EU spends millions on office in Barbados
July 30th, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Amid a global economic downturn and financial crunch being faced by some of its members, the European Union (EU) has spent millions of pounds of the ... Read more...
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16 injured as Mantralaya fire rages, all rescued (Second Lead)
June 21st, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 21 (IANS) Sixteen people were injured as a major fire raged in the Maharashtra Mantralaya or secretariat here Thursday, with officials saying that everyone had been rescued from ... Read more...
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Dozens trapped in burning Mantralaya, navy called (Lead)
June 21st, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 21 (IANS) A major fire raged in the Maharashtra Mantrayala or secretariat here Thursday, with a man who escaped claiming that some 50 people were trapped in the ... Read more...
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Kashmir is ultimate for outdoor film shooting: Saroj Khan
April 24th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 24 (IANS) For renowned Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan, the locale for her latest song sequence could just not be better. Srinagar's Tulip Garden Tuesday not only fascinated ... Read more...
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Oxford student jumps balconies, plunges 25 feet
April 7th, 2012 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 7 (IANS) An Oxford University student has been hospitalised after falling from a building's second-storey while trying to show his friends how to move from one balcony to ... Read more...
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Rahul takes Kanpur by storm but faces poll code breach charge (Second Lead)
February 21st, 2012 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
Kanpur/New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday took Kanpur by storm, but faced a case for violating the model code of conduct. Denying the charge, ... Read more...
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Argentine capital Buenos Aires becomes smoke-free
January 7th, 2012 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Jan 7 (IANS/EFE) The Argentine capital has now become a smoke-free city after the passing of a new law that prohibits smoking in closed areas like bars, restaurants ... Read more...
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Cheryl Cole to buy $5.5 million mansion
October 13th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 13 (IANS) Singer Cheryl Cole is reportedly planning to buy a $5.5 million mansion in Los Angeles.Femalefirst.co.uk reports that Cole was spotted viewing the six bedroom, four bathroom ... Read more...
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Fall from heights accounts for second highest spinal injuries
May 19th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) After road accidents, fall from heights accounts for maximum number of spinal cord injuries and disabilities in the country, a study by the Indian Spinal ... Read more...
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Mubarak complicit in shootings of anti-regime protesters in Egypt
April 20th, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
Cairo, Apr 19 (ANI): Judge Omar Marwan, the Secretary General of Egypt's official commission on the recent uprising, has said ousted President Hosni Mubarak was complicit in the shooting of anti-regime protesters. ... Read more...
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Unit block in Oz is first to ban residents from smoking
April 2nd, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 2 (ANI): A Sydney unit block is believed to be the first residential building in Australia to ban smoking in all residents' homes.According to the Sydney Morning Herald, unit owners ... Read more...
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Spots to watch William wedding procession on hire
March 28th, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 28 (IANS) Balconies, rooms with glass windows and rooftops that would offer a great view of the wedding procession of Prince William are now on hire for ... Read more...
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Agra sex workers: Lives that count
March 25th, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, March 25 (IANS) Perched on the high balconies of Agra's red light areas, they have been selling sex for years. And now the Taj city's sex workers are set ... Read more...
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Delhi revels peacefully in Holi colours (Lead)
March 20th, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Holi, the festival of colours that leads to spring, was celebrated in Delhi Sunday as people splashed colours on each other and distributed sweets and ... Read more...
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Cary Grant’s former Palm Springs retreat being sold for $2.9m
March 18th, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 18 (ANI): Late actor Cary Grant's former Palm Springs retreat has been put on the market for 2.9 million dollars.According to online real estate database Zillow, the 1.54-acre estate ... Read more...
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New-age Aussie ‘a tech-savvy workaholic’
January 24th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 24 (ANI): The lifestyle of people Down Under seems to be changing, with more people ditching backyards for balconies.According to a new report, the iconic pastime of watching sport is ... Read more...
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Saif Ali Khan: Selling Pent House All Because He Is Fed Up Of His Neighbors
January 21st, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Saif Ali Khan is a man with absolute taste and style. Thus while going in for investing in a pent house for himself a few years back, he and his ... Read more...
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Prashant Chadha’s Azaan: Shooting In Poland
December 27th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
or out law was about a guy who had set out to protect the world from terror attacks.Thus in order to get authentic look for each sequence the director has ... Read more...
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EMAAR-MGF denies allegations over Commonwealth Games
October 20th, 2010 - 10:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 20 (ANI): The real estate developer EMAAR-MGF, which is facing the threat of confiscation of its Rs 183 crore bank guarantee for alleged irregularities in the construction of Commonwealth ... Read more...
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Thousands gather to watch ‘Ram baraat’
October 5th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Oct 5 (IANS) Thousands of people, including women and children, lined up along roadsides, on balconies and rooftops here Tuesday to catch a glimpse of the 'Ram baraat', a procession of ... Read more...
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Washing lines considered ‘a health and safety risk’ in UK!
September 11th, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 11 (ANI): Residents in the UK have been ordered to remove washing lines from balconies for health and safety reasons.Croydon Council managers wrote to thousands of tenants telling them that ... Read more...
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Muslims take part in Gokulashtami in Mumbai
September 2nd, 2010 - 7:11 pm ICT by ANI
By Raziq KhanMumbai, Sep 2 (ANI): Members of Muslim community at Dadar and Thane here, celebrated the festival of Gokulashtami (birth of Hindu God Krishna), joining the Hindu devotees in the ... Read more...
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Nandish Sandhu Suffering From Acrophobia!
August 28th, 2010 - 8:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 28, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Nandish Sandhu also known as Veer of "Uttaran' is suffering from Acrophobia, but frankly speaking he is not alone in the world suffering from Phobias, there ... Read more...
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Brit blonde, 25, claims she has slept with 5000 men
August 13th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 13 (ANI): A 25-year-old British blonde has claimed that she has slept with as many as 5,000 men since losing her virginity at 16.Nikki Lee has had casual sex in ... Read more...
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I’ve slept with 5,000 men: British blonde
August 13th, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS) A 25-year-old British blonde has boasted that she has slept with 5,000 men and says she doesn't "want to be cured" even if she is considered a sex ... Read more...
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Miracle New Zealand Teen Survives Falling 16 Floors
July 27th, 2010 - 1:55 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A fifteen year old boy’s family has a lot to be thankful for today as their son rests in a New Zealnd hospital after falling 16 stories from ... Read more...
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Delhi shines, but red light area in darkness (IANS Special)
July 5th, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
By Sugandha Pathak and Rahul Vaishnavi
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) An old Bollywood song, "Parde mein rehne do, parda na uthao" rings the air as you walk past the brothels of G.B. ... Read more...
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Spaniards at last pleased with their World Cup team
June 30th, 2010 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, June 30 (DPA) Most Spaniards were at last pleased with their World Cup team Wednesday as a result of Tuesday's 1-0 win over neighbours Portugal in the pre-quarterfinals in Cape ... Read more...
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Australian teen Jessica Watson completes round-the-world sail
May 15th, 2010 - 3:57 pm ICT by BNO News
SYDNEY (BNO NEWS) -- Australian teen sailor Jessica Watson was welcomed by thousands of people as she crossed the finish line of her round-the-world journey on Saturday.Watson, who is 16 years old, ... Read more...
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Park Street fire throws up heroes
March 24th, 2010 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) Amid the devastation and the loss of lives, the fire at the Stephen Court building here has also thrown up heroes who staked their lives to save fellow ... Read more...
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Fire in Kolkata’s Stephen Court, 4 feared dead
March 23rd, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Kolkata, Mar 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There was a huge fire blazing away at Kolkata’s Stephen Court. However according to latest reports, it is under control now. Some people have been rescued ... Read more...
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Fire rages in Kolkata high-rise (Lead)
March 23rd, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) A fire broke out in a multi-storied building on the upmarket Park Street in the city hub Tuesday, police said. Several people were feared trapped.
Fifteen fire tenders ... Read more...
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Delhi revels in Holi colours
March 1st, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Streets in Delhi presented a festive look on the occasion of Holi Monday as people danced away to the beats of drums, splashed colours and water on ... Read more...
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Laila-Majnu, the plant, a bestseller at Bihar fair
November 12th, 2009 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
By Imran Khan
Patna, Nov 12 (IANS) A plant named after legendary lovers Laila and Majnu, who could only unite in death, is selling like hot cakes at a Bihar fair as a ... Read more...
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Witness a marriage of gods made on earth
September 17th, 2009 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Sep 17 (IANS) Everybody in the city of the Taj is invited to the wedding. Almost everyone shows up - watching from the roadside, balconies, rooftops - as the wedding procession ... Read more...
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