Visiting a crime spot to repent
August 21st, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 21 (IANS) A Chinese man who took part in the gang rape and murder of a woman has been returning to the crime spot every year on the ... Read more...
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Pledge to be responsible citizens: TV stars
August 15th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) TV actors, whose popularity with the masses now rival movie stars, exhorted the youth to become more responsible citizens of the country on its Independence ... Read more...
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Shah Rukh, Ranbir bid final adieu to Shammi Kapoor
August 14th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, who shared screen space with Shammi Kapoor in "Chamatkar" (1992), paid his homage to the late actor at his Malabar ... Read more...
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Mamata unveils Gitanjali Stadium in Tagore’s honour
August 10th, 2011 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 9 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday unveiled a stadium named after the Nobel winning collection of poems Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore. She also said ... Read more...
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Now hear Rabindra Sangeet inside trains
August 8th, 2011 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) In its homage to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on his 150th birth anniversary, Eastern Eailway has decided to play instrumental Rabindra Sangeet inside some of the ... Read more...
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Day one at IIJW ends in style with ‘Jewels of Falaknuma’
August 1st, 2011 - 2:22 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 1 (IANS) Jewellery brand Tanishq brought the curtains down on the first day of the India International Jewellery Week (IIJW) with an astounding collection called "Jewels of Falaknuma" ... Read more...
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19 die during urs celebration in Pakistan
July 22nd, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 22 (IANS) At least 19 people have died in separate incidents of drowning and suffocation in the intense heat during an annual urs celebrations in Pakistan's Sindh province, ... Read more...
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Now luxury awards by Vu Technologies
July 20th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Vu Technologies, a brand that deals in home entertainment, has decided to organise Vu Luxury Awards to felicitate excellence in the field of luxury.The Vu ... Read more...
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Avril has a pizza named after her
July 18th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 18 (IANS) Canadian singer Avril Lavigne has a pizza named after her at a restaurant in her hometown.She says people from her hometown of Napanee (Ontario) are very proud ... Read more...
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Mumbaikars form human chain to protest blasts
July 16th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) Several hundred Mumbaikars expressed their anger at Wednesday's triple blasts by forming a human chain from Zaveri Bazar to the Opera House in south Mumbai, two ... Read more...
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Hudson, Bellamy name their son Bingham Hawn
July 15th, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 15 (IANS) Actress Kate Hudson and her fiance Matt Bellamy who became proud parents of a boy have named their son Bingham Hawn."So happy! Just had a ... Read more...
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Five killed in blast at Wali Karzai memorial service
July 14th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 14 (IANS) Five people were killed and 15 injured Thursday in a suicide bombing attack in Kandahar city when people had gathered to pay homage to the Afghan ... Read more...
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Film festival to pay homage to Mani Kaul
July 7th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Taj Enlighten Film Society's Naya Cinema Festival has decided to pay tribute to late filmmaker Mani Kaul by screening two of his movies - "Uski ... Read more...
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Telangana activists attack minister’s convoy
June 22nd, 2011 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 22 (IANS) Demanding his resignation over the issue of a separate state, Telangana activists Wednesday attacked a minister's convoy in Andhra Pradesh's Warangal district.The incident took place ... Read more...
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Krishna pays homage to Bahadur Shah Zafar
June 21st, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, June 21 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna paid homage to Bahadur Shah Zafar, India's last Mughal emperor who died here in 1862 after being exiled by the British ... Read more...
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Sri Lankans view Buddhist relics from Pakistan
June 21st, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 21 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of people paid homage to sacred Buddhist relics from Pakistan during a 17-day exposition in Sri Lanka, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported.The ... Read more...
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Krishna visits 2,600-year-old Yangon pagoda
June 21st, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, June 21 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna visited the 2,600-year-old Shwedagon pagoda here Monday and said he was moved by the atmosphere of peace, tranquility and spirituality ... Read more...
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M.F. Husain’s sand sculpture destroyed in Allahabad
June 10th, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, June 10 (IANS) Even as intellectuals, celebrities and art lovers continue to mourn the death of M.F. Husain, unidentified men here Friday destroyed the sand sculpture created by ... Read more...
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Tyeb Mehta’s work sets new price record at Christie’s
June 10th, 2011 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) An untitled work showing a figure on a hand-pulled rickshaw painted by Tyeb Mehta in 1984 has set a new record for the artist's works ... Read more...
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Salman back as lover-boy in ‘Ready’ (IANS Hindi Film Review)
June 4th, 2011 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Film: "Ready"; Starring: Salman Khan, Asin, Paresh Rawal; Directed by: Anees Bazmi; Rating: ***She's a runaway bride. He's a runaway rogue, a little rough around the edges but a ... Read more...
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Bad friendship will result in trouble: Karunanidhi
June 3rd, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 3 (IANS) Recalling an adage, DMK president M. Karunanidhi, who turned 88 Friday, said "bad friend would result in trouble".Karunanidhi's birthday is a low-key affair this year coming ... Read more...
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NCP wants Mumbai station named after Ambedkar
May 30th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), which is part of Maharashtra's ruling Congress-led coalition, wants the city's important Dadar railway junction to be renamed 'Chaiya Bhoomi' ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa orders probe into minister’s death (Lead)
May 23rd, 2011 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Tiruchirapalli, May 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Monday paid homage to her ministerial colleague N. Mariam Pichai, who died in a road accident. She has ordered a ... Read more...
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Congress pays homage to Rajiv Gandhi
May 21st, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 21 (IANS) Congressmen in Tamil Nadu paid homage to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on the occasion of his 20th death anniversary Saturday.Union Ministers G.K. Vasan, V. Narayanasamy, ... Read more...
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Farmer leader Tikait dies
May 15th, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Muzaffarnagar, May 15 (IANS) Mahendra Singh Tikait, prominent north Indian farmer leader and founder president of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), died here Sunday morning, his family said. He was 76.Mahendra ... Read more...
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Now have vodka ‘Masala Marke’!
May 13th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Vodka just got a desi twist! Leading vodka brand Smirnoff has launched a new "Masala Marke" pack, complete with a vodka bottle, a bottle of ... Read more...
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Washington Wizards unveil new logo
May 11th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The new owner of the Washington Wizards, Ted Leonsis, has changed the logo of the club in just 11 months. It usually does not take ... Read more...
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Quentin Tarantino to make next film as homage to spaghetti Westerns
May 3rd, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, May 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Director Quentin Tarantino is all set to don the directors hat yet again and this time around he is planning to make his next movie as ... Read more...
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Bhavna’s ‘Happi’ black-and-white tribute to Charlie Chaplin
May 3rd, 2011 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) Director Bhavna Talwar is converting "Happi", her homage to Charlie Chaplin with Pankaj Kapoor as a desi Chaplin, into a black-and-white format, which she feels best ... Read more...
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Sathya Sai Trust vows to continue Baba’s work
April 26th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh), April 26 (IANS) Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust Tuesday paid homage to its founder and chairman Sathya Sai Baba, who passed away Sunday, and vowed to continue ... Read more...
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Malaya-Indian devotees pay tribute to Sathya Sai Baba
April 25th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Apr 25 (ANI): Over 200 Malaya-Indian followers of Sathya Sai Baba paid their tributes to him at the Sai Baba centre in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur."We mourn his passing as ... Read more...
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President Patil condoles passing away of Sri Satya Sai Baba
April 24th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by ANI
Port Louis (Mauritius), Apr 24(ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil today condoled the passing away of prominent religious leader Sri Satya Sai Baba.In a condolence message from Mauritius, where she arrived today ... Read more...
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Ravi Shankar Prasad condoles Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s death
April 24th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/ Puttaparthi, Apr 24 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday expressed his grief on the demise of prominent religious leader Sri Sathya Sai Baba."I am ... Read more...
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Tourism Minister condoles passing away of Sri Satya Sai Baba
April 24th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/ Puttaparthi, Apr 24 (ANI): Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai today expressed deep shock and sorrow over the demise of prominent religious leader Sri Satya Sai Baba.In his condolence ... Read more...
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S.M. Krishna condoles Sathya Sai Baba’s death
April 24th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 24 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishnahas condoled the demise of prominent religious leader Sri Sathya Sai Baba, who breathed his last at Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur District ... Read more...
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