To those we said sayonara… RIP (2011 in Retrospect)
December 23rd, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) They entertained, educated and enlivened our lives with their talent and sheer brilliance. As another year draws to a close, it is time to ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Mukhtaran Mai fears being killed after Pak Supreme Court acquits rape accused
April 22nd, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
Multan, April 22(ANI): Mukhtaran Mai, a Pakistani victim of a village council-sanctioned gangrape, has expressed fears that she might be killed by the accused acquitted by the Supreme Court on Thursday.Mai was ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
James Cameron Says Filmmaking Is About Absorbing Storytelling
January 17th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
. His squad was conscious that, if the viewers had to be wholly dipped into the underwater world, it had to be perpetrated with 3D.
Cameron has asserted to IANS that ... Read more...
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Time Person Of The Year 2010 Award Goes To Marc Zuckerberg!
December 16th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Dec 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The CEO of popular social networking site Facebook has added yet another feather to his cap of achievements. Marc Zuckerberg who shot to global fame after ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
Near political campaigning needed for Oscar: Mira Nair
November 30th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 30 (IANS) An Oscar award cannot be won with a campaign, nearly political in nature, noted filmmaker Mira Nair said Tuesday. She also said that the Academy Awards was ... Read more...
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My singing silenced the bullies and demons inside me: Susan Boyle
October 14th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 14 (ANI): Scottish singer Susan Boyle has revealed in her new autobiography 'The Woman I Was Born To Be' that singing lets her escape the Susan Boyle who was bullied.Though ... Read more...
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Why Gemma Arterton loves playing risque characters
September 27th, 2010 - 3:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 27 (ANI): British actress Gemma Arterton has revealed her love for playing daring characters.The 24-year-old former Bond girl, who was catapulted to global fame when she landed the role of ... Read more...
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Susan Boyle expected to perform for Pope during his visit to Britain
June 11th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 11 (ANI): Scottish singer Susan Boyle is expected to perform for the Pope during his visit to Britain.Boyle, 49, had gained global fame after she appeared on last year's Britain's ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Key British political parties pursuing Lily Allen
April 26th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 26 (ANI): Lily Allen has been courted by two of Britain's main political parties because she reached out to young fans via Internet, the singer has revealed.In an interview ... Read more...
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Mystery behind Yuri Gagarin’s death solved?
January 8th, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 8 (ANI): The death of Yuri Gagarin, world's first man in the space, was an outcome of the panicked reaction after learning that an air vent in his cockpit was ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Susan Boyle’s album creates sales history Down Under
December 29th, 2009 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 29 (ANI): Susan Boyle has taken Aussie music industry by storm after her album 'I Dreamed a Dream' went on to enjoy the highest seven-day sales ever seen in the ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Photographer who shot Kasab firing not proud of his pictures
November 26th, 2009 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
By M.R. Narayan Swamy
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The only photographer who clicked Pakistani terrorists killing innocents at Mumbai's largest railway station says he is not proud of his iconic pictures although ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Robert Pattinson asks fan to strip, feels guilty
November 21st, 2009 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 21 (IANS) "Twilight" actor Robert Pattinson says that he is feeling terribly guilty after making a girl fan strip for him.
The British actor who shot to global fame as vampire ... Read more...
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After Tagore-Yates union, Indian and Irish poets to meet in India
November 17th, 2009 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 17 (IANS) Nearly a century after the Irish poet W.B. Yeats helped launch Rabindranath Tagore to global fame, some of Ireland's most distinguished poets have teamed up with their Indian ... Read more...
Posted in Books |
Scooter, the smallest dog, dies
September 4th, 2009 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Sep 4 (ANI): Claimed to be the smallest dog in the world, Scooter has died at the age of six-months.The tiny wonder reacted badly to medication, after he broke his leg ... Read more...
Posted in World |
MJ ‘thought the entire world hated him’
July 18th, 2009 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 18 (ANI): Despite his global fame, Michael Jackson suffered daily agony over his status in modern culture and was convinced the whole world hated him.Contactmusic reports, the King of ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Singer Michael Jackson dies (Third Lead)
June 26th, 2009 - 6:54 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, June 26 (IANS) Pop star Michael Jackson has died in Los Angeles, aged 50, BBC reported.
Paramedics were called to the singer's home around midday local time Thursday after he ... Read more...
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Singer Michael Jackson is dead: Reports (Second Lead)
June 26th, 2009 - 6:13 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, June 26 (IANS) Pop star Michael Jackson has died in Los Angeles, aged 50, media reports say.
Paramedics were called to the singer's home around midday local time Thursday after ... Read more...
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Ray Romano: I can perfectly relate to Manny
June 23rd, 2009 - 7:05 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
You would not expect a modern-day American comedian to have a lot in common with a grouchy cartoon mammoth.But Ray Romano admits his Ice Age character Manny seems to be following ... Read more...
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Angelina Jolie named world’s most powerful celebrity
June 4th, 2009 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, June 4 (IANS) Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has been named the world's most powerful celebrity by Forbes magazine.
The actress has beaten talk show host Oprah Winfrey to the ... Read more...
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18.5M viewers watched Susan Boyle lose on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’
June 1st, 2009 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 1 (ANI): A whopping 18.5 million people tuned in to ITV to watch Susan Boyle lose to dance group Diversity on 'Britain's Got Talent' on May 30, early figures revealed.In ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Susan Boyle may face axe from ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ final
May 29th, 2009 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 29 (ANI): Susan Boyle's increasingly strange behaviour has sparked fears that she may be axed from the final of 'Britain's Got Talent'.The Scottish singing sensation has got TV bosses worried ... Read more...
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‘Frightened rabbit’ Susan Boyle ‘considered quitting’ Britain’s Got Talent’
May 29th, 2009 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 29 (ANI): The pressure of global fame is taking a toll on Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle, according to judge Piers Morgan.Writing on his Internet blog Morgan said that ... Read more...
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Even Homer Simpson is Susan Boyle’s fan
May 21st, 2009 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 21 (ANI): Susan Boyle became a worldwide sensation after appearing on Britain's Got Talent and now her global fame has reached a new level with a mention on The ... Read more...
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We’re going to see more Bollywood-Hollywood collaborations: Irrfan Khan
March 7th, 2009 - 10:56 am ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) Irrfan Khan, who shot to global fame with Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire" and now has another offer from its producers, said Bollywood will see more collaborations ... Read more...
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YouTube global symphony to showcase Indian traditional music
January 17th, 2009 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
New York, Jan 17 (IANS) Indian music and musicians will go to the international online stage for the first time on YouTube, one of the most popular video communities the world over, ... Read more...
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