Indian idioms for free-style western performances? The debate grows (Lifestyle Feature) (With Images)
June 29th, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) A debate over whether free-style contemporary western dance and music like hip-hop, R&B;, funk and soul can adapt to regional Indian influences is building ... Read more...
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Apple suspends iPhone 4S sales in Beijing, Shanghai
January 13th, 2012 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 13 (IANS) Apple announced Friday that its iPhone 4S smartphone will not be available in retail stores in Beijing and Shanghai "for the time being".
Apple said its ... Read more...
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Hawks to scare off birds from Singapore street
October 12th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, Oct 12 (IANS) Trained hawks will now be used to scare away birds from a shopping street in Singapore.Singapore's shopping street Orchard Road is thinking of using trained hawks ... Read more...
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Severn Road in Hong Kong is world’s most expensive address!
March 14th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 14 (ANI): Severn Road in Hong Kong has topped the list of the world's most expensive addresses.According to Financial News, the list includes London's Kensington Place Gardens, New York's Fifth ... Read more...
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Britain has one CCTV for every 32 people, reveals study
March 4th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 4 (ANI): A study has revealed that Britain has one CCTV camera for every 32 citizens, and the revelation that 1.85 million cameras are watching their every move has come ... Read more...
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New Zealand quake: Mum dies with baby in her arms
February 23rd, 2011 - 5:21 am ICT by IANS
Christchurch (New Zealand), Feb 22 (IANS) A mother died with her baby in her arms as she reportedly tried to run out of a store in panic in a shopping district ... Read more...
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Thousands of anti-government protesters rally in Bangkok
January 24th, 2011 - 12:33 am ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK (BNO NEWS) -- Thousands of anti-government protesters rallied in Bangkok on Sunday, demanding the government to release their key leaders who were jailed in last year's crackdown, MCOT online news reported.

Demonstrators ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro’s airport line likely to open next week: Official
January 7th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Delhi Metro's high-speed Airport Express Line underwent a second safety check Friday and the corridor is expected to begin operations by next week, said an official of ... Read more...
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Student Protestors Attack Prince Charles & Camilla’s Car in London
December 10th, 2010 - 3:06 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Dec 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Angry students and citizens at a huge tuition fee protest in London have attacked the car of Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, according to a breaking story ... Read more...
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March to highlight safety of women in Delhi
December 9th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) It is to be a march in the evening, highlighting the concern for safety of women, especially at night. Titled aptly, Claim Your City By Night, the ... Read more...
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Freebies, discounts entice visitors as Games fever grips Delhi
October 6th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) With the Commonwealth Games (CWG) fever gripping the Indian capital, athletes, officials and tourists are being bombarded with a host of freebies, discounts and bonanzas to cash ... Read more...
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Court asks about medicare after baby’s footpath birth
September 1st, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Taking suo motu cognizance of a destitute woman's death after giving birth to a baby on a pavement, the Delhi High Court Wednesday questioned the city government ... Read more...
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Hyde Park water fight gone wrong, shuts down London’s posh Oxford Street
June 5th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 5 (ANI): Three persons were arrested after a mass water fight in London's Hyde Park, one of the city's biggest parks.According to The Telegraph, the water fight led to the ... Read more...
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Post-protest rampage in Bangkok leaves 16 dead
May 20th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, May 20 (DPA) Irate anti-government protesters set fire to at least 35 buildings in Bangkok in a violent rampage sparked by the government's crackdown on their demonstration that left up ... Read more...
Forever 21 Eyes Expansion In Europe And Asia
May 14th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Dublin, May 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) With the arrival of US based all female apparel store Forever 21, the fashion scene in Ireland and especially Dublin is going to get spiced ... Read more...
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Thai troops block opposition convoy, shoot rubber bullets
April 28th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, April 28 (DPA) Thai troops Wednesday stopped a caravan of protesters heading from Bangkok to a neighbouring province by erecting road barriers and shooting rubber bullets. About a dozen people ... Read more...
BJP leaders held during protest march, released
April 21st, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including party president Nitin Gadkari, L.K. Advani, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley were arrested Wednesday during the party's march to ... Read more...
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Opposition `Red Shirts’ rule out talks with Thai Government
April 11th, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by ANI
Bangkok (Thailand), Apr.11 (ANI): Opposition `Red Shirt' protesters have ruled out negotiations with the government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
On Sunday, Jatuporn Prompan, one of the leaders of the Red Shirt ... Read more...
Thailand government warns protesters of strong action (Second Lead)
April 3rd, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, April 3 (DPA) The Thai government Saturday told tens of thousands of protesters to leave a posh Bangkok shopping district by 9 p.m. or they would impose the draconian Internal ... Read more...
Thai protesters take over shopping district in Bangkok (Lead)
April 3rd, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, April 3 (DPA) Tens of thousands of Thai protesters took control of one of Bangkok's poshest shopping districts Saturday to push the government to dissolve parliament and hold new elections.
... Read more...
Forty injured as double-decker trams collide in Hong Kong
November 26th, 2009 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, Nov 26 (DPA) Forty passengers were injured Thursday when two double-decker trams were involved in a head-on collision in a busy Hong Kong shopping district.
The trams collided in the city's ... Read more...
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Sikh students group marches against 1984 ‘genocide’
November 1st, 2009 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Holding placards and tyres slung around their necks as a mark of protest, members of the All India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) took out a march in ... Read more...
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JNU students protest proposed fee hike, subsidy cut
October 8th, 2009 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Hundreds of students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Thursday protested the human resource development ministry's proposed fee hike and and withdrawal of hostel subsidies in the university. ... Read more...
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Construction workers find bombs in Hanoi
February 16th, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, Feb 16 (DPA) Construction workers building a luxury hotel in downtown Hanoi had to halt their work temporarily when they uncovered two unexploded bombs dropped by the US Air Force during ... Read more...
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No Louis Vuitton store in Tokyo
December 17th, 2008 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 17 (IANS) Plans for Louis Vuitton's flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district have been withdrawn.It was planned to be a 10-floor shopping emporium, but the luxury fashion group has ... Read more...
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Fire in Chennai supermarket, two employees ‘missing’ (Second Lead)
September 2nd, 2008 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 1 (IANS) A fire in Saravana Stores, a major supermarket in Chennai's main shopping district T. Nagar, raged for over five hours Monday. Two employees of the supermarket were reported ... Read more...
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Fire in Chennai supermarket, no loss of life
September 1st, 2008 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 1 (IANS) A supermarket in Chennai's main shopping district T. Nagar was engulfed in a fire that broke out early Monday. Three floors of the supermarket were ablaze in the ... Read more...
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Kate Hudson gets cosy with Lance Armstrong
June 16th, 2008 - 11:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 16 (ANI): She might have refused to deny or confirm her relationship with cycling legend Lance Armstrong, but actress Kate Hudson once again fuelled rumours of a romance after ... Read more...
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Guns, bullets seized in Uttar Pradesh, two held
June 13th, 2008 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 13 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh police raided a house on the outskirts of the Lucknow city and recovered six firearms and over 100 live ammunitions, the police said here Friday. ... Read more...
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