Newsweek Cover: Hit the Road Barack
August 21st, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Aug 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In the Newsweek an article about the President of the United States of America, Barrack Obama, was written and it was not that appealing to ... 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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Obama slightly ahead of Romney in poll of polls
July 6th, 2012 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 6 (IANS) President Barack Obama has a slight 3-point advantage over likely Republican nominee Mitt Romney in a new poll of polls averaging three recent national surveys ... Read more...
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Veteran writer, commentator Dilip D’Souza wins Daily Beast South Asia prize
June 21st, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 Dilip D'Souza, the 52-year-old author of "Roadrunner: An Indian Quest in America" (HarperCollins India), has won the Newsweek and The Daily Beast award for South Asian commenatry.... Read more...
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Bilawal says he can defuse US-Pakistan tension
June 4th, 2012 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 4 (IANS) Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that he can help defuse the tension between Pakistan and the US.Bilawal said he can bridge the ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
New international prize for South Asian journalists
April 27th, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) A new prize for journalists and columnists covering South Asia has been instituted to promote new voices in the region, US-based news website the Daily ... Read more...
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Acute shortage of health staff in rural areas: Sonia (Lead)
December 21st, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) While medical services in the country have improved, there is still an acute shortage of health professionals in rural areas, Congress president Sonia Gandhi ... Read more...
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Biden says Taliban isn’t US enemy
December 20th, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) A comment by US Vice President Joe Biden that "the Taliban per se is not our enemy" has given the Republicans a new handle, but ... Read more...
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Pressed to ‘wear a wire’ to trap Rajat Gupta: Raj Rajaratnam
October 25th, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 25 (IANS) Convicted hedge fund tycoon Raj Rajaratnam claims US prosecutors pressed him to "wear a wire" and record conversations with his Indian-American friend Rajat Gupta, Goldman Sachs ... Read more...
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200 faculty posts vacant at AIIMS, admits Azad
August 30th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) As many as 200 faculty posts are lying vacant at the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) that serves an estimated 8,000 patients ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Strauss Kahn rape case delayed again
July 27th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, July 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former International Monetary Fund Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s appearance in court has been postponed until the 23rd of August. The postponement became necessary because investigators have pleaded ... Read more...
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Bihar’s Super 30 features in Canadian newspaper
July 24th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 24 (IANS) Super 30, Bihar's free coaching centre which helps economically backward students crack the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE), has been given an extensive ... Read more...
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I feel shitty when I look at myself in the mirror: Arnold Schwarzenegger
April 18th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr 18 (ANI): Hollywood star and former Governer Arnold Schwarzenegger has revealed he feels shitty when he looks in the mirror nowadays."Ahnuld" told Newsweek's Lloyd Grove that he feels ... Read more...
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Quaid’s addiction almost cost him everything in life
April 13th, 2011 - 1:55 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 13 (IANS) Actor Dennis Quaid has revealed that his addiction to drugs almost cost him everything in life."My greatest mistake was being addicted to cocaine. I ... Read more...
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Cocaine was part of movie budgets, says Dennis Quaid
April 12th, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 12 (ANI): American actor Dennis Quaid has revealed that cocaine was a part of movie budgets when he first arrived in Hollywood.The star also admitted that his greatest mistake was ... Read more...
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Dennis Quaid says that he misses his brother Randy
April 11th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Apr 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actor Dennis Quaid recently candidly confessed that he is missing his brother Randy. It ought to be mentioned that his brother Randy at the moment is ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
38 percent of 1,000 US citizens fail basic citizenship test!
March 22nd, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 22(ANI): The New York-based Newsweek magazine recently had 1,000 US citizens take the official citizenship test - and 38 percent of them failed.The magazine said that 73 percent ... Read more...
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Donald Trump seriously considers running for upcoming US presidential polls
March 18th, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar.18 (ANI): Real estate mogul Donald Trump has said that he is seriously considering running for the 2012 presidential polls as a Republican.Trump said that he is serious about ... Read more...
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Harvey Weinstein was almost arrested for smoking in plane bathroom
March 8th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 8 (ANI): Film producer Harvey Weinstein has revealed that he was once almost arrested for smoking in the bathroom of an airplane.Weinstein, 58, who was encouraged to light up by ... Read more...
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Kristen Stewart fell in ‘love at first sight’ with Robert Pattinson
March 4th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 04 (ANI): 'Twilight' director Catherine Hardwicke has spilled the beans on how Kristen Stewart fell in love with Robert Pattinson.Hardwicke said Stewart felt an instant attraction to Pattinson when the ... Read more...
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I Didn’t live life in right way for politics: Clooney
February 24th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 24 (IANS) Actor George Clooney has no plans to join politics and says his life is too colourful to have him elected as a politician."I didn't live my life ... Read more...
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I did too many drugs and chicks to run for office, says George Clooney
February 24th, 2011 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 24 (ANI): George Clooney has revealed why he will never become a politician.The Hollywood star, who has campaigned tirelessly for the people of Sudan, said he wasn't squeaky clean and ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama to felicitate Super 30 founder
February 17th, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 17 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will Saturday felicitate Anand Kumar, who founded Bihar's free coaching centre Super 30 and helped many underprivileged students enter the prestigious Indian ... Read more...
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Ricky Martin to receive gay honour next month
February 11th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 11 (ANI): Puerto Rican Pop singer Ricky Martin, who came out as gay last year, will be honoured with an award from a leading US gay and lesbian organisation in ... Read more...
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James Franco made his own sex tape when he was 19
January 25th, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 25 (ANI): James Franco has revealed that he made his own sex tape at the age of 19.The '127 Hours' actor - who is to host this year's Oscars ... Read more...
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Why women make more effective politicians
January 25th, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by ANI
New York, Jan 25 (ANI): A new study explains why women turn out to be more effective lawmakers in the land.The study found that between 1984 and 2004, women won their home ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Haqqani terror group leader’s son arrested in Pakistan
December 25th, 2010 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec 25 (ANI): In the wake of increasing US pressure on Islamabad to move more forcefully against Taliban networks operating on its border, Pakistan has arrested the son of ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
‘Glenn Beck’s ‘10% of Muslims in world are terrorists’ claims are “total nonsense”‘
December 14th, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 14 (ANI): Fareed Zakaria, an Indian-born journalist who is best known as political pundit, has slammed Fox News host Glenn Beck over his claim that 10 percent of Muslims across ... Read more...
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Malaysian Hindus protest Obama’s portrayal as Lord Shiva
November 24th, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 24 (IANS) A Malaysian Hindu organisation has urged the government to ban the latest issue of American magazine Newsweek for "insulting Hindus" by depicting US President Barack Obama ... Read more...
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Hindus want Newsweek’s latest issue showing Obama as Nataraja banned
November 24th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 24 (ANI): The Malaysia Hindu Sangam, an NGO, has asked the Government to ban the latest issue of Newsweek showing US President Barack Obama as Nataraja (Lord Shiva) ... Read more...
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I made terrible choices and repeated mistakes, says Tiger Woods
November 18th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): Love-rat Tiger Woods have opened up about his very public divorce by contributing an essay to Newsweek, in which the golfer confessed that by making terrible choices ... Read more...
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Newsweek and The Daily Beast to merge
November 13th, 2010 - 12:01 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- Newsweek magazine on Friday announced that it agreed to merge operations in a joint venture with The Daily Beast, an operating company of InterActiveCorp (IAC).The new entity ... 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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Diane Lane Expects To Rock The Box Office With ‘Secretariat’
October 7th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
October 7, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The Disney movie, ‘Secretariat’ will be making it to the theaters this weekend and Diane Lane playing the owner and breeder of ... Read more...
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Bihar’s Super 30 in Newsweek list of 4 most innovative schools
September 18th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 18 (IANS) Bihar's free coaching centre Super 30, which helps economically backward students crack the Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE), has been selected by American magazine Newsweek ... Read more...
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