Ashwini Kalsekar turns lady don (With Image)
June 27th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Actress Ashwini Kalsekar, who will be seen as a lady don in TV show "Afsar Bitiya", says her character is "weird" and "unpredictable".In the show, ... Read more...
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Cuban parents give kids unique names
May 7th, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, May 7 (IANS/EFE) Odlanier, Aledmys, Usnavi, Olnavi and Disami are among the unusual first names that parents have bestowed on their children in recent decades in Cuba, where experts ... Read more...
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RusLine passenger plane crashes in northwest Russia, 44 killed
June 21st, 2011 - 7:44 am ICT by BNO News
MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) -- A RusLine passenger plane carrying more than 50 people crashed near a city in northwest Russia on late Monday evening, officials said, killing everyone on board except eight ... Read more...
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Despite poor ratings, Shane Warne bags Logies nomination
December 7th, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 7 (ANI): Despite being on air for just two weeks and receiving poor ratings, Shane Warne has managed to bag a Logie nomination.The former cricketer made a late entry onto ... Read more...
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Shah Rukh feels Roman love (Movie Snippets)
November 2nd, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was in Rome for the red carpet of his movie "My Name Is Khan" and says he loved the experience."Had a ... Read more...
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Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie ‘hate’ their nickname ‘Brangelina’
November 2nd, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Nov 2 (ANI): Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie apparently do not like being called 'Brangelina' because it sounds like "a breakfast cereal".The Hollywood couple began dating after meeting on ... Read more...
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Brit students ordered to address teachers by their first names
September 16th, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 16 (ANI): A school in Britain has ordered its pupils to do away with the traditional way of addressing their teachers, and to instead address them by their first names.The ... Read more...
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Three traffic constables suspended for assaulting woman officer (Lead)
September 3rd, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 3 (IANS) Three traffic constables roughed up a woman police officer after she caught them extorting money from truck drivers and dragged her for around a kilometre-and-a-half while fleeing in ... Read more...
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Four killed in Maharashtra wall collapse
August 30th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) Four people were killed early Monday when a wall collapsed on their hut in Maharashtra's Ulhasnagar town, police said.
"The incident happened around 4.30 a.m. at Ambedkar Nagar ... Read more...
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Londoners hardly know their neighbours
July 26th, 2010 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 26 (IANS) People in London hardly know their neighbours. They can recall only the first names of a maximum of six people who live next door.
On an average, Britons living ... Read more...
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ABBA’s 1974 Eurovision Song Contest outfits to go on display
May 24th, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 24 (ANI): Swedish pop group ABBA's fans will now be able to view two stage outfits worn by members of the band when they won the April 1974 Eurovision Song ... Read more...
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Britain gears up for second TV electoral debate
April 22nd, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 22 (DPA) Britain's main political party leaders were Thursday gearing up for a second round of televised debate amid signs that the campaign for the May 6 general election ... Read more...
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Now, Bipasha, Dia rumoured to be on Nachke.. jury
April 5th, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 5, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Kaun Banega Crorepati 4 is on the anvil but the million dollar question today is who will judge Zara Nachke Dikha 2?Shilpa Shetty, Arshad Warsi and Ganesh ... Read more...
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Asian job seekers abandoning traditional surnames to find work in New Zealand
April 3rd, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Apr. 3 (ANI): In the hope of easily finding work in New Zealand, Asian job-seekers are not only Anglicising their first names but also abandoning their traditional surnames all-together.One Chinese woman ... Read more...
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Three Chandigarh youths drown in Himachal
March 22nd, 2010 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 21 (IANS) Three youths from this union territory drowned in a Himachal Pradesh rivulet while on a trip, police said Sunday.
The deceased, wards of serving defence officials, were staying in ... Read more...
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Girls with masculine names ‘are more successful’
October 27th, 2009 - 9:27 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, October 27 (ANI): Girls with masculine first names are likely to have a successful career, according to a new study.Researchers at Clemson University in South Carolina found that women with masculine ... Read more...
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“Mad Men” And Their Sassiest Conquests On A Whole New Season 3
August 17th, 2009 - 5:59 pm ICT by GD
After a hiatus of 6-7 months comes the 3rd season of "Mad Men". The season begins with the episode "Out Of Town". The issues here predominantly are Identity crisis, deceit, culture war ... Read more...
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Pakistan arrests suspect in Sri Lankan cricket team attack
June 17th, 2009 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 17 (Xinhua) The Pakistani police have arrested a man suspected of involvement in the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in March this year, a media report said ... Read more...
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Hilton to name her kids after Beckhams
May 20th, 2009 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
London, May 19 (IANS) Socialite heiress Paris Hilton is so fascinated by David and Victoria Beckham that she wants to name her children after the superstar couple.
Contactmusic.com reports that the controversial ... Read more...
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“By nature, I am a shy person” - Mahie Gill
May 4th, 2009 - 10:09 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Joginder TutejaIf one has a quick glance over promising actors who have just made an entry in Bollywood during last four months, one of the first names that comes to ... Read more...
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After fish curry, it’s football for Churchill Brothers
May 3rd, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Panaji, May 3 (IANS) Churchill Brothers is one of those rare family-owned football clubs that has made it really big on the national football scene. ... Read more...
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Fragment of Hebrew inscription from period of Kings of Judah found in Israel
April 27th, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 27 (ANI): Archaeologists have found a fragment of a limestone plaque bearing several letters of ancient Hebrew script in Israel, which dates back to the period of the kings of ... Read more...
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123456 is world’’s worst password used on the Internet
March 19th, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 19 (ANI): 123456 is the most common password used by people on the Internet.Obscenities, names of fast cars and even ncc1701 - the ship number for Star Trek''s Starship ... Read more...
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Landlady beaten to death over electricity bill in Delhi (Lead)
March 4th, 2009 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) A 52-year-old landlady was beaten to death allegedly by her tenants here after an argument over unpaid rent and an electricity bill, police said Wednesday.
Devi Rani, who ... Read more...
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Adolescents with unpopular names more likely to commit crime
January 29th, 2009 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 29 (ANI): A recent study on juveniles in the United States suggests that adolescents with unpopular first names are more likely to engage in criminal activity.
David E. Kalist ... Read more...
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Microsoft Word’’s Spell check still not familiar with Barack Obama
January 22nd, 2009 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 22 (ANI): Even though U.S. President Barack Obamas name is familiar all over the world, it isnt so on Microsoft Word''s spell check.When the commander-in-chiefs name and title is ... Read more...
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Three real estate dealers killed in Ghaziabad
December 27th, 2008 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Dec 27 (IANS) Three real estate developers were killed in this Uttar Pradesh town on the outskirts of the national capital, police said Saturday.The bodies of Satish, Babloo and Saranjit - ... Read more...
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Brit prison staff asked to address sex offenders, violent criminals as Mr!
October 1st, 2008 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 1 (ANI): Lancashire prison staff has been asked to call their inmates, including sex offenders and violent criminals "Mr" a move which is a part of their "decency agenda".According ... Read more...
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Indian baby left locked in childcare centre
June 3rd, 2008 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Neena Bhandari
Sydney, June 3 (IANS) After a hard day's work, an Indian couple here reached a childcare centre to pick up their baby, only to find the place locked and in ... Read more...
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Her Majesty’s Prison Service just got decent!
November 26th, 2007 - 6:55 pm ICT by admin
London, Nov.26 (ANI): Britain's Prison Service has decided to get decent and polite with its inmates.
According to The Mirro, prison wardens have reportedly been instructed to call prisoners by their first names ... Read more...
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