Sharapova happy with 2012
September 8th, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Maria Sharapova has announced she is "pretty happy" with her Grand Slam-winning season which she entered with apprehension due to a niggling ankle ... Read more...
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Brand dating Halliwell?
August 28th, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 28 (IANS) British comedian Russell Brand is reportedly dating singer Geri Halliwell.Brand, 37, and Halliwell, 40, got to know each other during the London Olympics closing ceremony. ... Read more...
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Pattinson worried for Stewart
August 9th, 2012 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 9 (IANS) Actor Robert Pattinson, who was devastated after girlfriend Kristen Stewart cheated on him with married director Rupert Sanders, is refusing to meet the actress, ... Read more...
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Defiant MNS asks Mumbai residents not to pay toll tax
July 29th, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 29 (IANS) Defying Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan's threat of action, the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Sunday called upon the people of Mumbai not to pay ... Read more...
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India need a whitewash of Sri Lanka to be No. 1 ODI team
July 19th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, July 19 (IANS) India go into the five-match series in Sri Lanka with a chance to leap from their current fourth place to number one in the ICC One-day ... Read more...
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Kidnapped Chile star to stay in Brazil for a month
June 16th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 16 (IANS) Jorge Valdivia of Chile, who was kidnapped with his wife briefly, has agreed to remain at Brazilian club Palmeiras until at least the end ... Read more...
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Mamata tells PM: roll back petrol prices
June 2nd, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to roll back the hike in petrol prices."She requested him to think over ... Read more...
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Obama ‘briefly’ meets Zardari
May 22nd, 2012 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 22 (IANS) US President Barack Obama spoke "briefly" with Pakistan's Asif Ali Zardari twice on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Chicago, the White House has ... Read more...
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Spain’s borrowing costs rise sharply in bond auction
May 18th, 2012 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 18 (IANS/EFE) Spain's Treasury auctioned 2.5 billion euros ($3.18 billion) worth of bonds maturing in 2015 and 2016 Thursday, but was forced to pay sharply higher interest rates.The ... Read more...
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Westwood to defend title at Indonesian Masters
April 11th, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, April 11 (IANS) Golfer Lee Westwood will fly next week to play at the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters to defend his title after finishing tied third at the Masters ... Read more...
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Ringtones distract you from remembering, study reveals
February 15th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 15 (IANS) Keeping your mobile phone in the silent mode could help you remember things more easily because ringtones, especially catchy songs that you like, can be distracting.A ... Read more...
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CIA website hacked
February 11th, 2012 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) Hacker group Anonymous Friday night took down the website of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), media reports said Saturday.Citing online publication PC Magazine, RIA Novosti said ... Read more...
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Wozniacki set to lose World No. 1 spot
January 24th, 2012 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 24 (IANS) Caroline Wozniacki will lose her World No.1 ranking after her quarter-final defeat by defending champion Kim Clijsters at the Australian Open here Tuesday.The 21-year-old Dane ... Read more...
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Raja, Kalmadi relish paneer, kheer, halwa…
January 1st, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Disgraced politicians A. Raja and Suresh Kalmadi welcomed 2012 in Tihar Jail with a special lunch: paneer, kheer, halwa and more.The two VIP prisoners spoke ... Read more...
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Man leaves behind $1 million in Australian restaurant
November 23rd, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, Nov 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A man has a very expensive memory lapse. The police in Australia are searching for a man who walked out of a restaurant leaving behind 1 million ... Read more...
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Pippa Middleton splits from her boyfriend Alex Loudon
November 11th, 2011 - 11:14 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Nov 11 (THAIDNIAN NEWS) The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, is reportedly consoling her sister Pippa following her split from long-term boyfriend Alex Loudon. Pippa and Loudon have been together for ... Read more...
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Emma’s beau dumped her for being too famous
October 11th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 11 (IANS) Emma Watson's former boyfriend Francis Boulle ended their relationship as he thought she was too famous.The "Harry Potter" actress briefly dated Boulle, who now stars in ... Read more...
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‘Ekta’s refusal to promote Shahid film a rumour’
September 3rd, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) It is false to say Ekta Kapoor scuttled efforts of actor Shahid Kapoor to feature his film "Mausam" for promotion on her popular TV ... Read more...
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We want to drill fear into the opposition: Pietersen
August 15th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 15 (IANS) England's maverick batsman Kevin Pietersen hopes that the World No.1 Test team can drill fear into the opposition, something that was mastered by the West Indies ... Read more...
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Bad weather shuts Mumbai airport briefly
July 14th, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) A day after the city witnessed a fresh wave of terror, operations at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport were Thursday briefly suspended due to low visibility ... Read more...
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Larry finally catches his first mouse as Downing Street’s rat catcher
April 25th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 25 (ANI): Larry, the newly appointed rat catcher of Downing Street, has finally earned his title after he was spotted with a mouse in his mouth.Larry, the four-year-old tabby, had ... Read more...
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Tsunami warning lifted in quake-hit Japan (Second Lead)
April 11th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, April 11 (IANS) A tsunami alert that was sounded after a magnitude-7.1 quake jolted Japan Monday evening was later lifted as the magnitude was revised to 7.0, the Japan ... Read more...
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Charlie Sheen booed off stage in Detroit
April 3rd, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 3 (ANI): Charlie Sheen was booed off the stage during his show at Fox Theatre in Detroit.According to sources inside the theatre, the majority of the audience heckled not only ... Read more...
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RealNetworks CEO Kimball suddenly resigns
March 29th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by BNO News
SEATTLE (BNO NEWS) -- The president and chief executive officer of RealNetworks, the company best known for developing RealPlayer, suddenly resigned on Monday as the organization is in the midst of restructuring.Robert ... Read more...
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Strauss to discuss England one-day captaincy with Flower in May
March 28th, 2011 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 28(ANI): England captain Andrew Strauss and coach Andy Flower will commence discussions about Strauss's future as the one-day captain in the early part of May.England was knocked out of the ... Read more...
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Pranab loses cool, Lok Sabha adjourned
February 25th, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee shouted at, but later apologised to opposition members in the Lok Sabha Friday when some of them interrupted him while he was ... Read more...
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Telangana protests force Lok Sabha adjournment
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Pro-Telangana MPs Wednesday shouted slogans and flashed placards demanding that a new state be carved out of Andhra Pradesh, disrupting question hour in the Lok Sabha.Speaker ... Read more...
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After Obama, Oz PM gets hi tech situation room
February 21st, 2011 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.21 (ANI): After US President Barack Obama, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has a high security situation room, in parliament.The facility, costing 35 million American dollars, was initiated under former ... Read more...
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Andhra chief minister apologises to governor
February 17th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 17 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy Thursday apologised to Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan for the chaos in the legislature, with members tearing up copies of his ... Read more...
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Warne’s ‘rollercoaster love’ making Hurley feel ’sick’
February 15th, 2011 - 11:29 am ICT by ANI
London, Feb 15 (ANI): It seems cricket star Shane Warne's 'rollercoaster love' is making new lover Elizabeth Hurley feel 'sick'.Liz, 45, took to social networking website Twitter to indicate her feelings about ... Read more...
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Reggie Bush helped me deal with sex tape shame, says Kim Kardashian
January 28th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 28 (ANI): Kim Kardashian is all praise for her ex-boyfriend Reggie Bush.The socialite said Bush helped her through the "embarrassment and shame" she felt after her sex tape with RAY ... Read more...
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Shane Warne’s secret rendezvous with Liz Hurley in LA
January 21st, 2011 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 21 (ANI): Cricket legend Shane Warne has for the first time spoken - although briefly - about his relationship with Liz Hurley.The spin king confirmed he hooked up with the ... Read more...
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Ponting backs Khwaja for No.3 position
December 30th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 30 (IANS) Injured Australian captain Ricky Ponting Thursday backed New South Wales batsman Usman Khwaja, who replaced him in the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney, for a one-down ... Read more...
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Chappell had urged Ponting to bat at No.4 in Ashes opener
December 30th, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Dec 30(ANI): Australian captain Ricky Ponting has revealed that selector Greg Chappell had suggested that he should bat at No. 4 in the ongoing Ashes series."He [Chappell] mentioned something briefly about ... Read more...
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Moscow rail terminal briefly evacuated over hoax bomb threat
December 17th, 2010 - 1:46 am ICT by BNO News
MOSCOW, RUSSIA (BNO NEWS) -- Moscow's downtown Kievsky Rail Terminal was briefly evacuated on Wednesday due to a hoax bomb threat, local authorities said on Thursday.Bomb experts with sniffer dogs arrived to ... Read more...
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