Lana Del Rey sizzles in GQ shoot
September 10th, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Sept 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lana Del Ray has been named as the woman of the year and this is according to the analysis by GQ magazine. This gave everyone ... Read more...
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British college teacher found guilty of sexual abuse
July 25th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) A college teacher in Britain has been found guilty of sexually abusing five boys while working as a teacher in private schools, a media report said.Bruce ... Read more...
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Man buys island to be buried with wife
April 22nd, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 22 (IANS) A man in Britain has purchased a tiny island to ensure he and his wife have their final resting place.Piers Casimir-Mrowczynski, 50, snapped up the tiny ... Read more...
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Indonesian jailed for preaching jehad
March 29th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, March 29 (IANS) An Indonesian court has sentenced an Islamic school principal to 17 years in prison for preaching on jehad that led to terrorism.Abrory bin Al Ayub, alias ... Read more...
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Catholic priest jailed for child sex abuse
March 10th, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 10 (IANS) A Catholic priest in Britain has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for sexually abusing young boys.Alexander Bede Walsh was convicted of 21 sexual offences ... Read more...
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We don’t have a sporting culture: Abhinav Bindra
October 24th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Olympic gold medalist-turned-writer Abhinav Bindra, whose shots have rarely missed the bull's eye, says India does not have a long-range sports policy and culture ... Read more...
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School bars pupils for whisky, sex in sandpit
July 20th, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 20 (IANS) A well-known British school has been rocked by a sex and drink scandal involving 13-year-old students.
A boy and girl have been expelled from the 30,000 ... Read more...
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Indonesian cleric jailed for 15 years for terror acts
June 16th, 2011 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 16 (IANS/AKI) Radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir was Thursday sentenced to 15 years in prison following his conviction for supporting a training camp for Islamist militants.Bashir, 72, ... Read more...
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Nepal’s ‘Little Buddha’ to remain king of hearts
June 12th, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 12 (IANS) Once hailed as the world's shortest man, Nepal's "Little Buddha" Khagendra Thapa Magar, his family and friends showed a large heart Sunday, welcoming the crowning of ... Read more...
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Headley may discuss Pakistan’s role in Mumbai attack (Second Lead)
May 23rd, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, May 23 (IANS) Pakistani-American David Headley, who has pleaded guilty, may discuss allegations that Pakistan's government knew or possibly helped plan the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, a Chicago court ... Read more...
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Headley may discuss Pakistan’s role in Mumbai terror trial (Lead)
May 23rd, 2011 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, May 23 (IANS) Pakistani-American David Headley, who has pleaded guilty, may discuss allegations that Pakistan's government knew or possibly helped plan the 2008 Mumbai terror attack blamed on Pakistan-based ... Read more...
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I can love you without kissing you, wrote teenaged Jacqueline Kennedy
April 23rd, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 23 (IANS) "I do love you and can love you without kissing you every time I see you," wrote a teenaged Jacqueline Bouvier (Kennedy), whose letters to a ... Read more...
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‘Cynical young woman’ Jackie Kennedy’s teenage love letters up for grabs
April 23rd, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 23 (ANI): The teenage love letters of Jackie, wife of late US President John F. Kennedy, are set to go under hammer in the US next month.The letters, expected to ... Read more...
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Harvey Keitel completes shooting for Indian movie ‘Against Itself’
April 21st, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Harvey Keitel, known for his roles in films like "Reservoir Dogs" and "Pulp Fiction", recently finished a two-month shoot in India for his first Indian ... Read more...
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‘Uyyale’ a sincere attempt (Kannada Film Review)
March 20th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Uyyale"; Cast: Prabhu, Shilpa, Ramesh Bhat, Doddanna, Padmaja Rao, Roopika and others; Director: S. Dinesh; Camera: M.R. Seenu; Music: Riki; Rating: **1/2"Uyyale" has fresh faces in lead roles and is ... Read more...
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200 arrive for Special Olympics in Himachal
February 15th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 15 (IANS) They are intellectually disabled, but that hasn't stopped over 200 people from eight states from arriving at the snow-laden ski slopes of Narkanda in Himachal Pradesh to conquer ... Read more...
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Keira Knightley Says Carey Mulligan Was Behind Signing ‘Never Let Me Go’
January 11th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
to get an opportunity to work with her close friend actress Carey Mulligan once again.The 25 year old actress earlier worked with Mulligan in the 2005 film Pride & Prejudice. ... Read more...
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Salman Taseer’s Indian link
January 4th, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Salman Taseer, governor of Pakistan's Punjab who was assassinated Tuesday, had an all-too-real India connection: he married and divorced Indian journalist Tavleen Singh and had a British-born ... Read more...
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Son of Hitler’s secretary accused of sexual abuses while being priest 50 yrs ago
January 4th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Jan 4 (ANI): Martin Bormann, the eldest son of Adolf Hitler's secretary, has reportedly been accused of being sexually violent with a young boy at an Austrian Catholic boarding school when ... Read more...
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ULFA chief Rajkhowa receives warm welcome in Sivasagar
January 3rd, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
By Peter Alex ToddSivasagar (Assam), Jan.3 (ANI): The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa has received a warm welcome at his hometown in Assam's Sivasagar District during the weekend.Rajkhowa ... Read more...
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Patrick House Wins ‘The Biggest Loser’ By Losing 189 Lbs
December 15th, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Patrick took home the grand prize money of $250,000 and is planning to start foundations to help kids becoming more active. He wants to help the children by providing them resources ... Read more...
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Kate Middleton ‘first saw Prince William as a 10-year-old schoolgirl’
November 27th, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 27 (ANI): It is widely assumed that Kate Middleton, 28, first saw her future husband Prince William in person while studying history of art at St Andrew's University in ... Read more...
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ALLAH KE BANDAY Director Faruque Kabir: I’m A Rebel
November 3rd, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 3, 2010 (Showbiz PR Wire): Faruk Kabir is anxious. There is less than a fortnight that remains for the release of his debut directorial and acting venture ALLAH KE BANDAY. ... Read more...
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Robert Pattinson Creates Riot At Taft Boarding School!
November 1st, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 1, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The presence of 'Twilight' star Robert Pattinson is enough to create a stampede! However, no one imagined that even a video of the actor could create ... Read more...
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British school headmaster jailed for sex abuse
September 7th, 2010 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 7 (IANS) A former headmaster of a boarding school in Britain has been jailed for 21 years for sadistic sexual abuse of minor pupils.
Derek Slade, 61, former headmaster of St ... Read more...
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Life returns to normal for a day in Kashmir Valley
August 27th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 27 (IANS) Life once again limped back to normal in Srinagar and other towns of the Kashmir Valley Friday with the lifting of curfew restrictions and the separatists calling off ... Read more...
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Style Network Premiers “Too Fat For 15: Fighting Back”
August 10th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Aug 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Monday, Style Network premiered the first episode of the docuseries "Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back". While many programs in the past have addressed the ... Read more...
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School principal found guilty of sexually abusing boys
July 31st, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, July 31 (IANS) A former principal of a Catholic boarding school in New Zealand has been found guilty of sexually abusing teenage boys.
Elvis Dobson Shepherd, now 49, was involved in sexual ... Read more...
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‘Udaan’ debut actor says he is up for grabs
July 21st, 2010 - 9:22 am ICT by IANS
By Shilpa Raina
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Bollywood directors, he is all yours. Rajat Barmecha, the young Delhi actor who debuted with the rather serious film "Udaan" and won unbridled praise for ... Read more...
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Big B praises ‘Udaan’, calls it fresh breeze of air
July 20th, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has heaped praise on debutant director and his son Abhishek's schoolmate Vikramaditya Motwane's new film "Udaan".
"Vikramaditya Motwane, a school mate of Abhishek ... Read more...
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Movie Review: Udaan (2010)
July 16th, 2010 - 9:01 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Udaan: On par with World Cinema's bestRating: 3.5 out of 5*Starring: Introducing Rajat Barmecha, Ronit Roy, Ram KapoorDirector: Vikramaditya MotwaneJuly 16 (Sampurn Wire): India's official entry to the prestigious Cannes Film ... Read more...
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‘Udaan’ - poignant celebration of spirit rebellious (IANS Movie Review - Rating: ****)
July 16th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Satyen K. Bordoloi
Film: "Udaan"; Director: Vikramaditya Motwane; Cast: Rajat Barmecha, Ronit Roy, Aayan Boradia, Ram Kapoor; Rating: ****In 1959 in France, a teenage boy ran away from a juvenile home. That ... Read more...
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Cannes shows Bollywood has huge market abroad: Anurag Kashyap (Interview)
July 13th, 2010 - 9:16 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) There's a huge market abroad that is open to Indian films and it's not just non-resident Indians (NRIs), says Anurag Kashyap whose production "Udaan" was ... Read more...
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Forget about freedom, apex court tells married men
June 10th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Married men should forget about their freedom after they tie the nuptial knot as restrictions on their independence are like "dividends" they have to pay for matrimony, ... Read more...
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Thai student burns school to get out of class
June 7th, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, June 7 (DPA) A Thai teenager who torched the library at his boarding school to avoid having to attend class said he got the idea from protesters who burned buildings in ... Read more...
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