Current times worse than emergency: Advani
September 12th, 2012 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani has come out in support of Aseem Trivedi, saying the act of jailing the cartoonist for an allegedly ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Aniston, Theroux working on short film
June 8th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, June 8 (IANS) Actor Jennifer Aniston and beau Justin Theroux are together working on a short film spoofing the gossip coverage of their lives."It is a parody ... Read more...
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‘The Wire’ cast members reunite in hilarious musical spoof
June 6th, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Baltimore,
June 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Cast members of the critically acclaimed series ‘The Wire’ reunited to take part in the hilarious musical skit.The show, which lasted five seasons, is regarded by ... Read more...
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Bieber to take legal action against game developers
February 27th, 2012 - 10:38 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 27 (IANS) Teen singer Justin Bieber plans to take legal action against game developers who have used his image for mobile app - Joustin' Beaver.The singer's lawyers ... Read more...
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Muppets meet horrible fates in Saw Parody
November 18th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The trailer of the mashup “The Muppets: Saw Trailer” has been released. The trailer which was released by the Game Room Films is a parody and ... Read more...
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Lindsay Lohan miffed with Mena Suvari
September 3rd, 2011 - 6:06 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 3 (IANS) Lindsay Lohan is miffed with actress Mena Suvari after she mocked her in a parody.Suvari paired up with Dania Ramirez to film "Ass And ... Read more...
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From closet to freedom for India’s gays, two years on
July 1st, 2011 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) What would you make of 377, 2/7, 730? Could be a code or a logical reasoning question. But, for queers, 377 is the Indian Penal ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Assange’s urinating into hat with US flag painting wins Bald Archy prize
April 19th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, April 19 (ANI): A painting of WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, has won this year's Bald Archy prize.The caricature by French artist Xavier Ghazi has portrayed Assange with his trousers around his ... Read more...
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Britney Spears wants an action movie role
April 6th, 2011 - 1:39 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, April 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After releasing a highly successful single last year, singer Britney Spears has launched a bid to get her acting career back on track.Britney has appeared in ... Read more...
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Pakistani comedian dies during Indo-Pak cricket show
March 31st, 2011 - 11:05 am ICT by IANS
Karachi, March 31 (IANS) A Pakistani comedian died while participating in a TV show organised for the Pakistan-India World Cup semifinal match that India went on to win, a ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Lindsay Lohan mocks her theft charge on ‘Jimmy Kemmel Live!’
March 1st, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 1 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan poked fun at her alleged theft when she made a surprise cameo during Jimmy Kimmel's workout spoof.The young starlet appeared in an infomercial parody ... Read more...
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MTV Exec Stands By The Contentious ‘Skins’ Despite The Slight Slide In Viewership And Withdrawal Of Advertisers
February 2nd, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
February 2, 2011 (Pen Men at Work): ‘Skins’ is the showpiece of a fresh scripted initiative at MTV, which has, nonetheless, attracted the fury of supervisory bodies for its copious depictions of ... Read more...
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Himesh Is Coming Out With An International Album Titled ‘@ Da EGE’
January 24th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
We all remember Singer Himesh Reshammiya I suppose! Yes, he is the singer with the nasal twang who became immensely popular in Bollywood, few years back with his catchy songs ... Read more...
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American Idol 2011 Kicked Off Last Night
January 20th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Wednesday night was a treat to the eyes of all the music fans all over the world. Last night American Idol 2011 premiered on FOX at ... Read more...
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Adriano awarded Italy’s football worst player prize
December 14th, 2010 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Dec 14 (IANS/AKI) AS Roma striker Adriano was named the worst player in Italy's top football league for the third time Monday after Serie A fans voted for him to ... Read more...
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Will Smith: Will He Be The Next Robin Hood?
December 8th, 2010 - 7:49 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
And surprisingly, they have reportedly offered the lead role to 'Hitch' star Will Smith, who turned down their offer to play Neo in their sci-fi movie 'The Matrix'.There is a report ... Read more...
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Posh Spice: Gaga may have become a ‘parody’ of herself
November 9th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Nov 9 (ANI): Victoria Beckham thinks that Lady Gaga has become a 'parody' of herself.However, Posh Spice, who prefers to go for elegant and classic styles in her designs, does ... Read more...
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Now Police Refuses Protection For ‘Dunno Y, Na Jaane Kyun’ During Diwali!
November 8th, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 8, 2010 (Showbiz PR Wire): Considered as India’s Brokeback bromance, DUNNO Y, Na Janne Kyun, a mainstream film on a Gay relationship, is finding it tough to negotiate hard line attitude towards the film, ... Read more...
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Kishore’s New Song To be Unveiled On His Death Anniversary
October 13th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 13, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Fans will get to hear a never-before-heard Kishore Kumar number which will be unveiled online on Wednesday, the 13th of October, the eve of the singing ... Read more...
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Apple Gets Trademark For ‘There’s An App For That’ Catchphrase
October 12th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Oct 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Apple the Cupertino based technology giant has managed to get a trademark for the well known catchphrase that goes as "There's an app for that". The ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
Kishore’s unreleased song to be unveiled on death anniversary
October 10th, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Kishore Kumar's fans can rejoice as one of his unreleased songs will be unveiled on the legendary singer's 23rd death anniversary Wednesday.Composed by late musical genius Madan ... Read more...
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“Saturday Night Live” Parodies Christine O’Donnell’s Witchcraft Video
September 26th, 2010 - 11:50 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sep 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) "Saturday Night Live",which often parodies the contemporary culture of the United States not only saw the jokes hurled at Governor David Paterson but also the show ... Read more...
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Twitter terror: Man appeals against fine
September 25th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 25 (IANS) A Briton who sent a message on Twitter, threatening to blow up an airport "sky high", has appealed against a fine imposed on him.
Paul Chambers, a 26-year-old trainee ... Read more...
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Demi Moore enlists YouTube star to do spoof of her Twitter bikini pose
September 7th, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 7 (ANI): Actress Demi Moore has enlisted the help of a YouTube celebrity to do a spoof of her famous bikini pose on Twitter.Moore, 47, asked 19-year-old Dave Days to ... Read more...
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‘Weird Al’ Yankovic To Parody Lady Gaga?
August 26th, 2010 - 8:36 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Aug 26,(THAINDIAN NEWS) "Weird Al" Yankovic has recently made headlines when he announced that he might parody Lady Gaga's song in his upcoming album, media reports. "Weird Al" Yankovic is ... Read more...
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Parul To Perform In ‘Sajan Re’
August 26th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 26, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The most recent buzz in the show "Sajan Re' is that Preeti's (as played by Mellisa Pais) mother Maria (aka Vandana Gupte) would give consent for ... Read more...
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Britney Spears to get ‘kid glove’ treatment in Glee episode
August 11th, 2010 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, August 11 (ANI): Rumours of whether Britney Spears will appear on an episode of the Fox TV series have been put to rest.Glee creator Ryan Murphy has confirmed that Spears ... Read more...
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Jimmy Kimmel pokes fun at Sarah Palin’s geography skills in new video
July 24th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 24 (ANI): Jimmy Kimmel, a comedian and television host, has featured a video making fun of Sarah Palin and her geography skills.Kimmel has poked fun at Palin in ... Read more...
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Neighbours blast Rowan Atkinson’s ’space-age’ home renovation plans
July 19th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 19 (ANI): 'Mr. Bean' star Rowan Atkinson has angered his neighbours with plans to transform his traditional property into a modern building.Atkinson, 55, has submitted a planning application to demolish ... Read more...
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Sylvester Stallone won’t play Edgar Allen Poe in biopic
July 16th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 16 (ANI): Sylvester Stallone has admitted that he will not play his one-time dream role of Edgar Allen Poe in a big-budget biopic, for he thinks he is the ... Read more...
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Robbie Williams, Gary Barlow team-up for ‘Brokeback’ parody
July 13th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 13 (ANI): Former 'Take That' bandmates Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow are set to film a spoof of gay cowboy flick 'Brokeback Mountain.'The promo for 'Shame,' which was co-written ... Read more...
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Ear-shattering vuvuzelas are even driving Hitler nuts
June 17th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 17 (ANI): In a list of complains about vuvuzelas, Hitler is the latest addition. He features in yet another of the many Internet parodies of the 2004 Oscar nominated German ... Read more...
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Bhatti performs conducts on IPL’s ongoing controversy
April 24th, 2010 - 11:45 pm ICT by ANI
By Sunil SharmaChandigarh, April 24 (ANI): Popular satirist Jaspal Bhatti conducted a parody on the Indian Premier League's ongoing controversies here on Saturday and described the Indian Premier League (IPL) as Indian ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert renew their contracts with ‘Comedy Central’
April 21st, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, Apr 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have renewed their contracts with the 'Comedy Central'. Jon Stewart would be now a part of the Comedy Central ... Read more...
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YouTube takes down Hitler ‘Downfall’ parody videos
April 21st, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr 21 (ANI): YouTube has removed many of the Hitler 'Downfall' parody videos in the wake of complaints by the German production company that owns the right to the 2004 ... Read more...
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