Lithuanian charged with Indian’s murder commits suicide
January 31st, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 31 (IANS) A Lithuanian charged with the murders of an Indian-origin man and his British wife at their home in Birmingham has committed suicide in police custody, a ... Read more...
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Haven’t seen myself naked for decade: Mulligan
January 17th, 2012 - 8:06 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 17 (IANS) British actress Carey Mulligan says she has not seen herself naked in a mirror for over a decade despite her nude appearance in her latest film ... Read more...
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Zimbabwe bans sale of used knickers
January 11th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Harare, Jan 11 (IANS) In a decision better late than never, the Zimbabwe government, realising how abject poverty in the country has pushed its people into buying second-hand lingerie, has ... Read more...
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Singer Elton John turns author
January 11th, 2012 - 10:22 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 11 (IANS) Singer Elton John is writing his first book "Love Is the Cure: Ending the Global Aids Epidemic," a collection of memories and meditations on the ... Read more...
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Bale defends China War movie
December 19th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 19 (IANS) Actor Christian Bale has defended his new film "The Flowers of War", which has been accused of being anti-Japanese.In the film, Bale plays an American ... Read more...
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Teacher suspended for making students slap each other
December 19th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 19 (IANS) A woman teacher in a school in China has been suspended for allegedly making students slap each other as punishment for their indiscipline.
A nine-year-old student ... Read more...
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Richards lambasts WICB for its handling of Gayle issue
December 16th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
St. John's (Antigua), Dec 16 (IANS/CMC) Cricketing legend Vivian Richards has lambasted the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for its inept handling of the dispute with former captain Chris Gayle.He said ... Read more...
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Bishop Stortford to end its twinning relationship with foreign cities
December 15th, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Dec 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bishop’s Stortford has decided to end its twinning relationship with two foreign cities. The English town shared cultural links with the German city of Friedberg and the ... Read more...
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Court stays republishing of article against NDTV
December 9th, 2011 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday restricted "The Sunday Guardian", a weekly newspaper, from republishing or recirculating the allegedly "defamatory" article against NDTV television channel ... Read more...
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US may send 500 FBI agents for 2012 London Olympics
November 14th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 14 (IANS) The US plans to send up to 1,000 security officials, including 500 FBI agents, to protect its athletes at the 2012 London Olympics, a media report ... Read more...
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Butt appeals against 30-month jail sentence
November 9th, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 9 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has appealed against his 30-month jail sentence for spot-fixing in a Test match against England at Lord's last year.Butt, along with ... Read more...
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Team bosses ask Hamilton and Massa to end feud
October 31st, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 31 (IANS) Bosses of McLaren and Ferrari have asked Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa to sort out their differences after they clashed for the sixth time in the ... Read more...
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Facebook accused of promoting ‘rape’
October 2nd, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 2 (IANS) Facebook has been accused of promoting 'rape culture' by activists after refusing to remove pages joking about sexual assault, a media report said.The claims came ... Read more...
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Arsene fears more players will leave Arsenal
September 24th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 24 (IANS) Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger fears that more players would leave the club, like Cesc Fábregas and Samir Nasri, because the club cannot match the salaries ... Read more...
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Gooch confident of Cook surpassing his record
August 19th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 19 (IANS) England's batting coach Graham Gooch is confident his protege Alastair Cook will surpass him as the country's leading Test run-scorer.Gooch scored 8,900 from 118 Tests and ... Read more...
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Anderson likely to be fit for fourth Test
August 17th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 17 (IANS) England fast bowler James Anderson is likely to be fit for the fourth Test against India after coming through a net session here Wednesday.Anderson did not ... Read more...
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US, South Korea war games Tuesday
August 16th, 2011 - 2:40 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 16 (IANS) The US and South Korea will begin their joint annual military drill in Seoul Tuesday, Xinhua reported.Tens of thousands of US and South Korean troops are ... Read more...
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Cook disappointed at missing triple century
August 13th, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Birmingham, Aug 13 (IANS) England batsman Alastair Cook scored 294 to bat India out of the Edgbaston Test, but the left hander said he was disappointed at missing out on ... Read more...
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I’ve been very lucky in my Test career: Bresnan
August 9th, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Edgbaston, Aug 9 (IANS) England all-rounder Tim Bresnan revels in the glory of being a steady bowler who can "bat a bit" and "never lets anyone down".Bresnan's solid performance with ... Read more...
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Cook confident of getting back to form
August 6th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS) England opener Alastair Cook is confident of regaining his form in the two remaining Tests against India.Cook, who was in fine form against Sri Lanka before ... Read more...
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Flower defends England’s conduct in Bell incident
August 3rd, 2011 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) England team director Andy Flower has defended England's move to request India to withdraw the run-out appeal against Ian Bell, saying that if they had ... Read more...
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News of the World’s ex-managing editor arrested
August 3rd, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Stuart Kuttner, ex-managing editor of the News of the World (NoW) and its most vocal public defender for 22 years, was arrested Tuesday.Kuttner, 71, the public ... Read more...
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Dozen unreleased songs of Amy Winehouse could be released soon
July 28th, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, July 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There are reports that a dozen of Amy Winehouse’s unreleased songs could be released soon. The news was confirmed by a spokesperson for Universal. It ought to ... Read more...
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Afghan war has cost Britain 18 bn pounds
July 28th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) The cost of British military operations in Afghanistan was Thursday officially estimated at over 18 billion pounds (around $29 billion), The Guardian reported.The figures released by ... Read more...
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Lochte overtakes Phelps for gold in World Swimming Championships
July 26th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, July 26 (IANS) American Ryan Lochte won the gold in the men's 200-meter freestyle at the 2011 World Swimming Championships Tuesday, overtaking countryman and Olympic champion Michael Phelps ... Read more...
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Lil Wayne to launch his own clothing line
July 26th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, July 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lil Wayne has confirmed plans to come out with his clothing line next year. The singer made the announcement last week and it comes just days after ... Read more...
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Last day of the Lord’s Test sold out
July 25th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) The fifth day of the first Test between India and England was sold out as fans queued up in large numbers outside the majestic Lord's ... Read more...
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Will fight to end to get Fabregas: Guardiola
July 19th, 2011 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 19 (IANS) Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola said the Catalan giants will "fight to the end" to bring Cesc Fábregas back to the club.Guardiola, however, admitted that ... Read more...
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Gooch backs Strauss to lead from the front
July 19th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 19 (IANS) England batting coach Graham Gooch has backed Andrew Strauss to rediscover his form and lead from the front in the Test series against India beginning Thursday.Straus ... Read more...
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Flower says England not overconfident of becoming No.1
July 19th, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 19 (IANS) England coach Andy Flower says they are not "overconfident" about becoming the number one Test side and their focus remains on winning the "vitally important" series ... Read more...
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‘News of the World’ Whistleblower Sean Hoare found dead
July 19th, 2011 - 1:00 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Watford, July 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sean Hoare who is considered one of the first whistleblowers in the phone hacking scandal in the United Kingdom has been found dead at his home. The ... Read more...
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Somerset teen’s maiden first-class wicket is Tendulkar
July 17th, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 17 (IANS) The crowd at the County Ground was aghast. Sachin Tendulkar, playing in the tour match against Somerset, was dismissed for 26 by Craig Meschede, a ... Read more...
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Liverpool complete signing of Downing
July 16th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 16 (IANS) Liverpool have signed Aston Villa's Stewart Downing for 20 million pounds.The Liverpool manager had to cut short his trip with the team in Malaysia and flew ... Read more...
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Adam Hollioake declared bankrupt in Australia
July 16th, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 16 (IANS) Adam Hollioake, former England Test cricketer and Surrey captain, has been declared bankrupt in Australia.The Guardian reported that the Australian-born player's property development company, the Hollioake ... Read more...
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I will learn from the Indian team: Fletcher
July 15th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 15 (IANS) Indian cricket team coach Duncan Fletcher feels he can end up learning more from the players than teaching them.Fletcher, who was coach of the Ashes ... Read more...
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