Moral policing and media overzealousness cost a young life (Punjab Newsletter)
September 14th, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 14 (IANS) It took the life of a young girl in Jalandhar to expose the moral policing by an over-zealous, publicity-hungry woman officer and a section of the ... Read more...
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Chinese official sacked for pushing cameraman into pond
August 20th, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 20 (IANS) An official in east China's Zhejiang province was Monday dismissed from his post after he allegedly pushed a cameraman into a fish pond.Shi Guofeng was sacked ... Read more...
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Olympic athletics: Bolt claims historic double with 200m gold (Lead)
August 10th, 2012 - 3:56 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS) In a display of his sprint dominance to sports fans around the world, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won the gold medal in the 200 metres ... Read more...
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Questions raised over media’s role in Guwahati molestation
July 15th, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) While the telecast of the shocking Guwahati incident of a mob molesting a teenaged girl has helped nail some of the culprits, questions are being ... Read more...
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Manisha’s spiritual birthday (Movie Snippets)
July 5th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Actress Manisha Koirala, who will turn 42 Aug 16, plans to take a break from her work so that she can have a spiritual birthday ... Read more...
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‘Addhuri’- fun film replete with emotions (Kannada Movie Review)
June 16th, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Film: Adhdhuri; Cast: Dhruv, Radhika Pandit, Tarun, Raju Thalikote, Nag Shekhar, Bullet Prakash; Writer-Director: A.P. Arjun; Producer: C.M.R. Shankar Reddy, Keerthi Swamy; Camera: Surya Kiran; Music: Hari Krishna; Rating: ***1/2Director A.P. ... Read more...
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Former Doordarshan cameraman shoots self in Delhi
June 5th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) A former cameraman with Doordarshan committed suicide by shooting himself with his revolver at his residence here Tuesday morning, police said.Amarjeet Singh, 65, resident of ... Read more...
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11 shot dead at Karachi rally
May 22nd, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 22 (IANS) Unidentified armed men opened fire at a political rally in the Pakistani port city of Karachi, killing at least 11 people and injuring more than 30, ... Read more...
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Turkish journalists released from Syria
May 13th, 2012 - 9:43 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, May 13 (IANS) Two Turkish journalists who were held in Syria for two months have been released following Iranian mediation, BBC reported.Reporter Adem Ozkose and cameraman Hamit Coskun arrived ... Read more...
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Habib Faisal says stint as cameramen inspires his films
May 10th, 2012 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) Writer-director Habib Faisal, who is ready with his second directorial venture "Ishaqzaade", says whatever he observed and experienced as a cameraman with a news channel served ... Read more...
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Is Kate Upton dating Mark Sanchez?
February 15th, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Kate Upton failed to confirm or deny rumors that she is going out with New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez. When TMZ ... Read more...
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Pakistani journalists assaulted
January 26th, 2012 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 26 (IANS) Two journalists of Pakistan's Geo News channel were assaulted when they went to cover the story of a girl who had slit her throat during ... Read more...
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Italian footballer accused of attacking TV crew
December 22nd, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Genoa (Italy), Dec 22 (IANS/AKI) A television news crew from the northwestern Italian city of Genoa told police that AC Milan striker Antonio Cassano attacked them.
A reporter and ... Read more...
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Bob Gray & Liza Foster allotted actor Nick Swardson’s old phone number
December 14th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Hollywood, Dec 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A cameraman’s dream of fame in Hollywood came overnight, literally. The 45-year-old had barely settled in with his girlfriend in Hollywood when he started receiving calls from ... Read more...
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TV reporter shot at in Honduras
October 31st, 2011 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Oct 31 (IANS/EFE) A television reporter was shot and wounded in San Pedro Sula, a city in northern Honduras."My colleague, Edy Andino, has (gunshot) wounds in the legs and ... Read more...
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Demi Moore lashes out at photographer
October 29th, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Oct 29 (IANS) Actress Demi Moore has been accused of lashing out at a photographer, who followed her on a trip to a nail salon here.Moore, who is ... Read more...
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Santosh Sivan’s ‘Urumi’ for Busan film fest
September 11th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 11 (IANS) Master filmmaker Santosh Sivan's "Urumi" has been selected for screening at the Busan International Film Festival starting Oct 6.Speaking to IANS, Sivan said that he is ... Read more...
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Malaysian cameraman shot dead in Somalia
September 3rd, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by BNO News
KUALA LUMPUR (BNO NEWS) -- A cameraman working for the Malaysian national news agency Bernama was killed in a shooting on late Friday afternoon while working in Somalia, the news agency confirmed ... Read more...
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Letter threatening Pakistani president found
August 27th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 27 (IANS) A letter threatening to attack Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has been found in the court's parking ... Read more...
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‘Deadliest Catch’ season finale to be aired today
July 26th, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, July 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The season finale of the show Deadly Catch will be aired on Tuesday night. This season’s show was the first that didn’t feature Captain Phil ... Read more...
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Dog bites shark in Australia
July 22nd, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, July 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) One brave dog in Australia swam straight into a school of sharks and bit one of them. The canine’s action scared the sea monsters who fled away ... Read more...
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Opposition walks out in Kerala over assault on journalists
July 15th, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 15 (IANS) The Left-led opposition walked out of the Kerala assembly Friday to protest the assault on three television journalists over a report that a church-run medical college ... Read more...
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Journalists stage sit-in at Kerala assembly after assaults
July 14th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 14 (IANS) Journalists in the Kerala capital Thursday took to the streets to protest assaults on three of their colleagues and staged a sit-in outside the state assembly ... Read more...
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‘9 to 12′ an enjoyable suspense thriller (Kannada Movie Review)
July 3rd, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "9 to 12"; Cast: Kishore Kumar, Nivedita, B.C. Patil, B.V. Radha, Mandeep Rai and Jayarama; Producer-Writer-Director: Ashok Patil; Cameraman: Niranjan Babu; Music Director: Karthik; Rating: ** 1/2NRI director Ashok Patil ... Read more...
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Shooting lovemaking scenes gives nightmares to director
June 27th, 2011 - 9:45 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) Showing intimate scenes on the big screen is not taboo in the film industry any more and filmmakers often include a good dose of it. But ... Read more...
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Pages from life of Bollywood baddie Bob Christo
June 3rd, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) He was the bald foreign baddie who would get beaten to pulp by Bollywood heroes. Bob Christo's life was perhaps as daring as his ... Read more...
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Care home abuse incident prompts British government review
June 1st, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 1 (IANS) The British government has ordered a review of the government regulator Care Quality Commission's failure to probe systematic abuse that left vulnerable people undergoing months of ... Read more...
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Cairo mob raped me with their hands, says CBS reporter Lara Logan
April 29th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 29 (ANI): CBS foreign correspondent Lara Logan has spoken out for the first time about her terrifying sexual assault in Egypt.Describing how attackers raped her with their hands, Logan said ... Read more...
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Murray nearly filmed naked in shower for Head Tennis ad campaign
April 16th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 16(ANI): British tennis ace Andy Murray was nearly filmed naked in a shower in the latest installment of an ad campaign by Head Tennis, which makes his rackets.According to ... Read more...
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Todd Phillips found ‘Hangover’ sequel easy to shoot
April 7th, 2011 - 3:58 am ICT by IANS
London, April 7 (IANS) Director Todd Phillips says he found it easy to shoot the "Hangover" sequel because everyone slipped back into character."Everyone just fell into their thing, and there ... Read more...
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‘World’s worst’ wedding photographer sued over ‘wonky’ shots of big day
March 21st, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 21 (ANI): British couple Martin and Heidi Shubrook claim they paid photographer Clayton Bennett hundreds of pounds to record the wedding but were left in tears over the disastrous coverage.Treasured ... Read more...
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BBC journalists face torture, mock execution by Gaddafi’s regime
March 10th, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 10(ANI): Two journalists working for the BBC in Libya were arrested, tortured and subjected to a mock execution by security forces of Muammar al-Gaddafi's government.According to the Guardian, a reporter ... Read more...
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Mike Epps Sued Over Shooting Incident
January 11th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 11, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The "Hangover" star Mike Epps is facing tough times these days. He is facing a lawsuit from a videographer who alleges that the comedian assaulted him ... Read more...
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Is Michael Phelps dating Brittny Gastineau?
November 16th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Nov 16 (ANI): Rumours are abuzz that Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps is dating Brittny Gastineau, daughter of former Jets defensive end Mark Gastineau.According to TMZ.com, though the relationship is ... Read more...
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Malayalam film industry is superstitious, says director
October 24th, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 24 (IANS) The Malayalam film industry is highly superstitious and also lacks transparency, cinematographer-turned-film director Amal Neerad, who is famous for casting superstars and using advanced technology in his films, ... Read more...
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