Super 30’s IIT-JEE success story brings joy again
May 18th, 2012 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 18 (IANS) A daily wage labourer, a security guard, a grocer, a marginal farmer and a truck mechanic are among the proud fathers whose sons have cracked the ... Read more...
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MCD polls have lost their carnival spirit: Contestants
April 5th, 2012 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The civic elections in Delhi have lost their carnival spirit, feel many political parties and candidates, due to the state election commission's strict code ... Read more...
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Candidates turn to social media to counter cold, model code
January 8th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 8 (IANS) With the cold and a vigilant Election Commission preventing parties going all out to woo voters ahead of the forthcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, candidates ... Read more...
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Big B to witness Ganesh visarjan from rooftop (Movie Snippets)
September 11th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is excited about the last day of Ganeshutsav and awaiting for the celebratory mood to take over the streets in front ... Read more...
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Lucknow celebrates as Hazare leaves Tihar Jail
August 19th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 19 (IANS) Dancing to the beats of drums and singing patriotic songs amidst ecstatic shouts of "Anna nahin ye aandhi hai, aaj ka yug ka Gandhi hai (He ... Read more...
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Bollywood lines up festival releases
July 12th, 2011 - 10:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Filmmakers are already looking forward to the festive season. Kicking it off will be Eid-ul-Fitr Aug 31, which will see Salman Khan's "Bodyguard" hit ... Read more...
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Netizens slam Sushma’s Rajghat jig (Lead)
June 9th, 2011 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj's jig at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial Rajghat has attracted a volley of taunts in the virtual world."For once ... Read more...
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Netizens slam Sushma’s Rajghat jig
June 8th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Senior Bhatratiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj's dance at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial Rajghat here June 5 during her party's demonstration against the police crackdown ... Read more...
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Spoof royal wedding video showing Royal Family dancing goes viral
April 18th, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 18 (ANI): A spoof royal wedding video of the Royal Family dancing up the aisle has become a hit on the Internet.The advertisement for phone company T-Mobile received 3.5 ... Read more...
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Land for cricket academy, school for Dhoni in Jharkhand (Lead)
April 3rd, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 3 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda Sunday announced that land would be allotted to local boy and Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to set up a ... Read more...
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Bangladesh celebrates cricket victory
March 15th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 15 (IANS) A cricket World Cup win has sent Bangladesh into a celebratory mood, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sending sweets even to opposition leader Khaleda Zia.Hasina ... Read more...
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Away from upheavals, Kuwait celebrates 50th anniversary of independence (Lead)
February 26th, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant Sood
Kuwait City, Feb 26 (IANS) Homes decked in colours of its national flag, children cheering and waving, women clicking moments for memory - Kuwait was in a festive mood Saturday, ... Read more...
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Now, a calmed Israel expresses admiration, sympathy for Egyptians
February 14th, 2011 - 9:37 am ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Feb.14 (ANI): The alarm and anxiety that was quite visible in Israel last week as the revolution in Egypt was unfolding, leading to the eventual exit of President Hosni Mubarak who ... Read more...
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Why Is Ananya Chatterjee Not Celebrating Her Success?
November 9th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 9, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Word in the Bengali film industry says that it is easy for a Rituporno Ghosh leading lady to walk home with the National Award. Going by ... Read more...
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Once a mental asylum, NIMHANS hails new status
October 20th, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 20 (IANS) "We are proud of it." These few words summed up the celebratory mood at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences here on becoming an institute ... Read more...
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‘Do Dooni Chaar’ packed with situational, fast-paced songs (IANS Music Review)
October 5th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Film: "Do Dooni Chaar"; Music Directors: Meet Brothers; Lyricist: Manoj Muntashir; Singers: Sunidhi Chauhan, Shankar Mahadevan, Vishal Dadlani, Meet brothers, Rakesh Pandit and Krishna; Rating: **Meet Brothers have composed the ... Read more...
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Nervous Shatrughan shies from daughter’s debut film
September 10th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Sep 10 (IANS) Believe it or not, actor Shatrughan Sinha has not been able to bring himself to watch his daughter Sonakshi's debut in "Dabangg". He admits ... Read more...
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Nervous Father Shatrughan Sinha Stays Away From His Daughter’s Film
September 10th, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 10, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Believe it or not, braveheart Shatrughan Sinha has still been able to bring himself to watch his darling daughter Sonakshi's debut in Dabangg.Like the father ... Read more...
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Sonia re-elected Congress chief for fourth term (Night Lead)
September 3rd, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Sonia Gandhi was Friday re-elected unopposed as the Congress president for a fourth successive term, adding to her record as the longest serving chief of the ... Read more...
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Chilean President Sebastian Pinera says that 33 miners are still alive in the shelter
August 23rd, 2010 - 11:00 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Santiago, Aug 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Chilean President gave the whole country a nice surprise when he said on Sunday that the trapped miners had sent a note through a borehole to ... Read more...
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Chris Diamantopoulos’s Wife Becki Newton Pregnant
July 3rd, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
July 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Becki Newton revealed to media sources recently that she and her husband actor Chris Diamantopoulos are expecting their first child. The actress who is known for ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi turns 87
June 3rd, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 3 (IANS) The DMK was in a celebratory mood Thursday as their leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi turned 87.
Karunanidhi was kept busy right from morning. In ... Read more...
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Hat trick for Bihar’s Super 30, all students crack IIT
May 26th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 26 (IANS) All 30 students of Super 30, a free coaching centre in Bihar, have cracked the highly competitive Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE) for the third consecutive ... Read more...
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For Gulzar, Mani Ratnam is ‘Mani Sir’
April 25th, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) Veteran lyricist Gulzar is almost 20 years older to filmmaker Mani Ratnam but he still likes to refer to him as 'Mani sir' as most others in ... Read more...
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Saints Parade Marked Champions Homecoming
February 10th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
New Orleans, Feb 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The victory of the New Orleans Saints in the Super Bowl XLIV has overwhelmed the fans and they are in a celebratory mood from ... Read more...
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Delhi all decked up on Christmas Eve
December 24th, 2009 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) A 30-foot-tall bedecked Christmas tree in a South Delhi mall, decorated churches and shops overflowing with Christmas goodies all over - the national capital was all set ... Read more...
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Phillies Wins Phillies-Dodgers Game 5 And NLCS Series
October 22nd, 2009 - 6:28 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Philadelphia, October 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Game 5 and became the winner of the National League Championship Series for the second consecutive ... Read more...
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Karnataka floods wash out Diwali spirit in Bangalore
October 15th, 2009 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Maitreyee Boruah
Bangalore, Oct 15 (IANS) There are not much signs of celebrations in this city and festivities are muted. Bangaloreans do not seem to be in a mood to celebrate the ... Read more...
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Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations Underway
August 23rd, 2009 - 10:54 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
The Hindu Calender sees an onslaught of festivities this season, that gets triggered off with the very auspicious Ganesh Chaturthi or Vinayak Chaturthi celebrations, which falls this year on August ... Read more...
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With and without masks, Delhiites begin Janmashtami celebrations
August 14th, 2009 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Some wore masks, while others covered their faces with handkerchiefs. Devotees were mostly undeterred by the swine flu scare and lined up in various temples across the ... Read more...
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All of Bihar’s Super 30 crack IIT entrance test
May 25th, 2009 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 25 (IANS) The Super 30 coaching institute here has witnessed complete success for the second consecutive year with all 30 of its students clearing the highly competitive Indian Institute of ... Read more...
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In gloomy nation, church advises low key Christmas
December 20th, 2008 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Twelve-year-old Sonu wore the Santa mask and hopped from one car window to another at the traffic signal, trying to spread some Christmas cheer and cajoling people ... Read more...
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Modi set to become CM for third time, to be sworn on Dec 27
December 23rd, 2007 - 2:39 pm ICT by admin
Ahmedabad, Dec 23 (ANI) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is all set to return to power as the BJP is poised for a fourth straight victory in the Assembly elections winning 20 ... Read more...
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