Toll in Allahabad blast rises to six
May 24th, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, May 24 (IANS) The toll in Wednesday's bomb blast in the Kareili area of Allahabad, around 200 km from Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow, has overnight climbed to six, with ... Read more...
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Maoist strike cripples Chhattisgarh, 8 cops injured (Lead)
May 17th, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 16 (IANS) A shutdown called by Maoists crippled life in parts of Chhattisgarh Wednesday, with the rebels attacking and injuring eight policemen, resorting to firing, torching vehicles and ... Read more...
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Indian Army regiment completes arduous trek to Ladakh’s Zanskar
February 12th, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 12 (IANS) A group of Indian Army personnel have completed an arduous trek to the snowbound and cut-off Zanskar Valley in Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh region through an ... Read more...
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Cinema, dieting, Delhi on book shelf (IANS Books This Week) (Lead, Superseding earlier story)
January 7th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) A compilation of short stories on women, the story of a budding lawyer wrongly diagnosed with cancer, the confessions of a serial dieter, an anthology ... Read more...
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Weight loss, cinema, Delhi on book shelf (IANS Books This Week)
January 7th, 2012 - 10:42 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) A compilation of short stories on women, the tale of a budding lawyer wrongly diagnosed with cancer, the confessions of a serial killer, an anthology ... Read more...
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‘India’s Got Talent 3′ winners’ F1 dreams
October 2nd, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) They hail from the suburbs of Mumbai and they dream big. The Suresh & Vernon Group, a team of 30 youngsters who won reality ... Read more...
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Two 50-kg landmines recovered in Chhattisgarh
May 22nd, 2011 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 21 (IANS) Police and para-military forces Saturday averted a major tragedy after they recovered two 50-kg landmines buried in a forested road in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, a ... Read more...
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Snowfall delights tourists in Manali
February 16th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by ANI
Manali , Feb 16 (ANI) : Fresh snowfall has delighted tourists in the hill town of Manali in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday.Locals as well as tourists enjoyed the snowy and chilly weather ... Read more...
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Fresh snowfall engulfs Manali, tourists rejoice
February 13th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by ANI
Manali, Feb 13(ANI): Enhancing the pristine scenic beauty of the Himalayan region, fresh snowfall engulfed the mountains in Himachal Pradesh's Manali district on Sunday.Major tourist spots near Manali, such as Rohtang Pass, ... Read more...
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Fresh snowfall in Himachal Pradesh lures tourists
February 6th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by ANI
Shimla, Feb 6(ANI): Scores of tourists thronged Himachal Pradesh's high altitude regions on Sunday to witness the fresh snowfall.The high altitude regions of Kullu, Lahaul Spiti, Kinnaur and Shimla received normal to ... Read more...
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Fresh snowfall in Manali lures tourists
January 19th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by ANI
Manali, Jan 19 (ANI): Scores of tourists thronged Himachal Pradesh's Manali town on Tuesday to witness the fresh snowfall."Snow in Manali is one of the best, probably next to Switzerland or equivalent ... Read more...
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‘The Lion King’ star Shannon Tavarez dies
November 3rd, 2010 - 7:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Nov 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Shannon Tavarez has lost her long battle with acute myeloid leukemia. She was 11 years old and her fight with the disease got the attention of ... Read more...
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Shannon Tavarez, The Young Broadway Entertainer Dies At 11
November 3rd, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
November 3, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Shannon Tavarez, the young singer who had taken Broadway by storm, succumbed to cancer finally on the 1st of November 2010. Her suffering ... Read more...
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‘Lion King’ musical star Shannon Tavares dies at age 11
November 3rd, 2010 - 1:29 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- Actress Shannon Tavares, who starred in the famous Broadway musical "The Lion King", died at age 11 on Monday after a battle with leukemia, her family confirmed ... Read more...
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Halle Berry-Olivier Martinez A Couple?
September 10th, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Sep 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Halle Berry has found herself at the center of yet another juicy gossip as the latest photos to emerge on the web show the 'Monster's Ball' ... Read more...
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Chavan appreciates ITBP for donating Rs.10.75 million in PM Relief Fund for Leh victims
August 28th, 2010 - 10:46 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.28 (ANI): Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday appreciated the monetary help contributed to Prime Minister's Relief Fund by the Indo Tibetan Border Police for ... Read more...
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Rapper 50 Cent registers as a bone marrow donor
August 9th, 2010 - 9:09 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Aug 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Hip-hop rapper and businessman 50 Cent is not as bad as he may seem, he has a humane side as well. The rapper turned ... Read more...
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ITBP rescue 100 persons; retrieve 30 dead bodies in Leh
August 7th, 2010 - 11:36 pm ICT by ANI
Leh, Aug.7 (ANI): Indo-Tibetan Border Police rescued 100 persons and retrieved more than 30 dead bodies from the debris on Saturday, the second day of rescue operation being carried out in Leh. ... Read more...
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Rihanna, Alicia Keys seek help for cancer patient Tavarez
July 9th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, July 9 (IANS) Singers Rihanna and Alicia Keys are calling on fans to register as bone marrow donors to help 11-year-old actress Shannon Tavarez find a match in her ... Read more...
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Child star Tavarez battling cancer
June 22nd, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 22 (IANS) Child star Shannon Tavarez, who lent her voice for young Nala in the animated movie "The Lion King", is battling cancer at the age of 11.
Tavarez was diagnosed ... Read more...
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Halle Berry’s Rep Confirms: She Split From Gabriel Aubry
May 4th, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A rep for Halle Berry released a statement of Saturday which confirmed that the actress has split from Gabriel Aubry. As a matter of fact the couple ... Read more...
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Three Orissa cops suspended for custodial death
April 6th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 6 (IANS) Three police officials, including the head of a police station, were suspended Tuesday for the death of a man in police custody in Orissa's Keonjhar district.
Abhiram Nayak, ... Read more...
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Preparations underway for National Winter Sports 2010 in Manali
February 3rd, 2010 - 4:02 pm ICT by ANI
By Prem ThakurManali, Feb.3 (ANI): Himachal's hill town of Manali is all set to play host to the National Winters Sports 2010, at the world-famous slopes of Solang Nala in mid-February.The gala ... Read more...
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Pakistan rejects India’s claim of rocket firing
January 26th, 2010 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 25 (IANS) Pakistan Monday rejected India's allegation that its soldiers fired rockets at an Indian border check post in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Pakistani security forces have not fired ... Read more...
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Pakistani intruders open fire in Kutch: BSF
December 26th, 2009 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Dec 26 (IANS) For the first time in years, there was a heavy exchange of fire between the Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistani intruders in the Sir Creek area of ... Read more...
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Militants kill National Conference’s block president
December 19th, 2009 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Dec 19 (ANI): Unidentified militants reportedly killed National Conference Block President Mohammad Iqbal Dar on Saturday at Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, around 32 kilometers from Srinagar.Mohammad Iqbal ... Read more...
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Uma Thurman to star in ‘Ceremony’
September 30th, 2009 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 30 (ANI): Hollywood actress Uma Thurman has been roped in to star in comedy film titled 'Ceremony'.Thurman will be joined by Michael Angarano, who plays a young man, who falls ... Read more...
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Disrupted Mumbai railway service resumes partially
September 1st, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Sep.1 (ANI): Train services along the Western Railway route resumed partially on Tuesday, hours after police had to resort to a baton charge and firing in the air to disperse irate ... Read more...
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Police fire in the air, baton charge mob at Mumbai railway station
September 1st, 2009 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Sep.1 (ANI): Police on Tuesday resorted to firing in the air and baton charging irate passengers near a Mumbai railway station.According to preliminary television reports, the incident took place at the ... Read more...
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Gunmen kill deputy speaker in Pakistan
April 21st, 2009 - 5:01 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 21 (IANS) Two people, including a legislative assembly deputy speaker, were shot dead in an attack late Monday in northern Pakistan, Geo TV reported.
According to the report, some unidentified gunmen ... Read more...
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Protests at Borivali Station brings Western Railways to a halt
February 4th, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by admin
Protesters got on the tracks at Borivali Station today in a protest against poor railway services in the Western sector.The protest apparently started after a train set to depart at 9:10 ... Read more...
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Himachal emerging to be a paradise for para-gliding loving tourists
June 15th, 2008 - 9:01 pm ICT by ANI
By Prem
Manali (Himachal Pradesh), June 15 (ANI): Paragliding that is a relatively new aero-sport for many in the country, is steadily popularizing especially in Himachal Pradesh, where it has emerged as ... Read more...
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