Himalayan Kalka-Shimla train on its final journey
August 7th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Shimla, Aug 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Kalka-Shimla train which is famously known for romantic travel is now destined for its end in the railways. Himalayan officials come to a conclusion that they ... Read more...
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Amitabh to carry Olympic torch
July 26th, 2012 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will carry the Olympic torch Thursday, during the Olympic Torch Relay, organised ahead of the opening ceremony of the grand sporting extravaganza ... Read more...
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Grandson Aarav lights Rajesh Khanna’s pyre (Second Lead)
July 19th, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) Grandson Aarav performed the last rites of Rajesh Khanna at the Vile Parle crematorium Thursday with family, friends and fans bidding the superstar a tearful ... Read more...
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Grandson Aarav lights Rajesh Khanna’s pyre (Lead)
July 19th, 2012 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) The last rites of Rajesh Khanna were performed by his grandson Aarav at the Vile Parle crematorium Thursday with family, friends and fans bidding the ... Read more...
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Grandson Aarav lights Rajesh Khanna’s pyre
July 19th, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) Nine-year-old grandson Aarav lit Rajesh Khanna's pyre Thursday at the Vile Parle cremetorium, said a close family friend."Aarav lit the pyre and Akshay Kumar (Rajesh ... Read more...
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Thousands gather to bid adieu to Kaka
July 19th, 2012 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) Braving the rain, thousand of fans gathered at Bollywood's first superstar Rajesh Khanna's home to be part of their icon's funeral procession here Thursday.The ... Read more...
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Fans bid tearful goodbye to Dara Singh
July 12th, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Thousands of fans with moist eyes bid final farewell to their favourite actor and Bollywood's first macho man Dara Singh, who died here Thursday morning.The ... Read more...
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At Hazarika’s last rites, sea of humanity sheds tears
November 9th, 2011 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Nov 9 (IANS) It was the end of an era as the mortal remains of the bard from Assam, Bhupen Hazarika, went up in flames Wednesday with his ... Read more...
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Massive preparations in Assam for Bhupen Hazarika’s final journey
November 6th, 2011 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Nov 6 (IANS) Massive arrangements are being made in Assam's main city of Guwahati for the funeral rites of music maestro Bhupen Hazarika who passed away in a Mumbai ... Read more...
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High-tech vigil for Ganesh immersion in Mumbai
September 11th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 11 (IANS) The Ganesh immersion went high-tech here Sunday with the police using Global Positioning System (GPS) devices and video surveillence to guard against mischief as thousands of ... Read more...
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Atlantis docks for last time with International Space Station
July 11th, 2011 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 11 (IANS/EFE) The space shuttle Atlantis, on its final journey in orbit with four US astronauts aboard, successfully docked Sunday with the International Space Station on the 12-day ... Read more...
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Death of a hippie and rise of high value tourism in Goa
October 28th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Panaji, Oct 28 (IANS) The death of 85-year-old Yertward Mazmanian aka 'eight finger Eddie', arguably Goa's first hippie, curiously comes at a time when the state is on the ... Read more...
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Daniel Radcliffe wears a bra in new Deathly Hallows trailer
October 20th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 20 (ANI): As the screening of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1' approaches, a new trailer of the film has been released where Daniel Radcliffe can be seen ... Read more...
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Commencement of Amarnath pilgrimage boosts tourism in J-K
July 24th, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
Jammu, July 24 (ANI): The commencement of the annual Amarnath pilgrimage has led to a spurt in tourism in Jammu and Kashmir.The vendors and shopkeepers in Jammu are experiencing spiraling profits with ... Read more...
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US shuttle Atlantis lifts off for final journey
May 15th, 2010 - 2:48 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 15 (IANS) US space shuttle Atlantis lifted off Friday from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida to deliver a Russian module and equipment to the International Space Station. This is the ... Read more...
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NASA Prepares Shuttle Atlantis For Final Journey Into Space
May 14th, 2010 - 11:16 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In Cape Canaveral, Florida this morning, the weather was partly cloudy and expected to clear into a warm, and beautiful sunny day. Puffy clouds flitted sparsely across clear ... Read more...
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Supermassive black hole gets kicked out of galaxy
May 12th, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 12 (ANI): An international team of astronomers has discovered what appears to be a supermassive black hole leaving its home galaxy at high speed.For her final-year project, undergraduate student Marianne ... Read more...
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“Deadliest Catch” Captain Phil Harris Remembered
February 21st, 2010 - 10:06 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Feb 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Phil Harris, the captain and star of Discovery Channel's adventure reality show "Deadliest Catch" was remembered once again last night when Discovery Channel aired the "Deadliest ... Read more...
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Olympic torch relay completed despite protest
February 13th, 2010 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
Vancouver, Feb 13 (DPA) Protesters forced the Olympic torch relay to change its course during its final journey through the streets of Vancouver Friday before the flame went into seclusion awaiting ... Read more...
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West Bengal bids emotional farewell to Jyoti Basu (Intro Roundup)
January 19th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of mourners, many of them weeping, poured onto the streets of Kolkata Tuesday as the body of India's longest serving chief minister and Marxist ... Read more...
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India bids tumultuous adieu to Jyoti Basu (Third Lead)
January 19th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of people poured into the streets of Kolkata to bid a final farewell to Marxist icon Jyoti Basu Tuesday, with many party colleagues breaking ... Read more...
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Jyoti Basu: No memorials, no flowers at his grave
January 19th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) The outpouring of grief, the crowds lining the streets, the cortege weaving its way through a city come to a standstill. India bid a tearful adieu to ... Read more...
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Kolkata hospital preparing to receive Basu’s body
January 18th, 2010 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) The authorities of Kolkata's premier SSKM Hospital are gearing up to tackle an expected huge gathering of people during the final journey of deceased Marxist leader Jyoti ... Read more...
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PM pays homage to Jyoti Basu
January 18th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/ Kolkata, Jan 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh visited the CPM headquarters in Delhi on Monday to pay his condolences to veteran Communist patriarch Jyoti Basu, who breathed ... Read more...
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Grieving Boyzone members honour Gately with “76 - 09″ tattoos
October 17th, 2009 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 17 (ANI): The remaining members of Boyzone have inked the date "76 - 09" on their skin to mark the untimely death of fellow bandmate Stephen Gately, it has emerged.Numerals ... Read more...
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Kennedy’s body takes final tour
August 28th, 2009 - 7:16 pm ICT by IBNS
By Samrat BanerjeeAug 28 (IBNS) Senator Edward M Kennedy has embarked on his final journey, first past landmark after landmark bearing his family's famous name and then to his slain brother's presidential ... Read more...
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Family gathering in Kennedy’s final journey
August 28th, 2009 - 7:15 pm ICT by IBNS
By Samrat BanerjeeAug 28 (IBNS) The family of Edward Kennedy has gathered for a private mass as the US mourned the final giant of the political dynasty having an enormous influence in ... Read more...
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Thousands mourn and hail Ted Kennedy
August 28th, 2009 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Boston (Massachusetts, US), Aug.28 (ANI): Tens of thousands of mourners packed the sides of beach roads, highways, and city streets from Hyannis Port to Boston on Thursday to bid an emotional farewell ... Read more...
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Jacko to make last journey to Neverland ranch
July 1st, 2009 - 11:48 am ICT by ANI
London, July 1 (ANI): Late King of Pop Michael Jackson is all set to make his final journey to his former home Neverland ranch, where his body will lie in state ... Read more...
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Joe Biden knocks on door of Obama’s inaugural train
January 18th, 2009 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Wilmington (Delaware), Jan 18 (DPA) Vice presidents usually claim second fiddle in the presidential limelight, but Saturday, for a few moments, Joe Biden stood in the sun - despite the minus 12 ... Read more...
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Chandrayaan moved to launch platform for rehearsal
October 18th, 2008 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 18 (IANS) India's first lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 has been moved to the launch platform for rehearsals ahead of its Oct 22 launch, a top Indian space agency official said Saturday.The ... Read more...
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Mumbai celebrates Anant Chatudashi today
September 14th, 2008 - 7:37 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Sept 14 (ANI): Lakhs of people in Mumbai will bid adieu to Lord Ganesh today, which is ''Anant Chaturdashi''.
At the end of the ten-day festivities Lord Ganesha will leave homes ... Read more...
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Mukherjee in Tehran, to seek support of IAEA, NSG (Second Lead, changing dateline)
July 29th, 2008 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, July 28 (IANS) Days before the IAEA board meets in Vienna, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrived here on a two-day visit Monday to seek support of Non Aligned Movement (NAM) ... Read more...
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Trust vote behind, Pranab heads to Tehran
July 24th, 2008 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) In an attempt to juggle India's growing relations with the US with its centuries-old ties with Iran, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee goes to Tehran ... Read more...
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Dis chauffer took too many risks while driving
March 12th, 2008 - 12:22 pm ICT by admin
London, March 12 (ANI): Henri Paul, the man who drove Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed on the day of the fatal car crash in Paris in August 1997, took "too many ... Read more...
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