NBC sells $1 billion ads for Olympics 2012
July 26th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, July 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The National Broadcaster NBC announced on Wednesday that it has reached the $ 1 billion mark for the advertisement sales related to the Olympics.The Olympic Games are ... Read more...
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Obama’s security detail accused of misconduct (Lead)
April 14th, 2012 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 14 (IANS) A dozen US Secret Service agents assigned to Colombia's Cartagena port city ahead of President Barack Obama's arrival for an Americas summit were sent ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Obama’s Secret Service agents accused of misconduct
April 14th, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 14 (IANS) A dozen US Secret Service agents accompanying President Barack Obama on a visit to Colombia's Cartagena city for a summit were sent home for alleged ... Read more...
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Campaign against ‘unfair’ verdict in Indian case gathers momentum (Lead)
March 20th, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 20 (IANS) More and more voices are being raised across the US over an "unfair verdict" against an Indian American student as a White House petition suggesting he ... Read more...
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Voices rise against ‘unfair’ verdict in Indian student’s case
March 20th, 2012 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 20 (IANS) As an online petition to the White House suggesting Indian American student Dharun Ravi was "prejudged and declared guilty" by media gathered momentum, more voices were ... Read more...
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336 million Powerball Jackpot ticket sold at local RI supermarket
February 14th, 2012 - 12:52 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Cranston, R.I., Feb 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Officials in Rhode Island say the 336 million Powerball Jackpot winning ticket was purchased at the local supermarket Stop & Shop. Officials say the winner has ... Read more...
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NASA considering an outpost on the moon
February 13th, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Feb 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 3rd of February memo from NASA has revealed that a man-tended outpost is being considered in space. The new structure is proposed to be installed ... Read more...
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V/H/S horror film’s graphic scenes sickens people at Sundance Film Festival
January 31st, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Jan 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) At least three people showed various reactions when they watched the horror movie V/H/S. Reports say a man collapsed and suffered seizure after watching a scene of ... Read more...
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Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop arrested
January 10th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Madison, Jan 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The police in Wisconsin have come face to face with another challenge in their profession. Prosecutors and officers will have to train their tongue to mention the ... Read more...
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Van Halen releases new song
January 10th, 2012 - 10:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Jan 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) For the first time in more than 27 years, The band Van Halen has come out with a song. The group performs with original singer David ... Read more...
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Meghan McCain unhappy with Callista Gingrich
December 22nd, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Dec 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The race to become the next presidential candidate of the GOP is getting hotter as each day pass. Newt Gingrich, whose remarkable recovery in the polls shocked ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Breast implant ’swallowed’ by woman’s body during a Pilates session
December 16th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Baltimore, Dec 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Doctors had to carry out a surgery on a woman after her body “swallowed” up her breast implant during a Pilates stretch exercise. Doctors were able to ... Read more...
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Man’s scent can reveal if he has STD
December 11th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 11 (IANS) Feeling indecisive whether to marry a man with body odour? You may benefit from a Russian scientist, who can tell from man's body smell if he ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Man leaves behind $1 million in Australian restaurant
November 23rd, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, Nov 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A man has a very expensive memory lapse. The police in Australia are searching for a man who walked out of a restaurant leaving behind 1 million ... Read more...
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Michelle Duggar is pregnant with her 20th child
November 8th, 2011 - 11:40 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Nov 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) TLC will have to change the name of Michelle Duggar and Jim Rob’s show because the couple will soon welcome their 20th child! In a chat with ... Read more...
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Torn corneas and vision issues follow contact lenses recalls
October 11th, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Oct 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Federal health officials in the United States are threatening to issue a recall of contact eye glasses of a major manufacturer after complaints of blurry vision and ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Focus on ties with India: Republican contender
September 30th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 30 (IANS) John Huntsman, a leading Republican presidential aspirant says the US needed to focus on ties with India as the US-Pakistan relationship was "a merely transactional ... Read more...
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US doubts Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri has fled Pakistan
September 15th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 15 (IANS) US intelligence officials doubt reports that Al Qaida's new leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has fled Pakistan and gone to either Yemen or Somalia."We have no information to ... Read more...
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Kunis urges youngsters take interest in politics
September 7th, 2011 - 8:12 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 7 (IANS) Actress Mila Kunis is urging youngsters to take keen interest in politics.The 28-year-old star, who is a staunch supporter of President Barack Obama, says ... Read more...
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Al Sharpton to be the host of ‘Politics Nation’
August 24th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Aug 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Reverend Al Sharpton has been named as the host of the new MSNBC show "Politics Nation." The announcement was made by the CEO of the network, ... Read more...
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Lawyer wants charges dropped against Indian-American student
August 12th, 2011 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 12 (IANS) Lawyers for an Indian-American student accused of spying on his roommate's same-sex liaison with a webcam have asked a court to drop charges against him, saying ... Read more...
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Facebook scam says Lady Gaga’s dead!
August 7th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS) A scam doing the rounds on social networking website Facebook claims that singer Lady Gaga has been found dead in a hotel room.To warn people ... Read more...
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Johnny Depp working with Disney on two new film projects
July 13th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, July 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Johnny Depp is collaborating with Walt Disney on two projects, TheWrap has reported. According to details of the report, Depp’s Infinitum Nihil has teamed up with ... Read more...
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US broadcaster suspends analyst for insulting Obama
July 1st, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 1 (IANS) A US cable news network has indefinitely suspended a political analyst after he insulted President Barack Obama, a media report said.MSNBC suspended senior political analyst ... Read more...
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Laura Ingraham accepts Ed Schultz’s apology
May 27th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, May 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Radio host Laura Ingraham has said that she has accepted Ed Schultz’s apology. It ought to be mentioned that Ed had called her a “right-wing ... Read more...
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Keith Olbermann to present ‘Countdown’
May 26th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, May 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Keith Olbermann has found himself with a new job. He will be presenting the show “Countdown” on the network Current TV. The show will start airing ... Read more...
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Head of Fukushima n-plant operator resigns
May 20th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, May 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The head of the company operating Japan's troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is stepping down and is taking responsibility for the handling of Japan's ... Read more...
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US may end up occupying Pakistan: Republican candidate
May 19th, 2011 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 19 (IANS) Calling the relationship between the United States and Pakistan an "impossible situation," a maverick Republican presidential contender has said the US may end up occupying Pakistan, ... Read more...
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Obama birther controversy filled four percent of US news coverage
April 28th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr. 28 (ANI): A recent study of news coverage shows that top media organizations have been devoting relatively little time to the so-called "birther" issue.The Pew Research Center's Project for ... Read more...
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Pakistan wants US “to succeed in Afghanistan”: Husain Haqqani
April 28th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 28(ANI): Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani, has rejected the assertions made in a recent The Wall Street Journal report, which said that Islamabad was urging Afghan ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Contrary to public perception, ISI, CIA “best of partners”: Husain Haqqani
April 28th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 28(ANI): Dismissing reports of tattered ties between the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani, has said that the two ... Read more...
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NBC to cut royal wedding coverage as Wills, Kate deemed ‘too boring’
April 18th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr 18 (ANI): NBC Universal has cut a number of pre-taped segments of the royal wedding as insiders feel that Prince William and Kate Middleton are "too boring".Sources revealed ... Read more...
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Israeli media separating country’s secular, religious groups: Study
April 16th, 2011 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 16 (ANI): The Israeli media groups are using their ability to select and present information to divide religious and secular groups of the country, says a research conducted by a ... Read more...
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Poll says that Justin Bieber would be in rehab by 30
March 30th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A recent 60 Minute/Vanity Fair study has revealed about 30 percent of Americans believe that Justin Bieber would end up in a celebrity rehab by the ... Read more...
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Hangovers ‘only get worse with age’
March 18th, 2011 - 12:00 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 18 (ANI): Hangovers actually get worse as we get older, according to an expert.Jim Schaefer, an alcohol metabolism expert and anthropology professor at Union College in upstate Schenectady, told ... Read more...
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