4,600 criminals let off in Britain: Indian-origin MP
September 14th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 14 (IANS) An astounding 4,600 serial criminals in Britain last year got away with just police cautions or warnings, prompting Indian-origin MP Priti Patel to call on law ... Read more...
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Brand, Halliwell part ways?
September 4th, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 4 (IANS) British comedian Russell Brand and singer Geri Halliwell are reportedly on the verge of parting ways.Brand, 37, is not looking for a strong commitment after ... Read more...
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Jenkins denies affair with Beckham
August 25th, 2012 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 25 (IANS) Opera singer Katherine Jenkins is fuming over rumours that she was ever in an affair with soccer ace David Beckham.The 32-year-old took to Twitter ... Read more...
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Armstrong won’t contest doping charges, to lose titles
August 24th, 2012 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has decided not to contest the US Anti-Doping Agency's charge that he used performance-enhancing drugs, a decision that has ... Read more...
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Malayalam actress serves legal notice om ex-husband
July 8th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, July 8 (IANS) Issues between divorced Malayalam star couple - Urvasi and Manoj K. Jayan - Sunday took another turn with the former commencing legal steps against the latter ... Read more...
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Manish Paul’s forte - making sense out of nonsense (With Image)
July 6th, 2012 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) He has the gift of the gab and makes full use of it! Popular TV anchor Manish Paul, now set to host "India's Got ... Read more...
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Moss to enter movies?
June 11th, 2012 - 8:51 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, June 11 (IANS) Supermodel Kate Moss may soon make her debut in movies.She did a cameo in "Absolutely Fabulous" special charity episode and impressed the show creator Jennifer ... Read more...
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Sachin should keep going: Time
March 18th, 2012 - 10:25 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 18 (IANS) Hailing Sachin Tendulkar's feat of scoring 100 centuries, Time magazine has joined issue with those seeking his retirement saying the Indian cricket legend has "earned ... Read more...
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Communists in Kerala squabble like never before (Kerala Newsletter)
February 12th, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 12 (IANS) Forget Left unity, the two Communist parties in Kerala have been at each other's throats for a while now. It has reached a crescendo with ... Read more...
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Kutcher rubbishes dating rumours
January 3rd, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 3 (IANS) Actor Ashton Kutcher has denied reports that he is dating screenwriter Lorene Scafaria.The 33-year-old, who split from wife Demi Moore earlier this year, spent Christmas in ... Read more...
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I’m most certainly not gay, says Jackie Shroff
December 13th, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 13 (IANS) Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff dismisses reports that he gave an interview to a Pakistani website about his sexual preference and clarifies that he is not gay."Can ... Read more...
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Pakistan has got carried away in boycotting Bonn meet: Daily
December 1st, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 1 (IANS) Pakistan's shock and response over the NATO airstrike that killed 24 soldiers "at what is essentially the result of our double game is overcooked", a daily ... Read more...
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‘Kolaveri’ crosses 4 mn mark, Big B hooked on to it
November 25th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) "Kolaveri Di", already a rage, seems on a record breaking spree. In less than a day, the song has got more than a million ... Read more...
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Have no intentions to retire, says Ponting
November 24th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 24 (IANS) Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting said that he has no plans of retiring any time soon and asked the selectors in his no-nonsense way to give ... Read more...
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Berlusconi planning to release his album of love songs
November 18th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Rome, Nov 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is planning to release his fourth album. The album which is titled “Il Vero Amore,” (The True Love) is made up ... Read more...
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Siberian prisoners slash wrists over caste issue
November 10th, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Chelyabinsk (Russia), Nov 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 82 prisoners from a Chelyabinsk penal colony slashed their wrists in protest as they were forced to eat from plates earlier used ... Read more...
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Big B denies controlling coverage of grandchild’s birth
November 8th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he has no intention of controlling the electronic media coverage of his grandchild's birth.His daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai is expected to ... Read more...
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Uddhav calls Raj traitor
September 20th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) The enmity between the Thackeray cousins touched a new low Tuesday with Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav, in a veiled attack, calling Maharashtra Navnirman Sena ... Read more...
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Britons say sorry eight times a day
September 14th, 2011 - 9:28 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 14 (IANS) Britain is a country of "over-apologetic" people who say sorry up to eight times a day. And most of the time for things that are not ... Read more...
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Government needs to pull up its socks: John Abraham
September 10th, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) In the wake of the Delhi High Court blast, Bollywood actor John Abraham feels the government needs to pull up its socks and find ... Read more...
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Dick Cheney claims in memoir that Colin Powell took cheap shots at him during Bush era
August 29th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Aug 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Two of the most powerful figures in George W. Bush’s administration are engaged in media war of words. Former Vice President Dick Cheney and former Secretary of ... Read more...
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Al Gore says climate skeptics are living in denial
August 10th, 2011 - 12:59 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Aug 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former Vice President of the United States Al Gore has said climate skeptics are living in the denial. He argued that they have employed similar tactics ... Read more...
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Strauss-led England better than 2005 team: Flintoff
August 4th, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Former England cricket captain Andrew Flintoff feels that the current side led by Andrew Strauss is even better than the 2005 team, and said they can ... Read more...
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Hype around Lord’s Test may affect Tendulkar: Anderson
July 18th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 18 (IANS) England's pace spearhead James Anderson says the hype around the Lord's Test may affect Sachin Tendukar, who is geared up to score his 100th international ... Read more...
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‘Drinking eight glasses of water is nonsense’
July 13th, 2011 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 13 (IANS) The recommendation to drink six to eight glasses of water daily to prevent dehydration is a "thoroughly debunked nonsense", says an expert.There is currently no clear ... Read more...
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Gaddafi not in Tripoli any more?
May 14th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 14 (IANS) Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has probably fled the capital city of Tripoli and was "most likely" wounded in NATO air strikes, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini ... Read more...
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‘Dedicated’ Hernandez has exceeded Man U expectations: Ferguson
April 24th, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 24(ANI): Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said that striker Javier Hernandez was never meant to be so crucial to his team's silverware hopes this season.Hernandez has ... Read more...
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LiLo to play Junior Gotti’s wife in mob flick
April 21st, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 21 (ANI): It's official. Lindsay Lohan will be joining the cast of the highly anticipated movie about the late New York mafia boss John Gotti.Instead of Victoria Gotti, the ... Read more...
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Turkey ready to broker cease-fire over fears Libya may turn into “second Iraq or Afghanistan”
March 28th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 28 (ANI): Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signalled that his country is ready to become a mediator to help attain an early ceasefire in Libya over fears that ... Read more...
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Wikileaks investigators fail to link Assange to prime suspect Bradley Manning
January 26th, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 26 (ANI): Investigators trying to find a loophole that allowed 'Wikileaks' to get access to thousands of US secret diplomatic cables, have failed to establish a link between Private Bradley ... Read more...
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Liam Gallagher says he has heard half of Noel’s new album
January 6th, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 6 (ANI): Singer Liam Gallagher says he laid down the vocals for most of the songs that will feature on his sibling Noel's new record.The Beady Eye singer thinks he's ... Read more...
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Liam Neeson Prefers Fly Fishing Than Partying!
January 4th, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Like any other normal person, actors also have their hobbies and Irish actor Liam Neeson has also very interesting one. The 58 year old Oscar nominated actor, who is a ... Read more...
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Liam Neeson loves fly fishing
January 4th, 2011 - 8:31 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 4 (IANS) Hollywood actor Liam Neeson has revealed one of his favourite hobbies is fly fishing.The actor who has two sons with his late wife Natasha Richardson has left ... Read more...
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Beckhham not a marketing tool, can buy any club he wants: Redknapp
January 3rd, 2011 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 3 (ANI): Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has said that ace midfielder David Beckham is so wealthy he could buy any Premier League club he wants.Beckham's pending loan move ... Read more...
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Celebrities throng Prince’s concert
December 21st, 2010 - 1:33 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Dec 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Prince’s concert was held on Saturday with thousands attending the event at the Madison Square Gardens.There were a host of celebrities at the venue. Among them ... Read more...
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