A popular touch to President Pranab’s At Home reception
August 15th, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Rain played the perfect tease, drizzling just a little for a couple of minutes on a hot sultry evening as President Pranab Mukherjee hosted ... Read more...
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Olympics badminton: Saina first Indian to reach semis (Lead)
August 2nd, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal scripted history Thursday as she became the first Indian to reach the semifinals of the Olympics badminton event.The World No.5 defeated Danish ... Read more...
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British mother jailed after son drowns in bathtub
July 31st, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) A drunk mother, who left her two young children alone in a bath full of water and remained engrossed in talking with neighbours while one of ... Read more...
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Dust storm brings mercury down in Delhi (Second Lead)
May 20th, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) A dust storm hit several parts of the national capital Saturday evening and brought the temperature down marginally on a hot, sunny day which ... Read more...
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IPL player arrested for molesting American woman (Lead)
May 18th, 2012 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Indian Premier League (IPL) player Luke Pomersbach was arrested Friday for allegedly molesting an American woman in a five-star hotel in the capital and ... Read more...
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Infant girl left at ashram doorstep
May 9th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Udaipur, May 9 (IANS) An infant girl apparently abandoned by her parents was found at the doorstep of a children's home here in yet another grim reminder of the ... Read more...
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South African footballer stabbed to death
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:32 am ICT by IANS
Cape Town, Jan 22 (IANS) South African footballer Jeffrey Ntuka was stabbed to death Saturday, a football website said.The stabbing took place in a nightclub in the 26-year-old Ntuka's hometown ... Read more...
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Hazare condemns ink attack on Baba Ramdev
January 14th, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra), Jan 14 (IANS) Anna Hazare Saturday condemned the ink attack on yoga guru Baba Ramdev in the capital and asserted that such attempts will not scare ... Read more...
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I-League: Pune FC beat Chirag United 3-1
November 2nd, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Pune, Nov 1 (IANS) Pune FC beat Chirag United Kerala 3-1 for their first win in the season in the the third round of the I-League football championship match at ... Read more...
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Tulisa’s boyfriend Fazer involved in a fight
September 12th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Sept 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The boyfriend of X Factor’s Tulisa Contostavlos got into a fight in Spain recently. Fazer is reported to have attacked the staff of a Spanish scooter hire ... Read more...
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India lose 0-3 to Trinidad and Tobago in football friendly
August 22nd, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Aug 22 (IANS) Riding on Darryl Roberts' brace, Trinidad and Tobago (T&T;) defeated India 3-0 in an international football friendly at the Hasely Crawford Stadium here SundayThe ... Read more...
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Rajasthan districts on alert after sat phone detected
August 11th, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 11 (IANS) Police in three Rajasthan districts have been told to be on high alert after intelligence agencies caught frequencies of a satellite phone being used to make ... Read more...
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Krishna caught in sticky situation in Lok Sabha (Lead)
August 5th, 2011 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna was Thursday taken by surprise in the Lok Sabha when his name was called out by Speaker Meira Kumar ... Read more...
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Delhi’s burglars make hay while summer vacation shines
June 14th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) It took a couple of minutes for 36-year-old Manoj Sharma, who returned to his Pitampura home in north Delhi after a week-long summer vacation, to ... Read more...
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‘Delhi Belly’ will destroy our goodwill: Aamir
May 9th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan says that his forthcoming production venture "Delhi Belly" will destroy the goodwill he has earned in the past decades with ... Read more...
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CBS wants Charlie Sheen back
March 22nd, 2011 - 2:47 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, Mar 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Charlie Sheen happens to be a roll. Despite the fact that he was fired from a TV network because they were fed up of his ... Read more...
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Charlie Sheen all set to pocket $7 million for his tour
March 18th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Charlie Sheen seems to be on a roll. Despite his drug addictions and porn star antics, his bank balance is increasing by leaps and bounds. And ... Read more...
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Pak planes intrude Indian air space
January 19th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 19 (IANS) Two Pakistani aircraft entered the Indian air space in Ranbirsinghpora area along the international border in Jammu and Kashmir in a clear violation of the Indian air space, ... Read more...
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11-month-old Oliver Denning drowns while bathing
January 10th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sheffield, Jan 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After losing her 11-month-old son in bizarre circumstances, Amy Denning seems to have a message for all mothers and parents at large.She warned that parents from all ... Read more...
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Dog in Germany Gives Birth to Litter of 17 Puppies
December 22nd, 2010 - 2:01 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Dec 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A litter of seventeen puppies has been born in Germany, on September 28, and has exhausted the owner ever since, she she has been bottle-feeding the pups because ... Read more...
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Parliament adjourned again, BJP vows protests (Lead)
December 10th, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Parliament was adjourned till late afternoon for the 21st successive day Friday over the opposition's demand for a parliamentary probe into the 2G spectrum scam, even ... Read more...
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Coming soon: A new system that ‘tastes’ purity of water every minute
December 7th, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 7 (ANI): German scientists have developed a new system that tests the purity of water every minute.Instead of random water samples being treated every now and then, the AquaBioTox project ... Read more...
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Parliament adjourned for 14th day over JPC demand (Lead)
December 1st, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Both houses of parliament were again adjourned till noon Wednesday with the opposition sticking to its demand for a parliamentary probe into the 2G spectrum allotment ... Read more...
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Briton kills baby after his afternoon nap is disturbed
November 30th, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 30 (IANS) A 26-year-old Briton has been found guilty of killing his baby because he had disturbed his afternoon nap, a media report said Tuesday.Graeme Draper hurled his three-month-old son, ... Read more...
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Mohun Bagan defeat Sheffield United in Platinum Jubilee Cup
November 12th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov12 (IANS) FIFA International Order of Merit holder Sheffield United was defeated 0-1 by Asia's oldest football club Mohun Bagan in the Platinum Jubilee Cup tournament at the Yuvabharati Krirangan here ... Read more...
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China launches own Google mapping service
October 22nd, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Oct 22 (ANI): It's official now. China has launched its online mapping service as Google Inc is yet to apply for a license to provide a similar service in the country.The ... Read more...
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CWG Hockey: India women wake up late, lose to Aussies
October 6th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) India left it until too late and went down 1-2 to Australia to suffer their first reverse in two Pool A matches of the women's ... Read more...
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Investigation Report: Wall Street Flash crash triggered by a computer
October 3rd, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Oct 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) On May 6, Wall Street experienced what has been termed the flash crash in which New York’s Dow Jones Index declined 700 points within just a couple ... Read more...
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Female birds cheat ‘to have healthy offspring’
August 21st, 2010 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 21 (ANI): Cheating maximizes female birds' chances of having healthy offspring, according to Australian researchers.For the study, Associate Professor Simon Griffith and Dr Sarah Pryke of Sydney's Macquarie University separated ... Read more...
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Brit couple tie the knot in ‘unluckiest wedding in history’
July 17th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 17 (ANI): A British couple's wedding has been described as a "nightmare from hell" after a series of mishaps took place one after another.Vilma and Paul Cassidy's "unluckiest wedding in ... Read more...
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Spain will beat Holland in WC finals, predicts Paul the psychic octopus
July 10th, 2010 - 11:44 am ICT by ANI
London, July 10 (ANI): Paul the psychic octopus has predicted Spain will beat Holland and win World Cup 2010.Germany, on the other hand, will win in the third and fourth place play-off. ... Read more...
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Serbian artist spends 700hrs sitting in performance art record
June 1st, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 1 (ANI): After 700 hours of sitting and staring at members of the public in the Museum of Modern Art, Serbian artist Marina Abramovic has concluded the longest piece of ... Read more...
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Trial court ‘erred’ in giving Rathore six months: judge
May 26th, 2010 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Chandigarh, May 26 (IANS) The judge who enhanced the sentence of disgraced former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore to 18 months has said the six-month imprisonment given by the trial ... Read more...
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Movie Review: Sura
May 1st, 2010 - 4:32 am ICT by Pen Men At Work
Sura – Not impressive as the title
Production: Sun Pictures, Sangali Murugan
Direction: S.P. Rajkumar
Star-casts: Vijay, Thamannah, Vadivelu, Dev Gill and many others
Music: Mani SharmaThere needn’t be any guesses when it ... Read more...
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Leaked video shows US air crew shooting down two Reuters’ Iraqi staffers
April 6th, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 6(ANI): Wikileaks has shown a secret video in which a US Apache helicopter crew is shooting and killing a Reuters photographer and driver in a July 2007 attack in Baghdad. ... Read more...
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