‘Avunu’ not a horror film: Ravi Babu
September 20th, 2012 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 20 (IANS) Telugu filmmaker Ravi Babu says his upcoming film "Avunu" will not fall in the horror genre."'Avunu' is a thriller, suspense film set within a small family ... Read more...
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Barlow’s Diamond Jubilee hangover
September 10th, 2012 - 2:11 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 10 (IANS) Singer Gary Barlow says he is still celebrating Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee which was held June 3.The 41-year-old, who played an important role in doing ... Read more...
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Tipu Sultan painting to be auctioned in Britain
September 5th, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) British Auction house Mullock's will auction an array of Indian artefacts, including a painting on Tipu Sultan, in late September, said a statement here Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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Cuba to hold circus festival
August 17th, 2012 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Aug 17 (IANS) Acrobats, contortionists, clowns and other circus performers from 16 countries will participate in a circus festival in Havana, organisers said.
The 11th International Summer Festival Circuba ... Read more...
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Restaurant owner dies after Obama visit
July 7th, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The 70-year-old owner of a restaurant in the US state of Ohio died shortly after President Barack Obama stopped at her place for breakfast, ... Read more...
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Kerala readies for Thrissur Pooram festival
April 29th, 2012 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Thrissur, April 29 (IANS) Kerala is all set to celebrate Thrissur Pooram this week, in a festival that will see majestic, caparisoned elephants passing through the town as well as ... Read more...
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Sehwag stars in Daredevils’ 37-run win over Mumbai Indians (Lead)
April 28th, 2012 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils consolidated their position at the top with a convincing 37-run win over Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the ... Read more...
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Irrfan to romance Aditi Rao Hydari in next film
April 3rd, 2012 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) After giving a thrilling performance in "Paan Singh Tomar", actor Irrfan is set to romance Aditi Rao Hydari in a new romantic comedy directed by ... Read more...
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Omar backs ‘poor chap’ Dinesh Trivedi
March 14th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 14 (IANS) Stating that people will happily accept modest hikes in rail fares, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said empathised with Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi ... Read more...
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Kerr becomes earth hour ambassador
March 14th, 2012 - 9:45 am ICT by IANS
London, March 14 (IANS) Supermodel Miranda Kerr has been named as an Earth Hour global ambassador for the second year running.The 28-year-old, who is famed for her views on ... Read more...
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Special 3D stage highlight of Star Parivaar Awards
March 10th, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) It was a grand set -- made like a fort. But the stage of the star-studded Star Parivaar Awards 2012 looked mesmerising with special 3D projections ... Read more...
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When showstopper Zoa Morani slipped on the ramp
March 4th, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) Actress Zoa Morani, who started her career with "Always Kabhi Kabhi", slipped on the ramp while walking the runway as showstopper for designer Payal Kothari at ... Read more...
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Adele gets a standing ovation at the Grammy Awards
February 13th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Feb 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Adele gave her first performance since last year when she took the stage at the Grammys last Sunday. The singer performed the track "Rolling in the ... Read more...
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Amy Adams to star in ‘Object Of Beauty’
February 9th, 2012 - 2:39 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 9 (IANS) Actress Amy Adams is set to star in and produce a film adaptation of Steve Martin's novel "Object of Beauty".The "Fighter" actress will take the leading ... Read more...
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India losing music genres due to Bollywood: Shubha Mudgal (Interview)
January 27th, 2012 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Shubha Mudgal has nothing against Bollywood, but the veteran singer with deep roots in Hindustani classical says if everyone keeps running after creating masala songs ... Read more...
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American Idol auditions reach Aspen
January 26th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Jan 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Audition for America’s most popular television reality show American Idol has returned. The train was in Aspen on Wednesday and the event produced a lot of ... Read more...
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Limba hopes Padma Shri will popularise Indian archery
January 25th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Former India archer Limba Ram Wedensday was overwhelmed after being selected for the coveted Padma Shri and hoped the recognition would popularise the sport in ... Read more...
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Now party for a social cause
January 11th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Sometimes you party to catch up with friends and sometimes to chill out. Here's a chance to party for a social cause -- the newly-launched ... Read more...
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Rourkela Steel sees best ever November production
December 2nd, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 2 (IANS) The Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), a unit of the state-run Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), Friday said it has registered its best ever production performance ... Read more...
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Taylor Swift & Selena Gomez perform a duet
November 23rd, 2011 - 11:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Selena Gomez joined country singer Taylor Swift on her "Speak Now" tour. The tour-wrap show at New York City’s Madison Square Garden turned out to be ... Read more...
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World Junior TT: Ankita Das goes down fighting in quarters
November 20th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Manama (Bahrain), Nov 20 (IANS) Ankita Das managed to take two games off higher-ranked Chinese Ruochen Gu before losing 3-11, 2-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9, 12-14 in the quarterfinals of the ... Read more...
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PM leaves for Bali, Singapore
November 17th, 2011 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday left for a four-day trip to Bali, where he will attend the East Asia and the ASEAN summit, and ... Read more...
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Woznicaki hopes to retain No.1 ranking till end of season
October 1st, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 1 (IANS) Caroline Wozniacki hopes to keep the World No.1 ranking at the end of the tennis season.The 21-year-old Wozniacki, who is the defending champion of China Open ... Read more...
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J.R. Martinez & partner top the ‘Dancing with the stars’ leaderboard
September 20th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Sept 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The new season of ABC’s hit show Dancing with the Stars has started airing. On the opening say of the contest, J.R. Martinez and professional partner ... Read more...
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No tour for Spice Girls: Mel C
September 5th, 2011 - 4:08 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 5 (IANS) Former Spice Girls singer Mel C does not think the British pop girl band will tour together again.The group - which comprised Victoria Beckham, Melanie ... Read more...
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Beating Mercedes has been the highlight so far, says Mallya
August 4th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Force India boss Vijay Mallya is encouraged by the team's strong result in the last two races and says outpacing the Mercedes team in Germany ... Read more...
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Kerala to cap drinking, raise age bar for buying liquor
July 21st, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 21 (IANS) With liquor sales in Kerala in 2010-11 fiscal touching dizzy heights, the wary Oommen Chandy government is all set to uncork a new policy that ... Read more...
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World archery: Indian men finish 10th, meet China in round I
July 5th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) India Tuesday drew one of the top Asian countries China as its first-round rival in the team knockout event of the world Archery Championship at Turin ... Read more...
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I’m glad that team took up the responsibility, says Dhoni
June 24th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica), June 24 (IANS) India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was happy that in the absence of some of the key players youngsters took the responsibility and played ... Read more...
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Cameron Diaz: ‘Weed is awesome’
June 22nd, 2011 - 11:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Hollywood, June 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Cameron Diaz was cast as a wayward teacher in her latest movie 'Bad Teacher'. The movie is due to be released soon and Diaz was on Late ... Read more...
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Shirley Bassey to sing at Kate Moss wedding
May 30th, 2011 - 9:41 am ICT by IANS
London, May 30 (IANS) Supermodel Kate Moss has roped in singer Shirley Bassey to sing at her wedding with The Kills rocker Jamie Hince July 2."Dame Shirley was always top ... Read more...
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Charter flight holiday packages launched to Bhutan
May 18th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Aiming to promote unexplored destinations, online travel company MakeMyTrip.com Wednesday announced charter flight-inclusive holiday packages for Bhutan, a company official said.Launched in association with the Tourism ... Read more...
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Michael Sheen crucified in Passion play
April 25th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, April 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Michael Sheen played a completely different role to that of his son’s real life in Passion play. The actor was in his home country of Wales where ... Read more...
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‘Murali Meets Meera’ a must watch (Kannada Movie Review)
April 24th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Murali Meets Meera"; Cast: Prajwal, Reema Worah, Harshika Poonachcha, Sharan and others; Writer-Director: Mahesh Rao; Producer: Yogish Hunasur; Dialgoue-writer: Shankar Billemane and Mahesh Rao: Music Director: Abhiman Roy; Camera: ... Read more...
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Afridi names Akram, Moin, Inzamam as his top three captains, Woolmer as best coach
April 20th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 20(ANI): Pakistan's limited-overs skipper Shahid Afridi has named Wasim Akram, Moin Khan and Inzamamul Haq as his top three captains and the late Bob Woolmer as the "best coach" he ... Read more...
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