Fareed Zakaria keeping jobs at Time, CNN
August 17th, 2012 - 10:02 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 17 (IANS) Celebrated Indian American journalist Fareed Zakaria, who was suspended by Time and CNN last week after he apologised for plagiarizing a paragraph from the New Yorker ... Read more...
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Fareed Zakaria pays the price for plagiarising (Lead)
August 11th, 2012 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 11 (IANS) Celebrated Indian-American journalist Fareed Zakaria paid the price for what he himself called "a terrible mistake" and "a serious lapse" as Time magazine and CNN suspended ... Read more...
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Time and CNN suspend Fareed Zakaria
August 11th, 2012 - 9:56 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 11 (IANS) Time magazine and CNN have suspended their columnist and television host, Indian American journalist Fareed Zakaria, after he apologized for plagiarisng sections of his column on ... Read more...
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JLo tops list of world’s most powerful celebrities
May 17th, 2012 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
New York, May 17 (IANS/EFE) Jennifer Lopez dethroned Lady Gaga as the world's most powerful celebrity, according to a list published Wednesday by Forbes magazine in which the queen ... Read more...
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Man dresses like dead mum to steal benefits
April 25th, 2012 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 24 (IANS) A New Yorker has been accused of dressing up as his mother for six years to reap $115,000 in benefits. He would don a wig, wear ... Read more...
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Callista Gingrich’s hair cut and styling is the topic of a great debate
January 28th, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Jan 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The hairstyle of Callista Gingrich has been a subject of debate since her husband stepped up to bid for the Republican candidacy for the presidency. Inquistir.com ... Read more...
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Alec Baldwin eager for more kids
January 27th, 2012 - 7:29 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 27 (IANS) Actor Alec Baldwin says he is eager to expand his brood with yoga-teacher girlfriend Hilaria Thomas.The 53-year-old actor, who has 16-year-old daughter Ireland with ex-wife Kim ... Read more...
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I have to learn a lot about filmmaking: Madonna
January 11th, 2012 - 3:19 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 11 (IANS) Pop diva Madonna, who donned the directors hat with "W.E.", admits she needs to understand and learn a lot about filmmaking.The singer-turned-director faced criticism about ... Read more...
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We’re still jittery after 9/11: New Yorkers in India
September 16th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Terror strikes in Delhi and Mumbai almost remind them "it can happen again in New York any time", say some New Yorkers residing in the ... Read more...
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Dating site believes that couple who look-alike find perfect love
March 25th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 25 (ANI): A newly launched dating site has insisted that people are more likely to find love if their facial features are similar to their partners.The site, FindYourFaceMate.com, ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods’ ex-mistress Rachel Uchitel is now a private investigator
March 18th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 18 (ANI): Rachel Uchitel, the New Yorker who allegedly had an affair with Tiger Woods, has completed a private investigator course with flying colours.Uchitel, 36, tweeted that she had ... Read more...
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Transgender couples can marry in NYC
March 10th, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, Mar 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) New York City officials have announced that transgender couples in the city should be allowed to marry.The decision which was announced on Tuesday would allow ... Read more...
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Ronaldo’s girlfriend is 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover girl
February 15th, 2011 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 15 (ANI): Russian supermodel Irina Shayk, girlfriend of soccer ace Cristiano Ronaldo, is this year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition cover girl.Shayk was to be officially announced covergirl on tonight's ... Read more...
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Playboy Mansion investigated for outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease
February 12th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 12 (ANI): Hugh Hefner's Playboy Mansion has come under the scanner after more than 80 guests at a conference and party there became sick with a suspected strain ... Read more...
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News Corp launches iPad only newspaper
February 3rd, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 3(ANI): Australian-American media magnate Rupert Murdoch has launched News Corp's latest online venture, a digital newspaper for the Apple iPad called 'The Daily'.Murdoch hopes that it would be ... Read more...
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A perfect posture ‘can make a person think and act more powerful’
January 7th, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 7 (ANI): An erect posture while sitting or standing is indicative of whether people act as though they are in charge, says a new study.A Kellogg School of Management at ... Read more...
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New Yorker loses 30 pounds by biking to work
December 14th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec 14 (ANI): A man in the US lost 30 pounds in less than a year by hopping off the train and onto a bike.Marcus Woollen, 36, abandoned his 40-minute ... Read more...
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Ailing Newsweek to merge with Daily Beast Web site
November 12th, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 12 (ANI): After on-again-off-again talks, US Newsweek magazine and the Daily Beast Web site would reportedly announce their merger on Friday.The Washington Post quoted people with knowledge of the ... Read more...
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Jenna Jameson in talks for Broadway role
October 22nd, 2010 - 2:10 am ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 22 (IANS) Former porn star Jenna Jameson is in talks to be part of a hit Broadway rock musical "Rock of Ages".The actress is negotiating to take the ... Read more...
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A Hilarious Week Of ‘How I Met your Mother’!
October 13th, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 13, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): This week’s 'How I Met your Mother' was funny as hell, Barney and Friends started their own version of ‘Amazing race’. The five friends were trying ... Read more...
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Desperate Housewives Continue To Enthrall The Viewers
October 8th, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 8, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): This week’s episode of ‘Desperate Housewives’ continue to tickle the funny bone of the viewers and manage to shock and awe us with full potentiality. Bree ... Read more...
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Hate-filled New Yorker fired by employer for burning Koran
September 15th, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sept 15 (ANI): A hate-filled fanatic who ripped pages from Koran and burnt them as a sign of protest, near the proposed site of a Muslim community centre and mosque ... Read more...
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New York to New Delhi: Stand-up comedian casts laughing spell (With Image)
September 7th, 2010 - 10:12 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Do you know why Vatsyayan wrote "Kamasutra"? To sell scented oils to white people! Or so says popular New York-based stand-up comedian Vidur Kapur, who ... Read more...
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Times Square to re-enact famous V-J Day kiss
August 14th, 2010 - 4:01 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 14 (DPA) The famous kiss between a US sailor and a nurse in Times Square was to be repeated Saturday to mark the 65th anniversary of the end of ... Read more...
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MJ loved Nazi videos and Judy Garland TV specials
July 26th, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 26 (ANI): Legendary singer Michael Jackson loved Nazi videos and Judy Garland TV specials and dramas that showed troubled boys in dysfunctional families.According to the King of ... Read more...
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US man wants 30 dates in 30 days
July 25th, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
New York, July 25 (IANS) A New Yorker hungry for love has set up a website so that he can have 30 dates in 30 days.
Brian Moore, 23, has started "Dating Brian" ... Read more...
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Dipika in semis; Anaka bows out
June 28th, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Cologne, June 28 (IANS) India's Dipika Pallikal along with three other top seeds entered the semi-finals of the 2010 Women's World Junior Squash Championship.
India's No.2 seed Pallikal lines up against Egypt's fourth ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga slammed for telling fans: “I love ecstasy”
June 25th, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 25 (ANI): Pop singer Lady Gaga has been slammed by the anti-drugs campaigners after she admitted to her fans that she loves ecstasy."It's deeply irresponsible for Lady GaGa to advocate ... Read more...
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Miami hotel offers ‘oil spill special’ to lure Gulf Coast travelers
May 27th, 2010 - 4:09 am ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- As reports of hotel cancellations continue to pour in all over the Gulf Coast, a boutique hotel in Miami has found a way to help affected travelers as ... Read more...
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Log on to Gotryiton.com for wardrobe advice
May 26th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 26 (ANI): A new website lets men and women upload pictures of themselves and get anonymous advice from other users on the site if they should wear the dress or ... Read more...
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CNN star & writer Jeffrey Tobin offered his mistress Casey Greenfield money for abortion
May 10th, 2010 - 12:29 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) CNN star and New Yorker best selling writer Jeffrey Tobin allegedly offered money to one of his mistresses Casey Greenfield for an abortion. Casey was pregnant ... Read more...
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I’ll pull a Faisal on you, New Yorker tells boss
May 9th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
New York, May 9 (IANS) A New Yorker has been detained after he threatened to "pull a Faisal" on his superior, in an apparent reference to Faisal Shahzad who attempted to bomb ... Read more...
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E-mail address led FBI to Shahzad
May 5th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 5 (ANI): Federal Bureau of Investigation sleuths have reportedly revealed that they could zero in on Faisal Shahzad as the main suspect of the attempted Times Square car bombing ... Read more...
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Wayne Sharpe first American to do ‘Vande Mataram’ version
March 19th, 2010 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) New York-based Wayne Sharpe, who is composing a new version of "Vande Mataram" for "Raajneeti", says he is the first American to work on the ... Read more...
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Sean “Diddy” Combs makes a bid for Crystal Palace
March 19th, 2010 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 19 (ANI): Rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs is said to be making a bid for struggling London soccer team Crystal Palace.According to the Sun, Combs, 40, is planning to splash some ... Read more...
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