Philips launches bodygroom product for men
July 20th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Philips India Friday launched Philips Bodygroom - BG2024, a body hair trimming and shaving gadget for men priced at Rs.2,495."Our research has shown that ... Read more...
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‘New Karnataka naval base won’t eat into Goa operations’
September 3rd, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 3 (IANS) The newly-developed naval base INS Kadamba in Karnataka, a short distance from Goa, will not make the naval bases in Goa, especially INS Hansa, redundant, a ... Read more...
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Training of fresh pilots puts Sagar Pawan shows on hold
September 3rd, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 3 (IANS) The engaging aerobatic demonstrations of the Indian Navy's elite Sagar Pawan team, based in Goa, have been put on hold because of heavy training pressures on ... Read more...
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World War veteran dies
June 18th, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 18 (IANS) Piyara Singh, a World War II veteran who took seven bullets but survived while fighting against Germany, has died here at the age of 106, his ... Read more...
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Two shipped to Singapore after dozing in container, one dead
April 15th, 2011 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 15 (IANS) Two Bangladeshi port workers who slept off in a container at Chittagong port ended up in Singapore via Malaysia - having gone without food and water ... Read more...
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R.E.M To Unleash The First Track On Its Next Album
January 22nd, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) "Accelerate" was the last album that R.E.M released in 2008. Since then, the fans have been longing to hear some new hits for the popular Alternative ... Read more...
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When chef Akshay received Rs.29 as tip (TV snippets)
October 23rd, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Bollywood actor-turned-TV host Akshay Kumar received Rs.29 (20 Baht) as tip when he worked as a chef in Bangkok.The actor made the revelation while shooting for ... Read more...
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Death separates Himachal’s longest wedded couple
November 24th, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Nov 24 (IANS) Piyara Singh's hopes of casting votes in the next general elections along with his wife Hansa Devi have come to an end.
Hansa, 103, with whom he shared his ... Read more...
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‘Manniben.com’ has boosted SAB TV’s growth: Smriti Irani
October 11th, 2009 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) It's a double whammy for Smriti Irani -- she takes pride in being the youngest celebrity to be made a national secretary of the Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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Mumbai scribe wins Gujarati literary award
October 10th, 2009 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 10 (IANS) Senior Gujarati journalist Hiren Mehta Saturday bagged the Lalit Essay Award 2008 of the Maharashtra Rajya Gujarati Sahitya Akademi, an official said.
Akademi president Hemraj Shah said that Mehta, ... Read more...
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Eight Sea Harrier planes grounded for four days
August 26th, 2009 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 26 (IANS) Eight Sea harrier fighter jets of the Indian navy have been grounded here following last Friday's crash of a plane in the sea off Goa, which resulted in ... Read more...
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Somali pirates release German ship (Lead)
August 4th, 2009 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Aug 3 (DPA) Somali pirates Monday released a German ship held off the Somali coast for four months, the European Union confirmed.
The release came after reports that pirates had received a ... Read more...
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Somali pirates release German ship
July 18th, 2009 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, July 18 (DPA) Somali pirates have released a German-owned cargo ship, the MS Victoria, officials said here Saturday.
The Victoria was carrying 10,000 tonnes of rice from India to Saudi Arabia when ... Read more...
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Indian Navy helicopter crashes off Goa, crew safe
March 25th, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 25 (IANS) An Indian Navy Kamov-28 helicopter crashed in the Arabian Sea, 22 nautical miles off Goa, Wednesday but the crew escaped unhurt, an official said.
Three naval personnel were ... Read more...
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Lack of women in rights panel, apex court discriminatory: UN official
March 23rd, 2009 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navenethem Pillay, who is on a three-day visit to India, Monday said the absence of women in the National Human Rights ... Read more...
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Woman, child drowned in West Bengal
December 8th, 2008 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 8 (IANS) Two people - a young mother and her two-year-old daughter - died after falling into a well Monday in a West Bengal village, police said.Nineteen-year-old Ramani Hansa died ... Read more...
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Woman who strip-walked against in-laws, now beats cop
April 13th, 2008 - 7:10 pm ICT by admin
Rajkot, April 13(IANS) Last year she stripped and walked streets semi-nude to protest alleged harassment by her in-laws. Pooja Chauhan, 23, is again in news for assaulting a police officer on duty. ... Read more...
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