West Bengal polio case false alarm, says health ministry
March 30th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) An 18-month-old girl admitted to a hospital in West Bengal with polio-like symptoms is not affected by polio, the health ministry said Friday, terming the ... Read more...
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Picasso stolen from Athens National Gallery
January 10th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Athens, Jan 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The police in Athens are searching for a group of burglars who broke into the biggest art museum in the country and made away with two valuable ... Read more...
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False alarm sends 1,500 Colombian cops on wild goose chase
December 29th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Dec 29 (IANS/EFE) A Colombian television reporter found herself in hot water after contacting police about an abduction that never happened, media report said.The incident began in the early ... Read more...
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Condoleezza Rice thought George Bush was poisoned
November 1st, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Nov 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has spoken about a scary moment at the White House shortly after the 9/11 attacks in the United States that ... Read more...
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Will the Taj collapse in five years?
October 9th, 2011 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Oct 9 (IANS) "Will the Taj Mahal really collapse in five years?" is the question being asked here after a British newspaper published a report saying so. But ... Read more...
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Sangma seeks report on rebel’s ‘killing’ in Bangladesh
September 2nd, 2011 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 1 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Thursday asked the union health ministry to confirm the alleged killing of secessionist Khasi rebel leader Bobby Reagan Marwein in Bangladesh.Quoting ... Read more...
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Sean Penn’s new girlfriend is Shannon Costello
August 26th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Miami, Aug 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actor Sean Penn seems to have moved on from his split with Scarlett Johansson. There is a new girlfriend in his life in the form of Shannon ... Read more...
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Papa is clean: Karim Morani’s daughter
May 18th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Zoa Morani, who is making her debut with "Always Kabhi Kabhi", says her father, Cineyug founder Karim Morani, who has been named in the 2G ... Read more...
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‘Ragini MMS’ - literal, cliched and boring (IANS Movie Review)
May 13th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Ragini MMS"; Cast: Raj Kumar, Kainaz Motivala; Director: Pawan Kripalani; Rating: * 1/2When Dibakar Banerjee took a previously done concept to make "Love Sex Aur Dhokha" (LSD), he not ... Read more...
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Man called 911 for beer
May 11th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Bridgeport, May 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) What number do you call when you want a beer? To one man that answer is the emergency number!The police arrested a Bridgeport man and charged him ... Read more...
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Nervous Nick Cannon ‘took Mariah Carey to wrong hospital ward’
May 2nd, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 2 (ANI): Nick Cannon flew into a blind panic over wife Mariah Carey's delivery and drove her to the wrong department before a nurse gave him directions to the maternity ... Read more...
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‘God Particle’ find claims branded ‘premature’
April 27th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
However, a spokesman for Cern, which runs the LHC, confirmed the note wasauthentic, but cautioned that it could turn out to be a false alarm as it had not beenheld ... Read more...
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Kaiga n-plant was shut over false alarm: Official (Lead)
April 10th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 10 (IANS) Everything is safe at the Kaiga atomic power station and it was a false alarm that led to the shutting down of its third reactor on ... Read more...
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Kaiga n-plant was shut over false alarm: Official
April 10th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 10 (IANS) The fire alarm which shut the third reactor of the Kaiga atomic power station Friday was erranous, an official said Sunday, ruling out any fire mishap."Preliminary ... Read more...
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Pregnant Mariah Carey tweets pic of her painted belly
March 29th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 29 (ANI): Pregnant Mariah Carey has tweeted a pic of her growing baby belly with a butterfly painted on it.The painting has one pink wing and one blue, to symbolise ... Read more...
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Mariah Carey’s hospital visit turns out to be a false alarm
March 28th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Mariah Carey was somehow disappointed on her birthday when her labor pains turned out to be false alarm.Carey is pregnant with twins and the babies are ... Read more...
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Cops break up cricket match after ball hitting shutter mistaken for gunshots
March 17th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.17 (ANI): Armed police in Greater Manchester were forced to break up a cricket match after the sound of the ball hitting a shutter was mistaken for gunshots by a passer- ... Read more...
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College security supervisor booked for molesting student
January 29th, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali (Punjab), Jan 29 (IANS) The security supervisor of a law college here has been booked for molesting a first year student, police said Saturday.Amandeep Singh, in his late 30s, is the ... Read more...
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“Hawaii Five- O” Aired After AFC Match
January 25th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The "Hawaii Five-O" that was aired on CBS on Sunday night immediately after the Super Bowl match has been drawing in a lot of comments. Firstly, ... Read more...
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Deer impaled on Eminem’s fence given to needy family
January 22nd, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 22 (ANI): A deer that tried to jump the fence into rapper Eminem's Detroit property and ended up getting impaled on the gate has been given to a needy family.According ... Read more...
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Miranda Kerr, Orlando Bloom Become Proud Parents Of Baby Boy
January 9th, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The onset of the New Year has also ushered in a bundle of joy for celebrity couple Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr. Actor Orlando Boom became ... Read more...
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Kerr gives birth to baby boy?
January 8th, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 8 (IANS) Orlando Bloom's model wife Miranda Kerr has given birth to a baby boy, according to media reports.Apparently a family member told a newspaper that the 27-year-old Victoria's Secret ... Read more...
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Istanbul mosque bomb threat turns out to be a hoax
January 7th, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Istanbul, Jan 7 (IANS) A historic 16th century mosque in Istanbul received a bomb threat Friday that later turned out to be a hoax call, police said.The Yeni Camii or New Mosque, ... Read more...
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Miranda Kerr close to giving birth to her first child
January 7th, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 07 (ANI): Miranda Kerr will soon welcome her first baby in Los Angeles.A family member has confirmed that the Aussie supermodel went into labour in the early hours of Friday ... Read more...
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Idaho robber has a bad ‘alibi’ after he is found at Alibi Bar
November 13th, 2010 - 1:11 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Idaho, Nov 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A robber failed to plan for an escape route. After he allegedly went into the Cedars Inn and demanded that the desk clerk should hand over cash ... Read more...
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Birds mimic alarm calls of other species to steal food
November 3rd, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 3 (ANI): A new study has discovered that drongos in the Kalahari mimic the alarm calls of other species to steal food.The birds 'play tricks' on meerkats in particular, following ... Read more...
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Hollywood star Jean Claude Van Damme denies that he suffered a heart attack
October 21st, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Oct 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There were a lot of reports that Hollywood actor Jean Claude Van Damme had suffered a minor heart attack while he was on location to ... Read more...
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Police officers fooled by a plastic snake at the Thorpe Bay Yacht Club
October 20th, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Essex, Oct 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Two police support officers were fooled by a toy snake.The two officers who were on a yacht club called their control room and ordered the yacht club ... Read more...
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Bomb scare at Metro station (Lead)
October 3rd, 2010 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) An unclaimed bag created a scare at the Delhi University Metro station here Sunday hours before the Commonwealth Games opened but it turned out to be a ... Read more...
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Hoax bomb scare at Metro station
October 3rd, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Security personnel at the Vishwavidyalaya Metro station in north Delhi went into a tizzy on discovering an unclaimed bag in one of the trains Sunday, just hours ... Read more...
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Scottish hockey team eagerly awaits tie against India
September 29th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Gushing over the 'world class facility' of the hockey stadium and turf and 'comfortable stay' at the Commonwealth Games Village here, the Scotland team is ... Read more...
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Eiffel Tower reopens after bomb threat
September 15th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Famous French landmark, the Eiffel Tower was the victim of a fake bomb scare that led to the tourist destination and its near surroundings being isolated ... Read more...
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Police Reveal Eiffel Tower Bomb Scare Was A False Alarm
September 15th, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Sep 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Police reported that the bomb scare that caused them to evacuate Paris' most renowned tourist spot on Tuesday. Eiffel Tower, one of the world's best recognized ... Read more...
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Tourists Evacuate Eiffel Tower After A Bomb Scare
September 15th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
September 15, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Thousands of people visit the world famous landmark, Eiffel Tower every day while visiting Paris. The visitors, however, got a shock of ... Read more...
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New CCTV technology to improve surveillance of abandoned luggage
September 10th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 10 (ANI): Scientists are developing an image processing technology that will improve surveillance of abandoned luggage in public places.Numerous CCTV systems are in use in public places, which have the ... Read more...
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