Lightning kills three in Bihar
June 24th, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 24 (IANS) At least three teenaged girls were killed and four others sustained burns after lightning struck them in a field in Bihar's Purnea district, officials Friday said.This ... Read more...
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22nd June is National Chocolate Eclair Day
June 22nd, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, June 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After celebrating Father’s Day last weekend, the 22nd of June is observed as the National Chocolate Eclair Day. The origin of how the day came to ... Read more...
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Taylor Swift upset with concert cancellation
June 11th, 2011 - 8:15 am ICT by IANS
London, June 11 (IANS) Singer Taylor Swift is disappointed that her New York show with American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas was cancelled.Swift was excited to perform at ... Read more...
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Heavy showers lash Agra
May 19th, 2011 - 1:44 am ICT by IANS
Agra, May 19 (IANS) After a hot day here Wednesday with the temperature soaring to 44 degrees Celsius, the weather changed abruptly in the evening with lightning and thundershowers.The showers ... Read more...
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Plane hit by lightning off New Zealand
May 11th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, May 11 (IANS) A Qantas flight - with 144 people on board - from Auckland to Melbourne was forced to turn back after it was hit by lightning Wednesday, ... Read more...
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Bhullar finishes tied 20th in Indonesia
April 24th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, April 24 (IANS) Gaganjeet Bhullar emerged as the top Indian at the Indonesia Masters despite a par round of 72 on the final day. The 23-year-old Indian totaled five-under ... Read more...
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Donald moves a step closer to becoming world’s top golfer
April 23rd, 2011 - 8:16 am ICT by ANI
South Carolina (US), Apr. 23 (ANI): Britain's Luke Donald has moved a step closer to becoming the world's top golfer by grabbing the halfway lead at The Heritage Classic in the USA.Donald, ... Read more...
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Lightning kills 11 in Jharkhand
April 14th, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 14 (IANS) Eleven people, including three women, were killed by lightning in Jharkhand, an official said Thursday.Seven of the victims died in the villages of Garwah district Wednesday ... Read more...
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Rudd says he is more likely to become Broncos’ captain than be PM again
March 15th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Mar 15 (ANI): Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has said that he is more likely to become Broncos' captain than to hold his previous post again.Although a recent poll ... Read more...
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Brit couple beat 196 trillion to 1 odd after matching lotto numbers twice
February 9th, 2011 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 9 (ANI): A couple in Britain, who lost out on an 8.5 million pounds jackpot six-years ago, has beaten odds of 196 trillion to one by matching the correct numbers ... Read more...
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Fire caused by lightening destroys Miranda Kerr’s grandparents’ house
January 6th, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 6 (ANI): Miranda Kerr's grandparents, Peter and Ann, lost their house when it was struck by lightening.The incident took place while Kerr's grandfather was taking an afternoon nap in Gunnedah, ... Read more...
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New ‘whipped cream with alcohol’ is the latest binge-drinking tool!
November 29th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Nov 29 (ANI): A new alcohol-infused whipped cream has hit the market and is being hailed as a new favourite college binge-drinking tool.A source told the Boston Herald that the ... Read more...
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Lightning kills seven people in South Africa
November 28th, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Cape Town, Nov 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to reports, lightning struck an eastern region of South Africa. Seven people were reported killed when they were taking part in an end-of-year meeting ... Read more...
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Lighting throws Oz woman across the room
November 18th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 18 (ANI): Amid the storm that hit Darwin yesterday, a woman was thrown across the room by lightning.The lightning appeared to strike in several places in Farrell Cres, where an ... Read more...
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Amir Khan is now the heir apparent to Manny Pacquiao: Roach
October 30th, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 30(ANI): British boxing ace Amir Khan is now the heir apparent to Manny Pacquiao as the best boxer in the world, according to the fighters' trainer Freddie Roach.Roach is currently ... Read more...
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Probe continuing in Delhi street lighting scam, says CBI
October 28th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday said that it was still investigating the suspected irregularities in a tender issued for upgrading street lightning in New Delhi ... Read more...
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Photog captures lightening-struck Statue of Liberty
October 13th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 13 (ANI): A photographer has managed to capture an amazing moment - the Statue of Liberty hit by a lightening streak.Jay Fine, who has hoped to snap a shot ... Read more...
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Simon Is Renamed Lightning for a day!
October 12th, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 12, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Billionaire musician Simon Cowell became Lightning Cowell for a day after he was asked to change his nameby ‘The X Factor’ presenter Konnie Huq. The official ... Read more...
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Cowell changes name to ‘Lightning’ for 24 hours
October 10th, 2010 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 10 (IANS) Music mogul Simon Cowell changed his name to Lightning Cowell for 24 hours.The billionaire was annoyed when a singer named Storm Lee entered as a contestant on his ... Read more...
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Lightning kills five in Sri Lanka
October 4th, 2010 - 8:03 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 4 (IANS) At least five people were killed by lightning and many were missing due to floods triggered by torrential rains in different parts of Sri Lanka, officials said.Pradeep Kodippily, ... Read more...
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Ben Affleck scared of flying
September 17th, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 17 (IANS) Hollywood actor Ben Affleck has been scared of flying since the age of nine when a plane he was travelling in caught fire mid-air.
The "Gigli" star revealed ... Read more...
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Trauma of watching friends die keeps children from school
September 7th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 7 (IANS) The students cannot get over the horror of watching three of their friends being struck by lightning and dying in front of their eyes. A day after the ... Read more...
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One dead, 120 injured in Colombia plane crash
August 17th, 2010 - 3:41 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 17 (DPA) An airliner belonging to Colombian carrier Aires crash-landed on the island of San Andres Monday, killing one passenger and injuring 120 others, officials said.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft ... Read more...
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Colombian plane crashes after being struck by lightning, 1 killed, 114 injured
August 16th, 2010 - 10:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
San Andres, Aug 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In an unfortunate mishap a Colombian plane crashed when it was struck by lightning. According to reports there were 131 people onboard and one passenger was ... Read more...
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AIRES jet crashes at Colombian airport, one dead
August 16th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by BNO News
SAN ANDRES, COLOMBIA (BNO NEWS) -- A Boeing 737-700 belonging to AIRES airline crashed at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport on the Colombian island of San Andres on Monday, authorities said.
The aircraft, ... Read more...
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M.I.A. promises free NY concert after axed show
July 28th, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 28 (ANI): Rapper M.I.A. has promised disheartened fans a free concert in New York to compensate for her rain-lashed show which was called-off over safety fears.The 'Paper Planes' hitmaker was ... Read more...
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M.I.A. to perform free concert for fans
July 28th, 2010 - 2:44 am ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) British-Sri Lankan rapper M.I.A has promised fans a free concert in New York to make up for her rain-lashed show Saturday night which was scrapped over safety fears.
The ... Read more...
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Six, including three schoolgirls, drown in Assam
July 26th, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 26 (IANS) Six people, including three schoolgirls and three of a family, drowned Monday in Assam's rain-swollen rivers, police said.
Three school girls drowned and two went missing while they were ... Read more...
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Lightning, accident kill eight in rain-hit Orissa
July 25th, 2010 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 25 (IANS) Four people were killed when the bus they were travelling in was swept away in floodwaters in Orissa's Rayagada district while four more died after being struck by ... Read more...
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Four villagers killed by lightning
July 23rd, 2010 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Raipur July 22 (IANS) Three women were among four people killed by lightning while working in a field in Chhattisgarh, police said Thursday.
The incident took place in a village in Durg district, ... Read more...
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Donations pour in for new Jesus statue that was destroyed in lightning
June 17th, 2010 - 11:12 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Monroe, Jun 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Donations are pouring in from all quarters for the destroyed Jesus Christ statue, that was razed to the ground by lightning in a thunderstorm.Even the artist ... Read more...
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Maradona’s latest verbal volley: asks Pele to ‘go back to museum’
June 17th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 17 (ANI): The verbal dual between two best footballers in the world shows no signs of an early end, with Argentinean legend Diego Maradona asking Brazilian great Pele to "go ... Read more...
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Touchdown Jesus Statue Struck By Lightning
June 15th, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Monroe, June 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The famous "Touchdown Jesus" statue which has amazed many travelers taking the Interstate 75 road is no more in its place.The statue that was ... Read more...
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Lightning kills woman just prior to her wedding proposal
June 10th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
It was supposed to be a very happy day for Richard Butler, as he had planned to propose to her girlfriend Bethany Lott atop a hill, but on the contrary ... Read more...
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Lightning Kills Woman Just Before Wedding Proposal
June 10th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Bethany Lott, 25 wanted to get married to her boyfriend Richard Butler at the top of a 4,600-foot North Carolina mountain, Max Patch Bald, close to the Tennessee border. But, ... Read more...
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