First Test: India four wickets away from win (Tea Report)
August 26th, 2012 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 26 (IANS) India claimed five wickets in the afternoon session to restrict New Zealand to 146/6 at tea on the fourth day of the first cricket Test ... Read more...
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When Prince Charles turned into TV weatherman
May 11th, 2012 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 11 (IANS) Prince Charles gave TV viewers in Scotland a shock when he became a news weatherman.The royal was touring BBC Scotland's Pacific Quay headquarters when he was ... Read more...
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Hindu or Christian, for Kerala kids it’s Vidyarambham
October 6th, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 6 (IANS) In a ceremony called "Vidyarambham", thousands of tiny tots in Kerala were Thursday initiated into the world of learning - originally a Hindu practice that has ... Read more...
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India facing a series whitewash (Lead)
August 21st, 2011 - 2:32 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 21 (IANS) India find themselves facing the ignominy of a whitewash after England seamers ripped through the top order to leave the visitors struggling at 103/5 at ... Read more...
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Rain wrecks Windsor Park debut
July 7th, 2011 - 8:19 am ICT by IANS
Roseau (Dominica), July 6 (IANS/CMC) West Indies were offered temporary reprieve in the third and final cricket Test against India Wednesday, after persistent rain wrecked Windsor Park's inauguration.The hosts found themselves ... Read more...
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India take control of first Test vs. West Indies
June 22nd, 2011 - 9:41 am ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica), June 22 (IANS) India took control of the first Test against the West Indies as they were 164 runs ahead with seven wickets in hand at the ... Read more...
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Ramdev being taken to Hardwar: Pillai
June 5th, 2011 - 10:39 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Home Secretary G.K. Pillai Sunday said yoga guru Baba Ramdev was being taken to his ashram in Hardwar after police in a midnight action quelled ... Read more...
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Kids’ meals consisting of white potatoes are rich in nutrients
April 12th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 12 (ANI): A new research has suggested that consumption of white potatoes (non-fried) by children does not displace other vegetables from their meals.Instead, it makes their diet rich in nutrients ... Read more...
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Double murder-accused US official enjoying special treatment in Pak jail
February 13th, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 13(ANI): Double murder-accused US official Raymond Davis spent a relaxed first day in the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore, where he has been remanded in judicial custody until February 25, ... Read more...
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Twitter users blame Ponting for a multitude of sins.
December 29th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Dec. 29 (ANI): Not only does he have to contend with becoming the first Australian cricket captain to lose the Ashes three times, but now Ricky Ponting is being blamed for ... Read more...
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Taylor Lautner And Dakota Fanning Relish On Chicken Fingers At Raising Cane’s
December 22nd, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
If you go by the headline then you might end up concluding that Twilight stars Taylor Lautner and Dakota Fanning were on a date! However, it’s nothing like that because ... Read more...
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At least 27 killed, 100 injured in Bangladesh factory fire
December 14th, 2010 - 11:55 pm ICT by BNO News
DHAKA, BANGLADESH (BNO NEWS) -- At least 27 people were killed on Tuesday and over 100 others were injured when a fire broke out at a factory near Dhaka, the capital city ... Read more...
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Mumbai cop shoots himself dead
December 13th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 13 (IANS) An assistant commissioner of police (ACP) shot himself dead in his office here Monday afternoon, police said.Baburao Gaikwad of Dahisar division, in northwest Mumbai, shot himself in the ... Read more...
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Coffee machine explodes in Britain, seven hurt
September 15th, 2010 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 15 (IANS) A coffee machine exploded at a supermarket cafe in Britain, injuring seven people.
The explosion was so powerful that it hurled the machine across the room and it slammed ... Read more...
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Is Breakfast The Most Important Meal Of The Day? Yes, Say Experts
September 10th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Sep 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) With the urban eating habits changing quickly, it is important for the people to understand the importance of each of the important and conventional meals of ... Read more...
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One In A Million Musicians
July 27th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 27, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Tring.....Tring...... "Hello can I please speak to producer Jay Tank" (From the other side) "Yes Jay speaking", "Sir we have come to know from our ... Read more...
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Foxconn India plant shut down after toxic gas leak (Lead)
July 25th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 25 (IANS) Mobile phone accessory maker Foxconn India's plant at Sunguvarchatram, around 45 km from here, has been shut down following a gas leak late Friday.
The Tamil Nadu government has ... Read more...
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Foxconn India plant shut down following toxic gas leak
July 25th, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 25 (IANS) Mobile phone accessory maker Foxconn India's plant at Sunguvarchatram, around 45 km from here, has been shut down following a gas leak late Friday.
The Tamil Nadu government has ... Read more...
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Ashley Cole, Wright-Phillips’s 12-hour booze bender
July 14th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 14 (ANI): England footballers Ashley Cole and Shaun Wright-Philips spent 8000 pounds in a few hours of boozing at a LA nightclub while fans mourned the exit of England in ... Read more...
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Mohit Sehgal Enjoying The Trouble!
July 12th, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 12, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Mohit Sehgal a.k.a Samrat of "Mile Jab Hum Tum' (Star One) is nowadays seen in a new avatar where he has taken a new attire to ... Read more...
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Woman lawyer murdered in Karnataka High Court (Lead)
July 8th, 2010 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 8 (IANS) A woman lawyer was stabbed to death allegedly by her male colleague in the Karnataka High Court premises Thursday over a failed love affair, police said.
The attacker identified ... Read more...
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Nationwide stir: Maharashtra grinds to a halt (Lead)
July 5th, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Nearly 100 flights were cancelled, most schools and offices remained shut while bus and rail services were disrupted in large parts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, Monday due ... Read more...
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Six injured in chimney collapse (Lead, superseding earlier story)
May 24th, 2010 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 24 (IANS) At least six people were injured, including two grievously, when a 540 feet-tall chimney of a 500 MW thermal power station collapsed in Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh's ... Read more...
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Herbal pill can cut your appetite by a fifth: Study
March 27th, 2010 - 4:02 am ICT by IANS
London, March 27 (IANS) Women can cut their daily calorie intake by almost a fifth if they simply take a herbal diet pill, a research reveals.
The supplement has also been shown to ... Read more...
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Passport office staff demonstrate against outsourcing
March 2nd, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Employees of passport offices across the country Tuesday demonstrated for an hour during the lunch break, protesting against the government's move to involve a private firm ... Read more...
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‘Holiday’ protest by passport office employees
February 28th, 2010 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 27 (IANS) Employees of Regional Passport Office (RPO) here Saturday staged a protest against the privatisation of their work by working on a holiday.
"This is the beginning of our protest ... Read more...
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Shahid gets surprise party on 29th birthday (Film Snippets)
February 25th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor, who turned 29 Thursday, was given a surprise birthday party by his family and friends.
"I was given a surprise birthday party and ... Read more...
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Action against 20 engineering students for ragging
January 28th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 28 (IANS) Authorities of the premier Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) here Thursday said they have "taken action" against 20 second year students accused of ragging their juniors.
The ... Read more...
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Perth Test: Watson charged with poor behaviour
December 20th, 2009 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Perth (Australia), Dec. 20 (ANI): Australian all-rounder Shane Watson became the fourth player to be charged for poor behaviour during an ill-tempered third Test following his unsightly celebration of the wicket of ... Read more...
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When north meets south for lunch in London Dreams
October 30th, 2009 - 9:51 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
The shoot of London Dreams is packed with pleasant memories for Asin. The actress along with the others enjoyed her lunch breaks during the shooting of the film. "It had become ... Read more...
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Veggie Ratan caught with a bird in her mouth!
July 28th, 2009 - 9:05 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Ratan aka Laliya of Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo is a hard-core vegetarian. But a weird incident took place on the sets of the show, due to which the poor ... Read more...
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Workplace e-mail intervention program is an effective way to get healthy
May 19th, 2009 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 19 (ANI): A new study has suggested that an e-mail intervention program is an effective way to significantly improve diet and physical activity by helping people move more, sit less, ... Read more...
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Suicide bombing kills 18 in Iraq military base (Second Lead)
April 16th, 2009 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Ramadi (Iraq), April 16 (Xinhua) The death toll from a suicide bombing inside a military base in central Iraq Thursday rose to 18 with 53 soldiers injured, a military source said.
"The latest ... Read more...
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Recalling Jamshedpur riots of 1979
April 12th, 2009 - 1:34 am ICT by admin
By Kashif-ul-Huda, CNSThis month in the year 1979, the Hindu-Muslim violence in Jamshedpur took the lives of 108 people. The number of dead could have easily been 114, but as it turned ... Read more...
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Cosmetic surgery clinics in UK are criticized using misleading sale techniques
September 19th, 2008 - 7:33 pm ICT by Bupha Ravirot
Models with "anatomically impossible" breasts to seduce female clients to undergo cosmetic surgery that creates "unrealistic expectations", should be banned said the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons.The BAAPS said advertising using ... Read more...
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