Tomato battle in Spain draws the young
August 30th, 2012 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bunol (Spain), Aug 30 (IANS/EFE) About 40,000 young people from all over the world Wednesday participated in a gigantic food fight with ripe tomatoes, the popular "Tomatina" festival, in the ... Read more...
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Hot water thrown on boy in Uttar Pradesh
May 22nd, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 22 (IANS) A minor boy Tuesday received burns after hot water was thrown on him when he was entering a shopping plaza to buy toffees in Uttar Pradesh, ... Read more...
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Chimpanzees learn to mop cage from keepers
February 10th, 2012 - 7:57 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Chimpanzees in a Russian zoo have learned to clean their cages by watching zookeepers.A pair of chimpanzees, Yasha and Jessica, grabbed mops, rags and trash ... Read more...
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Children of lesser god living it out on the streets (Dec 10 is Human Rights Day)
December 10th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Fourteen-year-old Gudiya gets up at the crack of dawn and immediately gets on to work. Empty stomach, she walks the capital streets and around dump ... Read more...
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China punishes six officials after tourist beaten up
September 24th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 24 (IANS) Six officials have been punished after a tourist travelling to Beijing was mistaken as a petitioner, brutally beaten and brought back to his home province, authorities ... Read more...
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Strauss is my hero, says Swann
August 16th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 16 (IANS) England spinner Graeme Swann said that his captain Andrew Strauss is his hero."I spend half my working life standing next to Andrew Strauss and I have ... Read more...
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Pattinson plans clothing line
August 15th, 2011 - 3:04 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 15 (IANS) Actor Robert Pattinson is planning to launch his own clothing line, according to his "Twilight" co-star Kellan Lutz."Rob and I were talking about doing clothing ... Read more...
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Rowland’s mother shocked at video
July 6th, 2011 - 4:32 am ICT by IANS
London, July 6 (IANS) Kelly Rowland's mother was shocked at her new video "Motivation" because the singer is not wearing much in it.The singer knew her mother would be a ... Read more...
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Kelly Osbourne defends Miley Cyrus
December 23rd, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 23 (IANS) Singer Kelly Osbourne has defended Miley Cyrus after the latter was filmed inhaling smoke from a bong.Kelly insists her friend has learnt her lesson even though video ... Read more...
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Miley not bad influence: Kelly Osbourne
December 23rd, 2010 - 7:34 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Dec 23 (IANS) Singer Kelly Osbourne has rubbished reports that her mother Sharon doesn't approve her friendship with Miley Cyrus as she believes the "Hanna Montana" star is a ... Read more...
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Get Set Clean For Christmas
December 19th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It is get set clean time for all, as Santa Clause is on its way. With the unwanted stuffs consuming half of the empty space in ... Read more...
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Closet Organization Ideas For Comfortable Winter Cleaning
December 18th, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Winter cleaning precedes Christmas and therefore, it is now time to get set and clean. However, whenever the busy bees peep into their cupboard, they get ... Read more...
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8 Firemen Spend 5 Hours Saving Kitten Flushed by Alannah Merleto
October 20th, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Three year old Alannah Merleto had flushed many strange things down the toilet, and she had no idea the seriousness of what she was about to do as ... Read more...
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Brit woman hid stillborn babies for 20 years
September 14th, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sept 14 (ANI): A Brit woman hid her three stillborn babies in her wardrobe for more than 20 years.Bernadette Quirk, 55, admitted in Liverpool Crown Court that she had hidden ... Read more...
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Briton hid stillborn babies in wardrobe for 25 years
September 14th, 2010 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 14 (IANS) A woman in Britain has admitted that she hid three stillborn babies in her wardrobe for up to 25 years. The babies were wrapped in rags and newspapers ... Read more...
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‘Twilight: Eclipse’ producer on Stewart, Pattinson romance
July 1st, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 1 (ANI): Even though actors Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have not said much about their relationship, 'Twilight: Eclipse' producer Wyck Godfrey has opened up about it.Godfrey revealed in ... Read more...
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Latest Episode Of Animated Series “The Boondocks” Grabs Attention
May 10th, 2010 - 5:50 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
May 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The second episode of the popular animated series "The Boondocks" was aired in the adult swim programming segment of the Cartoon Network on Sunday night and ... Read more...
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Drunk man sets family on fire
April 27th, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) A drunk man set his wife, three daughters and niece on fire in Mharal village near Thane district in Maharashtra early Tuesday, a police officer said.
The accused, Tulshiram ... Read more...
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Two held for killing drug addict
January 9th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Two drug addicts were arrested for allegedly killing another addict and setting his body on fire here, police said Saturday.
On Thursday, the police found a partially ... Read more...
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Embrace India, kick Pakistan, says US columnist
December 23rd, 2009 - 10:29 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Dec 23 (IANS) Calling America's ties with Pakistan a "sick relationship'' that "is becoming dangerously diseased,'' noted US columnist and author Christopher Hitchens says the US should recognize India as ... Read more...
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Oprah Winfrey to jump from network to cable TV
November 24th, 2009 - 8:02 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Nov 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A very sad and emotional Oprah Winfrey announced on her show that she will take her iconic talk show off the air in 2011 at ... Read more...
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Care of footpath at South Asian International Film Festival
October 22nd, 2009 - 12:41 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Aron Govil Productions Inc.'s Care of Foot Path is directed by a nine year old Indian boy Kishan Shrikanth who earned the title of the "World's Youngest Director" from Guinness Book ... Read more...
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D-Day dummy paratrooper ‘Rupert’ expected to fetch 1000 pounds in Munich auction
October 6th, 2009 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
Munich, Oct. 6 (ANI): One three-foot dummy paratrooper out of hundreds, which were dropped behind German lines to invade the Normandy on D-Day, is set to be auctioned and is expected to ... Read more...
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Taylor denies emotional breakdown after MJ’s death led to her hospitalisation
July 16th, 2009 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 16 (ANI): Elizabeth Taylor has denied that getting emotionally drained following the death of her close pal, late King of Pop Michael Jackson, was the reason why she was ... Read more...
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Elizabeth Taylor denies being on ’suicide watch’
July 7th, 2009 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jul 7 (ANI): Legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor has blasted reports that she is on a "suicide watch", following the devastating loss of her close friend Michael Jackson.Taylor, 77, who is ... Read more...
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Scarlett Johansson turns to Internet to clarify weight loss speculations
April 14th, 2009 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 14 (ANI): Scarlett Johansson has denied going on a punishing exercise regime and strict diet to shed pounds for her role as the 'Black Widow' in the forthcoming Iron Man ... Read more...
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Pakistani women artists make power statement in India (With Images)
March 30th, 2009 - 10:42 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Pakistani women artists are pushing new frontiers despite a conservative social milieu controlled by men. For proof one need look no further than an exhibition ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
‘Jai Ho’ for Congress in poll campaign
March 3rd, 2009 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Congress will use music composer A.R. Rahman's Oscar winning song "Jai Ho" in its poll campaign for the coming Lok Sabha elections, sources said Tuesday.
The sources ... Read more...
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‘Slumdog Millionaire’ shines at Writer’s Guild awards
February 8th, 2009 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 8 (IANS) British-Irish filmmaker Danny Boyle's rags to richs underdog drama "Slumdog Millionaire" won another feather in its cap by walking away with the most prestigious awards at The ... Read more...
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Crop-raiding elephants send warning SMS to rangers in Kenya
December 26th, 2008 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 26 (ANI): Scientists have fit some of the most notorious crop-raiding elephants in Kenya with collars which contain a mobile phone SIM card that sends warning text messages alerting ... Read more...
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India-born US millionaire gets 11 years for abuse of Indonesian maids
June 27th, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 27 (ANI): India-born US millionaire Varsha Sabhnani, who along with her husband, was convicted of enslaving and torturing two Indonesian women, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison ... Read more...
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Youngest film director from India gets accolades in international film festivals
March 23rd, 2008 - 3:17 pm ICT by admin
Bangalore, Mar 23 (ANI): An Indian boy who is also the world's youngest director of a professional feature film wins international accolade for his film on street children.
Kishan, who holds a ... Read more...
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An open school in Jharkhand
March 10th, 2008 - 4:59 pm ICT by admin
By Girija Shankar OjhaDarbhanga, Mar 10 (ANI): Despite tall claims by successive Governments of making budgetary provisions for primary education in the country, children of a village in Jharkhand are forced to ... Read more...
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