Akshay loves action hero tag more
September 18th, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 18 (IANS) Bollywood's "Khiladi" Akshay Kumar loves action and comedy, but says he prefers being tagged as an action hero."I think I have very much enjoyed both ... Read more...
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Being Bossed Around At Work ‘Raises Risk Of Heart Attack’
September 15th, 2012 - 1:25 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sept 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) New research has found out that being bossed around at work raises the chances of someone getting a heart attack by 23 percent.
The research shows ... Read more...
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‘Donations run India’s political parties, sources largely unknown’ (Lead)
September 10th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Donations make a major part of the funds on which political parties run in India, but most of these parties do not disclose the ... Read more...
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‘Congress richest party, BJP next’
September 10th, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The Congress is the richest political party in India, followed by rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), reveals data collected by think-tanks Association for Democratic ... Read more...
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‘British kids don’t find reading interesting’
September 8th, 2012 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 7 (IANS) A study in Britain has warned of children increasingly viewing reading as not so interesting an activity possibly due to their involvement with the internet and ... Read more...
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Asthmatic children more likely to be bullied
September 3rd, 2012 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 3 (IANS) British scientists have uncovered several factors, which include physical inactivity and sadness that could explain why children with asthma or any chronic medical condition are more ... Read more...
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Klum rubbishes Seal’s accusation
September 3rd, 2012 - 2:29 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 3 (IANS) Model Heidi Klum has rubbished ex-husband Seal's claim that she was having an affair with her bodygaurd and that it led to their marriage ... Read more...
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Klum dating her bodyguard?
September 1st, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 1 (IANS) Supermodel Heidi Klum is said to be dating her bodyguard after she was spotted getting close to him during a vacation.The 39-year-old catwalk queen ... Read more...
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Backstreet Boys plan cruise concert
September 1st, 2012 - 4:12 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 1 (IANS) Popular pop band Backstreet Boys is planning on their first concert cruise to mark their 20 years of togetherness.Singer Kevin Richardson quit the boyband ... Read more...
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Hawara, four held guilty for Delhi twin blasts in 2005 (Lead)
August 30th, 2012 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Babbar Khalsa International terrorist Jagtar Singh Hawara and four others were Thursday convicted by a Delhi court for their involvement in the 2005 twin blasts ... Read more...
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Industry, fans warmer to me than before: Shiney Ahuja (Interview)
August 26th, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Shiney Ahuja is calmer and introspective after his unforeseen tryst behind the bars - and that's because the actor strongly believes in learning out ... Read more...
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Woman with five kids has 50 fake babies
August 24th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 24 (IANS) A 39-year-old mother of five, told she could not have more kids for health reasons, has filled her home with 50 lifelike baby dolls.Alice Winstone of ... Read more...
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Two arrested for kidnapping boy from Punjab
August 23rd, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) In an effort to cover up her flesh trade and dodge the police, a woman and her paramour kidnapped a child but the ploy failed ... Read more...
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Murrah milk drives Haryana’s white revolution
August 22nd, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 22 (IANS) With dairy farming picking up in the state, and with the rising popularity of the Murrah breed of buffaloes, milk production in Haryana has gone up ... Read more...
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Madonna holidays with boyfriend’s mom, cousins
August 22nd, 2012 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 22 (IANS) Singer Madonna has invited her boyfriend, French dancer Brahim Zaibat's mother to join them on a holiday and even sponsored it.The couple are holidaying at ... Read more...
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Woman branded a witch, beaten up in Rajasthan
August 22nd, 2012 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 21 (IANS)A 50-year old woman in Rajasthan's Ajmer district approached the police Tuesday accusing her neighbours of branding her a witch and beating up her and her ... Read more...
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Escaped criminal recaptured in Rajasthan
August 22nd, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 21 (IANS) A criminal was recaptured Tuesday a day after he and nine other prisoners escaped from a jail in Rajasthan's Rajsamand district after beating up six guards, ... Read more...
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Giving babies antibiotics could make them obese later
August 21st, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 21 (IANS) Babies given antibiotics before they were six months were more likely to be overweight by the age of three, a British study has found.A study of ... Read more...
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Invisible bike helmet finally goes on sale
August 20th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Stockholm, Aug 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It has been seven years of waiting for the world first invisible helmets, now you do not have to worry. One can purchase the helmet now thanks ... Read more...
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Bernardinho to lead Brazil men’s volleyball team until Rio 2016
August 15th, 2012 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Brazil's volleyball confederation (CBV) has said the national men's team coach Bernardinho will keep his job until the 2016 Rio Olympics.Bernardinho, who has held ... Read more...
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JLo likes sweet, good guys
August 15th, 2012 - 6:35 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 15 (IANS) Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez who split from her husband of seven years, Marc Anthony, in 2011, says she likes sweet and good guys."The most important ... Read more...
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Six NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan
August 11th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 11 (IANS) Six NATO soldiers have been shot dead in Afghanistan, of whom three were killed by an Afghan police officer.A police commander in Helmand province shot ... Read more...
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Repeatedly scaring viewers a challenge: Vikram Bhatt
August 8th, 2012 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt, who has almost mastered the horror genre with films like "Raaz", "Shaapit", "Haunted" and now "Raaz 3", says it's not easy to ... Read more...
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Woman faces jail for sex with teenage boys
August 7th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS) A mother of four in Britain is facing jail after admitting to a sex session with her daughter's schoolboy friends.Kelly Baker, 35, was warned by a ... Read more...
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Mother and I respect each other’s music: Rocker Dhaval Mudgal
August 7th, 2012 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) His musical heritage has helped him sustain his Half Step Down band for the last seven years in the capital's uncertain western music world, ... Read more...
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Ekta overwhelmed by response to ‘Kyaa Super Kool…’
August 1st, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 1 (IANS) Film producer Ekta Kapoor says she is overwhelmed by the box office response to "Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum".The film, a sequel to the 2005 ... Read more...
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Tiger mauls zookeeper in Chile
July 31st, 2012 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, July 31 (IANS/EFE) A zookeeper was mauled and seriously injured over the weekend at Chile's Santiago zoo by a white tiger who was later killed, officials said.The attack occurred ... Read more...
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When do we turn adult - at 21 or 30?
July 30th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) For many people it may remain a puzzle throughout their lifetime but Australian researchers feel the traditional belief of many individuals viewing age 21 to be ... Read more...
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Rapist jailed in failed attempt to abduct girl
July 28th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) An Irish man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for trying to kidnap a teenager and young woman on the same day.Rapist Dermot Murphy, ... Read more...
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Beckham to be part of opening ceremony
July 25th, 2012 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) Former England captain David Beckham has been given a role in Friday's London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony.The 37-year-old Beckham would not disclose any details of ... Read more...
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Three held over deadly Russian flood that killed 153
July 22nd, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 22 (IANS) Three officials have been held on charges of professional negligence over a deadly flood that ravaged southern Russia's Krymsk city and killed at least 153 people, ... Read more...
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Putin signs WTO accession protocol: Kremlin
July 22nd, 2012 - 9:19 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti)Russian President Vladimir Putin signed Saturday a federal law that authorises the protocol for Russia's accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the Kremlin said.The protocol ... Read more...
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China kindergarten head jailed for school bus accident
July 21st, 2012 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 21 (IANS) The chairman of a privately-run kindergarten in northwest China's Gansu province was sentenced to seven years in prison for a deadly school bus crash that killed ... Read more...
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Replacing rape with sexual assault: activists welcome move (Lead)
July 20th, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) In view of increasing number of sexual crimes, the government has sought to make rape laws gender neutral by substituting the term "rape" with "sexual ... Read more...
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Iraq frees Saddam Hussein’s interior minister
July 10th, 2012 - 9:01 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, July 10 (IANS) Iraqi authorities have released the country's former interior minister Mohmoud Dhiyab al-Ahmed from prison, according to an official with Ministry of Justice."Iraqi authorities released Mohmoud Dhiyab ... Read more...
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