Minors kill grandmother to get cash for betting; 5 held
June 21st, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 21 (IANS) The Goa Police have claimed to have solved the murder of a 65-year-old woman with the arrest of five people, including two of her grandchildren. The ... Read more...
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At 100, ex-army man gifts hospital to Rajasthan village (Feature)
May 15th, 2012 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Dudavas (Rajasthan), May 15 (IANS) For Rao Kabool Singh, a World War Two veteran who turned 100 this weekend, it has been a life of service with the army man ... Read more...
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Ex-soldier turns 100, gifts hospital to village
May 13th, 2012 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Dudawas (Rajasthan), May 13 (IANS) Rao Kabool Singh, a World War-II veteran from Rajasthan who has turned 100, Sunday gifted a 15-bedded hospital to this remote village in Jaipur district.Kabool ... Read more...
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Asha Bhosle keeps grandsons away from today’s films
April 19th, 2012 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Veteran singer Asha Bhosle is not too pleased with the "vulgar" content of contemporary films. So, she prefers to keep her grandchildren away from watching ... Read more...
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Empowering lives, transforming villages - the self-help way (March 8 is International Women’s Day)
March 7th, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bodh Gaya (Bihar), March 7 (IANS) Bimla Devi of Bara village in Bodh Gaya block of Gaya district mobilised over 200 women to block traffic movement on the highway ... Read more...
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Tying the knot after 20 years of ‘living in’
February 27th, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 27 (IANS) After a two-decade "live in" relationship, two senior citizens in Madhya Pradesh's Chattarpur district finally got married last weekNatthu Saudagar, 78, and Meera Vishwakarma, 60, got ... Read more...
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Two hurt as rocket hits Pakistani journalist’s home
February 5th, 2012 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) A rocket slammed into the house of a journalist in Pakistan's restive North Waziristan tribal region, injuring two children.
Pakistani forces and suspected Taliban rebels ... Read more...
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Legendary woman nagaswaram artist Ponnuthai dead
January 18th, 2012 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 18 (IANS) M.S. Ponnuthai, a legendary woman nagaswaram (traditional Indian music instrument) artist, died at her residence in Madurai after a short illness, her family said. She was ... Read more...
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Five die in Ganges, 21 ghats ‘unsafe’
October 27th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 27 (IANS) A man and his four grandsons drowned in the Ganges in Patna district Thursday even as 21 bathing ghats were declared unsafe and dangerous for use.A ... Read more...
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Donnie Russell finds the world’s smallest chicken egg
August 22nd, 2011 - 11:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Raleigh, Aug 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A pastor in West Virginia has what could be the tiniest chicken egg in the world. The chicken egg is just 2.1 centimeters and weighs 3.46 ... Read more...
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Two accounts officers held in fraud case
June 23rd, 2011 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 22 (IANS) The Economics Offences Wing (EOW) of Chandigarh police Wednesday evening booked two city-based chartered accountants in a land-related fraud case, said the police.According to the police, ... Read more...
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Saleh’s family preventing vice-president from taking full power
June 6th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Riyadh, June 6 (IANS/AKI) Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh's family is working to prevent the country's vice president from taking full power while he is in neighbouring Saudi Arabia recovering ... Read more...
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National Conference is party of the past, says PDP
May 24th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 24 (IANS) In a scathing attack on the ruling National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir, the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party Tuesday said that time has come to ... Read more...
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Jade Goody’s Mum Jackiey Budden Recalls Her Attempted Suicide
January 10th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Jan 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) English celebrity Jade Goody passed away in 2009 owing to her complications of cervical cancer. Her mother Jackiey Budden recently gave an exclusive interview to a ... Read more...
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Delhi building collapse shatters dreams in Bengal village (Lead, superseding earlier story)
November 19th, 2010 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Malda/Murshidabad (West Bengal), Nov 19 (IANS) A phone call from her grandson Biswajit was the last time that Ashalata Halder heard from him. Two days later, Ashalata was shattered to learn that ... Read more...
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Delhi building collapse shatters dreams in Bengal village
November 19th, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Malda/Murshidabad (West Bengal), Nov 19 (IANS) A phone call from Biswajit Halder was the last time that Ashalata Halder got to interact with her 25-year-old grandson. After days of agonising over the ... Read more...
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Anil Kapoor’s ‘No Problem’ to release Dec 10
October 25th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 25 (IANS) Anil Kapoor's co-production venture "No Problem", directed by Anees Bazmee, is set to hit screens Dec 10.The film, to be distributed by Eros International Media Ltd ... Read more...
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Meet the dog that woke up even after getting two lethal injections
October 14th, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 14 (ANI): A family in the US was left stunned when their pet dog, a Rottweiler, which a vet had injected twice with a lethal cocktail of drugs, woke up ... Read more...
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Dead man with 100 wives gets Facebook page to reunite family at funeral
October 13th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 13 (ANI): Acentus Akuku, Kenya's most famous polygamistm, is now on Facebook in a bid to reunite his family, which includes his 100 wives.Akuku was in his late 90's ... Read more...
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Allahabad procession to honour Ravana
October 4th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by ANI
By Virendra PathakAllahabad, Oct.4 (ANI): Ahead of the Dussehra festival, scores of people participated in a grand procession to honour Ravana here on Sunday.The procession comprised of youths dressed in mythological attire, ... Read more...
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Aged 120, living on boiled food, rice beer - and loving it!
September 17th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Rongmowe (Assam), Sep 17 (IANS) At 120, she is one of India's oldest women and Kareng Teronpi is still going strong, thanks to a daily diet of bland boiled ... Read more...
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Dadasaheb Phalke Winner D Ramanaidu Speaks To Subhash K Jha
September 15th, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 15, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The first things that strike you about the 75-year old doyen of Telugu cinema D Ramanaidu, who gave Hindi cinema blockbusters like Premnagar, Tohfa and Maqsad, ... Read more...
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I’m the first Telugu filmmaker to win Phalke award in 20 years: Ramanaidu
September 15th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 15 (IANS) D. Ramanaidu, who has produced over 130 films in 12 languages, is quite thrilled at having won the Dadasaheb Phalke award, the highest honour in Indian cinema. But ... Read more...
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Teenager held for killing three kids in Chhattisgarh
August 25th, 2010 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 25 (IANS) A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on charges of murdering three children, all under the age of 10 years, in a Chhattisgarh village, police said Wednesday.
"Mahesh (not his ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh villagers in fear after another triple murder
August 22nd, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 22 (IANS) Terror has struck a Chhattisgarh village after three children, below the age of 10, were found brutally murdered on Friday, the second such triple murder in the village ... Read more...
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The Theatrical Promo Of Sajid Nadiadwala’s Romantic Comedy Anjaana Anjaani Releases
August 6th, 2010 - 10:02 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 6, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Anjaana Anjaani, the zingy romantic comedy from the house of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment brings together two of the most popular Gen-X heartthrobs in the country ... Read more...
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Music Of ‘Anjaana Anjaani’ To Shock Audience?
July 21st, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 21, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Between 'Dostana' (2008) and 'I Hate Luv Storys' (2010), composer duo of Vishal and Shekhar had only one album to showcase - 'Aladin' (2009). This was ... Read more...
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Colourful journey of Queen’s baton continues in Punjab
June 26th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar/Jalandhar, June 26 (IANS) The Queen's Baton Relay for the 2010 Commonwealth Games Saturday continued to experience Punjabi warmth at its best as it moved along with a big convoy of cars ... Read more...
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‘Jugaari’ a film worth watching (IANS Film Review)
February 27th, 2010 - 9:20 am ICT by IANS
By R.G. Vijayasarathy
Film: 'Jugaari'; Director: S.D. Arvind; Cast: Avinash, Harshitha Poonachcha, Avinash, Sharat Lohithashwa; Music: Arjun; Rating: ***Though there have been many Kannada films that have focussed on the themes of ... Read more...
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The Queen a massive internet star
February 21st, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 21 (ANI): Queen Elizabeth II has emerged as a highly popular Internet star - the British monarch is the most searched royal on Google and a massive hit on YouTube.Her ... Read more...
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Grandpa’s broken hip means weaker bones for grandsons
January 30th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 30 (IANS) Hip fractures in grandfathers are linked to low bone density and reduced bone size in their grandsons, new research shows.
"This is the first time this risk factor for ... Read more...
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Weak bones ‘run in the family’
January 30th, 2010 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): A new study has found a link between hip fractures in grandfathers and low bone density and reduced bone size in their grandsons.According to lead researcher Mattias Lorentzon, ... Read more...
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Most books on Gandhi bought by NRIs, youth
January 29th, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy and values may not have found much resonance in modern India, but 62 years after his death the bookstore at his memorial in Rajghat ... Read more...
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‘Catcher in the Rye’ author J.D. Salinger dies at 91
January 29th, 2010 - 2:31 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 29 (DPA) The famed yet reclusive author of "Catcher in the Rye", J.D. Salinger, has died of natural causes at the age of 91, his agent confirmed Thursday.
Salinger passed away ... Read more...
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87-year-old man shoots at grandson over land dispute
January 15th, 2010 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 14 (IANS) An 87-year-old man shot at and injured his grandson after the young man demanded his share of the prime property, worth Rs.200 crore, in Gurgaon, police said Thursday.
The ... Read more...
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