Never thought about acting: Worthington
October 3rd, 2011 - 6:32 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 3 (IANS) "Avatar" star Sam Worthington says acting happened to him accidentally as he always dreamt of becoming sportsman.Worthington ended up in his current profession when he successfully ... Read more...
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I was very self-indulgent: Gaga
September 14th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 14 (IANS) Pop star Lady Gaga says she used to party and take drugs in the the past but wouldn't encourage anyone to follow that path."I just was ... Read more...
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Turning 20: The beginning of ‘quarter life crisis’?
August 28th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) In his three years of working life, Siddhanth Desai has had four career switches and almost double the number of job changes. In hindsight, the ... Read more...
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Police officer facing action moves Gujarat High Court (Lead)
August 11th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Aug 11 (IANS) Senior Gujarat police officer Rahul Sharma Thursday moved the state high court after being hauled up for passing on, without government permission, information to a ... Read more...
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Another Gujarat police officer faces action
August 11th, 2011 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Aug 11 (IANS) After Sanjiv Bhatt, it is now the turn of another senior Gujarat police officer, Rahul Sharma, to face the music. He is being hauled up ... Read more...
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Dhoni did the right thing by recalling Bell: Kumble
August 1st, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Former India captain Anil Kumble feels that Mahendra Singh Dhoni's decision to call back England batsman Ian Bell after he was adjudged run out during ... Read more...
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Copying Zaheer’s action was a mistake, says Ishant
July 7th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Rouseau (Dominica), July 7 (IANS) Ishant Sharma has overcome testing times when he was thinking "too much technical" about his bowling. Now that he is back among wickets, the lanky ... Read more...
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Sehwag to undergo shoulder surgery, skip West Indies tour
May 9th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) India vice-captain Virender Sehwag is leaving for London Tuesday to undergo shoulder surgery and he will miss the West Indies tour and possibly the ... Read more...
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Chokers tag puts pressure on players: South African coach
March 27th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, March 27 (IANS) Outgoing South Africa coach Corrie Van Zyl Sunday admitted that their perennial chokers tag creates pressure on the team and asked the fans to stand by ... Read more...
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Lower the car AC, said Navin Nischol; then slumped and died
March 22nd, 2011 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) Actor Navin Nischol who died suddenly Saturday morning was on his way to Pune with producer Gurdeep Singh to spend a quiet Holi. They were ... Read more...
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Mother’s concoction offers miracle cure for eczema
March 21st, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 21 (IANS) A woman, whose infant was suffering from acute eczema, brewed a herbal recipe in her kitchen to help her daughter after conventional treatments failed. The 'miracle' ... Read more...
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‘Quantum dots’ technology to make solar cells more efficient, cheaper
February 21st, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): Stanford researchers have developed a new technology that would increase the efficiency of solar cells three-fold and could lead to cheaper, more efficient solar panels.The researchers stated that ... Read more...
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‘No glass ceiling for women in India’
February 7th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) Succesful Indian women believe there is no glass ceiling for women in India though Indian men still struggle to be supportive of their aspirations and women ... Read more...
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Anushka and I are very good friends: Ranveer Singh
December 22nd, 2010 - 9:35 am ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) Newcomer Ranveer Singh, who has debuted in the comedy "Band Baaja Baaraat" opposite actress Anushka Sharma, said the two are "very good friends" and ... Read more...
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Wrong to link 2G spectrum value to 3G auction: Mukherjee
November 19th, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday said fixing value for 2G spectrum based on the airwaves auction for 3G services was not correct and inferences from the ... Read more...
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Fritzl planned to kill his dungeon family in acid bath
November 11th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 11 (IANS) Josef Frizl, who raped his daughter up to 3,000 times over a 24 year period after locking her up in a dungeon, planned to kill his cellar family ... Read more...
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Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt to file for bankruptcy?
November 4th, 2010 - 4:00 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Nov 4 (ANI): Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt might be back together, but the couple's financial condition is apparently so weak that they may file for bankruptcy.After living a ... Read more...
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Montag, Pratt on the verge of bankruptcy
November 4th, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 4 (IANS) Reality TV couple Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt admit that their reckless spending has left them homeless and on the verge of bankruptcy."We were immature, worrying too ... Read more...
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Pompeii’s mystery horse is actually a donkey
November 4th, 2010 - 12:09 pm ICT by ANI
Pompeii, Nov 04 (ANI): The strange breed of 'horse' that was discovered in 2004, at Pompeii, was actually a donkey, Cambridge University researchers have found.In 2004 when academics unearthed skeletons found at ... Read more...
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First hand account of sinking of Titanic finally published
October 2nd, 2010 - 3:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 2 (ANI): A first hand account of the sinking of the Titanic given by a first class passenger has been published for the first time after nearly 100 years of ... Read more...
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Damage has been done to India’s image: Fennell (Lead)
September 25th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Michael Fennell said Saturday that "damage" has been done to India's image and hoped that lessons have been "learnt" from the controversies ... Read more...
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India shouldn’t have got the Commonwealth Games: Australia
September 24th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 24 (IANS) India "shouldn't have been awarded the (Commonwealth) Games", Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates said Friday.
"In hindsight, no, they shouldn't have been awarded the Games," AAP quoted Coates ... Read more...
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Justin is like little brother,says Selena Gomez
September 23rd, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 23 (IANS) Singer Selena Gomez has rubbished reports that she is romantically involved with singer Justin Bieber, insisting they are more like brother and sister.
The singer-and-actress, 18, who has previously ... Read more...
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Pregnant nun advert ‘offensive to Catholics’ banned
September 15th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 15 (ANI): An advertisement for an Italian ice-cream brand featuring a heavily pregnant nun has been banned for 'making a mockery' of the beliefs of Roman Catholics.The ad for Antonio ... Read more...
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Allegations soar against Pak’s political figures over “man-made” catastrophe
September 11th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
Muzaffargarh, Sept 11 (ANI): In the wake of the huge devastation caused by floods in Pakistan, a controversy has surfaced in various parts of the country over whether the political elite intentionally ... Read more...
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The Jammu and Kashmir situation - The context and the response
August 8th, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
By Salim HaqNew Delhi, Aug 8 (ANI): Four things stand out about the current complex situation in Kashmir.Two years ago, the common people of Kashmir were hailed as patriots and ... Read more...
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New Zealand Cricket CEO regrets Howard’s nomination
July 27th, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington (New Zealand), July 27 (ANI): New Zealand Cricket CEO Justin Vaughan has said had he known what the International Cricket Council 's (ICC) view would be on the nomination of former ... Read more...
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Gwyneth Paltrow opens up about her battle with post-partum depression
July 23rd, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 23 (ANI): American actress Gwyneth Paltrow - who gave birth to her second child, Moses, about four years ago-is describing her struggle with post-partum depression in her latest GOOP newsletter."When ... Read more...
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Thought I was dying: Peter Andre
July 14th, 2010 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
London, July 13 (IANS) Singer Peter Andre thought he was "dying" when he collapsed last week due to chest pain.
Femalefirst.co.uk reports, Andre crippled due to chest pain while he went for a ... Read more...
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With hindsight, would say no to Bhopal case: Fali Nariman
June 27th, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Fali S. Nariman, lead lawyer of Union Carbide in the Bhopal gas leak case, has said with hindsight, he "certainly would not have accepted the civil liability ... Read more...
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Stosur stunned by first Grand Slam final after recovering from career ending illness
June 4th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, June 4(ANI): French Open finalist Samantha Stosur insists that she never imagined that she would reach a Grand Slam Final when she was battling a career ending illness three years ... Read more...
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Google mapped Britain’s all WiFi networks
June 1st, 2010 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
London, June 1 (IANS) Britain's entire wireless network has been mapped by Google's street view car fitted with radio aerials in order to use the database for commercial purposes through its internet ... Read more...
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What’s common between Divyanka and Rajesh Kumar?
May 20th, 2010 - 7:14 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 20, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):One is a pretty lass from Uttar Pradesh; other is a stocky stud from Patna. She made a name for herself as the doting and sobbing bahu ... Read more...
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Why a whiff of cats scares the hell out of a mouse
May 14th, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 14 (ANI): If you were a mouse, a mere whiff of a cat, rat or snake would be enough to scare you away.Your stress hormone levels would go up and ... Read more...
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Michelle Obama Is The Motivation Behind Oprah Winfrey Becoming A J. Crew Investor
April 26th, 2010 - 8:11 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 26, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Some people could articulate that the celebrated chat show hostess, Oprah Winfrey, is certainly aware of a first-rate investment when she witnesses one. For instance, ... Read more...
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