Pakistan dismisses BBC claims on supporting Taliban
October 30th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 30 (IANS) Pakistan Sunday strongly rejected claims made in a BBC documentary that the country's security services were supporting the Taliban in Afghanistan."The BBC series 'Secret Pakistan' ... Read more...
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Daniel Craig replaces David Attenborough as new voice of BBC nature films
April 30th, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 30 (ANI): Daniel Craig, better known by cinema-goers as James bond, is set to replace Sir David Attenborough, Britain's greatest broadcasting naturalist, as the voice of BBC nature films.
Craig ... Read more...
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Martin Freeman To Play Lead Role In ‘The Hobbits’?
September 9th, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Sep 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The problems are far from over for the much awaited 'The Hobbits'. The film is in the making for a very long time and despite several ... Read more...
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Martin Freeman shuns ‘Hobbit’ for ‘Sherlock’
September 7th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 7 (ANI): Martin Freeman has apparently refused to play Bilbo Baggins in 'The Hobbit' due to his prior commitment to BBC series 'Sherlock'.The actor was offered to pay lead with ... Read more...
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Sherlock Holmes fever grips Britain’s fashion market
August 18th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 18 (ANI): Sherlock Holmes' look has become a rage among fashion-conscious Brits with young men trying to copy modern sleuth Benedict Cumberbatch's style.Shopping street Savile Row tailor James Sleater said ... Read more...
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Prince Harry filming reality music show at Buckingham Palace
August 15th, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 15 (ANI): Prince Harry is shooting for a reality music show at Buckingham Palace.The prince has turned TV presenter as he hosts the special BBC series aiming to help youngsters ... Read more...
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Sherlock Holmes to police modern London’s mean streets in new BBC series
March 22nd, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 22 (ANI): Sherlock Holmes' new avatar will see the Baker Street detective police the alleys of modern London.Benedict Cumberbatch will play Holmes while Martin Freeman will step into the ... Read more...
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Lisa Kudrow emotional after learning family’s tormented past
March 21st, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 21 (IANS) Former "Friends" star Lisa Kudrow was in tears after she uncovered a harrowing tragedy linking her family to a Nazi massacre.
The revelation came as she traced her ancestors ... Read more...
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Mainstream Hinduism wiping out local faiths: William Dalrymple
October 15th, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Writer William Dalrymple says "smaller and indigenous religions in villages across India are dwindling because of the spread of an urban and refined form of ... Read more...
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‘Dumbledore’ Sir Michael Gambon hasn’t read Harry Potter books!
September 22nd, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 22 (ANI): Harry Potter star Sir Michael Gambon has admitted he hasn't read any of JK Rowling's hit novels about the young wizard.Gambon, 68, known to millions as Professor Albus ... Read more...
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Doctor Who’s David Tennant turned into cartoon for new BBC series
August 22nd, 2009 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 22 (ANI): A cartoon version of the outgoing Doctor Who, David Tennant, will soon be seen in a new BBC series.Entitled Dreamland, the series will see Tennant's cartoon character visit ... Read more...
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Queen’s Senior Under Butler demoted for ogling at gay porn
May 5th, 2009 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 5 (ANI): Just a few days after the sex scandal on the Queen's front lawn came to light, a second one has been reported involving the Senior Under Butler of ... Read more...
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Forensic artist re-constructs face of first European
May 4th, 2009 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 4 (ANI): A forensic artist has reconstructed the face of the first anatomically-modern human to live in Europe, who inhabited the ancient forests of the Carpathian Mountains in what is ... Read more...
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”Goodness Gracious Me” writer Sharat Sardana passes away aged 40
January 31st, 2009 - 11:18 am ICT by ANI
London, Jan 31 (ANI): Sharat Sardana, the writer of Emmy Award-winning comedy Goodness Gracious Me, has died after contracting a rare infection. He was 40.With shows like The Kumars at Number ... Read more...
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I could never find true love in India: Prince of Rajpipla
January 14th, 2009 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 14 (IANS) British princes aren’t the only royals making news here: a gay Indian price told television interviewers Wednesday he could never find true love in India.Manvendra Singh Gohil, crown ... Read more...
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Meera Syals secret exercise regime - boxing!
October 12th, 2008 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 12 (ANI): British comedian Meera Syal has revealed that she has taken up boxing to lose the baby weight she has put on.Syal, who has never been a fitness ... Read more...
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The real life Tess of the d”Urbervilles revealed
September 16th, 2008 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 16 (ANI): Augusta Bugler, a Dorset resident, was the woman who inspired Thomas Hardys Tess of the d''Urbervilles in 1888, reveals her daughter Norrie Woodhall.According to Norrie, the famous ... Read more...
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DeNiro walks out off ‘Edge of Darkness’
September 6th, 2008 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 6 (IANS) Acting legend Robert DeNiro walked off the set of the movie "Edge of Darkness" in Massachusetts after having "creative difference" with director Martin Campbell.The film was being shot ... Read more...
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Stalin, Tsar Nicholas II in battle for title of greatest Russian
July 17th, 2008 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 17 (ANI): Soviet tyrant Josef Stalin and World War II leader is battling the countrys last monarch Tsar Nicholas II for the title of greatest Russia.
Both are in the ... Read more...
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Colin Firth planning year-long acting hiatus
May 9th, 2008 - 1:36 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, May 9 (ANI): British actor Colin Firth is planning to take a hiatus from acting.The actor, who burned himself into millions of female memories as Jane Austen's moody hero Fitzwilliam ... Read more...
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Mick Jagger spends spare time appreciating beautiful gardens
March 19th, 2008 - 4:46 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 19 (ANI): Famous rock star Sir Mick Jagger spends his spare time these days appreciating beautifully manicured gardens.The 63-year-old star says that a privet hedge and a well-laid flower ... Read more...
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Storm ruined Sir Mick Jaggers assassination attempt
March 2nd, 2008 - 6:09 pm ICT by admin
London, Mar 2 (ANI): Have you ever imagined how music history might have been if a plot to kill Sir Mick Jagger, which has emerged from the files of the FBI, had ... Read more...
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Crowe inherited booze-fuelled temper from Welsh ancestors
January 17th, 2008 - 1:26 pm ICT by admin
London , Jan 17 (ANI): Australian actor Russell Crowes relatives are blaming his booze-fuelled temperis from Welsh ancestors.The actors family tree is said to include quite a number of alcoholics and tearaways.Crowe ... Read more...
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