Man dies after robbers throw him off second floor
August 17th, 2012 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) A 20-year-old man was thrown off the second floor of his house and killed for standing up to robbers in his house here, police said ... Read more...
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‘Preethiya Loka’ dull fare (Kannada Movie Review)
July 15th, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Preethiya Loka"; Cast: Vinay, Archana, Nandan Prabhu, Ramesh Bhat, Shankar Ashwath, Kurigalu Pratap and others; Director: Nandan Prabhu; Producer: Madhava Reddy; Music Director: Sai Kiran; Camera: Krishna Sarathi; Rating: ... Read more...
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Nothing good about ‘Villain’ (Kannada Movie Review)
May 26th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Villain"; Cast: Audithya, Raagini, Rangayana Raghu, Shobharaj, Dharma, Malathi Sardeshpande; Screenplay and Direction: M.S. Ramesh; Producer: Yogish Hunasuru; Camera: Dasari Seenu; Music: Guru Kiran; Rating *1/2M.S. Ramesh's "Villain" was expected ... Read more...
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Martin Scorsese treats everyone as equal: Moretz
April 30th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 30 (IANS) She is just 15, but actress Chloe Grace Moretz says that director Martin Scorsese treated her as he treated other senior actors on the ... Read more...
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Chinese internet users identify role models
April 22nd, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 22 (IANS) Ten ordinary Chinese have been recognized as national role models, based on the results of a quarterly online poll.
The 10 were chosen for their actions ... Read more...
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Partho doesn’t know he’s won a National Award: Amol Gupte
March 7th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) It was one of his most natural performances, says proud father Amol Gupte after his son won a National Award for his acting in "Stanely Ka ... Read more...
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Tale of bravery impresses in period drama ‘Aravaan’ (Tamil Movie Review)
March 4th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Aravaan": Cast: Aathi, Pasupathi, Dhanshika; Director: Vasanthabalan; Producer; T. Siva; Storwriter: Su. Venkatesan and Vasanthabalan; Composer: Karthik; Cinematographer: Siddharth; Rating: ***Vasantabalan, who made a name for himself by sensitively handling ... Read more...
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‘Hugo’ wins sound honours at Oscars
February 27th, 2012 - 9:53 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 27 (IANS) The 84th Academy Awards for best sound editing and best sound mixing went to "Hugo".The Martin Scorsese film beat other nominees like "Drive", "The Girl ... Read more...
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Martin Scorsese wins best director award for ‘Hugo’
January 16th, 2012 - 10:53 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 16 (IANS) Martin Scorsese has won the best director - motion picture Golden Globe award for his film "Hugo".The 69-year-old pipped Woody Allen for "Midnight In Paris", ... Read more...
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Kunal Kapoor calls ‘Doga’ his ambitious project
December 29th, 2011 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) After Hrithik Roshan and Shah Rukh Khan, it is Kunal Kapoor's turn to play a superhero in Anurag Kashyap's "Doga" -- and he says ... Read more...
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From shelters and slums, they gather to sing for Gandhi
September 30th, 2011 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Many of them have no families and stay in shelter homes while some are physically handicapped. But despite the odds, these kids are all set ... Read more...
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Krishna Tirath to inaugurate annual meet of adoption agencies
March 22nd, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 22 (ANI): Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath will inaugurate the annual meet of adoption agencies here tomorrow.Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), an ... Read more...
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Sir Elton John admits he may be too old to be a father
February 13th, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 13 (ANI): Sir Elton John has finally admitted that he may be too old to be a father, seven weeks after the birth of his son Zachary Levon Furnish-John.The singer ... Read more...
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Gladys Horton Leaves Her Last Breathe
January 28th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The beautiful singer of the retro era, Gladys Horton left her last breathe at the age of sixty six, on Wednesday. According to the sources, she ... Read more...
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Man held for duping his ‘father’
January 8th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) A 20-year-old man was arrested for duping the man who had provided him shelter and employment and treated him like a son for six years, police said ... Read more...
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Foster parents in Russia may undergo special training
January 8th, 2011 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 8 (IANS) Terming parenting "a super serious matter", Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said prospective foster parents should undergo mandatory training.At present, Russia does not have laws regulating training for ... Read more...
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Neverland: Story Of A Never Aging Boy
January 7th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
, is playing the lead character Peter Pan.The movie is based on the famous fairy tale by J.M. Barrie. The story starts showing Peter as an orphan, who earns his living ... Read more...
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Punjab advocate-general’s mother-in-law murdered in Chandigarh home
January 7th, 2011 - 10:02 am ICT by ANI
Chandigarh, Jan.7 (ANI): Punjab Advocate General Rupinder Khosla's 75-year-old mother-in-law was found murdered in her house here on Thursday.
Police said Gurbal Maninder Mann was raped before being killed. She was ... Read more...
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Elton John ‘broke promise to take care of tragic Ukranian orphan’
January 2nd, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 2 (ANI): Sir Elton John has failed to keep his promise to rebuild the life of a tragic Ukranian orphan, claims the boy's granny.The singer and his partner David ... Read more...
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Nadine Coyle Regrets Failed Adoption of Thai Boy
December 28th, 2010 - 11:04 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Dec 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Nadine Coyle, star of 'Girls Aloud' visited Thailand just after the tragic Boxing Day tsunami of 2004. While she was there, she met a four year old orphan ... Read more...
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Forgetting Ghalib is forgetting history, says writer-diplomat
December 25th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) It worries and even angers diplomat-writer Pavan K. Varma that Delhi, of all places, has almost completely forgotten Mirza Ghalib, the great poet and ... Read more...
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Review Of Ragada: Nothing New To Watch!
December 24th, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Director: Veeru Potla.Cast: Akkineni Nagarjuna, Anushka, Priyamani, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Charmi, Brahmanandam, Pradeep Rawat, Dev Gill.Music: Thaman SRating: **1/2Director Veeru Potla tries to play with the star power of Nagarjuna, who ... Read more...
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‘Orphan of Zhao’ director failed to give us credit: Chinese screenwriters
December 19th, 2010 - 4:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 19 (ANI): Two famous female screenwriters of Chinese film industry are annoyed with a director for not giving them credit in his latest film.Though his latest film, 'Orphan of ... Read more...
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Up In The Air’s Vera Farmiga & Hubby Welcome Baby Girl
November 12th, 2010 - 11:33 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Nov 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to a report from People, thirty seven year old actress Vera Farmiga, who acted opposite of George Clooney in ‘Up In The Air’, has given birth to ... Read more...
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Vanessa Paradis Objects To Johnny Depp’s ‘Shower Scene’ In “The Tourist”
November 9th, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 9, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie starrer “The Tourist” stole all the limelight and was riding high on publicity due to the much hyped intimate scenes between ... Read more...
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Terry Kennedy Appears In His Own Show On BET
October 13th, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Oct 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Long Beach skater, better known as "Compton Ass Terry" has come a long way ever since he started his career as a skater. Considering his ... Read more...
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‘Let Me In’ Star Chloe Grace Moretz Not Allowed to Watch Horror Movies
October 4th, 2010 - 11:16 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Chloe Grace Moretz, the thirteen year old star of the horror-vampire flick, ‘Let Me In’, says that she is not allowed to watch horror movies and admitted ... Read more...
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Baby orphaned by car crash dies on the way to her parents funeral
September 24th, 2010 - 12:02 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lucy Schollbach became an orphan when her parents were killed in a car crash. And when she was on her way to their funeral, then she also breathed ... Read more...
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Venu Nagavally, Kerala’s eternal Devdas, sleeps (Obituary)
September 10th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Harish C. Menon
In a way, Venu Nagavally, the veteran Malayalam movie-maker who passed away Thursday, is happy now. He has finally met the object of his affection -- death -- one ... Read more...
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Amoli And Thakur’s Sunset Walk
September 3rd, 2010 - 3:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 3, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): "Bairi Piya' will be going off air tomorrow however; it would unfurl all the drama before it goes down.It's said that Amoli would soon get to ... Read more...
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Court asks about medicare after baby’s footpath birth
September 1st, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Taking suo motu cognizance of a destitute woman's death after giving birth to a baby on a pavement, the Delhi High Court Wednesday questioned the city government ... Read more...
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Sulagna Panigrahi Has Important Role In ‘Bidaai’
August 2nd, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 2, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Sulagna will soon be seen playing the role of a new character in the popular tele-series, "Bidaai'. She had gone through a series of meticulous and ... Read more...
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Freida Pinto Starrer ‘Miral’ To Compete In Venice Film Festival
July 31st, 2010 - 10:16 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 31, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Miral, an upcoming French film starring Indian actress Freida Pinto is going to take part in the Venice Festival andcompete for the Golden Lion trophy.This is ... Read more...
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Lorenzen Wright Reported Missing
July 24th, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
July 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former NBA player Lorenzen Wright has been reported missing since Sunday. The authorities have confirmed that his family have confirmed the report on Thursday. His sister ... Read more...
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I’m excited to play the role of superhero: Kunal Kapoor
June 5th, 2010 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Colombo, June 5 (IANS) After Hrithik Roshan in "Krrish" and Shah Rukh Khan in the under-production "Ra.One", Bollywood actor Kunal Kapoor is all set to don the hat of ... Read more...
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