Paralympics: China’s gold rush continues
September 8th, 2012 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 8 (IANS) China kept up its gold-taking momentum here at the Paralympics, boosting its gold total to 83.The Asian giant clinched 13 gold medals Friday, reports Xinhua.Meanwhile, Australian ... Read more...
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BJP to take coal blocks issue to people
August 28th, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) After blocking parliament functioning for entire week, the BJP Tuesday said it will take the coal blocks allocation issue to the people and will ... Read more...
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Arctic ice could vanish within 10 years: Scientists
August 13th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS) Arctic sea ice could vanish within 10 years as it is melting much faster than previously believed, thanks to global warming, warn scientists, claiming that the ... Read more...
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Olympics: Late gold rush saves Russia’s blushes ahead of Sochi
August 13th, 2012 - 7:39 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Seven days after the opening ceremony, the Russians were faced with a nightmare scenario. Three gold medals in the first week left one of the ... Read more...
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Olympics: Merritt leads US gold rush in athletics (World Roundup)
August 9th, 2012 - 8:16 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) American Aries Merritt ran a personal best of 12.92 seconds to win the Olympic men's 100m hurdles title Wednesday as the US closed in upon China ... Read more...
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Olympics: Phelps takes his medal tally to 21; US overtake China (Overall Roundup)
August 4th, 2012 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) American swimmer Michael Phelps won the men's 100-metre butterfly to take his Olympic golds to 17 and overall medals tally to 21, and thanks to ... Read more...
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Gold rush before Dhanteras: Jewellers
October 23rd, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 23 (IANS) The gold rush across India just before Monday's Dhanteras festival has made jewellers confident of increasing their business, though prices of the yellow metal show volatility ... Read more...
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Will take copyright protection to White House: Prince
June 25th, 2011 - 6:36 am ICT by IANS
London, June 25 (IANS) American pop singer Prince, known for his albums "Purple Rain" and "Let's Go Crazy", is disappointed with the illegal downloads and plans to approach higher authorities ... Read more...
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Gold prices dip an added draw to Akshaya Tritiya buyers (Lead)
May 6th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Friday saw gold rush in Delhi, with buyers thronging jewellery shops after prices of the precious metal dipped by around Rs.500 per 10 gm, ... Read more...
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Largest gold nugget fetches $460,000 during an auction
March 18th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The biggest known Californian gold nugget linked to the 19th century Gold Rush has fetched $460,000 during an auction. The amount for the gold is way ... Read more...
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Remnants of boozy village discovered beneath downtown San Francisco
January 7th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
San Francisco, Jan 7 (ANI): Archeologists have discovered dozens of relics from the 1800s underneath a parking lot in downtown San Francisco.They have found dozens of vestiges-dolls, a piece of a tent, ... Read more...
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India again saw gold rush despite robust stock markets (2010 in Retrospect)
December 28th, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Rohit Vaid and Priyanka Sahay
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Despite the sharp recovery of India's capital markets, appetite for gold in the world's largest consumer of the precious yellow metal ... Read more...
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Scientists identify proteins that can check 130 illnesses
December 20th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 20 (IANS) Scientists have identified hundreds of brain-related proteins, faults in which cause 130 illnesses including Alzheimer's and autism.The breakthrough could greatly speed the development of new drugs for degenerative ... 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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Chaplin comes to India this X-Mas in high definition
December 3rd, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Indian fans of Charlie Chaplin can rejoice as movies of the legendary English comic actor are being released here this Christmas in high definition (HD) on DVDs. ... Read more...
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The Sania-Shoaib honeymoon is still on (Games Sidelights)
October 8th, 2010 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Sania Mirza and Shoaib Mailk have been married for over six months. But seeing the Indian-Pakistani pair at the Commonwealth Games together clearly shows their honeymoon is ... Read more...
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India shoot up to second spot behind Australia (Games Roundup)
October 6th, 2010 - 2:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS)Formidable Australia maintained their top position on the leaderboard even as hosts India showed their sporting might on day two of the 19th Commonwealth Games here Tuesday.
... Read more...
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Wrestlers, shooters shine on India’s golden day (Roundup)
October 6th, 2010 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) On a day of golden moments for India wrestlers and shooters won five gold and two silver medals, marksmen set new records and men's hockey ... Read more...
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Wrestlers, shooters make India’s golden day
October 5th, 2010 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) It was a golden Tuesday for India at the Commonwealth Games, wrestlers and shooters minting five gold and two silver medals with marksmen setting new ... Read more...
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CWG wrestling: India claim three gold medals (Roundup)
October 5th, 2010 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) India made a rousing start in wrestling with a clean sweep of all the three gold medals at stake on the opening day of the ... Read more...
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This is my best moment since Beijing: Abhinav Bindra (Lead)
October 5th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Ace marksman Abhinav Bindra, who began India's gold rush at the Commonwealth Games Tuesday, says winning the gold at the Commonwealth Games was his ... Read more...
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CWG shooting will overshadow Test cricket, says Bindra
October 5th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) With the cricket team's thrilling Test match win over Australia in Mohali Tuesday coinciding with the Indian shooters' gold rush at the Commonwealth Games ... Read more...
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CWG shooting: Bindra, Narang win gold (Lead)
October 5th, 2010 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang Tuesday gave India the first gold of the 19th Commonwealth Games by winning the men's 10 metre air rifle pairs event, ... Read more...
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Lahore declared capital of live illegal cricket betting
August 29th, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.29 (ANI): Lahore has been declared the one Pakistani city where illegal betting has virtually become an industry insofar as the game of cricket is concerned.Hundreds of millions of pounds are ... Read more...
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James Cameron slams Hollywood for making inferior movies in 3D
August 15th, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 15 (ANI): Hollywood filmmaker James Cameron has slammed Hollywood for making inferior movies in 3D.Cameron's 3D movie 'Avatar' was the world's highest grossing movie that earned around 3 billion dollars ... Read more...
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Comparing ‘Peepli Live’ with Billy Wilder’s film a compliment
August 14th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
By Satyen K. Bordoloi
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) "Peepli Live" will go down in Indian cinematic history as one of the nation's best satires. But, how much of it is original?The basic ... Read more...
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Australia’s Victoria sitting on $20 billion-worth of gold?
May 9th, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 9 (ANI): Up to 20 billion-dollar-worth of undiscovered gold could be lying underground in the Australian state of Victoria, say scientists.In 1851, Victoria experienced its first gold rush - a ... Read more...
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Fans salute comedian Charlie Chaplin at festival in Gujarat town
April 23rd, 2010 - 6:46 pm ICT by ANI
Adipur (Gujarat), Apr.23 (ANI): Believe it or not, fans in a town in Gujarat's Kutch District have been holding a Charlie Chaplin festival for the past 37 years.The 20th century silent movie ... Read more...
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Western Australia shaken by largest earthquake in 50 years
April 20th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Perth, Apr 20(ANI): Western Australia's Kalgoorlie city was on Tuesday rocked by the biggest earthquake to hit the region in 50 years, damaging several buildings and causing the Kalgoorlie gold mine to ... Read more...
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India sweep six gold medals in Commonwealth Boxing
March 17th, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Indian boxers swept six of the 10 gold medals on offer in the Commonwealth Boxing Championships here Wednesday.
The Indian gold rush began with Parmjeet Samota winning the ... Read more...
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Nepal hikes duty to stop gold rush to India
March 15th, 2010 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, March 15 (IANS) Gold becomes dearer in Nepal from this week to prevent rampant smuggling to India after the Indian government hiked duty on the yellow metal.
Heeding the urging by gold ... Read more...
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“Who Do You Think You Are?” Hits Small Screen
March 6th, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Los Angeles, March 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) NBC channel's "Who Do You Think You Are?", which is an adaptation of the popular British show is hoping big draw in America as ... Read more...
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Brit women beat recession blues at ‘gold parties’
January 6th, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 6 (ANI): British women have found a cool way to beat recession- "gold parties" where they make money from unwanted trinkets over a bottle of wine.The trend, which began in ... Read more...
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World’s tallest building opens in Dubai (Second Lead)
January 5th, 2010 - 1:37 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Jan 5 (DPA) Thousands of people craned their necks Monday evening in Dubai to watch fireworks shoot from the sides of the world's tallest building, now called the Burj Khalifa, after ... Read more...
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Out of boom and bust in Dubai
December 31st, 2009 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Shabtai Gold
Cairo/Dubai, Dec 31 (DPA) Dubai was the glitz, the glamour and the good life for many. The buildings were the fanciest, newest and tallest. The emirate had little water, but ... Read more...
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