Sprint legend Quarrie says team support boosted Jamaica
August 22nd, 2012 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica), Aug 22 (IANS/CMC) Legendary Jamaican sprinter Donald Quarrie says team support played a significant part in his country's record medal haul at the London Olympics.Quarrie, regarded as one of ... Read more...
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Indian hockey’s worst performance ever: Olympic gold medallists
August 10th, 2012 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IANS) "The worst ever performance" is how former Olympic gold medallists described the Indian hockey team's disastrous campaign at the London Games."This is surely the worst ever ... Read more...
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Being world No.1 is added pressure for Olympics: Deepika
July 14th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) Though highly hopeful of winning an Olympic medal, world number one archer Deepika Kumari Saturday said being at the top of the rankings does not guarantee ... Read more...
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Marcelo looks to end Brazil’s Olympic football jinx
July 12th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 12 (IANS) Real Madrid defender Marcelo says the lessons learnt from Brazil's ill-fated Beijing Olympic football campaign could help break the team's gold medal hex.The ... Read more...
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Over 30,000 expected to join Delhi half-marathon
July 6th, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) With over 30,000 sports, health and fitness enthusiasts expected to participate in this year's edition of 'Airtel Delhi Half Marathon', registrations for the popular event ... Read more...
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Not dating Parineeti, says Uday Chopra
June 18th, 2012 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 18 (IANS) Actor Uday Chopra finds rumours of a relationship with Yash Raj Films (YRF) discovery Parineeti Chopra "ridiculous"."Whoa! @ParineetiChopra and I are NOT dating guys...it's kinda ridiculous! ... Read more...
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Australian Katich retires from first class cricket
June 12th, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, June 12 (IANS) Former Australian Test opener Simon Katich Tuesday announced his retirement from first class cricket at home.In a statement, Robert Joske Management, the agency that manages Katich ... Read more...
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‘E.T. The Extra Terrestrial’ in digital avatar
June 1st, 2012 - 9:56 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, June 1 (IANS) Oscar-winning film "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" will soon be released in a digital format to celebrate its 30th anniversary.Directed by Steven Spielberg, the Blu-ray DVD of ... Read more...
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Big B becomes Rana’s Hindi tutor! (Movie Snippets)
May 7th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is extremely fluent in spoken and written Hindi, offered to help southern actor Rana Daggubati with the language during the shooting ... Read more...
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Sourav, Shah Rukh display camaraderie at Eden
May 6th, 2012 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) Post the match billed as the "Dada-Shah Rukh grudge game", Pune Warriors captain Sourav Ganguly and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan who co-owns the Kolkata ... Read more...
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Never a problem with Aditya Chopra: Habib Faisal
May 5th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Habib Faisal's association and camaraderie with the Yash Raj Films (YRF) banner remained unaffected even though Aditya Chopra didn't find time to produce the writer-filmmaker's debut ... Read more...
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I don’t believe in favouritism: Priyadarshan
April 17th, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Filmmaker Priyadarshan has worked with Paresh Rawal in most of his Hindi films, but he claims he doesn't believe in favouritism. In fact, he says he ... Read more...
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Hugh Grant almost finished with acting
April 5th, 2012 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 5 (IANS) Actor Hugh Grant says he is nearly finished with acting because he doesn't like appearing in front of the camera anymore."I'm pretty much finished. Occasionally something ... Read more...
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Ronadlinho misses practice after night out with Adriano
March 21st, 2012 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, March 21 (IANS) Flamengo football team captain Ronaldinho Gaucho did not participate in Tuesday's team practice after spending a long night out with friend and potential teammate ... Read more...
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Farah Khan, Karan Johar to host Apsara Awards
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Filmmaker Karan Johar and choreographer-turned-filmmaker Farah Khan will add chutzpah to the Chevrolet Apsara Awards as the hosts of the gala, to be held ... Read more...
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‘Chaalis Chauraasi’ - a quirky comedy (IANS Hindi Film Review)
January 14th, 2012 - 1:42 am ICT by IANS
Film: "Chaalis Chauraasi"; Starring: Naseerduddin Shah, Atul Kulkarni, Kay Kay Menon, Ravi Kissan; Directed by: Hriday Shetty; Rating: ***Four fine actors, one wild unpredictable night of adventure. As a premise for ... Read more...
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Chennai Open: Bopanna hopes for success with new partner Hesh
December 27th, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 27 (IANS) Rohan Bopanna and his new tour doubles partner Mahesh Bhupathi would be needing all their combined experience to mesh as an effective unit since both ... Read more...
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For ‘Ladies vs Ricky Bahl’, Ranveer-Anushka in sync
November 23rd, 2011 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 23 (IANS) After the success of "Band Baaja Baaraat", Anushka Sharma and Ranveer Singh teamed up again for "Ladies vs Ricky Bahl" and the latter admits that they ... Read more...
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Niira Radia shuts down public relation firms Vaishnavi, Neucom
October 30th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Niira Radia, the high profile public relations consultant who was alleged to have lobbied hard for a second stint for former Telecom Minister A. Raja's ... Read more...
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Bangladesh-India joint military exercise begins
October 9th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Oct 9 (IANS) A 14-day-long Bangladesh-India joint military exercise, aimed at building camaraderie between the two armies, started Sunday, the authorities said.The drill began at Jalalabad Cantonment in Sylhet ... Read more...
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Will you mind paycut to save office colleague?
October 5th, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 5 (IANS) While the recent global financial downturn saw employees competing with each other to survive at the workplace, the challenging phase also seemed to have built up ... Read more...
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Salman will watch ‘Rascals’
October 3rd, 2011 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) Though he is running out of time, Salman Khan wants to watch his buddy David Dhawan's "Rascals" before he leaves for Dublin to resume shooting ... Read more...
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Actors are like kids: Dia Mirza
September 28th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) Actor-producer Dia Mirza, who is looking forward to the release of her debut production venture "Love Breakups Zindagi", says she treated her actors like kids ... Read more...
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Salman is number one box office star: Aamir Khan
September 10th, 2011 - 2:37 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 10 (IANS) In Bollywood, every actor tries his best to reach the top of the ladder and become number one, but according to Aamir Khan, who himself ... Read more...
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Rose McGowan would like to play a lesbian in a movie
August 13th, 2011 - 12:58 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Aug 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) “Charmed” star Rose McGowan has revealed that she is attracted to women who have masculine appearances. The actress said she wouldn’t mind playing the role of ... Read more...
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Friends eased pain when parents divorced: Farhan Akhtar (Interview)
July 22nd, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Friendship is a recurring theme in actor-director Farhan Akhtar's films, right? He reveals that it was friends who supported him during the painful time ... Read more...
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‘Cycle Kick’ a refreshing tale of non-urban youth (IANS Movie Review)
June 17th, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Cycle Kick"; Cast: K.P. Nishan, Sunny Hinduja, Dwij Yadav and Tom Alter; Director: Shashi Sudigala; Rating: ***In the clamorous clutter of releases this week, "Cycle Kick" stands out for being ... Read more...
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‘Kucch Luv Jaisaa’ falters in execution (IANS Hindi Film Review)
May 28th, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Kucch Luv Jaisaa"; Starring: Shefali Shah, Rahul Bose, Sumeet Raghavan; Written and Directed by: Barnali Ray Shukla; Rating: **On paper, this must have sounded like a terrific idea -- to ... Read more...
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Male pairs: Twist in the Bollywood tale
May 12th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Two macho men pretending to be lovers or an endearing mobster with an equally loveable Man Friday...these unusual male pairs of Bollywood have enough ... Read more...
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Australia to hold nude Olympics
May 1st, 2011 - 9:17 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 1 (IANS) Over 500 competitors will take part in a nude Olympics to be held in Australia during the weekend, Australian broadcaster ABC reported.A range of physical competitions ... Read more...
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Photojournalist killed in Libya (Lead)
April 21st, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 21 (IANS) Photojournalist Tim Hetherington has been killed in Libya's troubled city of Misrata, a media report said Thursday.Two other photographers were hurt when they were hit by ... Read more...
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Irish government to back its board on ICC snub
April 10th, 2011 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 10 (IANS) The Irish government has promised to support Cricket Ireland's campaign to reverse the International Cricket Council's decision to shut the door on non-Test playing nations in ... Read more...
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Afridi’s speech won millions of hearts, says Pakistani daily
April 1st, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) Pakistan cricket team captain Shahid Afridi "was able to win millions of hearts across the border", a Pakistani daily said Friday, adding that his post-match ... Read more...
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Pakistanis talk peace at Mohali
March 30th, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali, March 30 (IANS) "We are not at all bothered about the result. I have come here with my daughter to enjoy the company of our Indian brothers and sisters."The ... Read more...
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Kate Middleton’s parents do their bit for the royal wedding
March 15th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Mar 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The family of Kate Middleton will not be staying on the fence when it comes to financing the royal wedding. Vanity Fair has reported that Middleton’s parents ... Read more...
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