Von Trapp family descendants to perform in China
July 14th, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 14 (IANS) Descendants of the Von Trapp family, which inspired the 1965 classic movie "The Sound of Music", starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, will soon tour China ... Read more...
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Ranbir imitates Kareena! (IIFA Rocks diary)
June 9th, 2012 - 9:00 am ICT by IANS
Singapore, June 9 (IANS) Actor Ranbir Kapoor was in for a surprise when hosts Ayushmann Khurrana and Chitrangada Singh asked him to imitate his family members, including actress Kareena ... Read more...
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Hangal back in action at 97, says age no bar
May 29th, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) Once an actor always an actor. Quite true for 97-year-old A.K. Hangal, who wears grease paint despite the ripe age in a role in the television ... Read more...
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Cognac that accompanied Napoleon to be auctioned
February 20th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 20 (IANS) A bottle of Cognac that accompanied Napoleon Bonaparte on his conquests of Europe is among 5,000 unopened bottles worth over five million pounds that will be ... Read more...
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Nostalgia gets ’shelved’ in British-era shop (With Image)
January 3rd, 2012 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
McLeodganj (Himachal Pradesh), Jan 3 (IANS) For most Indians, colonial British India exists only in movies or Kipling's novels. But in a 152-year-old shop in this Dharamsala suburb the British ... Read more...
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Salman continues winning streak, others shine too (2011 in Retrospect)
December 18th, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) From He-Man to funny man, from flamboyant to sombre - Bollywood's top notch actors have shone on the silver screen in various avatars and ... Read more...
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Attacks on Uttar Pradesh protesters wrong: BJP
November 14th, 2011 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday condemned the beating up of a protester by Congress leaders at party leader Rahul Gandhi's Uttar Pradesh rally.After ... Read more...
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Youth workers want bigger role for Rahul: Digvijay
November 14th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Phulpur (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 14 (IANS) Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh Monday said members of the party's youth wing wanted Rahul Gandhi to play a bigger role in the ... Read more...
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SP workers detained while protesting against Rahul
November 14th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, Nov 14 (IANS) Over 20 Samajwadi Party (SP) activists were detained here Monday for blocking a rail track to protest against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who will launch ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi may be Congress working president soon
November 5th, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi is likely to be appointed the working president of the party soon to help his mother and party president ... Read more...
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Former Miss Universe to release first album
August 3rd, 2011 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 3 (IANS/EFE) Former Miss Universe Amelia Vega will be releasing her debut album "Agua dulce" in August.Vega does not hide her happiness when she speaks about ... Read more...
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Prince Charles becomes longest-serving heir apparent in Brit history
April 20th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 20 (ANI): Prince Charles has become the longest-serving heir apparent in British history serving next in line to the throne for more than 59 years.Clarence House said his great-great-grandfather, King ... Read more...
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Kate Middleton’s cousin does a striptease
April 9th, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 9 (IANS) Katrina Darling, the cousin of Prince William's bride-to-be Kate Middleton, was the centre of attention when she performed her regal striptease last year, a media ... Read more...
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Gwyneth Paltrow cries after learning of ancestor’s miracle
April 3rd, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 3 (ANI): Gwyneth Paltrow wept on a television show when she discovered that her great-great-great grandfather was "a miracle worker" who apparently saved a town from being consumed by ... Read more...
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Obama’s Irish ancestry revealed in online database
March 15th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 15 (ANI): A number of public figures whose Irish ancestry have been revealed in an online database include Chancellor GeorgeOsborne, United States President Barack Obama and Oscar Wilde.The ... Read more...
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US boy claims ‘he met dead sister he never knew about in heaven’
March 3rd, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 3 (ANI): A US boy, who almost died from a ruptured appendix at the age of four, has claimed that he went to heaven and met the dead sister his ... Read more...
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Brit oldest dad for twins has 13th child at 72 but still wants more kids
February 28th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 28 (ANI): A British man, who became the oldest father of twins less than two years ago, has welcomed his 13th child at 72 and insists he wants even more ... Read more...
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Enrique Iglesias launches world tour in Puerto Rico
January 31st, 2011 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
San Juan, Jan 31 (IANS/EFE) Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias launched his "Euphoria World Tour" in Puerto Rico with a huge show full of energy before about 15,000 fans, who clearly enjoyed every ... Read more...
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‘Godfather’ star James Caan backs arrested alleged Mafia boss
January 27th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 27 (ANI): Hollywood actor James Caan has come out in support of an alleged Mafia boss who was arrested in the FBI swoop on the organized crime gang.Caan, who played ... Read more...
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Actor A.K Hangal: Given Help By MNS Cine Workers Association Chief
January 20th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
A.K Hangal, the veteran actor who has worked in more than 200 films in Bollywood in the past 50 years is going through quite a tough time in real life ... Read more...
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Bollywood ignores ailing, broke veteran A.K. Hangal
January 20th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 20 (IANS) He played onscreen father, grandfather, great-grandfather and uncle to many top notch Bollywood actors, but today 95-year-old A.K. Hangal - the famous 'Rahim Chacha' of "Sholay" - lies ... Read more...
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Quick-talking meerkat is UK’s “most-liked” television advert of the year
December 17th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 17 (ANI): The title of top television advert of the year has been taken by a quick-talking meerkat, who has been voted as Britain's "most-liked" ad.The survey revealed Aleksandr Orlov, ... Read more...
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Meet the Facebook couple who tied the knot at 82 and 77!
December 11th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 11 (ANI): Who says Facebook is only for the young? Even, the not-so-young can find love and happiness on the social networking site.Barbara Moore and Laurence Brocklesby, a couple ... Read more...
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Kangana Ranaut: Born With A Golden Spoon
December 4th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Reportedly, the actresses hails from a big joint family in Himachal Pradesh. Her great grandfather was a head clerk under the British government but he had left the job to join ... Read more...
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Woman gets killer relative’s body after 189 years
November 11th, 2010 - 9:35 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 11 (IANS) A woman in Britain has won the legal battle to bury her relative's body, which had been put on display at a university for 189 years after the ... Read more...
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Pakistani man’s kebabs ready, will Indians get a taste?
November 9th, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Rahul Vaishnavi
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) In Pakistan's port city of Karachi, 47-year-old restaurateur Shahid Bundu Khan has been working the phone for months, desperately trying to get permission to take ... Read more...
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Haryana to honour shooter Gagan Narang too
October 22nd, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 22 (IANS) Shooter Gagan Narang, who won four gold medals in the Commonwealth Games (CWG), will also be honoured by the Haryana government along with other CWG medal winners from ... Read more...
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Painting Found In Buffalo Could Possibly Be A Michaelangelo
October 16th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
October 16, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The Kober Family of Buffalo, NY, has possibly been sitting on a gold mine for the last 27 years. It seems that a painting owned ... Read more...
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500-yr-old rare Michelangelo painting ‘found tucked behind a sofa’
October 11th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 11 (ANI): Most art lovers would be overjoyed to find a rare, unfinished artwork of Michelangelo's, but not when they find out that it was tucked behind a ... Read more...
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Meet the Brit family that has sent six generations to same school
September 27th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 27 (ANI): A family in Britain, which has been sending six of its generations to the same school, has just enrolled their youngest member.Grace Birchenough, 4, is the latest to ... Read more...
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Girl is sixth generation of family to join same school
September 15th, 2010 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 15 (IANS) A four-year-old girl in Britain has joined a primary school which has been the alma mater of her elders in the family for the past five generations.
Grace Birchenough ... Read more...
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‘Rahul seeks pointed queries at Visva-Bharati session’
September 14th, 2010 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Santiniketan (West Bengal), Sep 13 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi has let it be known that he was looking forward to tackling pointed questions on any topic during a 40-minute ... Read more...
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African American William Holland Finds Himself To Be Of Royal Blood After DNA Test, Family Reunion In Cameroon
September 10th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Sep 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Atlanta researcher William Holland has just seen a 'Princess Diaries' happening to him as the result of a genealogical research has revealed that he is actually ... Read more...
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A tribute from India to the ‘old diaspora’ (With Images, Lead, Superseding earlier story)
August 22nd, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Anindya Rai Verman
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) A diaspora memorial will be inaugurated early next year in Kolkata as a tribute to India's 'old diaspora' - the thousands of indentured labourers ... Read more...
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A tribute from India to the ‘old diaspora’ (With Images)
August 22nd, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Anindya Rai Verman
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The diaspora memorial and museum that will be inaugurated early next year in Kolkata will be a tribute to India's 'old diaspora' - the ... Read more...
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