Heavy showers hit Taj city
August 21st, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Aug 21 (IANS) Heavy showers Tuesday disrupted normal life in the Taj city.The worst hit were Indian and foreign tourists visiting the Taj Mahal who had to scurry for ... Read more...
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Homeless pair find $10,000 in Brazil and they turned it over to the police
July 10th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sao Paulo, July 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An honest homeless couple in Brazil found $10,000 in local currency on a sidewalk and they immediately turned it over to the police.The Brazilian couple was ... Read more...
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‘Yellow fever’ grips Chennai
May 28th, 2012 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 27 (IANS) It was "Yellow Fever" at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium as yellow jersey-clad fans of defending champions Chennai Super Kings thronged the arena to watch their ... Read more...
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Queen wears an Angela Kelly outfit at CHOGM
October 28th, 2011 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
Perth, Oct 28 (IANS) Queen Elizabeth II wore a powder blue silk jacquard dress at CHOGM here. It was designed by Angela Kelly, a royal dresser.The Queen Friday declared open ... Read more...
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Fans come in droves to cheer home team RCB
October 7th, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 7 (IANS) The first semi-final of the ICC Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) brought die-hard fans in droves late Friday to the Chinnaswamy stadium in this tech hub ... Read more...
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Record power generation by Bhakra, Pong
September 21st, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 21 (IANS) The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) Wednesday said it had achieved a record power generation of over 7,000 million units (MU) in the filling season (April-September) ... Read more...
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Lively’s shopping getaway with beau
July 24th, 2011 - 6:06 am ICT by IANS
London, July 24 (IANS) Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio were shopping together in downtown Santa Barbara, California and have put an end to rumours that the "Titanic" star had dumped ... Read more...
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Fans looking to Sehwag to turn things around for Daredevils
April 19th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Just as Gautam Gambhir's Kolkata Knight Riders brought the crowds back to the Eden Gardens with a string of victories in the Indian Premier ... Read more...
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Crowds flock back to Eden
April 17th, 2011 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) Two consecutive wins of the Kolkata Knight Riders brought back the cricket-loving crowd to the Eden Gardens Sunday, making for an electrifying atmosphere at the ... Read more...
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IPL kicks off in Kolkata on a high note
April 11th, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) The crowd lustily cheered the Kolkata Knight Riders at the half-filled Eden Gardens as the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) returned to the eastern metropolis, ... Read more...
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Depp voted ‘hat’ person of the year
March 17th, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 17 (IANS) Hollywood actor Johnny Depp has been voted as the Hat Person of the Year by the headwear association.The "Pirates of the Caribbean" star, who is ... Read more...
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“Boardwalk Empire” Actress Paz De La Huerta Denied Entry At Golden Globe Awards After Party
January 18th, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Jan 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It was a night of glamor, glitz and grander as the renowned celebrities of Hollywood and also television fraternity graced the event of 68th Golden Globe ... Read more...
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Albert Haynesworth Suspended On Grounds Of Misconduct
December 8th, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Albert Haynesworth, the Washington Redskins defensive lineman has been suspended from his team for the rest of the season as the player refused to cooperate with ... Read more...
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Season, time of day ‘predict higher UV levels’
November 16th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 16 (ANI): Ultraviolet (UV) radiation levels may remain high during winters, so adults participating in outdoor sports should rely on the season and time of day when judging the need ... Read more...
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Bodies of three IAF men found in lake
October 3rd, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 3 (IANS) The bodies of three trainee technicians of the Indian Air Force were recovered from a lake on the city's outskirts Sunday, police said.The trio from Helicopter Training School ... Read more...
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Lincoln Chafee Speaks On Christine O’Donnell’s Win
September 16th, 2010 - 7:06 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Dover, Sep 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Tuesday night win of the Tea Party-backed candidates at the Republican Senate primary elections has made the rising strength of the movement evident. However, ... Read more...
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Prayers on banks of flooded Yamuna in Agra
August 29th, 2010 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Aug 29 (IANS) Hundreds of Yamuna lovers (bhakts) assembled at the ghats in this Taj city Sunday evening to worship and perform 'aarti' to the flooded river flowing majestically to the ... Read more...
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Auckland’s ‘Boobs on Bikes’ event sees porn stars parading topless
August 12th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 12 (ANI): The streets of Auckland, New Zealand were filled to the brim as the annual Boobs on Bikes event took place, with porn stars parading topless and handing out ... Read more...
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John Wants To Beat Hrithik; To Die With A Smile
August 11th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 11, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): While John Abraham doesn't plead with his ladylove to end his life like Hrithik Roshan does in Guzaarish, there ... Read more...
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Chris Brown Collaborates On “Fan Of A Fan” Mixtape Performance
May 17th, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Virginia, May 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The singer Chris Brown attended the Virginia benefit concert, called "Virginia Stand Up! A Call For Action." The concert took place on the night of ... Read more...
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Soon, clinical treatment for cocaine toxicity
April 27th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 27 (ANI): A new American research promises an advanced and effective therapy for cocaine toxicity.Scientists have developed and tested a modified enzyme that can break down cocaine into inactive products ... Read more...
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Holi over, trains from Bihar brim over
March 3rd, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 3 (IANS) All trains from Bihar are packed with thousands of migrant workers who are returning to their places of work outside the state after celebrating Holi.
"There is virtually ... Read more...
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Now Maruti decides to recall ‘A-Star’ for faulty fuel pump
February 23rd, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) It seems to be a season of recalls for the automobile industry with Maruti Suzuki now deciding to call back some 100,000 'A-Star' cars from the Indian ... Read more...
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Jesus ‘left on the margins’ at Christmas, says Archbishop of York
December 26th, 2009 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 26 (ANI): People do celebrate Christmas but the significance of the day seems to be missing as there is no room for Jesus, the Archbishop of York said in his ... Read more...
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Audrey Hepburn’s letters, outfits, wedding dress auctioned off
December 9th, 2009 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 9 (ANI): Items that had once belonged to late Brit actress Audrey Hepburn were auctioned off in London yesterday.Included in the sale were letters that Hepburn had written about the ... Read more...
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Lil Wayne gets $1 million birthday gift from his boss
October 14th, 2009 - 10:13 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Oct 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rapper Lil Wayne celebrated his 27th birthday and his generous boss gave him a Choppard watch worth $1 million and a black diamond Chopard chain that ... Read more...
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Ganesh Chaturthi To Be Celebarted On 23rd August
August 23rd, 2009 - 3:37 am ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
The most-splendid celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi or Vinayak Chaturthi (a festival on the Hindu Calaendar) will take place on 23rd August 2009. In Western India the celebrations last for ... Read more...
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George Sherrill To Play For Dodgers
July 31st, 2009 - 6:22 pm ICT by GD
The 32 years old left handed pitcher George Sherrill would now be playing for the Dodgers. On Thursday Sherrill was acquired by the Los Angeles Dodgers from the Baltimore Orioles. This closer ... Read more...
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Sikkim to lose Rs.87.3 mn daily due to Darjeeling shutdown
July 14th, 2009 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Gangtok, July 14 (IANS) Snaking queues were seen at petrol stations here Tuesday as Sikkim got cut off from the outside world due to the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) sponsored indefinite shutdown ... Read more...
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India were worthy hockey champions: Reports
April 13th, 2009 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, April 13 (IANS) India were "worthy champions" of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, but runners-up Malaysia were also "not completely outplayed", media reports said on the prestigious hockey tournament finals ... Read more...
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IPL’s opening day double-header in Cape Town sold out
April 3rd, 2009 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Cape Town, April 3 (IANS) Apprehensions regarding the success of hosting the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on foreign soil were lifted as tickets for the double-header on ... Read more...
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I need to do better, says Ponting
January 27th, 2009 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 27 (IANS) Australian captain Ricky Ponting has said that his failure to convert good starts to big innings in the one-dayers was one of the reasons behind the team's series ... Read more...
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Akshay spices up heady entertainer ‘Singh is Kinng’ (Hindi Film Review)
August 9th, 2008 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Film: "Singh Is Kinng"; Cast: Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Sonu Sood, Neha Dhupia, Javed Jaffrey, Ranvir Shorey; Director: Anees Bazmi; Rating: ** ½ Burp re burp! At last a ... Read more...
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Freak tornado sucks up village pond’s water into air
July 20th, 2008 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, July 20 (IANS) A freak tornado sucked up a pond's water into atmosphere, uprooted trees and razed crops in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri district Saturday afternoon, according to officials here. The incident ... Read more...
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Hockey players amazed over response to jersey auction
June 6th, 2008 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 6 (IANS) This auction had none of the ingredients of the mega Indian Premier League (IPL) auction. There were no celebrities, no super rich, no live media coverage, no big ... Read more...
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