Ricky Martin nominated for award for `Evita’ role
April 28th, 2012 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
New York, April 28 (IANS/EFE) Singer and actor Ricky Martin was nominated Friday for a Drama Desk Award in the category of Outstanding Actor in a Musical, for his role ... Read more...
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CPI-M blames Congress, Trinamool for Bengal farmer suicides
January 6th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
East Midnapore (West Bengal) Jan 6 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday held the "pro-rich policies" of the Congress and the Trinamool Congress responsible for the suicides of ... Read more...
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Amnesty for prisoners jailed during Yemen unrest
November 28th, 2011 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a, Nov 27 (IANS) Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh Sunday granted pardon to all prisoners who were jailed during the 10-month political crisis this year, excluding the ones who were ... Read more...
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Quake must jolt officials into action: Dhaka daily
September 20th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 20 (IANS) The earthquake that rattled Bangladesh Sunday should be a wake-up call for authorities as vulnerability has increased manifold due to unchecked urbanisation, a leading daily said ... Read more...
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Inspired by Anna, Pakistani to fast against corruption
August 18th, 2011 - 10:57 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Taking a cue from Anna Hazare, a 68-year-old Pakistani businessman is set to go on hunger strike in Islamabad from Sep 12 to declare war ... Read more...
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Gayle blows away Mumbai Indians, takes Royal Challengers into final (Lead)
May 28th, 2011 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 27 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore, powered by Chris Gayle's brilliant 89 off 47 balls, outclassed Mumbai Indians by 43 runs here on Friday to set up a ... Read more...
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Only Left parties admit, rectify mistakes: Bardhan
April 24th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) Holding that all political parties commit mistakes, Communist Party of India (CPI) general secretary A.B. Bardhan said Sunday only the Left parties had the courage ... Read more...
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‘Butter-fingered’ keeper Kamran eyes comeback in Pak team as ’specialist batsman’
April 23rd, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 23(ANI): Discarded Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal is eyeing a comeback to the national team as a "specialist batsman."Kamran's repeated follies behind the stumps- including some vital dropped catches- have cost ... Read more...
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Kamran, Razzaq must say goodbye to international cricket following WC debacle: Butt
April 9th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 9(ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt has cast a shadow of doubt over the future of faltering wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal and all-rounder Abdul Razzaq by saying that both ... Read more...
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Kamran must give stellar performance in domestic cricket to return to Pak team: Mohsin
April 7th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, April 7(ANI): Discarded Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal, whose repeated follies behind the stumps- including some vital dropped catches- cost Pakistan a lot in the recently-concluded World Cup, needs to "give an ... Read more...
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Indian leadership needs to wake up to corruption: Sangma
April 2nd, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Politicians should stop taking people for granted and the Indian leadership should wake up to the menace of corruption, former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma ... Read more...
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Zulqarnain launches tirade against Akmal brothers following Pak’s WC semi-final loss
April 1st, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 1(ANI): Runaway former Pakistani wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haidar has accused the Akmal brothers of controlling things in the Pakistan team, and blamed them for Pakistan's 29-run defeat against India in the ... Read more...
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Pak opener Kamran Akmal may be axed over poor wicket keeping, batting in WC
April 1st, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 1(ANI): Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal may have played his last international match at the 2011 World Cup semi-final against India in Mohali, as he is likely to be axed over ... Read more...
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Apex court chides ministry for bypassing telecom panel
March 8th, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday chided the communications ministry for going by its convenience in approaching the Telecom Commission as and when it was expedient and ... Read more...
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‘India keen on bringing China into space negotiations’
January 21st, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.21 (ANI): Ruling Congress Party spokesperson Manish Tewari has called for "acceptable rules of the game" and "a global space coordinating agency" to prevent militarisation of space.Delivering the valedictory address ... Read more...
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Bigg Boss 4: Dolly Bindra And Ashmit Patel Turn Cobbler!
December 7th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
We have seen Bollywood actor Ashmit Patel and the so called loud and proud actress Dolly Bindra turning cobbler! Dolly criticized every captain of the house and she herself tried to ... Read more...
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Caricatures show Agra’s civic plight
November 28th, 2010 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Nov 28 (IANS) Cartoonists in Agra Sunday drew the attention of the people towards civic issues by displaying humorous caricatures at the annual cartoon exhibition."Our cartoonists drew caricatures that will be ... Read more...
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Lisa Marie Presley Opens Up About Her Relationship To Oprah Winfrey
October 22nd, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Oct 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) More than one year after the death of her ex- husband Michael Jackson, Lisa Marie Presley opened up to Oprah Winfrey, in her talk show on ... Read more...
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PCB sends show-cause notice to Shahid Afridi
October 12th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Oct 12 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board Tuesday sent a show-cause notice to Shahid Afridi for allegedly violating the central contract."Shahid Afridi has violated the central contract," ... Read more...
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Nawaz slams government for failing to form flood commission
August 27th, 2010 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Aug 27 (IANS) Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League(N) chief Nawaz Sharif has criticised the government for failing to constitute a flood commission comprising eminent personalities ... Read more...
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Ex ISI chief says Afghan war document leak originated from India
July 28th, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, July 28(ANI): Former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant General (retired) Hamid Gul has alleged that India is where the leak of classified U.S. military reports implicating Pakistani aid to the ... Read more...
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After showing late by 11 hours for photo-shoot, Lindsay Lohan claims that she was ’set up’
June 24th, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, Jun 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actress Lindsay Lohan is one of those enterprising people who manage to pass the buck, no matter how grave their fault. Lindsay Lohan ... Read more...
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60 Minutes To Show The Discovery Of A 7th Century Ancient Shipwreck
June 14th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 14, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): 60 minutes on CBS, the news magazine, will have its audience hanging on to its every word as it takes them step by ... Read more...
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Tarun Gogoi now looking for a hat-trick
May 21st, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, May 21 (IANS) With nine successive years in office and one year left in his present term, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is now aiming for a ... Read more...
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Supreme Court grieves over corruption
May 20th, 2010 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday regretted not acting firmly earlier in cases of corruption in judicial appointments because of which the problem has assumed cancerous dimensions.
The vacation bench ... Read more...
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Should Dhoni be removed as Indian captain?
May 18th, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 18, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Yet another ICC tournament; yet another early exit for team India. For the second year running, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men have crashed out of the T20 World ... Read more...
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GJM chief accuses West Bengal government of creating hurdles
May 5th, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Champasari Block (WB), May 5 (ANI): Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurung has charged the West Bengal Government with creating hurdles in the democratic movement of his party.Speaking to reporters here ... Read more...
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Bill to slash Pakistan president’s powers tabled in parliament
April 2nd, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) A bill was introduced in the Pakistan parliament Friday to transfer the president's sweeping powers to the prime minister and effectively reduce him to a titular head ... Read more...
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‘Confused’ Gilani must remove cobwebs from his head: Editorial
October 3rd, 2009 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct.3 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, it seems, is unable to decide about his strategy regarding some of the most important issues of national interest.An editorial in one ... Read more...
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“I have no qualms doing steamy sequences” -Shweta Agarwal
September 16th, 2009 - 7:54 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Fit and fat girl of "Dekho Magar Pyar Se' serial, Shweta Agarwal is ready to sizzle once again on silver screen. Though her first forgetful romantic film "Tandoori Love' failed to give ... Read more...
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Christopher Plummer’s “The Tempest” Appearance: Stratford Presentation Scrapped
September 6th, 2009 - 6:38 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
The Stratford Shakespeare Festival has reportedly scrapped the scheduled production of "The Tempest" at the Luminato festival for June 2010. Canadian actor Christopher Plummer after having enacted the roles of ... Read more...
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Raja Chaudhary appears in court
August 3rd, 2009 - 3:17 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Bad boy Raja Chaudhary came in light for his notoriety and now when he wants to clean his tarnished image, producers would not let him do so, as they are all ... Read more...
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Bobby’s moment of truth
July 3rd, 2009 - 6:18 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Bobby Darling dared to share the moments of truth in "Sach Ka Saamna' with the host Rajeev Khandelwal. Bobby's life has been an open book but some unshared chapters of her ... Read more...
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Modi contends Congress gained in polls at cost of its allies
May 18th, 2009 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
Ahmedabad, May 18 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi opined on Monday that the Congress Party capitalised on the follies of its allies in the recently concluded elections.Modi said the ouster ... Read more...
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Pre-marital counselling centre launched in Delhi
July 28th, 2008 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Aiming to "spread happiness", Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday launched pre-marital counselling cell of the Delhi Commission for Women. "It is often said that marriages are ... Read more...
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