Rare late night sitting in Rajya Sabha (Sidelights)
December 30th, 2011 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) It was a rare occasion for the Rajya Sabha to sit late into the night Thursday, which led to some self-congratulatory pats from MPs.An MP ... Read more...
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Alcohol consumption drops in Russia
December 29th, 2011 - 8:02 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has seen a fall in alcohol sales over the past two years from 18 liters to 15 liters per capita a year, a minister ... Read more...
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Drunk shoppers boosting online sales
December 29th, 2011 - 7:23 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 29 (IANS) Those who shopped while tipsy were more generous in buying for others but more likely to regret their purchase, a survey has found.Forty-three percent of those ... Read more...
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Seven held responsible for deadly blaze in Beijing
December 24th, 2011 - 10:23 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 24 (IANS) Seven people, including a policeman and three government officials, have been held responsible for a late night fire that killed 18 people in Beijing in April, ... Read more...
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Yana Gupta battled chronic eating disorder
December 6th, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Model Yana Gupta says she battled chronic eating disorder and struggled for 16 years with the way she looked despite being conscious about fitness.She carried ... Read more...
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Craig toyed with being war journalist
December 5th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 5 (IANS) Actor Daniel Craig, who has won millions of hearts as British super spy James Bond, once considered becoming a war journalist.The actor almost found himself ... Read more...
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Rejected lover attacks girl, mother with bombs
November 12th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Nov 12 (IANS) A rejected lover attacked a girl and her mother with crude bombs in this Taj city, injuring them seriously, police said Saturday. The youth has been ... Read more...
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Mumbai-Howrah route traffic resumes after train accident
October 23rd, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 23 (IANS) Rail traffic resumed early Sunday on the busy Mumbai-Howrah route in Chhattisgarh, nearly 10 hours after a speeding train mowed down 12 people at a manned ... Read more...
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Winstone quits drinking
October 16th, 2011 - 9:19 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 16 (IANS) Hollywood actor Ray Winstone has quit partying especially when he shoots movies because his on-set hangovers are unbearable.The "Departed" star loved indulging in late-night drinking sessions ... Read more...
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This one for the Mahatma
October 3rd, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 3 (IANS) The strong ethnic link between India and Trinidad&Tobago; surfaced during a late night post-match media conference on Sunday when skipper Daren Ganga paid obeisance to Mahatma ... Read more...
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Early to bed, early to rise makes you fit
September 30th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 30 (IANS) "Early to bed and early to rise" could be the key to staying lean and more active than night-owls during one's youth, even though both groups ... Read more...
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Huggens, Tisdale get new tattoos
September 11th, 2011 - 2:11 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 11 (IANS) "High School Musical" stars Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale got new tattoos in New York this week.The former co-stars, who are now best friends, visited ... Read more...
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Denis Leary talks about ‘Rescue Me’ finale
September 8th, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Sept 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Ahead of the airing of the season finale of the show “Rescue Me,” creator Denis Leary spoke about the episode. When he appeared on Late Night ... Read more...
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Student slaps, threatens teacher on Teacher’s Day
September 6th, 2011 - 1:31 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) On a day when students across the nation were celebrating Teachers' Day and giving flowers and cards to their teachers, an 18-year Class 10 student ... Read more...
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Mukherjee regrets unavailibility of Hindi copy of speech
August 27th, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) A brief ruckus was witnessed in the Rajya Sabha Saturday as members expressed dissatisfaction over Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's opening speech on the Lokpal ... Read more...
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Actor Moyer enjoyed London riots news coverage
August 14th, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 14 (IANS) "True Blood" actor Stephen Moyer has said he enjoyed watching news coverage of the "exciting" London riots.Violence began Aug 6 in London's northern district of ... Read more...
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Katie Holmes to judge talent show
August 12th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) Actress Katie Holmes has signed up to judge an upcoming episode of the US talent show "So You Think You Can Dance".Holmes has been invited to ... Read more...
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BBC music presenter George Webley death attributed to ‘meow meow party drug’
August 11th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An inquest into the death of BBC music presenter George Webley has revealed that he died from the effect of the banned party drug commonly known as ... Read more...
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‘Aarakshan’ ban evokes mixed reactions in Uttar Pradesh
August 11th, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 11 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government's move to ban the screening of Prakash Jha-directed film "Aarakshan", based on caste-based reservations in the education system, has evoked a mixed ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh bans ‘Aarakshan’
August 11th, 2011 - 1:21 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 10 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Wednesday late evening ordered a ban on Prakash Jha multi-starrer 'Aarakshan' across the state saying some dialogues in the film were ... Read more...
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Lohan knew latest lawsuit was in offing
July 23rd, 2011 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 23 (IANS) Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan, who is facing a million dollar lawsuit from a rehabilitation worker, says she knew it was coming.The "Mean Girl" star was ... Read more...
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Don’t venture out late night: Police chief tells Delhiites
July 9th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Delhiites cannot expect to be safe if they venture outside late night, Delhi Police Commissioner B.K. Gupta said Saturday."You can't go out at 2 in ... Read more...
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Middle-aged widow raped in Haryana
June 25th, 2011 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ambala (Haryana), June 25 (IANS) A middle-aged widow was abducted and allegedly later raped by four unidentified youths in this Haryana district, police said Saturday."The victim and her son, residents ... Read more...
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Cameron Diaz: ‘Weed is awesome’
June 22nd, 2011 - 11:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Hollywood, June 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Cameron Diaz was cast as a wayward teacher in her latest movie 'Bad Teacher'. The movie is due to be released soon and Diaz was on Late ... Read more...
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22-year-old maid raped by employer, two others
June 22nd, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) A 22-year-old maid hailing from Jharkhand was allegedly drugged and raped by her employer and his two friends here, police said Wednesday.The incident came to ... Read more...
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Four held for gang rape
June 20th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Four people, all in their 20s, were arrested for raping a 22-year-old married woman here, police said Monday.A police officer said that all the accused ... Read more...
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Muggy weekend for Delhi, rain likely Monday (Lead)
June 19th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) After a pleasant morning due to the late night rains, Delhi's residents had to go through a hot and muggy Sunday. Respite seems likely with ... Read more...
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10 fall ill after eating adulterated food
June 13th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Karnal (Haryana), June 13 (IANS) Ten people, from two different families, fell ill and had to be admitted to hospital in this Haryana district after consuming chapatis made of "kuttu ... Read more...
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Sushma meets Ramdev, says government has lost its balance
June 8th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Haridwar (Uttarakhand), June 8 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj Wednesday met Baba Ramdev, who is continuing his fast against black money here, and said the ... Read more...
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Ramdev’s eviction attack on Indian democracy: Chouhan
June 5th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 5 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Sunday condemned the forcible midnight eviction of yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who was on an indefinite fast at ... Read more...
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Government wanted to kill me: Ramdev (Lead)
June 5th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Haridwar, June 5 (IANS) Reaching his ashram here after being forcefully evicted from Delhi's Ramlila Ground in a midnight police raid, a visibly shaken Baba Ramdev Sunday accused the ... Read more...
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India to miss partial solar eclipse
May 31st, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Sky gazers in India will miss the year's second partial solar eclipse Wednesday as it will not be visible in the country.The partial solar eclipse ... Read more...
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Faridabad site cordoned off, DGCA team inspecting crash
May 26th, 2011 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Faridabad, May 26 (IANS) With a broken part of the air ambulance still precariously perched on the roof of the house into which it crashed late night and aircraft fuel ... Read more...
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Iqbal Kaskar not at shootout site, claim Mumbai police (Lead)
May 18th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) In a surprise announcement, Mumbai police Wednesday said Iqbal Kaskar, brother of India's most wanted mafia don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, was not present when unidentified assailants ... Read more...
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Congress workers in Mumbai protest Rahul Gandhi’s arrest
May 12th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) Over 400 Congress workers took out a rally here Thursday to protest the arrest of Rahul Gandhi in Greater Noida by Uttar Pradesh Police a ... Read more...
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