AIFF to felicitate heroes of 1951 and ‘62 Asian Games
August 15th, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) will be felicitating the surviving members of the gold medal winning 1951 and 1962 Asian Games teams, on the ... Read more...
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Manipur’s ‘Great Uprising’ to come alive on screen
June 20th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 20 (IANS) The bloody protest in Manipur that resulted in the infamous June 18 massacre in 2001, also known as the Great June Uprising, will soon come ... Read more...
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On cart: Economy, sports, food & drama (IANS books this week)
April 28th, 2012 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Exercise the intellect with an inspiring cache of books this weekend. Browse with IANS...1.Book: "The Blue Sweater"; Written by Jacqueline Novogratz; Published by Harper Collins-India; ... Read more...
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Chouhan government harassing officials: Congress
January 27th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 27 (IANS) The Congress's Madhya Pradesh unit Friday accused the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led Bharatiya Janata Party government of harassing good administrative officials on various pretexts.Citing the S.M.H. ... Read more...
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Poetry was way of making sense of the madness: Fatima Bhutto (Interview)
September 9th, 2011 - 10:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Blood, sword and suffering are the heartbeat of Fatima Bhutto's literary soul. And it was fear that propelled her poetry, says the heir to ... Read more...
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Briton nabbed in Spain for sexual abuse 11 years back
September 2nd, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 2 (IANS) A Briton, wanted in sexual abuse case, has been caught in Spain, eleven years after jumping his bail.Sixty-year-old Lewis Knight was wanted for allegedly sexually abusing ... Read more...
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Nine children die when canoe capsizes in Zambia
July 27th, 2011 - 9:08 pm ICT by BNO News
MPONGWE, ZAMBIA (BNO NEWS) -- Nine young children were killed last week when a canoe capsized on the Kafue River in central Zambia, a local newspaper reported on Wednesday.The accident happened on ... Read more...
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Maternal mortality rate down by half in South Asia: UN
July 8th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Eleven years after adopting millennium development goals (MDG), the UN has observed a reduction in maternal mortality rate by over 50 percent in South Asia, ... Read more...
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Woman exonerated after spending 17 years behind bars
May 9th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Utah, May 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An inmate in Utah prison, Debra Brown, will become the first person to get out of jail using a 2008 law. Brown was jailed for the 1993 ... Read more...
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Depression ‘leaves people tougher, resilient and more creative’
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 3 (ANI): Depression has become something of a modern-day epidemic, with some experts arguing that it can be a positive life-changing experience that leaves people tougher, more resilient and more ... Read more...
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US Senator Ensign to resign in May over extramarital affair probe
April 22nd, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 22 (ANI): US Senator John Ensign of Nevada, who is facing an ethics investigation over his affair with the wife of a top aid, has denied of 'violating any law', ... Read more...
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Now, ex-footie commentator Keys facing racism charge for labelling black player ‘choco’
February 14th, 2011 - 10:11 am ICT by ANI
London, Feb.14 (ANI): Former Sky Sports football commentator Richard Keys has attracted more controversy by allegedly calling a black footballer 'choco' eleven years agoWeeks after sexist behaviour cost him his job at ... Read more...
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David Arquette Comes Out Of Rehabilitation Center
January 31st, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 31, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actor David Arquette on Sunday checked out of the rehab after he started feeling better. The 39 year old actor had checked into the Betty Ford ... Read more...
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11yr Old Jordan Brown’s Superior Court Murder Appeal
January 28th, 2011 - 12:48 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Jan 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) When Jordon Brown was arrested and charged as an adult for murder in the shooting death of his father's pregnant girlfriend, he was only eleven years old. A ... Read more...
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Jet’s Antonio Cromartie “Hates” Patriot’s Tom Brady
January 13th, 2011 - 2:49 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Jan 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It was said by the Daily News to be the first time which anyone had so openly criticized the behavior of Tom Brady when he is on the ... Read more...
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Monsters Inc 2: Could Be A Sequel Rather Than A Prequel
January 4th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
and with some quite pleased about the prequel as it would not hamper the original Pixar movie and its very apt ending; there are others who are of the opinion ... Read more...
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David Arquette Refutes Suffering From Midlife Crisis
November 25th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Reports in the American media are replete with stories which suggest that David Arquette is behaving in a strange manner these days because he has attained such an age where a ... Read more...
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PPP asks Nawaz Sharif to account for ‘embezzled’ 300mn rupees
November 23rd, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov 23 (ANI): The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Punjab Secretary Information, Dr Fakhruddin Chaudhry, has asked the PML-N leadership to account for the 300 million rupees allegedly spent out of ... Read more...
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“Playboy” To Auction Its Art Collection In December
November 9th, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) All the "Playboy" fans, who are bored of seeing the same contemporary airbrushed and artificially titillating pictures in the famous magazine, will now be offered with ... Read more...
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Courteney Cox Says She is Not Getting a Divorce
November 2nd, 2010 - 10:19 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Nov 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Courteney Cox has decided to speak out about her separation from David Arquette, after Arquette was quite candid about his affair with a waitress and other issues ... Read more...
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Courtney Cox Not Getting A Divorce Yet
November 2nd, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
November 2, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Lately Hollywood has been abuzz with rumors that Courtney Cox and her husband David Arquette are getting a divorce. Courtney decided to put ... Read more...
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Courteney Cox is not considering divorce at all
November 2nd, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Nov 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It seems actress Courteney Cox is ready to give her marriage another chance. In spite of the problems that she is facing in her marriage with ... Read more...
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Heavy drinkers cut intake over time, but still drink more than average adult
October 31st, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 31 (ANI): A new study has suggested that heavy drinkers may reduce the amount of alcohol they consume over a period of years but are not likely to go down ... Read more...
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What Not To Wear For Halloween
October 30th, 2010 - 7:19 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 30, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Halloween is on Sunday and with hardly a day's time left, it is time to finalize Halloween costumes if one hasn't already. There is good amount ... Read more...
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Posh, Becks argue for ‘first time’ in 11 years on Ellen show
October 28th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 28 (ANI): David and Victoria Beckham, together for eleven years, almost made a mess of their marriage on air when they talked about who's tidy and who's not.The football ... Read more...
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Courteney Cox and David Arquette Confirm Split
October 12th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rumors flew yesterday which claimed that Courteney Cox and David Arquette were separating after being married for eleven years. Reasons such as infidelity were cited, but none ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama criticizes China’s response after Xiaobo’s Nobel Peace Prize
October 11th, 2010 - 10:26 pm ICT by BNO News
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- The Dalai Lama on Monday criticized China's response after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, according to media reports.The exiled spiritual leader told ... Read more...
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Imprisoned Chinese dissident awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize
October 8th, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by BNO News
STOCKHOLM (BNO NEWS) -- In what likely will be seen as a direct insult to the Chinese government, dissident Liu Xiaobo was awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday morning for ... Read more...
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Taliban refresh their stamp on Afghan justice
October 8th, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Oct. 8 (ANI): The Taliban in Afghanistan appears to have expanded its judicial writ once again after a gap of eleven years.According to the New York Times, the insurgents are ... Read more...
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Daughter of Charlie Sheen, Cassandra Jade Estevez Marries
October 2nd, 2010 - 12:15 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The oldest daughter of Charlie Sheen has gotten married at the age of twenty five years old. Cassandra Jade Estevez was born to Charlie and his high ... Read more...
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Goldilocks Planet Just Right For Life
September 30th, 2010 - 7:11 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sep 30, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A planet has been spotted which the scientists are calling as 'Goldilocks planet' and this planet might just be the right place where one can reside ... Read more...
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Jaycee Dugard To Pen Memoir About Abduction Ordeal
September 28th, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
New York, Sep 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) This is a story that is sure to inspire millions across the world. The incredible survival story of Jaycee Dugard, who was kidnapped when ... Read more...
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Baby-Sitter Arrested In 1999 Case Of Missing Florida Child
August 27th, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Aug 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) An arrest has finally been made in the case of a four-year-old South Florida girl, who went missing about eleven years ago. Melissa Harding-Jones, the baby-sitter ... Read more...
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Omkar’s Rise To Natha In Peepli Live
August 18th, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 18, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Omkar Das Manikpuri, a complete village guy from the humblest background, shot to fame overnight as Natha in Peepli Live. The present focus of the media ... Read more...
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Becks reveals ‘most attractive thing’ about wife Posh
August 10th, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 10 (ANI): Even after eleven years of marriage, David Beckham is still crazy for the wife Victoria, and has now revealed the most attractive thing about her-Posh as a ... Read more...
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