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I stayed on for the fans, says Bolt


September 1st, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Zurich, Sep 1 (IANS/CMC) As the curtains come down on a gruelling season, Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt says if it were not for the fans he would have ended his ... Read more...

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Bolt breezes to take 200m in Zurich Diamond League


August 31st, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, Aug 31 (IANS) London Olympics champion Usain Bolt sprinted to a comfortable 200m win in the Diamond League meeting in Zurich.Bolt posted a meet record of 19.66 seconds as ... Read more...

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Savinova tops in Diamond League 800m


August 27th, 2012 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Birmingham, Aug 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two weeks after winning the 800 metres gold at the London Olympics, Russia's Maria Savinova continued her run in Britain with victory in the same ... Read more...

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Olympic athletics: Isinbayeva confident ahead of pole vault final


August 4th, 2012 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian pole vault world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva is in a confident mood after qualifying for the Olympic final, she said Saturday.Isinbayeva easily qualified for ... Read more...

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Olympics: Moroccan runner expelled for doping


August 4th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Moroccan 1,500 metres runner Amine Laalou is out of the Olympics after testing positive for a banned substance, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Saturday.Laalou, ... Read more...

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Kiprop eyes gold at London Games


July 17th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, July 17 (IANS) World 1,500m champion Asbel Kiprop will briefly interrupt his training to compete at the Monaco Diamond League Friday to gauge himself before moving on to London ... Read more...

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China’s Liu Xiang will be ready for Olympics: Coach


July 15th, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 15 (IANS) Liu Xiang's back injury which forced him out of Saturday night's London Diamond League final will not affect his chance of winning at the Olympic Games ... Read more...

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Cleanliness freak JLo’s loo woes


June 26th, 2012 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, June 26 (IANS) Singer Jennifer Lopez reportedly refuses to use an outside toilet unless it is fitted with her own special seat to ensure a germ-free bathroom ... Read more...

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French steeplechase runner to miss Olympics


June 20th, 2012 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, June 20 (IANS) France's Bob Tahri, the European 3000m steeplechase record holder, has withdrawn from the Olympics after failing to recover from an operation on his left tibia.Tahri went ... Read more...

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Brazil in bid for athletics Diamond League stage


June 6th, 2012 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Rido De Janeiro, June 6 (IANS) Brazil's athletics confederation is in talks with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to host a stage of the elite Diamond League in ... Read more...

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Liu Xiang equals men’s 110m hurdles world record


June 3rd, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 3 (IANS) Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang equalled the 12.87 seconds world record to claim the men's 110m hurdles title at the 2012 IAAF Diamond League at Eugene, Oregon.Cuban ... Read more...

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Jolie hates her engagement ring


May 4th, 2012 - 5:20 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 4 (IANS) Actress Angelina Jolie, who is set to wed longtime partner Brad Pitt this summer, reportedly hates her engagement ring.The Hollywood couple, who raise six ... Read more...

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Bieber’s manager denies engagement reports


April 23rd, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 23 (IANS) Justin Bieber's representative has denied that the teenage singer is ready to get engaged with his girlfriend Selena Gomez.The young couple was spotted shopping for ... Read more...

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Theatre keeps my skills sharp: Amrita Puri


March 24th, 2012 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Actress Amrita Puri, who was noticed for her behejni-turned-modern makeover in her debut film "Aisha", says theatre helps her maintain her acting skills."I have done ... Read more...

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Tipsy Harry becomes crowd-puller at party


March 3rd, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 3 (IANS) Leaving behind all protocol, Prince Harry drank a few shots of rum and danced in the streets of Belize, a former British territory in central America, ... Read more...

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Bullock sues watch company


March 3rd, 2012 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, March 3 (IANS) Actress Sandra Bullock has dragged a watch company to court after it allegedly used her name to promote a diamond-encrusted watch.The 47-year-old actress has ... Read more...

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Kenya bars students from foreign competition


February 17th, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Feb 17 (IANS) Athletics Kenya (AK) wants to bar school athletes from taking part in international competitions this year -- because they are scoring poorly academically.Chairman Isaiah Kiplagat said ... Read more...

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Three arrested in Mumbai 13/7 blasts case


January 23rd, 2012 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Mumbai Police Monday arrested three people in connection with last year's July 13 serial blasts in which 27 people were ... Read more...

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Bengal hooch tragedy prime suspect surrenders (Lead)


January 16th, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) Noor Islam Sheikh alias Khora Badshah, prime suspect in the Sangrampur hooch tragedy in which 171 people were killed, surrendered before a court in West Bengal's ... Read more...

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Two coaches of Ajmer-bound train derail in Dhanbad


January 14th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 14 (IANS) Two coaches of an Ajmer-bound express train derailed Saturday evening in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, said a railway official."Two general coaches of the Kolkata-Ajmer Express derailed near ... Read more...

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British woman force feeds baby to death!


November 12th, 2011 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 11 (IANS) A nurse was sentenced three years in jail Friday for killing her baby by force feeding -- the first such case in Britain.Gloria Dwomoh, 31, was ... Read more...

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De Beers to expand Forever brand in India


September 27th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 27 (IANS) Global diamond major De Beers is hoping to earn around 15-20 percent of its targeted global revenue over the next five years from its expanded Forever ... Read more...

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Etihad wins airline of the year award


September 27th, 2011 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Sep 26 (IANS/WAM) Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been named airline of the year 2011 at a global awards gala in ... Read more...

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Mumbai blasts victm’s kin appointed teacher


September 25th, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 25 (IANS) The wife of a city-based diamond trader who was killed in the July 13 triple blasts was Sunday appointed a teacher in a school here.Congress MP ... Read more...

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Botswana keen to partner with India (With Images)


September 6th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 6 (IANS) Botswana is keen to have multilateral cooperation with India especially in areas like coal extraction, pharmaceuticals, diamond and manufacturing sector, its newly-appointed high commissioner Lesego Ethel ... Read more...

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British sprinter Malcolm confident of beating Bolt


August 26th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Daegu (South Korea), Aug 26 (IANS/CMC) British sprinter Christian Malcolm has dared to dream and believes he can cut down the seemingly unstoppable Jamaican Usain Bolt at the World Athletics Championships ... Read more...

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Who is this Nargis, after all?


August 1st, 2011 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) News spread like wildfire that American model Nargis Fakhri, who is ready to debut in Bollywood opposite Ranbir Kapoor in forthcoming film "Rockstar", will be ... Read more...

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Angela Jonsson tight-lipped about personal life


July 31st, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Although her personal life and controversies got her into the spotlight, yet Kingfisher Calender girl Angela Jonsson, who walked the ramp at the India International ... Read more...

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Bolt set for 200 meters in Diamond League


July 7th, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, July 7 (IANS/CMC) Usain Bolt says working on his fluency and technique are far more important to him in the 200 metres run at the IAAF Diamond League meet here ... Read more...

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Ashley Cole sported wearing his wedding ring


June 3rd, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, June 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Ashley Cole is still holding on to renewed hope of having his dissolved marriage back together. The English footballer was pictured wearing his wedding ring a ... Read more...

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Sonakshi Sinha new face of D’Damas (With Image)


May 30th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) "Dabangg" actress Sonakshi Sinha has been announced as the new face of the D'Damas diamond jewellery brand. She has taken over from Preity Zinta."Sonakshi Sinha is ... Read more...

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Footballer swaps 36,000-pound watch with waiter


May 26th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 26 (IANS) A footballer in Britain swapped his 36,000-pound diamond-encrusted watch with a waiter's 150-pound timepiece after a compliment.Vedran Corluka, 25, was at a club in London when ... Read more...

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Diamonds worth millions stolen from Swiss fair


April 1st, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Basel, April 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Prosecutors in Switzerland have announced that four diamonds worth millions of dollars have been stolen from a watch and jewelry fair in the Swiss city of Basel. ... Read more...

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World’s fastest man Bolt return to track in May


March 25th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 25 (ANI): World's fastest man Usain Bolt will take on arch-rival Asafa Powell over 100 metres for the first time this season in Rome in May, after missing most of ... Read more...

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Mariah Carey making a giant luxury nursery


February 24th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Mariah Carey is reportedly planning to turn a large portion of her compound into a nursery for her yet-to-be-born twins.The singer is believed to be carrying ... Read more...

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