Sushil Kumar’s Olympic saga (Factfile)
August 12th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) India's Sushil Kumar has steadily worked his way to the Olympic silver medal. His success graph in the last three years, after he won the ... Read more...
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TV is stepping stone to films, says actor Gautam Gulati (With Images)
August 5th, 2012 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) He may be playing second lead in the popular TV show "Diya Aur Baati Hum" but Gautam Gulati is happy with his supporting role ... Read more...
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Goa mulls law barring politicians from sports bodies
July 27th, 2012 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 26 (IANS) The Goa government could soon bring a law banning active politicians from heading sports associations, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Thursday said."Sports should be left to ... Read more...
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Kalmadi and Malhotra attack Maken, minister retaliates (Roundup)
July 14th, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Suresh Kalmadi, standing trial for alleged irregularities in the conduct of the Commonwealth Games, and union Sports Minister Ajay Maken attacked each other over the ... Read more...
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Sports ministry wants Kalmadi’s London visit aborted
July 13th, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The sports ministry has asked the Indian Olympic Associaiton to prevent its president Suresh Kalmadi from going to London for the Olympics. A court here ... Read more...
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IOA gives advance payment to 16 hockey players
June 26th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has paid Rs.100,000 each to 16 hockey players as part of the sponsorship money promised to the athletes heading to ... Read more...
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European experience should stand in good stead for Olympics: Nobbs
June 24th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) India hockey coach Michael Nobbs warned his boys Sunday that there won't be room for errors against top European teams at the London Olympics.Nobbs said ... Read more...
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Selector Rohit Rajpal to meet Paes in London
June 22nd, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) National tennis selector Rohit Rajpal, who will be in London on a personal visit, has been asked by All Indi Tennis Association (AITA) to ... Read more...
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Not going to London to make up numbers: Kashyap
April 28th, 2012 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) India's shuttler Parupalli Kashyap Saturday said he was going to the London Olympics to win and his intention was not just to make up numbers.Kashyap ... Read more...
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Dejected Rajpal blames HI for his omission from London list
February 27th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A dejected former India hockey captain Rajpal Singh Monday said he expected his exclusion from the list of 48 probables for the London Olympics and ... Read more...
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‘Pakistan a novel whose plot changes with speed’
December 9th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 9 (IANS) Pakistan is lurching from crisis to crisis, and seems like "a novel in which the plot changes with remarkable speed each time we turn a ... Read more...
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Pakistani provincial minister quits
November 19th, 2011 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 19 (IANS) Sharjeel Inam Memon, information minister of Pakistan's Sindh province, has resigned, a media report said Saturday.Memon tendered his resignation from the provincial cabinet to President Asif ... Read more...
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‘One day I’ll return to touch my country’s soil’
June 9th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) At 95, M.F. Husain had just one wish - he wanted to come home and touch the Indian soil, recalls writer K. Bikram Singh ... Read more...
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Are Prince William & Kate Middleton too boring for NBC?
April 19th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, April 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The New York Post reported that NBC decided to cut back on the coverage of the Royal Wedding because they did not find the personalities of ... Read more...
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Debbie Reynolds says she forgave Liz Taylor for stealing hubby years ago
March 27th, 2011 - 11:36 am ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 27 (ANI): Actress Debbie Reynolds has revealed that she forgave Dame Elizabeth Taylor for stealing hubby Eddie Fisher long ago.Reynolds has also revealed how the two beauties buried the ... Read more...
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Salman Butt to “challenge every charge” levelled by ICC, UK Crown Prosecution
February 9th, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 9(ANI): Disgraced Pakistani cricketer Salman Butt has said he will "challenge every charge" levelled against him by British prosecutors as well as the Anti-Corruption Tribunal appointed by the International Cricket ... Read more...
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Satirical WikiLeaks rap featuring Assange’s cameo takes Internet by storm
December 25th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 25 (ANI): A footage of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange making a cameo appearance on a satirical rap show has become an Internet hit.Australian internet hit 'Rap News' features Assange on ... Read more...
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MJ’s family chef opens up about the night of his death
June 24th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 24 (ANI): Legendary singer Michael Jackson's family chef Kai Chase has opened up about the night of the singer's untimely death."I had clutched Michael's children to my chest and ... Read more...
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Photographers put an end to Lindsay’s partying
March 12th, 2010 - 11:07 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
March 12, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Lindsay Lohan, who used to be a hardcore party-girl, has stopped clubbing altogether. She admits to preferring a night at home over clubbing because paparazzi have ... Read more...
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I wil try and broker peace between Kalmadi, Fennell: Gill
October 19th, 2009 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Sports Minister M.S. Gill Monday said he will try to broker peace between Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief Michael Fennell and Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi.
"Whatever ... Read more...
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Kalmadi, Hooper controversy should have been averted: Gill
October 19th, 2009 - 7:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 19(ANI): Union Sports Minister M S Gill on Monday said that the tiff between the Delhi Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi and Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) CEO ... Read more...
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Mischa Barton blames bad surgery on wisdom teeth for meltdown
September 12th, 2009 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 12 (ANI): 'The O.C.' star Mischa Barton blames a surgery on her wisdom teeth for her admission into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center psychiatric ward in July.During an interview for ABC's ... Read more...
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Environment activist plans to launch India’s Green Party
August 30th, 2009 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 30 (IANS) An environmental activist plans to set up India's first Green Party on the lines of similar outfits in Germany, Australia, the US and Britain and is leaving for ... Read more...
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London Calling!
August 7th, 2009 - 4:22 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Its London calling, for Dilip Joshi aka Jethalal! Jethalal will be missing from the scene for a short bit giving Daya (Disha Vakani) some serious withdrawal symptoms. Not just Daya, but ... Read more...
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Jethalal Londonwaale!
July 30th, 2009 - 6:21 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Nonsense!
Daya will be deprived of hearing this for sometime on the show. Yes because our gujju-bhai Jethalal has won the lucky draw in London and he will be soon leaving for ... Read more...
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Naseer sees through the Hollywood hype.
March 14th, 2009 - 8:04 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Naseeruddin Shah has been there and done, much before Indians went crazy about "Slumdog Millionaire' and the Oscar glory. He in fact runs it all down in his own smart way.The ... Read more...
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PM will attend G-20 Summit in London
March 12th, 2009 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) With his health showing steady improvement, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will attend the G-20 Summit in London April 2 - an occasion that will also be marked ... Read more...
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I feel young enough to go on till eternity: Dev Anand
September 26th, 2008 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) Evergreen hero Dev Anand turned a "young" 85 Friday, and to mark the occasion the sprightly filmmaker also recorded a song along with fellow colleague Asha Bhosle for ... Read more...
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Paris Hilton says shes too busy to make a baby
September 6th, 2008 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 6 (ANI): Paris Hilton has rubbished rumours that shes pregnant with boyfriend Benji Maddens child, insisting that shes too busy to start a family.While chatting with a top Los ... Read more...
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Lehmann transfer from Arsenal to Stuttgart completed
June 4th, 2008 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Stuttgart, June 4 (DPA) German national football team goalkeeper Jens Lehmann completed his long-anticipated transfer from London side Arsenal to VfB Stuttgart, the German club has confirmed. The 38-year-old, who had lost ... Read more...
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