Carrie Underwood promotes pet adoption
September 14th, 2012 - 9:43 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 14 (IANS) Singer Carrie Underwood has urged her fans to adopt abandoned animals after visiting a shelter in her hometown.The 29-year-old was in her native Oklahoma Monday and ... Read more...
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Zenit can win Champions League in two years: Malafeev
September 9th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Zenit St. Petersburg are capable of lifting the Champions League within two years, the Russian champions' goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeev said.Zenit's greatest achievement to date ... Read more...
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Priyanka Chopra to visit Bareilly on mayor’s invite
September 7th, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra has been invited to her hometown Bareilly by the city's mayor, ahead of the release of her first music single "In my ... Read more...
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Bosnia war witness says paramilitary raped Muslims
September 7th, 2012 - 7:37 am ICT by IANS
The Hague, Sep 7 (IANS/AKI) A prosecution witness in the trial of wartime Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic has said she witnessed Serb paramilitary forces raping Muslim women in ... Read more...
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New mom Snooki not a party girl anymore
September 5th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 5 (IANS) Reality TV star Nicole Snooki Polizzi, once known for her wild ways, has lost appetite for parties post motherhood.She gave birth to son Lorenzo Dominic ... Read more...
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Swift, Kennedy eloping won’t surprise friends
August 29th, 2012 - 8:18 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 29 (IANS) Singer Taylor Swift and Conor Kennedy are reportedly so serious about each other that their friends won't be surprised if they took their relationship to ... Read more...
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Cole to meet boyfriend’s family
August 29th, 2012 - 6:53 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 29 (IANS) Singer Cheryl Cole who is dating dancer Tre Holloway will fly to the US to meet his family."Tre sees something special with Cheryl. He's desperate to ... Read more...
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Pakistanis knows how to defend their country: Ashraf
August 22nd, 2012 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 22 (IANS) Pakistanis know how defend every inch of their country, said Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf as the nation was battered by a string of terror attacks ... Read more...
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Conor meets Taylor Swift’s parents
August 11th, 2012 - 5:59 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 11 (IANS) Singer Taylor Swift introduced her boyfriend Conor Kennedy to her parents when the couple visited her hometown.Swift, 22, began dating the son of lawyer ... Read more...
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Rihanna sponsors fans’ vacation
August 10th, 2012 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 10 (IANS) Singer Rihanna has reportedly invited five of her favourite fans to her home in Barbados for a vacation.The 24-year-old made the gesture in order ... Read more...
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46 complaints against NRI husbands in two years: Minister
August 9th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) A total of 46 complaints from women that their NRI husbands were harassing them or have deserted them were received by the ministry of overseas ... Read more...
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Brand wants to have sex with Olympians
August 9th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 9 (IANS) British Comedian Russell Brand says he wants to head back to England after hearing many of the London 2012 Olympians are getting close with each ... Read more...
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‘Olympics panda’ born in China
July 29th, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chengdu (China), July 29 (IANS) Veterinarians in southwest China's Sichuan province said a 20-year-old panda gave birth to the panda research centre's first cub of the year on the first ... Read more...
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Zenit mulling Arshavin bid: Coach
July 20th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Zenit St. Petersburg are considering a bid to bring Arsenal midfielder Andrei Arshavin back to his old football club, coach Luciano Spalletti said Friday.Arshavin ... Read more...
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Chinese disappointed with beauty queens
July 18th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 18 (IANS) Three winners of a beauty pageant in Chongqing, one of the largest cities in China, have failed to convince web users, who said the winners were ... Read more...
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Bieber plans to own soccer team
July 13th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 13 (IANS) Teen sensation Justin Bieber plans to follow the footsteps of singer Robbie Williams and English actor Vinnie Jones by setting up a celebrity football squad."I've ... Read more...
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‘Joker’ trailer to release with ‘Cocktail’
July 8th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The first trailer of Shirish Kunder's "Joker", which is reportedly Akshay Kumar's 100th film, will release along with Homi Adjania's "Cocktail" when it hits ... Read more...
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No 3D version for ‘Joker’: Kunder
June 15th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 15 (IANS) Shirish Kunder says that he has scrapped plans to release his next project "Joker" in 3D, considering the fate of recent 3D films at the ... Read more...
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91 years old Arthur Gilbert is the world’s oldest triathlete
June 12th, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Somerset, June 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Arthur Gilbert who carried the Olympic Torch through Minehead, Somerset, last month, is probably the world’s oldest triathlete, having taken part in 41 events, including swimming, cycling ... Read more...
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BJP plays ‘truth games’ to save face (Lead, correcting para four of Karnataka Newsletter)
June 9th, 2012 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 9 (IANS) Truth, the general belief is, will always triumph. It just has in Karnataka where talk of the town in the last four years has been ... Read more...
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BJP plays ‘truth games’ to save face (Karnataka Newsletter)
June 9th, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 9 (IANS) Truth, the general belief is, will always triumph. It just has in Karnataka where talk of the town in the last four years has been ... Read more...
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Man’s best friend follows cyclists 1,800 km
May 31st, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 31 (IANS) A stray dog in China has followed a group of cyclists 1,800 km to their destination in a heart-wrenching 20-day trip.The dog, nicknamed Xiaosa, followed the ... Read more...
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No bail for mining baron Reddy
May 30th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 30 (IANS) Former Karnataka minister and mining baron G. Janardhana Reddy's bail plea was rejected by a court here Wednesday on the ground that his offence was of ... Read more...
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Mumbai man held for molesting daughter
May 20th, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) A worker in an imitation jewellery warehouse was arrested here Sunday for molesting his 18-year-old daughter for the past three years, police said.The last time Harishankar ... Read more...
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Chinese man wants to swap dogs for BMW car
May 11th, 2012 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 11 (IANS) A man in China is trying to trade his two expensive dogs for a BMW car since he needs to travel with his ailing wife, a ... Read more...
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No compromise in probe into Left leader’s murder: Chandy
May 10th, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 10 (IANS) There would be no compromises in the investigation into the brutal murder of former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader T.P. Chandrasekharan, Kerala Chief Minister ... Read more...
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BMW kills two, injures four
May 5th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, May 5 (IANS) In yet another incident involving a BMW, a speeding car rammmed into a vehicle Saturday here killing two people, including a woman, and critically injured four ... Read more...
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Sand artist Pattnaik conferred honorary doctorate
May 2nd, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 2 (IANS) Internationally-famed sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik was Wednesday conferred an honorary doctorate by a university in his home state Odisha.Pattnaik said the Berhampur University at Berhampur, about ... Read more...
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Varun Badola in love with Delhi (With Images)
April 26th, 2012 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Actor Varun Badola, popular for his roles in television shows "Koshish Ek Aashaa" and "Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani", says he loves the feel of the capital ... Read more...
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Gomez named ambassador of Seacrest’s charity
April 22nd, 2012 - 3:02 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 22 (IANS) Singer-actress Selena Gomez has been appointed ambassador of "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest's charity foundation.Seacrest announced the news on his Los Angeles radio show. He ... Read more...
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Brad Pitt was a basketball reject
April 12th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 12 (IANS) Actor Brad Pitt says he couldn't make it to the first squad in high school and formed his own basketball team with other rejects.The ... Read more...
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Saif, Sharmila in Bhopal to interact with people
April 8th, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, April 8 (IANS) Saif Ali Khan, Bollywood star and son of late Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, is reaching here Sunday evening to preside in the final of a cricket ... Read more...
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First swine flu death in Himachal
April 7th, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 7 (IANS) A 55-year-old woman, who tested positive for swine flu, died in Shimla Saturday, the first death in Himachal Pradesh this year, a health official said."The victim, ... Read more...
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TV host killed in Iraq bombing
April 4th, 2012 - 9:25 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, April 4 (IANS) A television presenter working for a channel in Iraq was killed when a sticky bomb attached to his car blew up, Xinhua reported.Kamiran Salahudin, presenter for ... Read more...
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Prabhu Deva rocks the stage with signature moves
April 3rd, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 3 (IANS) India's very own Michael Jackson, Prabhu Deva, set the stage on fire as he performed some scintillating dance numbers at the opening ceremony of the ... Read more...
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