Court notice to Delhi government, Tihar jail over custodial death
May 23rd, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought the response of the Delhi government, Tihar jail authorities and National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on a public interest ... Read more...
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Green activist ends fast after government accepts demands (Lead)
March 23rd, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Environmentalist G.D. Agarwal, 80, who was on a fast-unto-death since Jan 15 to save the Ganga river, Friday ended his fast after the government agreed ... Read more...
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Weight warning: Avoid crash diets
June 13th, 2011 - 10:25 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) When 29-year-old Shikha Arora went on an "all fruit" diet to lose weight before her wedding, she managed to lose 10 kg in a ... Read more...
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Punjab villager ends treetop protest, touches ground again
May 14th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Zirakpur (Punjab), May 14 (IANS) After nearly a month of protest perched atop a tree in his Punjab village, farmer Avtar Singh Nagla Saturday descended from his high-level camp though ... Read more...
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50 Cent sheds 54 pounds for movie role about cancer-stricken footballer
March 11th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 11 (ANI): Curtis James Jackson a.k.a. 50 Cent, who stars in a movie about a cancer-stricken footballer, is seen looking very gaunt in an unofficial trailer for the film, ... Read more...
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Steve Harvey gears up to lose 21 pounds in 21 days
October 17th, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
October 17, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): 21 pounds in 21 days would seem like a dream (or a goal to scoff at) for those trying everything under the sun to trim ... Read more...
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50 Cent regains weight after film role
August 7th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS) American rapper and actor 50 Cent has reportedly regained the weight he had lost for his role in "Things Fall Apart".
The "In Da Club" rapper who shed an ... Read more...
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Assam chief minister recovering after heart surgery (Lead)
August 5th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is recovering well after major heart surgeries were performed on him at the Asian Heart Institute here, doctors Thursday said.
"The chief ... Read more...
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Gogoi off ventilator, making speedy recovery
August 5th, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, who underwent major heart surgeries, was taken off the ventilator just before midnight and is showing signs of speedy recovery, the hospital said ... Read more...
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Samantha Ronson defends LiLo against Joan Rivers on Twitter
July 12th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 12 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan's ex-girlfriend, Samantha Ronson has publicly retaliated Joan Rivers remark about the actress on Twitter.The 77-year-old slammed Lohan on Twitter in a series of ... Read more...
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Stars Who Lost And Gained Weight For Roles
June 15th, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
June 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In Hollywood some of the actors and actresses can go to any length for the roles they get.Whether it is a controversy or media promotion ... Read more...
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50 Cent Loses 50 Pounds For New Film
May 28th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
May 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rapper 50 Cent has achieved a feat. He has gone from being a 214 pounds man to a mere 160 pounds in a span of only ... Read more...
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50 Cent loses 54 pounds for ‘Things Fall Apart’
May 28th, 2010 - 3:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 28 (ANI): Rapper 50 Cent has lost weight for new film 'Things Fall Apart.'The hip hop star, whose real name is Curtis Jackson III, plays the role of a cancer-stricken ... Read more...
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‘Things Fall Apart’: 50 Cent’s Huge Weight Loss for ‘Cancer’
May 27th, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The famous rap star known as '50 Cent' has put the music world, his fans, and even those who barely know him in shock with the release ... Read more...
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50 Cent undergoes drastic weight loss for a movie
May 27th, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, May 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) 50 Cent scared his fans and the public when he posted his pictures after undergoing drastic weight-loss. He underwent weight loss for an upcoming movie. ... Read more...
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George Karl Will Miss Nuggets Playoffs, Says Life Partner Kim Van Deraa
April 5th, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Denver, Apr 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In all probability, George Karl is going to miss the entire playoff season for Denver Nuggets owing to his neck and throat cancer which has ... Read more...
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Jyoti Basu - his last days in hospital
January 17th, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) Following is a chronological account of Marxist patriarch Jyoti Basu's last few days after he was admitted to hospital here:
Jan 1: Basu admitted to private AMRI hospital ... Read more...
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No improvement in Jyoti Basu’s condition (Lead)
January 11th, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IANS) Veteran Marxist leader Jyoti Basu's condition continued to be critical Monday with no improvement, said a medical bulletin released by the hospital.
"Basu, who was admitted with a ... Read more...
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Jyoti Basu on ventilator due to breathing trouble
January 6th, 2010 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) Veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Jyoti Basu's health deteriorated early Wednesday. The nonagenarian had trouble breathing, and the team of doctors treating him at a private ... Read more...
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Jyoti Basu stable, undergoing physiotherapy
January 5th, 2010 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IANS) Veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Jyoti Basu is stable and doctors have started physiotherapy as his health condition improved Tuesday, said a medical bulletin here Tuesday.
The ... Read more...
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Jyoti Basu’s condition improves marginally
January 3rd, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) Veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Jyoti Basu's condition has marginally improved, a medical bulletin said Sunday. The 96-year-old former West Bengal chief minister was hospitalised Friday ... Read more...
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Jyoti Basu stable, responding to treatment (Lead)
January 2nd, 2010 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) Veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Jyoti Basu, hospitalised after a pneumonia attack, was on respiratory support and stable, according to a medical bulletin Saturday. He ... Read more...
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Jyoti Basu conscious, stable
January 2nd, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Jyoti Basu, who was hospitalised with a pneumonia attack, was stable Saturday and responding well to treatment, a hospital official said.
The 96-year-old ... Read more...
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Narendra Modi down with swine flu, isolated for a week (Second Lead)
October 30th, 2009 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Oct 30 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is down with swine flu, doctors said Friday, two days after his return from Russia. He has been quarantined for a week, ... Read more...
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New weight-loss fad uses tongue patches that make eating painful
September 22nd, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sep 22 (ANI): A new drastic weight-loss fad has come up that involves the insertion of patches on the tongues, which in turn makes eating a painful experience.According to the Chugay ... Read more...
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Three-day-old with protruding heart battles for life
August 29th, 2009 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) A three-day-old boy born with his heart outside the chest -- "a rarest of rare defects" -- continued to battle for life at the All India Institute ... Read more...
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Jyoti Basu stable, brain scan shows old clot reducing (Lead)
July 13th, 2009 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) Veteran Marxist leader and former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu, who was admitted to hospital after he fell unconscious Sunday, is stable. He underwent a brain ... Read more...
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Jyoti Basu in hospital, condition stable (Second Lead)
July 12th, 2009 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) Veteran Marxist leader and former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu, 96, fell unconscious Sunday and was admitted to a private hospital here following gastro-intestinal complications. The ... Read more...
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Playwright Habib Tanvir’s condition improving: doctors
May 14th, 2009 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, May 14 (IANS) The condition of veteran theatre personality Habib Tanvir, who was admitted to a private hospital here in critical condition after developing respiratory problems, is fast improving, doctors said ... Read more...
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Lindsay Lohan’s not on liquid diet, say her rep
April 3rd, 2009 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 3 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan's representative has denied that the actress is on a liquid diet.The rep was reacting to reports that Lohan's willowy figure was a result of ... Read more...
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Malegaon accused Sadhvi Pragnya hospitalised
March 26th, 2009 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) Sadhvi Pragnya Singh Thakur, one of the 11 accused in last year's Malegaon bombing, was rushed to the Sir J.J. Hospital here Thursday evening for certain medical emergencies, ... Read more...
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Golden retriever gives birth to 16 pups in West Bengal
March 25th, 2009 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) A two-and-a-half-year-old dog of a West Bengal couple has given birth to 16 puppies and a doctor Wednesday said it was one of the rarest cases in veterinary ... Read more...
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Second-hand smoke, alcohol combo significantly ups liver disease risk
February 4th, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 4 (ANI): A combo of second-hand smoke exposure and alcohol significantly raises the risk of liver disease and is deadlier than the individual exposure risks, according to researchers at ... Read more...
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PM making steady progress, put on semi-solid diet (Second Lead)
January 26th, 2009 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been making steady progress after his coronary bypass surgery and was put on semi-solid diet, an official said Monday, adding that Singh ... Read more...
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PM makes makes ‘excellent progress’, thanks nation for wishes (Lead)
January 26th, 2009 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been making a speedy recovery after his coronoary bypass surgery, an official statement said Monday, adding that he has thanked the people ... Read more...
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