Chinese firm leaves 50,000 tourists for Japan in limbo
September 18th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 18 (IANS) In the wake of the ongoing controversy over Diaoyu islands' ownership, a major Chinese travel tour operator has halted its plan of transporting 50,000 tourists to ... Read more...
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BJP dares SP to withdraw support to centre
September 13th, 2012 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday made light of the Samajwadi Party's (SP) pitch for a Third Front and its criticism of the central ... Read more...
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Troubled Ryder parts ways with New Zealand cricket
May 31st, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, May 31 (IANS) Troubled Jesse Ryder amicably parted ways with New Zealand Cricket (NZC) as the talented all-rounder made himself unavailable for the central contracts for the 2012-13 ... Read more...
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Physical bouts with criminals damage memory
March 14th, 2012 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 14 (IANS) Brief bursts of physically engaging a criminal can be quite exhausting leaving a police officer's memory in a limbo, reveals a study.
Researchers, led by Lorraine ... Read more...
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Goa’s carnival festivities in limbo due to polls
February 9th, 2012 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 9 (IANS) The March 3 Goa assembly polls have cast a pall of uncertainty over the famed carnival festivities.A poll official in the state said repeated reminders sent ... Read more...
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None of promised four anti-graft bills passed
December 30th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The government, at the start of parliament's winter session, had promised to pass four anti-graft laws but none of them saw the light of day ... Read more...
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BJP wanted to keep Lokpal bill in limbo: Narayanasamy
December 30th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did not want to pass the Lokpal bill in the Rajya Sabha and wanted to keep it in limbo, ... Read more...
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Shiney hopes to shine again after ‘Ghost’
November 28th, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 28 (IANS) After wading through troubled times, actor Shiney Ahuja is back in fray with his latest film "Ghost" and says that his new film has some ... Read more...
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Gayle remains in limbo as uncertainty continues
September 18th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), Sep 18 (IANS/CMC) Beleaguered opener Chris Gayle has admitted he is unsure about his future in West Indies cricket.
The former Windies captain, who has been ignored by selectors ... Read more...
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China allows registration of bribery-exposing websites
August 10th, 2011 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 9 (IANS) Websites that report bribery cases staged a comeback in China ending a month-long limbo due to uncertainties about their legal status, a media report said Tuesday.The ... Read more...
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Kochi Metro project to go ahead: Chandy
June 6th, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 6 (IANS) The much-awaited but long-delayed Rs.3,048 crore (Rs.30.48 billion) Kochi Metro Rail (KMR) project, which is expected to solve the vexed traffic problems in Kerala's commercial capital, ... Read more...
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Mexican airline flight attendants pose for Playboy
April 6th, 2011 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, April 6 (IANS/EFE) A group of flight attendants from Mexicana airlines, which has been in limbo since suspending operations last year, pose almost nude in this month's edition ... Read more...
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Indian team skips practise session
March 15th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 15 (IANS) The Indian cricket team went off the media radar Tuesday when they did not show up for a scheduled practice session late Tuesday afternoon at ... Read more...
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All Christchurch quake-hit homes to be assessed
March 11th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
Christchurch (New Zealand), Mar.11 (ANI): All 180,000 Christchurch houses will be assessed for damage over the next eight weeks in a speeded-up Earthquake Commission (EQC) process.The New Zealand Herald quoted Earthquake Recovery ... Read more...
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Recap of American Idol 2011
February 17th, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The drama and of course the disappointments have begun at the Hollywood level of the American Idol.This is the tenth season of the show and nothing ... Read more...
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Missing dog Archie who was lost for 549 days, reunited with family
February 1st, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Essex, Feb 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A family was reunited with their lost dog after almost two years.The dog was found about 100 miles from where the family lived. Incredibly when the ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Poodle reunited with owner after 18 months of ‘mystery’
January 31st, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 31 (ANI): Chris, Julie Moran and their daughter Kelly couldn't have been happier when they were reunited with their pet poodle, which had vanished in July 2009.Archie the poodle was ... Read more...
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Government committed to reservation: Pilot tells Gujjars (Lead)
January 1st, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 1 (IANS) Even as the proposed two-way talks to end the Gujjar agitation for job quota remained in limbo, the Gujjar community representatives in the Congress party met Saturday to ... Read more...
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Obama home alone as family goes on vacation
December 18th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 18 (ANI): Work seems to be taking its toll on US President Barack Obama, who he will be left behind alone at home while his family vacations starting Saturday.White ... Read more...
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Ashes 2010: Bollinger still in limbo land over inclusion
December 1st, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
Adelaide, Dec. 1 (ANI): New South Wales left-arm quick Doug Bollinger appears to be in a state of limbo as far as the ongoing Ashes series is concerned.With the second Ashes Test ... Read more...
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Family rules out nobody in Indian-origin woman’s murder
November 30th, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 30 (IANS) The brother of Anni Dewani, the Indian-origin woman who was murdered while on her honeymoon in Capetown, says her family is not ruling out any suspects.Anish Hindocha, 22, ... Read more...
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Brit-Indian bride’s family ‘excluding no one’ from suspicion of murder in Cape Town
November 30th, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 30 (ANI): The brother of Brit-Indian bride Anni Dewani, who was killed during her honeymoon trip in Cape Town earlier this month, has demanded justice saying that his family does ... Read more...
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Prince Harry ‘to organize riotous stag party for big brother’
November 20th, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 20 (ANI): Prince Harry is reportedly organizing a grand stag night for big brother Prince William before he ties the knot.Harry, 26, infamous for his party-loving antics, is hell-bent ... Read more...
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Power project stalled as Gujarat, centre spar over allocation
November 14th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 14 (IANS) An integrated lignite mine-cum-power project planned by Gujarat and the state-run Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) here is in limbo after the state government said it wants to keep ... Read more...
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South African group to trace roots in India
October 10th, 2010 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Lakshmi Krishnakumar
Durban/New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) A group of South Africans will arrive in India Oct 12 to trace their roots and know more about the land their forefathers left over ... Read more...
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“Yes, ‘Alibaug’ is on standstill” - Sanjay Gupta
September 18th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 18, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): While there are talks about Sanjay Gupta staring his own directorial outing called 'Bigde Nawab' in a few months from now, there have been speculations ... Read more...
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Infrastructure work on proposed Kerala port launched
August 16th, 2010 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 16 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Monday evening inaugurated the work for a connecting road to the proposed Rs.60-billion Vizhinjam port site.
This signals the start of the first phase ... Read more...
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Indian workers stuck in Libya to be back
August 12th, 2010 - 9:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Hundreds of Indian workers stuck in Libya in northern Africa without being paid salaries since October last year will return home by the month end, ... Read more...
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Cate Blanchett still up for ‘Cancer Vixen’ role
July 20th, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 20 (ANI): Cate Blanchett still wants to star in 'Cancer Vixen'-the graphic novel she optioned by Marisa Acocella Marchetto when it was published in 2006.Marchetto, the self-described "shoe-crazy, ... Read more...
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Terrell Owen’s Show Premiered On Sunday
July 12th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
July 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Terrell Owens, the American football wide receiver appeared on the VH1 "The T.O. Show" last night at 10:30 p.m. where the world watched the six-time Pro ... Read more...
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Kapil Dev offers to bring back Indian immigrant’s ashes from Australia
July 3rd, 2010 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 3 (ANI): Former Indian Test cricketer Kapil Dev has offered to go to Australia to bring back the ashes of an Indian immigrant who died in that country 63 years ... Read more...
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Brit transsexual launches legal challenge to give boobs a boost
May 12th, 2010 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 12 (ANI): A British transsexual, who made a bid to boost her breast size on the NHS but was refused, has taken the matter to the High Court.The woman, referred ... Read more...
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Douglas’s son in lock-up limbo as lawyers argue over right jail
April 23rd, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
New York, April 23 (ANI): It has still not been decided where Michael Douglas's son Cameron Douglas will serve a 60 month-sentence for distributing drugs.Cameron's lawyers initially requested that he be made ... Read more...
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I am ready for narco-tests: Sajjan (Lead)
February 22nd, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, who was fearing arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for his alleged involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Monday told the ... Read more...
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Vic Koenning Becomes Coordinator Of Illinois
December 18th, 2009 - 6:55 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Dec. 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Vic Koenning has been hired as the co-defensive coordinator by Illinois. So far, he had been the defensive coordinator of Kansas State. He would be the ... Read more...
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