Bappi Lahiri to judge DJ hunt
September 19th, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Bollywood composer Bappi Lahiri will be judging the second season of a disc-jockey (DJ) hunt "MirchiMix" by a radio station, and says he is looking ... Read more...
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Chris Moyles bids farewell to his radio show
September 15th, 2012 - 1:21 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sept 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Chris Moyles, the renowned BBC radio 1 DJ is saying goodbye to the radio. The radio show host’s farewell will be a very big loss to ... Read more...
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Why is Karan upset with the Khans?
September 6th, 2012 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 6 (IANS) Filmmaker Karan Johar's film "Student of The Year" releases alongside his protege Nikhil Advani's animation film "Delhi Safari" Oct 19 and he blames the Khans ... Read more...
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Cancer once made Chavez consider leaving politics
September 5th, 2012 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, Sep 5 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez acknowledged Tuesday that he thought about abandoning public life after discovering he had cancer in June 2011, for which he had to ... Read more...
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Karan performed ‘puja’ to avoid mishaps on ‘SOT’ sets
September 4th, 2012 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) Filmmaker Karan Johar reveals that after a few mishaps on the sets of "Student of The Year," the production unit decided to perform a small ... Read more...
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One Direction announces name of second album
August 31st, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 31 (IANS) British band One Direction has announced the name of their second album as "Take Me Home".Louis Tomlinson announced the news on Twitter. The album will ... Read more...
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Argentina criticises Britain’s ‘arrogance’ in Assange case
August 29th, 2012 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Aug 29 (IANS) Argentina's Ambassador to Britain Alicia Castro has criticized the British government's "arrogance" in dealing with the Julian Assange case.Castro told a radio station that the ... Read more...
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You can ‘kill’ Osama for $325!
August 19th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A former US Navy Seal has come up with a game which enables people to re-enact the raid in which US commandos killed slain former ... Read more...
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Lil Wayne plans career hiatus
August 5th, 2012 - 3:13 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS) Singer Lil Wayne is considering to take a break from music to concentrate on skateboarding.The hip-hop star admits he is fed up of rapping and fears ... Read more...
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George Michael’s brain damage scare
July 19th, 2012 - 7:55 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, July 19 (IANS) Singer George Michael says his doctors feared that he suffered from brain damage as his accent changed after he battled pneumonia."Mine was two days of ... Read more...
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It’s daughter over gym for Pink
July 10th, 2012 - 4:47 am ICT by IANS
London, July 10 (IANS) Singer Pink says she'd rather spend time playing with her daughter than sweat it out in the gym. Nevertheless, she is working hard to get ... Read more...
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Russian flood toll rises to 100
July 8th, 2012 - 3:09 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 8 (IANS) Over 100 people have died and more than 90 injured by devastating floods in Russia, with most of the victims dying in Krymsk, the worst affected ... Read more...
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‘Satyamev Jayate’ season 2 in pipeline
July 1st, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Aamir Khan's television show "Satyamev Jayate" has struck the right chord with the viewers and the film star says that he may come up with ... Read more...
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‘Don’t teach maths or physics to kids on Thursdays’
June 29th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 29 (IANS) Schools should not teach difficult subjects like mathematics and physics to children on Thursdays because it was "the hardest day of the week", Russia's chief ... Read more...
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Dog is the third hero of “Kya Super…” : Tusshar
June 26th, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 26 (IANS) Actor Riteish Deshmukh and Tusshar Kapoor's adult-comedy "Kya Super Kool Hain Hum" also features a pug which the latter describes as the third hero of the ... Read more...
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Singer’s album urges reopening of Algeria-Morocco border
June 16th, 2012 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Algiers, June 16 (IANS/AKI) An Algerian rap singer will release an album of songs, calling on his country to reopen the border with neighbouring Morocco that was closed after a ... Read more...
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Half of Russians want Lenin buried: Poll
June 14th, 2012 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Almost half of Russians -- 48 percent -- agree that the body of the former leader Vladimir Lenin, who died 88 years ago, should be ... Read more...
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‘Terrorists may get hold of Syrian chemical weapons’
June 12th, 2012 - 8:05 am ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, June 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Syria's stockpiles of chemical weapons may end up in the hands of terrorists as the ruling regime and anti-government forces continue fierce fighting, an ... Read more...
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Kiran Bedi to host radio talk show
June 9th, 2012 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Former top cop Kiran Bedi, also a prominent member of Team Anna, will soon be hosting an interactive talk show on an internet radio channel ... Read more...
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Journalist shot dead in Somalia - sixth this year
May 24th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mogadishu, May 24 (IANS) Unidentified gunmen Thursday shot dead a reporter working with a radio station here in the Somali capital, the sixth journalist to be killed in the country ... Read more...
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Jailed ex-Israeli president freed for seven hours
May 21st, 2012 - 9:20 am ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, May 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Jailed former Israeli president Moshe Katsav convicted of raping a former female employee was freed for seven hours Sunday to attend his son's wedding.Katsav ... Read more...
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Windies Board pleased with Gayle’s commitment
May 11th, 2012 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
St. John's (Antigua), May 11 (IANS/CMC) The West Indies Cricket Board broke their silence on Chris Gayle's pending return to the regional team, saying they were "pleased" the estranged batsman had ... Read more...
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Teenage soccer fan gunned down in Argentina
May 1st, 2012 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, May 1 (IANS/EFE) An 18-year-old soccer fan was gunned down over the weekend after a match in Olavarria, a city outside Buenos Aires, Argentine police said Monday.Leandro Pianciola ... Read more...
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Gays vote Adele as top pop artist
April 23rd, 2012 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 23 (IANS) Singer Adele has been named pop artist of the year by listeners of a gay radio station, Gaydar Radio here.The Grammy award-winning singer was crowned ... Read more...
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Adele to release new single
April 4th, 2012 - 3:39 am ICT by IANS
London, April 4 (IANS) British singer Adele who triumphed in the Grammy awards is planning to release a new single by the end of this year."There will be a ... Read more...
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‘Blood Money’ not an erotic thriller: Mahesh Bhatt
February 29th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 29 (IANS) The leaked intimate scene from "Blood Money" was not marketing strategy, says Mahesh Bhatt adding that the film does not belong to the erotic thrillers genre ... Read more...
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Somali radio station director killed
February 29th, 2012 - 7:38 am ICT by IANS
Mogadishu, Feb 29 (IANS) Some masked gunmen Tuesday killed the Somali radio station's director in Mogadishu city, said a police official.Somaliweyn radio's director Abukar Hassan was shot dead near his ... Read more...
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French police detain former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn
February 23rd, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Paris, Feb 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was detained overnight by the French police in connection with investigation into alleged illegal sex ring. Strauss presented himself to investigators in ... Read more...
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Moroccan planned to kill 30 in US suicide attack
February 20th, 2012 - 4:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 20 (IANS/EFE) A 29-year-old Moroccan national detained for trying to attack the US Capitol planned to kill around 30 people in a suicide bombing, sources said.Amine Khalifi considered ... Read more...
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KFI suspends John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou
February 17th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) KFI has suspended John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou for some unpalatable comments that they made about late singer Whitney Houston. The pair hosts a popular radio ... Read more...
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Bennett to be honoured in San Francisco
February 12th, 2012 - 8:17 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 12 (IANS) California residents are set to honour the 50th anniversary of Tony Bennett's hit song "I Left My Heart" in San Francisco with a city-wide tribute.The 85-year-old ... Read more...
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ANZ Stadium, MCG in running for 2015 World Cup final venue
January 30th, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 30 (IANS) Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland kept everybody guessing about the idea of ANZ Stadium in Sydney Olympic Park hosting the 2015 World Cup final.ANZ Stadium ... Read more...
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Khloe Kardashian to return to radio
January 26th, 2012 - 11:30 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Dallas, Jan 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Khloe Kardashian has announced that she has picked up a new job in Dallas. The celebrity star and husband Lamar Odom moved to Texas when the Lakers ... Read more...
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No US involvement in Russian protests: Envoy (Lead)
January 26th, 2012 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 26 (IANS) The US was not involved in any opposition rallies in Russia, Washington's ambassador Michael McFaul has said, as Moscow gave the go-ahead to a planned ... Read more...
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North Korean envoy caught illegally fishing in Germany
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:07 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The North Korean ambassador to Germany has been caught by police for fishing without a licence in a Berlin river, Svoboda radio station reported Friday.North ... Read more...
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