Double for Fahad Kutty at National Racing
July 29th, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Coimbatore, July 29 (IANS) Mumbai's Fahad Kutty of Team Game Over completed a splendid double in the Indian Junior Touring Cars class at the 15th JK Tyre-FMSCI National Racing Championship ... Read more...
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Maruti tops at Monsoon Challenge Rally
July 22nd, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 22 (IANS) Karthick Maruti (co-driver S. Sankar Anand) with a penalty of 1 minute 52 seconds emerged overall champion in the Mahindra Monsoon Challenge Rally that concluded here ... Read more...
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Musharraf was behind n-strike warning for India
June 16th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 16 (IANS) The Pakistani warning of a nuclear strike on India within eight seconds, as reported in a British daily, was actually made at the behest of ... Read more...
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Pakistan boasted of n-strike on India: Report
June 15th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 15 (IANS) Pakistan could launch a nuclear strike on India within eight seconds, an army general boasted in 2001 in Islamabad, the Guardian reported Friday.The warning is ... Read more...
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CRPF trooper dies in accidental blast (Lead)
March 22nd, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, March 22 (IANS) A paramilitary trooper injured in an accidental blast during a training camp died Thursday, police said.The constable had suffered severe injuries Wednesday when a hand grenade ... Read more...
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‘Diabetes kills one person every eight seconds’
November 14th, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 14 (IANS) Diabetes kills one person every eight seconds, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said, adding that the cost of treatment amounts to a staggring ... Read more...
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Anjum to lead Indian women’s hockey team in Australia
September 29th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Striker Saba Anjum will lead an 18-member Indian women's hockey team in Australia where they are scheduled to play a four-Test series against the ... Read more...
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Sandeep, Sardar recalled in national team for Australia tour
September 29th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) A week after revoking the ban on ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh and mid-fielder Sardar Singh, Hockey India (HI) recalled the duo in the 22-member ... Read more...
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A Serbian Film ‘becomes most cut movie in 16 years’
November 27th, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 27 (ANI): The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has said that controversial movie 'A Serbian Film' has become the most cut film in 16 years.The dark thriller featuring disturbing ... Read more...
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Welsh bog snorkeller sets new world record time
August 30th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 30 (ANI): A new world record time has been set by a Welsh bog snorkeller at this years World Championships at Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys.Officials are expected to confirm that Dan ... Read more...
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First annular solar eclipse of 2010 on Jan 15
January 9th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Jan 15 will herald the first annular solar eclipse of the year, also the longest in the millennium.
Ajay Talwar of the Amateur Astronomers Association told IANS: "Not ... Read more...
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Man who inspired Hoffman’s ‘Rain Man’ character passes away at 58
December 23rd, 2009 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 23 (ANI): Kim Peek, who was the inspiration for the character of Raymond Babbitt, played by Dustin Hoffman, in the movie Rain Man, has died aged 58.Peek, dubbed as the ... Read more...
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Bill Belichick Under Fire For Making The “Wrong” Decision
November 16th, 2009 - 7:57 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Indianapolis, Nov. 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) New England coach Bill Belichick is under fire for making the rather rash decision of attempting a fourth down conversion with a little time left ... Read more...
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Controversial star athlete Caster Semenya talks about life amidst gender row
November 14th, 2009 - 4:23 pm ICT by ANI
Pretoria, Nov. 14 (ANI): South African star athlete Caster Semenya has revealed how her life has changed since winning the women's 800 metre world championship in Berlin, and the controversial gender row ... Read more...
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New York City Marathon 2009- A Grand Success
November 2nd, 2009 - 6:47 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Nov. 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The New York City Marathon that was held on Sunday, became a huge success as people from all quarters of life enthusiastically participated in it. The ... Read more...
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World athletics: Semenya wins 800 metres amid controversy
August 20th, 2009 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 20 (DPA) Caster Semenya of South Africa won the 800 metres world title amid confirmation that a gender test was conducted on her to make sure that she was really ... Read more...
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Tour de France Stage 14 Results
July 19th, 2009 - 7:32 pm ICT by GD
Finally the 14th stage of this year's Tour de France has put a new name on the top of the standings although the leaders were still right on course. The stage 14 ... Read more...
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Twitter, Facebook could confuse your moral compass
April 14th, 2009 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 14 (ANI): They might keep you socially happy in the cyberspace, but in real life, social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook harm people's moral values, as they don't ... Read more...
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Done with that cube? Here’s Rubik’s 360
February 2nd, 2009 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 2 (IANS) Decades after frustrating millions of people with his maddening multi-coloured plastic cube, reclusive Hungarian professor Erno Rubik is about to throw one more challenge to the world.Move over ... Read more...
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Bond girl Olga Kurylenko’’s sex film leaked
October 27th, 2008 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 27 (ANI): Much before she starred with Daniel Craig in the new 007 flick, new Bond hottie Olga Kurylenko was showing off her moves in a 2005 sex film.A ... Read more...
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Vijender stands tall in defeat, settles for bronze (Second Lead)
August 22nd, 2008 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 22 (IANS) A defeat always brings along a sense of disappointment, but Vijender Singh had no reason to feel so despite losing to Cuban Emilio Correa Bayeaux Jr. in the ... Read more...
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Haze continues to worry Beijing on eve of opening ceremony
August 7th, 2008 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
By V.Krishnaswamy
Beijing, Aug 7 (IANS) The Beijing Olympic Games Organising Committee will have its fingers crossed in the fervent hope that the skies, which have had haze hanging over it for the ... Read more...
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80-minute pre-ceremony to precede main Opening
August 6th, 2008 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
By V Krishnaswamy
Beijing, Aug 6 (IANS) Eight is an auspicious number for the Chinese. So, the theme of eight will mark the opening ceremony which gets underway at eight seconds past the ... Read more...
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Mathias tops time sheets on first day of Mysore rally
June 14th, 2008 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Mysore, June 13 (IANS) Vikram Mathias of Red Rooster Racing team came up with a spectacular drive in his Mitsubishi Cedia (N+) to top the time sheets in the Spectator Special Stage ... Read more...
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Being just and fair is wired in the brain
May 29th, 2008 - 1:24 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 29 (ANI): Fairness is more than just a dogma, its an emotion wired in the human brain - at least thats what a new study suggests.According to researchers at ... Read more...
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