Game show winner meets son after 45 years
August 14th, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 14 (IANS) A British mother won a 75,000-pound jackpot at a TV game show and used the amount to be reunited with her son who remained untraced for ... Read more...
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Adele thrilled with pregnancy
July 18th, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 18 (IANS) Singer Adele, who recently announced that she is expecting her first baby with boyfriend Simon Konecki, says she feels like she has hit the jackpot after ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka T20 League attracts bids over $30 mn
June 26th, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, June 26 (IANS) In a major breakthrough for Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), all seven Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) franchises have been snapped up with bids worth over $30 ... Read more...
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Hilton wins $30,000 on birthday trip
February 19th, 2012 - 7:36 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 19 (IANS) Socialite Paris Hilton's birthday trip to Las Vegas turned out to be a jackpot for her as she ended up winning $30,000 in a ... Read more...
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Lottery winner just wants a new carpet
January 25th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Jan 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A couple who won £40,627,241 in lottery have indicated that buying a new carpet is their number one priority. The couple is not eyeing just any carpet. ... Read more...
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Nevaan too young to be over-exposed, says Sonu Niigaam
December 13th, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 13 (IANS) Ever since the orignal "Kolaveri Di" song has been released, several other versions of the number also have hit the web, including one by Sonu ... Read more...
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I am not a casanova in ‘Ladies vs Ricky Bahl’: Ranveer Singh
December 3rd, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 3 (IANS) Ranveer Singh, who will be seen conning girls in his forthcoming film "Ladies vs Ricky Bahl", says that his character 'Ricky Bahl' in the film is ... Read more...
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On KBC’s Rs 5 cr winner’s wish list - the civil services
October 28th, 2011 - 9:59 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) From a monthly salary of Rs.6,000, Sushil Kumar has hit the jackpot by winning Rs.5 crore ($1 million) on the game show "Kaun Banega ... Read more...
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Belgian wins 15 mn euros in lottery
September 17th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Sep 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Belgium resident has won a 15 million euro jackpot in EuroMillions lottery, a media report said Saturday.The name of the winner has not been ... Read more...
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Mega Millions winners belong to Albany
March 29th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Albany, Mar 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Some people got lucky on Friday when they struck the jackpot in the Mega Millions game. They successfully had the winning numbers of 22-24-31-52-54 plus the Megaball ... Read more...
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Jorge Garcia, The Corpulent ‘Hugo’ Of ‘Lost’, Voices That The ‘Mega Millions’ Numbers Could Be Cursed
January 7th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
January 7, 2011 (Pen Men at Work): Jorge Garcia, the famous actor, who enacted the character of the corpulent Hugo ‘Hurley’ Reyes on the popular ‘Lost’ series, has uttered that the folks ... Read more...
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Jorge Garcia Vents His Feelings About Mega Millions Numbers
January 7th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Mega Millions Lotto draw witnessed countrywide participation from the enthusiastic lot and the two winners, from Washington and Idaho are going to get $81 million ... Read more...
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UK lotto winner hid 3.5m quid ticket in his trousers
December 31st, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 31 (ANI): A Lotto millionaire wore the same trousers to bed for four consecutive days to protect his jackpot-winning ticket.Paul Goldie, 51, won over 3.5 million pounds in a Christmas ... Read more...
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2 lottery winners bought tickets from same shop
December 29th, 2010 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Naples, Dec 29 (IANS/AKI) Two people in the southern city of Naples have won the jackpot for Italy's richest lottery after choosing the same six winning numbers - at the same tobacco ... Read more...
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Hollywood Flops Of The Year: An Unpredictable Year
December 24th, 2010 - 9:07 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
December 24, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Hollywood flicks have been quite a big draw this year with great openings for most who did manage to hit the jackpot. Yet, there have been ... Read more...
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Lottery win for a gentleman after he lets woman jump queue
December 14th, 2010 - 2:51 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Manila, Dec 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Being a gentleman sure pays! A man let an impatient woman jump the queue in front of him. The impatient woman let the lottery ticket slip away ... Read more...
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Salman Khan Likely To Do Surendar Reddy’s Next
November 16th, 2010 - 11:42 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 16, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): If reports are to be believed, popular Tamil director Surendar Reddy will soon make his debut in B-town. And joining the director in his first Bollywood ... Read more...
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Brit hubby throws away wife’s winning $181m lottery ticket!
October 20th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 20 (ANI): A British woman who owned a winning lottery ticket worth 181 million dollars, was in for a disappointment after her husband binned the ticket.An elderly woman, who has ... Read more...
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Man in England throws away $181m lottery ticket
October 20th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 20 (ANI): Fortune struck big for a Brit lady, who owned a lottery ticket worth 181 million dollars, but her husband became a villain to her luck, as he binned ... Read more...
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5 ways to spot an alien
September 28th, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 28 (ANI): With alien sightings becoming frequent, here's a guide to spotting a visitor from another planet:1. Scan the airspace above your local nuclear site or defence base, especially if ... Read more...
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Newly Weds Ranvir And Konkona To Be Seen In Jackpot!
September 14th, 2010 - 12:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 14, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Bollywood actors Ranvir Shorey and Konkona Sen, who tied the knot in a secret event recently, are going to be paired again on screen in a ... Read more...
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Kannada Film Pancharangi Turns Jackpot!
September 11th, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 11, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Kannada movie Pancharangi, which released last week, has become a jackpot for Yograj Bhatt, who is the producer and director of the movie. Actors Diganth, ... Read more...
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SRK’s weight loss woes (Film Snippets)
September 11th, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan lost so much weight sweating in the body-hugging suit he was supposed to wear for the superhero film "Ra One" that ... Read more...
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KJo Denies ‘Short Term Shaadi’ being adaptation of ‘What Happens In Vegas’
September 7th, 2010 - 8:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 7, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Renowned Bollywood filmmaker KJo has denied reports of his next movie tentatively titled as "Short Term Shaadi', being adapted from a Hollywood film "What Happens In ... Read more...
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Chinese man wins 259 mn yuan in lottery
August 11th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Aug 11 (IANS) A man in Shanghai literally hit the jackpot winning 259 million yuan ($38 million) in a lottery after buying five tickets.
The man spent 200 yuan on the five ... Read more...
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‘12/24 Karol Bagh’ Cast Happy With Change In Time Slot
August 6th, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 6, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Sethi family from Sunshine Production's "12/24 Karol Bagh' Zee TV is going to meet its loyal viewers at new time from this month. The show will be ... Read more...
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Avenged Sevenfold Scores First ever No. 1 Album
August 5th, 2010 - 11:50 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 5, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Avenged Sevenfold popularly called A7X has bagged its first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with "Nightmare'. "Nightmare' pushes off Eminem's "Recovery' to second ... Read more...
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“No Fights, Just Music On Sa Re Ga Ma Pa”- Daler Mehendi
August 5th, 2010 - 11:31 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 5, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):After the full masti of "Dance India Dance L'il Masters', it is the time of "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa' to hit the jackpot. A rage with ... Read more...
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Proteas pub owner to rake in moolah during England-US FIFA WC match
June 2nd, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Phokeng (S.Africa), June 2 (ANI): Lucky Ramaroa will be the luckiest man in South Africa when England take on the United States in their first World Cup match in June 12 in ... Read more...
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Jaya TV’s popular ‘Jackpot’ to go on without Kushboo
May 16th, 2010 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 16 (IANS) Jaya TV, backed by Tamil Nadu's opposition AIADMK, has dumped Kushboo from its hugely popular show "Jackpot" after the actress joined the ruling DMK, but the channel officials ... Read more...
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Daljit Kaur won a jackpot!
May 15th, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 15, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):As reported earlier by TellyCafe, Daljit Kaur spent a very sad Mother's Day this year as she couldn't go to meet her parents on their wedding anniversary ... Read more...
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Khushboo meets Karunanidhi, joins DMK (Lead)
May 14th, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 14 (IANS) Popular southern actress Khushboo met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi here Friday and joined his DMK party, saying she loves to "serve the people".
Speaking after meeting the ... Read more...
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I am joining DMK, says Khushboo
May 14th, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 14 (IANS) Popular southern actress Khushboo said Friday that she is all set to join Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK party.
"I had long been willing to involve myself in full-time politics," ... Read more...
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Michael Jackson’s portrait fails to get a single bid
May 7th, 2010 - 9:13 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, May 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An unique Michael Jackson portrait disappointed its owner, when it failed to get even a single bid. The portrait was a wee bit different and ... Read more...
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Man throws away 100,000 pounds winning ticket by mistake
April 23rd, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 23 (IANS) A Briton threw away a scratchcard that had won 100,000 pounds as he misunderstood the game. By the time he realised his mistake and rushed to take it ... Read more...
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