Rajesh Khanna was destined to be superstar, says Dimple (Lead)
August 18th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) For the first time after Rajesh Khanna's death, his estranged wife Dimple Kapadia opened up about the time she spent with him. She said he ... Read more...
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Rajesh Khanna was destined to be superstar: Dimple Kapadia
August 18th, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Actress Dimple Kapadia has for the first time spoken about yesteryear superstar Rajesh Khanna after his death. She says he was special and destined to ... Read more...
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U-19: Australia, Pakistan, Windies win
August 13th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Townsville (Australia), Aug 13 (IANS) Competition heavyweights Australia, the West Indies and Pakistan swept aside their rivals from qualifying nations, while Sri Lanka got their campaign back on track in ... Read more...
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15 Indians killed as jeep falls into Nepal river (Second Lead)
July 28th, 2012 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 28 (IANS) As many as 15 Indian pilgrims, including four children, were killed and two injured Saturday when their jeep veered off the road and fell into a ... Read more...
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PM quotes Iqbal in Rajya Sabha (Lead)
March 21st, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday quoted lines of famous poet Muhammad Iqbal to retiring members of the Rajya Sabha."I have seen many fine members ... Read more...
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PM quotes Iqbal in Rajya Sabha
March 21st, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Wednesday quoted lines of famous poet Muhammad Iqbal to retiring members of the Rajya Sabha."I have seen many fine members in this ... Read more...
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Indian women beat Bahrain 3-1, win football series
September 24th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Indian women defeated Bahrain 3-1 in their last match to win the three-match international series 2-1.According to information received here, Kamala Devi (25th), Pinky Bompal ... Read more...
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Bihar court seeks arrest of 11 Nepali Maoist leaders
September 15th, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 15 (IANS) A Bihar court Thursday issued arrest warrant against 11 Nepali Maoist leaders including a former minister, at least six sitting MPs and other senior leaders, a ... Read more...
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Scrap court verdict against Nepal Maoists, Bhattarai tells India
September 13th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 13 (IANS) As outrage grew in his party over an Indian court sentencing 11 of its leaders to imprisonment, Nepal's new Maoist Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai Tuesday held ... Read more...
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Indian court sentencing Nepal’s Maoists causes ripples
September 12th, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 12 (IANS) The reported ruling by an Indian court slapping 11 Nepali Maoist leaders with prison and other punishments has created ripples in Nepal.The Patna High Court in ... Read more...
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Two Nepalis held with 2 kg hashish
June 18th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Two Nepali nationals were arrested from south Delhi for drug trafficking, and 2 kg charas (hashish) was recovered from them, police said Saturday.The accused have ... Read more...
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Nepal Christians fight against grave injustice
January 28th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 28 (IANS) When Nepali boxer Raju Budha Magar received a killer punch on the head during a tourney in central Nepal earlier this month and fell in the ... Read more...
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Guinness gives best Dussehra gift to Nepali teen
October 14th, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Oct 14 (IANS) Organisers had a tough time controlling the crowds and photographers at a hotel in Nepal's picturesque Pokhara city Thursday as local lad and now, a global ... Read more...
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World’s shortest man faces challenge from world’s shortest teenager
September 7th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 7 (ANI): The world's shortest man at the moment is facing fierce competition from the world's shortest teenager.Edward Nino Hernandez, 24, from Bogota, Colombia, who stands at just 27-inches, won ... Read more...
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Colombian man - Edward Nino Hernandez is the world’s shortest man
September 7th, 2010 - 12:58 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Bogota, Sep 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The world has a new shortest man after the death of China’s He Pingping. Officials from Guinness World Records spotted the Colombian man after the death ... Read more...
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World’s shortest man is Colombian, measures 27 inches
September 6th, 2010 - 11:49 pm ICT by BNO News
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (BNO NEWS) -- A Colombian on Monday was confirmed as the world's shortest man, measuring 70 centimeters (27 inches) tall.
Edward Niño Hernandez, 24, who has not grown since ... Read more...
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At 27in tall, 24-yr-old Colombian is world’s tiniest living man
September 6th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 6 (ANI): A 24-year-old Colombian has been named the world's shortest man - 27 inches tall.Edward Nino Hernandez weighs just 22lbs and has just been officially certified as the world's ... Read more...
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Miss Nepal faces old nemesis Ms Maoist
August 11th, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 11 (IANS) Though struggling for more than a month to form a new government, Nepal's Maoist party however indicated Wednesday that they remained unwavering about a secondary target: ... Read more...
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Nepal in fresh Dalai Lama row
June 11th, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 11 (IANS) As Nepal stepped up its crackdown on Tibetan refugees under pressure from China, the ruling alliance was left red-faced after its MPs were found to have gone ... Read more...
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Nepal Army in fresh row
December 28th, 2009 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Dec 28 (IANS) Nepal's controversial army, which tarnished its image by siding with deposed king Gyanendra during his bloodless coup four years ago, finds itself in a fresh row ... Read more...
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World’s smallest man still ‘too young’ for title, says Guinness
October 17th, 2009 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 17 (ANI): The 22-inch tall Nepali teenager will have to wait for at least another year to be crowned the world's smallest man, as the Guinness has estimated that he ... Read more...
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“I have no qualms doing steamy sequences” -Shweta Agarwal
September 16th, 2009 - 7:54 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Fit and fat girl of "Dekho Magar Pyar Se' serial, Shweta Agarwal is ready to sizzle once again on silver screen. Though her first forgetful romantic film "Tandoori Love' failed to give ... Read more...
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US sends envoy to Nepal
June 12th, 2009 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 12 (IANS) The new Barack Obama government sent its first envoy to Nepal Friday with US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert O. Blake arriving here ... Read more...
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3 killed in Nepal as festival truce ends (Second Lead)
October 14th, 2008 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Oct 14 (IANS) A blast in a market in southern Nepal Tuesday, the last day of a long Hindu festival celebrated throughout the Himalayan republic, killed three people and signified the ... Read more...
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3 killed in Nepal as festival truce ends (Lead)
October 14th, 2008 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Oct 14 (IANS) A blast in a market in southern Nepal Tuesday, the last day of a long Hindu festival celebrated throughout the Himalayan republic, killed three people and signified the ... Read more...
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A day after the medal, Sushil stays as unassuming
August 21st, 2008 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 21 (IANS) No mobiles and no milling crowds around. Just a few mediamen, asking him about the 'Day After'. And he himself came to the Media Centre to meet - ... Read more...
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Palace massacre: now eyewitness claims Dipendra was killed first (Lead)
July 23rd, 2008 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 23 (IANS) Was crown prince Dipendra wrongly implicated for the 2001 palace massacre that wiped out the royal family to protect the real assassins? A Nepali tabloid claimed ... Read more...
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Report revives Nepal royal family massacre controversy
July 23rd, 2008 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 23 (IANS) As the Himalayan republic of Nepal Wednesday sought to remove the last vestige of its 239-year-old monarchy by appointing its first president as head of state, ... Read more...
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Tibetans hail Nepal’s release of three jailed leaders
July 8th, 2008 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 8 (IANS) Tibetans in Kathmandu Tuesday hailed the release of three jailed community leaders, including two women, after Nepal's Supreme Court ordered the government of Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala ... Read more...
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Nepal Supreme Court directs Koirala Government to free detained Tibetans
July 8th, 2008 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, July 8 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Nepal has ordered the government to release two Nepalis and a Tibetan refugee who were arrested on charges of engaging in anti-China activity. ... Read more...
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Amar Singh gets poetic about meeting with Sonia (Political Prattle)
July 7th, 2008 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Political crises can also inspire poetry. Ask Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh, who used the words of an old Hindi film song to describe his meeting ... Read more...
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Man punches leopard in the eye in Bengal forest
March 24th, 2008 - 1:09 pm ICT by admin
Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) A 68-year-old man survived a fight with a leopard in a West Bengal tiger reserve after he injured the animal with a rain of blows on its face ... Read more...
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Nepal’s Supreme Court rejects plea for holding polls on Nov 22
November 16th, 2007 - 4:24 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, Nov 16 (ANI): Nepal's Supreme Court has rejected the plea seeking issuing of directions to the government to hold elections on the earlier decided date of November 22.
The single judge apex ... Read more...
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