Time and CNN suspend Fareed Zakaria
August 11th, 2012 - 9:56 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 11 (IANS) Time magazine and CNN have suspended their columnist and television host, Indian American journalist Fareed Zakaria, after he apologized for plagiarisng sections of his column on ... Read more...
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Russian wing-suit jumper sets new world record
June 6th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 6 (IANS) Valery Rozov, a 47-year-old climber and base jumper from Russia, has set a new world record by performing a wing-suit jump from the 6,543-metre-high Shivling mountain ... Read more...
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Ordeal of Indian workers in Angola ends
May 23rd, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) A day after External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna spoke to his Angolan counterpart, most Indian workers at a cement factory in the African country have ... Read more...
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‘Jodi Breakers’ is fun all the way
February 25th, 2012 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Film: "Jodi Breakers"; Cast: R. Madhavan, Bipasha Basu, Dipannati Sharma, Milind Soman, Helen; Director: Ashwini Chowdhary; Rating: ***Just when you think you've seen them all, from the hit jodis ... Read more...
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Rajasthan Police lied, tweets Rushdie; Gehlot fumes (Second Lead)
January 22nd, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) An angry Salman Rushdie Sunday accused the Rajasthan Police of concocting a supposed death threat to keep him away from the Jaipur Literature Festival. However, Chief ... Read more...
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Rajasthan Police lied, tweets angry Rushdie (Lead)
January 22nd, 2012 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) An angry Salman Rushdie Sunday accused the Rajasthan Police of concocting a supposed death threat to keep him away from the Jaipur Literature Festival. The police ... Read more...
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Jaipur fest: Protest over ‘The Satanic Verses’ reading
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:08 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 21 (IANS) Rajasthan Police Saturday stepped up security at the Diggi Palace, the venue of the Jaipur Literature Festival, after some authors allegedly read out excerpts from Salman ... Read more...
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Arrest writers for reading out ‘Satanic Verses’: MP (Lead)
January 21st, 2012 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 21 (IANS) Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi has demanded the arrest of the writers who read out from Salman Rushdie's banned book 'Satanic Verses' at the Jaipur ... Read more...
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An Urdu speaking parrot in Britain
August 8th, 2011 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) A parrot in Britain has learnt to speak in English and Urdu as well after the bird's owner trained him to utter Islamic phrases.Two-year-old African grey ... Read more...
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Kim’s engagement ring carries love inscriptions
June 2nd, 2011 - 8:58 am ICT by IANS
London, June 2 (IANS) Socialite Kim Kardashian's engagement ring features two biblical inscriptions about love and the perfect godly woman.Kris Humphries, who proposed to Kim, 30, last week, spent days ... Read more...
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Hungary bans smoking at public places
April 27th, 2011 - 10:56 am ICT by IANS
Budapest, April 27 (IANS) Hungarian parliament approved a proposal Tuesday which bans smoking at public places.Of the 386-member parliament, 271 voted in favour of the proposal seeking protection of non-smokers, ... Read more...
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National Museum opens door to visually-impaired
February 28th, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The National Museum here has put in place a system to enable visually-impaired people to walk through and appreciate art -- becoming the first museum in India ... Read more...
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Anthony Hopkins turns composer
February 25th, 2011 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 24 (IANS) Sir Anthony Hopkins is set to make his debut as a composer in Britain, when he unveils a new composition at a classical concert this summer.The "Silence of ... Read more...
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Rowan Somerville beats Alastair Campbell to win Bad Sex in Fiction Award
November 30th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 30 (ANI): Irish author Rowan Somerville has landed this year's Bad Sex in Fiction Award.He has narrowly beaten the former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell to win the award, reports ... Read more...
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Metro taking special measures to tackle emergencies
November 30th, 2010 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), facing a number of technical glitches in recent days, is implementing special measures to tackle emergency situations like breakdowns and ... Read more...
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Rohinton Mistry’s novel removed from syllabus
October 4th, 2010 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 4 (IANS) Following protests by the Bharatiya Vidyarthi Sena (BVS), students' wing of the Shiv Sena, the University of Mumbai has withdrawn Rohinton Mistry's 1990 Booker-nominated novel "Such A ... Read more...
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Spot-fixing allegations continue to rock cricket (Roundup)
September 18th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
London/Dubai/Karachi, Sep 18 (IANS) The cricketing world suffered another rude shock within a fortnight as the International Cricket Council (ICC) launched fresh investigations in another spot-fixing allegations in Friday's ODI involving Pakistan ... Read more...
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ICC launches investigations into Oval ODI
September 18th, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
London/Dubai, Sep 18 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) Saturday launched fresh investigations after British daily The Sun raised doubts on the scoring pattern of Pakistan in Friday's one-day international against England ... Read more...
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Municipal Corporation of Delhi launches sanitation drive
August 19th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Aug 19 (ANI): The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) launched
an extensive sanitation drive here on Thursday to control the outbreak of
water-borne diseases. ... Read more...
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Students transfer bad study habits from paper to computer, study shows
August 11th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 11 (ANI): Despite the prevalence of technology on campuses, a new study indicates that computers alone can't keep students from falling into their same weak study habits from their ink-and-paper ... Read more...
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“I Don’t Want To Indulge In Activity Like Marriage”, Says Mona Vasu
August 11th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 11, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Mona Vasu the winner of "Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao' has curved a name in the small screen industry altogether. She got her first offer within ... Read more...
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River embankment breach causes floods in Bihar district
July 12th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by ANI
Motihari (Bihar), July 12 (ANI): Monsoon rains have caused a breach of embankments of a river in Bihar's Motihari District.Chaos prevailed in Turkaulia region of the district as the embankment of the ... Read more...
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Jude Law settles dispute over Sadie Frost’s tell-all
July 8th, 2010 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 08 (ANI): Hollywood actor Jude Law has settled a legal dispute with ex-wife Sadie Frost over her autobiography.The Alfie actor launched legal action against her upcoming book in a ... Read more...
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Jude Law settles dispute over Sadie Frost’s tell-all
July 7th, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 7 (IANS) Hollywood actor Jude Law has settled a legal dispute with ex-wife Sadie Frost over her autobiography.
The "Sherlock Holmes" star began court proceedings last week in a bid ... Read more...
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Court notice to Delhi University on ‘controversial’ Ramayana article
July 6th, 2010 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notice to Delhi University on a petition related to a "controversial and blasphemous" article on the Ramayana, which is part of the ... Read more...
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World’s oldest illustrated Christian manuscript found in Ethiopian monastery
July 6th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 6 (ANI): A coloured manuscript found in a remote Ethiopian monastery could be the oldest illustrated Christian work in the world, experts have claimed.The 1,600 year-old texts are named ... Read more...
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Nine CCTV Cameras To Monitor Hrithik Roshan’s Home
July 6th, 2010 - 2:29 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 6, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Rakesh Roshan has recently installed nine CCTV cameras to monitor his house. Recently, a 31 year old man Jai Anand claimed that in 2009, he entered ... Read more...
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Now, an X Factor show to select best young Malaysian mullah
June 26th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by ANI
Malaysia, June 26 (ANI): A Malaysian version of the TV show X Factor has forsaken the world of pop music to conduct a search for an inspiring religious leader.The concept is ... Read more...
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Six Palestinians killed in Gaza tunnel blast
May 29th, 2010 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Gaza, May 29 (IANS) At least six Palestinians were killed Saturday when a gas canister exploded in an underground tunnel in Rafah town on the Gaza-Egypt border, officials said.
The canister was being ... Read more...
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Dubai launches Children’s Council of the City
May 24th, 2010 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, May 24 (IANS/WAM) Authorities here have formed a council that will look into the welfare of children like safe passages, playgrounds, provisions for physical and knowledge development and care for special ... Read more...
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Sajid Khan refuses to read ‘Housefull’ reviews
May 3rd, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) Filmmaker Sajid Khan took a vow just before the release of his comic caper "Housefull" - he would not read any reviews of ... Read more...
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Sajid Khan’s Strange Mannat
May 3rd, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 3, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Sajid Khan whose next film would have no comedy, has taken a peculiar mannat (religious vow) just before the release of Housefull. He decided he wouldn't ... Read more...
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Kaneria contemplates legal action against British tabloid
April 12th, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Apr 12(ANI): Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria is contemplating legal action against the British tabloid, which revealed him as one of the two Essex players under investigation by police for 'match irregularities' ... Read more...
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UK Police seizes mobile of Essex cricketer in match fixing probe
April 12th, 2010 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 12 (ANI): Police in Essex, Britain, has seized the mobile phone of cricketer Mervyn Westfield over alleged charges of him being involved match fixing last season.The "match irregularities" involving Essex ... Read more...
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Pak spinner Kaneria rubbishes Essex match-fixing allegations
April 11th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr.11 (ANI): Pakistan leg spinner Danish Kaneria has rubbished reports that he was under the scanner for match-fixing charges, and that he was being quizzed by the Essex Police on the ... Read more...
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