Matrix director Larry Wachowski is now a she
July 30th, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, July 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Larry Wachowski, the former Matrix Director recently underwent an operation so that he could switch his gender.
Wachowski now goes with the name Lana, after having ... Read more...
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Chinese mother poisons herself, three kids
April 4th, 2012 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 4 (IANS) A mother of three children in China was hospitalised when she took pesticide after giving it to her kids, causing her two daughters to suffer kidney ... Read more...
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Jackman in ‘Prisoners’
March 17th, 2012 - 9:16 am ICT by IANS
London, March 17 (IANS) Australian actor Hugh Jackman will begin work in thriller "Prisoners" which is about a carpenter, Keller, who searches for his kidnapped daughter.The movie is to ... Read more...
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Indian jailed in Italy for killing son
December 23rd, 2011 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Dec 22 (IANS/AKI) An Indian immigrant was jailed Thursday after a Rome appeals court upheld a 15-year-four-month sentence he received for killing his son because he did not respect ... Read more...
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Three held for kidnapping minor
October 23rd, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Three brothers have been arrested for abducting a four-year-old boy, police said Sunday. The child has been rescued.Sarfraj Ali, 26, a carpenter, Sartaz Ali, 23, ... Read more...
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Carpenter files plea against Anna
September 4th, 2011 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) A 60-year-old carpenter has filed a petition against Anna Hazare and his team members in a Delhi court for "waging war against the government".Satbir ... Read more...
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Mumbai blast toll rises to 24
July 25th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) The toll in July 13 serial blasts rose to 24 Monday, with another injured succumbing to his injuries at a hospital here, an official said.
According ... Read more...
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Duping racket busted, one arrested in Delhi
June 20th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Delhi Police arrested a 36-year-old woman for her involvement in alleged duping of people with job offers, police said Monday.Bharti Saini, a resident of Lajpat ... Read more...
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Winfrey gets street named after her
May 13th, 2011 - 6:06 am ICT by IANS
London, May 13 (IANS) Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has been immortalised with a street name in Chicago, where her talk show is based.The 100th block of North Carpenter ... Read more...
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Woman held for husband’s murder
March 23rd, 2011 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) A woman and her paramour have been arrested on charges of killing her husband, police said Wednesday.Beena (25) and Ashwani Kumar Bind (24), both hailing ... Read more...
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Security cop allows air-passenger with boxcutter blades!
January 23rd, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Jan 23 (IANS) An aviation security officer had to step down here after he allowed a passenger to carry along a case of boxcutter blades on to a plane.The Civil Aviation ... Read more...
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Harrison Ford admits he’s a cleanliness freak
January 16th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Jan 16 (ANI): Hollywood actor Harrison Ford has admitted that he enjoys completing household chores and loves nothing more than 'cleaning up'.The 68-year-old is celebrated for his roles in classic films ... Read more...
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Detroit bus driver suspended for driving with passenger on lap
January 15th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 15 (ANI): A bus driver in Detroit has been suspended for 30 days after a cell phone video emerged, which showed him operating the bus with a woman passenger sitting ... Read more...
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Autism drug eases distress, tantrums
September 16th, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 16 (IANS) A drug for autism has shown promise in easing its distressing symtoms and could pave the way for its effective treatment, say researchers.
In a clinical trial, researchers found ... Read more...
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Super Mario Bros. celebrates its 25th anniversary
September 14th, 2010 - 1:24 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Mario Bros, the iconic game character is now 25 years old. The game was originally a Japanese video game.
The game was released 25 years today on Famicom or ... Read more...
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Chinese man survives after steel rod skewers him
July 24th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 24 (ANI): A carpenter in China has survived after being skewered right through his body by a steel rod sticking out of a concrete slab.Lu Jiang, 43, was working on ... Read more...
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Wooden chariots being prepared for ‘Chariot Festival’
July 10th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar, July 10 (ANI): Preparations are in full swing in Orissa's Puri city to construct three wooden chariot of Lord Jagannath for the annual Rath Yatra or Chariot Festival.Skilled craftsmen are working ... Read more...
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British architect plans to recreate a medieval hamlet
May 16th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 16 (ANI): A British Architect has an ambitious plan to recreate a medieval English hamlet in Home Counties by utilizing a dilapidated 30-acre site in Kent for this operation.Seventy-year-old architect ... Read more...
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How the human brain learns language
April 30th, 2010 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 30 (ANI): There is no single advanced area of the human brain that gives it language capabilities above and beyond those of any other animal species, says a new study ... Read more...
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Rapper Coolio to give $300 in child support payments
April 19th, 2010 - 3:22 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Apr 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rapper Coolio would now have to give $300 per month in child support payments. The ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ star had a relationship with Anabella Bellesi, and they ... Read more...
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Man hopes to break record by spending 4 months with poisonous snakes!
April 17th, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 17 (ANI): A carpenter from Sussex is eyeing a world record by spending four months in a room with poisonous snakes.David Jones, 44, from Crawley will take a shot at ... Read more...
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Legendary ‘voice of boxing’ commentator Harry Carpenter dies aged 84
March 23rd, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 23(ANI): Former BBC boxing commentator Harry Carpenter has died at the King's College Hospital, London, following a prolonged illness.The 84-year-old, dubbed the Voice of Boxing, died in the early ... Read more...
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‘44th UFO sighting’ in ‘UFO Valley’ Lancashire since 1977
February 12th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 12 (ANI): A carpenter has spotted a silver saucer hovering in the sky at a Lancashire hotspot for alien craft - 44th strange sighting since 1977 in an area dubbed ... Read more...
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New York State Police arrest a Campbell, NY man for shooting dog
February 12th, 2010 - 6:38 am ICT by BNO News
CORNING, NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) – State Police last Saturday arrested a Campbell, New York man for torturing or injuring an animal, police officials said on Thursday.Bruce K. Carpenter, 28, was arrested ... Read more...
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For one-time carpenter Harrison Ford, acting is a craft
January 12th, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 12 (IANS) For Hollywood legend Harrison Ford acting is not an art but a craft that he learnt, while he was a carpenter.
The screen legend, who has starred in ... Read more...
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Carla Bruni says single term as France’s First Lady is “enough”
December 15th, 2009 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 15 (ANI): Carla Bruni insists that one term as French First Lady is enough for her.But whether President Nicolas Sarkozy seeks re-election it was "his business and not hers", she ... Read more...
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Carpenter sues Barbra Streisand
December 7th, 2009 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 7 (IANS) Singing legend Barbra Streisand has been sued by a carpenter over allegations of negligence after he fell into a ditch while working at her California home.
Woodworker Daniel Ortiz ... Read more...
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Layla Kiffin Is Not Having Any Photo Shoot Now
October 31st, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Oct. 31, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Layla Kiffin, had denied the rumors that she will be posing for the magazine named "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue". A news had circulated that the wife ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh panchayat forces rapist to marry victim
October 22nd, 2009 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 22 (IANS) A village council in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad district forced a rapist to accept the victim as his wife, police said Thursday.
The panchayat ordered 25-year-old Imtiaz, a resident of ... Read more...
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Computer glitch turns carpenter into an overnight millionaire
October 16th, 2009 - 8:57 pm ICT by ANI
By Uday AdhvaryuAhmedabad, Oct 16(ANI): A thirty-two-year old carpenter recently got a surprise of his life, when he became an overnight millionaire, thanks to a computer glitch of bank.Jugal Kishore Jangid, who ... Read more...
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Hollyoaks star Loui Batley found lesbian role ‘weird’
September 26th, 2009 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 26 (ANI): 'Hollyoaks' star Loui Batley has said that it was weird playing a lesbian in the show.The 22-year-old plays Sarah Barnes in the Channel 4 soap and has been ... Read more...
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Priming infants with cues to affiliation ups their tendency to be helpful
September 3rd, 2009 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 3 (ANI): Ever wondered why people often spend their valuable time and energy to help a neighbour, with no promise of payback?Well, Harriet Over and Malinda Carpenter of Germany's Max ... Read more...
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Father-daughter found murdered in Delhi
August 15th, 2009 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) A father and his daughter were found murdered with multiple stab injuries in their home in northeast Delhi Saturday evening, police said.
"We received a call at around ... Read more...
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Police put lottery winner in jail
July 24th, 2009 - 4:57 am ICT by IANS
New York/Toronto, July 24 (DPA) For Canadian Barry Shell, the $4 million was worth a night in jail.
Shell showed up at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp delighted to claim his win ... Read more...
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Doctors ‘fix’ man’s wrong leg
June 15th, 2009 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode (Kerala), June 15 (IANS) Doctors at a state-run hospital here 'fixed' the wrong leg of a 30-year-old labourer -- but made amends the next day.
The incident occurred Saturday at the state-run ... Read more...
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