Coe promises ’safe and secure’ Games
July 21st, 2012 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 21 (IANS) The Chairman of the London 2012 Olympics, Sebastian Coe, has promised that the Games will be "safe and secure".Speaking on BBC radio, Coe responded to questions ... Read more...
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‘Middle class Muslim women still victims of bias’
April 20th, 2012 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Muslim women from middle class homes continue to battle discrimination despite efforts by the government and non-profit organisations to empower them, says veteran filmmaker-activist Rama ... Read more...
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BBC presenter admits sex assaults on teenaged girls
January 14th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 14 (IANS) A BBC radio presenter has admitted a string of sex attacks against five teenaged girls, a media report said.Peter Rowell, 53, admitted indecent assault, making indecent ... Read more...
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Britain to call for stronger Iran sanctions
December 1st, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 1 (IANS) Britain, whose embassy in Tehran was stormed, will call for stronger economic sanctions against Iran at a meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Brussels, ... Read more...
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England deserve to overtake India as No.1: Allan Donald
July 27th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) South African bowling great Allan Donald says England deserve to replace India as the No.1 Test team but was confident of the visitors bouncing back in ... Read more...
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‘Wuthering Heights’ radio version to have f-word
March 22nd, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 22 (IANS) A new radio version of Emily Bronte's romantic novel "Wuthering Heights" will be littered with explicit phrases, including the f-word, a media report said.The BBC radio ... Read more...
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Retirement home fire claims ex-England cricketer Trevor ‘Barnacle’ Bailey’s life
February 11th, 2011 - 10:21 am ICT by ANI
Essex (UK), Feb.11 (ANI): A fire at a retirement home in Westcliff, Essex, claimed the life of former England cricketer Trevor Bailey on Thursday. He was 87.Regarded as one of English cricket's ... Read more...
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Jessie J: Voted The BBC’s Sound Of 2011
January 8th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
With music playing an important part of the entertainment industry there are many contests and polls to pick out the best of the albums, singles which hit stands in a ... Read more...
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Rupert Everett Finds Jennifer Aniston’s Choice Of Films Tasteless!
December 30th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
My Best Friend's Wedding star Rupert Everett has gone almost abusive while speaking about former Friends star Jennifer Aniston and fellow British actor Colin Firth. It seems that Everett is ... Read more...
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April 11, 1954: The most boring day of the 20th century
November 26th, 2010 - 12:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 26 (ANI): It was the year Queen became the first reigning monarch to visit Australia and Marilyn Monroe married Joe DiMaggio, but 1954 also boasts of having the most boring ... Read more...
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BBC DJ apologises for ‘Chinese eat cats?’ gaffe
November 22nd, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 22 (ANI): A BBC radio presenter was forced to apologise after a 'distasteful' gaffe about the Chinese eating cats.Judi Spiers was discussing a book about Casper the cat, who became ... Read more...
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Singer James Blunt ‘prevented World War III’
November 15th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 15 (ANI): British singer James Blunt has said that his refusal to obey an order from a US General helped avoid a potential World War III.Blunt, a former captain ... Read more...
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Facebook generation of 16 to 24-year-olds ‘loneliest of all age-groups’
November 2nd, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 2 (ANI): A new research has revealed that despite thousands of friends online, the Facebook generation is the loneliest of all age-groups.Britain's 16 to 24-year-olds - the so-called Facebook ... Read more...
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England start favourites for Ashes, says Gilchrist
October 29th, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
London,Oct 29 (IANS) Former Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist Friday picked England as favourites to win the Ashes series against arch-rivals Australia, starting Nov 25.Gilchrist, one of the most explosive batsmen of ... Read more...
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Booker Prize is like backward shining light on all my works: Howard Jacobson (Interview)
October 16th, 2010 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Novelist Howard Jacobson, who won the Man Booker Prize for his "The Finkler Question", says the award is like a "backward shining light" that ... Read more...
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Howard Jacobson wins Man Booker Prize for ‘The Finkler Question’
October 13th, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 13 (ANI): Author and columnist Howard Jacobson has been honoured with Man Booker Prize for his comic novel 'The Finkler Question'.Jacobson, who beat contenders including double winner Peter Carey, received ... Read more...
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Bronze age cities built by Aryans discovered
October 4th, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 4 (IANS) Archaeologists have discovered bronze age cities built by the Aryans in a remote Russian region, dating back to the beginning of Western civilisation in Europe.
Archaeologists have identified ... Read more...
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Lifetime ban for tainted cricketers, if found guilty: Pak High Commissioner
September 5th, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep.5 (ANI): Pakistan High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan has suggested lifetime ban from cricket for the three Pakistani cricketers accused of spot-fixing, if found guilty.The trio--Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and ... Read more...
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Justin Bieber Is A Precocious Little Brat
August 28th, 2010 - 3:50 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 28, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Every now and then we hear the same old rumor that Justin Bieber is a little spoilt brat. Although Bieber's PR management team projects a ... Read more...
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‘Politics’ played biggest role in 2006 Pak-England Oval Test controversy: Hair
August 19th, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.19 (ANI): With Pakistan and England returning to The Oval for the third Test for the first time after the 2006 fiasco, former Australian umpire Darell Hair has said that "politics" ... Read more...
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Hampshire shuts door on Afridi
July 23rd, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 23 (ANI): Hampshire has denied signing swashbuckling Pakistan all rounder Shahid Afridi for the remaining part of the Friends Provident Twenty20 championship.Afridi, who resigned from Test captaincy following last week's ... Read more...
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Salman Butt to lead Pakistan for rest of England tour
July 17th, 2010 - 6:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 17 (ANI): Left hand opener Salman Butt has been appointed as Pakistan's captain to lead the side for the rest of the England series.The decision was taken during a meeting ... Read more...
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British MP - Mark Reckless apologizes for being too drunk to vote
July 12th, 2010 - 12:55 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, July 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) British MP – Mark Reckless has apologized for being drunk and hence missing a vote on the Budget. The honest Kent MP confessed that he had drunk ... Read more...
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Steve Carell is leaving ‘The Office’
June 29th, 2010 - 11:25 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, Jun 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Steve Carell is bidding adieu to the show ‘The Office’. When the possibility of his leaving the show was raised several months ago, then ... Read more...
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BBC radio DJ suspended over Queen death joke
May 19th, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 19 (ANI): A BBC radio DJ has been suspended for a week for cracking a joke about the death of the Queen on a live radio show.Danny Kelly, 39, who ... Read more...
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Bob Geldof furious at BBC over Band Aid millions used to buy arms claim
March 4th, 2010 - 7:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 4 (ANI): Irish singer Bob Geldof is said to have been left furious after claims broadcast on BBC said that the millions of dollars raised by Band Aid were diverted ... Read more...
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BBC causes outrage with call for age of consent to be 13
September 22nd, 2009 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 22 (ANI): The BBC has caused outrage after it allowed a leading academic to demand the age of consent be lowered to 13 on its show.Professor John Spencer stated on ... Read more...
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Musharraf’s ‘foolish’ comment would dent Pak’s international image: Hassan
September 16th, 2009 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep.16 (ANI): Pakistan's High Commissioner to Britain Wajid Shams-ul- Hassan has termed former President General Pervez Musharraf's statement regarding misuse of US military aid as a 'foolish' comment, and has ... Read more...
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Surviving Bee Gees to reunite for live shows
September 8th, 2009 - 11:41 am ICT by ANI
London, September 8 (ANI): Bee Gees member Robin Gibb has revealed that he and brother Barry are ready to get back together as a band, six years on from the death of ... Read more...
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British minister walks out of segregated Muslim wedding
August 14th, 2009 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 14 (IANS) A British minister Friday defended his decision to walk out of a Muslim wedding where men and women were separated, saying such practices ran against his efforts to ... Read more...
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Ramprakash ‘would be thrilled’ to play deciding Oval Test
August 13th, 2009 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.13 (ANI): Surrey and former England Test player Mark Ramprakash, 39, has said that he would be thrilled to play in the Ashes decider on his home ground - The Oval ... Read more...
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UN calls civilian killings in Sri Lanka as ‘bloodbath’ (Second Lead, Changing dateline)
May 11th, 2009 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 11 (IANS) A senior UN official Monday spoke of a "bloodbath" following reports that nearly 400 civilians, including at least 100 children, were massacred in northern Sri Lanka at the ... Read more...
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UK Minister Woolas reassures Gurkhas about residency rights
May 9th, 2009 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 9 (ANI): British Immigration Minister Phil Woolas has reassured Gurkha veterans that he will address their residency rights issue with sincerity and added that they may still be allowed ... Read more...
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UK’s Royal Albert Hall to host first ever Bollywood Prom
April 8th, 2009 - 7:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.8 (ANI): The Royal Albert Hall will host its first ever Bollywood Prom as part of a day dedicated to Indian music, called Indian Voices.The BBC, which organises and ... Read more...
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Surfers want Jonathan Ross sacked over sex with 80-year-old joke
January 27th, 2009 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 27 (ANI): Hundreds of appalled surfers want to see Jonathan Ross sacked over his sick joke about sex with an 80-year-old woman on his Radio 2 comeback show.The BBC ... Read more...
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