Film promotions - actor’s dilemma or delight?
December 1st, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Extensive travelling hours, erratic sleep patterns and incessant repetition of lines are the flip side of film promotions for actors. But love them or ... Read more...
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Imran, Aamir together on screen for the first time
June 9th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) The latest trailer of "Delhi Belly", to come out July 19, will bring together Aamir and Imran Khan for the first time in a mock-argument ... Read more...
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New and revamped IPL season to kick-off Friday
April 7th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The World Cup triumph is still to sink in but the players are already sweating it out for the ten franchises of the Indian ... Read more...
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Tara Stile’s rebel yoga drawing flak from purists
January 23rd, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan 23 (ANI): Tara Stile, who has reinvented what it means to practice yoga, is drawing flak from traditional practitioners for her unconventional approach.The 29-year-old former model-turned-yoga teacher ... Read more...
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Gregg Allman Releases His First Solo Music Album In 14 Years
January 17th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Gregg Allman has remained a Southern blues-rocker for years. His work with the Allman Brothers' band stands out as one of the best in the country/blues ... Read more...
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IPL auction: Present form, future potential outbid past records
January 8th, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Karnic
Bangalore, Jan 8 (IANS) If cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties, building a team for its shortest version cannot be any better. That is what the bidding here for ... Read more...
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Tendulkar “a beacon of greatness representing true spirit of cricket”: Pak editorial
December 21st, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 21 (ANI): Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, who created history on Sunday by becoming the first player to score 50 centuries in Test cricket, is a "beacon of greatness" ... Read more...
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New Zealand optimistic about series despite Pak cricketers coming under scanner
December 18th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Dec 18 (ANI): New Zealand Cricket (NZC) remains optimistic that the series against Pakistan starting next week will attract plenty of interest, despite revelations that three more Pakistani players have been ... Read more...
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No such thing as ‘pure chocolate’, EU high court rules
November 26th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 26 (ANI): There is no such thing as 'pure chocolate', according to the Court of Justice of the European Union.The ruling on Thursday voided an Italian law that recognizes some ... Read more...
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Dutch masters take on Brazil’s artists for semi-final place
June 30th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Port Elizabeth (South Africa), June 30 (DPA) The Netherlands take on Brazil Friday in a World Cup quarter-final between two of the tournament's most efficient teams.
The record five-time champion Brazil ... Read more...
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Attempting to save English from horrors of ‘text-speak’
June 7th, 2010 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
London, June 7 (IANS) Some time ago, a 13-year-old girl handed in an essay written in texting shorthand saying it was easier than standard English. She wrote: "My smmr hols ... Read more...
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I was called Jonty Rhodes in school - Shonali Nagrani
May 17th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 17, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):The beauty of cricket! For centuries, this beauty was restricted to the action on the field. However, a certain Mandira Bedi altered the way cricket is viewed. ... Read more...
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My father’s name isn’t Rishi Kapoor: Ayushmann Khurrana
May 10th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Veejays! They are the most sought after professionals today. Music channels, Reality shows and cricket fields. Bollywood too has opened its arms to them. MTV VJ Ayushmann Khurrana has tasted all ... Read more...
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Women To Be Recruited In Navy Submarines
April 30th, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Apr 30, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The US Navy has made it clear that it will start employing female officers in its submarines which used to be a man dominated area in ... Read more...
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Twenty20 as serious as Test cricket, asserts Clarke
April 29th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 29 (IANS) Australia's Twenty20 captain Michael Clarke Thursday called Twenty20 as important as Test cricket and has asked Cricket Australia (CA) to include Twenty20 specialists like batsmen David Warner and ... Read more...
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Scrabble rules set to change
April 6th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 6 (IANS) Scrabble may no longer be the same, if its owners have their way. The rules of the mind-game that has gripped players across the globe are likely to ... Read more...
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Rekha, Hema, light up the screen in ‘Sadiyaan’(IANS Hindi Film Review, Rating: ***)
April 3rd, 2010 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Film: "Sadiyaan"; Starring: Rishi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Rekha, Introducing Luv Sinha and Ferena Wazeir; Directed by: Raj Kanwar; Rating: ***It is deliciously ironical that during the week that our ... Read more...
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Trailer Released
March 2nd, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Mar 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The trend of writing quirk classic novels is catching up fast with a section of writers and the readers are lapping up those so called mash ... Read more...
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New Zealand cricket board to broadcast warnings over public address system
February 13th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Feb 13(ANI): New Zealand Cricket (NZC) will broadcast warnings over the public address system at cricket grounds during the upcoming series against Australia after a woman was seriously hurt during Thursday's ... Read more...
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New Zealand cricket board advice crowds to keep eye on ball
February 7th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Feb 7(ANI): 'Keeping your eye on the ball' is about to become the catch-cry for not only the world's best cricketers, but also the thousands of people who come to watch ... Read more...
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Groundbreaking Same Sex Marriage Trial Begins In California
January 12th, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The gay community in California is waiting with bated breath for the outcome of the first ever federal trial probing the validity of the controversial Proposition ... Read more...
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Mary Travers Dies At 72
September 18th, 2009 - 7:17 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Mary Travers of the famous trio Peter, Paul and Mary passed away at the age of 72. After suffering from leukemia for the past five years the singer sadly left ... Read more...
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The Beatles are at it again
September 9th, 2009 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
By Andy Goldberg
Los Angeles, Sep 9 (DPA) They revolutionised the rock world almost 50 years ago. Now the Fab Four, or what remains of them, are set to do it again.Their ... Read more...
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McCullum stresses importance of Test cricket
August 20th, 2009 - 10:34 pm ICT by IBNS
Dubai, Aug 20 (IBNS) On this week’s ICC Cricket World audio show New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum talks about the importance of Test cricket and the great impact former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist ... Read more...
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BBC bosses make Dennis the Menace give up catapult, water pistol
August 12th, 2009 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 12 (ANI): Comic book character Dennis the Menace has had his trusty catapult, water pistol, and peashooter confiscated by BBC bosses in their new cartoon series.Dennis is also no longer ... Read more...
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Twenty20 success will not kill Test cricket: Franklin
June 8th, 2009 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, June 8 (IANS) New Zealand all-rounder James Franklin rubbishes suggestions that Twenty20 could one day rule cricket, surpassing Test matches.
Franklin felt that Test cricket would survive.The advent of the Indian Premier ... Read more...
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IPL only heading north in popularity stakes
May 29th, 2009 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 29 (ANI): The second version of the Indian Premier League, which was played recently in South Africa, has only confirmed one thing - that the shortest version of game cricket ... Read more...
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Charles Dickens, Jane Austen’s classic works being shrunk into tweets
May 12th, 2009 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 12 (ANI): Classic literary works by Charles Dickens, JD Sallinger and Jane Austen are now being shortened into 140-character "tweets", as part of the latest diversion of the popular Twitter ... Read more...
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Purists decry a fancy dress mess at Lord’s for Twenty20 matches
April 10th, 2009 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.10 (ANI): Cricket purists have raised a hue and cry over spectators being permitted to wear fancy dresses for the first time at the Lords Cricket Ground.According to The Times, the ... Read more...
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White House warms to Obama, loosens up after Bush
February 6th, 2009 - 10:57 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 6 (DPA) He has been on the job for just over two weeks, but US President Barack Obama has already had time not only to reverse some of the most ... Read more...
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Txtng Mssgng nt coruptng Engsh
September 16th, 2008 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sept 16 (ANI): While purists claim that text messaging is deteriorating English language, a linguist David Crystal has slammed the belief in his recent book Txtng: The GR8 DB8.The book ... Read more...
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Pink wine scores above white, red wine in France
July 14th, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
London , July 14 (ANI): Summers in France this year is cheered with a glass of Rose or pink wine and not the traditional white and red wine, what with one ... Read more...
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Popping the cork may soon be history in France!
July 8th, 2008 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 8 (ANI): Celebrating an occasion over French wine wont be the same experience anymore, for winemakers from France are dumping the traditional cork in favour of the New World ... Read more...
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Americans are tolerant of other religions: survey
June 24th, 2008 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New York, June 24 (IANS) In a trend toward tolerance and non-dogmatism, nearly three-quarters of Americans believe that religions other than their own can lead to salvation, according to a new survey ... Read more...
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Give me a Lalit Modi, please, instead of Allen Stanford (Commentary)
June 14th, 2008 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
By V. Krishnaswamy
Trawling through the net, I came across pictures of Sir Allen Stanford getting out of a black chopper bearing his name and on to the Nursery Ground at Lord's. And ... Read more...
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