Congress demands auction of Goa iron ore mines
August 27th, 2012 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 27 (IANS) The ongoing controversy over the alleged Rs.1.86 lakh crore coal block allocation scam could have lessons for the multi-million dollar iron ore mining industry in Goa.The ... Read more...
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‘DAM999′ bags two honorary GMA awards
April 11th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, April 11 (IANS) "DAM999", a controversial movie released last year, has bagged two honorary awards at the Global Music Awards (GMA) held in California.GMA has bestowed the Award of ... Read more...
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‘DAM 999′ director unfazed about missing Oscar nomination
January 24th, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 24 (IANS) Marine engineer turned film director Sohan Roy, whose "DAM 999" failed to secure a nomination for the 84th Academy Awards, is unfazed about missing out and ... Read more...
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Indian film ‘DAM 999′ fails in Oscar journey
January 24th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 24 (IANS) India's only hope at the Oscars this year, filmmaker Sohan Roy's "DAM 999" Tuesday failed to secure a place in the final nomination list of ... Read more...
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‘DAM 999′ maker awaits Oscar nomination with bated breath
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Jan 23 (IANS) With the final Oscar nominations just a day away from being announced in Los Angeles, marine engineer-turned-filmmaker Sohan Roy, whose project "DAM 999" stands a ... Read more...
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‘Adaminte Makan Abu’ out of Oscar race
January 19th, 2012 - 3:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Malayalam film "Adaminte Makan Abu", India's official entry to the upcoming Academy Awards, has failed to make it to the top nine shortlist for ... Read more...
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Now ‘DAM 999′ in Original Score Oscar race
December 24th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Dec 24 (IANS) Indian film "DAM 999" seems to be on a roll. After the film and three of its songs were shortlisted for a possible nomination ... Read more...
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‘DAM 999′, its three songs in Oscar race (Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Dec 20 (IANS) "DAM 999", a movie that has been in the news for being banned in Tamil Nadu, has been shortlisted among the 265 films contending for the ... Read more...
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Goa liberation: Relatively bloodless but indelibly etched in mind (December 19 is the 50th anniversary of Goa’s liberation)
December 15th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
(ATTN NEWS EDITORS: This is the first in a series of stories on the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Goa. This story deals with the effect on the psyche on ... Read more...
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Capital’s centenary: A walk down the Kingsway Camp
December 11th, 2011 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) One hundred years ago, India - which was a colony of the British empire - spent nearly one million pounds sterling to host King George ... Read more...
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IMDb rates ‘DAM999′ among top films
December 6th, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Dec 6 (IANS) Multilingual movie "DAM999", the tale of a dam built during colonial rule cracking, has got a good rating from IMDB, the award winning movie website.The $10-million ... Read more...
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Controversy helped ‘DAM 999′: Director
November 25th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 25 (IANS) Sohan Roy, director of controversial multilingual film DAM 999 that released throughout India but not in Tamil Nadu, is happy because the heat generated has ... Read more...
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Himachal bans construction in trout habitat
August 27th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 27 (IANS) To propagate trout in the natural waters of Himachal Pradesh, the state government has decided against setting up hydropower projects in the picturesque Tirthan Valley in ... Read more...
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Pakistanis gear up for Independence Day
August 13th, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 13 (IANS) Notwithstanding the unending terror attacks and sectarian violence across their country, Pakistanis are eagerly waiting to celebrate independence day Sunday.Shops and marketplaces were Saturday bustling ... Read more...
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Is Independence Day just another holiday for Gen-Y?
August 13th, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) For some youngsters, the Independence Day of India is genuinely about freedom - from school, college and office but for others, it is a reminder ... Read more...
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It’s time for trout fishing in Himachal streams
May 29th, 2011 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 29 (IANS) It's time to pit your wits against the game fish trout in the cool, crystal-clear happy waters of Himachal Pradesh.Most of the rivers and their tributaries ... Read more...
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Italy may freeze 3.6 bn euros of Libyan assets
March 2nd, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, March 2 (IANS/AKI) Italy may follow the lead of its allies and freeze billions of euros of Libyan assets, according to Italian news reports.Business daily Il Sole 24 Ore ... Read more...
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Goa freedom fighters to revisit uprising against Portuguese
February 15th, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 15 (IANS) Freedom fighters who fought for Goa's liberation from the Portuguese rule will this year visit the same villages which actively resisted the four-century old Luso regime. Speaking to ... Read more...
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Security alert in northeast over R-Day boycott
January 23rd, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 23 (IANS) A massive security alert was sounded across northeast India Sunday after separatist rebels announced a boycott of the Republic Day celebrations Jan 26, officials said."We have placed security ... Read more...
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Dalrymple spat reminds us why we may still be mentally colonised
January 20th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.20 (ANI):"The colonial hangover afflicts not us, but them." So says Will Heaven of the UK Telegraph, http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/willheaven/100072376/a-fuming-william-dalrymple-declares-war-on-a-piece-of-blatantly-racist-indian-journalism/reflecting on the spat between Hartosh Singh Bal and William Dalrymple.For a ... Read more...
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Mysore Palace hosts its 400th Dussera festivities
October 17th, 2010 - 10:57 pm ICT by ANI
By Jaipal SharmaMysore, Oct.17 (ANI): Thousands of local residents and tourists enjoyed watching the traditional Jambu Sawari procession, a ritual of erstwhile royalty of Wodeyar dynasty, as the 10-day Dussera festival culminated ... Read more...
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Lessing, Shakespeare, Blake in dance-theatre on Commonwealth stage
October 12th, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Foreign literature met Indian performing arts in a creative mix on the cultural stage of the Commonwealth Games 2010.Noted dancer Navtej Singh Johar interpreted Nobel ... Read more...
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Engineer-statesman Sir MV remembered
September 15th, 2010 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 15 (IANS) Karnataka Wednesday celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of engineer-statesman Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, popularly known as Sir MV, one of the earliest recipients of the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest ... Read more...
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South Korea proposes three-stage reunification plan with North
August 15th, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 15 (ANI): A three-stage reunification with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been proposed by South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Sunday.proposed a three-stage reunification with the ... Read more...
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Japan apologizes for its colonial rule of Korea
August 10th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Aug 10 (DPA) Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan apologized Tuesday to South Korea for his nation's colonial rule of Korea ahead of the 100th anniversary of the annexation of the Korean ... Read more...
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Follow Mahatma Gandhi to bring real change in Africa: Obama
August 4th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has asked young African leaders to follow the example of Mahatma Gandhi and change themselves first if they wanted to bring ... Read more...
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Centenary celebrations of Mohun Bagan’s historic IFA Shield win begin Thursday
July 28th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) The centenary celebrations of Mohun Bagan's historic feat of becoming the first Indian team to win the IFA Shield in 1911 kicks off Thursday with the release of ... Read more...
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Celebrate 4th Of July With Cards, Fireworks And Aplomb
July 4th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
July 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It is the 4th of July and time to celebrate with aplomb the glorious achievement of the Independence Day for the US citizens. The celebration includes ... Read more...
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House Approves Legislation That Might Lead To Statehood Of Puerto Rico
May 1st, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Washington, May 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The House of Representatives on Thursday gave their consent to a bill that could pave the way for statehood or independence for Puerto Rico. The ... Read more...
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After controversies, ‘Dam 999″ heads to Dubai
April 17th, 2010 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, April 17 (IANS) "Dam 999", a $10-million-film project boasting of an Indian and Hollywood cast, had its share of bad publicity while shooting in Kerala. But with the initial India leg ... Read more...
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Japan refuses to compensate victims of colonial rule
March 19th, 2010 - 6:31 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 19 (IANS) Japan has refused compensation for South Koreans who suffered during its colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula 1910-1945, Prensa Latina reported.
The Japanese foreign ministry has ignored the contents ... Read more...
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Don’t want to remember bad things of colonial rule: British minister
February 16th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 16 (IANS) "Life has come full circle" with the re-launching of the colonial East India Company under its new Indian owner, British Minister Pat McFadden said Tuesday.
"Yes, I have also ... Read more...
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Myanmar junta chief confirms election to be held this year
February 12th, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Feb 12 (DPA) Myanmar military supremo Senior General Than Shwe confirmed Friday that the junta will hold a general election this year, honouring previous commitments to the international community.
"A free and ... Read more...
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India, Mozambique discuss issues of bilateral, international interest
January 14th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by ANI
Maputo (Mozambique), Jan 14(ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor on Thursday met Mozambique President Armando Emilio Guebuza to discuss issues of bilateral, regional and international interest between the ... Read more...
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Ansari urges Malawi Indians to harness potential for bilateral cooperation
January 9th, 2010 - 11:28 am ICT by ANI
By Ashok DixitLilongwe (Malawi), Jan.9 (ANI): Interacting with members of the Indian community here on Friday evening, Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari urged them to utilise every opportunity and undertake every initiative to ... Read more...
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