25th Burning Man Festival Begins
August 27th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Nevada, Aug 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The 25th anniversary of the burning man festival is coming up. This is a festival where people gather at the Nevada's Black Rock Desert to create a ... Read more...
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India seeks to strengthen relations with Israel (With Image)
April 6th, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, April 6 (IANS) India feels there is need to strengthen bilateral relations with Israel which is possible for both the countries through collaborations in research and education sectors.While ... Read more...
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Crossover: Fashion feeds abstract art (With Image)
March 19th, 2012 - 10:57 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Art and fashion are like warp and weft, twined naturally into each other. A new breed of younger artists from the world over is now ... Read more...
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Avril Lavigne creates nail polish range
January 22nd, 2012 - 5:02 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 22 (IANS) Singer Avril Lavigne has created a nail polish line for beauty company Sally Hansen.The singer, who already has a fragrance brand and clothing line Abbey ... Read more...
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‘Tagore’s works finding pan Indian voice now’ (With Images)
August 12th, 2011 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) After years of cultural confinement in Bengal, Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's dance ballets and other works are finding a pan-Indian voice, says eminent Odissi danseuse ... Read more...
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Youngsters across India crazy for brands: Assocham
July 24th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) When it comes to branded apparel, youngsters across India do not think twice before buying them. Most of them spend extravagantly -- between Rs.2,500 to ... Read more...
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Indian parents wary of kids getting hooked online: Survey
June 22nd, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 22 (IANS) Increasing use of internet and access to a host of mobile devices are making Indian parents wary of their kids being exposed to the risks of ... Read more...
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Halle Berry to be honoured for fragrance
May 6th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 6 (IANS) Actress Halle Berry, who has created three successful perfumes, will be honoured with celebrity fragrance of the year award at FiFi Awards."For years, I have ... Read more...
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Brit firm places ad for ‘nude web coders’ on Craigslist
April 6th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 6 (ANI): A Web company in Britain has put an ad for nude Web coders on Craigslist.According to the Guardian, the Buckinghamshire firm named Nude House wants nude Web coders ... Read more...
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Diane Kruger poses naked for GQ Magazine
February 17th, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actress Diane Kruger posed for the March issue of the GQ Magazine.In most of the pictures, the star was completely naked. It was in just ... Read more...
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UK kids ‘brush each other’s teeth, cook together’ to manage anger!
January 23rd, 2011 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 23 (ANI): Anger management classes for children seem to have taken a new turn - the classes include children brushing each other's teeth, cooking together and grooming.Occupational therapist Jason Vickers ... Read more...
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Bebo launches new video chat feature to attract users
December 8th, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 8 (ANI): Bebo, the British-founded social network, has launched a new video chat feature in order to lure more users to the once hugely popular site.'bChat' will allow ... Read more...
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Manisha takes to painting, to hold her first exhibition
December 7th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Dec 7 (IANS) Coping with married life in Kathmandu has been the most challenging role of Manisha Koirala's career. To make the hours seem less stretched-out in the ... Read more...
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eCard website launches creative platform for artists
November 12th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 12 (IANS) Electronic greetings website www.123greetings.com has launched a creative platform titled "Studio" to promote and market self-expression."Studio facilitates users to express their art by creating electronic greetings cards from ... Read more...
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MySpace to relauch site to target younger audience
July 27th, 2010 - 3:43 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, July 27 (ANI): News Corp, the owner of MySpace, has announced plans to relauch the social networking site to a target a younger audience.After Facebook eclipsed MySpace as the leading ... Read more...
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Mermaid Parade To Paint Coney Island With Colors
June 19th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
June 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Coney Island's Mermaid Parade is an event of fun, colors, happiness; a day of sand and sea creatures, colorful costumes. New York City on June ... Read more...
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‘Essence of comfort’ made me fall for Jordan: Aguilera
May 11th, 2010 - 3:35 am ICT by IANS
London, May 11 (IANS) Singer Christina Aguilera says she fell in love with husband Jordan Bratman because of his "essence of comfort".
"Jordan is just that guy that walks into a ... Read more...
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Delhi to get a taste of Commonwealth literature (Lead)
April 6th, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) A series of discussions, workshops, symposia and interactions between schoolchildren and award-winning writers will be held in the capital from Wednesday ahead of the Commonwealth Writers' ... Read more...
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Commonwealth literature set to conquer Delhiites hearts
April 6th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Delhi is all set to welcome Commonwealth literature through a series of discussions and events, workshops, symposiums and interactions between school children and award-winning writers.
As India becomes ... Read more...
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I love India but country rejected me, laments M.F. Husain
March 2nd, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Political leaders, intellectuals and artists in India kept silent when right-wing outfits targeted him, legendary painter M.F. Husain says "with deep pain" in his heart.
"I still ... Read more...
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Distinguished panel to oversee Tagore’s 150th anniversary event: PM
January 16th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) A national committee of distinguished experts will be set up to oversee the 150th birth anniversary celebrations in 2011 of Nobel Laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore, an event ... Read more...
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What drives millions to social networking sites?
January 6th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 6 (IANS) Curiosity to know about other people's lives and self-expression drive millions of people to online networking sites like the Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.
Research on social network sites ... Read more...
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Negativity ‘ups mortality risk in peripheral arterial disease patients’
August 18th, 2009 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 18 (ANI): Peripheral arterial disease patients with negative, inhibited personality type are at an increased risk of dying within four years, say researchers.Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) occurs when plaque builds ... Read more...
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US concerned over Iranian police break-up of mourners’ protest
July 31st, 2009 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Tehran/Washington, July 31 (DPA) The US was "disturbed" by reports of Iranian police and security forces breaking up a demonstration by mourners remembering those killed in recent post-election clashes, a State Department ... Read more...
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Men and women use Facebook differently: study
June 22nd, 2009 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 22 (IANS) The popularity of a Facebook application mostly depends on whether you are male or female, and if it meets the criteria of being "cool", says a latest ... Read more...
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Lakers Riot: Quite a chaotic celebration
June 16th, 2009 - 12:18 am ICT by GD
Perhaps this is an influence of people from Detroit and Philadelphia that riots are taking places even in Los Angeles. So the authorities are a bit concerned with the kind of shape ... Read more...
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Court lifts ban on smoking in films, upholds filmmakers rights (Lead)
January 23rd, 2009 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday quashed the central government's notification banning smoking in films on grounds that it violates the fundamental rights of filmmakers, bringing much relief ... Read more...
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Bollywood exults as smoking ban in movies lifted
January 23rd, 2009 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) With the Delhi High Court removing the ban on smoking in films, you can now again catch your favourite actors puffing away without landing in trouble. Filmmakers ... Read more...
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Wanna be a part of Farhan’s next film, join the contest
September 3rd, 2008 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Net-savvy, are you? If yes, you have a chance to be part of dynamic filmmaker Farhan Akhtar's next movie.Farhan, whose acting-singing debut “Rock On” is well received ... Read more...
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Abhishek, two Bollywood Khans in Forbes’ 10 ‘cell celebs’ list
July 17th, 2008 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
New York, July 17 (IANS) Three Bollywood stars, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Abhishek Bachchan, feature in Forbes magazine's list of 10 celebrities who are brand ambassadors for different mobile phone ... Read more...
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Reebok reveals the athlete within Lewis Hamilton
July 16th, 2008 - 8:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi , July 16 (ANI/Business Wire India ): Reebok and driving ace Lewis Hamilton announced a multi-year partnership making Lewis the new Reebok brand ambassador.Reebok unveiled The Athlete within ... Read more...
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Meet brothers to act less and sing more now
June 11th, 2008 - 9:10 am ICT by IANS
By Rishabh P. Nair
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Singer-composer duo Meet brothers, who were seen in popular TV serials and advertisements, say they will focus on music from now on as acting ... Read more...
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Amitabh Bachchan initiates bigb.bigadda.com
April 17th, 2008 - 9:48 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, Apr 17 (ANI/Business Wire India): With the coming of the internet, a concept as simple as blogging is now used as the largest form of self-expression as users now discover ... Read more...
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At 68, master of mixed media takes to sculpting
February 27th, 2008 - 9:41 am ICT by admin
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) M. Sivanesan, one of the country's best mixed media artists known for his slightly abstract compositions of faces, figures and poses in the last 40 ... Read more...
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