‘Anger Management’ gets 90 episode extension
August 31st, 2012 - 7:21 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 31 (IANS) Actor Charlie Sheen is all in smiles after his show, "Anger Management" has been given a 90 episodes extension by the FX channel on which ... Read more...
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Ketan Mehta finalises Nawazuddin for ‘Mountain Man’
August 17th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 17 (IANS) Director Ketan Mehta has chosen Nawazuddin Siddhiqui to act in his upcoming film "Mountain Man", a biopic on a Bihar-based labourer who did the herculean task ... Read more...
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Blame social jet lag for that tired Monday feeling
July 23rd, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 23 (IANS) If getting out of your bed on a Monday morning seems like a Herculean task, then you could be suffering from social jet lag, according to ... Read more...
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Heritage sites in ‘Queen of Hills’ set for facelift (Letter from Shimla)
June 19th, 2012 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 19 (IANS) If all goes well, the historic Town Hall here could be restored to its Gothic glory and people will be able to saunter on cobblestones on ... Read more...
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Pressure on Super Kings (Preview)
May 11th, 2012 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 11 (IANS) Having received a reprieve Thursday night at Jaipur with a slender but unconvincing four-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals, the Chennai Super Kings now face their ... Read more...
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Chanderpaul joins 10,000-run club but Windies face defeat
April 27th, 2012 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Roseau (Dominica), April 27 (IANS/CMC) Veteran left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul surpassed 10,000 runs in Test cricket but was one of two key wickets to fall in the last half-hour, leaving the ... Read more...
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In Assam, village panchayat bans liquor
March 23rd, 2012 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Kinan (Assam), March 23 (IANS) At a time when Assam's excise revenues are shooting up, indicating a huge increase in the sale of liquor all over the state, a gram ... Read more...
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Loss to Osasuna impacts Barcelona’s title chances
February 12th, 2012 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Feb 12 (IANS) The chances of FC Barcelona defending their Spanish La Liga football title took a major blow after they were stunned 2-3 by a spirited Osasuna, ... Read more...
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Aurangabad crowd goes berserk over Priyanka, Shahid (With Images)
January 10th, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) It became a Herculean task for Kunal Kohli to shoot a song sequence with Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra for his tentatively titled "Teri Meri ... Read more...
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Buy a house first to marry in China
January 8th, 2012 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 8 (IANS) Marrying in China seems to have turned a Herculean task for the male fraternity with majority of the women viewing ownership of an apartment as a ... Read more...
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105 years after quake, Himachal temple rebuilt
January 6th, 2012 - 10:40 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 6 (IANS) A 400-year-old Hindu temple in Himachal Pradesh that was partially damaged over a century ago in a devastating earthquake has been reconstructed in its original ... Read more...
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Farhan fights flu with 3G (Movie Snippets)
November 22nd, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar is down with flu and good-humouredly said that he is fighting the virus with "3G"."The flu virus has launched an attack ... Read more...
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Ranji Trophy: Saurashtra’s win over Punjab lone result in Elite Division
November 20th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Saurashtra's emphatic win over Punjab by an innings and 144 runs was the lone result in the third round of the Ranji Trophy Elite Division ... Read more...
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Producer most exploited member of a film unit: Hema
September 18th, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Actress Hema Malini, who has just wrapped up her production and directorial venture "Tell Me O Kkhuda", feels that producers are the most exploited members ... Read more...
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Tusshar Kapoor dresses like Johnny Depp
August 20th, 2011 - 2:36 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Tusshar Kapoor has pulled off a unique fusion look! For a song in comedy film "Hum Tum Shabana", he has donned Hollywood star Johnny ... Read more...
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Women gossip for one-third of waking life
August 16th, 2011 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 16 (IANS) While it may be a Herculean task for anyone to calculate how much his wife or girl friend talks in a day, a study has found ... Read more...
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India face herculean task to save Lord’s Test (Roundup)
July 25th, 2011 - 1:56 am ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) A depleted India face an herculean task to save the first Test against England at Lord's after the hosts set them a record target ... Read more...
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Broad picks up three as England strengthen grip on Lord’s Test (Tea Report)
July 23rd, 2011 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 23 (IANS) Fast bowler Stuart Broad sprung back to form with three crucial wickets, including that of Sachin Tendulkar, but Rahul Dravid waged a fight-back with an ... Read more...
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Asian Junior TT: Boys team carries medal hopes
July 19th, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) India's best chance of a medal in the 17th Asian Junior Table Tennis Championships, starting at the Thyagaraj Stadium here Wednesday will be in the ... Read more...
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Chubby cheeks sell! Vinay piles on kilos for ‘Bheja Fry 2′ (With Images)
May 10th, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Actor Vinay Pathak was apprehensive about gaining weight for "Bheja Fry 2" because getting rid of it was a Herculean task for him after the ... Read more...
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CBI has 10,000 cases pending: Director
May 8th, 2011 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, May 7 (IANS) About 10,000 criminal cases are pending with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) due to severe shortage of staff, the probe agency's chief said here Saturday.CBI ... Read more...
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India’s youngest Everest hero sets himself loftier targets
April 6th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, April 6 (IANS) Twelfth grader Arjun Vajpai, who became the "tallest" teen-ager in India last year when he climbed Mt Everest, has now set himself loftier goals: To climb ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoists do u-turn on joining government
February 17th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Feb 17 (IANS) Even a fortnight after becoming the new prime minister of Nepal, communist leader Jhala Nath Khanal's efforts to expand his four-member cabinet failed again Thursday with ... Read more...
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Time India stamped their supremacy in world cricket
December 15th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Centurion, Dec 15 (IANS) Ten months ago, India rallied to tie the two-Test home series against South Africa to stay the World's No.1 team. Now, they are in a better position ... Read more...
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Breakthrough in BPO rape case, two arrested (Second Lead)
December 2nd, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) More than a week after a call centre employee was abducted and gangraped, Delhi Police said Thursday two of the five accused had been arrested and a ... Read more...
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IGNOU launches diabetes training programme
November 10th, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has launched a programme to train medical graduates in treating diabetes, it was announced here Wednesday.The programme will be open ... Read more...
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Will Amir Have Koffee With Karan?
November 1st, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 1, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Aamir 'perfectionist' Khan, who is known to keep a distance from the small screen, despite the fact that all the other top stars are making a ... Read more...
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Actor Ryan Kwanten has been chosen to play the lead in the Charles Manson biopic
October 28th, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Oct 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Ryan Kwanten has been selected to play the leading role in a Charles Manson biopic movie. The yet to be named movie will be directed by ... Read more...
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21 coconut plucking machines vie for honours
October 8th, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 8 (IANS) A two-day competition to develop a coconut plucking machine and win Rs.1 million ended here Friday. Twentyone contestants displayed their innovative machines in the event organised by the ... Read more...
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Missing Malay-Indian toddler’s mom believes she’s in captivity
September 16th, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Mentakab, Sep 16 (ANI): The mother of a missing Malay-Indian toddler Nisha Chandramohan believes her daughter is still alive and is held captive at someplace in the country.Twenty-one-year-old Wong Lai Lan said ... Read more...
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Dev meets with accident
September 11th, 2010 - 10:40 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 11, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Here is some bad news for all the Dev fans out there, the superstar recently met with a truck accident that will keep him bedridden ... Read more...
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Delhi will be most happening place during Games: Dikshit
September 6th, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Seeking to allay apprehensions regarding the Commonwealth Games, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday asserted that the event beginning Oct 3 "will be held" and urged ... Read more...
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Angsuman Is On A Roll
August 30th, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 30, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The famous Bengali actor Angsuman is extremely busy with his ongoing projects. The actor is great at multi-tasking and can switch on and off between roles effortlessly. ... Read more...
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Bihar now building one bridge a day, connecting people
August 1st, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Rana Ajit
Patna, Aug 1 (IANS) Bihar, now ranked among the fastest-growing Indian states with an enviable expansion of 16.59 percent last fiscal, has been building one bridge each working day ... Read more...
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Moily conferred ‘Next Step Foundation 2010′ award
July 11th, 2010 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 11 (ANI): Union Law and Justice Minister M Veerappa Moily has been conferred the 'Next Step Foundation 2010' award for his outstanding contribution to International Legal Co-operation.The Deputy ... Read more...
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