PM honours Mary Kom, Yogeshwar Dutt
September 8th, 2012 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday presented special awards to Olympic medallists Mary Kom and Yogeshwar Dutt.Boxer Mary Kom and wrestler Dutt were given a ... Read more...
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Kusum Ansal foundation awards new Hindi, Tamil authors
July 11th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Writers Usha Kiran Khan and K. Vittal Rao will be honoured with the Kusumanjali Sahitya Samman for their literary works, "Sirjanhaar" and "Vaazvin Sila Unnathangkal", ... Read more...
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Will.I.Am’s car seized
June 17th, 2012 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, June 17 (IANS) Singer Will.I.Am's car has been seized by police after he failed to provide proper documents.Will.I.Am was driving his custom-made car through Hollywood. EOnline.com reports that ... Read more...
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Amanda Bynes in another car accident
May 7th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 7 (IANS) Actress Amanda Bynes, who was previously arrested for driving under the influence, got into another driving mishap. But there is no case against her.The 26-year-old ... Read more...
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Jamia to confer honorary degree to UN chief
April 25th, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) will confer an honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) degree to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon."The University will hold a special convocation ... Read more...
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Now a Ratna award for Bengal bureaucrats
April 21st, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) After instituting Krishi Ratna award for best farmer in a block, the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government Saturday declared an award for bureaucrats putting up ... Read more...
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Bengal institutes Krishi Ratna award for best farmers
March 23rd, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) The West Bengal government has instituted the Krishi Ratna award for the best farmer in a block, Finance Minister Amit Mitra announced in his budget ... Read more...
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Ganesh Pyne gets lifetime achievement award
March 5th, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) Famed artist Ganesh Pyne was Monday presented the "ICC Lifetime Achievement Award" for his contribution to painting.The 75-year-old was handed the award which included a citation, ... Read more...
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Mike Pandey presented V. Shantaram award
February 5th, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) India's veteran environmental film maker Mike Pandey has been presented the V. Shantaram Life Time Achievement Award of the Mumbai International Film Festival 2012. The ... Read more...
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Rana’s plea for fresh trial rejected
January 31st, 2012 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, Jan 31 (IANS) A US court has rejected the plea of a fresh trial by Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, convicted of aiding terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) which is ... Read more...
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Snoop Dogg detained for cannabis on bus
January 10th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 10 (IANS) Rapper Snoop Dogg has reportedly been detained for carrying small amount of cannabis in his tour bus, but later he was released.The 40-year-old, who has been ... Read more...
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Kerala director to spend IFFI prize money on Oscar promotion
December 3rd, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 3 (IANS) Salim Ahmed, director of Malayalam film "Adaminte Makan Abu" which won the Silver Peacock prize at the 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), will spend ... Read more...
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Pakistan honours Chinese general
November 24th, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 24 (IANS) Pakistan conferred a top award on a Chinese general for promoting friendship between the two countries.President Asif Ali Zardari Wednesday conferred Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) upon General Hou ... Read more...
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India women?s hockey captain to be honoured
October 26th, 2011 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 26 (IANS) Indian women?s hockey team captain Saba Anjum will get Chhattisgarh's top Gundadhur sports award, official sources said Wednesday."The award will be conferred on Saba Anjum as ... Read more...
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Pakistan confers honour on Nusrat Bhutto
October 25th, 2011 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 25 (IANS) Pakistan has conferred its highest civil honour, Nishan-e-Imtiaz, on Nusrat Bhutto who died Sunday. Her husband Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was hanged in 1979, while her daughter ... Read more...
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Prominent Gandhian felicitated
October 22nd, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Prominent Gandhian and Sarvodaya leader Laxmi Dass was felicitated by Sanatan Sanskriti Sansthan, a leading organization engaged in promoting secular values, national integration and brotherhood, ... Read more...
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IGNOU award for Azim Premji Foundation
September 28th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Wednesday conferred the Rajiv Gandhi International Prize for Technology in Education and Development on the Azim Premji Foundation.
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Women awarded for exemplary work for marginalised kids
August 19th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Three women have been awarded by the ministry of women and child development for their exemplary work for the welfare of marginalised children in different ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi receives award on behalf of Indira Gandhi
July 25th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 25 (IANS) Sonia Gandhi, chairperson of India's ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Monday received on behalf of late prime minister Indira Gandhi the "Bangladesh Freedom Honour", ... Read more...
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Tendulkar named Wisden cricketer of the year
April 14th, 2011 - 12:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 14 (ANI): Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has been named Wisden's Cricketer of the Year for 2010, crowning a golden month for "the master blaster" which also saw him ... Read more...
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M.D. Mallya chosen ‘Best Banker’ by Kannada periodical
February 18th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): The Chairman and Managing Director of Bank of Baroda, M.D. Mallya, has been selected for this year's prestigious T.A. Pai memorial 'Best Banker' award instituted by 'Dehali ... Read more...
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Hamid Ansari to confer National Geoscience Award tomorrow
February 3rd, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 3 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari will confer the National Geoscience Award here on Friday to various organizations working in the field of basic and applied geoscience in ... Read more...
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Officer Suspended For Giving Child A Ticket
January 22nd, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Louisville Metro Police officer, Cody Chapelle has been suspended by the police department for giving a ticket to a seven year old boy, who threw a ... Read more...
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‘Able’ person gets disability award in Goa, complaint filed
January 14th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 14 (IANS) A collective working for disabled people in Goa filed a complaint against Minister for Social Welfare Sudin Dhavalikar for what it called fraudulently awarding state disability award 2010 ... Read more...
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Law Minister Moily promises relook at law of defamation
January 13th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 13 (ANI): Union Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily has stated that the Government will review the provisions of defamation often used against journalists to harass them.Veerappa Moily ... Read more...
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Montel Williams Cited At Aiport For Carrying Drug Paraphernalia
January 6th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former talk show host Montel Williams recently was cited and fined at a Milwaukee airport after authorities found him possessing illegal drug paraphernalia. The incident took ... Read more...
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Arnie gets parking ticket a day after leaving office
January 5th, 2011 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 5 (ANI): Arnold Schwarzenegger received a parking ticket just a day after leaving office as governor of California.Schwarzenegger's Mercedes G-Wagon was hit with a citation after he overstayed ... Read more...
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Gallantry awardees to get free parking passes in Chandigarh
December 31st, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 31 (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh has worked out a new year gift for the city's gallantry award winners -- free car parking.The Municipal Corporation, in recognition of the ... Read more...
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Mayweather spends night in jail for assaulting security guard
December 18th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec 18 (ANI): Floyd Mayweather Jr. spent a night in a Las Vegas jail before his release on a misdemeanor battery warrant stemming from an allegation that the boxer poked ... Read more...
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Amber Portwood Pulled Over By Cops, Issued Citation For Suspended License
December 16th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Dec 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) "Teen Mom'' star Amber Portwood is making headlines lately but not for reasons that the reality television star can be very proud of. If recent reports ... Read more...
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Four cops guarding Mauritius president suspended
November 28th, 2010 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 27 (IANS) Four Haryana policemen were Saturday suspended for laxity while escorting the motorcade of Mauritius President Anerood Jugnauth, who attended a function at Bahadurgarh a day earlier, police said.Jhajjar ... Read more...
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Kalinga Trust sets up state-level prize
November 10th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 10 (IANS) The city-based Kalinga Foundation Trust, which sponsors the prestigious Unesco Kalinga Prize, Wednesday announced the setting up of a state-level prize for popularising science.Named as 'Kalinga Samman for ... Read more...
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Bihar honours Super 30 founder with top award
November 10th, 2010 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 10 (IANS) Anand Kumar, who founded Bihar's free coaching centre Super 30 that has helped many to enter the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), was conferred Wednesday the state's highest ... Read more...
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Saina receives Khel Ratna
November 8th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) India's badminton star Saina Nehwal was formally awarded the Rajiv Khel Ratna Award by Sports Minister M.S Gill at a ceremony here Monday.Saina missed ... Read more...
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Woman Attacks 2 in Dallas With High Heeled Shoe
November 3rd, 2010 - 1:18 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Nov 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A woman brandishing a high heel shoe, and a partner allegedly attacked another woman in the Old East Dallas area, possibly disfiguring her face, before moving on to ... Read more...
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