Miss Kerala 2012: Three selected, 19 more to go
September 3rd, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Sep 3 (IANS) The hunt for final contestants of beauty pageant Miss Kerala 2012 has begun with three beauties getting selected and 19 more in queue to walk the ... Read more...
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Man on hold with Qantas Airways for 15 hours
August 3rd, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Aug 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Qantas Airways is looking into accusations from an Australian man known as Andrew Kahn for holding him on for 15 hours which is regarded as enough ... Read more...
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BSP workers protest over statue vandalisation
July 26th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad/Noida, July 26 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) activists blocked traffic movement in Ghaziabad and Noida in protest against the vandalisation of their party leader Mayawati's statue in Lucknow.The ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Human dominoes smash Guinness World Record
July 16th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beijing, July 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) More than 1,000 volunteers in China have set the record for the world’s biggest human dominoes. Most of the volunteers described themselves as lovers of dominoes.
In ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Leopard captured in Odisha made to ‘entertain’ locals
July 9th, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 9 (IANS) Odisha officials have drawn flak after a captured male leopard was brought to the residence of a district collector to "entertain" people in the area.The leopard ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Kejriwal stopped from boarding flight
June 22nd, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal Friday said he was stopped from boarding a Kingfisher flight and blamed "corrupt forces" for the incident."I had cleared all ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Filmmakers queue for Salman, but Sohail gets priority
June 9th, 2012 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) Family scored over business interests for Salman Khan, who gave his younger brother Sohail priority when a queue of filmmakers like Anees Bazmee, Sooraj Barjatya ... Read more...
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One dead in stampede during ‘fish prasadam’ distribution (Lead)
June 8th, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 8 (IANS) One person was killed and 30 others were injured in a stampede here Friday during the distribution of the famous 'fish prasadam' medicine that some believe ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Nupur Talwar stands in jail queue for lunch (Lead)
May 1st, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, May 1 (IANS) Dentist Nupur Talwar stood in queue to get her lunch of arhar dal, aloo palak subzi and chapati Tuesday in Ghaziabad's Dasna jail. She also got ... Read more...
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Indians prefer banking over shopping on internet: Survey
April 4th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) A majority of Indians - 57 percent -prefer to use the internet for banking and other financial holdings than shopping online, according to a survey ... Read more...
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Grave robbers freaked out by pony-tailed mummy
March 22nd, 2012 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 22 (IANS) Robbers in search of archaeological treasures in China were given the fright of their lives when they came across a pony-tailed mummy in a grave.Rummaging through ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Future ATMs may play ads before you get your money
March 14th, 2012 - 10:43 am ICT by IANS
London, March 14 (IANS) It may now take more time for people to get money out of an ATM. Cash machines may now play advertisements before you get your banknotes.The ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Bus driver orders passengers off after woman spills coffee
March 7th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Mar 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A group of passengers were ordered to exit a bus after a woman spilled a coffee. The bus driver allegedly told the passengers that they had to ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Voters throng polling centres in UP
March 3rd, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 3 (IANS) Election officials beamed with joy Saturday as millions thronged voting centres in the seventh and final round of polling, creating new records.Even two hours before the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Jet Airways flight aborts take-off
February 8th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) A Jet Airways flight bound for Goa was forced to abort take-off Wednesday following an incoming Indigo Airlines flight on the same runway, officials said.However, officials ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Left crosses sword with Mamata on Netaji celebration
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:04 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) The latest political row in West Bengal involves Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's birthday celebration Jan 23, an official holiday in the state.The Left Front Saturday decided ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Only children spectators for Ajax-AZ rematch
January 13th, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague (Netherlands), Jan 13 (IANS) The decision of the Dutch football association (KNVB) to allow only children up to 12 years age to the cup match between Ajax and ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Rihanna spotted at McDonalds
December 23rd, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Dec 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After a performance at London’s O2 Arena, Rihanna decided to grab a burger from a McDonald’s shop at London's Charing Cross. Apparently unaware of who she was, ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
People cheer as Bihar goes online with public services
December 1st, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Dec 1 (IANS) As the Right to Public Services (RTPS) Act in Bihar went online from Thursday, enabling people to file applications for caste, income and domicile certificates over ... Read more...
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Man held for kidnapping minor boy
October 20th, 2011 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) A bid to kidnap a minor boy from central Delhi was foiled with the arrest of a 32-year-old man at New Delhi Railway station here, ... Read more...
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29 Shia pilgrims killed in Pakistan
September 21st, 2011 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 20 (IANS) A total of 29 Shia pilgrims were killed in southwest Pakistan Tuesday, Xinhua reported. Of these, 26 were gunned down when their bus was ambushed by ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
‘Compensation can’t bring my mother back’
September 8th, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Shalini Aggarwal is engulfed with sorrow and cynicism as she awaits the body of her mother Nalini, in her 60s, who was killed at the ... Read more...
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Delhi blast: Suspects’ sketches released
September 7th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Delhi Police Wednesday released sketches of two men suspected to have placed the suitcase bomb at the Delhi High Court that claimed the lives of ... Read more...
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Chaos, mismanagement at stadium gates
September 2nd, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 2 (IANS) Chaos and mismanagement reigned supreme at the city's Salt Lake stadium gates with people remaining stranded in lengthy queues as security personnel took an inordinately long ... Read more...
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Last day of the Lord’s Test sold out
July 25th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) The fifth day of the first Test between India and England was sold out as fans queued up in large numbers outside the majestic Lord's ... Read more...
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Drinking almost finished my career: Trott
July 17th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 17 (IANS) England's star batsman Jonathan Trott has admitted that alcohol almost ruined his cricketing career.Trott said that he restricts himself to only an occasional beer or wine ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
It’s Hashmi all the way for Vishal Bhardwaj
July 14th, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) It seems it's Emraan Hashmi or nothing for Vishal Bhardwaj's film "Daayan"! After some actresses said no to working with the actor in the supernatural ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Bangladeshi actor waits in queue to congratulate Didi
May 22nd, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) Famed Bangladeshi actor Firdaus Sunday went to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence to congratulate her on assuming the post. The actor, like all ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Bengal political groups satisfied with polling
May 7th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) Political parties in West Bengal Saturday gave a thumbs up to the Election Commission (EC) for the peaceful conduct of the fifth phase of polls in ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
IPL drawing foreign tourists too
May 1st, 2011 - 3:49 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) The Indian Premier League (IPL) is drawing not only the Indian fans and foreign cricketers, but foreign tourists too.Jonathan Astle and his wife Martha, British ... Read more...
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Polling comes to an end, 74 percent votes cast
April 27th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Polling came to an end in 75 constituencies spread over Kolkata and two adjacent districts in the third phase of the West Bengal assembly elections Wednesday.... Read more...
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Polling ends in West Bengal, around 70 percent voting
April 18th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata/Siliguri, April 18 (IANS) Around 70 percent voters exercised their franchise as polling ended in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections spread over the six northern ... Read more...
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Kristi Yamaguchi releases her book
March 30th, 2011 - 3:27 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) “Dancing with the Stars” champion Kristi Yamaguchi’s children’s book “Dream Big, Little Pig!” has gone out for sale.The Olympic gold medalist told parents who had gathered ... Read more...
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Take That members held by US customs over visas
March 9th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 9 (ANI): Take That members Howard Donald and Mark Owen were left furious after they were held for hours by US customs, who quizzed them about their visas.Donald, 42, ... Read more...
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Christchurch’s central business district cordon opens to residents and business owners
March 6th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Mar.6 (ANI): Parts of the central business district cordon have been lifted for residents and business owners.Many residents and businessmen waited in queue to get the access inside the cordon.Zones ... Read more...
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