Callista Gingrich’s hair cut and styling is the topic of a great debate
January 28th, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Jan 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The hairstyle of Callista Gingrich has been a subject of debate since her husband stepped up to bid for the Republican candidacy for the presidency. Inquistir.com ... Read more...
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Zardari, Kayani agree to keep NATO supplies blocked
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:03 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 21 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani have agreed to keep NATO supplies to Afghanistan blocked till parliament takes a ... Read more...
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Presidency University student alleges harassment by seniors
January 21st, 2012 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) A first year student of the Presidency University Friday lodged a police complaint against his seniors alleging them of mentally harassing them.Sajan Dewan, a boarder of ... Read more...
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11 get death for Baghdad attacks
January 19th, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 19 (IANS) Eleven people convicted of carrying out deadly attacks in Baghdad have been sentenced to death, Xinhua reported Thursday.The Presidency Council Thursday approved the punishments issued by ... Read more...
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Huntsman quits US presidential race
January 17th, 2012 - 5:48 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) US Republican candidate Jon Huntsman Monday announced to quit his presidential bid while endorsing his one-time rival Mitt Romney.Huntsman, the former Utah governor and ... Read more...
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Support for Putin on the rise, survey shows
January 13th, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Support for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for the presidency has grown by six percentage points to 48 percent in the past few weeks, state-run ... Read more...
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First Lady Rejects ‘Angry Black Woman’ Image
January 13th, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Jan 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) US First Lady Michelle Obama says America should judge her for who she is. Michelle was on CBS’ This Morning show on Thursday where she also spoke ... Read more...
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Putin says no to TV presidential debates
January 12th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will not take part in TV debates with rival candidates ahead of the March 4 presidential elections, his spokesman said ... Read more...
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Pakistan Peoples Party wants to advance Senate elections
January 6th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 6 (IANS) The ruling Pakistan Peoples Party leadership has decided to hold the Senate elections in mid-February, the Dawn quoted a senior party member as saying.The decision ... Read more...
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Omar invokes Dickens, destiny to describe tenure (Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 5 (IANS) "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...," was how Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chose to describe his ... Read more...
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I was destined to become chief minister: Omar
January 5th, 2012 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 5 (IANS) Destiny had scripted that he would become chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah said Thursday on the third anniversary in office as head of ... Read more...
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Medvedev urges Russians to improve country
January 1st, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said 2011 was difficult but good for the country and called on Russians to unite efforts to make the country better."It ... Read more...
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What’s the truth behind Benazir’s killing, asks daily
December 27th, 2011 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 27 (IANS) Why are Pakistan's current rulers, given their affinity to Benazir Bhutto, "quite so reluctant to uncover the truth" about her assassination, asked a Pakistani daily, ... Read more...
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Raul Castro vows battle against corruption
December 24th, 2011 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Dec 24 (IANS/EFE) Cuban President Raul Castro warned that there was "no thinking twice about the battle against crime and corruption" and urged his government to be "implacable" in ... Read more...
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Obama donors can enter raffle for dinner with Eva Longoria
December 23rd, 2011 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 23 (IANS/EFE) Actress Eva Longoria says she will have dinner and an "intimate conversation" on how to help US President Barack Obama win reelection in 2012 with ... Read more...
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Seven Pakistani scribes killed in 2011; 29 in fivc years
December 21st, 2011 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 21 (IANS) Seven Pakistani scribes were among at least 43 journalists who died in conflicts or were murdered this year worldwide, a media rights group said. In the ... Read more...
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Putin files papers for presidential bid
December 8th, 2011 - 3:02 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has submitted his documents to be officially registered as a candidate for the March 2012 presidential elections.In line with Russian ... Read more...
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Mexican interior minister killed in helicopter crash
November 12th, 2011 - 4:36 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Nov 12 (IANS) Mexican Interior Minister Francisco Blake Mora was killed in a helicopter crash Friday, along with seven others, an official said.
The victims included Blake's deputy Felipe ... Read more...
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Obama greets Sikhs, says all can draw inspiration from Guru Nanak
November 11th, 2011 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 11 (IANS) Greeting Sikhs on the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, President Barack Obama has said "all of us can draw inspiration from his message of equality, ... Read more...
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Lucas Papademos named new Greek prime minister
November 10th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 10 (IANS) Lucas Papademos, a former European Central Bank vice president, was named the new Greek prime minister Thursday, BBC reported.Papademos will replace George Papandreou, who announced Wednesday ... Read more...
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Obama gets clean bill of health
November 1st, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US President Barack Obama is in excellent health and fit for duty, a medical report released by the White House said.The two-page report written ... Read more...
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Ruling party to nominate Putin for presidency Nov 27
October 13th, 2011 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 12 (IANS) The ruling United Russia party will formally nominate Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as its presidential candidate next month, a party leader said Wednesday.Sergei Neverov, secretary of ... Read more...
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Two persons drown in Ichamati river
October 7th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 7 (IANS) Two middle-aged persons drowned in the Ichamati river in North 24 Paraganas district Friday during the Durga idol immersion ceremony, police said."Two persons have drowned in ... Read more...
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Kayani, Gilani, Zardari meet
September 29th, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 29 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and President Asif Ali Zardari held a meeting here Wednesday night to review ... Read more...
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Gorbachev worried about Putin’s return
September 26th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 26 (IANS) Russia risks wasting six years if Prime Minister Vladimir Putin returns to the presidency, former USSR leader Mikhail Gorbachev has warned.Reacting to the news that Putin ... Read more...
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US to continue reset relations with Russia
September 25th, 2011 - 3:08 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US will continue to build on the progress of the reset of the relations with Russia regardless of who becomes the next Russian president, ... Read more...
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India takes over presidency of G-24 after 28 years
September 23rd, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 23 (IANS) India Thursday took over the presidency of the G-24 group of 24 developing countries after a gap of 28 years and said it would use ... Read more...
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India to take over presidency of G-24
September 19th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) India will Sep 22 take over the presidency of G-24, a group of 24 developing countries, after a gap of almost three decades, it ... Read more...
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George W. Bush reveals his most nervous moment of presidency
September 13th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Sept 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former US President George Walker Bush has revealed the most nervous moment of his presidency. The former president is featured in a TIME documentary titled “Beyond 9/11: ... Read more...
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Russian actor announces presidential bid
September 6th, 2011 - 9:04 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian actor-writer Ivan Okhlobystin has announced his intention to run for the country's presidency next year.Okhlobystin, a well-known TV actor, said he made the decision ... Read more...
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Two killed as CPI-M, Trinamool clash in Bengal
September 4th, 2011 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 4 (IANS) Two people were killed in a clash Sunday between Trinamool Congress and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists over sowing of paddy on a plot of ... Read more...
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Russian tycoon may run for president
September 3rd, 2011 - 10:11 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov has said he could run for the presidency in 2012 if his Right Cause party does well in December's parliamentary polls."If ... Read more...
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Strict watch to be kept on betting in Kolkata
September 2nd, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 2 (IANS) A strict watch will be kept on illegal betting in the high profile match between superstar Lionel Messi-led star-studded Argentina and a resurgent Venezuela here, a ... Read more...
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India highlights ’severe mismatch’ in UN peacekeeping
August 27th, 2011 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Aug 27 (IANS) The UN Security Council has reaffirmed its primary responsibility for peacekeeping under the UN Charter with India highlighting the "severe mismatch" between the resources and ... Read more...
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Rick Perry gets the backing of Dean Cannon
August 25th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Austin, Texas, Aug 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Texas Governor Rick Perry got a vital endorsement from the Florida House of Representatives speaker, Dean Cannon. Perry entered into the GOP race for the Presidential ... Read more...
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