Swiss Olympian kicked off team after sending racist tweet
August 1st, 2012 - 1:02 am ICT by BNO News
LONDON, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) -- A Swiss football star was kicked off the men's Olympic team Monday after sending out a tweet deemed to be racist, sports officials said. It comes just ... Read more...
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Nasri excluded from French team over Euro fiasco
July 28th, 2012 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Paris, July 27 (IANS) French Football Federation (FFF) Friday suspended Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri from the national football team for three games after his offensive remarks during Euro 2012 ... Read more...
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Fasting Team Anna members see sugar levels drop, supporter falls sick
July 26th, 2012 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The health of Team Anna members, on an indefinite fast against corruption, deteriorated on the second day of their agitation Thursday with their blood sugar ... Read more...
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Russian journalists fired for photos targeting Putin
December 13th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The chief executive officer and the editor-in-chief of Russia's Kommersant Vlast magazine have been fired for publishing photos with offensive remarks targeting Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Kashmir Pandit group files PIL against Arundhati Roy
November 23rd, 2011 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 22 (IANS) Activists of a Kashmiri Pandit organisation Tuesday filed a public interest litigation (PIL) case, seeking action against writer-cum-activist Arundhati Roy over her reported remarks in New ... Read more...
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Is Charlie Sheen getting support from Mel Gibson, Sean Penn?
March 2nd, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 2 (ANI): Troubled Charlie Sheen is reportedly getting support from Hollywood pals - Mel Gibson and Sean Penn.Gibson apparently offered support after Sheen's show 'Two And A Half Men' ... Read more...
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Swami Ramdev supporters flay Congress MP for offensive remarks
February 20th, 2011 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Supporters of Swami Ramdev Saturday said they will hold "shudhi yagna" (purification ceremony) Sunday at the residence of Ninong Ering, Congress MP from Arunachal Pradesh, ... Read more...
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TNT Apologizes After Tracy Morgan Calls Sarah Palin ‘Great Masturbation Material’!
January 29th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Jan 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Comedian Tracy Morgan's rather unflattering remarks about former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has earned the funnyman the ire of the TNT network officials. The '30 Rock' ... Read more...
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Case against Facebook for hosting ‘I hate Gandhi’ group
January 25th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 25 (IANS) A case was registered here against social networking site Facebook and others for hosting a group called 'I hate Gandhi' and posting offensive remarks against Mahatma Gandhi, ... Read more...
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Introspect, Hamid Ansari urges Rajya Sabha members
December 13th, 2010 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) An anguished Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari Monday urged members to introspect on the functioning of the house as it was adjourned sine die without transacting ... Read more...
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Rosaiah, other Congress leaders hold anti-RSS protest
November 12th, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 12 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah, state Congress chief D. Srinivas, party MPs and other leaders Friday participated in a massive protest here against RSS leader K.S. ... Read more...
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New Zealand anchor who quit gets payout
October 11th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Oct 11 (IANS) A New Zealand television anchor who quit after making offensive remarks about Indians that sparked a diplomatic row, has reportedly got an exit pay packet of six ... Read more...
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New Zealand TV anchor quits over Dikshit row
October 10th, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Oct 10 (IANS) New Zealand TV show host Paul Henry, whose offensive remarks about Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit prompted India to lodge a diplomatic protest, resigned Sunday.Rick Ellis, chief ... Read more...
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New Zealand anchor’s comment ‘not appropriate’: Dikshit
October 7th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday said the rude remarks about her by a New Zealand TV anchor were not appropriate but added that it did not ... Read more...
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New Zealand envoy regrets Dikshit remark (Lead)
October 7th, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) New Zealand's envoy Thursday expressed "deep regret over the hurt" caused to Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit by offensive remarks made by a Kiwi TV anchor, saying ... Read more...
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India summons New Zealand envoy over TV remarks on Dikshit
October 7th, 2010 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) India Thursday summoned New Zealand High Commissioner Rupert Holborow over comments by a TV anchor on Delhi Chief Minister Dikshit and said the "racist" remarks were "totally ... Read more...
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90pc women ’sexually harassed at the workplace’
August 11th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 11 (ANI): A new study has found that nine in ten women have suffered some form of sexual discrimination at the workplace.The researchers at the University of Michigan found that ... Read more...
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RJD plans campaign against Gadkari for Lalu remarks (Lead)
May 13th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 13 (IANS) Outraged at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari's offensive remarks against their chief Lalu Prasad, hundreds of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) workers in Bihar burnt effigies ... Read more...
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Will teach Gadkari lesson in decency, says unforgiving Lalu
May 13th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 13 (IANS) Unwilling to forgive Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari for his offensive remarks, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad said Thursday that he doesn't believe ... Read more...
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RJD plans action against Gadkari for Lalu remarks
May 13th, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 13 (IANS) Outraged at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari's offensive remarks against their chief Lalu Prasad, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders in Bihar said they would launch ... Read more...
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Geico Voice Actor Fired After Indulging In Notorious Political Talk
April 24th, 2010 - 11:08 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 24, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The actor, Lance Baxter, who is extensively recognized as the voice-over for the renowned Geico insurance advertisements, has only just been thrown out of ... Read more...
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Modi seeks apology for German parliamentarians remarks
April 11th, 2010 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, April 10 (IANS) Gujarat Saturday sought the central government's intervention to lodge a protest with the German government against allegedly offensive remarks made by an unofficial delegation of German parliamentarians ... Read more...
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‘Black People Leave’ Announcement Makes Wal-Mart Limit Its Public Address System
March 20th, 2010 - 7:06 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Washington Township, Mar 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The public address system in the Walmart store in southern New Jersey is all set to undergo a major change after it was used ... Read more...
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Amar Singh says he received a death threat call for Azmi
November 11th, 2009 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 11 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) General Secretary Amar Singh today alleged that he received a death threat call for Abu Azmi, a legislator of the newly elected Maharashtra State ... Read more...
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BBC presenter calls Prince Philip ‘Greek twit’ for joke about Indians
November 5th, 2009 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 5 (IANS) A presenter on a popular BBC television show has drawn complaints after describing Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip as "that Greek twit and ... Read more...
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Lily Allen wins payout over Beckham and Cole rant story
October 14th, 2009 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 14 (ANI): Brit singer Lily Allen has won a substantial amount for libel damages from a newspaper that laid claim she had made offensive remarks about David and Victoria ... Read more...
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Bail for men accused of attack on Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s house
August 31st, 2009 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 31 (IANS) A district court Monday gave bail to five men accused of ransacking and setting on fire Uttar Pradesh Congress president Rita Bahuguna Joshi's house in July as ... Read more...
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Rupert Murdoch owned firm to pay damages for ‘offensive remarks’ against Muslim cricketer
August 22nd, 2009 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug. 22 (ANI): The Rupert Murdoch-owned Nationwide News Pty Ltd has apologised and agreed to pay damages after one of its journalists wrote an article in which an English Muslim cricketer ... Read more...
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Attack on Joshi’s house was public’s immediate reaction: BSP leader
July 25th, 2009 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Refuting the Congress' allegation that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati was behind the July 15 attack on state Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi's house, a Bahujan ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi says Joshi’s remarks against Mayawati unfortunate, but Mayawati also at fault
July 17th, 2009 - 7:58 pm ICT by ANI
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), July 17 (ANI): Congress party general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Friday told reporters at a impromptu press conference here that remarks made by Uttar Pradesh Congress unit chief ... Read more...
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Mayawati has time for statues, but not for governance: Rahul Gandhi
July 17th, 2009 - 4:06 pm ICT by ANI
Amethi, July 17 (ANI): Accusing Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of misusing government funds, Congress Party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Friday said Uttar Pradesh has place for only statues and ... Read more...
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Belligerent Mayawati continues to attack Sonia Gandhi over Joshi’s controversial remarks
July 17th, 2009 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, July 17 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Friday continued to attack on Congress President Sonia Gandhi for the latter's silence on Uttar Pradesh Congress unit chief Rita Bahuguna ... Read more...
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Women MPs, activists slam Joshi’s remarks against Mayawati
July 16th, 2009 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Women parliamentarians and activists Thursday slammed Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi's offensive remarks against Chief Minister Mayawati saying they were "inappropriate and uncalled for".
Congress ... Read more...
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Sanjay Dutt booked for making communal remarks
April 15th, 2009 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 15 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) general secretary and Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt has been booked for violating the model code of conduct by allegedly making an inflammatory speech in ... Read more...
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Jyotiraditya Scindia on poll panel scanner for letters (Lead)
April 14th, 2009 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The Election Commission Tuesday sought an explanation from Communications and IT Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia for distributing letters highlighting the achievements of the UPA government and also ... Read more...
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