India’s Planning Commission spends $54,000 on two toilets
June 7th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New Delhi, June 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The individual toilets of two separate utility rooms for senior staff members at the headquarters of India's Planning Commission in New Delhi have undergone a renovation ... Read more...
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Oregon man is converting a 727 Jet Into a dream home
June 4th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Oregon, June 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Plane enthusiast Bruce Campbell is now converting an out-of-service grounded Boeing 727-200 aircraft into his dream home in Oregon’s forest. Campbell claims that he loves living in ... Read more...
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Morocco launches institution for social protection
August 13th, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Rabat, Aug 12 (IANS/WAM) Morocco has launched an institution at a whopping cost of $12 million that will provide vulnerable people adequate accommodation, training and education.
King Mohammed VI inaugurated ... Read more...
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More than half of Brits scared of DIY
March 27th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 27 (ANI): DIY is avoided by more than half (53 per cent) of the households in Britain - because they are scared to tinker, according to a new survey.The survey ... Read more...
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‘Burnt-out’ Johnson needs a month off, says mentor Mortimer
December 1st, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane (Australia), Dec. 1 (ANI): A plumbing van driver who once saved Mitchell Johnson's cricket career, has warned Australia that the quick is burned out, and needs at least a month off ... Read more...
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Months of geologic unrest preceded Eyjafjallajokull eruption: Study
November 20th, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 20 (ANI): A new study has shown that the eruption of Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull was preceded by months of geological unrest.A team of researchers that conducted the study said the ... Read more...
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Cribs and compliments as athletes arrive for CWF (Afternoon Lead)
September 27th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) There were complaints and compliments too Monday as athletes started arriving in planeloads for the 19th Commonwealth Games in the Indian capital and delegations checked into ... Read more...
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Kiwi Commonwealth Games athletes to delay arrival in New Delhi
September 23rd, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Sep 23(ANI): New Zealand's Commonwealth Games athletes have been advised to hold off travel to New Delhi until September 28 because the Games Village will not be ready to take them.The ... Read more...
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CWG has two seconds to midnight to correct things: New Zealand (Lead)
September 21st, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Sep 21 (IANS) Organisers of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi have got only "two seconds to midnight" to put up a show, and even run the risk of the Games ... Read more...
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CWG may be called off: New Zealand chef de mission
September 21st, 2010 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Sep 21 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, scheduled to begin Oct 3, is under serious risk of being called off, the New Zealand team's chef de mission Dave Currie ... Read more...
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Delhi Commonwealth Games village seriously compromised, says Fennell
September 21st, 2010 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 21(ANI): Commonwealth Games Federation President Michael Fennell has expressed grave concern about the athletes' village in New Delhi, saying that the facility is "seriously compromised".Fennell said that the state ... Read more...
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Florida Man Jailed For Sending Facebook Friend Request To Ex-Wife
August 19th, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 19, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Interacting with each other via the social networking sites have been gaining ground steadily. Facebook is one such popular media too. While it may ... Read more...
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Tom Cruise laughs off death reports
May 30th, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 30 (IANS) Hollywood actor Tom Cruise laughs off internet reports that he died in a plumbing accident, assuring fans he's "alive and well".
Rumours started Friday claiming that the "Mission: ... Read more...
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Tom Cruise Death Hoax!
May 28th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
May 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Is Tom Cruise dead? This is the question being asked by one but fortunately the news has turned out to be another celebrity death rumor that ... Read more...
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Michael Douglas’ son to mop, wash dishes in jail
May 21st, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 21 (ANI): Actor Michael Douglas' son Cameron could land the job of moping or washing dishes for pennies an hour at a minimum-security Pennsylvania lockup.A source told RadarOnline that ... Read more...
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Michael Douglas’ son ‘transferred to prison camp in Philadelphia’
May 17th, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 17 (ANI): Michael Douglas' son, Cameron, has been moved to a minimum-security prison camp in Lewisburg, Philadelphia, according to reports.Cameron, a heroin addict, was given five-year jail term on ... Read more...
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Thyagaraj Sports Complex for 2010 Games inaugurated
April 2nd, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Thyagaraj Sports Complex, the venue for the netball competition for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games, was inaugurated by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit here Friday.
Built from ... Read more...
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`Joe the Plumber’ now says Senator McCain ruined his life
February 16th, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
Pennsylvania (US), Feb.16 (ANI): Sam Wurzelbacher, the man popularly known as "Joe the Plumber" during the 2008 US presidential campaign, and who was seen as the square-shouldered mascot of Republican presidential ... Read more...
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Australian couple constructs revolving house that can follow sun
December 5th, 2009 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Dec. 4 (ANI): An Australian couple has constructed a rotating house that can give proper light all day long by following the sun just at the touch of a button. The ... Read more...
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When Aaron Eckhart bathed himself in his front yard!
September 19th, 2009 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 19 (ANI): Actor Aaron Eckhart recently stripped to his undergarments in front of his neighbours as he took bath at his front yard in his Los Angeles home.The 'Paycheck' star ... Read more...
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New Oz residency changes could affect over 40,000 foreign students: Expert
July 22nd, 2009 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 22 (ANI): Over 40,000 students who were expected to gain permanent residency in Australia, may now not qualify because of recent policy changes, a demographic researcher has estimated.The Rudd ... Read more...
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Man walks with broken leg for almost three decades
June 14th, 2009 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 14 (ANI): Steve Webb, 49, was unaware that he had a broken leg - for 29 years.Webb, from Dagenham, Essex had met with a motorbike accident when he was ... Read more...
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Worlds poshest hotel in Dubai has not a drop to drink for guests!
October 4th, 2008 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 4 (ANI): The worlds poshest new hotel that has stunning water slides and aquariums has been labelled Fawlty Towers by Brits after the places taps ran dry.Visitors, who flocked ... Read more...
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Romans introduced leeks in Wales
September 24th, 2008 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 24 (ANI): Apart from the Romans giving roads, plumbing, wine and irrigation to Wales, they also introduced leeks in the region.According to a report by BBC News, the National ... Read more...
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US still ‘plumbing’ A. Q. Khan network
July 15th, 2008 - 10:09 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 15 (IANS) Notorious Pakistani nuclear scientist A. Q. Khan and his nuclear black market network may be out of business, but it's still a "matter of continuing interest" ... Read more...
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The most expensive loo job in the universe comes with a PS30m price tag!
June 4th, 2008 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 4 (ANI): The Discoverys 30-million-pound lift off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Saturday may be described as the most expensive plumbing call-out in history, as it ... Read more...
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A beer and a smoke keep 101yr old marathoner running
April 14th, 2008 - 4:07 pm ICT by admin
London, April 14 (ANI): At 101, Britains oldest employee Buster Martin is now the worlds oldest marathon runner also.The former army physical-training instructor, who is also a star with a ... Read more...
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Meet Chris Martin the Plumber!
December 22nd, 2007 - 2:15 pm ICT by admin
London , Dec 22 (ANI): Musician Chris Martin has been doing his bit for society by secretely doing plumber jobs.The Coldplay frontman has been helping out a London charity by fixing their ... Read more...
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