Madhuri inspires Chitrangada’s look in ‘Kaafirana’
February 29th, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 29 (IANS) Chitrangada Singh, who has done an item-song for Shirish Kunder's "Joker", says her look in the song is inspired by Madhuri Dixit's in the song ... Read more...
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Kathy Ireland is the world’s richest supermodel
February 27th, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Feb 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to the latest estimate Forbes magazine, supermodel Kathy Ireland is worth more than $300 million. The 48-year-old, who is also the owner of a very successful ... Read more...
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Maoists torture, kill two Home Guards (Lead)
February 26th, 2012 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 26 (IANS) Maoists have tortured and killed two Home Guards who had been missing since Jan 31, police said Sunday.The bodies of Moriyam Mangu and Anand Jasba, in ... Read more...
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Kathy Ireland named world’s richest model
February 24th, 2012 - 11:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new report claims that supermodel Kathy Ireland is the richest model in the world. The report claims that Kathy is worth a staggering $350 million.
... Read more...
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Nine held in Italy for links with Turkish Hezbollah
February 22nd, 2012 - 8:35 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Feb 22 (IANS) Nine people have been arrested in Italy for alleged links with Sunni Islamic militant group Turkish Hezbollah and for running an illegal immigration ring, media reports ... Read more...
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Hope to revive popularity of comics: Director Abhishek Sharma (Interview)
February 21st, 2012 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Filmmaker Abhishek Sharma, who made the critically acclaimed movie "Tere Bin Laden", has turned into a writer of comic strips with "Munkeeman" and hopes ... Read more...
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Personal assistant says that he helped Lord Lucan flee
February 20th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Feb 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) New details are emerging about the controversy surrounding the disappearance of Lord Lucan. The Right Honourable Richard John Bingham, as Lord Lucan, was originally called, disappeared in ... Read more...
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150 cats die in Beijing blaze
February 18th, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 18 (IANS) An early morning fire at the house of an elderly animal lover killed about 150 stray cats she had looked after over the years, a media ... Read more...
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Maradona in Italy tax row
February 16th, 2012 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Feb 16 (IANS/EFE) Soccer icon Diego Armando Maradona, who enjoyed some of his best years while playing for Napoli, says he has no plans to visit Italy again until ... Read more...
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Most Chinese youth don’t discriminate homosexuals
February 14th, 2012 - 11:11 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 14 (IANS) More than 80 percent of Chinese people born after the 1980s hold no discriminatory beliefs regarding homosexuality, says a survey.According to the survey on marriage perspectives ... Read more...
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Will fight Maoists more aggressively, says injured cop
February 13th, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 13 (IANS) A senior police officer who is recovering at a hospital here from a bullet injury he received in a Maoist ambush last week, said Monday he ... Read more...
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Whitney Houston’s 10 best singles
February 12th, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 12 (IANS) The 10 most popular and best-selling compositions of Whitney Houston, one of the greatest female pop legends of the 1980s and 1990s, who died here ... Read more...
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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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