Is Mel Gibson dating aspiring musician ?
August 22nd, 2012 - 3:16 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 22 (IANS) Actor Mel Gibson has sparked rumours of a new romance after he was pictured with aspiring musician Nadia Lanfranconi.The 56-year-old was seen giving Lanfranconi ... Read more...
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Cycling spectator arrested for not smiling
August 10th, 2012 - 5:43 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In the London Olympic Games a man was recently arrested by the police for his suspicious attitude. It all started out when the man was spotted walking ... Read more...
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126 couples in Bengal tie knot at mass wedding
July 1st, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) A total of 126 couples hailing from underprivileged backgrounds, tied the knot in a mass wedding ceremony here Sunday.Under the aegis of the city-based Vishwa Jagriti ... Read more...
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Haldia victory answer to Trinamool’s politics: Left Front
June 5th, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 5 (IANS) As West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress won elections to four civic bodies, opposition Left Front Wednesday hailed its sole victory in the Haldia municipality as ... Read more...
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West Bengal to have four hardware hubs
May 4th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) Four hardware hubs with 60 units each will be set up in West Bengal, the government said Friday."The state already has the land for these hubs," ... Read more...
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Indian boy of five languishes in Bangladesh jail
April 25th, 2012 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 25 (IANS) A five-year-old Indian boy and his grandparents are lodged in a Bangladesh jail for a year since the process for their confirmation as Indian nationals ... Read more...
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Mamata strips non-Trinamool panchayat heads of power
March 27th, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) The opposition Left Front in the West Bengal assembly Tuesday staged a walk out after an adjournment motion by it against a government order stripping panchayat ... Read more...
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Rishika sails into ITF tournament’s second round
June 20th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) India's Rishika Sunkara breezed past Anastasiya Prenko of Turkmenistan 6-3, 6-3 to enter the second round of the $10,000 ITF women's tournament at the DLTA ... Read more...
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China’s Yang wins her first ITF singles title
June 18th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi , June 18 (IANS) China's unseeded Zhaoxuan Yang claimed her maiden ITF singles title with an impeccable 6-2, 6-0 victory over a tired sixth-seeded Hae-Sung Kim of South ... Read more...
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Rutuja beats Ratnika to enter ITF tournament quarters
June 15th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Indian qualifier Rutuja Bhosale produced quality fare to beat national champion and doubles partner Ratnika Batra 6-3, 7-6(6) and entered the quarterfinals of the $10,000 ... Read more...
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Ratnika upsets fifth seed Scimone in ITF tournament
June 14th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) India's Ratnika Batra overcame a second-set slump to upstage fifth-seeded Italian Stephani Scimone 7-5, 0-6, 6-3 in the first round of the $10,000 ITF women's ... Read more...
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Over 85 percent turnout in Bengal’s peaceful phase two polling (Intro Roundup)
April 23rd, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) High on enthusiasm, West Bengal recorded above 85 percent turnout as the second phase of balloting for the high-voltage state assembly polls passed off peacefully ... Read more...
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Polling brisk and peaceful in Bengal (Fourth Lead)
April 23rd, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) Around 65 percent of votes were cast in a brisk and peaceful polling in 50 constituencies across three districts in the second phase of ... Read more...
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Congress says it allied with Trinamool for good reasons
April 21st, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) Rubbishing allegations that the Congress "sold" the state unit to the Trinamool Congress, a party leader said that forging an alliance in West Bengal was ... Read more...
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Campaigning for second phase of West Bengal polls ends today
April 21st, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Apr 21 (ANI): Leaders of various political outfits are wooing voters in West Bengal as campaigning for the second phase of elections comes to a close today.A total of 293 ... Read more...
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Notification for second phase of West Bengal polls issued
March 30th, 2011 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Mar 30 (ANI): The notification for the second phase of West Bengal Assembly polls was issued today.The second phase election will take place in 50 seats of Murshidabad, Nadia and ... Read more...
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100 protesters injured in clashes with police in Sana’a: Eyewitness
March 13th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Sana'a, March 13 (IANS) At least 100 protesters were injured by rubber bullets, live ammunition and teargas in fierce clashes with police in this Yemeni capital Sunday, Xinhua cited an ... Read more...
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Parents put up for auction in Pakistan
February 11th, 2011 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 11 (IANS) Five handicapped siblings, suffering from a degenerative disease, put up their old parents for auction in Pakistan's Punjab province as the family had nothing to eat and had ... Read more...
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Spotlight on Indian films at Locarno film festival 2011
November 24th, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 24 (IANS) India will feature prominently at the next edition of the prestigious Locarno festival, officials said here Wednesday.The Locarno officials also said that independent filmmakers in India found ... Read more...
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Maoist wanted in twin murder case held in West Bengal (Lead)
November 17th, 2010 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) A Maoist leader wanted in a twin-murder case was arrested in West Bengal's Murshidabad district Wednesday, police said."Acting on a tip-off, we conducted a raid in Dudhsagar village ... Read more...
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Maoist leader held in Bengal
November 17th, 2010 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) A Maoist leader wanted for murder was arrested in West Bengal's Murshidabad district Wednesday, police said."Acting on a tip-off, we rounded up Idrish Sheikh at Dudhsara village near ... Read more...
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Actor Subair Breathed His Last Yesterday
August 19th, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 19, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Subair, a famous and popular actor in the Malayalam film industry, breathed his last yesterday. Following a cardiac arrest, he was admitted to a hospital in Kochi ... Read more...
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Alaska Couple Compile Hitlist Of 20
August 19th, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Aug 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Paul and Nadia Rockwood may look like an ordinary couple from Alaska but the FBI will agree that they had the most dangerous plans in store ... Read more...
11 West Bengal districts identified as drought-hit
August 16th, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 16 (IANS) The West Bengal government Monday identified 11 districts of the state as drought hit.
Announcing the decision after a high-level meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee at the ... Read more...
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Juggling work and toddlers takes a toll on Oz mums’ health
August 2nd, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 2 (ANI): Seventy per cent of working mothers juggle between office and kids, hence leaving them feeling rushed and under pressure, revealed a survey.The Australian Work and Life Index study ... Read more...
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Kamat misled Pawar about evidence against me: Pacheco
July 28th, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 28 (IANS) Declaring that he would resign if the charges against him in a murder case were proven, former Goa minister Miccky Pacheco Wednesday blamed Chief Minister Digambar Kamat for ... Read more...
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Mother of Pacheco’s alleged lover arrested
July 16th, 2010 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 15 (IANS) In a late night development in the Nadia Torrado death case, Goa Police Thursday arrested her mother Sonia and booked her for culpable homicide and destruction of evidence. ... Read more...
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Justin Bieber tops web search charts
July 8th, 2010 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
London, July 7 (IANS) Singer Justin Bieber is the most searched singer on the Internet.
According to online search engine Ask Jeeves, Bieber, 16, has taken over from Lady GaGa and topped the ... Read more...
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Jail authorities pulled up for not producing Pacheco in court
July 5th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 5 (IANS) A court here Monday lambasted the jail authorities for not bringing before it Goa's former tourism minister Mickky Pacheco, currently hospitalised after he was sent to judicial custody ... Read more...
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Torrado death case: Pacheco surrenders before Margao court
July 3rd, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Panaji, July 3 (ANI): Former Goa Tourism Minister Francisco Pacheco, the prime suspect in Nadia Torrado's mysterious death case surrendered before the Margao court here on Saturday.Pacheco was taken to the office ... Read more...
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Police seek to declare former Goa minister absconder
July 2nd, 2010 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 1 (IANS) Missing for nearly a month, former Goa tourism minister Mickky Pacheco, who is an accused in the mysterious death of his 28-year-old lover, could be declared an absconder, ... Read more...
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Former Goa minister denied anticipatory bail (Lead)
July 1st, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday rejected a petition by former Goa tourism minister Mickky Pacheco seeking anticipatory bail in connection with the death of his alleged lover, 28-year-old ... Read more...
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Former Goa minister denied anticipatory bail
July 1st, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday rejected a petition by former Goa tourism minister Mickky Pacheco seeking anticipatory bail in connection with the death of his alleged lover, 28-year-old ... Read more...
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Ex Goa minister Pacheco applies for bail before Supreme Court
June 30th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 30(ANI): Former Goa Tourism Minister Francisco Pacheco on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with the death of his friend Nadia Torrado.The apex court ... Read more...
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Former Goa tourism minister, aide denied anticipatory bail
June 21st, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 21 (IANS) Former Goa tourism minister Francisco alias Mickky Pacheco and his aide Lyndon Monteiro were Monday denied anticipatory bail in connection with the death of Pacheco's alleged lover, 28-year-old ... Read more...
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