Roddick to retire after US Open
August 31st, 2012 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 31 (IANS) American veteran Andy Roddick has said he will retire after the US Open."Walking off at Wimbledon, I felt like I knew," Roddick said Thursday, ... Read more...
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‘Son of Sardaar’ doesn’t hurt anybody’s sentiments: Ajay
August 30th, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) Actor Ajay Devgn has come out in defence of his upcoming film "Son of Sardaar" saying that the content of the film projects the Sikh ... Read more...
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West Bengal assembly celebrates 75 years
August 13th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) A two-day celebration to mark 75 years of the West Bengal Assembly started Monday, with former speakers including ex-Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee being felicitated ... Read more...
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West Bengal assembly celebrates platinum jubilee
August 13th, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) A two-day celebration to mark 75 years of the West Bengal assembly started Monday, with former speakers, including ex-Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee, being felicitated ... Read more...
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Madonna an ‘ex-wh***’, says Russian deputy PM
August 9th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 9 (IANS) Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has termed pop star Madonna an "ex-wh***" over her backing of imprisoned punk rockers Pussy Riot, RIA Novosti reported."Every ... Read more...
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Andre feels younger with new girlfriend
August 7th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS) Singer Peter Andre says dating Emily MacDonagh has made him feel young again.Andre, 39, is dating 23-year-old medical student MacDonagh for the past few months."I feel ... Read more...
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71 years old Hiroshi Hoketsu is the oldest competitor at the London Olympics
August 3rd, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The world was caught by surprise when they experience a rare occasion in the London 2012 Olympic Games. It all happened on Thursday when Hiroshi Hoketsu one ... Read more...
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Send back Sri Lankan defence personnel: Jayalalithaa
July 16th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 16 (IANS) Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Monday asked the central government to send back all Sri Lankan military personnel training in India and accused New Delhi of ... Read more...
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Rihanna, Cole collaboration will happen: Will.I.Am
July 16th, 2012 - 4:02 am ICT by IANS
London, July 16 (IANS) Singer Will.I.Am says the collaboration between Rihanna and Cheryl Cole will happen when they find the right song."Rihanna and Cheryl will be great when it ... Read more...
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Mamata draws flak for observing Basu’s birthday in advance
July 6th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) The Mamata Banerjee government Friday stirred a controversy by celebrating the birth anniversary of former chief minister Jyoti Basu at the state assembly two days ... Read more...
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31 percent elderly face abuse
June 14th, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Nearly 31 percent of the elderly in the country face abuse in some form, and more than half of them feel their sons were responsible ... Read more...
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Ganga activists threaten to re-launch campaign
May 14th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Activists working for the Ganga river conservation Monday threatened to launch a massive campaign from Varanasi May 21 if the government failed to ... Read more...
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Plea seeking action against Hazare, aides dismissed (Lead)
May 4th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a petition seeking directions to the government to initiate action against Anna Hazare and his two associates for allegedly ... Read more...
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Petition seeking action against Hazare, aides dismissed
May 4th, 2012 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a petition seeking directions to the government to initiate action against social activist Anna Hazare and two associates for ... Read more...
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Hazare insulted national flag, petitioner tells apex court (Lead)
May 3rd, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court will Friday hear a petition seeking direction to the central government to take action against Anna Hazare and his aides Kiran ... Read more...
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Hazare insulted national flag, petitioner tells apex court
May 3rd, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court will Friday hear a petition seeking direction to the central government to take action against Anna Hazare and his aides Kiran ... Read more...
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Show respect, regard to artists: Big B
March 24th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says it upsets him when he sees people disrespect talent, especially at cultural performances."I see many a moment when the professionals play ... Read more...
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China blames Dalai Lama for self-immolation
March 2nd, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 2 (IANS) A Chinese official Friday held the Dalai Lama responsible for a string of self-immolation by Tibetan monks, saying the Tibetan spiritual leader applauded them.Zhao Qizheng, spokesman ... Read more...
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Congress alleges lapse by officials in Madhya Pradesh house
February 22nd, 2012 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 21 (IANS) On the first day of the Madhya Pradesh assembly's budget session Tuesday, the Congress alleged that officials present in the house did not follow protocol and ... Read more...
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Not guilty of violating model code, Verma tells poll panel (Lead)
February 21st, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma has told the Election Commission he was not guilty of violating the model code of conduct as his comments ... Read more...
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Congress to reply to poll panel on Verma’s comments
February 20th, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Congress party Monday said it would reply to the Election Commission on Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma's sub-quota comment within the stipulated time, ... Read more...
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Karnataka porngate: Anna demands jail for three ministers
February 8th, 2012 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Anna Hazare Wednesday expressed "dismay" over the three Bharatiya Janata Party ministers in Karnataka viewing porn in the assembly and demanded that they should ... Read more...
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Child’s cold water bath on tableau creates heat
January 28th, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 28 (IANS) A civic agency's tableau that showed a child bathing under a cold water tap despite in the winter chill during the Republic Day parade ... Read more...
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Julia Gillard saved from attack on Australia Day
January 26th, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, Jan 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard had to be whisked away when an angry aborigine mob rushed on her on Australia Day. She was at an awards ceremony ... Read more...
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Warner accuses Caribbean officials of caving in to FIFA
December 24th, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Dec 24 (IANS/CMC) Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner has accused Caribbean officials of undoing more than three decades of their struggle for respect by caving in to certain ... Read more...
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BJP submits privilege motion against Chidambaram
December 20th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday submitted a privilege motion against Home Minister P. Chidambaram, who has been in the focus of opposition ire ... Read more...
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UPA, BJP in war of words over Lokpal ‘debate’ (Lead)
December 12th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The Congress Monday accused the opposition of "double standards" for raising the Lokpal issue outside parliament when it was in session but the Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Dev got too involved with himself: Waheeda Rehman
December 6th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) The ethereal Waheeda Rehman missed the opportunity to meet her co-star Dev Anand one last time, but fondly remembers him as a good producer. She, however, ... Read more...
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Court order to book Chouhan, Sushma Swaraj stayed
November 18th, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 17 (IANS) Within hours of a Madhya Pradesh district court ordering registration of a case against Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his Bharatiya Janata Party colleague ... Read more...
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WWE Raw: Bret Hart & Cena vs Del Rio & Rodriguez
September 13th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) As last night's episode of 'WWE Monday Night Raw Supershow' began, Bret hart came out to confront Alberto Del Rio. He received a standing ovation in his home ... Read more...
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Muslim paper takes up Hindu cause, furthers oneness
September 9th, 2011 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 9 (IANS) Don't kill cows and don't eat beef - that's the message of harmony a Muslim editor in Uttar Pradesh has been sending out to the ... Read more...
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Farooq Abdullah clarifies on Gujarat remarks
August 29th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 29 (IANS) Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah Tuesday said his remarks made in Gujarat were secular and meant no disrespect to Islam.In a statement ... Read more...
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Supporting Hazare because ‘it’s cool’
August 24th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Among the hordes of youngsters thronging Ramlila Maidan to support Anna Hazare's fight against corruption, there are some who visit the place just to click ... Read more...
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Designer presents incomplete collection at LFW
August 21st, 2011 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) While most designers make sure that their collection is in place before models go on the ramp, sporting their designs, fashion designer Rehane Saturday adopted a ... Read more...
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MPs panel slams army practice of soldiers as assistants
August 3rd, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Indian Army is facing the ire of a parliamentary panel over its continuing practice of employing trained soldiers as sahayaks (personal assistants) of officers.The ... Read more...
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