I’m unambitious, says actress Ayesha Takia
September 8th, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 8 (IANS) She is enjoying being a "home body" and is not ambitious to break any ground in Bollywood, but as the host of singing reality show ... Read more...
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Snoop Dogg needs weed for inspiration
August 6th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS) Singer Snoop Dogg needs a lot of weed and other things around to set the right ambience for him to write new tracks.The rapper is currently ... Read more...
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We all are prisoners of fame: Mahesh Bhatt
July 31st, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Stardom is a kind of addiction and actors, who attain it, fear losing it, says seasoned filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and adds that this is the ... Read more...
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‘Some customers like to play spoilsport’
May 18th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 18 (IANS) Some pesky customers are out to play spoilsport and saboteur, turning activities as dining out, paying at a cash register or air travel into real nightmare ... Read more...
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Bollywood goes back and forth in time (Feature)
May 5th, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Whether it is rewinding back to the 1910s or fast forwarding into 2050, Bollywood filmmakers are going back and forth in time with films ... Read more...
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Channel V opens its second cafe-cum-bar
February 18th, 2012 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 18 (IANS) After scoring a six among capital's youths with their first cafe-cum-bar -- V Spot Cafe and Bar, Channel V has launched its second outlet in Gurgaon.The ... Read more...
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Confident 2G judgment will be out Saturday: Swamy
February 4th, 2012 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy said he was confident that judgement would be delivered later Saturday after a trial court deferred his plea on ... Read more...
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From palaces to people: Urdu mushaira reaches out
January 1st, 2012 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Dispelling fears of its demise, the 'mushaira' (Urdu poetry recital) has made a comeback in Delhi, symbolically completing a journey from the durbars of the ... Read more...
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Emirates Palace wins four restaurant awards
November 16th, 2011 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Nov 16 (IANS/WAM) The Emirates Palace of Abu Dhabi has won four awards for its cuisine, ambience and service at the Time Out Abu Dhabi Restaurant Awards 2011.The ... Read more...
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‘Andha Yug’ back at Ferozeshah Kotla after 48 years
October 10th, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Forty-eight years after Ebrahim Alkazi staged "Andha Yug" at Ferozeshah Kotla, the classic play in verse has been re-interpreted by noted director Bhanu Bharti to ... Read more...
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Rolls-Royce unveils latest model
October 5th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 5 (IANS) Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Wednesday unveiled its latest model Ghost Extended Wheelbase in Mumbai.
The Ghost Extended Wheelbase accelerates from 0-100 km/h in just five seconds. The car ... Read more...
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From farm debts to KBC prize, a Vidarbha widow’s story
September 12th, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 12 (IANS) Two years ago, her world collapsed when her husband of six years committed suicide. At 25, she was a widow, unable to bear the burden ... Read more...
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Experts script design principles for India
June 22nd, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) A nine-member panel of experts under the aegis of the National Institute of Design (NID) has prepared guidelines to help designers and manufacturers tool their ... Read more...
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Darjeeling votes peacefully in large numbers
April 18th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, April 18 (IANS) The tourist hub of Darjeeling in northern West Bengal saw a festival-like ambience Monday as people voted in large numbers amid the hill town's signature weather ... Read more...
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Al Bowlly inspired Playboy, says Hugh Hefner
April 3rd, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 3 (ANI): Hugh Hefner has revealed that British jazz legend Al Bowlly inspired the launch of Playboy in 1953.Hefner, who owns one of the biggest collections of Bowlly recordings ... Read more...
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Punjab fans haven’t stopped cheering
April 2nd, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 2 (IANS) Cricket fervour has not ebbed in Punjab three days after India's euphoric win against Pakistan in Mohali.After shouting slogans and cheering for India in the semifinal ... Read more...
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Tusshar Kapoor has big fight with director Sagar Ballary
March 24th, 2011 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Tusshar Kapoor, known as mellowed good boy, picked up a fight with director Sagar Ballary at a shopping mall and the shooting of "Hum Tum Aur ... Read more...
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Glittering ceremony brings down curtain on National Games (Lead)
February 27th, 2011 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 27 (IANS) Thousands came to watch the glittering closing ceremony of the 34th National Games at the Birsa Munda Athletic Stadium here. The 35,000-capacity venue was jam packed as ... Read more...
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My film ‘Aarakshan’ will not create new tensions: Prakash Jha
February 26th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 26 (IANS) Filmmaker Prakash Jha, who is shooting his latest film "Aarakshan" in Bhopal, feels the subject matter of the film is relevant as there is always an "under ... Read more...
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No intimacy between Saif, Deepika in ‘Aarakshan’: Jha
February 21st, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K Jha
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) There is anticipation about the "Love Aaj Kal" pair sizzling again in "Aarakshan", but director Prakash Jha clarifies that there are "no torrid moments" ... Read more...
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Lucknow restaurateur promotes World Cup themed eatery
February 21st, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, Feb.21 (ANI): Sanjay Arora, Lucknow restaurant owner is promoting this Year's World Cup with enthusiasm."We have converted this restaurant into a crickets stadium. We have introduced new international fare for our ... Read more...
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Traditional pot pourri is dying as Brits spend millions on air fresheners
February 5th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 5 (ANI): The traditional pot pourri is fast disappearing as more and more Britons prefer to spend millions of pounds on air fresheners and scented candles.New figures show that the ... Read more...
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Kolkata schools organize health rally for students
January 16th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Jan 16(ANI): Schools in Kolkata on Sunday organized a race to promote the importance of healthy living.The event was called 'Race for Tomorrow', and many renowned celebrities including Bengali actress Rituparna ... Read more...
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Gurgaon hospital launches state-of-art birthing centre
January 15th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 15 (IANS) A super speciality hospital in Gurgaon Saturday launched 'Happy Nest', a state-of-art birthing centre with individualised labour rooms where the family has an option to be part of ... Read more...
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Amitabh Bachchan’s Dancing Aspiration In New Year!
January 3rd, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has his unique style of dancing, which he has maintained in all these decades. But it seems that Big B is satisfied with his dancing moves now ... Read more...
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Watching Films At Theatres Will Soon Become History: David Lynch
December 28th, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Watching a movie in a theatre is soon going to be a thing of the past as the future will be dominated by internet and movies will be downloaded at a ... Read more...
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Orphaned Grizzlies At ZooMontana Turn Out To Be Latest Attraction For Visitors
December 21st, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Billings, Dec 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Dolly, Loulou and Koda have still not got much used to the ambience of ZooMontana which is why they will have to stay inside the ... Read more...
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: Time Is The Essence Of Timeless Beauty
December 16th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Once again Aishwarya Rai proved it when she walked down the ramp in a Gauri and Nainika Karan designed blue gown at Taj Palace hotel for the promotion of Longines Dolce ... Read more...
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Japanese Space Probe Misses Venus, Causing A Setback For The Japanese Space Research
December 9th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
December 9, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A Japanese venture, worth a whopping 190 million pounds, named ‘Akatsuki’ (Dawn), to orbit Venus has missed the planet utterly, notwithstanding which the scientists associated ... Read more...
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Malaysia ready to play role in India-ASEAN partnership: PM Razak
November 19th, 2010 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 19 (ANI): Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has said that his country is ready to facilitate the entry of Indian entrepreneurs into South-East Asia and play its ... Read more...
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Beaver Island: Where Technology Has Made Small Inroads
November 9th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It is quite hard to imagine a province of the united states where residents are living happily without technology that has otherwise become a part and ... Read more...
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After Obamas visit, Mani Bhavan expects tourism boost
November 7th, 2010 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) US President Barack Obama is the first high-profile international visitor to set foot in the Mani Bhavan Gandhi Sangrahalaya in the last 50 years and ... Read more...
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Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta in ‘Don 2’
October 21st, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 21, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Priyanka Chopra and Lara Dutta have finally met in Berlin, and how! Recently, Priyanka Chopra, the hot sexy gal of B town, touched Berlin and landed ... Read more...
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Foreign journalists happy with Village; surprised at negative coverage
October 4th, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Arrangements at the Commonwealth Games Village here have largely evoked a good response from visiting foreign journalists. Though some of them are complaining about ... Read more...
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‘Incredible India’ festival opens for Commonwealth Games
October 2nd, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.2 (ANI): Ahead of Commonwealth Games Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has opened the 'Incredible India' festival in the city.On Friday, various cultural groups assembled e from across the nation ... Read more...
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