Samantha set to start shooting for ‘Yevadu’ soon
September 10th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 10 (IANS) Southern actress Samantha will join the cast and the crew of Telugu movie "Yevadu" in October.The 25-year-old recently wrapped up shooting for Gautham Menon's Tamil project ... Read more...
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Khar overshadows a seasoned Krishna (Islamabad diary)
September 9th, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 9 (IANS) He is 80-plus and a seasoned politician and she is all of 34 years of age. But when it came to a face-off in front of ... Read more...
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Woods and McIlroy to face-off in China
August 29th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 29 (IANS) World No.1 golfer Rory McIlroy will take on 14-time major championship winner Tiger Woods in a one-day duel in Zhengzhou Oct 29.The world's two most ... Read more...
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Sharmila, Vani set for another face-off
August 27th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 27 (IANS) Sharmila Nicollet and Vani Kapoor are head-to-head for the second consecutive week as they tee off in the second event of the Hero-WGAI Women's Pro Tour ... Read more...
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Olympic wrestling: North Korea’s Yang grapples to bronze
August 11th, 2012 - 4:15 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korea's Yang Kyong-il took the Olympic bronze in the men's 55 kg freestyle wrestling category Friday.Yang, a 2009 world champion, finished off his opponent ... Read more...
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Olympic boxing: Italy’s Mangiacapre, Mongolia’s Uranchimeg take bronze
August 10th, 2012 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Italy's Vincenzo Mangiacapre and Mongolia's Munkh-Erdene Uranchimeg won bronze in the men's Olympic 64kg boxing here Friday after losing their semi-finals.Cuba's Roniel Iglseias Sotolongo and ... Read more...
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Olympic boxing: Tajikistan and Brazil women bag bronze
August 8th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Boxer Mavzuna Chorieva became the first woman from Tajikistan to win an Olympic medal after she and Brazil's Adriana Araujo settled for the bronze in ... Read more...
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‘Step Up Revolution’ - succeeds by mixing dance and protest (IANS Movie Review)
August 4th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Step Up Revolution"; Cast: Kathryn McCormick, Ryan Guzman, Cleopatra Coleman; Director: Scott Speer; Ratings: ***1/2In essence, dance is about space and occupying space in a meaningful way. Business, incidentally, ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Williams sets up final with Sharapova
August 4th, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Serena Williams thrashed Belarusian top seed Victoria Azarenka in the semifinal of Olympic tennis Friday to set up a battle for gold with Russia's ... Read more...
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Germany flatten Greece 4-2 to make Euro semis
June 23rd, 2012 - 4:15 am ICT by IANS
Gdansk (Poland) , June 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Germany set up a Euro 2012 semifinal with England or Italy after a 4-2 flattening of 2004 champions Greece Friday.German captain ... Read more...
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Man-U stint crucial against England: Blanc
June 11th, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Donetsk (Ukraine), June 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) France coach Laurent Blanc says his two seasons as a Manchester United player has helped him to plan his tactics for his team's match ... Read more...
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Now, IIT-Kanpur seeks PM’s intervention on common test
June 11th, 2012 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 11 (IANS) Two days after raising the banner of revolt against the proposed Common Entrance Test (CET), mooted by the union human resource development (HRD) ministry, IIT-Kanpur ... Read more...
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Miami face-eating cannibal Rudy Eugene said “I’m going to kill you” to the heavyweight boxer Melton Bowen
June 4th, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Miami, June 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former heavyweight boxer Melton Bowen met the 'Miami Cannibal' Rudy Eugene in 2007. After receiving death threats from Rudy Eugene, Bowen knocked him down with one single ... Read more...
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De Niro, Stallone in talks for ‘Grudge Match’
June 1st, 2012 - 6:41 am ICT by IANS
London, June 1 (IANS) Actors Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone are officially in talks to star in boxing movie "Grudge Match".The pair are the hot favourites of director ... Read more...
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Super Kings start favourites against Daredevils (Preview)
May 24th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 24 (IANS) The Chennai Super Kings juggernaut is well and truly rolling, and the Delhi Daredevils will have to play their best cricket yet to stop the ... Read more...
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Vote for clean candidate, not on party line: Delhi RWAs appeal
April 14th, 2012 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi. April 14 (IANS) Resident Welfare Association's (RWAs) of Delhi have made an appeal to its citizens to come out and vote for clean candidates with good image rather ... Read more...
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Asia Cup: Bangladesh plan to restrict India to 265
March 14th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mirpur (Dhaka), March 14 (IANS) Bangladesh will try to restrict India to 260-265 runs when they face off in the third ODI of the Asia Cup at the at ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan rivalry gets new battleground - reality TV
January 25th, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The fervour and frenzy of an India-Pakistan contest has gone beyond the realms of cricket and entered the reality television pitch, with shows like "Foodistan" ... Read more...
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Barca to pay tribute to Fukushima victims during Club WC
December 10th, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Dec 10 (IANS) Spanish soccer giants Barcelona will pay a tribute to the Fukushima nuclear disaster victims during their stay next week in Japan for the Club World Cup.Barca ... Read more...
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Beckham leads LA Galaxy for Asia-Pacific tour
November 29th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Nov 29 (IANS) David Beckham-led Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team arrived here Tuesday to kick off their Asia-Pacific tour.Coach Bruce Arena's side will play against the Indonesian national ... Read more...
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Corinthians maintain lead in Brazilian championship
November 21st, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janerio, Nov 21 (IANS) Corinthians were able to hold onto first place in the Brazilian Football Championship after 36 rounds.With their 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Atletico-MG, Corinthians improve ... Read more...
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We have to play better cricket: Dernbach
October 16th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) England pacer Jade Dernbach said Sunday that the team will be looking to avoid the mistakes committed in the first ODI in Hyderabad when they ... 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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WWE Raw: John Cena vs Christian
September 27th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) John Cena made his way to the ring last night to the roar of a Kansas City, Missouri crowd on 'WWE Monday Night Raw Supershow'. He stood ready ... Read more...
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BJP, JMM in face-off over grant to Jharkhand madrasas
September 26th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 26 (IANS) A face-off between two ministers here over grant to madrasas in Jharkhand has strained the relations between two key ruling alliance partners in the ... Read more...
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WWE Raw: Triple H and Punk Face Off, Miz and Truth Fired!
September 20th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) As last night's episode of 'WWE Monday Night Raw Supershow' kicked off, it was the fall out from 'Night of Champions'. CM Punk made his way to the ... Read more...
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Davis Cup: Somdev happy with weather and courts
September 15th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Sep 15 (IANS) India's No.1 Somdev Devvarman is happy with the hot conditions here for their Davis Cup World Group play-off against Japan, beginning Friday, and expect the ... Read more...
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We are looking forward to the next game: Sabella
September 3rd, 2011 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 2 (IANS) After registering a 1-0 victory against Venezuela, Argentina's new chief soccer coach Alejandro Sabella Friday said he and his team are looking forward towards the next ... Read more...
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WWE Raw: Cena Invites Mark Henry to ‘Get Some’
August 30th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) As John Cena made his way to the ring last night on the new 'WWE Monday Night Raw Super-show', he stopped and relished the cheers of the audience, ... Read more...
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India to face Pakistan in Asian Champions Trophy hockey
August 5th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) India and arch rivals Pakistan will face-off Sep 9 in the first edition of the men's hockey Asian Champions Trophy to be held in Ordos, ... Read more...
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‘Bad Girls Club’ launches their New Orleans edition
August 2nd, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Hollywood, Aug 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The New Orleans edition of the show “Bad Girls Club” has been launched by the network Oxygen. The first season of the new edition was premiered ... Read more...
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Katrina hopes for ZNMD success for 27th birthday
July 11th, 2011 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif is expecting several gifts for her 27th birthday Saturday, but she says her day would be extra special if the ... Read more...
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Salman to skip IIFA
June 21st, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) All those who were expecting a face-off between the two Khans of Bollywood - Salman and Shah Rukh - at the forthcoming International Indian Film ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh government most corrupt since independence: BJP
June 11th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, June 11 (IANS) Hitting out at "the most corrupt and repressive" Manmohan Singh government, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday termed the prime minister as a CEO working ... Read more...
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Indian boxers off to a good start in Cuba
June 3rd, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Indian boxers were off to a good start at the "Giraldo Cordova Cardin" Memorial Boxing Tournament in Havana, Cuba, with Santosh Harijan (52kg), Kuldeep ... Read more...
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