Italian GAS footwear now available in Delhi
September 21st, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Leading Italian footwear brand GAS is now available in the North Indian market.Suncorp Exim India, exclusive distributor of GAS in India, has launched the latest ... Read more...
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Olympic bronze: Heavyweights Pulev and Mammadov win bronze
August 10th, 2012 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Bulgaria's Tervel Pulev and Azerbaijan's Teymur Mammadov won bronze in the men's Olympic 91kg boxing here Friday after losing their respective semi-finals.Ukraine's Olexander Usyk ... Read more...
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Sangma dodges questions on daughter’s vote in presidential polls
July 10th, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 10 (IANS) Opposition presidential candidate P.A. Sangma Tuesday dodged questions on whom his daughter and central minister Agatha Sangma would vote for in the July 19 election."The ... Read more...
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Brad Pitt buys graffiti art
June 23rd, 2012 - 2:22 am ICT by IANS
London, June 23 (IANS) Actor Brad Pitt has bought three pieces from new graffiti artist Bambi - a canvas of Prince William and his wife Duchess Catherine, one of ... Read more...
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Salman’s voice is only in ‘Oh My God’ teaser: Umesh Shukla
June 19th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) Bollywood director Umesh Shukla has denied that actor Salman Khan narrates the story in his film "Oh My God", clarifying his voice has only be ... Read more...
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Shreyas Talpade’s unfulfilled painting dream
June 12th, 2012 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 12 (IANS) Actor Shreyas Talpade reveals that late painter M.F. Hussain, who died last year in June, wanted to make a film about paintings and during that ... Read more...
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Rihanna unveils second Armani line
May 14th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 14 (IANS) Singer Rihanna has teamed up with Armani Jeans and Emporio Armani Underwear once again and unveiled her second collection for the fashion house."Rihanna is a ... Read more...
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Chinese Pompeii: 300 million years old forest preserved in ash
February 22nd, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beijing, Feb 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Researchers in China have found a preserved forest in the northeastern part of China which dates back to the ancient times. The forest was covered by about ... Read more...
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New competition policy can bring down prices: Moily (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) A proposed national competition policy, which is slated to get cabinet approval by next month, will help bring a financial revolution in the country and will ... Read more...
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‘New competition policy will bring down food prices’
February 6th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Describing the proposed national competition policy as the second financial revolution, that would also bring down foodgrain prices, Corporate Affairs Minister M. Veerappa Moily Monday hoped ... Read more...
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Cleaner wipes away $1 million artwork
November 7th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Dortmund, Nov 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A cleaner wiped away $1 million worth of artwork at a German museum. The Ostwall Museum told reporters that the cleaner thought the artwork was a ... Read more...
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World Boxing Championships: Manoj, Dinesh in prequarters
October 2nd, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) India's Manoj Kumar (64 kg) and Dinesh Kumar (81 kg) Sunday entered the pre-quarterfinals of the World Boxing Championships at Baku, Azerbaijan, while Suranjoy Singh ... Read more...
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Aniston splashes $450,000 on painting
September 25th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 25 (IANS) Actress Jennifer Aniston has spent a whopping $450,000 to buy an oil painting at the Artists for Haiti auction.Aniston was at the auction with ... Read more...
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Sofia Vergara’s Emmy makeup gets more coverage than her dress
September 19th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Sept 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sofia Vergara on the weekend graced the Emmy Awards with a one shouldered Vera Wang dress but her dress has not generated as much media ... Read more...
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Chinese art students claim painting that fetched $11mn
September 17th, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 17 (IANS) A group of former students of China's top art academy have said that a painting that fetched 72.8 million yuan ($11.4 million) at an auction was ... Read more...
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WWE Smackdown: Mark Henry vs Ezekiel Jackson
September 11th, 2011 - 1:24 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) As “WWE Friday Night Smackdown” began last night, a vicious looking Mark Henry, the World's Strongest Man, made his way to the ring to tell the audience about ... Read more...
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Adele wants Christopher Bailey’s designs
September 7th, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 7 (IANS) Singer Adele wants designer Christopher Bailey to style her red carpet appearances in the future."I love old school. Chanel, Prada, you know. And Burberry, definitely. I've ... Read more...
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Carrey’s painting to be in new film
August 2nd, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Actor Jim Carrey, who loves to paint in his free time, is working on a 16 feet tall and 12 feet wide canvas and says ... Read more...
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Delhi hosts Slut Walk, flays sexual violence (With Images)
July 31st, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The blood-curdling shriek of a girl rang through the road leading to Jantar Mantar here Sunday morning. She was being raped -- in a ... Read more...
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‘Kamasutra’ collection by Suneet Verma
July 14th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Veteran designer Suneet Verma will showcase a collection inspired from 'Kamasutra' at the upcoming Delhi Couture Week (DCW).The Kamasutra, possibly the most celebrated Hindu text ... Read more...
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Dog, allergic to grass, wears boots
July 2nd, 2011 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 2 (IANS) A dog in Britain suffers from a rare allergy to grass and has to wear special boots to walk in the park.Eight-year-old Jaxs - a Jack ... Read more...
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Sheshadri’s ‘Bettada Jeeva’ ideal tribute to the environment (Kannada Movie Review)
June 19th, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Bettada Jeeva"; Cast: Daththathreya, Rameshwari Varma, Suchayeendra Prasad, Director: P. Sheshadri; Producer: Basanth Kumar Patil; Music Director: Manohar; Camera: Ananth Urs: Rating: ****"Bettada Jeeva" is based on Jnanpith awardee K. ... Read more...
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Amitabh mourns Husain’s death, remembers his ’sanjeevani booti’ painting
June 9th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan condoled the demise of legendary painter M.F. Husain by remembering a 'sanjeevani booti' painting which was gifted to the actor ... Read more...
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Sotheby’s sells eight Picassos for more than $50 mn
May 5th, 2011 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 5 (IANS/EFE) Sotheby's auction house in New York sold eight works by Pablo Picasso for a total of over $50 million, including "Femmes lisant (Deux Personnages)" that ... Read more...
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Artist paints three nude women to represent endangered South China tiger
April 21st, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 21 (ANI): An artist has used an unusual canvas to highlight the plight of endangered South China tiger - the nude bodies of three women.Craig Tracy, 43, from New Orleans, ... Read more...
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Only nautch girls for this Pakistani painter’s canvas (With Images)
April 6th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, April 6 (IANS) Why isn't any girl smiling in his paintings? Controversial Pakistani artist Iqbal Hussain has been asked this question many times - he is the man who ... Read more...
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‘Demolition man’ Alphons not to contest Kerala polls
March 17th, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kottayam (Kerala), March 17 (IANS) K.J. Alphons, a legislator and former bureaucrat who earned the sobriquet of 'demolition man' as Delhi civic chief, has decided not to contest the upcoming ... Read more...
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Andy Warhol’s self-portrait sells for $17 million
February 17th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Feb 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A self-portrait of Andy Warhol fetched more than double of what it was estimated to fetch.The masterpiece was sold for $17 million at the Christie's auction House ... Read more...
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Man bags can cause serious back injuries: Experts
February 15th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 15 (ANI): A team of medical experts has claimed that man bags, which have become the ultimate symbol of a modern metrosexual, are responsible for causing serious back injuries.Man ... Read more...
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Swamy seeks sanction to prosecute Karunanidhi
February 7th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Feb 7 (ANI): Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy on Monday submitted a petition to Tamil Nadu Governor Surjit Singh Barnala seeking sanction to prosecute Chief Minister and Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) ... Read more...
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Four million flood-hit Pakistanis still homeless: Red Cross
January 22nd, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 22 (IANS) Over four million Pakistanis are still homeless, six months after massive floods devastated the country, the Red Cross has said. Many are returning to their homes to discover ... Read more...
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Maa Exchange: Both The Moms Emerged Winners
January 14th, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
'Maa Exchange' had the first two days quite packed up with a flurry of activity in the lives of both the families of Pooja Bedi and Anuradha Nigam who had ... Read more...
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MJ employee testifies that Dr. Murray ordered him to remove evidence
January 6th, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan 6 (ANI): An employee of Michael Jackson has testified that Dr. Conrad Murray asked him to collect medical vials and an intravenous bag in the singer's room before ... Read more...
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Klitschko brothers vow to send WBA champ Haye into retirement
December 27th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 27 (ANI): The Klitschko brothers, Wladimir and Vitali, have stated that one of them will face World Champion David Haye in 2011, and promised to send the British boxer into ... Read more...
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Wright must improve New Zealand’s ‘cricket smarts’: Richardson
December 26th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Dec 26(ANI): New Zealand's new coach John Wright must 'crack the whip' and ask his senior players including captain Daniel Vettori to focus on their own performances, former batsman Mark Richardson ... Read more...
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