Luhrmann has been a huge revelation: Amitabh
October 20th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who wrapped up filming for his debut Hollywood project "The Great Gatsby", admits he has been a secret admirer of ... Read more...
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‘Brief Encounter’ theme is UK’s favourite classic
April 26th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 26 (ANI): Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 2, known to many as the 'Brief Encounter' theme, has been voted the favourite piece of classical music in the UK.The tune, featured throughout ... Read more...
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Paramilitary personnel bust a Maoist camp in Chhattisgarh
January 9th, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by ANI
Rajnandgaon, Jan 9 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Police and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel bust a Maoist camp during a joint operation in Rajnandgaon District.The security forces seized arms, ammunitions and essential items ... Read more...
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Boris Becker admits getting facelift
November 28th, 2010 - 7:07 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 28 (IANS) Tennis legend Boris Becker is conscious about his looks too, and so he decided to go under the knife to maintain his youthfulness.The 43-year-old revealed on a TV ... Read more...
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Four Maoists arrested in Jharkhand
October 31st, 2010 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI
Khunti (Jharkhand), Oct 31 (ANI): Jharkhand Police have arrested four Maoists after a brief encounter in Khunti and 28 bars of high explosive gels was seized from them."Today morning we got a ... Read more...
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‘Chinatown’ listed the greatest movie ever
October 25th, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Oct 25 (ANI): After 36 years of its release in 1974, 'Chinatown' has now been voted as the greatest film ever made.The Chandleresque 'neo-noir', with an Oscar-winning script by Robert ... Read more...
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Palin slams “lamestream media” for misinterpreting confrontation with teacher
August 11th, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 11 (ANI): Former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin has slammed "lamestream media" for its coverage of her confrontation with an Alaska school teacher, holding a massive sign reading "Worst ... Read more...
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Director Ronald “Ronnie” Neame died aged 99
June 19th, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 19(ANI): Ronald "Ronnie" Neame, the great 'Poseidon Adventure' director has died at the age of 99 in Los Angeles hospital.A family friend and BBC correspondent Peter Bowes said, the ... Read more...
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Singh, Gilani to meet in Bhutan during SAARC summit?
April 10th, 2010 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.10 (ANI): While diplomatic observers here are hopeful of a brief encounter between Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the ... Read more...
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Tour Of Flanders Starts In Full Swing
April 4th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Bruges, Apr 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bruges is all set to witness the jive of Tour of Flanders as 198 cyclists started off on the Easter Sunday. Reportedly, there were only ... Read more...
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Nine militants killed in Manipur encounters
December 24th, 2009 - 11:27 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Dec 24 (ANI) : Security personnel gunned down nine militants in two separate encounters in Manipur on Thursday.Some heavily armed suspected militants of People's Republic of Kangleipak (Prepak) attacked a patrolling ... Read more...
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Militants kill two policemen in Jammu and Kashmir
September 3rd, 2009 - 10:21 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Sep 3 (ANI): Two police personnel, a constable and a Special Police Officer (SPO), were killed in an encounter between the police and the militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district ... Read more...
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Rakesh Roshan-Anurag Basu Come To An Understanding : “Kites Will Release By December”
June 22nd, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Subhash K JhaThe seeming deadlock over the release of the much-hyped Kites is now over.Producer Rakesh Roshan and director Anurag Basu have agreed on how different the English and Hindi ... Read more...
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‘Kites’ to hit screens in December
June 22nd, 2009 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) The much-talked about Hrithik Roshan starrer "Kites" is scheduled for December release and producer Rakesh Roshan and director Anurag Basu have also agreed on how ... Read more...
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When Lindsay met Samantha
April 17th, 2009 - 11:34 am ICT by ANI
New York, Apr 17 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson might be finding it hard to get over their split, for the couple keep running into each other at Los Angeles ... Read more...
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‘The Lark Ascending’ named UK’s Favourite Classical Music
April 14th, 2009 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 14 (ANI): 'The Lark Ascending' by Ralph Vaughan Williams has maintained its top spot as the Britain's favourite piece of classical music for the third year running.In the poll conducted ... Read more...
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Gandhi helmer Attenborough in hospital after fall
December 21st, 2008 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 21 (ANI): Lord (Richard) Attenborough, who directed Oscar-winning movie Gandhi, has been admitted to hospital after an accident at his home.He is being treated at St George''s Hospital in ... Read more...
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Barack Obama was cool, cute and charismatic even in college
December 18th, 2008 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec 18 (ANI): Snaps dating back to 1980 have come to light, which show a rather cool side of US president-elect Obama.A series of photographs showing a relaxed Barack ... Read more...
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Top ULFA explosives expert gunned down in Assam
December 5th, 2008 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Dec 5 (IANS) A 'most wanted' terrorist and a frontline explosives expert of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) was killed by security forces in Assam Friday, officials said.Tapan ... Read more...
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West End producers more interested in musicals than plays
August 2nd, 2008 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 2 (ANI): West End producers have warned that theatre these days has become dominated by musicals, and staging plays is growing harder and harder.Theatre luminaries feel that the ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh police bust inter-state gang of robbers
July 23rd, 2008 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 23 (IANS) The Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh police Wednesday busted an inter-state gang of robbers, police officials said here. Six persons, alleged to be members of ... Read more...
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Wartime rescuer of John McCain dies a forgotten hero
June 27th, 2008 - 9:51 am ICT by IANS
By Simon Parry
Hanoi, June 27 (DPA) Of all the tales of wartime courage peppering John McCain's presidential campaign trail, there is one example of selfless heroism that stands out. Only in this ... Read more...
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Eight killed as gunman opens fire at Yemeni mosque
May 30th, 2008 - 9:10 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Sanaa, May 30 (Xinhua) At least eight people were killed and more than a dozen injured when an unidentified gunman opened fire indiscriminately outside a village mosque in the Yemeni capital Sanaa ... Read more...
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