Shanghai to face elderly population explosion by 2015
April 19th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, April 19 (IANS) China's Shanghai city is all set to witness a boom in its elderly population in the next five years as an estimated 4.3 million residents, or ... Read more...
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Ranchi disappointed as Dhoni skips home city
April 6th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 6 (IANS) India's World Cup-winning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's home town of Ranchi is disappointed its local hero is giving the city as miss because of the ... Read more...
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Rutgers University defends Snooki’s $32,000 visit
April 5th, 2011 - 12:29 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, April 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rutgers University has defended their decision to spend $32,000 on Snooki’s visit. Students protested that such an amount could have been used for another ‘important’ project ... Read more...
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Call centre employee molested, youth held
March 18th, 2011 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, March 17 (IANS) A call centre employee was molested by a college student in a Gurgaon mall Thursday evening, police said. The 19-year-old molester was arrested.The incident took place ... Read more...
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Honour killing: Constable murdered by lover’s father
February 22nd, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kapurthala (Punjab), Feb 22 (IANS) A 21-year-old constable was killed by the father of the woman he loved, in a case of honour killing in Punjab, police said Tuesday. The accused, Balwinder ... Read more...
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Malaysia’s first male bharatanatyam duo raring to dance
February 13th, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), Feb 13 (IANS) Malaysia will have its first father-son duo of bharatanatyam dancers next Saturday, adding to the motley group of male exponents of this women-dominated dance form. ... Read more...
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For St Xavier’s college, Dhoni is Indian team’s lucky mascot
February 3rd, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 3 (IANS) There is an air of excitement in St Xavier's College as its high-profile student Mahendra Singh Dhoni prepares to lead the Indian cricket team in the World Cup ... Read more...
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Five youth held for vehicle thefts
February 2nd, 2011 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Feb 1 (IANS) Five youth, including two relatives of police officers, were arrested here Tuesday for alleged involvement in several vehicle theft cases, police said.The accused have been identified as Sandeep ... Read more...
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Nivedhaa: New Comer In Tamil Film Industry Bags Two Projects
January 21st, 2011 - 3:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
January 21, 2011 (Sampurn Wire): Tollywood is surely brimming with new talent these days. The latest to join the Tamil film industry is a young and happening girl called Nivedhaa. This girl ... Read more...
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Meet the 12-yr-old who wants a Renewable Energy or Astrophysics degree
January 10th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 10 (ANI): A 12-year-old Malaysian boy caught the attention at an education fair recently when he expressed his urge to pursue his graduation in either Renewable Energy or Astrophysics."The ... Read more...
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Third Generation Of Deol Family To Enter Bollywood!
January 8th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
is going to present his grandson to the film industry.Rocky is following the path of his father, uncle and grandfather, who rocked Bollywood in all these decades. Rocky has already ... Read more...
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Former LS Speaker Bali Ram Bhagat dies
January 2nd, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.2 (ANI): Former Lok Sabha Speaker Bali Ram Bhagat died on early Sunday morning at the Apollo hospital in New Delhi.Bhagat was 89 years-old and is survived by his ... Read more...
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Lucknow University enrolls country’s youngest matriculate
December 28th, 2010 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 28 (IANS) 'Wonder Kid' Sushma Verma, who holds the distinction of being the country's youngest matriculate at the age of seven, will now pursue her graduation from Lucknow University at ... Read more...
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Inability to imagine future prevents us from saving up in the present: Study
December 23rd, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 23 (ANI): A new study reveals that if we could imagine our future financial situation, we would be much more willing to save up money in the present."This willingness to ... Read more...
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Pakistani university closed over militant threats
December 2nd, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 2 (IANS) A university here in the Pakistani capital was closed for three days Thursday after it reportedly received threats from militants, Xinhua reported.The National University of Modern Languages (NUML) ... Read more...
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Preity Zinta to be brand ambassador of Himachal tourism
November 30th, 2010 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Nov 30 (IANS) Film actress Preity Zinta would be Himachal Pradesh's brand ambassador for promoting tourism, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal announced here Tuesday."Preity Zinta would motivate world-renowned personalities and entrepreneurs ... Read more...
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Kayne West: Will He Be Able To Replace Susan Boyle On Next US Pop Album Chart?
November 25th, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Susan’s ‘The Gift’ was released on 8th November 2010 under the label of Syco, Columbia Records. The successful journey of the album may get a halt as West is here with ... Read more...
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Ranchi church selects first woman priest
November 16th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 16 (IANS) Chonhen Minz, a 39-year old tribal, became the first woman to be selected as priest of North Western Gossener Evangelical Lutheran Church (NWGEL) of Ranchi, a church official ... Read more...
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For-profit college’s shares take a plunge
October 15th, 2010 - 8:32 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Oct 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Profit-making colleges in the United States are hit most by new regulations that make it unprofitable to admit more students, especially those who might not be ... Read more...
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Study: College dropouts cost billions to taxpayers
October 12th, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, Oct 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a recent survey it was observed that more than 40% of students dropped out of college without getting a degree and 75% of the ... Read more...
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Aditya Redij’s Sister Janki Is his Source Of Inspiration
October 12th, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 12, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Aditya Redij aka Raghav of Colors’ show ‘Na Aana Iss Des Laado’, who is now getting the limelight in the show following the attack of villagers ... Read more...
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Two car lifters arrested
October 7th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Oct 7 (IANS) The Ghaziabad Police arrested two car lifters from Indirapuram area and recovered two stolen vehicles from them, police said Thursday.Those arrested -- Ashwani Shukla and Arun alias ... Read more...
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Winklevoss Twins Say They Like The Facebook Movie
October 2nd, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Oct 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Tyler Winklevoss and his twin brother Cameron Winklevoss are hogging limelights these days. They claimed earlier that the flounder of Facebook, the popular social networking site ... Read more...
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Transgender Teen Challenges School Invalidating Vote for Homecoming King
September 29th, 2010 - 3:48 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 28 (THANDIAN NEWS) A teenager from Mona Shores plans to fight back after the administrators at their high school refuses to accept the votes of the peers who voted the teen ... Read more...
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50 Cent wants to work with Kanye West
September 12th, 2010 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 11 (IANS) Rapper 50 Cent wants to put his tumultuous relationship with rival Kanye West behind him and is hoping to team up for a new album.
The rap rivals ... Read more...
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“I Have Realized Soniya’s Emotions And Feelings Too” - Kashish Dhanoya
September 2nd, 2010 - 1:53 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 2, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Kashish Dhanoya is a beautiful actress, who is very much in the news nowadays, as her first Hindi film "Ek Aadat', releasing soon. Although, before this movie ... Read more...
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Chinese students like to marry after graduation
August 24th, 2010 - 10:02 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 24 (IANS) About 70 percent of Chinese college students want to marry immediately after graduation while 46 percent want a rich spouse, a study has found.
"I would rather cry in ... Read more...
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“I Don’t Want To Indulge In Activity Like Marriage”, Says Mona Vasu
August 11th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 11, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Mona Vasu the winner of "Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao' has curved a name in the small screen industry altogether. She got her first offer within ... Read more...
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60,000 unemployed Haryana youth to get dole
August 9th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 9 (IANS) Nearly 60,000 youth in Haryana will get unemployment allowance in the current financial year, officials said here Monday.
A spokesman of the employment department said that Rs.510 million have ... Read more...
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Honour killing: Youth killed by girl’s family
July 23rd, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 23 (IANS) In a suspected case of honour killing, a youth was stabbed to death in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district allegedly by the father and brother of a girl with ... Read more...
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Shooting In State Park Kills 2, Injures 4
July 19th, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
July 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Two people were killed and 4 injured in a shooting incident in Washington on Saturday night. The police have taken two people into custody and is ... Read more...
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Panchayat threat to lovers in Greater Noida
July 5th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, July 5 (IANS) Some rural areas of Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida township were tense Monday after a village panchayat issued shoot-at-sight orders against two lovers belonging to different castes, police ... Read more...
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Mixed response to ABVP Jharkhand strike
July 2nd, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, July 2 (IANS) The dawn-to-dusk strike by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) to protest police baton charge on its workers evoked a mixed response in Jharkhand Friday.
The impact was visible ... Read more...
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Seven injured as police baton-charge protesting students
June 29th, 2010 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 29 (IANS) Seven activists of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) were injured Tuesday as police used force to disperse protesters outside the Jharkhand Governor's house. Five activists were detained ... Read more...
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Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins reunite for son’s graduation
June 12th, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 12 (ANI): It seems actress Susan Sarandon and her ex-husband Tim Robbins have reconciled their differences-the pair were spotted enjoying dinner together at son's graduationThe couple met to celebrate their ... Read more...
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