Finland named ‘World’s Best Country’
August 19th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 19 (ANI): Finland has been named "Best Country In The World'.The most sparsely populated country in Europe is celebrating after being given the title by Newsweek magazine.The country was ... Read more...
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Newsweek Gets A New Owner In Sidney Harman
August 3rd, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Aug 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The "Newsweek" no more belongs to Washington Post Company. The company on Monday announced that it has signed a contract to sell the proprietorship of the ... Read more...
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Stereo Tycoon Harman takes over Newsweek for ‘for a dollar’
August 3rd, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 3 (ANI): Washington, August 3 (ANI): Washington philanthropist, education innovator and hi-fidelity stereo pioneer Sidney Harman has bought the struggling US current affairs magazine 'Newsweek' from The Washington Post Co. ... Read more...
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Stereo Tycoon Harman to take over ‘Newsweek’
August 3rd, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 3 (ANI): Washington philanthropist, education innovator and hi-fidelity stereo pioneer Sidney Harman is all set to buy Newsweek from The Washington Post Co.The declaration came three months after Post Co. ... Read more...
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Washington Post sells Newsweek to audio tycoon
August 3rd, 2010 - 6:56 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 3 (IANS) The Washington Post Company announced Monday that it has signed a contract to sell the iconic Newsweek magazine to audio tycoon Sidney Harman.
The deal was completed Monday morning, ... Read more...
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Vacaville City Council in California has its first Hindu prayer
July 28th, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), July 28 (ANI): City Council of Vacaville (California, USA), one of the fastest growing areas of the nation, reverberated with Sanskrit mantras from ancient Hindu scriptures on July 27, reportedly ... Read more...
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Russian spy wants $250,000 to sell her story
July 21st, 2010 - 10:08 am ICT by IANS
New York, July 21 (IANS) Russian spy Anna Chapman, who was sent back home after being arrested in the US, is in a secret $250,000-deal to reveal her espionage adventure and wants ... Read more...
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Attractive employees ‘paid better, get more attention from bosses’
July 20th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 20 (ANI): They say beauty is skin-deep, but not if you are a corporate employee - in fact, you could be earning less than your co-workers just because they ... Read more...
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Russian spy Anna Chapman asking for $250K to tell her story
July 19th, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 19 (ANI): Sexy Russian spy Anna Chapman is reportedly asking for a whopping 250,000 dollar to tell her story.The sultry redhead is hoping to net a fortune from the ... Read more...
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Gayatri and other mantras opened Sparks City Council in Nevada
July 13th, 2010 - 4:10 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), July 13 (ANI): City Council of Sparks, one of the fastest growing cities of Nevada (USA), started day's business with Sanskrit verses from Rig-Veda, Upanishads, and Bhagavad-Gita on July 12.Acclaimed ... Read more...
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Recession being dubbed ‘Mancession’ as it hits men more than women
July 7th, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 7 (ANI): The global recession has hit men harder than women, so much so that some have even dubbed it the 'Mancession', according to statistics.Figures have revealed that women ... Read more...
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China bids for Newsweek in vain
June 18th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, June 18 (ANI): Despite failing to acquire Newsweek magazine - the country's first bid for a Western publication, China's Southern Daily Group is looking forward to make other similar purchases."The offer ... Read more...
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Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth share a kiss at the 64th Annual Tony Awards
June 14th, 2010 - 11:12 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Jun 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Much to the shock of the audience, Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth shared a kiss at the 64th Annual Tony Awards. Everyone was surprised ... Read more...
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Sean Hayes Lays One On Kristin Chenoweth
June 14th, 2010 - 11:11 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
June 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) During a press call last week, Sean Hayes, who was to be the host of the Tony Awards hinted that he may 'make a nod' in ... Read more...
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Nevada Secretary of State congratulates religious statesman Zed for Census effort
June 7th, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), June 7 (ANI): Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller has congratulated and thanked religious statesman Rajan Zed for his "work on a successful U.S. Census effort here in Nevada".In a ... Read more...
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Pak fighting for survival, no danger to Govt, Parliament: Zardari
May 30th, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 30 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that while the country is fighting a war for its survival there is no danger to the Pakistan People's ... Read more...
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Zardari wants India to behave more ‘maturely’ over ‘non-state’ actors like Kasab
May 30th, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 30 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that being the largest democracy in the world, India should behave much 'maturely' than it has done in the ... Read more...
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Madeleine Albright’s ‘Read My Pins’ Book and Exhibit
May 18th, 2010 - 2:09 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The first woman in the country to ever become a United States Secretary of State has long been known to communicate how she is feeling, as well as ... Read more...
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Carla Bruni ’starved of sex’
May 12th, 2010 - 11:09 am ICT by ANI
London, May 12 (ANI): Carla Bruni is not getting enough sex - courtesy husband Nicolas Sarkozy's busy schedule, claims a new book.According to the tome by Newsweek editor Jonathan Alter, 52, the ... Read more...
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Many western youth wanting to join ‘jihad’ after failed Times Square bombing: Taliban
May 10th, 2010 - 3:54 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 10 (ANI): The bungled Times Square bombing plot has actually helped the Taliban gain wide scale publicity which has resulted in more and more youngsters like Faisal Shahzad ... Read more...
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When Bruni and Sarkozy kept a head of state waiting while they had sex
May 8th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 8 (ANI): A new book has revealed that French First Lady Carla Bruni bragged to US First Lady Michelle Obama about how she and her husband French President Nicholas ... Read more...
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New Obama book reveals his private flares of temper
May 8th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 8 (ANI): A new book on US President Barack Obama has revealed that even though the Commander in Chief portrays a cool image, he does lose his temper ... Read more...
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Newsweek magazine up for sale to curb down losses
May 6th, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 6 (ANI): The Washington Post Company owners of the struggling current affairs magazine, Newsweek, has put it for sale after efforts to refocus the publication failed to curb down heavy ... Read more...
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Newsweek magazine put up for sale
May 6th, 2010 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 5 (DPA) Newsweek, the weekly US magazine hard hit by the internet and the recession, has been put up for sale by its owner, the Washington Post Company, the ... Read more...
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Washington Post Company to consider selling Newsweek Magazine
May 5th, 2010 - 11:03 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON (BNO NEWS) -- The Washington Post Company on Wednesday announced that it intends to sell Newsweek Magazine, saying losses have reached a record.The Washington Post Company acquired the magazine in 1961, ... Read more...
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Yuba City Council in California had its first Hindu prayer
May 5th, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), May 5 (ANI): City Council of Yuba City, known as "Prune Capital of the World", reverberated with Sanskrit mantras from ancient Hindu scriptures on May four, which was reportedly its ... Read more...
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Hindu ethos key to Indian democracy, secularism: Advani
April 11th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Sunday said Hindu ethos was responsible for the success of democracy and secularism in India.
"In human ... Read more...
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Teri Hatcher to launch women-only site
March 31st, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
March 31, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Desperate Housewives star Teri Hatcher is cashing in on her experience as an editor with publications like Glamour UK and Newsweek by starting a ... Read more...
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PM slams Advani, denies US pressure for India-Pakistan talks (Lead)
March 3rd, 2010 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) In a sharp verbal duel in parliament over last week's talks between India and Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday rejected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader ... Read more...
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US-Pak joint intelligence operation nabs second Afghan Taliban leader
February 18th, 2010 - 10:48 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb.18 (ANI): A second high-ranking Afghan Taliban leader has been captured through a joint U.S.-Pakistani intelligence operation in Pakistan, Fox News reports.The capture of Mullah Salam, first reported by Newsweek ... Read more...
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Sanskrit mantras to open Carson City Board of Supervisors
February 5th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Feb 5, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Board of Supervisors of Nevada's capital Carson City will reverberate with Sanskrit mantras from ancient Hindu scriptures reportedly for the first time on February 18.Rajan Zed, well ... Read more...
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Will Smith thinking about a political career
February 1st, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actor Will Smith is thinking about a political career. Just last year, the actor had said that he was not thinking about a career change ... Read more...
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Man throws tomatoes at Sarah Palin during her book-signing tour
December 17th, 2009 - 8:32 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Minnesota, Dec 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin is touring the US with her new book ‘Going Rogue’ and she was greeted with bouquets and brickbats alike in ... Read more...
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Angelina Jolie condemns Barack Obama’s Darfur policy
December 11th, 2009 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 11 (ANI): Angelina Jolie has pointed a finger at US President Barack Obama over his policies regarding the ongoing situation in the Darfur region of Sudan.In an OpEd published ... Read more...
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Taliban consider Karachi the safest place to hide: Report
December 1st, 2009 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec.1 (ANI): Karachi is considered the safest place by the Taliban to hide in Pakistan.According to a Newsweek report, the Taliban is hardly worried by US' plans to send in ... Read more...
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