South Africa declares week of mourning
August 20th, 2012 - 5:58 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Aug 20 (IANS) South African President Jacob Zuma Sunday declared a week-long national mourning after 44 people died during a labour unrest.Thirty-four people were killed in a shootout Thursday ... Read more...
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Maharashtra announces three-day mourning for Deshmukh
August 14th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) The Mahrashtra government Tuesday announced three-day state mourning following the death of union minister and former chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh.However, Governor K. Sankaranarayanan and Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Gurdwara shooting: US officials join prayers at Golden Temple
August 10th, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Aug 10 (IANS) Officials of the US embassy in India Friday attended the prayer service at the Golden Temple here, the holiest of Sikh shrines, for six people ... Read more...
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Tripura CM condoles Lakshmi Sehgal’s death
July 23rd, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 23 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and his Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Monday expressed deep shock over the death of veteran freedom fighter Lakshmi Sehgal."The downtrodden ... Read more...
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Obama to meet shooting victims in Colorado
July 23rd, 2012 - 5:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 23 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Sunday left Washington for Colorado state's Aurora city to meet families of the victims of the deadly shooting in which 12 ... Read more...
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Obama to visit victims of Batman movie shooting
July 22nd, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 22 (IANS) US President Barack Obama will travel to Aurora city in Colorado state to meet the families of victims of Friday's shooting incident where a man ... Read more...
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My religion is music: Manasi Parekh
July 15th, 2012 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) After doing fiction series "Gulaal", Mansi Parekh returns to the small screen as co-host of "Funtakshari". The actress says that she accepted the game ... Read more...
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Nigerian embassies open condolence registers
June 6th, 2012 - 7:42 am ICT by IANS
Abuja, June 6 (IANS) Nigerian embassies abroad have been ordered to open condolence registers for the victims of an air crash three days ago in the country.All 153 people on ... Read more...
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Falling telecom mast kills 2 in southwest Ghana
November 1st, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by BNO News
TAKORADI, GHANA (BNO NEWS) -- Two people were crushed to death on Monday when a telecom mast fell down in the western port city of Takoradi in southwest Ghana, officials said on ... Read more...
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Bell’s batting mentor Abberley passes away, Edgbaston mourns
August 9th, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) England's in-form batsman Ian Bell paid rich tributes to his batting mentor Neal Abberley, who died Monday aged 67.Abberley, who played for Warwickshire from 1964 to ... Read more...
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Ancelotti could drop Torres for Champions League game against Man U
April 12th, 2011 - 8:41 am ICT by ANI
London, Apr. 12 (ANI): Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti may decide to drop 50 million pound striker Fernando Torres for Tuesday night's Champions League quarter-final second-leg against Manchester United. According to The ... Read more...
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50 days between constitution and chaos in Nepal
April 8th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, April 8 (IANS) Bailed out of an unprecedented constitutional crisis last summer, the volatile republic of Nepal began inching towards another dire crisis with only 50 days left between ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh’s three-day mourning for Arjun Singh
March 5th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 5 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has cancelled his 52nd birthday celebrations Saturday as part of the state mourning for former chief minister Arjun ... Read more...
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Pak declares three-day official mourning for assassinated minister
March 3rd, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 3(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani announced three days of official mourning on Thursday for assassinated Minority Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti.Gilani further announced that the national flag will ... Read more...
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WWE Smackdown: Edge’s Belt on the Line
February 12th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Feb 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Alberto Del Rio came out to start off WWE Friday Night Smackdown to speak once again of his destiny. He made a few snide remarks at Aaron Rogers ... Read more...
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World’s ‘oldest beer’ to be analysed, brewed again
February 9th, 2011 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 9 (ANI): Samples of the world's oldest beer-found in 2010-have been taken for a scientific study to be conducted to determine its recipe - and brew it again.In July last ... Read more...
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Singing with Enrique was great: Sunidhi Chauhan (Interview)
February 7th, 2011 - 9:41 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) Bollywood singer Sunidhi Chauhan, known for her versatility, has gone global and recorded a track with Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias. She termed the experience "great" but ... Read more...
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Russia to mourn Wednesday for airport blast victims
January 25th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Authorities in Moscow have declared a day of mourning Wednesday for the victims of a deadly terrorist attack in the capital's Domodedovo airport, a spokesperson announced.At least ... Read more...
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Movie Preview: Mumbai Mast Kallander
January 13th, 2011 - 11:46 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Producer, Director: Aman Mihani,Cast: Mohsin, Muzzi, Shilpa Shukla, Teenu, Taru, Rajesh Vivek, Shanker Sachdev, Ashraf – Ul- Haq, Rajender Sethi.Mumbai Mast Kallander is a story based on the lives of people ... Read more...
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First management aptitude test to be held Feb 20
November 20th, 2010 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 20 (IANS) The All India Management Association (AIMA), the apex body for the management sector, has launched a Management Aptitude and Skills Test (MAST) to evaluate management students across the ... Read more...
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Punjab declares two-day mourning for S.S. Ray
November 7th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 7 (IANS) The Punjab government Sunday declared state mourning Nov 7-8 as a mark of respect to former governor Siddhartha Shankar Ray who died in Kolkata Saturday following illness.A Punjab ... Read more...
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Longoria Parker falls asleep during date with hubby
October 10th, 2010 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 10 (IANS) Actress Eva Longoria Parker reportedly fell asleep during a dinner date with her husband Tony Parker.The "Desperate Housewives" beauty was so exhausted at the Pizzeria Mozza in Los ... Read more...
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AIMA to start new test to evaluate B-school students
September 21st, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) The All India Management Association (AIMA) will hold a new online test in February next year to evaluate B-School students on their employability in line with the current ... Read more...
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Victims of the Manila bus hijack incident still grapple with the tragedy that killed 8 people
August 26th, 2010 - 1:51 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Manila, Aug 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The hostage drama that ended in a bloodbath in Manila has left the survivors traumatized as they returned to their home country of Hong Kong on Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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Musician Charles Haddon killed himself “fearing he had crippled a fan”
August 24th, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, August 24 (ANI): Pop singer Charles Haddon committed suicide fearing that he had crippled a fan during a stage-dive, it has emerged.Haddon, lead singer of British band Ou Est Le Swimming ... Read more...
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British pop singer commits suicide at 22
August 22nd, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 22 (ANI): A British pop singer has apparently killed himself by leaping from a satellite mast.Charles Haddon, 22, frontman for Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, had just played at the ... Read more...
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University Of Georgia Tops Princeton Review’s “Top Party Schools” List
August 17th, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Aug 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The University of Georgia has topped, but on a chart from which most of the Universities would like to stay away from. The now infamous Princeton ... Read more...
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Chinese media turns black-and-white to mourn mudslide deaths
August 15th, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 15 (IANS) Online versions of major Chinese newspapers including China Daily, Global Times, People's Daily and Shanghai Daily wore a black-and-white look Sunday to mourn the over 1,200 deaths in ... Read more...
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China mudslide death toll crosses 1200 mark
August 14th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.14 (ANI): Over 1,200 people have been confirmed dead and over 500 others are still missing nearly a week after devastating weekend mudslides in northwest China.A Xinhua news agency report ... Read more...
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“And Once Again Is Not My Comeback Movie”: Antara Mali
August 2nd, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 2, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Antara Mali of Mast and Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon is set to make a comeback with And Once Again, a forthcoming film by ... Read more...
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‘And Once Again’ not my comeback film: Antara Mali
July 31st, 2010 - 9:53 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Glamorous Antara Mali, who has gone bald for Amol Palekar's forthcoming film "And Once Again", admits it wasn't easy shaving her head. Last seen on the ... Read more...
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Emraan Hashmi Has A Robert De Niro Connection
July 29th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 29, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): "Isse kehte hain ghoda' and so said Sanjay Dutt in Vaastav, a dialogue that has managed a cult status for itself in the decade gone ... Read more...
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Boat made of plastic bottles completes Pacific tour
July 26th, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 26 (ANI): The Plastiki, a boat made out of 12,500 recycled plastic bottles, completed its tour after it docked at the Sydney Harbour.The boat spent four difficult months crossing the ... Read more...
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Whale crashes whale-watching party off South Africa
July 22nd, 2010 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Cape Town, July 21 (DPA) A whale-watching expedition off the South African coast took a dramatic turn when a more than 10-metre-long whale crashed itself onto the deck of the yacht following ... Read more...
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40-ton whale lands on yacht during Cape Town sailing trip
July 21st, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 21 (ANI): A couple on a Cape Town sailing trip was left stunned when a 40-ton whale crash-landed on their 33ft yacht.Ralph Mothes, 59, and Paloma Werner, 50, were ... Read more...
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