Primitive Indian mindsets resisting change (Comment)
July 21st, 2012 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
A mob of 40 jeering men molesting a small 16-year-old girl - one would have dismissed the highly revolting footage as a sequence straight out of an apocryphal movie but for ... Read more...
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Reel revenge saga leads to outrage in real life Wasseypur (With Image)
July 4th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Wasseypur (Jharkhand), July 4 (IANS) The critically acclaimed "Gangs of Wasseypur", a gritty celluloid saga of the coal mafia and blood thirsty vengeance, may have set the cash registers ringing, ... Read more...
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World is without borders, says Egyptian globetrotter (With Image)
June 17th, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) This 27-year-old Egyptian wants to travel to every country in the world.So far, Ahmed Haggagovic has visited 93 countries, India being the 93rd, carrying the ... Read more...
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China blames Britain for damaging relations
June 14th, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 14 (IANS) China has said it hopes Britain will take effective and practical steps to repair relations affected by British Prime Minister David Cameron's meeting with the ... Read more...
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Baby put on sale online in Mexico
February 13th, 2012 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Feb 13 (IANS/EFE) An advertisement that appeared on a Mexican website to sell a "beautiful baby" for its organs has caused outrage and indignation on social networks.The advertisement ... Read more...
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Gunfight in which Kishenji died genuine: CRPF
November 25th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Jhargram, Nov 25 (IANS) The paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Friday expressed indignation over doubts expressed in various quarters over the genuineness of the gunfight that killed top Maoist ... Read more...
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Ikea slammed for using Mafia stereotypes in advert
April 18th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 18 (ANI): International home products company Ikea has been accused of using offensive Mafia cultural stereotypes in an advertisement to promote its new kitchen range.The advertisement titled Very Good Fellas, ... Read more...
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Ireland to challenge ICC 2015 World Cup bar decision
April 12th, 2011 - 7:08 am ICT by ANI
Dublin (Ireland), Apr. 12 (ANI): Cricket Ireland (CI) has said that it may legally challenge the International Cricket Council's (ICC's) decision to bar them and other minnow Test-playing nations from the 2015 ... Read more...
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‘Victimized’ Rooney will be spurred on by two-match FA ban: Ferguson
April 10th, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 10(ANI): Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists that a "victimized" Wayne Rooney will take out his indignation over a two-match Football Association (FA) ban on Champions League opponents ... Read more...
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Utter disgust in country over government’s conduct: Advani
March 6th, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) There is "utter disgust" in the country over the way the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has been conducting itself, senior Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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Assange attacks British judge’s extradition order
February 26th, 2011 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.26 (ANI): The Australian founder of the whistleblowing web site, WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, has attacked a British judge's attempts to extradite him to Sweden, terming it a 'rubber-stamping process'.The judge ruled ... Read more...
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Algerian premier to lift emergency
February 17th, 2011 - 5:57 am ICT by IANS
Algiers, Feb 17 (IANS) Amid massive protests and calls for change of regime, Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia has agreed to lift the state of emergency that has been enforced since 1992."The ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Mexican Envoy In Britain Complains To BBC About The Supposedly Offensive Slurs In Its Well-liked Program, ‘Top Gear’
February 2nd, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
February 2, 2011 (Pen Men at Work): The Mexican envoy in London, Eduardo Mora, has inscribed an epistle in a state of indignation to the BBC’s directors to complain about the offensive ... Read more...
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Berlusconi’s ‘has made Italians a laughing stock around the world’
January 27th, 2011 - 11:58 am ICT by ANI
London, Jan 27 (ANI): Italy's bestselling Catholic publication has said that the sex scandal swirling around Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has made Italians a laughing stock around the world."Our young people abroad ... Read more...
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Indian-origin man gets life for plotting wife’s murder
December 25th, 2010 - 1:36 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 25 (IANS) A South African man of Indian origin was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Durban court after he admitted paying two men 2,880 pounds for stage-managing a carjacking ... Read more...
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Revolution, jewellery and food for thought (IANS Books This Week)
October 21st, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) A serious offering of non-fiction promises to tickle not just the grey cells but also the palates of readers this weekend.
1. Book: "Revolution Highway"; Written ... Read more...
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No More Wait For “Waiting For Superman”
September 27th, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez,
Sep 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The documentary film "Waiting for Superman" directed by Davis Guggenheim released this weekend in limited theaters around the United States of America. The documentary based on ... Read more...
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China to Japan: Release detained boat skipper immediately and unconditionally
September 20th, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Sept. 20 (ANI): Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Guangya summoned Japanese ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa on Sunday evening to express his strong indignation and protest against Japan's prolonged detention of ... Read more...
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Smoking Baby Ardi Rizal Kicks The Habit, Thanks To Rehab
September 3rd, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Ardi Rizal, the Indonesian kid who had managed to arouse the world in a fit of indignation and horror a few months back, has ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Police investigating the matter: Big B on blogger harassing him
August 30th, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who filed a police complaint against an unknown person who had been sending derogatory and abusive messages on his blog and mobile phone, ... Read more...
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Ethics Charges Against Charlie Rangel Produce Worries For His Political Comrades
July 24th, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, July 24, 2010 (Just Flashed): African-American Charlie Rangel happens to be a well-known Democrat of New York. Accusations pertaining to ethical violations had been leveled against Rangel recently. These ethics charges ... Read more...
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Indian High Commission denies Nadira Naipaul’s charge (Lead)
July 6th, 2010 - 1:22 am ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
London, July 5 (IANS) The Indian High Commission has denied a charge by Lady Nadira, the wife of Nobel laureate and acclaimed author V.S. Naipaul, that she encountered discourteous behaviour ... Read more...
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Indian High Commission to probe Naipaul PIO card row
July 5th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
London, July 5 (IANS) The Indian High Commission here is probing allegations that Nobel laureate and acclaimed author V.S. Naipaul was asked to prove his Indian origins when he recently ... Read more...
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Obama working to rebuild US-Russia ties despite spy ring expose
July 1st, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 1 (ANI): President Barack Obama is seeking to transform the relationship between the US and Russia, notwithstanding the arrest of a Russian spy ring earlier this week.According to the ... Read more...
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Google.cn is now Google.com.hk, China says promise violated (Lead)
March 23rd, 2010 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 23 (IANS) Google has "violated its written promise" and is "totally wrong" for stopping the censoring of its Chinese language search engine results and blaming China for alleged hacker attacks, ... Read more...
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Mexico’s Juarez violence is a shared responsibility: Calderon
March 17th, 2010 - 5:59 am ICT by BNO News
CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) -- After condemning the killings of three people linked to the U.S. Consulate in Juarez on Saturday, Mexican President Felipe Calderón said on Tuesday that Mexico and ... Read more...
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Italian historian claims wartime Pope was more concerned about Communism than Holocaust
February 2nd, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Rome (Italy), Feb.2 (ANI): An Italian historian has claimed that there is substantial evidence to support Jewish allegations that wartime Pope Pius XII failed to raise his voice against the Holocaust perpetrated ... Read more...
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Russian envoy lashes out against Indian authorities regarding Goa rape
January 28th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan. 28 (ANI): Russia's Ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin on Thursday lashed out the Indian authorities for not doing enough to resolve the case involving the rape of a nine-year-old ... Read more...
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Women hockey players reject offer of Rs.50,000 each
January 21st, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Taking the cue from the men's team, members of India's women hockey team told Hockey India that its offer of Rs.50,000 each as incentive for their performance ... Read more...
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Spanish Lawmaker’s Picture Used To Make Osama Bin Laden’s Face
January 19th, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Madrid, Jan 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Spanish lawmaker has been extremely annoyed after the FBI officials had used his picture to make the image of the infamous terrorist, Osama Bin ... Read more...
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Semi-Retired Escort Ashley Dupre Talks With Howard Stern
September 4th, 2009 - 6:25 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Ashley Dupre showed up on The Howard Stern Show on the Thursday broadcast, where the media man presented her song "Inside Out" for his viewers, claiming that Ashley Dupre was ... Read more...
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Tsvetana Pironkova Defeated By Sharapova 6-3,6-0
September 2nd, 2009 - 6:21 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
The 21 year old Bulgarian right-handed tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova met Maria Sharapova in the first round of the U.S. Open 2009 and lost the match 6-3,6-0.Pironkova is currently ... Read more...
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Jay Cutler Leads Bears To 27-17 Win
August 31st, 2009 - 6:15 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Bears Quarter-back Jay Cutler finished 15 of 21 for 144 yards and cruised his Chicago Bears team to a a 27-17 win.Cutler's coming to line as the team defense ... Read more...
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Hungarian president outraged by planned neo-Nazi gathering
August 12th, 2009 - 3:49 am ICT by IANS
Budapest, Aug 12 (DPA) Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom expressed outrage Tuesday over plans by neo-Nazi groups to hold a commemoration marking the death anniversary of Adolf Hitler's former deputy, Rudolf Hess.
Solyom "learnt ... Read more...
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NBC’s “The Wanted” Fails To Live Up To Its Mission
July 21st, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by GD
When NBC had announced that it would be airing the new documentary-reality show "The Wanted", few people expressed their concern for the upcoming television series. Following the exploits of a former Navy ... Read more...
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