Lottery millionaire Mr Topham bans his mother from his life
March 5th, 2012 - 8:18 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Mar 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After winning millions of pounds in the EuroMillions Jackpot, a 22-year-old has served his mother a notice to stay out of his life. Last month, Matt Topham ... Read more...
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Mourinho retains doubt over his future
March 4th, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, March 4 (IANS) Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho made no effort to clear doubts about his future as the team's manager.Although he has a contract at Real Madrid until ... Read more...
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CBI arrests another woman for murder
March 2nd, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 2 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has detained a woman friend of Zahida Parvez, an architect arrested for the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood, informed ... Read more...
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Poll panel gives clean chit to Jaiswal (Lead)
March 1st, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Election Commission Thursday gave a clean chit to Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal for his alleged remarks intimidating Uttar Pradesh voters that if the Congress ... Read more...
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NATO chief rules out intervention in Syria, Iran
February 29th, 2012 - 8:56 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 29 (IANS) NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has ruled out the military alliance having any intention to intervene in Syria or Iran."It's important for me to stress that ... Read more...
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No intention to curb media: Pakistani minister
February 28th, 2012 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 28 (IANS) The Pakistani government does not intend to impose curbs on the media, Information and Broadcasting Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan assured after the media did not ... Read more...
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Goa Catholic priest, 500 others booked for assaulting cops
February 26th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 26 (IANS) A Catholic priest and 500 others have been booked for assaulting two Special Branch personnel of the Goa police at the Velim church late Saturday night.Sources ... Read more...
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Defensive lapses cost us the game: Medeira
February 24th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Feb 24 (IANS) India's football coach Savio Medeira blamed lapses in defence for the 1-5 trouncing in the Oman friendly in Muscat Thursday.The Indian squad reached Dubai Friday for ... Read more...
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Is Harry Styles dating Georgia May Jagger?
February 21st, 2012 - 10:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Feb 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Mick Jagger’s daughter Georgia May has become the latest star to be linked romantically with One direction star Harry Styles. The singer was previously linked with Caroline ... Read more...
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Not guilty of violating model code, Verma tells poll panel (Lead)
February 21st, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma has told the Election Commission he was not guilty of violating the model code of conduct as his comments ... Read more...
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Nitish, Patnaik again oppose NCTC, write to PM (Lead)
February 20th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Patna/Bhubneshwar, Feb 20 (IANS) The clamour against the proposed anti-terror hub grew louder Monday with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar writing to Prime Minister Manmonhan Singh expressing opposition while Odisha ... Read more...
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Rahul did not violate poll code, says Congress
February 20th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Congress Monday denied that party general secretary Rahul Gandhi violated the Election Commission's model code of conduct during his campaign programme in Uttar ... Read more...
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Naked rambler fined for causing distress to a dog walker
February 16th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Leeds, Feb 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A man who was fined £315 for walking naked on the streets has indicated his intention to appeal the case. A magistrate court in Leeds ruled that ... Read more...
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Seal dumps wedding ring
February 16th, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 16 (IANS) Singer Seal seems to have finally accepted that his marriage with Heidi Klum has ended. He has been spotted without his wedding ring for ... Read more...
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Hillary Clinton has no plans to head World Bank
February 16th, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has no intention to head the World Bank after its current President Robert Zoellick resigns, Department of State ... Read more...
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Won’t get typecast: Aditi Rao
February 12th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS) Aditi Rao Hydari, who played an unconventional role in "Yeh Saali Zindagi" and got a bit cozy with Ranbir Kapoor in "Rockstar", feels she will ... Read more...
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Chinese woman creates website to promote premarital virginity
February 12th, 2012 - 9:55 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 12 (IANS) A Chinese woman writer has run into a controversy after she set up a website that asks people to stay virgins before their wedding.Freelance writer Tu ... Read more...
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Mamata blames centre for delay on Gorkha autonomy (Lead)
February 11th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Siliguri, Feb 11 (IANS) With the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) threatening to revive its movement for a separate state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday chose to blame ... Read more...
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Amazon to launch a retail store
February 7th, 2012 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, is planning to open a retail store in America's Seattle city as a pilot test to see if a chain ... Read more...
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2G auction should be among 2008 licencees: Uninor (Second Lead, superseding earlier story)
February 6th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Telecom firm Uninor, that lost all its 22 licences following the Supreme Court's verdict last week, Monday proposed that only those players who got licences ... Read more...
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2G re-auction should be among 2008 licencees: Uninor (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Telecom firm Uninor, that lost all its 22 licences following the Supreme Court's verdict last week, Monday proposed that only those players who got licences ... Read more...
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Will clarify to Sahara over IPL rules: BCCI (Lead)
February 4th, 2012 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/Bangalore, Feb 4 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said it won't bend any rules for Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises but will address the issues ... Read more...
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Telenor won’t quit India, Norway monitoring situation
February 3rd, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Norwegian firm Telenor Friday junked reports that it would quit India following revocation of its telecom licences by the Supreme Court and said its joint ... Read more...
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‘Discourage glamorisation of smoking’
February 2nd, 2012 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) If you stare hard enough at the screen during Katrina Kaif's item song in "Agneepath", you will see a statutory warning flashed at the bottom ... Read more...
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I’m trying to create new ‘Dabangg’: Arbaaz
January 28th, 2012 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Arbaaz Khan, whose debut production "Dabangg" rocked the box office in 2010, says he is attempting to make its sequel diametrically different from the ... Read more...
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Elect those who assure Uttarakhand-like Lokayukta: Hazare (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Anna Hazare Thursday appealed to people in the election-bound states to vote for candiates who promised they would, if elected, support the enactment of ... Read more...
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Russia should focus on inflation : IMF
January 26th, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia should orient its monetary policy more strongly toward fighting consumer price inflation, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday."Russia's monetary policy needs to be ... Read more...
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I never wanted to be famous: Beckham
January 26th, 2012 - 7:33 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 26 (IANS) Soccer ace David Beckham, who is married to former Spice Girls singer Victoria, says he was only interested in playing soccer when he was young ... Read more...
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‘BCCI will prepare fair wickets’
January 24th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N. Srinivasan has said that sporting wickets and not rank turners would be prepared for ... Read more...
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Chinese company pulls out Steve Jobs dolls from market
January 17th, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 17 (IANS) A Chinese company that produced a doll of technology mogul and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is reportedly pulling the figure from markets following pressure from Apple ... Read more...
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Congress seeking friends, not votes in Uttar Pradesh: Jaitley
January 15th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 15 (IANS) A discordant relationship with Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress is forcing the Congress to hunt for "friends, instead of votes" in next month's assembly polls in ... Read more...
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Pato likely to stay with AC Milan
January 13th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Jan 13 (IANS) AC Milan's Brazilian forward Pato has rejected reports of his move to French football club Paris St Germain.Earlier, sources at PSG claimed that they had ... Read more...
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Venus pulls out of Australian Open
January 10th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) Venus Williams, the seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, has withdrawn from the Australian Open.The US star announced Monday she was still struggling to return from ... Read more...
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Rally in Moscow for fair presidential vote
January 9th, 2012 - 3:09 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Around 100 people gathered in Moscow Sunday to call for fair presidential elections in March.The protesters turned out at the "Fed-up" rally in central Bolotnaya ... Read more...
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Dia Mirza fined for undeclared goods by customs
January 7th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Bollywood actress Dia Mirza was Saturday fined by customs for carrying undeclared luxury goods like cosmetics and expensive purses when she returned to Mumbai from ... Read more...
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