Kidnapped soccer star Obodo released in Nigeria
June 11th, 2012 - 9:40 am ICT by IANS
Abuja, June 11 (IANS) Kidnapped Nigeria-born international soccer star Christian Obodo was released Sunday evening, according to a top-level security source.Obodo was kidnapped in Delta state Saturday. The source, ... Read more...
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Communist leader, 106, dead
March 3rd, 2012 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 3 (IANS) Iconic Marxist leader Brajamohan Jamatiya, one of the founders of the Communist movement in Tripura, has died, his family said. He was 106.Jamatia, a widower, died ... Read more...
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Anuj Bidve’s body brought back to India
January 7th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Slain Indian student Anuj Bidve's body was brought back to India Saturday by his family members for performing his last rites, a family source said.The distraught ... Read more...
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Is Jennifer Aniston pregnant with twins?
December 15th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Dec 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actress Jennifer Aniston is pregnant with twins, several tabloid sources have reported. According to the Star magazine Aniston has been desperate for child since she got involved ... Read more...
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Is Britney Spears already engaged to Jason Trawick?
November 24th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Nov 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) OK! Magazine reports that Britney Spears and boyfriend Jason Trawick have been engaged since the summer. The report quoted a source as saying that the pair ... Read more...
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Lata remembers veteran Marathi composer Khale
September 4th, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Mubai, Sep 3 (IANS) Lata Mangeshkar remembers veteran Marathi composer Shrnivas Khale, who died early Friday, as the one who brought her and maestro Bhimsen Joshi together to record one ... Read more...
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Artist Jehangir Sabavala dies of respiratory failure
September 3rd, 2011 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 2 (IANS) Eminent artist Jehangir Sabavala died Friday morning of respiratory failure, a family source said. He was 89.Sabavala had been suffering from lung cancer. He is survived ... Read more...
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Veteran Marathi music composer Khale dead
September 2nd, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Thane (Maharashtra), Sep 2 (IANS) Well-known Marathi composer and director Shrinivas Khale passed away at his residence in neighbouring Thane early Friday due to old age related ailments, a ... Read more...
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‘Temple treasure counting to resume soon’
July 28th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 28 (IANS) Stocktaking of treasures at the Sri Padmanabha Swamy temple here is expected to resume next month, according to the erstwhile Travancore royal family."A few things have ... Read more...
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Apex court to hear petition on Kerala temple ownership
July 5th, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 5 (IANS) Ahead of the apex court hearing a case related to the Sri Padmanabha Swamy temple, a petitioner whose plea to the Supreme Court led to an ... Read more...
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Legend halts Kerala temple stocktaking
July 4th, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 4 (IANS) A legend Monday halted for now the stocktaking at the Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple here where treasures said to be worth Rs.1 lakh crore have been found.Monday ... Read more...
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Wedding bells for Britney Spears, Jason Trawick?
April 7th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 7 (IANS) Singer Britney Spears seems to be planning to walk down the aisle for the third time.Spears, who has been dating Hollywood agent Jason Trawick, ... Read more...
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Lata to pray for India’s victory
April 1st, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) Legendry singer Lata Mangeshkar will pray for India's victory against Sri Lanka in Saturday's cricket World Cup final at the Wankhede Stadium here, a family source ... Read more...
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Amar Chitra Katha creator Anant Pai dead (With image)
February 24th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) The creator of 'Indian comics' and founder of Amar Chitra Katha on which generations of Indians grew up, Anant Pai, died here Thursday evening, a family source said. ... Read more...
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Jude Law ‘not responsible for Sienna Miller split’
February 11th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 11 (ANI): Jude Law was not behind his sudden split from fiancée Sienna Miller, according to sources.The 38-year-old actor and his 29-year-old girlfriend announced their separation on Tuesday, prompting ... Read more...
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‘Brit-Indian honeymooner affectionately called his ‘murdered wife’ “Barbie”‘
December 19th, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 19 (ANI): Family members of a Brit-Indian millionaire, whose wife was killed during their honeymoon in Cape Town, have said that Shrien Dewani affectionately called Anni his "Barbie" because she ... Read more...
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Nitin Gadkari’s son’s four-day mega wedding bash begins
December 1st, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Quaid Najmi
Nagpur, Dec 1 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party chief Nitin Gadkari's son Nikhil weds Rutuja, a Sanskrit Master's student, at a four-day-long lavish wedding ceremony and the inaugural function begins ... Read more...
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Brit-Indian carjack husband fears being implicated in wife’s murder: Source
November 25th, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 25(ANI): Brit-Indian businessman Shrien Dewani, whose 28-year-old wife was killed during their honeymoon trip in South Africa, reportedly fears that detectives struggling to find the killers may try to implicate ... Read more...
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Charlie Sheen’s father ‘to stage intervention’ to send actor back to rehab
November 1st, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 1 (ANI): Charlie Sheen's father is apparently contemplating an intervention to send the actor back to rehab as pals believe the actor's hard partying lifestlye is putting his life at ... Read more...
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Linda Evangelista splits from Peter Morton
October 14th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 14 (ANI): Supermodel Linda Evangelista has reportedly parted ways with billionaire Hard Rock founder Peter Morton.The Canadian beauty, 45, and Morton, 64, split at the end of the ... Read more...
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Stephen Gately’s family involved in a row over his ashes
October 12th, 2010 - 12:32 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Dublin, Oct 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The family of the late star, Stephen Gately and his husband, Andrew Cowles are reportedly in disagreement over where to scatter his ashes.The family has planned ... Read more...
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Jackson’s kids finally join school
August 29th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 29 (IANS) Late pop legend Michael Jackson's children have finally joined school for the first time thanks to their grandmother's efforts.
Jackson's son Prince Michael, 13, and daughter Paris, 12, ... Read more...
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Winehouse breaks down while watching Lohan’s arrest
July 22nd, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 22 (IANS) Singer Amy Winehouse burst into tears after watching live streaming of actress Lindsay Lohan being handcuffed and taken to jail."Amy was really tearful watching the drama unfold. ... Read more...
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Britney cleared of child abuse allegations
July 21st, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 21 (ANI): American singer Britney Spears has been cleared of child abuse allegations.A former bodyguard of the 28-year-old singer accused her of beating sons Sean Preston, 4, and Jayden ... Read more...
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Lockerbie Bomber Wrongly Set Free?
July 6th, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 6, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi aka the Lockerbie Bomber lives on in Libya even after around eleven months of his release. He was also ... Read more...
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Spears’ child abuse claims ‘absurd’
July 2nd, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 2 (IANS) Pop diva Britney Spears' camp has hit back at allegations by her former part-time security worker Fernando Flores that she abused her two young sons.
Spears has ... Read more...
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Michael Jackson’s son - Prince Michael I might have vitiligo
July 2nd, 2010 - 2:14 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Hawaii, July 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There is rising speculation that the King of Pop – Michael Jackson’s son Prince Michael I might be suffering from the skin disease vitiligo.Michael’s children ... Read more...
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Veteran Tripura Communist leader dead
June 18th, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 18 (IANS) Bidya Debbarma, one of the father figures of the Communist movement in Tripura, died here Friday, his family said. He was 95.
Debbarma, an iconic figure among over one ... Read more...
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Veteran Malayalam director Viswambharan dead
June 16th, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, June 16 (IANS) Veteran Malayalam director P.G. Viswambharan died early Wednesday at a private hospital here, a family source said. He was 69.
Viswambharan was ailing for some time, and his condition ... Read more...
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MJ’s kids face custody row after granny falls ill
June 13th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 13 (ANI): Legendary popstar Michael Jackson's three kids are facing a new custody battle as grandmother Katherine is facing severe health issues.Katherine was hospitalized after falling down stairs at ... Read more...
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Nadia death case: Goa Police summon Pacheco’s wife
June 12th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Panaji, June 12 (ANI): The Goa Police's Crime Branch on Saturday issued summons to former state Tourism Minister Fransisco Pacheco's wife, Viola, to appear before it.The summons to Viola came close ... Read more...
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Crashed aircraft’s black box yet to be found: Air India (Lead, changing dateline)
May 23rd, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) Nearly 30 hours after the Mangalore air accident, investigators have yet to recover the ill-fated Boeing 737-800 aircraft's black box from the debris, an Air India official said ... Read more...
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Left leader dies in Tripura
May 4th, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 4 (IANS) Ela Bhattacharjee, a leader of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and mother-in-law of Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, died here Monday night. She was 89.
Bhattacharjee, a teacher-turned-Communist, ... Read more...
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Asif ties the knot with a close friend
March 2nd, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, March 2 (IANS) Pakistan fast bowler Muhammad Asif has tied the knot with close friend Sana Hilal here.
The marriage ceremony was attended only by close relatives, a family source told IANS ... Read more...
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Michael Jackson’s children to perform at Grammys?
January 27th, 2010 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 27 (IANS) Late pop legend Michael Jackson's children may perform at the Grammy Awards Sunday. Jacko, who won 13 Grammys, will get a posthumous lifetime achievement award at the ... Read more...
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