Jessica Ennis will feature on the cover of the Beano
August 22nd, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Participating in the Olympic Games might be lucky for Jessica Ennis who has just increased her fortune as well as her fame through a children comic magazine.
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Kanye West and Jay-Z settle their copyright case
March 12th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It may be recalled that producer Syl Johnson had filed a lawsuit against rappers Kanye West and Jay-Z over some copyright issues. He had alleged that ... Read more...
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Johannesburg’s Wanderers Test to go pink
November 17th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Nov 17 (IANS) The Wanderers Test here, the second of Australia's current tour of South Africa starting Thursday, will have added colour as it turns pink in support of ... Read more...
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BJP says its with Anna in anti-graft fight
August 28th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur/New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) said Sunday it would follow the leadership of Anna Hazare in the fight against corruption.
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Rehman Malik lends credibility to Zulqernain’s “cricket mafia” claims
April 10th, 2011 - 11:58 am ICT by ANI
London, April 10(ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has put himself in a direct conflict with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) by saying that runaway wicketkeeper Zulqernain Haider faced threats from the ... Read more...
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Women ‘make better managers than men’
March 8th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 8 (ANI): Women make better managers on performance measures such as leadership, decision-making and people management, according to a new Oz survey.The Retaining Women in the Workplace study, by the ... Read more...
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‘Tagore never wanted experiments on his compositions’
January 26th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 26 (IANS) Eminent singer Dwijen Mukherjee, who was named for Padma Bhushan award, Wednesday said Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore never wanted experimentations on his composition."I am deadly against those ... Read more...
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Every letter of Swamy dealt with, PMO says in affidavit (Third Lead)
November 20th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Prime Minister's Office Saturday told the Supreme Court that every communication received from Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy was duly responded to in action, and the ... Read more...
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Karzai admits to receiving bags of Iranian cash
October 26th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct. 26 (ANI): Afghan President Hamid Karzai has admitted to accepting bags of cash from Iran.Karzai told reporters Monday that once or twice a year Iran gives his office 700,000 ... Read more...
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No Headley but counter terror on Obama-Manmohan agenda
October 24th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Minu Jain
Tokyo, Oct 24 (IANS) Pakistani American terror suspect David Coleman Headley's name might not crop up in discussions between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama ... Read more...
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ICC warns PCB of sanctions if it fails to ‘clean up act’ within 30 days
October 14th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct 14 (ANI): Taking serious note of the continuing decline in the governance of cricket in Pakistan, the International Cricket Council (ICC) in its two-day board meeting in Dubai gave out ... Read more...
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Mayor lodges complaint with Jaipal Reddy
October 7th, 2010 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Delhi mayor and a group of councillors from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Municipal Corporation of Delhi Wednesday met union Minister for Urban Development S. Jaipal Reddy ... Read more...
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Lindsay Lohan now at Betty Ford
October 1st, 2010 - 3:52 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 1, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): It has been reported that Lindsay Lohan is in a rehab at the famous Betty Ford Center that is located in Southern California.According to sources, this ... Read more...
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Zac Efron wants to bare all for a film
September 18th, 2010 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 18 (IANS) Hollywood actor Zac Efron says he is mentally prepared to bare all for a film but only when he puts on a few kilos.
"It would be funny ... Read more...
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Brian Wood’s Widow Thanks Gamers For Their Compassion And Support
September 17th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sep 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The video game designer of Relic Entertainment, Brian Wood breathed his last on September 5, 2010. The video game designer and his wife were driving to ... Read more...
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South Asian director brings mental illness out of hiding
August 8th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Aug 8 (IANS) South Asian filmmaker Rehana Mirza has chosen to tackle the taboo of mental illness in her directorial feature debut "Hiding Divya" and hopes to begin ... Read more...
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Kanye West Opens Account On Twitter
July 29th, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
July 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Kanye West seems to have changed his mind about Twitter as the singer announced that he has joined the social networking site recently. The rapper was ... Read more...
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Motorola acknowledges the screen problems with ‘Droid X’
July 26th, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, July 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Motorola is in a spot just like Apple when its iPhone 4 Smartphone experienced what has come to be known as the "AntennaeGate" problem.Motorola's ... Read more...
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Oz selectors say Lee, Hilfenhaus can return to top flight cricket
February 19th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb.19 (ANI): Australia's National Selection Panel (NSP) has said that they can pick Brett Lee again, but will wait until June to recall Ashes swingman Ben Hilfenhaus.Citing Lee's exceptional displays prior ... Read more...
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Despite government apathy, some disabled people conquer all
January 16th, 2010 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
By Shilpa Raina
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Disabled people say despite their protests and a plethora of laws, government apathy towards them continues. But some of them conquer this as well as ... Read more...
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Brandon Lyon Agrees To A Three-Year-Deal With Astros
December 10th, 2009 - 8:16 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) As per the recent developments are concerned, the Houston Astros have reportedly come to terms with reliever Brandon Lyon. As per the reports, the ever-reliable right-hander ... Read more...
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Disney offering a Baby Einstein refund
October 27th, 2009 - 12:34 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Oct 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Walt Disney Co. is boosting its refund program for its "Baby Einstein" videos for toddlers in response to challenges about the legitimacy of its educational ... Read more...
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Rumors Of Amy Brenneman Leaving “Private Practice” Surface
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:38 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rumors of actress Amy Brenneman quitting the popular series of "Private Practice" has hit the Internet once more, which would have given a cause of worry ... Read more...
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Evergreen Asha Bhosle Unplugged
September 10th, 2009 - 3:06 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Asha Bhosle is considered as one of the most versatile South Asian singer. Noted Ashaji has sung around 13,000 songs and this is an achievement of all times. This September she'll ... Read more...
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Britney Spears:Unstoppable Achiever At “The Teen Choice Award 2009″
August 10th, 2009 - 7:32 pm ICT by GD
The Teen Choice Award 2009 show on Sunday night saw the Ultimate Choice Award go to Britney Spears. The singer is reportedly the only entertainer to have a total of 15 Teen ... Read more...
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Joe Jackson says Bhatti is Michael Jackson’s child
August 1st, 2009 - 12:18 am ICT by John Le Fevre
The father of dead 80s king of pop Michael Jackson, Joe Jackson, has told a Norwegian interviewer that he was aware Michael Jackson had another child and that child was Omer ... Read more...
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Composers Vishal-Shekhar thrilled by Rahman’s appreciation
June 19th, 2009 - 9:14 am ICT by IANS
By Joginder Tuteja
Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) Composers Vishal and Shekhar were pleasantly surprised when they opened the morning newspapers to find A.R. Rahman appreciating their work. Not just that, the Oscar ... Read more...
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Scientists discover new species of phallus-shaped mushrooms
June 16th, 2009 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 16 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a new species of phallus-shaped mushrooms on the African island of Sao Tome.The new species of stinkhorn mushroom, dubbed 'Phallus drewesii', is two inches long, ... Read more...
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US report finds air strike errors in Afghan deaths
June 3rd, 2009 - 3:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 3 (ANI): A report that has been presented to the Senate Armed Services Committee has concluded that American air strikes in western Afghanistan on May 4 killed dozens of Afghan ... Read more...
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There’s no competition with Imran Khan: Farhan Akhtar
February 15th, 2009 - 9:57 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) Both newcomers impressed audiences with their near flawless acts in "Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na" and "Rock On" respectively, making them top contenders for the numerous awards in ... Read more...
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Ledgers Golden Globe to go to Matilda
January 13th, 2009 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 13 (ANI): Hollywood actor Heath Ledgers posthumous Golden Globe award will be given to his 3-year-old daughter Matilda, according to his mother.The late actor received the gong in the ... Read more...
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S.Korea claims N.Korea building new nuke missile launch site
November 4th, 2008 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul (S.Korea), Nov.4 (ANI): South Korean Defence Minister Lee Sang-hee has claimed that North Korea is building a new missile launch site, which will be capable of firing an even longer-range ... Read more...
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‘Modi could have saved my mother’s life’
May 8th, 2008 - 1:22 am ICT by admin
Ahmedabad, May 7 (IANS) Bhagwatiben Patel, a teacher harassed by school authorities, ended her life Monday after she addressed a letter to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi detailing her complaints. Two days ... Read more...
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Oz Govt to apologise to, but not compensate indigenous Australians
January 15th, 2008 - 10:48 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, Jan 15 (ANI): The Australian Government will use the word sorry when apologising to the Aborigines, but ruled out compensating the victims.Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin further said that the money ... Read more...
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