Olympic gymnastics: Russia win rhythmic gymnastics gold
August 12th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia emphatically captured the rhythmic gymnastics gold at the London Olympics Tuesday, finishing well clear of runners-up Belarus.The Russians won with a total score of ... Read more...
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Winehouse’s life-size statue in Camden?
June 8th, 2012 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 8 (IANS) There are plans to put up a life-size bronze statue of late singer Amy Winehouse at the Roundhouse concert hall, near her home in Camden, ... Read more...
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NBA 2K12 to be available on PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, Wii & PC
October 5th, 2011 - 12:02 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Oct 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Gamers all over the world woke up on Tuesday to the news that NBA 2K12 will be available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PS2, Wii and ... Read more...
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America’s Got Talent: Wild Card Results
August 19th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) This week was 'Wild Card Week' on 'America's Got Talent', with twelve acts, which had been previously eliminated, given the chance to make their way back into the ... Read more...
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Priyanka, Bipasha team for hip-hop number
August 1st, 2011 - 10:46 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Priyanka Chopra in a grunge look and Bipasha Basu in a gypsy zippered dress will feature in a hip-hop number in Ganesh Hegde's latest ... Read more...
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Re-live circus days with ‘Acronamia’
July 3rd, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, July 3 (IANS) The circus days are back! But with an aerial twist! Acromania-The Great Mongolian Circus brings on stage mind-blowing in-the-air stunts that will keep you on the ... Read more...
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Obama coaches daughter Sasha’s basketball team while she goes skiing
February 20th, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 20 (ANI): US President Barack Obama on Saturday took over as the coach of his younger daughter's basketball team even though she was not there.Obama helped coach 9-year-old ... Read more...
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Hula hooping in the nude can help you lose lots of weight
January 1st, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 1 (ANI): A woman in Britain has revealed how after being mistaken for actress Lisa Riley she decided to start hula hooping in the nude and ended up losing half ... Read more...
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Obama back to basketball - this time as a spectator
November 28th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Nov 28 (ANI): US President Barrack Obama is back to basketball, but this time, only as a spectator.Obama, who received 12 stitches after a basketball match recently, came to ... Read more...
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Hula hoop exercise set to become a craze
November 7th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 7 (IANS) Spinning a weighted hula hoop around the waist is expected to become the latest exercise craze for people who prefer to stay home.
Hula hoops, popular with ... Read more...
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‘Glee’ stars’ racy schoolgirl photo shoot ‘harming women of all ages’
October 26th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 26 (ANI): Experts have warned that young women posing suggestively as schoolgirls can harm women of all ages, as it promotes the idea that the younger the woman, the more ... Read more...
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ABC’s Wipe Out: Prepare to laugh out loud
July 23rd, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by admin
By Anita ThomasThe summer of 2009 had viewers gathering around the television sets enjoying a half hour of falls, screams and the big red balls. The summer of 2010 will be spent ... Read more...
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Sheryl Crow blasts reports she adopted to boost career
July 20th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 20 (ANI): Sheryl Crow has slammed critics who said that she has adopted sons only to promote her music career.The All I Wanna Do hitmaker adopted son Wyatt ... Read more...
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Law Enforcement Officials In Southern California Bust A Drug Consignment Worth $45 Million
June 27th, 2010 - 7:53 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 27, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The law enforcement officials in Southern California had stopped a tractor-trailer due to its infringement of traffic regulations. What happened then was that the ... Read more...
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Boffins called in to study ‘impossible-to-win’ Blackpool hoopla game
May 26th, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 26 (ANI): Forensic scientists were asked to investigate a hoopla game near a seaside - because no one seemed to win it - ever.Calculations revealed that the traditional fairground game ... Read more...
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Search on for the next Bollywood star in UK
April 18th, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, 18 (ANI): Around 1,000 people are competing in the first round of the UK Bollywood Dance Championships, the winner of which will bag a role in a Bollywood film.The competition is ... Read more...
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Ex Miss California Prejean, pageant officials had issues before controversy
September 3rd, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 3 (ANI): Former Miss California Carrie Prejean had issues with pageant officials prior to the controversy surrounding her contest answer, it has emerged.The 22-year-old recently slapped the state organization with ... Read more...
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Web sitcom The Guild’s video tops UK iTunes chart
August 22nd, 2009 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 22 (ANI): A music video by makers of the cult internet soap The Guild has ripped apart the likes of Beyonce and Black Eyed Peas to capture the number ... Read more...
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Nirvana brings Diamond Hoops
August 3rd, 2009 - 4:13 pm ICT by IBNS
Kolkata, Aug 3 (IBNS) Nirvana Diamond Jewellery has launched the timeless favorite ‘HOOPS’ this monsoon.
This collection is all about simplicity filled with volumes of elegance and sophistication. This simple circle, ... Read more...
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Jacko’s last mag cover shot revealed
June 27th, 2009 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 27 (ANI): One of the final photographs of Michael Jackson, which were intended to mark the start of his London concerts, has appeared on the cover of Q magazine's ... Read more...
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Madonna defies criticism, plans to adopt Malawi girl
April 2nd, 2009 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
London, April 1 (IANS) Pop diva Madonna has reportedly told her friends she will not be put off by the barrage of criticism over her attempt to adopt a second child ... Read more...
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Obama ‘losing his mind’ over Sasha’s basketball dreams
March 31st, 2009 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 31 (ANI): US President Barack Obama is said to be "loosing his mind" over her younger daughter Sasha's relay into the family's hoops tradition.Obama has played basketball since ... Read more...
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Jade Goody still not over Shilpa Shetty- racial episode
February 25th, 2009 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 25 (ANI): Cancer stricken Jade Goody is yet to get over her racism slur involving Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty.In her autobiography Catch A Falling Star, Goody laid bare what ... Read more...
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Frustrated Prince Harry cannot wait to spread his wings
February 2nd, 2009 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, February 2 (ANI): Prince Harry is reportedly desperate to take to the sky and spread his wings as he trains to pilot the meanest attack machine in the British Army.The ... Read more...
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Mind game where players guide ball through hoops using brainwaves unveiled
January 6th, 2009 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 6 (ANI): Mattel, the world''s largest toy manufacturer and makers of the Barbie doll, has developed a mind game where players guide a ball through an obstacle course using ... Read more...
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Meet Sara the Walrus that blows her own saxophone!
December 2nd, 2008 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 2 (ANI): A walrus has proved that the animal kingdom can blow its own trumpet by learning to play the saxophone.The whiskered marine mammal, which has become the ... Read more...
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Bush grants visa-free travel to citizens of 7 nations
November 12th, 2008 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 12 (ANI): US President George Bush has granted visa-free travel to the citizens of seven countries, namely Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, South Korea, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, to his ... Read more...
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From Britain to Australia, the skies are swirling with UFOs!
June 27th, 2008 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 27 (ANI): After Britain, Australia is now in the grip of an alien invasion fear after a reported UFO sighting over the Northern Territory.Residents of the small Territory ... Read more...
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Rare diamond fetches over $10 mn at Hong Kong auction
April 11th, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by admin
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Hong Kong, April 11 (Xinhua) A 72.22 carat diamond has fetched 80 million Hong Kong dollars ($10.26 million) at a Sotheby's auction here, making it one of the most expensive jewels sold ... Read more...
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