Cameroon footballers want to play in India’s I-League
September 4th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) A second-string Cameroon side might have suffered a 4-5 loss to India in the just-concluded Nehru Cup but many of the footballers now want to ... Read more...
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Crowds finally turn up for Nehru Cup final
September 2nd, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) It took a final clash between a full strength Cameroon and India for football fans to throng the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here Sunday.Fans have chosen ... Read more...
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Wimbledon: Del Potro sinks Nishikori
July 1st, 2012 - 8:06 am ICT by IANS
London, July 1 (IANS) Argentine ninth seed Juan Martin del Potro booked his passage into the fourth round at Wimbledon with a commanding straight-sets win over Japan's Kei Nishikori, ... Read more...
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Cameroon reduce Eto’o 15-match suspension to 8 months
January 8th, 2012 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Yaounde (Cameroon) Jan 8 (IANS) Cameroon's football federation (Fecafoot) has reduced the 15-match suspension on captain Samuel Eto'o to eight-months and that of midfielder Enoh Eyong from two matches to ... Read more...
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French woman, four children found buried in garden
April 23rd, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 23 (IANS) Police in France are hunting a man who shot dead his wife and four children and then buried the bodies in the garden, it was reported ... Read more...
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Michael Brea Arrested For Killing His Mother
November 25th, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Nov 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Michael Brea, who played a small role in "Ugly Betty" has been charged with killing his own mother along with illegal possession of weapon for killing ... Read more...
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Spurs defender brands Rooney as “a dirty prostitute sha**er”
October 30th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct. 30 (ANI): Spurs defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto has branded Manchester United's star striker Wayne Rooney as "a dirty prostitute sha**er" in the wake of the latter two-timing his wife Coleen while ... Read more...
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Swiss Air Lines to offer more daily flights on Indian routes
October 7th, 2010 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) The Swiss International Air Lines will offer daily flights on both its Indian routes- Mumbai and Delhi- in the winter schedule from Oct 31, a spokesperson said Thursday. ... Read more...
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Large waistline, high triglyceride levels up coronary heart disease risk
July 20th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 20 (ANI): People with a larger waistline and high triglyceride levels are at increased risk of coronary heart disease, according to a new research."Among individuals classified at low coronary heart ... Read more...
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French Open: Bhupathi-Mirnyi sail into second round
May 26th, 2010 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 26 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi of Belarus sailed into the second round of the men's doubles with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Jurgen Melzer of Austria and ... Read more...
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Al Pacino to star in new adaptation of King Lear
May 15th, 2010 - 11:40 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 15, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Actor Al Pacino will team up again with writer-director Michael Radford for a new adaptation of one of Shakespeare's master tragedies, King Lear. The duo worked ... Read more...
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Chinese public relations policies leave much to be desired: Communication expert
April 28th, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by ANI
Columbia, Apr 28 (ANI): The public relations policies of China leave much to be desired, said Ernest Zhang, the China program coordinator at the University of Missouri School of Journalism and an ... Read more...
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Pressure on Chelsea as Manchester United go top; Hull woe
April 25th, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 25 (DPA) Manchester United piled the pressure onto Chelsea in the title race after they beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 to go top of the English Premier League table.
Two penalties ... Read more...
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Gigantic Iceberg Might Cause Climatic Changes
February 28th, 2010 - 9:38 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Feb 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to reports, crash between an iceberg and a glacier, causing the ice berg to split off from an unexpected place, the cooler eastern end of ... Read more...
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Swiss airlines starts weekly Zurich-Goa service
February 2nd, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 2 (IANS) Swiss International airlines has started a weekly charter service between Zurich and Goa, a company official said here Tuesday.
"Swiss customers could now directly fly to Goa, one of ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods ‘hit by 18-week rehab sex ban’
January 20th, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 20 (ANI): Shamed golfer Tiger Woods, who's spending six weeks at a Mississippi rehab clinic, is facing an 18-week sex ban as part of his treatment.The sports ace, 34, ... Read more...
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How galaxy disks are stirred vigorously
January 8th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, January 8 (ANI): In a new research, astronomers have shown that in spiral galaxies containing a central bar, which is an elongated structure composed of stars, a vigorous mixing of stars ... Read more...
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Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) pledges support for Canada’s athletes
November 24th, 2009 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Ottawa(Canada), Nov.24 (ANI): The Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) has committed its support to Canadian athletes competing in the October 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.Over the next ten months, the ICCC will support ... Read more...
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Audi partners World Economic Forum’s India summit
November 5th, 2009 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 5 (IANS) German luxury car maker Audi will partner with the World Economic Forum's India Economic Summit by providing its premium model cars for facilitating the travel of delegates attending ... Read more...
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A.R. Rahman’s ‘Passage’ wins appreciations
September 11th, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
After making it big with internationally acclaimed "Elizabeth: The Golden Age', filmmaker Shekhar Kapoor and A.R. Rahman have come together for "Passage'. This, first ever short film directed by Shekhar Kapoor ... Read more...
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Audi to assemble its sports utility vehicles in India
September 3rd, 2009 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) German luxury car manufacturer Audi AG Thursday said it would start assembling its sports utility vehicle (SUV) Q5 at its Aurangabad plant in Maharashtra from next March. ... Read more...
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Audi sales up in June
July 2nd, 2009 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Luxury car maker Audi sold 204 vehicles last month in Indian market, compared to 77 in June 2008, it said Thursday.
This takes the overall sales volumes of ... Read more...
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Audi launches luxury utility vehicle Q5 in India
June 4th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 4 (IANS) German premium segment car maker Audi launched its luxury sports utility vehicle (SUV) Audi Q5 in the Indian market Thursday.
The SUV, priced between Rs.38.29 lakh and Rs.44.19 lakh, ... Read more...
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Paes, Dlouhy in French Open doubles second round
May 28th, 2009 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 28 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Czech Lukas Dlouhy advanced to the doubles second round of French Open tennis with a 6-1, 6-3 win over France's Sebastien De Chaunac and ... Read more...
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Audi opens terminal showroom in Kochi
May 15th, 2009 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, May 15 (IANS) German luxury car maker Audi Friday opened its flagship terminal showroom in Kochi.
'Audi Kochi', the company's first terminal showroom in the country that exemplifies the latest and exclusive ... Read more...
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Mites living on hissing cockroach may harbour allergy cure
April 30th, 2009 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 30 (ANI): A new research has revealed how tiny mites living on the surface of cockroaches may prove to be advantageous to humans with allergies.Mites, who thrive on the surface ... Read more...
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How stem cells could be used to repair damaged heart
April 27th, 2009 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 27 (ANI): In a new study on stem cells, scientists at Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease have discovered a combination of genes, which can play a vital role in repairing ... Read more...
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New Audi A6 launched in India
April 23rd, 2009 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) German luxury car maker Audi Thursday launched a new variant of its existing sedan Audi A6 in the Indian market.
The car will be available in the market ... Read more...
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Audi sales up 55.7 percent in March
April 6th, 2009 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) German luxury car maker Audi sold 162 cars last month in India, up 55.7 percent from 104 vehicles it sold in March 2008, the company said Monday. ... Read more...
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Pavlyuchenko strike saves blushes as Tottenham reach final
January 22nd, 2009 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 22 (DPA) Late goals from Roman Pavlyuchenko and Jermain Defoe secured Tottenham Hotspur's place in the Carling Cup final on the basis of aggregate, despite a 3-2 semi-final second-leg defeat ... Read more...
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2008 US presidential candidates” TV ads most negative in history, says expert
November 1st, 2008 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 1 (ANI): While Barack Obama and John McCain battle against each other in the run for the White House seat, a University of Missouri professor has claimed that the ... Read more...
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US Presidential debate focused more on policy than character
September 30th, 2008 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
Columbia, Sept 30 (ANI): The first presidential debate of 2008, between John McCain and Barack Obama, reveals that most of the statements were positive.A content analysis by a University of Missouri ... Read more...
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Presidential debates are mostly positive and emphasize policy: Researcher
September 25th, 2008 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept.25 (ANI): William Benoit, one of the nation''s leading experts on political campaigns at the University of Missouri, says presidential debates have become an important part of presidential campaigns since ... Read more...
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Fancy the Taj in your living room? 3D’s here!
July 14th, 2008 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14(IANS) Ever fancied bringing red poppies, sturdy bamboo, the Eiffel Tower or, for matter, the Taj Mahal onto your living space walls? French company Plage promises you just that ... Read more...
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Scientists demystify Wall Paper Peeling Mystery
May 12th, 2008 - 12:08 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 12 (ANI): Scientists have explained the physics behind the frustrating experience of removing adhesive paper from a surface and getting a pointy flap as a result, which is popularly ... Read more...
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