Mamata invites Obama to Kolkata
May 7th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said she would love to welcome US President Barack Obama to the state.She conveyed her invitation to him ... Read more...
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Narendra Modi takes pot shots at Manmohan, Kalmadi
March 19th, 2012 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Pune, March 18 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Sunday took pot shots at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, joking that he had received an Oscar for acting."I received an ... Read more...
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Gaga greets India with tricolour hairdo
October 28th, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) Simple yet elegant - Lady Gaga chose to leave her bizarre dressing style back home for her first formal appearance here Friday. She wore a ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa faces 758 questions in assests case
October 21st, 2011 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 20 (IANS) Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday answered 379 questions from a special court judge here in a disproportionate assets case and will face an equal ... Read more...
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Now, rural Bihar honing its English communication skills
February 11th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Madhubani District (Bihar), Feb.11 (ANI): Don't be surprised if you get a greeting of Good morning rather than Namaste from pupils in Bihar's essentially rural Madhubani District these days.They are not ... Read more...
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Spiderman Lands In India
December 24th, 2010 - 4:27 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Popular superhero Spiderman has come to India on a five city trip. According to reports in the media, Spiderman will be touring the cities of Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Kolkata and ... Read more...
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Carla Bruni says she enjoyed her stay in Bangalore
December 4th, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 4 (IANS) French President Nicolas Sarkozy's celebrity wife Carla Bruni said she enjoyed her brief stay in Bangalore though they had no time to go the city.Sarkozy and ... Read more...
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Pamela boosts ‘Bigg Boss 4′ TRPs
November 18th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Former "Baywatch" star Pamela Anderson's hyped entry, coupled with a heated argument between contestants Dolly Bindra and Sameer Soni, has generated maximum Television Rating Points (TRPs) for ... Read more...
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Pamela Anderson Enters Bigg Boss House In A ‘Desi Girl’ Look
November 18th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
She entered the house wearing a sensuous blouse along with a white sequined sari. And that’s not all because she turned total ‘desi girl’ with jhumkas and matching bangles. The blockbuster ... Read more...
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Bigg Boss 4 Day 44: Pamela Anderson enters the house
November 18th, 2010 - 3:00 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mumbai, Nov 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Pamela Anderson entered the Bigg Boss household and created a stir of sorts. Fortunately or unfortunately she entered the house on the very day, when ... Read more...
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Pamela goes desi with bangles, bindi, sari for ‘Bigg Boss 4′
November 17th, 2010 - 2:19 am ICT by IANS
Lonavala, Nov 17 (IANS) Hollywood star Pamela Anderson gave up her hot bikini look and wore a white sequined sari teamed with a sensuous blouse, jhumkas, bangles and a bindi for ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh’s private dinner ends
November 7th, 2010 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) The private dinner hosted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur for the US first couple ended at around 10 p.m. at his ... Read more...
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Obamas find Humayun’s Tomb ’spectacular’, interact with children (Second Lead)
November 7th, 2010 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) A relaxed US first couple looked like any other visitors to the Humayun's Tomb, except for the scores of plainclothes Indian and US security personnel swarming ... Read more...
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Keep dreaming big, Michelle tells Indian students (Lead)
November 7th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) Greeting students with a "Namaste", US First Lady Michelle Obama Sunday shared her humble beginnings, the "strong values" her parents gave her, and asked Indian youth to ... Read more...
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Don’t like to speak after Michelle: Barack Obama
November 7th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) Making his entry onto the podium amid loud applause and starting with a 'namaste', US President Barack Obama told students at the St. Xavier's College here that ... Read more...
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Delhi tennis fans have a new hero in Somdev
October 11th, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Somdev Devvarman is Delhi's new tennis hero after his gold-winning performance in the Commonwealth Games here Sunday. The young fans at the R. K. Khanna ... Read more...
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CWG Tennis: Somdev wins historic gold in front of packed stadium (Roundup)
October 11th, 2010 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
By Pragya Tiwari
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Somdev Devvarman ended India's week-long wait for a gold in tennis by outclassing Australia's Greg Jones 6-4, 6-2 in the men's singles competition of ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi wins over tribal hearts in Orissa (Lead)
August 26th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 26 (IANS) Taking a leaf out of John F. Kennedy's book, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi struck a personal chord with thousands of tribals in Orissa Thursday when he ... Read more...
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Kapil Dev motivates media volunteers of Commonwealth Games
July 20th, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by ANI
NOIDA (Uttar Pradesh), July 20 (ANI): Motivating over 250 media operations volunteers of Common Wealth Games, Delhi 2010 during their second phase of training, former cricketer Kapil Dev called on them to ... Read more...
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US president wants to create ‘Obama Platter’ on India visit
June 4th, 2010 - 10:38 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 4 (IANS) Not to be outdone by his Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, US President Barack Obama intends to create an 'Obama Platter' when he visits India ... Read more...
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Ousted king reappears as Nepal crisis deepens
May 23rd, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 23 (IANS) As a constitutional crisis deepened in Nepal and the political parties failed yet again to agree on a way out, deposed king Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah made a ... Read more...
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ICCR coordinating Festival of India in China, France
May 5th, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 5 (ANI): The Government on Wednesday said that the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) is coordinating the Festival of India in China as well as the Festival of ... Read more...
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On Maharashtra Day eve, Bal Thackeray appears in public
April 30th, 2010 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray made a public appearance Friday evening after a break of nearly two years at a function at Shivaji Park here to mark the ... Read more...
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Indian cultural fest in China, France
March 31st, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) would flag-off the Festival of India in China and France in April, showcasing a variety of art forms from various ... Read more...
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Prachanda and Gyanendra become friends - on Facebook
November 30th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Nov 30 (IANS) Once, politics used to create strange bed fellows. Now social networking website Facebook is bringing together even more diverse people.Nepal's last king Gyanendra Bir ... Read more...
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Nabbed Nepali says he extorted ex-king’s daughter ‘with respect’
November 19th, 2009 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Nov 19 (IANS) A man, who was arrested by Nepal Police for trying to extract money from deposed king Gyanendra Shah's daughter Prerana Singh, is trying to mitigate his action saying ... Read more...
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Largest solar eclipses hits real and reel!
July 22nd, 2009 - 4:40 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
As the whole country watched the skies at longest solar eclipse of the 21st Century on Wednesday morning, interestingly we learn there is also a Hollywood movie that walks on similar ... Read more...
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Youngest minister fumbles, but earns applause
May 28th, 2009 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) She went slow and flumbled twice, but the entire hall at Rashtrapati Bhavan erupted in applause and smiles as Agatha Sangma, the youngest minister in the ... Read more...
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Zuma elated at IPL success in South Africa (Lead)
May 25th, 2009 - 3:38 am ICT by IANS
By Fakir Hassen
Johannesburg, May 25 (IANS) Five weeks ago, at the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Jacob Zuma was helping the African National Congress (ANC) he heads to prepare ... Read more...
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No tall promises, give us basic amenities: Chandni Chowk’s voters
May 2nd, 2009 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Azera Rahman
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) In Chandni Chowk, one of the oldest areas in the Indian capital with its cheek-by-jowl houses and crowded markets, women voters are a vocal ... Read more...
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And now, Indian etiquette classes in London
July 23rd, 2008 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 23 (IANS) Kissing Indian women goodbye is out for young British businessmen and professionals flying out to India to explore new job opportunities. And visitors should be mindful of something ... Read more...
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Speaker heaves sigh of relief as house functions smoothly
April 16th, 2008 - 11:14 pm ICT by admin
(From the Corridors of Power)New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee heaved a sigh of relief and even showed sparks of his trademark humour Wednesday when the house conducted ... Read more...
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Lalu, Akhtar come close, but Sachin remains God for Delhi cricket fans
November 23rd, 2007 - 4:44 pm ICT by admin
By Vikram Vishal
New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI): Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar is the most popular cricketer from the visiting team among spectators at the Ferozshah Kotla Stadium. This was quite evident ... Read more...
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