Goa, Israel come together to promote rural tourism
July 28th, 2012 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 28 (IANS) Goa plans to learn from Israel in order to promote and pursue its model of rural tourism, which is a hit in that country.According to Goa ... Read more...
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US family finds crab with Osama’s face
July 22nd, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 22 (IANS) An American family claims to have found a crab whose belly has a striking resemblance to Jesus Christ as well as slain Al Qaeda founder Osama ... Read more...
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Briton jailed for tricking women to strip naked
July 21st, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 21 (IANS) A 49-year-old British psychic has been jailed for two years after he tricked women into stripping naked "to get in touch with the spirit world".Karl Lang ... Read more...
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Website content: Google, Facebook plea to be heard Aug 7 (Lead)
May 3rd, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday deferred till Aug 7 the hearing on pleas filed by Facebook and Google challenging a trial court's order to ... Read more...
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Chavez returns to Cuba for cancer treatment
April 9th, 2012 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, April 9 (IANS/EFE) Cuban President Raul Castro welcomed his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chavez, back to Havana, where he will undergo another round of cancer treatment, state media reported Sunday.Chavez ... Read more...
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Happy Easter, says B-town
April 8th, 2012 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) Bollywood celebrities extended their best wishes to their fans on Easter Sunday and prayed for peace and happiness.This is what they had to say:Akshay Kumar: ... Read more...
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Kerala Christians observe Passion Week
April 1st, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 1 (IANS) Palm Sunday has ushered in Passion Week for devout Christians all over Kerala who are set to participate in the rituals that the holy week brings.The ... Read more...
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Italian group seeks ban on Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’
March 15th, 2012 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, March 15 (IANS/AKI) Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy" -- an epic poem about travels through hell and heaven -- was racist and against Islam and should be banned from schools ... Read more...
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Ash Wednesday & Lent to begin on the 22nd of February
February 21st, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Christians around the world will start the solemn tradition of Lent tomorrow (Wednesday the 22nd of February 2012). The event is used to reflect on the ... Read more...
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Court refuses to stay summons against Google, Facebook
February 16th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday refused to stay the summons issued against social networking sites Google and Facebook by a trial court over a ... Read more...
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Google has right to remove content, court told
February 2nd, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The contention of Google that it was not aware of the content hosted on the search engine and its subsidiary company doesn't hold ground, ... Read more...
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Notice issued to Delhi Police on Yahoo plea
January 20th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to Delhi Police on a plea by Yahoo India Pvt Ltd challenging a trial court's order to prosecute ... Read more...
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Court puts off hearing on Google, Facebook pleas
January 19th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday adjourned the hearing on petitions of Google India and Facebook India challenging a trial court's order to prosecute them ... Read more...
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Facebook, Google move court; Delhi Police issued notice
January 11th, 2012 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to Delhi Police on a petition filed against summons issued by a trial court to 21 websites, ... Read more...
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Censor snips gory ‘Ghost’ scenes, director cries foul
January 9th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) The on-release Shiney Ahuja starrer "Ghost" has received full censorial treatment - its excessive gore-content prompted the board to make severe cuts. Director Puja Jatinder ... Read more...
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Santa in sand, courtesy Odisha artist (With Image)
December 25th, 2011 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Puri (Odisha), Dec 25 (IANS) Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a 35-ft-high sand image of a huge Santa Claus on a beach here on the occasion of Christmas and ... Read more...
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President greets nation on Christmas (Lead)
December 24th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Saturday greeted the nation on the occasion of Christmas.In a message, the president said Christmas was a time for "great joy, ... Read more...
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Summons to 21 websites for hosting objectionable content
December 23rd, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Days after a civil court asked various websites to remove objectionable content, a Delhi court Friday issued summons to 21 websites and social networking ... Read more...
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SNL does a spoof on Tim Tebow
December 19th, 2011 - 11:40 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Dec 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow is currently the hottest player in the NFL. The football star has inspired the Broncos to revitalize their season after a sloppy ... Read more...
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Joseph of Nazareth joins Twitter
December 10th, 2011 - 12:45 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Dec 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A German is trying to mimic what it must have been like to be Joseph in the Nativity story. Using the screen name joseph_von_naza (Joseph ... Read more...
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Book alleges that Padre Pio may have used carbolic acid to self-inflict his wounds
November 23rd, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Vatican, Nov 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new book claims that Italian saint Padre Pio might have used carbolic acid to inflict the stigmata wounds that made him so popular. The book titled ... Read more...
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Pakistan bans offensive words in texts
November 21st, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Islamabad, Nov 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s list of offensive words surprisingly includes "JESUS CHRIST." The list will come into force on Monday (21st of November 2011) but ahead of ... Read more...
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Pakistan steps into absurdsville by banning words: Daily
November 21st, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 21 (IANS) Pakistan has stepped into "absurdsville" by moving to block some 1,500 words from text messages, said a daily.Daily Times editorially said Monday that it seems ... Read more...
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I write for Indian readers: Ashwin Sanghi
October 2nd, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 2 (IANS) From Jesus Christ in Kashmir to a modern Chanakya from Uttar Pradesh -- novelist Ashwin Sanghi, winner of the Vodafone Crossword Award in the popular ... Read more...
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Obama heckled during Hollywood fundraiser
September 28th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 28 (IANS) Barack Obama, who was on a three-day fundraising tour to Los Angeles, had to suffer a heckler who interrupted his speech and described the US ... Read more...
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4-year-old preacher Kanon Tipton enthralls audiences
August 17th, 2011 - 12:38 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Aug 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) At the age that so many people are learning to talk, Kanon Tipton was teaching others about Jesus Christ. The 4-year-old is regarded as the world’s youngest ... Read more...
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Jesus! Goa priest turns filmmaker
August 4th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 4 (IANS) A Goa-based priest recently donned the director's hat along with his sacramental robes and shot a documentary that was screened at the New York Film Festival. ... Read more...
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Kathakali meets Christ: Holy Mass on stage
July 17th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, July 17 (IANS) Religious boundaries will blur for a good 90 minutes when Kathakali artistes take to the stage and perform a south Indian dance-drama showcasing the message and ... Read more...
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Doomsday? Prophesies wither away
May 21st, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 21 (IANS) Oh we are alive! That's probably the first thought that crossed the minds of people in New Zealand as the appointed time of apocalypse predicted by ... Read more...
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Michael Sheen crucified in Passion play
April 25th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, April 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Michael Sheen played a completely different role to that of his son’s real life in Passion play. The actor was in his home country of Wales where ... Read more...
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Scottish artist ‘to burn Jesus at exhibition’
April 18th, 2011 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 18 (ANI): A renowned artist in Scotland has revealed that he plans to set ablaze faces of Jesus Christ and the Devil, during this year's Edinburgh Festival.David Mach says he ... Read more...
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Last Supper ‘is commemorated a day late’
April 17th, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Apr 17 (ANI): A new book by a Cambridge University physicist claims that Jesus Christ's last supper - the final meal thatheshared with his12 Apostles in Jerusalem beforehis crucifixion - is ... Read more...
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Victoria Jackson is ‘disgusted’ with Glee
March 23rd, 2011 - 2:02 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Victoria Jackson has raised the tempo on her criticism of the highly successful musical show, “Glee.” She is continuing her mission to see America Christianized.The 51-year-old ... Read more...
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Anthony Hopkins hated theatre work
February 2nd, 2011 - 2:16 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 2 (IANS) Veteran actor Sir Anthony Hopkins never enjoyed working in the theatre and also found the movie industry frustrating at times."I did some Shakespeare. Jesus Christ - Never again. ... Read more...
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Sir Anthony Hopkins hated working in theatre
February 1st, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 1 (ANI): Sir Anthony Hopkins has admitted that he didn't enjoy working in theatre.The 'Silence of the Lambs' actor took to the stage at London's prestigious National Theatre earlier in ... Read more...
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