Spanish photographer wins world press photo award
February 11th, 2012 - 5:58 am ICT by IANS
The Hague, Feb 11 (IANS) Spanish photographer Samuel Aranda Friday won the 2011 World Press Photo of the Year.He was honoured for a photograph taken by him on Oct 15 ... Read more...
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France violated Sikh’s right to wearing turban: UN
January 13th, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 13 (IANS) The UN rights committee has said France violated the religious freedom of a 76-year-old Sikh when he was asked to remove his turban for his ID ... Read more...
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RSS, Digvijay trade barbs over photograph
January 6th, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) and Congress leader Digvijay Singh Thursday traded barbs over a photograph showing him sharing the dais with RSS leaders.While ... Read more...
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Government spreading lies about Anna: Kejriwal
December 25th, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 25 (IANS) Dismissing reports of Anna Hazare's links with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal Sunday said the government was spreading "rumours" about ... Read more...
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Congress has lost its mind: BJP
December 25th, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Prakash Javadekar Sunday attacked the Congress party for calling Anna Hazare "an RSS agent", stating that the Congress had ... Read more...
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Monroe’s items set auction on fire
December 18th, 2011 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Dec 18 (IANS) Legendary actress Marilyn Monroe's items turned out to be a rage at an auction here.The auction, Profiles in History Icons of Hollywood, produced many big ... Read more...
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Obama bars daughters from Facebook
December 17th, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 17 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has barred his daughters from using Facebook because he doesn't want "strangers knowing our business", a media report said.Obama said it ... Read more...
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Apex court gives bail to suspended Gujarat bureaucrat
December 13th, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday granted bail to suspended Gujarat Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Pradip Sharma, who is in jail for alleged involvement in a ... Read more...
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Man sitting 2,000 miles away helps catch thief
November 20th, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 20 (IANS) A computer expert helped catch a thief, who was 2,000 miles away, with the help of an in-built camera in a stolen laptop.
David Duffy, an ... Read more...
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Moss nude portrait sells for 16,250 pounds
November 20th, 2011 - 4:35 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 20 (IANS) Actress Kate Moss' nude portrait has reportedly been sold at auction for more than 16,250 pounds.The photograph was taken by photographer Albert Watson on a shoot ... Read more...
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Beatles letter put up for sale
November 15th, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 15 (IANS) A letter written by former Beatle Paul McCartney in 1960 asking a drummer to audition for the pop group will be sold in an auction.The ... Read more...
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Women can detect your hidden ‘beauty’ online
November 14th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 14 (IANS) Trying to woo a woman just by posting your best-looking snap alongside an online profile may not be the best idea after all -- a study ... Read more...
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Angler eats huge sea bass that could have been a record breaker
November 8th, 2011 - 12:09 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tenby, Wales, Nov 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An angler ate his catch way too early. A 25-year-old Welsh missed the opportunity to be in the record books when he caught a giant sea ... Read more...
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McCartney gets puppies’ photo as wedding gift
October 18th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) An Indian organisation that works for animals has gifted a photograph of two puppies to the recently-married Beatles legend Paul McCartney and New York ... Read more...
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Marilyn Monroe’s nude photo to be auctioned
October 8th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 8 (IANS) The photograph of Marilyn Monroe in the nude that launched the icon on her road to fame will soon go under the hammer.Clicked by photographer Tom ... Read more...
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Madonna’s topless photos leaked online
October 8th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 8 (IANS) A series of photographs showing Madonna topless have been leaked online.The images, taken during a shoot for W magazine three years ago, show the then-50-year-old ... Read more...
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Hitman falls in love with victim, fakes her killing
September 23rd, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 23 (IANS) A hired killer in Brazil took one look at his intended victim and fell head over heels in love with her. The new lovers then splashed ... Read more...
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Mirren haunted by bikini pic
September 23rd, 2011 - 6:47 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 23 (IANS) Veteran actress Dame Helen Mirren admits the photograph of her in a red bikini while holidaying in Italy will always haunt her since it is a ... Read more...
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Documentation missing in Indian film industry: Big B
September 14th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says that it is unfortunate that there is no archival work being done in the Indian film industry."I believe the whole ... Read more...
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Did Ali Lohan undergo plastic surgery?
September 9th, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sept 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Internet has been buzzing with rumors that Lindsay Lohan’s younger sister Ali Lohan has undergone plastic surgery. The 17-year-old recently signed a modeling deal with ... Read more...
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HIV positive patients seek action against doctor
September 5th, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 5 (IANS) Wearing black badges, around 100 HIV positive people Monday staged a demonstration outside the West Bengal health department headquarters here demanding punishment for a government doctor ... Read more...
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How Presilla got a photo-op with idol Messi
September 1st, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 1 (IANS) Ten-year-old Presilla Gonsalaes, a Kolkata-based Argentinean, has idolised Lionel Messi since she was four and dreamt of meeting him and having a photo-op with her "god" ... Read more...
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Boy beaten for 30 minutes after he stole to play video games
August 16th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 16 (IANS) A 12-year-old boy in China was hung from a pole by his hands and feet, whipped and then beaten for 30 minutes by his angry parents ... Read more...
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Chinese man held for filming neighbour taking shower
August 15th, 2011 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 15 (IANS) A man has been arrested in Shanghai for secretly filming a woman neighbour taking a shower and then blackmailing her, officials said.Wang Chao faces charges of ... Read more...
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Almost no relationship with BJP: Arun Shourie
July 22nd, 2011 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) In a sign of disillusionment with the party he represented as its intellectual face for many years, Arun Shourie, a former minister in the ... Read more...
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Track Palin & wife expecting their first child
July 21st, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Alaska, July 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sarah Palin is all set to be a grandmother again. And that is because her son and his wife of just 2 months is expecting their first ... Read more...
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Brooke Mueller planning to go to extreme rehab Center in Mexico
July 19th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, July 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Ex-wife of Charlie Sheen Brooke Mueller is reportedly preparing to enter into a rehab facility in Mexico. The 33-year-old is struggling with drug addiction and going ... Read more...
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Rihanna, Darke dating?
July 5th, 2011 - 5:34 am ICT by IANS
London, July 5 (IANS) Singer Rihanna has reportedly revived her romance with Drake. She was photographed cuddling the rapper at a nightclub in Canada.The photograph obtained by a website ... Read more...
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Maria is free, says she is innocent (Second Lead)
July 2nd, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Just hours after she walked out of jail, Kannada actress Maria Susairaj Saturday claimed she was innocent in the May 2008 killing of television executive Neeraj ... Read more...
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I am innocent, says Mariah
July 2nd, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Mariah Monica Susairaj Saturday claimed she was innocent in the May 2008 killing of television executive Neeraj Grover."All I can say is I am innocent," Mariah ... Read more...
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Now, a Lady Gaga Day!
June 18th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 18 (IANS) There's Father's Day, Mother's Day, Friendship Day... and now, there's a Lady Gaga Day!Government officials in Taiwan have declared July 3 as Lady Gaga Day in ... Read more...
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Unique ID project set to meet target: Nilekani
June 17th, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 17 (IANS) The target of generating 600 million unique ID cards by 2014 would be achieved, Nandan Nilekani, chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), said ... Read more...
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Kanimozhi issues legal notice to Chennai weekly
June 2nd, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) DMK MP Kanimozhi, presently in Tihar Jail for her involvement in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, Thursday issued legal notices to a Chennai-based weekly magazine.Kanomozhi ... Read more...
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Man posts dead dog’s picture on Facebook, draws flak
June 1st, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) An umbrella body of animal protection organisations Wednesday demanded action against a Delhi resident who allegedly killed a dog and uploaded its picture on ... Read more...
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Salman gets fine notice for smoking in public
May 31st, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Patiala (Punjab), May 31 (IANS) Bollywood star Salman Khan, who is in this Punjab town for shooting his film "Bodyguard", landed in trouble Tuesday with the local administration penalising ... Read more...
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