British schoolgirl arrested for burning Quran
November 26th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 26 (IANS) A 15-year-old schoolgirl has been arrested in Britain after a video of her burning the Quran was posted on Facebook, a media report said Friday.The girl from ... Read more...
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The English language has been Americanised, complains Penelope Keith
November 15th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 15 (ANI): The Good Life star Penelope Keith is furious about the poor use of the English language in modern Britain.The actress believes our lives are diminished by poor elocution ... Read more...
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Jolie wants to meet Bosnian victims to clear up misunderstanding
October 17th, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 17 (ANI): After Bosnia revoked her licence to film her directorial debut this week, Angelina Jolie said that she wants to meet a group of war victims to clear ... Read more...
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Over 4,000 ex-LTTE rebels rehabilitated in Sri Lanka
October 16th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 16 (IANS) Over 4,000 former Tamil rebels in Sri Lanka have been rehabilitated and reintegrated in the society, officials said Saturday."We have rehabilitated over 4,000 former Liberation Tigers of Tamil ... Read more...
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News Anchor Kimmo Wilska Fired for Beer Prank
October 16th, 2010 - 3:05 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An English language news anchor for the Finnish broadcaster ‘YLE’ was fired recently for drinking beer on the set of the newscast. While discussing a segment about bars ... Read more...
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Ayodha ruling a triumph for Hindus, says Pakistani paper (Lead)
October 2nd, 2010 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 2 (IANS) The judicial verdict allowing the construction of a Ram temple at the site of the razed Babri mosque in Ayodhya is a victory for "Hindu fanaticism", a Pakistani ... Read more...
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Period thriller ‘to explore mysterious death of royal spy’
September 19th, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 19 (ANI): The mysterious death of Christopher Marlowe is set to become the subject of a new British film.Starring Sam Riley as the legendary 16th century dramatist, the film is ... Read more...
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Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Summer is Sarah Palin’s ‘refudiate’
September 8th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sep 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sarah Palin feels she can also invent some new words, just like Shakespeare and the others did.The former governor of Alaska in July used ... Read more...
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Hundreds take part in river race on inflatable sex dolls in Russia!
August 31st, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 31 (ANI): A bizarre but popular Russian race, which involves racing down river rapids while riding inflatable sex dolls, saw more than 500 people taking part in the event.According to ... Read more...
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Scientists urge world to adopt rare surnames
August 31st, 2010 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 30 (DPA) Two scientists have proposed a worldwide fight to push back common surnames, suggesting in a German academic journal that the custom of always naming children after their fathers ... Read more...
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Scrabble bosses slammed over use of abusive words
August 29th, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 29 (ANI): Scrabble bosses have been blasted after it was found that the game allows players to use vile racist insults.It has been discovered that several highly offensive ... Read more...
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Property honcho denies Islamic leaders abandoning Ground Zero mosque plans
August 17th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug.17 (ANI): The owner of New York's Soho Properties has rejected suggestions that the Muslim community plans to abandon building a cultural centre and a mosque near Ground Zero, the ... Read more...
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‘Separate’ - the most commonly misspelt word in English language
August 7th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 7 (ANI): A new study has found that 'separate' is the most commonly misspelt word in the English language.The eight-letter word came top due to the regular placing of an ... Read more...
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Robin Wright to star in ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’?
August 7th, 2010 - 4:02 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 7 (IANS) Hollywood actress Robin Wright is reportedly set to star alongside Daniel Craig and Stellan Skarsgard in a new version of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo".
The ... Read more...
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“60 Minutes” Showcases Two Million Year Old Fossil, A New Link To Human Evolution
August 2nd, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Aug 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new series to be broadcast on "60 minutes" may change the human perception of the human evolutionary system. Often, the most frequently asked question by ... Read more...
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Mob destroys private radio, TV station in Sri Lanka
July 30th, 2010 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, July 30 (DPA) A private radio and television station was destroyed in a mob attack in Sri Lanka's capital Friday morning, police said.
A gang of about 15 men wearing masks entered ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi gives land to build schools
July 4th, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, July 4 (IANS/WAM) The Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) will give six plots of land to build private schools.
The schools will be built in Khalifa city and Mohamed ... Read more...
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Gujarat recruits 10,000 teachers
July 3rd, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, July 3 (IANS) The Gujarat government Saturday issued appointment letters to about 10,000 vidhyasahayaks (assistant teachers) recruited through an online process.
Chief Minister Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad and other ministers ... Read more...
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Is it really Al Qaeda’s English magazine?
July 2nd, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 2 (IANS) An online magazine bearing the signature of the Al Qaeda has surfaced on the internet, but media reports doubted the authenticity of the publication attributed to the ... Read more...
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Twitter to launch Korean version before December
July 2nd, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by BNO News
SEOUL (BNO NEWS) -- Twitter has decided to launch a Korean-language version before the end of the year, according to a news report on Friday.Sean Garrett, the company's vice president of communications, ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda launches English online magazine
July 2nd, 2010 - 6:38 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 2 (IANS) In a move that is being seen as a way to recruit more US-born terrorists, militant outfit Al Qaeda launched what it is calling its first English language ... Read more...
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V, U or W - the alphabet soup of global recovery!
June 23rd, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 23 (IANS) The worst global recession in decades has put the world in a soup, or an alphabet soup to be precise, feels Indian Finance Minister Pranab ... Read more...
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Al- Qaeda preacher targeting young British Muslims for jihad: MI5
June 12th, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 12 (ANI): State Security Service MI5 has warned that the Al-Qaeda is targeting young muslim British youths through its provocative preaching.It claims that Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical al-Qaeda preacher based ... Read more...
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Bangladesh Observer closed down
June 8th, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 8 (IANS) Bangladesh Observer, one of the country's oldest English language daily newspapers, closed down Tuesday after a prolonged dispute between the owners and employees.
Founded in 1949 as Pakistan Observer, ... Read more...
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Thai student burns school to get out of class
June 7th, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, June 7 (DPA) A Thai teenager who torched the library at his boarding school to avoid having to attend class said he got the idea from protesters who burned buildings in ... Read more...
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Abdul Qadir backs Salman Butt as Pak vice-captain for all formats of game
May 27th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, May 27 (ANI): Former Pakistan chief cricket selector Abdul Qadir has backed left-hand opener Salman Butt to be Shahid Afridi's deputy in all three formats of the game."Since he (Salman) has ... Read more...
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Times Square accused says inspired by Yemeni-American militant al-Awlaki
May 7th, 2010 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 7 (ANI): The Pakistani-American man accused of trying to detonate a car bomb in Times Square last Saturday, has told investigators that he drew inspiration from Yemeni-American militant cleric ... Read more...
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Bright student commits suicide after 200 job rejections
April 23rd, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 23 (IANS) A bright 21-year-old Briton committed suicide after over 200 unsuccessful job applications and a family member said that she found "it humiliating that she had been out of ... Read more...
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High Court allows lawyer to argue case in Hindi
April 9th, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday allowed a lawyer to argue his case in Hindi, giving the official English language the go-by.
Advocate Das Goninder Singh filed an application ... Read more...
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Homer Simpson’s ‘D’oh!’ voted top linguistic contribution to TV
March 25th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 25 (ANI): The popular expression 'D'oh!' has been named the greatest contribution to the English language made by The Simpsons in a new survey.Homer Simpson's famous grunt of dumb annoyance ... Read more...
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Google to insert automated captions on YouTube
March 6th, 2010 - 5:47 am ICT by IANS
San Francisco, March 6 (DPA) Google is to add automatic captions to the tens of millions of English-language videos it hosts on YouTube, the web search giant said Friday.
The move ... Read more...
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French publishing group Jouve acquires Indian outsourcing firm
February 23rd, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) French digital and print content management company, $150 million Jouve group has announced the acquisition of the Chennai-based outsourcing firm TexTech for $5.4 million and said it will ... Read more...
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Chennai auto rickshaw driver turns web entrepreneur
February 19th, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Feb 19(ANI): Samson is one of the most sought-after auto rickshaw drivers for foreigners in Chennai, as his services are easily accessible because they can be booked on the Internet, through ... Read more...
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‘Mulayam took long to recognise Amar’s true face’
February 5th, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 5 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav was delayed in recognising the true face of Amar Singh, but the latter's expulsion would only strengthen the ... Read more...
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Court rejects plea of lawyers to argue in Hindi
January 31st, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has rejected the plea of a group of lawyers to argue their cases in Hindi apart from the English language used now.
In a ... Read more...
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