In Goa, it’s time to sponsor pilgrimages
January 18th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 18 (IANS) Politicians in Goa have suddenly begun sponsoring pilgrimages to Hindu and Christian religious sites with gusto - possibly hoping for "divine intervention" in the March ... Read more...
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Farhan finds awards fair (Movie Snippets)
January 16th, 2012 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) The awards season has started and with it returns the debate whether they are genuine or rigged. Actor-director Farhan Akhtar believes attending an award function ... Read more...
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Hyderabad cricket body seeks divine intervention for victory
October 14th, 2011 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 14 (IANS) Can 'Vastu' be responsible for India remaining winless at the Rajiv Gandhi international stadium here? A section of officials of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) believes ... Read more...
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Impressive Mumbai Indians clash with NSW in crucial Group A match
October 1st, 2011 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 1 (IANS) Courtesy divine intervention in Bangalore Friday night, none of the five teams in Group A can afford to lose even a single game in their ... Read more...
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Modi ends fast on upbeat note, but divisions remain (Roundup)
September 19th, 2011 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Sep 19 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Monday evening ended a three-day fast asserting that he was the first leader in six decades of independent India to ... Read more...
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Pray for divine punishment to Modi: Islamic cleric
September 19th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 19 (IANS) Condemning Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's three-day fast as "melodrama", a leading Islamic scholar Monday urged both Muslims and Hindus to pray seeking divine punishment ... Read more...
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Phone-tapping charges baseless, will write to PM: Yeddyurappa
July 25th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 25 (IANS) Phone-tapping allegations against his government are "baseless", a defiant Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa said here Monday after returning from a holiday in Mauritius even ... Read more...
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Ghost film ‘Oscar’ insipid, boring (Kannada Movie Review)
June 19th, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Oscar" (Kannada); Cast: Ashok Kumar, Priyanka Bulgannanavar, Priyanka Gowda, Raju Thalikote, Rajendra Karanth and Sangeetha Shetty ; Producer: Shivu Belawadi; Director: Krishna; Camera: Naveen Suvarna; Music Director: Abhiman Roy; Rating: ... Read more...
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KKR fans seek divine intervention to turn team’s fortune
April 9th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) fans are now seeking divine intervention to change the fortunes of their Indian Premier League (IPL) team which has the dubious ... Read more...
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Delhiites continue World Cup celebrations (Lead)
April 3rd, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Some visited places of worship while others distributed sweets among friends and relatives, but one thing common to many Delhiites was that they were enjoying ... Read more...
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An ‘extra class’ to pray for India’s victory
March 29th, 2011 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 29 (IANS) Students, you would think, are not too fond of extra classes. But many youngsters are religiously turning up for the one being held at their primary ... Read more...
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Prayer really can help people cope with their anger
March 22nd, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 22 (ANI): Feeling angry? Say a prayer and see your wrath fade away!New research suggests that saying a prayer could help many people feel less angry and behave less aggressively ... Read more...
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Cyber support for abducted Orissa collector
February 18th, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 18 (IANS) From colleagues to social activists to well-wishers, support poured in from all quarters on social networking website Facebook for the safe release of Orissa district collector R. ... Read more...
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Fugitive planned his suicide by drug overdose & wanted the bears to eat him up
January 28th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Arizona, Jan 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A fugitive have told the police after his capture that he had wanted to commit suicide and allow the bears to eat his flesh up.Tracy Province is ... Read more...
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Miracle if Man U finish Premier League season unbeaten: Redknapp
January 17th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 17(ANI): Tottenham Hotspurs manager Harry Redknapp believes that it will take some divine intervention for Manchester United to finish unbeaten in the current season.United went back to the top ... Read more...
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Tendulkar stranded on 111 as India suffer crushing defeat (Lead)
December 20th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Centurion, Dec 20 (IANS) Sachin Tendulkar's record 50th Test century could not save India from suffering a crushing defeat by an innings and 25 runs against South Africa on the fifth ... Read more...
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Planning to holiday in Kerala? It’s almost houseful!
December 7th, 2010 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
By Sanu George
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 7 (IANS) Tourists hoping to usher in the New Year amid Kerala's laidback charms would do well to have a plan B ready - if they haven't booked ... Read more...
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James Brown In Tears After CBS Features Chris Henry’s Story
November 26th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Nov 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) On the eve of Thanksgiving Day CBS decided to air something special that would once again give an edge to the special day. The day got ... Read more...
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Flock of flamingos gathered in shape of flamingo caught on camera
November 23rd, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 23 (ANI): A flock of flamingos in Mexico has been photographed forming the shape of a big flamingo.Photographer Bobby Haas was trailing a flock of flamingos from a helicopter in ... Read more...
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Players swing rackets - to swat insects (Games Sidelights)
October 10th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The R.K. Khanna tennis stadium has a new kind of visitor that has been turning up in hordes - insects. So much so that players have had ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa seeks divine help to save his government (Lead)
October 7th, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore/Kannur/Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) Facing a threat to his regime, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Thursday sacked two rebel ministers, sought divine intervention and was confident of survival of the Bharatiya ... Read more...
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In Bihar, many think dengue is a divine curse
September 23rd, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 23 (IANS) Praying in temples and mosques, many in Bihar are hoping for divine intervention to check the spread of dengue, as eight people have died of the disease and ... Read more...
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Cleanliness drive initiated by singer Mansingh ahead of CWG
September 7th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 7 (ANI): Renowned classical singer Sonal Mansingh and students of several schools and colleges participated in a cleanliness drive here on Tuesday to keep the city clean and to ... Read more...
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God Not Needed In Creation Of Universe, Says Stephen Hawking
September 6th, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Sep 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Shaking all those orthodox believers out of stupor, Stephen Hawking has once again come up clear about his theories on the formation of the Universe. The ... Read more...
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NY man survives 39-story plunge after landing on sports car!
September 1st, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sep 1 (ANI): In an apparent suicide attempt, a young man in New York leaped from the 39th floor of a West Side building, crashed through the windshield of a ... Read more...
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SLAYER Vinyl to be released
August 17th, 2010 - 12:40 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 17, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): For the first ever time in its nearly three decade old history, the iconic Thrash Metal Gods SLAYER, would re-release a total of ten of their American ... Read more...
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Same old torn jeans, prayers - Shilpa and Raj seek Royals’ win
April 1st, 2010 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) From superstition to divine intervention, Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra are seeking everything so that their team Rajasthan Royals can keep on winning in ... Read more...
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8 in 10 people depend on God for help: US study
March 10th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 10 (ANI): People's beliefs about how God is directly involved in their personal life and well-being have become the subject of a new research.Sociology Professor Scott Schieman, University of Toronto, ... Read more...
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Varanasi holds fire ritual to prevent global warming
February 6th, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by ANI
By Girish DubeyVaranasi, Feb.6 (ANI): A large number of devotees have participated in a Maha Yajna, a major sacred fire ritual, here in the holy city of Uttar Pradesh, organized to seek ... Read more...
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India seeks divine intervention against global warming
December 28th, 2009 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan), Dec 28 (ANI): A holy fire ritual was held here on Sunday in which 151 priests from all parts of the country chanted Vedic hymns to reduce the ill effects ... Read more...
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Shrine that plays postman to god
December 27th, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Byomakesh Biswal
Kaipadar (Orissa), Dec 27 (IANS) God's divine intervention can be sought in many ways -- you can pray silently, speak aloud or sing. Or you can drop a letter at ... Read more...
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Darwin penned down advanced ideas about origin of life in different documents
October 28th, 2009 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 28 (ANI): An international team of researchers has determined that although Charles Darwin deliberately avoided some important facts in his book 'The Origin of Species' 150 years ago, he did ... Read more...
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India seek divine intervention against Windies
September 29th, 2009 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Sep 29 (IANS) India will be hoping for some divine intervention when they take on the West Indies in their last Group A match at the Wanderers here Wednesday, in their ... Read more...
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Man Tries To Hijack Plane After Divine Intervention
September 10th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by GD
According to the sources, the Mexican police has arrested a man who allegedly hijacked a plane(Aeromexico flight 576) comprising of 104 passengers for a couple of hours, claiming that he actually wanted ... Read more...
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Mumbai priests perform Yajna to appease rain gods
August 26th, 2009 - 10:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug. 26 (ANI): Immersed in bust deep water, priests of Mumbai's Sri Sankara Mattham temple chanted mantras and performed Yajna to appease rain Gods.The 'Yajna' was conducted in the Vedic ... Read more...
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