‘Madam Speedy’ looking for Olympic glory
July 12th, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 12 (IANS) Tameka Williams, the sprinter from the tiny Caribbean islands of St. Kitts and Nevis, will travel to the London Olympic Games with hopes of making her ... Read more...
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Rude flight attendants could be good thing, for a change (The Funny Side)
June 29th, 2012 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
As we begin our descent, all passengers should stow their tray tables and shut their stupid mouths. A Japanese low-cost airline offers something truly unusual: rude flight attendants. The customer relationship ... Read more...
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Mass wedding is national tradition, says UAE minister
June 28th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, June 28 (IANS/WAM) Mass wedding is the UAE's national tradition, said Interior Minister General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan.The minister was speaking at a mass wedding ceremony ... Read more...
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Sangma appeals to NDA allies for support (Lead)
June 21st, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Soon after the BJP Thursday announced its support to P.A. Sangma in the presidential poll, the former Lok Sabha speaker appealed to NDA allies ... Read more...
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I’m very much in presidential race: Sangma
June 21st, 2012 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Soon after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday announced its support to P.A. Sangma for the presidential poll, the former Lok Sabha speaker said ... Read more...
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Will do everything to get Hikaka released: Patnaik
April 16th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday said his government will do everything for the release of Biju Janata Dal party legislator Jhina Hikaka, who was ... Read more...
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US officers trying to find Madam Anna Gristina’s accomplices
March 8th, 2012 - 11:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Manhattan, Mar 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) US law enforcement officers are still trying to identify the “high-placed” accomplices who helped Anna Gristina ran a multi-million dollar prostitution empire in the country.
Gristina is ... Read more...
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Kudankulam activists brief Jayalalithaa on hazards, seek new panel (Second Lead)
February 29th, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday assured a delegation of anti-Kudankalam protesters that she would study their report on the risks from the power ... Read more...
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Activists brief Jayalalithaa on Kudankulam hazards (Lead)
February 29th, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday assured a delegation of anti-Kudankalam protesters that that she would study their report on the risks from the power ... Read more...
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Activists brief Jayalalithaa on Kudankulam risks
February 29th, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday assured a delegation from the People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE), who briefed her about the risks of the ... Read more...
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PM’s statement shocked Telangana people, says Congress MP
November 13th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 13 (IANS) A Congress member of parliament from Telangana Sunday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement on a separate Telangana state has shocked the people of the ... Read more...
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Orissa heralds Odisha with state holiday
November 5th, 2011 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 4 (IANS) Orissa declared Saturday a state holiday after President Pratibha Patil gave her assent to a bill to change name of the state to Odisha, official ... Read more...
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Modi fasts again, Congress dismissive
October 16th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dwaraka (Gujarat), Oct 16 (IANS) Continuing with his recent 'sadbhavana' (amity) mission, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi observed a day-long fast in this pilgrimage town Sunday to counter the ... Read more...
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Gurung asks Mamata for Rs.1,000 crore quake aid
October 11th, 2011 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, Oct 10 (IANS) Describing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as a mother to the people of the Darjeeling hills, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) president Bimal Gurung Monday ... Read more...
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Victims’ kin turn wrath on journalists now
September 8th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) After politicians, it is now the turn of journalists to face the wrath of relatives of the victims of Wednesday's blast at the Delhi High ... Read more...
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Text of PM’s speech in Lok Sabha during debate on corruption
August 25th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Following is the text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's speech in the Lok Sabha Thursdasy during the debate on corruption:
Hon. Speaker Madam, I am ... Read more...
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Helena Bonham Carter in talks for ‘The Lone Ranger’
July 21st, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, July 21 (IANS) Actress Helena Bonham Carter is in talks to work with actor Johnny Depp in Disney's "The Lone Ranger".Depp will play Tonto opposite Armie Hammer's ... Read more...
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Anand excited about playing in front of home crowd
July 13th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 13 (IANS) Viswanathan Anand is obviously excited at the prospects of playing a World Championship title match in his home town here next year when he faces challenger ... Read more...
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‘Mappillai’ a sloppy remake (Tamil Moview Review)
April 10th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Mappillai"; Cast: Dhanush, Manisha Koirala, Hansika Motwani, Vivek, Ashish Vidyarthi and others; Music: Mani Sharma; Director: Suraaj; Producer: Sun Pictures; Rating: **Finally, the 2011 "Mappillai" is here. The Dhanush-starrer is ... Read more...
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Berlusconi ‘promised Anglo-Italian ‘bunga bunga madam’ seat in Parliament’
April 6th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 6 (ANI): It has emerged that scandal-hit Silvio Berlusconi promised a regional councilor, accused of hiring hookers for his infamous 'bunga bunga' parties, a seat in Parliament.Anglo-Italian former dental hygenist ... Read more...
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Joe Brooks, Eliot Spitzer two of Manhattan Madam’s worst clients
February 9th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): Composer Joseph Brooks, who won an Oscar for composing 'You Light Up My Life', has been revealed to have been an avid but deeply troublesome customer of the ... Read more...
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Charlie Sheen ‘wanted to release his own porn franchise’
February 4th, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 04 (ANI): A porn star has claimed that Charlie Sheen once joked about releasing his own porn franchise called 'Charlie's Devils'.The porn star also claimed that she supplied "hundreds" ... Read more...
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Lapang’s name proposed for gubernatorial post
January 23rd, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 23 (IANS) The Congress in Meghalaya has proposed the name of former chief minister D.D. Lapang, a party stalwart, for a gubernatorial post to avoid a political row in ... Read more...
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I want to follow Jaganmohan Reddy: Congress legislator
January 11th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) She may be a Congress legislator but actress Jayasudha stated categorically Tuesday that her loyalties lay with Jaganmohan Reddy, former Congress MP and son of her ... Read more...
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Oprah Winfrey: ‘Ruined’ Gives Her Another Big Screen Opportunity!
December 11th, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Following these performances, Oprah again got busy with her chat show ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ and other ventures. Later, she lent her voice for 2006 film 'Charlotte’s Web', 2007 film 'Bee ... Read more...
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Winfrey to play brothel madam
December 9th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 9 (IANS) Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has been roped in to play a brothel madam in the big screen adaptation of Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer prize-winning book "Ruined".The novel ... Read more...
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Full text of Jaganmohan Reddy’s letter to Sonia Gandhi
November 29th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 29 (IANS) The following is the text of an open letter written by Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy to Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday while resigning from the Congress party and ... Read more...
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Andhra CM Kiran Reddy in Delhi to discuss state cabinet with Sonia Gandhi
November 27th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.27 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy arrived in New Delhi on Saturday to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi and other senior party leaders.Reddy said that he ... Read more...
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Mayawati inspires Neha Dhupia
November 27th, 2010 - 1:22 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Nov 26 (IANS) Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia says she took inspiration from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati to get her regional dialect right for her role of a female gangster in ... Read more...
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Spitzer’s Manhattan madam Kristin Davis gets early end to probation
November 10th, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Nov 10 (ANI): A week after former Manhattan madam Kristin Davis lost her bid for governor, Supreme Court Justice Thomas Farber agreed to put an early end to her probation ... Read more...
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My ‘Action Replayy’ role wasn’t bad when offered: Neha Dhupia
November 10th, 2010 - 10:28 am ICT by IANS
By Dibyojyoti Baksi
Mumbai, Nov 10 (IANS) Actress Neha Dhupia is seen in an insignificant role in director Vipul Shah's just released "Action Replayy", but the actress dismisses it saying the part wasn't ... Read more...
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Obama meeting with BJP leaders yet to be finalised
November 1st, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) meetings with US President Barack Obama, whose India visit begins Nov 6, are yet to be finalised, party leaders said ... Read more...
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Helen Mirren taking her clothes off even at 65
October 24th, 2010 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 24 (ANI): Thirty years after Dame Helen Mirren bared all in 'Caligula', the 65-year-old has stripped off again as a brothel madam in 'Love Ranch'.The woman, whose fans list ... Read more...
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Jimmy McMillan Steals Show For Independent Party
October 21st, 2010 - 2:25 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The governor’s debate which was held this week was planned to be a clash between the two major party candidates for governor, Democrat Andrew Cuomo and Republican Carl ... Read more...
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Neha Dhupia makes her singing debut
October 19th, 2010 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 19 (IANS) Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia, who recently recorded a song with singer Kailash Kher for her forthcoming comedy caper "Phas Gaye Re Obama", is excited to make her debut ... Read more...
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