Rannvijay Singh challenges school-goers with obstacle race (With Images)
September 5th, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Adventure enthusiast Rannvijay Singh Sangha has launched Rocksport Challenge, an obstacle race for school-going children. He feels the youth has distanced itself from nature, and ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Coin shortage makes everyday life difficult in West Bengal
August 19th, 2012 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) School teacher Nandita was surprised when a teenager manning the cash counter at a coffee shop in a private hospital offered her two bubble gums ... Read more...
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Kardashians have zero talent: Jeremy Renner
August 14th, 2012 - 6:03 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 14 (IANS) Actor Jeremy Renner has slammed the Kardashians for having "zero talent". He hit out at them for being in the limelight just to be famous ... Read more...
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Waitress scolds British PM, asks to stand in queue
July 5th, 2012 - 5:36 am ICT by IANS
London, July 4 (IANS) A waitress at a coffee shop in Britain failed to recognise Prime Minister David Cameron and told him she was busy serving other customers, and ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Dutch court bans foreigners from Cannabis cafes
April 28th, 2012 - 8:29 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Dutch court has upheld a law banning foreigners from entering "coffee shops" to buy marijuana and hashish.The legislation comes into effect in three southern ... Read more...
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Shahnaz Husain’s daughter pens mother’s biography (With Image)
April 17th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Well-known beauty expert Shahnaz Husain's writer daughter Nelofar Currimbhoy has penned a biography of her mother's journey from her childhood, early years of marriage, ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Tech, SMS dividing generations at workplace: Body language guru
April 9th, 2012 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The psychological gap between the Facebook generation of young employees and their baby booming boss is widening in the age of electronics, says Australian ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Starbucks eyes China market
April 3rd, 2012 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 3 (IANS) Starbucks Corp expects China to become its second-biggest retail market measured by the number of its stores by 2014, following just behind the US.John Culver, president ... Read more...
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43 killed, over 190 wounded in Iraq bomb attacks (Lead)
March 20th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, March 20 (IANS) As many as 43 people were killed and over 190 wounded in a series of bomb attacks across Iraq Tuesday, the police said.One of the deadliest ... Read more...
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25 killed, over 170 wounded in Iraq attacks
March 20th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, March 20 (IANS) At least 25 people were killed and over 170 wounded Tuesday in a series of bomb attacks across Iraq, the police said.The deadliest attack occurred in ... Read more...
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Indonesian girl swept away by 2004 tsunami found alive
December 22nd, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by BNO News
MEULABOH, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- An Indonesian girl who was thought to have died when a huge tsunami devastated the island of Sumatra in December 2004, has been found alive and reunited ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Sham marriage groom made list to memorise bride’s details
December 3rd, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 3 (IANS) A Pakistani man kept a list to memorise his bride-to-be's details in a fake marriage in Britain, police said.Fraudster Ijaz Khalid, 28, was all set to ... Read more...
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Andre is a busy man
November 16th, 2011 - 10:45 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 16 (IANS) Singer Peter Andre has admitted his life has been extremely busy ever since he opened his new coffee shop.The 38-year-old opened the New York Coffee club ... Read more...
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Delirious Kolkata welcomes cheerful Messi
September 1st, 2011 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) Over 2,000 delirious soccer lovers gave sleep the miss as they danced, cried and shouted slogans near the airport eulogising football magician Lionel Messi, who spent ... Read more...
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Biel, Timberlake together again?
August 30th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 30 (IANS) Actress Jessica Biel is reportedly dating her ex-flame, singer-actor Justin Timberlake.The pair, who split earlier this year, were seen enjoying a romantic rendezvous at Ella's Uncle ... Read more...
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Deer crashes through Halifax coffee shop
June 22nd, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Halifax, June 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A deer ended up at a coffee shop on Monday morning. The animal broke through the window of the café shop startling the patrons who were at ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Actor Rudranil Ghosh hospitalised after hit by car
June 7th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 7 (IANS) Renowned Bengali actor Rudranil Ghosh was Tuesday hospitalised with a head injury after he was hit by a speeding car here. His condition is stable.Ghosh, in ... Read more...
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Netherlands to close cannabis coffee shops to tourists
May 28th, 2011 - 12:46 am ICT by BNO News
AMSTERDAM (BNO NEWS) -- In an effort to stop drug tourism, the Dutch government on Friday decided to restrict access to cannabis coffee shops so that tourists will no longer be able ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Actor Shiv Pandit picks new art - rolling joints! (With Images)
May 22nd, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) He neither drinks, nor does he smoke - but actor Shiv Pandit went out of his way to learn how to roll joints for his ... Read more...
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Live-tweeting on Osama raid, Pakistani becomes celebrity
May 2nd, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) An Information Technology consultant in a small town in Pakistan has become the latest Twitter celebrity following an all-night live-tweeting session on the sudden ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Sweety and the Arab Revolution: A satire
February 26th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.26 (ANI): This Arab revolution better be over soon or else it is going to play havoc with my summer travel plans. The Dubai Shopping Festival is also coming up. ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Coffee shop owner in US faces jail over waitress being too scantily clad
February 7th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 7 (ANI): A coffee shop owner in the US is facing up to 90 days jail time because one of her waitresses was too scantily clad.Cheryl Clark, who runs Dreamgirls ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Encouraging to see bookshops in Kashmir again: Author
February 6th, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
By F. Ahmed
Srinagar, Feb 6 (IANS) He vividly remembers his inner turmoil when he saw the last remaining bookshop in Srinagar closed at the height of unrest in the 1990s. But London-based ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Scriptwriter Of Yamla Pagla Deewana Is On Cloud Nine
January 28th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
starring Dharmendra, Sunny and Bobby Deol. Jasvinder is elated with the commercial success of the film. Jasvinder finds the all adulation hard to believe. Jasvinder commented that it feels like ... Read more...
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Beware of wannabes, say Bollywood directors
January 23rd, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Beware of aspirants and strugglers and never invite them at home, suggest directors who are shocked after newcomer Yuvraaj Parashar, who features in Onir ... Read more...
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Pakistani TV channels fined for interviews of Taseer’s killer
January 11th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 11 (IANS) Pakistan's media regulatory authority Tuesday imposed a penalty on two private television channels for airing interviews of the assassin of Salman Taseer, governor of Punjab province.Taseer was killed ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Malaysia to sweeten sugarless drink prices
January 11th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 11 (IANS) The Malaysian government is considering to cut prices of sugarless beverages, as part of the campaign that it unleashed two years ago when sugar imports from India ... Read more...
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Two suspects detained for role in Taseer killing
January 8th, 2011 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 8 (IANS) Pakistani authorities have detained two suspects for their alleged role in influencing guard Mumtaz Qadri to assassinate Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, a media report said Saturday.One was picked ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Tight security at Pakistan governor’s funeral prayers (Lead)
January 5th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 5 (IANS) Thousands policemen and paramilitary Pakistan Rangers were deployed at the Governor House in Lahore Wednesday where various political leaders and senior government officials were to attend the ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Slain Pakistani governor’s funeral prayers Wednesday
January 5th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 5 (IANS) Funeral prayers for assassinated Punjab governor Salman Taseer will be held at Lahore's Governor House Wednesday, an official said. The prayers will begin at 1 p.m., a spokesperson ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Punjab governor’s killer told fellow guards about plot
January 5th, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 5 (IANS) Mumtaz Qadri, the assassin of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, has disclosed during investigations that he had informed his fellow Pakistani guards about his intentions, a media report ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Growing number of college girls in China wooing sugar daddies
December 25th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 25 (ANI): A growing number of Chinese girl students are marketing themselves to older, richer men willing to support their studies and pay for a desirable lifestyle.Millions of female students ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Kiwi man and his American wife win ‘world’s best couple’ title
December 15th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Dec 15 (ANI): A New Zealand man and his American wife has won the title of the "world's best couple".Auckland couple Cameron and Shariyah Morris was presented a 22-carat diamond ring ... Read more...
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Swift spends Thanksgiving with Gyllenhaal?
November 27th, 2010 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 27 (IANS) Hollywood actors Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal have refuelled speculation of a romance by reportedly celebrating Thanksgiving Day together.The couple was first rumoured to be in a relationship ... Read more...
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Jake Gyllenhaal And Taylor Swift Celebrate Their First Thanksgiving
November 27th, 2010 - 8:32 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Thursday when the entire nation was busy with their Thanksgiving dinner and party, the two new love birds, Jake Gyllenhaal and Taylor Swift were seen ... Read more...
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