World’s oldest person celebrates 116th birthday
August 28th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
The world is now celebrating the birthday of the world’s oldest person. Aged 116 years old, Besse Cooper qualified to get in the Guinness book of record on January 2011 as the ... Read more...
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Spectacular, innovative opening to 2012 London Olympics (Second Lead)
July 28th, 2012 - 7:45 am ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) The 2012 London Olympic Games were officially opened Friday night with a spectacular ceremony which lasted nearly four hours and which covered many aspects of ... Read more...
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Today is National Doughnut Day 2012
June 1st, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, June 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Retailers are giving away doughnuts for free as part of the US National Doughnut Day began in 1938 to raise funds for Chicago’s Salvation Army. ... Read more...
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Hitler had a love child, says war soldier’s diary
March 15th, 2012 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
London, March 15 (IANS) A diary of a soldier has suggested German dictator Adolf Hitler had a love child from a Frenchwoman.Former royal engineer Leonard Wilkes' notebook supports claim that ... Read more...
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Daylight Savings Time 2012 begins on the 11th of March
March 6th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The United States will turn the clock an hour early on Sunday (the 11th of March 2012) to mark the Daylight Savings Time. The practice is ... Read more...
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Hitler had son with French teen
February 18th, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 17 (IANS) Adolf Hitler had a son with a French teenager while serving as a soldier during the First World War, The Telegraph reported Friday.Jean-Marie Loret, who died ... Read more...
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‘Warhorse’ - saved by beautiful anti-war sentiment (IANS Movie Review)
February 11th, 2012 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Warhorse"; Cast: Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, David Thewlis; Director: Steven Spielberg; Rating: ***Every writer, artist, musician or filmmaker develops a certain style of representing his work that makes his work ... Read more...
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Armenian couple name newborn ‘Sarkozy’
January 26th, 2012 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 26 (IANS) A couple in Armenia have named their baby Sarkozy -- after the French Senate outlawed the denial of the Armenian genocide by Turkey.The couple from Akhurik ... Read more...
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Candy Professor: ‘Why they’re called Hershey’s Kisses’
January 26th, 2012 - 1:02 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Jan 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) For more than a hundred years now, there has been several rumors and debates as to why Hershey’s Kisses are called Kisses. The common reason often given ... Read more...
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Baroness Trumpington becomes an Internet hit after Remembrance Day debate
November 15th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Nov 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Baroness Trumpington has become an Internet sensation after her reaction to Lord King during the Remembrance Day debate in the UK House of Commons recently. The 89-year-old ... Read more...
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Air chief leads Remembrance Day for troops
November 13th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne led armed forces personnel in paying tributes to martyred soldiers at an old ... Read more...
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French officials built a second Paris during WW I to trick Germans
November 10th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Paris, Nov 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) French officials went through the pains to get a dummy Paris to divert future German attacks after the First World War. Recent details suggest that the second ... Read more...
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Progressive movement revisits its 75-year journey
October 14th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Arts, culture and literature in India have charted a progressive course for the last seven decades. An exhibition documenting the journey of the Progressive Writers' ... Read more...
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World’s oldest running car on sale
September 27th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 27 (IANS) A 127-year-old steam-powered car, officially the world's oldest running vehicle, has been put up for auction and is expected to fetch up to 1.6 million pounds ... Read more...
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1919 hate-filled letter by Hitler unveiled
June 8th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
New York, June 8 IANS) A rare 1919 hate-filled letter signed by Adolf Hitler was unveiled by the Simon Wiesenthal Center here Tuesday.The letter shows Hitler's hatred for Jews even ... Read more...
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Australian Christian lobby chief’s anti-gay tweet sparks outrage
April 25th, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Apr 25 (ANI): Australian Christian lobby chief Jim Wallace has sparked off an online outrage by saying on Twitter that the country's soldiers did not fight and die for gays and ... Read more...
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Vanessa Hudgens’ ‘kick-ass’ role in ‘Sucker Punch’
March 19th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 19 (ANI): 'High School Musical' star Vanessa Hudgens has ditched her goody-goody image for her upcoming flick 'Sucker Punch'.Hudgens, who is just one of five super-sexy young actresses in ... Read more...
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Hitler’s heroic exploits in World War I ‘were a Nazi propaganda myth’
March 14th, 2011 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 14 (ANI): Adolf Hitler's claims to have been a First World War hero who 'looked death in the eye' have been debunked in a new book.'Hitler's First War' by German ... Read more...
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British monarch to visit Ireland after a century
March 5th, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 5 (ANI): Queen Elizabeth will undertake an official state visit to Ireland - the first British monarch to do so since the first world warBuckingham Palace has confirmed that the ... Read more...
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Lost WWI diary reveals horrors of battle
February 24th, 2011 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.24 (ANI): For the first time over 40 years, the horrors of the first World War have been revealed in the diary of British Army officer Edwin Vaughan.During August and September ... Read more...
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Charlie Chaplin ‘was born in a Gypsy Queen’s caravan’
February 18th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 18 (ANI): A set of letters discovered recently has suggested that Charlie Chaplin may have been born into a Gypsy community in the West Midlands.A friendly note from an ... Read more...
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Book reveals how German POW escaped from UK to Germany during First World War
February 11th, 2011 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.11 (ANI): It was an escape from a prisoner of war camp as daring and fraught with danger as any immortalised by Hollywood.Oberleutnant Gunther Pluschow enjoyed amazing good fortune as he ... Read more...
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Sarkozy’s ‘Alsace region still German’ gaffe sparks fury
January 20th, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 20 (ANI): French President Nicolas Sarkozy has sparked outrage by saying that the Alsace region, won back from the Nazis after the World War II, was still 'in Germany'.He made ... Read more...
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India has more English speaking readers than England: Ken Follett (Interview)
December 15th, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) India is "growing enormously" and increasing numbers of books are being sold here, says international bestselling author Ken Follett who is eyeing the country's 89 ... Read more...
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Panama Canal Closed Temporarily Owing To Flooding
December 9th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Dec 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Panama Canal which serves as a link between the Atlantic and Pacific ocean has been closed temporarily owing to heavy rainfall and flooding. The canal ... Read more...
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Charlie Chaplin Come To INDIA For The 1st Time
December 8th, 2010 - 11:41 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
December 8, 2010 (Showbiz PR Wire): Charlie Chaplin - the genius, the master, the outright performing fantastic- makes his way to the hearts of the Indian audiences. For the First Time ever, his ... Read more...
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England can win Down Under, but it will be damnably difficult: Roebuck
November 24th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 24(ANI): Noted cricket commentator Peter Roebuck has said that the Andrew Strauss-led England team can win the Ashes Down Under, but it would be damnably difficult."Can Andrew Strauss succeed where ... Read more...
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Gallipoli War Hero’s Medals To Be Auctioned
November 20th, 2010 - 8:08 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
London, Nov 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Medals that was awarded to an Edinburgh war hero are being put under auction at Spink auction house in Bloomsbury, London. Edinburgh-born Lieutenant Robert Lamb ... Read more...
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Prince William pays tribute to war dead
November 14th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 14 (IANS) Britian's Prince William, the second-in-line to the throne, went to Afghanistan Sunday to pay tribute to the British soldiers killed in conflicts since the First World War.While ... Read more...
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Jon Snow: Remembrance Sunday Ruckus!
November 6th, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 6, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The second Sunday of the month in United Kingdom is a very special one as it’s the Sunday nearest to 11 November. The day is celebrated ... Read more...
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British Legion’s shameful visit to Hitler revealed after 75 years
November 1st, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 01 (ANI): A Press officer for the Royal British Legion has found a book with a Nazi emblem, which reveals the British Legion's shameful visit to Hitler.The book shows an ... Read more...
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Two women die in a copycat ‘chemical’ suicide pact
October 1st, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 1 (IANS) Two young women have allegedly killed themselves in a copycat suicide pact by inhaling toxic gas in an airtight room in Britain, police said.The pair, believed to be ... Read more...
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Real James Bond ’sneaked into communist Russia in school uniform’
September 27th, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 27 (ANI): Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan may have blown up enemy tanks and carried out covert operations while playing James Bond, but the real 007 spy was no less ... Read more...
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Enjoying life is the secret to world’s oldest twins’ longevity
September 24th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 24 (ANI): A pair of French sisters, who are world's oldest twins, have revealed that the secret to their longevity is joie de vivre, or quite simply enjoying life.Raymonde ... Read more...
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MI6 spies planned to use semen as invisible ink
September 23rd, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 23 (IANS) British intelligence planned to use semen as an invisible ink to write top-secret letters, says a new history of secret intelligence service MI6.
A diary entry belonging to ... Read more...
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