India lowers taxes on overseas borrowings
September 21st, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The government Friday reduced tax on overseas borrowings by domestic companies to five percent from 20 percent so that local companies could easily raise funds ... Read more...
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Gaga to publish her diaries
September 21st, 2012 - 3:44 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 21 (IANS) Pop star Lady Gaga, who keeps a detailed record of her life on the road as a memento to hand down to her children in ... Read more...
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Three held for murder of Amrita Pritam’s son
September 20th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) Three people, including a woman, were arrested and a minor boy detained Thursday in connection with the murder of writer-poet Amrita Pritam's son Navraj Kwatra here ... Read more...
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I want to take up acting: Choreographer Terence Lewis
September 14th, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 14 (IANS) Terence Lewis says it's time to do something new and he is keen to enter the realm of acting. The choreographer is looking for unconventional roles ... Read more...
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Bus unions demand immediate fare hike
September 14th, 2012 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 14 (IANS) In the wake of the abrupt Rs.5 hike in diesel prices, bus and minibus operators in West Bengal Friday threatened to go on an indefinite strike ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama asks people to live healthy
September 13th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) With obesity turning out to be a growing concern, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Thursday urged people to lead a healthy life."Common man sacrifices ... Read more...
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Mike Tyson now wants to dance and sing
September 13th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 13 (IANS) Retired boxer Mike Tyson, who made a cameo in "The Hangover" as himself, wants to branch out to musicals and try a new career in ... Read more...
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More than awards, Ranbir wants lot of people to see ‘Barfi!’
September 13th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Sep 13 (IANS) What are Ranbir Kapoor's expectations from "Barfi!"? The Bollywood heartthrob says the biggest reward would be if audiences appreciate the film by thronging the movie ... Read more...
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Congress slams Trinamool, says it can go alone in Bengal
September 12th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 12 (IANS) Alleging that alliance partner Trinamool Congress was trying to politically finish off the Congress in West Bengal, the party's state unit Wednesday said it was capable ... Read more...
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Miley Cyrus’ stalker arrested
September 11th, 2012 - 3:26 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 11 (IANS) A 40-year-old man claiming to be married to Pop sensation Miley Cyrus has been arrested at her home.Jason Luis Rivera, who claims to have ... Read more...
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Russia to spend $21 bn on space industry
September 11th, 2012 - 2:42 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will spend 670 billion rubles ($21 billion) to develop its space industry in the coming years, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Monday."This is big ... Read more...
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Speed-detecting cameras help save lives: UAE study
September 10th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Sep 10 (IANS/WAM) A vast majority of drivers in the UAE - around 71 percent - don't see speed detecting cameras as a money-making scheme, says a survey ... Read more...
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Diarra denies money main motive for Anzhi move
September 10th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) New Anzhi Makhachkala signing Lassana Diarra has denied his move from Real Madrid football club was motivated by money.Anzhi announced the transfer of the 27-year-old ... Read more...
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Fake fortune teller jailed in Shanghai
September 10th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Sep 10 (IANS) A bogus woman fortune teller has been sentenced to around four years behind bars for swindling a woman here in the Chinese business hub of 190,000 ... Read more...
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I completely deserve what I’m paid: Ileana D’Cruz
September 7th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Ileana D' Cruz, who makes her Hindi film debut with "Barfi!", is considered the highest paid actress in the southern film industry and says she ... Read more...
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Russian faces jail for taking money from beggar
September 7th, 2012 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 7 (IANS) A man in south Russia's Astrakhan region faces up to 10 years in prison for allegedly taking 46 rubles ($2) from a beggar, RIA Novosti reported.According ... Read more...
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Russian teenager attempts ‘bank robbery’ for suicide
September 7th, 2012 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A teenage girl tried to 'rob' a bank in a region in western Russia so that she could afford to leave her native city and ... Read more...
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Goa newspaper’s editor, wife arrested for cheating investors
September 6th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 6 (IANS) The Goa Police Thursday arrested a newspaper editor of a free-sheeter newspaper and his wife for duping investors of Rs.25 crore by promising to multiply ... Read more...
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Cabinet releases Rs.10,091 crore for crop loan subsidies
September 6th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) To ease the burden on farmers specially in drought-hit areas, the cabinet Thursday decided to release Rs.10,901 crore to banks as interest subvention for ... Read more...
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Alia Bhatt not obsessed with big brands
September 4th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) Alia Bhatt may play a rich spoiled girl obsessed with big brands in her debut vehicle "Student Of The Year", but in real life Mahesh ... Read more...
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Poverty-stricken woman sells infant to pay debt
September 4th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 4 (IANS) A poverty-stricken woman in Bihar's Samastipur district sold her one-and-half-year-old malnourished son for Rs.19,000 to pay off a debt. The infant was recovered from the woman ... Read more...
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Chained for 15 years, Rajasthan man turns mentally challenged
September 4th, 2012 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Barmer (Rajasthan), Sept 4 (IANS) He was 10-years-old when he was chained to a tree due to a medical affliction. Fifteen years later, he continues to be so treated ... Read more...
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Groom stranded as bride flees with money
September 3rd, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 3 (IANS) A bridegroom and about 50 of his marriage party were stranded in Rajasthan's Barmer town for a week as the would-be bride disappeared right before the ... Read more...
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For me, story of ‘Chalo Dilli’ has ended: Shashank Shah
September 3rd, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 3 (IANS) "Chalo Dilli" director Shashank Shah is clueless about any sequel to the film and says that, for him, the story ended with the original movie ... Read more...
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50 Cent sues headphone company
September 1st, 2012 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 1 (IANS) Singer 50 Cent has filed a lawsuit against the bosses of a headphone company for failing to pay back his initial investment in a planned ... Read more...
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Actress Roselyn Sanchez brings joy to kids with cancer
August 31st, 2012 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
San Juan, Aug 31 (IANS/EFE) Puerto Rican actress Roselyn Sanchez Thursday visited a group of children suffering from cancer at the San Jorge Hospital in San Juan and symbolically gave ... Read more...
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Fame shook Daniel Craig
August 31st, 2012 - 10:03 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 31 (IANS) Actor Daniel Craig admits signing up to play James Bond was hard for him because he had previously starred mostly in indie films. It took ... Read more...
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JJB Sports Puts Itself Up for Sale
August 30th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The JJB sports clothing and equipment chain has been struggling to stay afloat in the market for a while now but it seems like it can’t anymore.
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Nawazuddin aims to be highest paid actor
August 30th, 2012 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) After getting recognition and accolades for his work in films like "Kahaani" and "Gangs of Wasseypur", actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui is thinking big and his latest ... Read more...
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Fans want Michael Jackson monument in Moscow
August 30th, 2012 - 3:35 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian fans of Michael Jackson are collecting money to unveil a three-metre-tall monument to the late King of Pop.The project's curator, Svetlana Larina, said ... Read more...
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Very few motorists are using the 1.3m Stoke Gifford car park
August 29th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
South Gloucestershire, Aug 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It was recently reported that a parking has been constructed by using 1.3 million pounds. Located near Bristol, the parking lot is generally used by 10 ... Read more...
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Cruise sets up trust fund for Suri
August 29th, 2012 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 29 (IANS) Actor Tom Cruise has set up a trust fund for his six-year-old daughter Suri, on ex-wife Katie Holmes' request.However, Suri will not be able ... Read more...
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Was Zubaida killed for money, not ‘honour’?
August 29th, 2012 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 29 (IANS) Despite the preliminary confession of three persons that they killed their sister Zubaida to save the "honour" of the family, investigators continue to probe the possibility ... Read more...
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Italian mafia boss held in Venezuela
August 29th, 2012 - 9:06 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, Aug 29 (IANS/AKI) Five years on the run for a Sicilian mafia boss came to an end when he was arrested on an island in Venezuela.Salvatore Bonomolo, part ... Read more...
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Top GNLA rebel arrested in Meghalaya
August 28th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 28 (IANS) Security forces Tuesday arrested a top Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebel along the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya, officials said.Acting on a tip-off, Meghalaya police and ... Read more...
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