Court awards damages to man forced to party with hookers
September 5th, 2012 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 5 (IANS/EFE) Beverage giant AmBev was ordered by a Brazilian court to pay damages to one of its salespeople who was forced by a superior to ... Read more...
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KBC hot seat coming to your town!
August 22nd, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) The celebrated 'hot seat' of popular game show "Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC)" is set to travel across towns like Raipur, Patna and Nagpur, giving the ... Read more...
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Olympic sailing: Finland snatches elliot bronze
August 11th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Finland won bronze in the Elliot class sailing Saturday, beating Russia in a close third place race.The Finnish crew of Silja Lehtinen, Silja Kanerva and ... Read more...
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Demi Lovato is irritating: Simon Cowell
July 24th, 2012 - 2:22 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, July 24 (IANS) Music mogul Simon Cowell called singer Demi Lovato as obnoxious and irritating in a joke speech he gave at the opening of the Teen Choice ... Read more...
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Dubai launches Facebook contest for entrepreneurs
June 19th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, June 19 (IANS/WAM) Dubai SME, an agency that works for the development of the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, has launched a contest on Facebook to encourage ... Read more...
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Lily, Victoria donate designer bags to charity
May 31st, 2012 - 7:08 am ICT by IANS
London, May 31 (IANS) Singer Lily Allen and pop star-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham are among the stars who have donated their designer handbags to a charity.Lily, Victoria, model Daisy ... Read more...
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Van Bommel signed by PSV Eindhoven
May 15th, 2012 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague, May 15 (IANS) Mark van Bommel signed a contract for one year at his former club PSV Eindhoven Monday a day after he announced his departure from ... Read more...
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Shakira notches 50 mn Facebook fans
May 13th, 2012 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 13 (IANS/EFE) Colombian pop star Shakira set a new record on social networks this week as the number of her fans on Facebook zoomed to 50 million.The ... Read more...
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Sand artist Pattnaik conferred honorary doctorate
May 2nd, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 2 (IANS) Internationally-famed sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik was Wednesday conferred an honorary doctorate by a university in his home state Odisha.Pattnaik said the Berhampur University at Berhampur, about ... Read more...
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Southern actress Tamanna to endorse Fanta (With Images)
April 20th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Tamil actress Tamanna Bhatia has been roped in as the face of soft drink brand Fanta. She will be its brand ambassador in Tamil Nadu ... Read more...
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Buffaloes to walk the ramp in Haryana
February 21st, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 21 (IANS) Touted as the first of its kind in the world, a pageant will be held in Haryana's Jind town Wednesday where a popular breed of buffaloes ... Read more...
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David Beckham voted best dressed
February 20th, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 20 (IANS) Soccer star David Beckham ruled the Hall of Game awards after picking up two prizes, including one for best style.The Cartoon Network Hall of ... Read more...
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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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British pupils to learn from failure
February 7th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 7 (IANS) A British school has launched a week-long programme in which students will be taught how to learn from failure, no matter whether they come across it ... Read more...
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Pitt not expecting same success again
February 6th, 2012 - 8:03 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 6 (IANS) Actor Brad Pitt does not think he will have another year of professional success like the last 12 months.The 48-year-old has seen his two latest ... Read more...
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My kids are also my competitors: Shah Rukh Khan
January 16th, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) Shah Rukh Khan has bagged two awards at the Screen awards recently and the superstar is happy not only for himself but also for his ... Read more...
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Shakira sports new haircut
December 10th, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Dec 10 (IANS/EFE) Shakira Friday wore a glittery sequined dress and new haircut at the Gala of Los 40 Principales Prizes Friday.The Colombian is one of the artists ... Read more...
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Lucky injury came at the end of the season: Sania
October 15th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) India's top women tennis star Sania Mirza said she is able to walk pain free after her left-knee surgery and is thankful that her injury ... Read more...
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Ramlila with a quiz show and prizes!
October 5th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 5 (IANS) It's a Ramlila with an "educational touch"! Display your knowledge of the epic Ramayana the mythological play is based on and win prizes.The Aishbagh Ramlila Committee, ... Read more...
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Singer Jenni Rivera to have TV programme
September 30th, 2011 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
zMiami, Sep 30 (IANS/EFE) Singer Jenni Rivera announced Thursday that starting Oct 19 she will have her own television programme in which she will combine discussion of social issues and ... Read more...
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Two dead in Pakistan stadium blast (Lead)
July 30th, 2011 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 29 (IANS) At least two people, including a nephew of the Balochistan chief minister, were killed and 30 others were injured in a blast that took place in ... Read more...
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‘Bheja Fry 2′ - Minissha’s Sunday treat
June 19th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Actress Minissha Lamba says that after a long time she is not working on a Sunday and that she will enjoy the break by watching ... Read more...
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Delhi’s Sidharth Seth grabs title at TN Open Golf
June 11th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Coimbatore, June 11 (IANS) Delhi golfer Sidharth Seth held his nerve and picked up the Tamil Nadu Open Amateurs at the Coimbatore Golf Course here Friday evening.Seth, who led the ... Read more...
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Zimbabwe’s ugliest man - crowned by women
May 31st, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Harare, May 31 (IANS) Zimbabwe's Austin Mbewe has been crowned the country's ugliest man after he beat eight other hopefuls in a nationwide contest for the Mr. Ugly title this ... Read more...
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Huge sand cake for birthday boy Sachin (With Image)
April 23rd, 2011 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 23 (IANS) Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik and his students Saturday sculpted a huge cake and 38 bats in sand on the beach of his home town Puri ... Read more...
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A huge sand cake for Sachin!
April 22nd, 2011 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 22 (IANS) Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik Friday began sculpting a huge cake and 38 bats in sand on the beach of his home town Puri as a ... Read more...
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‘Fabulous at Every Age’ Liz Hurley celebrates beauty through generations
April 14th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 14 (ANI): Elizabeth Hurley is the first name that comes to mind when it comes to thinking of a woman who is fabulous at every age.And so it was only ... Read more...
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Another ad man plunges into world of films
April 5th, 2011 - 10:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) He always knew storytelling was his calling. But the medium remained unknown for Abhinay Deo until he began directing ad films in 1993. Now, as ... Read more...
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Coleen to see Rooney’s tarts at Ladies Day fashion contest
March 24th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 24 (ANI): Wayne Rooney's wife Coleen is apparently fuming after the footballer's two hookers announced they're off to Aintree - where she's a VIP guest.Vice girls Jenny Thompson and Helen ... Read more...
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Economy not at cost of forests: Ramesh
March 21st, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) India's biggest challenge is to achieve economic growth while conserving forests and keeping its rivers clean, Minister of State for Environment Jairam Ramesh said Monday.Speaking ... Read more...
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FTC releases list of top consumer complaints of 2010
March 10th, 2011 - 1:07 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Mar 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Consumer complaints received by the Federal Trade Commission in 2010 have been ranked and released.The commission received a total of about 1,339,265 complaints in 2010. The ... Read more...
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Losing a night’s sleep ‘can turn you into a reckless gambler’
March 8th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 8 (ANI): A new study has shown that losing even a night's sleep can turn a gambler reckless.Scott Huettel at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, showed that a single ... Read more...
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Colin Firth takes home best actor crown at the Oscars
February 28th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 28 (ANI): Brit star Colin Firth has won the best actor Oscar for his role in The King's Speech.Firth was the clear bookies' favourite going into the ceremony, having previously ... Read more...
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Polanski, Tarantino win French Cesar awards
February 27th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 27 (ANI): Roman Polanski and Quentin Tarantino were honoured at the Cesar Awards in France.Polanski was named the best director for his political thriller 'The Ghost Writer'.Tarantino also received an ... Read more...
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Junior angler aged 9 lands record-breaking catch in Oz
February 22nd, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 22 (ANI): A budding angler in Australia has landed a record-breaking catch that was bigger than him.Riley Vallance, 9, hauled in a 27.6-kilogram barramundi during the competition held by Mission ... Read more...
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