New app to get you out of the house in pajamas (The Funny Side)
September 7th, 2012 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Can't wake up? Me neither. Luckily, Takuya Sato is working to solve our problems. The inventor first came to my attention with a brilliant Japanese app called MorningBomb. You download it ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Attacked by dog, man jumps off 60 feet bridge
August 12th, 2012 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) A terrified man in Britain did not hesitate jumping off a 60 feet high bridge when he feared being mauled to death by an attacking dog.Mohammed ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Archbishop of Glasgow links MP’s death to being gay
July 25th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Paisley, July 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Archbishop-elect of Glasgow Philip Tartaglia made some remarks about MP David Cairns’ death. He alleged that David died because of being gay. It ought to be mentioned ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
I respect strippers of all forms: Von Teese
July 23rd, 2012 - 6:24 am ICT by IANS
London, July 23 (IANS) Actress and burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese says she doesn't distinguish between her raunchy stripteases and performances by pole dancers as they are related and she ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Adele’s dad begs for forgiveness
July 16th, 2012 - 7:06 am ICT by IANS
London, July 16 (IANS) Singer Adele's father Mark Evans is begging her to forgive him
after he left her and mother Penny when she was just three years old because he ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Actor Charlie Sheen wants to quit Twitter
July 13th, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, July 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actor Charlie Sheen wants to bid adieu to the social networking and microblogging site Twitter. He had made an account with the site last year and ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Cole wants to inspire underprivileged teens
July 13th, 2012 - 4:32 am ICT by IANS
London, July 13 (IANS) Singer Cheryl Cole says she can relate to today's youth and wants to show disadvantaged kids that they can follow their dreams and escape their surroundings."I ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Katie Holmes signs confidentiality agreement?
July 12th, 2012 - 3:04 am ICT by IANS
London, July 12 (IANS) Actress Katie Holmes has reportedly signed a confidentiality agreement as part of her divorce settlement with Tom Cruise.The couple, who split last month after five ... Read more...
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‘Buxom Bandit’ Tonee Walker turns herself in to the police
July 10th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, July 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) ‘Buxom Bandit’ Tonee Walker has turned herself in to the police. She was on the run since she tried to rob a gas station on the 2nd ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Romanian woman alleges Goa Police apathy
July 9th, 2012 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 9 (IANS) An unidentified man had tried to rape her on a beach near here in March. Four months later, with the attacker still at large and the ... Read more...
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Yakubu set to join Chinese club
June 29th, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou (China), June 29 (IANS) Blackburn and Nigerian striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni is set to complete his move to Guangzhou R&F; very soon, a top official of the Chinese Super League ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Won’t play for another English club: Drogba
May 23rd, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 23 (IANS) A day after announcing that he would be leaving Chelsea at the end of the summer, Ivorian striker Didier Drogba Wednesday said he would never ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
We have failed to execute our plans: Lehmann
May 14th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Deccan Chargers coach Darren Lehmann admitted Monday that failure to execute plans led to the downfall of the 2009 champions in the fifth season ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Angry at Allen remark, WPBSA moots action
April 24th, 2012 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Sheffield (England), April 24 (IANS) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) said in a statement here that Mark Allen will face disciplinary proceedings for comments he made after ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Kanye West and Jay-Z settle their copyright case
March 12th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It may be recalled that producer Syl Johnson had filed a lawsuit against rappers Kanye West and Jay-Z over some copyright issues. He had alleged that ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Paes aiming to win Olympic medal in doubles
February 3rd, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) India's veteran tennis player Leander Paes, a singles bronze medallist in Atlanta, has set his sights on winning his second Olympic medal in the doubles ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Arthur says Harris ready for Perth
January 7th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 7 (IANS) Australia coach Mickey Arthur has hinted at paceman Ryan Harris's return to the Australian playing eleven for the third Test beginning Friday at Perth.Harris, who has ... Read more...
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Aamir’s choice of films makes Kamal Haasan happy
January 1st, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) He candidly admits that he couldn't have made it big in Bollywood without his mentor K. Balachander, that Hindi movies still enthuse him and that ... Read more...
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Jessica Simpson thinks that her unborn baby is a girl
December 6th, 2011 - 12:39 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Dec 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After keeping her pregnancy under the lid for several months, Jessica Simpson recently revealed her baby bump. Last week, Simpson revealed that she is going to ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Acting saved Gerard Butler’s life
October 31st, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 31 (IANS) Actor Gerard Butler says he would have died if he wasn't an actor.The 41-year-old was a troublemaker in his early twenties and claims the challenges of ... Read more...
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Wenger vows to fight on
August 29th, 2011 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Manchester, Aug 29 (IANS) Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said he is not going to step down after the 2-8 humiliation defeat against Manchester United and vowed to fight ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Boyfriend of the missing woman in Aruba fears for the worst
August 11th, 2011 - 11:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Aruba, Aug 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The boyfriend of the Maryland woman who has gone missing in Aruba has expressed his fear of the worst. Richard Forester spoke to ABC’s "Good Morning America" ... 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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Michael Phelps wins the gold medal at the FINA Swimming World Championship
July 27th, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Shanghai, July 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Michael Phelps won the gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly race at the FINA Swimming World Championships which is ongoing in the Chinese city of Shanghai. The ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Education can kill spirit of inquiry
July 1st, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 1 (IANS) The conventional system of education can kill the spirit of inquiry in students when an instruction leaves something unsaid.For instance, if someone showed you a novel ... Read more...
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Farah delighted to be one of 100 most promising directors
June 25th, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) Choreographer-filmmaker Farah Khan cannot believe she has been handpicked as one of the 100 most promising emerging new directorial talent in the world in a ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Lopen finds love confusing
June 6th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 6 (IANS) Even seven years after marriage, singer-actress Jennifer Lopez finds love confusing."I think a lot of people go through life wondering if it'll happen for them. ... Read more...
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Hudson hadn’t planned second pregnancy
May 22nd, 2011 - 2:15 am ICT by IANS
London, May 22 (IANS) Actress Kate Hudson has revealed she had not planned to get pregnant before she found out she was expecting a child.The 31-year-old actress is expecting ... Read more...
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Wife forced Schwarzenegger to admit love child
May 20th, 2011 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 20 (IANS) Arnold Schwarzenegger did not voluntarily tell his wife Maria Shriver that he had fathered a love child with their housemaid Mildred Baena. Instead, the ... Read more...
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PlayBook recall pushes BlackBerry stock to a new low
May 17th, 2011 - 9:36 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, May 17 (IANS) The stock of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) closed at a new low of $ 41.72 on the Toronto Stock Exchange Monday after the ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
British queen now wants an iPad
May 9th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 9 (IANS) The Queen has asked her staff to buy her an iPad -- and the princes think "it is hilarious".Prince William and Prince Harry have ... Read more...
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Chinese threatens suicide over long working hours
April 28th, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, April 28 (IANS) Fed up with inordinately long working hours, a man climbed on to the roof of a six-storeyed building here and threatened to jump off it. He ... Read more...
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Vettori retires from Twenty20 cricket
March 30th, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Mar. 30 (ANI): Left arm spinner Daniel Vettori has confirmed that he will stand down from the New Zealand cricket captaincy, and also retire from Twenty20 cricket.Speaking after his side's ... Read more...
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Agarkar testifies “very good” relations between India, Pak cricketers in his time
March 27th, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Mar 27(ANI): Although the much-awaited Indo-Pak semi-final World Cup clash on March 30 is being touted as the 'mother of all matches' and an equivalent to war, former Indian all-rounder Ajit ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
I wish ‘Friends’ wasn’t over: Courteney Cox
March 26th, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Mar 26 (ANI): Courteney Cox Arquette has revealed that she wished for 'Friends' to continue past its tenth season.The American actress first found fame thanks to her role as Monica ... Read more...
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