BSP-SP ‘war’ set to get shriller in times to come
May 21st, 2012 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 21 (IANS) When Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati two days back made a scathing attack on the Samajwadi party (SP) government, little did Chief Minister Akhilesh ... Read more...
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Big B ‘frustrated’ with frequent stomach pain
April 20th, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan may have returned to work after his two abdominal surgeries, but pain isn't leaving the megastar. The veteran suffered stomach pain again during ... Read more...
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2G scam: Is CBI selective in opposing bail pleas?
April 9th, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday took exception to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) being selective in opposing the bail pleas of the accused in the ... Read more...
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Peaceful polling in UP, young Lucknow voters queue up (Third Lead)
February 19th, 2012 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 19 (IANS) Polling proceeded peacefully in 56 constituencies that voted in the fourth round of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections Sunday, with young voters turning up in ... Read more...
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Voting picks up in UP after slow start (Second Lead)
February 19th, 2012 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 19 (IANS) The morning chill initially kept many voters in the confines of their homes in Uttar Pradesh, but picked up as the day progressed Sunday when ... Read more...
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Play depicting Mayawati’s lifestyle banned
January 26th, 2012 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 26 (IANS) A satirical play depicting the extravagant lifestyle of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has been banned by her government.Even as play director Mukesh Kumar denied any ... Read more...
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Yoko Ono to bring multimedia art to India
December 4th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) A multimedia exhibition featuring public art installtions and conventional art, as also performances by Yoko Ono, wife of late Beatles icon John Lennon, will bring ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh cop under house arrest, says opposition
November 9th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 9 (IANS) Opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday alleged that police officer D.D. Misra, who was sent to a mental health hospital after he termed the Mayawati ... Read more...
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Boys were boys on ‘Players’ sets
November 2nd, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Boys will be boys - and that's something Abhishek Bachchan, Sikander Kher and Neil Nitin Mukesh proved on the sets of Abbas-Mustan's action thriller ... Read more...
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Being nude: Nothing unnatural about it (Feature)
October 23rd, 2011 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Kedar Ramanathan brightens up at the prospect of finding himself alone at home. He slips out of his clothes, brews himself some coffee and turns ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
YRF’s ‘Ishaqzaade’ goes on floors (With Images)
October 16th, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Yash Raj Films' (YRF) "Ishaqzaade", which marks the debut of filmmaker Boney Kapoor's son Arjun and actress Priyanka Chopra's cousin Parineeti, went on floors ... Read more...
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School comes to them in big yellow bus (Feature)
September 16th, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) With a book in hand and an eye on the clock, Sumit, 13, knows he isn't prepared for his test. But at exactly 3 p.m., ... Read more...
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The violent pursuing peace education in jail
August 2nd, 2011 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Aug 2 (IANS) A former top cop of Gujarat Police who allegedly ordered a couple to a violent end now gets set to undertake a course in the peaceful ... Read more...
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Tagore’s ‘Muktadhara’ retold - still topical and relevant
June 29th, 2011 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's emblematic play "Muktadhara" (The Waterfall) has come alive in a retelling by noted director-playwright Bhanu Bharti whose production "Tamasha Na ... Read more...
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Lohan shoots ad for auction website
June 22nd, 2011 - 2:18 am ICT by IANS
London, June 22 (IANS) Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan, who is under house arrest, has shot for a commercial for internet auction site Beezid.com.Lohan has been ordered to stay inside ... Read more...
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Lohan plans to paint during house arrest
May 28th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 28 (IANS) Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan, who was recently put under house arrest, is planning to spend her time painting.Lohan, who showed up three weeks early at ... Read more...
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Palin chooses anti-abortion fundraiser over White House Correspondents’ Dinner
May 2nd, 2011 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Bethesda (Maryland, US), May 2 (ANI): Former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has boasted to a group of anti-abortion advocates that she had a chance to attend ... Read more...
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Girls still bearing the brunt of patriarchy?
March 21st, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
By Priyanka KumariDarbhanga (Bihar), Mar 21 (ANI): Living in one of the larger towns of Bihar, change in the world outside does not become immediately apparent, especially if it is to ... Read more...
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Colours of gulal, and taste of gujiya - Holi Hai!
March 20th, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Yellow, red, green, purple - the vibrant colours jostled for prominence as people sprayed gulal and water on each other and distributed sweets Sunday to ... Read more...
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Inside Jammu jail, comes up music band
February 23rd, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 23 (IANS) From a prison known for housing hardcore militants came sounds of music and drums. For, the inmates of Kot Bhalwal jail on this city's outskirts have set up ... Read more...
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Godhra verdict: Ahmedabad court convicts 31, acquits 63 (Second Lead)
February 22nd, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Feb 22 (IANS) Thirty one people were held guilty by a special court here Tuesday for the Godhra train carnage in which 59 people, mostly 'kar sevaks' returning from Ayodhya, were ... Read more...
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Security high ahead of Godhra train carnage verdict
February 22nd, 2011 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Feb 22 (IANS) Stringent security was in place Tuesday, with a special fast track court here set to deliver its verdict on the fire in a train in Godhra town in ... Read more...
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Four-time world rally champion sets new car world speed record on ice at 330.695 km/h
February 16th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
Oulu (Finland), Feb 16(ANI): Juha Kankkunen, four-time world rally champion, drove a Bentley Continental Supersports convertible on the frozen waters of the Baltic Sea at 330.695 kilometers per hour (205.48 miles per ... Read more...
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There’s lots of extra-terrestrial sex in ‘Outcasts’, says Eric Mabius
February 8th, 2011 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Fen 8 (ANI): 'Ugly Betty' star Eric Mabius is going gaga over his new sci-if series 'Outcasts' and has warned that there's lots of extra-terrestrial sex.The 39-year-old plays the lead in ... Read more...
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Bigg Boss 4 Day 38: Sara & Ali get married in the Bigg Boss house
November 12th, 2010 - 3:14 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mumbai, Nov 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sara Khan and Ali Merchant became the first couple to get married within the confines of the Bigg Boss house in India. It may ... Read more...
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Capri Anderson Plans Lawsuit Against Charlie Sheen
November 2nd, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 2, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Capri Anderson has decided not to take things lying down anymore. The call girl has plans to take proper action against Charlie Sheen for his alleged ... Read more...
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Scott Foley To Appear In Grey’s Anatomy
October 30th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
October 30, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Scot Foley, the star of ‘Felicity’, will now be seen within the confines of a hospital. He is not really ill or hasn’t even ... Read more...
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Houghton’s alleged racial slur may kick up a ’storm’
October 23rd, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) National football coach Bob Houghton's alleged racial abuse of an Indian referee is likely to kick up a "storm" at the Annual General Meeting (AGM)of the All ... Read more...
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CBI opposes Amit Shah’s bail plea
October 20th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Oct 20 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday opposed former Gujarat minister Amit Shah's bail plea in the Gujarat High Court in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh killing. The agency ... Read more...
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Negative media campaign hit Delhi’s business during CWG: Report
October 16th, 2010 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Oct 16 (IANS) Negative campaign by the international media ahead of the Commonwealth Games badly hit the business of Delhi's shopkeepers, restaurant owners and taxi drivers during the mega event, an ... Read more...
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Blu Homes To Fight Hurricane Blues
September 27th, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez,
Sep 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Hurricane season is here and as expected tension and fear is high among the people living in Hurricane prone zones. The people though have finally ... Read more...
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Lindsay Lohan fails drug test, confesses it on Twitter
September 20th, 2010 - 12:19 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actress Lindsay Lohan who had just stepped out of the confines of prison might be heading there again, and that too, very soon. And that is because ... Read more...
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ZING BIG SCREEN SHOWCASES PINJAR AT 8 PM
September 7th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 7, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Zing is increasing its entertainment dose for its viewers via Zing Big Screens. Zing Big Screens will showcase Bollywood Movies at 8 pm from Monday to ... Read more...
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One-man weather centre making right predictions
August 16th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 16 (IANS) An accountant in Britain got so fed up with the 'wrong' weather forecasts of the national meteorological bureau, he has started predicting weather using his own equipment.
Simon Cansick, ... Read more...
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Journey From Italy To China In Driverless Vehicles To Be Tested
July 21st, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 21, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A squad of Italian engineers on Tuesday initiated something, which has the potential to be ground-breaking. This something has been labeled as the lengthiest-ever ... Read more...
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