republic Day Thursday to help the authorities to crush them."We have to stamp ... Read more...
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Julia Roberts to star in ‘The Normal Heart’
January 24th, 2012 - 4:33 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 24 (IANS) Hollywood actress Julia Roberts has been roped in to star in Ryan Murphy's new film "The Normal Heart".
The Oscar-winning actress is being joined by Alec ... Read more...
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Militants blow up school in Pakistan
January 21st, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 21 (IANS) Militants blew up a boys' school in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border.Three rooms and a veranda of the school in Bacha Mina area of Khyber ... Read more...
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Food forms 70 percent of Chinese garbage
January 21st, 2012 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 21 (IANS) Food waste comprises roughly 70 percent of China's garbage."While you often hear Chinese parents tell their kids to not waste food, the fact is food waste ... Read more...
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Funds no problem for Maoist-hit areas: Jairam Ramesh
January 16th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 16 (IANS) There was no problem of funds for development and infrastructure projects for Maoist-hit areas, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said Monday."The central government is striving to ... Read more...
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Top Chinese official leaves for boundary talks with India
January 15th, 2012 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 15 (IANS) Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo left Beijing for New Delhi Sunday to attend the 15th meeting between special representatives on the China-India border issue.Officials from both ... Read more...
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Four Chhattisgarh cops suspended for suspected Maoist’s death
January 15th, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 15 (IANS) Four policemen posted in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region were suspended after a man suspected to be a Maoist died in custody, officials at the police headquarters here ... Read more...
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China, India to hold border talks
January 14th, 2012 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 14 (IANS) Special representatives from China and India will meet to discuss the border issue Jan 15-17 in India, a foreign ministry spokesman said here Saturday.Chinese State Councillor ... Read more...
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Maoists abduct two villagers
January 10th, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 9 (IANS) Maoists abducted two villagers in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-riddled Bastar region claiming they were spying for security personnel, police said Monday.Relatives of the two middle-aged men from Koilibera ... Read more...
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Agra lawyers to step up stir for high court bench
January 6th, 2012 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 6 (IANS) Lawyers in the five districts of Agra division have decided to intensify their agitation for an Allahabad High Court bench in this city. And ... Read more...
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Scientists: Impossible crystals come from space
January 4th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Jan 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists were left wondering how some crystals were found in nature because they are possible to be made only in the lab. Quasicrystals comes in between crystals ... Read more...
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Bombs found in Chhattisgarh’s Maoist heartland
January 1st, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 1 (IANS) Two bombs of 40 kg each were recovered Sunday from Chhattisgarh's Maoist insurgency-hit Bastar region, police said.Officials at police headquarters here said the bombs were placed ... Read more...
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Brazil will soon be world’s No.5 economy: Minister
December 28th, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Dec 28 (IANS/EFE) Brazil's finance minister said Tuesday that his country, which now boasts of being the world's sixth-largest economy, will overtake France for the fifth spot before ... Read more...
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Maoists blow up new police station in Chhattisgarh (Lead)
December 27th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 27 (IANS) About 50 armed Maoists blew up a two-storeyed police station under-construction in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region Tuesday, police said."Maoists stormed into the building at Geedam ... Read more...
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Maoists blow up police station in Chhattisgarh
December 27th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 27 (IANS) About 50 armed Maoists blew up a two-storeyed under-construction police station in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region Tuesday, police said."Maoists stormed into the building at Geedam town, ... Read more...
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Six Maoists arrested in Chhattisgarh
December 26th, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 26 (IANS) Six Maoist rebels were arrested Monday in Chhattisgarh's violence-hit Bastar region, police said.The arrests were made from a thickly forested area of Awapalli in Bijapur district, ... Read more...
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Two Babbar Khalsa terrorists nabbed
December 23rd, 2011 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Two suspected Babbar Khalsa International terrorists have been arrested from Delhi and Punjab, police said Friday.According to sources, the two were planning to target some ... Read more...
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Pen removed from woman’s tummy after 25 years
December 22nd, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 22 (IANS) An elderly woman in Britain had a pen stuck in her stomach for 25 years. The 76-year-old accidentally swallowed the felt-tip pen in the 1980s when ... Read more...
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‘Mambattiyan’ outdated, slow-paced (Tamil Movie Review)
December 18th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Mambattiyan"; Cast: Prashanth, Meera Jasmine, Prakashraj and Vadivelu; Director: Thyagarajan; Music Director: Thaman; Rating: **"Malayur Mambattiyan", which came in the 1980s, was based on a desi Robin Hood who lived ... Read more...
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Income inequity unavoidable, says minister
December 15th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Income inequity does grow in the initial stages of market driven economy, Minister of State for Planning Ashwani Kumar said Thursday."When the economy moves on ... Read more...
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Unemployed Goa youths cleaning toilets abroad: Speaker
December 5th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 5 (IANS) Unemployment is making youngsters in Goa desperate and forcing them to "clean toilets in countries abroad", state assembly Speaker Pratapsing Rane said Monday.Speaking to reporters at ... Read more...
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50kg bomb recovered in Chhattisgarh
December 3rd, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 3 (IANS) A 50kg bomb was Saturday recovered by a patrolling team of the Chhattisgarh Police in the interior of Maoist violence-hit Bastar region, an officer said.The bomb ... Read more...
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‘ ‘Dirty Picture’ needn’t have been banned in Pakistan’
December 2nd, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) "The Dirty Picture", which features Vidya Balan in her boldest avatar ever, has been banned in Pakistan for being too explicit, but Girish Johar ... Read more...
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‘The Dirty Picture’ Naseeruddin’s spiciest role since ‘Tirchhi Topiwale’ act: Vidya Balan
December 1st, 2011 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has essayed varied roles in his 36-year-long career. Vidya Balan, his co-star in "The Dirty Picture", says his character in this ... Read more...
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Russia-Cuba to sign deal to make rifle ammunition
December 1st, 2011 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia and Cuba plan to sign a contract to build an assembly line in Cuba for production of ammunition for Kalashnikov and other assault rifles ... Read more...
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BJP leader Vinay Katiyar claims threat to life
November 29th, 2011 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 29 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vice president Vinay Katiyar, a member of the Shri Ram Janma Bhoomi Mukti Yagya Samiti since 1984, Tuesday claimed threat to ... Read more...
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‘The Dirty Picture’ about rise and fall of 1980s dancing star (Preview)
November 29th, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Vidya Balan made a gainful start with "No One Killed Jessica" in 2011 and at the end of the year she is ready to ... Read more...
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In Britain, just one in four meals is home-cooked
November 27th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 27 (IANS) It seems the fast-food or meals-on-the-go lifestyle is steadily overwhelming Britain's lifestyle, with just one in four meals being now cooked at home.According to a research ... Read more...
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Vidya Balan is now ‘Bombaat Balan’
November 25th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 25 (IANS) Actress Vidya Balan has been rechristened "Bombaat Balan" by her fans after her sensuous avatar as Silk in her forthcoming movie "The Dirty Picture"."Bombaat Balan, ... Read more...
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‘The Dirty Picture’ required me to be unapologetic: Vidya
November 21st, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 21 ( IANS) Vidya Balan's dare bare act in her upcoming film "The Dirty Picture" is the talk of the town. The actress confesses that in the beginning, ... Read more...
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