‘Charulatha’ - Neither scares nor entertains (Tamil Movie Review)
September 21st, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Charulatha"; Director: Pon Kumaran; Cast: Priya Mani, Skanda, Saranya Ponvannan, Seetha, Sai Sasi and Aarthi; Rating: *Based on Thai horror flick "Alone", Pon Kumaran's "Charulatha" is a poorly executed film ... Read more...
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Two game ban for Madrid defender Pepe
March 24th, 2012 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, March 24 (IANS) The disciplinary committee of the Spanish Football Federation has decided to suspend Real Madrid defender Pepe for two matches.Pepe was shown a red card following his ... Read more...
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Crisis in Nepal as PM quits (Lead)
August 14th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Aug 14 (IANS) Nepal was plunged into a crisis Sunday with embattled Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal tendering his resignation late night after days of vacillating.The communist leader, who ... Read more...
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Keira Knightley wins over critics with West End stage return
February 11th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 11 (ANI): Keira Knightley's return to the West End stage has drawn accolades from the critics.One critic has said that the British actress has now "won her theatrical spurs", ... Read more...
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50-Year-Old Mom Julie Powers Schenecker Charged Of Murdering Her Own Children
January 29th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Neighbors of Julie Powers Schenecker were speechless on Friday after they witnessed police taking her away for having killed her own children, Calyx Powers Schenecker and ... Read more...
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Health warning revision on tobacco packs deferred till 2012
December 22nd, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The central health ministry has delayed the revision of pictorial warnings on cigarette and tobacco packets till 2012, causing widespread anger among activists and health campaigners. According ... Read more...
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Philanthropist killed by his own good act
September 30th, 2010 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 30 (IANS) A British philanthropist died in a final tragic act of courtesy, a media report said Thursday. Jimi Heselden, one of the most generous men in Britain, accidentally reversed ... Read more...
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Bret Michaels appears on America’s Got Talent
August 10th, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by admin
By Anita ThomasFour more contestants are chosen to continue on to the top 24 of America’s Got Talent seen on the NBC. The person chosen at the beginning of the ... Read more...
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Curtain Raised; Now Bring On ‘India’s Got Talent 2′
July 28th, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 28, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Don't go by the headline, as the curtain raiser of "India's Got Talent 2' was no formal affair. So bowled were the onlookers by the talent ... Read more...
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19 die in Germany stampede (Lead)
July 25th, 2010 - 9:03 am ICT by IANS
Duisburg (Germany), July 25 (DPA) At least 19 people died and more than 300 were injured Saturday when revellers at the Love Parade music festival in the western German city of Duisburg ... Read more...
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15 die in Germany stampede
July 25th, 2010 - 3:58 am ICT by IANS
Duisburg (Germany), July 25 (DPA) At least 15 people died and 80 were injured Saturday when revellers at the Love Parade music festival in the German city of Duisburg set off a ... Read more...
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Queens man who stabbed wife 250 times ‘didn’t eat her liver as claimed’
May 14th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 14 (ANI): A Queens man, who was sentenced to 15 years to life for stabbing his wife 250 times, has also been accused by his sister-in-law of eating the ... Read more...
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Hitler’s Berlin bunker: unseen pictures revealed
May 5th, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 5 (ANI): After more than six decades since the end of Adolf Hitler's regime in a Berlin bunker, many unpublished photographs of the underground lair have been revealed to the ... Read more...
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Secretary Clinton to travel to Finland and Estonia
April 15th, 2010 - 2:13 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – The U.S. State Department announced Wednesday that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be traveling to Finland and Estonia from April 21 to 23.Secretary Clinton will be ... Read more...
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Ridley Scott maps out Robin Hood sequel
April 6th, 2010 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 6 (ANI): Director Ridley Scott, who is expecting his upcoming movie Robin Hood to be a hit at the box office, has already planned its sequel.Scott has signed up ... Read more...
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Hubble Space Telescope observes ‘Moon bombing’
October 10th, 2009 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 10 (ANI): NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has made a series of observations of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite's (LCROSS) 'Moon bombing' mission.Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) ... Read more...
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NASA’s water-hunting “Moon bombing” mission may have hit a “dry hole”
October 10th, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 10 (ANI): NASA's much-anticipated "Moon bombing" mission, in which it sent the LCROSS spacecraft to the Moon to strike a crater in order to collect frozen water, may have ... Read more...
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Beer a blessing from Jesus!
August 2nd, 2009 - 11:12 am ICT by ANI
Chicago, August 2 (ANI): While a number of religious traditions look at imbibing alcoholic drinks with an evil eye, there does exist a storied spiritual view that sees beer as a blessing ... Read more...
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3 senior LTTE leaders killed: Sri Lanka army
May 18th, 2009 - 11:30 am ICT by ANI
Colombo, May 18 (ANI): The Sri Lanka army has claimed to have killed three senior Tamil Tiger leaders, as its fight against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam continued in the northern ... Read more...
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Britney to depict her public meltdown in Circus tour?
December 12th, 2008 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 12 (ANI): Popstar Britney Spears will be seen depicting her much-publicized meltdown and subsequent recovery in a stage show on her forthcoming world tour, it has emerged.The Hit Me ... Read more...
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Britney Spears plans for her upcoming tour revealed
December 11th, 2008 - 7:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 11 (ANI): Pop princess Britney Spears plans for her new album Circus have been revealed, and it evolves around the messy breakdown that she had gone through.In the gig, ... Read more...
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Documentary on real assisted suicide airs on British TV tonight
December 10th, 2008 - 11:58 am ICT by ANI
London, December 10 (ANI): A documentary showing a retired university professor being actually helped by a Swiss euthanasia group to end his own life will be telecast for the first time ... Read more...
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NYT endorses Obama as right choice to be US President
October 24th, 2008 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 24 (ANI): After nearly two years of a grueling and ugly campaign, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois has proved that he is the right choice to be the ... Read more...
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German artist will smoke Cobain’s ashes
October 2nd, 2008 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 2 (IANS) German artist Natascha Stellmach says she has the late rocker Kurt Cobain's ashes and will smoke them as the finale of her exhibition.Stellmach's five part exhibition is titled ... Read more...
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Kazakhstan calls for unbiased and balanced solution to Russia-Georgia conflict
August 22nd, 2008 - 7:05 pm ICT by ANI
Astana, Aug.22 (ANI): Kazakhstan has called for an unbiased and balanced solution to Russia-Georgia conflict.
In a statement issued here by the Kazakh foreign office, the Kazakh Government described the stand-off as ... Read more...
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Air-borne Li Ning lights Olympic cauldron
August 8th, 2008 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 8 (IANS) Olympian gymnast Li Ning lit the Olympic cauldron after being spectacularly lifted 75 feet above the ground in a final act of the opening ceremony at the Olympic ... Read more...
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India convert four penalty corners in 6-4 win over Belgium
May 12th, 2008 - 8:08 pm ICT by admin
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 12 (IANS) India shrugged off their poor penalty-corner strike rate to convert four out of four and registered a 6-4 victory against Belgium in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament ... Read more...
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Haneef was a victim of a desperate Howard Government, says lawyer
December 26th, 2007 - 5:24 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, Dec.26 (ANI): An Australian Muslim lawyer, who is also a lecturer in politics at Monash University, one of Australia's largest and most prestigious law schools, has suggested that Bangalore-based Dr. Mohammad ... Read more...
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