Chess Olympiad: Three teams share lead
August 12th, 2012 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) Poland, Spain and Germany moved into lead after the second round of the TATA 14th IBCA Chess Olympiad for the Blind here Saturday.Spain and Poland led ... Read more...
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Olympics: Federer eyes medals in both singles and doubles
July 29th, 2012 - 7:35 am ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) Switzerland's Roger Federer has his eyes on medals from both singles and doubles after his stuttering victory in the men's singles first round against Alejandro ... Read more...
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Notorious criminals arrested in Ghaziabad
June 17th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, June 17 (IANS) The Ghaziabad police Sunday arrested five notorious criminals of the Sundar Bhati gang operating in Delhi and its surrounding areas in the National Capital Region (NCR) ... Read more...
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Suzuki looking at India as a two-wheeler export hub
May 15th, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) Japanese two-wheeler major Suzuki Motor Corporation Tuesday said it is looking at the possibility of making India an export hub."We have recently started exports (of two-wheelers) ... Read more...
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South Carolina want to partner with India: Nikki Haley
March 2nd, 2012 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 2 (IANS) Proud of her Indian heritage, South Carolina's Indian American governor Nikki Haley says she wanted an opportunity to partner with India, since becoming chief executive, ... Read more...
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UK shop worker comes face to face with a venomous spider
February 23rd, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Edinburgh, Feb 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An Asda worker was given the scare of her life when she came face to face with a venomous spider. The worker found the animal crawling on ... Read more...
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Franco wants to settle down
August 2nd, 2011 - 9:10 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Actor James Franco who recently parted ways with actress Ahna O'Reilly says he wants to settle down but feels he is an ametaure, when it comes ... Read more...
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Colombian Salsa great Alvaro Jose Arroyo dies
July 27th, 2011 - 12:19 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Baranquilla, Columbia, July 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Famous Columbia salsa dancer and singer Alvaro Jose Arroyo has died at the age of 56. Arroyo who was famously called Joe Arroyo around the world ... Read more...
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Trump ‘proud’ of himself for Obama birth reveal
April 28th, 2011 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 28 (ANI): Potential Republican candidate Donald Trump, said he is 'proud' of himself after making President Barack Obama release his birth certificate."I am so proud of myself because I've ... Read more...
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Obama was too poor a student to qualify for Ivy League: Donald Trump
April 26th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 26 (ANI): Real estate mogul Donald Trump has claimed that President Barack Obama had been a poor student who did not deserve to be admitted to the Ivy League ... Read more...
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James Franco gears up for his second PhD
April 23rd, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
"James Franco was scheduled to enter the PhD program in Literature and Creative Writing in Fall2011, but he requested a deferral for an additional year, which the faculty granted, so he ... Read more...
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Coming out was intense, admits Ricky Martin
March 21st, 2011 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
New York, March 21 (IANS) Singer Ricky Martin says it was difficult to come out of the closet and open up about his sexuality."I've been through an intense spiritual process ... Read more...
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Dog killed for chewing on Bible
January 26th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Columbia, Jan 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A South Carolina woman claims that she had instruction from God to kill an ‘evil’ dog that ate her Bible.65-year-old Miriam Fowler Smith hung and burned her ... Read more...
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Robbery Attempt Foiled by Clerk With Samurai Sword
January 21st, 2011 - 1:42 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Jan 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A man who was suspected of robbing at least twelve stores around Columbia received the surprise of his life when his last attempt was foiled by a clerk ... Read more...
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Indian-American Nikki Haley is South Carolina governor (Lead)
January 13th, 2011 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 12 (IANS) Nikki Haley, the daughter of Sikh immigrant parents from Amritsar, created history Wednesday as she became the first woman governor of South Carolina and the ... Read more...
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Is Sofia Vergara going to become the new face of Kmart?
December 7th, 2010 - 1:50 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Dec 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It is reported that Sofia Vergara is in talks with Kmart to become the face of the company. The deal is said to be worth ... Read more...
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Massive landslide kills two, 145 missing in Columbia
December 6th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Bogota (Colombia), Dec 6 (ANI): A massive landslide has reportedly killed two persons and left around 145 others buried underground in northwestern Colombia.According to Xinhua, a two-year-old girl is among the ... Read more...
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Greene, Jonas escape airport arrest at Abu Dhabi
November 27th, 2010 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 26 (IANS) Hollywood actress Ashley Greene and singer Joe Jonas were almost arrested at an airport in Abu Dhabi after the latter accidentally left a set of knives in his ... Read more...
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Global firm opens hospital in Ghaziabad
November 23rd, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Nov 23 (IANS) Columbia Asia, a healthcare company with facilities in four countries in the Asian region, has launched a hospital here.The company, with its headquarters in Malaysia, would directly own ... Read more...
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Ex-lovers at war over similar bum-enhancing denim businesses
November 1st, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Nov 01 (ANI): Two Colombian immigrants who fell in love over butt-boosting jeans are at war after breaking up and are starting rival Bronx businesses selling the same derriere-defining denim."Everybody ... Read more...
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‘Last Comic Standing’ judge Greg Giraldo dies aged 44
September 30th, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 30 (ANI): 'Last Comic Standing' judge Greg Giraldo has died, five days after he was hospitalized for an accidental prescription pill overdose.E! News reports friend and fellow comic, Jim ... Read more...
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Busty tranny claims he had sex with married Premier League footie star
September 30th, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 30 (ANI): A busty transvestite has come forward with claims that he had sex with married Fulham football player Carlos Salcido.Yamille Herrera, 24, said on Mexico's TV Notas that Salcido, ... Read more...
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82-year-old cockfighting ringleader Gene Jeffcoat sentenced to probation for 5 years
August 13th, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Columbia, Aug 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A court has convicted an 82-year-old cockfighting ringleader and sentenced him to a 5-year probation as well.The man - Gene Jeffcoat was convicted of illegal sports and ... Read more...
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James Franco to teach at Yale University
July 21st, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 21 (ANI): 'Spider-Man' star James Franco has signed up to teach classes at Yale University.He will begin studying at the prestigious Connecticut-based college in September (10) to obtain his doctorate ... Read more...
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James Franco turns lecturer
July 21st, 2010 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, July 20 (IANS) American actor James Franco has taken up a lecturer's job at Yale University.
The "Spider Man" star has agreed to teach his own "very special class" at the ... Read more...
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Mark Sanford back after disappearing without informing anyone
June 23rd, 2010 - 1:50 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Columbia, Jun 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Mark Sanford has done it again. He disappeared for a while without informing the government where he was heading. However now the South Carolina Governor ... Read more...
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Census workers rescue man who had fallen in his home
June 10th, 2010 - 11:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Columbia, Jun 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Two Census workers took on the role of the guardian angels, when they went to a house in Columbia to get information regarding the occupants of the ... Read more...
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Ultra-pure heroin arrives in U.S.
May 25th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Drug smugglers from Mexico are peddling an ultra potent form of heroin in the US. The drug, which sells for just $10 for a bag, ... Read more...
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Mark Sanford Met With Mistress Maria Belen Chapur Recently
May 13th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Columbia, May 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Wednesday, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford mentioned obliquely that he was with Argentinean model Maria Belen Chapur last weekend. Though he did not mention ... Read more...
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Kangaroo Care is the latest alternative to incubators for pre-mature babies
March 31st, 2010 - 10:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Kangaroo Care is a new technique, which can replace incubators for the premature babies. In this technique the caregiver who might be a parent ... Read more...
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Kangaroo Care Could Be Better Than What Doctors Thought Earlier
March 31st, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Mar 31, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The concept of kangaroo care is not very new. It has been used in hospitals for the last few decades. It is generally applied to the ... Read more...
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Drug suspect avoids going to loo for a month to save cocaine parcels hidden in stomach!
March 21st, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 21 (ANI): A suspected drug smuggler is believed to have swallowed cocaine parcels and has not gone to the toilet for more than a month to hang on to the ... Read more...
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Army still to find evidence in the Fort Jackson poison plot
February 22nd, 2010 - 11:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Fort Jackson, Feb 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Army had launched an investigation into the plot to poison soliders at Columbia’s Fort Jackson, but so far, no credible evidence has been found in the ... Read more...
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Aditya hurts himself
February 4th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Feb 4, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Director S V Rajendra Singh Babu's son, Aditya injured himself while shooting for "Deadly-2'. He hurt his backbone, waist and head and was rushed to ... Read more...
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Shakira to open school for Haiti kids
January 22nd, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 22 (ANI): Colombian singer Shakira is planning to open a school in quake-hit Haiti.The 'She-Wolf' hitmaker said she is keen to help the victims of 7.0-magnitude tremor in the ... Read more...
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