Cambridge loses No.1 spot to MIT
September 11th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 11 (IANS) Cambridge has slipped from the number one spot in the prestigious world ranking of universities after being overtaken by America's Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).MIT is ... Read more...
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Akram lauds decision to include Pathan in Indian team
July 21st, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram Saturday praised the decision of Indian selectors to pick Irfan Pathan for the ongoing five match One-day series against Sri ... Read more...
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Tom Cruise highest earning actor
July 4th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, July 4 (IANS) Actor Tom Cruise is declared world's highest earning actor after taking home $75 million between May 2011 to May 2012, says Forbes' new list.He ... Read more...
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Slovenia target seven medals at London Olympics
July 4th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Ljubljana (Slovenia), July 4 (IANS) Slovenia will send 64 athletes to London for the 2012 Olympics and expects to win seven medals.The 64-strong team consists of 28 men and ... Read more...
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Kristen Stewart named highest paid actress
June 20th, 2012 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 20 (IANS) Actress Kristen Stewart reportedly earned $34.5 million last year and has been named Hollywood's highest-paid actress in Forbes magazine's annual list, narrowly beating Cameron Diaz, ... Read more...
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Raul rejects contract extension
April 20th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, April 20 (IANS) Veteran Spanish striker Raul Gonzalez Blanco has decided not to extend his contract with German football club Schalke04 and will leave the Bundesliga when his deal ... Read more...
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Maxwell excited about playing in IPL
March 26th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils' newest recruit Glenn Maxwell of Australia is looking forward to playing alongside famous international cricketers in the Indian Premier League. The all-rounder back ... Read more...
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Tata Steel posts Rs.6 billion Q3 net loss
February 9th, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) India's biggest steel maker Tata Steel Thursday reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 6.03 billion for the quarter ended December 2011, against a net profit ... Read more...
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Spanish footballer Villa leaves hospital after surgery
December 25th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Dec 25 (IANS) Spanish and Barcelona striker David Villa was given permission to leave the hospital after he underwent successful surgery on his broken left shinbone earlier this week.The ... Read more...
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Ghosal enters pre-quarters of Punj Lloyd Squash
December 13th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) India's Saurav Ghosal played the short game to his advantage to beat Julian Illingworth of the US 12-10, 11-4, 11-2 in the opening round of ... Read more...
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Cowell can never find a global star: Cliff Richard
November 21st, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 21 (IANS) Pop legend Cliff Richard says music mogul Simon Cowell will never be able to find a global superstar on his singing reality show "The X Factor"."Real ... Read more...
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Beckhams named newborn after author Harper Lee
July 16th, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 16 (IANS) David Beckham says there was a literal reason behind naming his newborn daughter Harper Seven.According to the soccer ace, the unusual name is an amalgamation ... Read more...
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Low-intensity blast near Delhi High Court, no casualties (Intro Roundup)
May 25th, 2011 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) A crude bomb went off outside the Delhi High Court complex Wednesday, but there were no casualties or damage, police said.Police sources said they are ... Read more...
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Low-intensity blast near Delhi High Court, no casualties (Roundup)
May 25th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) A crude bomb went off outside the Delhi High Court complex Wednesday, but there were no casualties or damage, police said.The blast occurred around 1.15 ... Read more...
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Blast near Delhi High Court, no casualties (Second Lead)
May 25th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) There was a low intensity blast outside the Delhi High Court complex Wednesday as a crude bomb exploded, police said. There were no casualties or ... Read more...
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Delhi on high alert after blast near high court
May 25th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Delhi Police have sounded a high alert across the capital after a low intensity blast occurred in the parking lot of the Delhi High Court ... Read more...
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Blast near Delhi High Court, no casualties (Lead)
May 25th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) An explosion was heard in the parking lot of the Delhi High Court Wednesday afternoon. The Delhi Police said it was a radiator blast, but ... Read more...
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Justin Bieber is 7th on list of top 50 most searched for women on web!
January 10th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan 10 (ANI): Canadian singer Justin Bieber has been revealed to rank at number seven in the list of 50 most popular women on the web, as per Google ... Read more...
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Christmas Number One Single Bagged By Matt Cardle
December 19th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The "X-Factor" champion seems to be going quite steady in his music career, as his latest and debut solo release 'When We Collide', has hit the ... Read more...
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Harry Potter still on box office top spot
December 2nd, 2010 - 1:10 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 1 (IANS) "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1", based on celebrated author J.K. Rowling's book, continued to hold its ground at the British box office for the ... Read more...
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Lord of The Rings loses No.1 spot in ‘Top 100 books’ list
September 8th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Sept 8 (ANI): JRR Tolkein's 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy has lost its top spot on the latest list of Whitcoulls Top 100 books, dethroned by Larsson's Millenium trilogy.The new series ... Read more...
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Mohammad Azharuddin To Divorce His Wife For Jwala Gutta?
July 23rd, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
July 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) With reports of former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin splitting from his wife Sangeeta Bijlani doing the rounds, the name of the much acclaimed badminton player ... Read more...
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Taliban attack Afghanistan air base
May 19th, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 19 (IANS/AKI) The Taliban have claimed responsibility for launching an attack in which seven militants were killed outside the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan early Wednesday.
The attack occurred ... Read more...
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Williams outclasses Peer pressure to march on in Madrid
May 15th, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 15 (DPA) In-form Venus Williams played ruthless tennis Saturday to move into her first clay final of the European spring season with a 6-3, 6-0 win over outclassed Israeli ... Read more...
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Henin outlasts Jankovic, Safina crashes out at Stuttgart
May 1st, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Stuttgart, May 1 (DPA) Justine Henin rallied to raise her perfect record against Jelena Jankovic to 10-0 with a 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 quarter-final victory at the Porsche Grand Prix tennis.
Henin, who ... Read more...
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Sehwag moves to top of ICC batting rankings
February 20th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 20(ANI): Indian batsman Virender Sehwag has moved to the top of the International Cricket Council (ICC) player rankings for Test batsmen after his heroics during the second Test ... Read more...
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Ellen DeGeneres Show: Show Number 1100
February 9th, 2010 - 5:15 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
By Angela Kaye Mason
Feb 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Ellen is on a sugar-cleanse. Today is day number seven. She adds that she is eating foods which contain sugar, but not sugar. She ... Read more...
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On loan Robinho wants permanent move to home club Santos
February 3rd, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 3 (ANI): Ace striker Robinho has admitted that he would love to make his loan move to Santos permanent.The Manchester City forward completed his switch to the Brazilian giants ... Read more...
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Kuznetsova races into Australian Open third round
January 20th, 2010 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 20 (DPA) Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova shrugged off a morning start as the big-match spirit helped her to a 6-2, 6-2 defeat of compatriot Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach the third round ... Read more...
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Top ten smartest species revealed in 2009
January 2nd, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 2 (ANI): A report from BBC's Earth News has outlined ten of the smartest species revealed in 2009.At number one is the albatross, which is smart enough to associate with ... Read more...
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Dame Elizabeth Taylor’s fragrance tops celebrity perfumes poll
December 31st, 2009 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 31 (ANI): Dame Elizabeth Taylor's scent has topped a new poll of 'Best-Selling Celebrity Perfumes Of All Time'.The Hollywood icon's signature fragrance White Diamonds, which first hit shelves in ... Read more...
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Elizabeth Taylor’ fragrance tops celebrity perfumes list
December 30th, 2009 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 30 (IANS) Legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor has seen off competition from pop diva Britney Spears and Sarah Jessica Parker to be named the celebrity with the best-selling perfume of ... Read more...
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Top ten environmental losses of 2009
December 16th, 2009 - 7:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 16 (ANI): A recent article in National Geographic News has made a list of the top ten environmental losses of the year 2009.At number one is the finding ... Read more...
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It is one of the best Indian teams ever: Tendulkar
December 6th, 2009 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) Sachin Tendulkar said the current team that rose to become the No. one Test side in world cricket after an emphatic 2-0 series victory against Sri Lanka ... Read more...
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Broad says his aim is to play IPL, 100 Tests for England
November 8th, 2009 - 3:45 pm ICT by ANI
Johannesburg, Nov.8 (ANI): England all-rounder Stuart Broad has said that his long term aim is to play 100 Tests for his country and in the Indian Premier League (IPL), besides being a ... Read more...
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