Scams will impact foreign investments: CII
August 24th, 2012 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 24 (IANS) The various scams hogging media headlines will impact foreign investments in India, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) president Adi Godrej said Friday.And for the sentiment to ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
BMW case: Police plea for test identification rejected
May 17th, 2012 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, May 17 (IANS) A court here Thursday rejected the police plea demanding test identification parade of Suraj Sehrawat, the main accused in the May 5 BMW hit-and-run case in ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Apex court grants bail to Chisti, appreciates India-Pakistan bonhomie (Lead)
April 9th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) "Let there be more such good news", the apex court commented Monday on the bonhomie between India and Pakistan during the visit of Pakistani ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
ULFA claims minister is ex-member
December 18th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Dec 18 (IANS) The militant-politician nexus in Assam once again hit the headlines with an outlawed separatist group claiming that a senior minister was one of its former ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
One day, my fight will also be recognised: Irom Sharmila
August 30th, 2011 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Aug 30 (IANS) Irom Sharmila, on a hunger strike for the past 11 years, Tuesday said a day would come when her fight against rights violations by security ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
‘Media ignores Irom Sharmila but focusses on Hazare’
August 21st, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Aug 21 (IANS) Civil rights campaigners in Manipur are upset with the mainstream Indian media for blowing up activist Anna Hazare's anti-graft fast that entered its sixth day Sunday ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Obama was taunted for his ‘big ears’ as a child
March 11th, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar. 11 (ANI): U.S. President Barack Obama has confessed that he was taunted as a kid over his "big ears" and his unusual name.Participating in a White House summit on ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Aarushi-Hemraj murders - Timeline
February 9th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The double murders of of 14-year-old Aarushi Talwar and her family's domestic help Hemraj in the national capital's satellite town of Noida shocked Indians and dominated ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
David Arquette Admits to Fling with Waitress Jasmine Waltz
October 14th, 2010 - 10:32 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new revelation has made to to the surface in the story of David Arquette and Courteney Cox’s separation. While a statement which was released by the ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Despite 9/11 rant, Ahmadinejad hopes nuclear programme talks will restart by October
September 25th, 2010 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Sept 25 (ANI): Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has reportedly dismissed criticisms over his speech at the United Nations, in which he asserted that most people believed the United States orchestrated the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Pop singer Eddie Fisher dies at age 82
September 24th, 2010 - 10:14 pm ICT by BNO News
LOS ANGELES (BNO NEWS) -- Singer Eddie Fisher on Wednesday died at age 82 after having complications with a recent hip surgery, the singer's family members said Thursday.Fisher, born in Philadelphia, ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
1500 Homes Evacuated: Herriman, Utah Fire Caused by Nat’l Guard Training
September 20th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) At least four homes have been destroyed and over 1500 more evacuated because of the 3500 acre fire which is raging in Herriman, Utah which was said ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Montgomerie doubts ‘mentally out of it’ Woods’ chances of playing Ryder Cup
August 7th, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 7 (ANI): Europe's Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie has said that No.1 golfer Tiger Woods has lost the plot mentally and has raised doubts about the American's chances of ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Shanghai fails to show up in campaign against prostitution in China
August 3rd, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, August 3 (ANI): Shanghai has failed to show up in a high-profile nationwide campaign against prostitution among a roster of 26 Chinese cities, giving rise to speculations that the local police ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Aarushi murder remains a mystery two years on
May 16th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) It was a sensational murder that shocked the country and dominated media headlines and drawing room conversations for weeks. But two years on, the murder of ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Tharoor hits out at sensation-seeking media, denies Nehru remarks (Lead)
January 10th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor, who hit the media headlines once again for his reported remarks, this time on Jawaharlal Nehru, Sunday said ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Mohun Bagan take Bhutia case to FIFA’S court
November 5th, 2009 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 5 (IANS) Mohun Bagan have moved world football governing body FIFA challenging the All India Football Federation-appointed arbitrator's decision to allow Bhaichung Bhutia to turn out for arch-rivals East Bengal ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Roberts’ ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ shoot keeps locals out of temple
September 20th, 2009 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Robin Bansal
Pataudi (Haryana), Sep 20 (IANS) Hollywood star Julia Roberts' shooting at an ashram here for "Eat, Pray, Love" is making media headlines but villagers are upset as they are ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Indian media stoked feelings of outrage: Australian envoy
June 13th, 2009 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, June 13 (IANS) Australia's image in India has been damaged after attacks on Indian students, Canberra's envoy to New Delhi John McCarthy has said, adding that "India's voracious 24-hour cable ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Australia’s image in India damaged by attacks on Indian students: McCarthy
June 13th, 2009 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 13 (ANI): The Australian High Commissioner in New Delhi, John McCarthy, has said that his country's relationship with India has been damaged by attacks on Indian students, and it ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Nabbed official tried to send arms to militants in India: Dhaka
May 4th, 2009 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 4 (IANS) Bangladesh authorities have nabbed a former senior official of the National Security Intelligence (NSI) agency and charged him with providing transport and equipment for an illegal arms consignment ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Dungeon dad ”expects to die in jail”
March 7th, 2009 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 7 (ANI): Austrian incest fiend Josef Fritzl, who locked his daughter in a cellar for 24 years and fathered seven children with her, expects to spend the rest of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
HR activists in Pak hurt at anti-women leaders induction into federal cabinet
November 12th, 2008 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 12 (ANI): The inclusion of two new ministers, who in the past faced charges of exhibiting brutal attitude towards women, has drawn huge criticism in Pakistani political circles. The ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Earth headed for an ecological “credit crunch”
October 29th, 2008 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 29 (ANI): A report issued by conservation groups has determined that the planet is headed for an ecological "credit crunch".
According to a report by BBC News, the document contends ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Sanjeev Nanda did not seek British High Commission help
September 4th, 2008 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Sanjeev Nanda, convicted for mowing down six people under his BMW car, has not sought any help from the British High Commission in India, though he holds ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Biker gang member? Delhi cops can’t tell
July 27th, 2008 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Sahil Makkar
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Delhi Police may claim that serious efforts are on to catch members of a biker gang involved in at least five shootings here this month, ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Political hullabaloo fails to capture Gen X’s interest
July 18th, 2008 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Azera Rahman
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The tricky numbers game in the July 22 trust vote in parliament which will decide the fate of the Manmohan Singh government may be hogging ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Film on murdered journalist Shivani’s life
April 28th, 2008 - 11:54 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, April 28 (IANS) The life of murdered journalist Shivani Bhatnagar would soon be made into a movie "Judgement" starring Sunny Deol and Sameera Reddy, director K.S. Adhiyaman told reporters here Monday. ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Whatever happened to Babubhai Katara human trafficking case?
April 17th, 2008 - 12:16 pm ICT by admin
By Sahil Makkar
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Exactly one year ago, police arrested Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Babubhai Katara for allegedly smuggling out a woman and a boy on the ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Slain crown prince’s love hits Nepal poll trail
March 25th, 2008 - 12:35 pm ICT by admin
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, March 25 (IANS) Six years after she was catapulted into media headlines worldwide following the mysterious massacre of Nepal's royal family in the tightly guarded palace in Kathmandu, the ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |