ICICI Bank trademarks corporate jingle
March 13th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) ICICI Bank, India's largest private sector lender, has got trademark registration for its corporate jingle "Dhin Chik Dhin Chik".The office of registrar of trade marks, ... Read more...
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‘How I met your mother’ series renewed for another season
March 8th, 2011 - 1:16 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) CBS has renewed its faith in the series ‘How I Met Your Mother’. The network has subsequently renewed the contract to have two more seasons of ... Read more...
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Mugabe threatens to seize UK firms in Zimbabwe
March 3rd, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
Harare (Zimbabwe), Mar.3 (ANI): President Robert Mugabe has threatened to seize British businesses in retaliation for Western economic sanctions targeting him and his supporters over alleged human rights abuses in Zimbabwe.Mugabe made ... Read more...
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Tendulkar, Dravid signatures dominate Thane fan’s autograph collection
March 3rd, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Thane, Mar.3 (ANI): Santosh Chapekar, cricket fan from Thane, showed his love for the game by displaying a collection of 2,000 autographs of cricketers from across the globe on cricket bats, balls, ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian businessman spared jail term
March 2nd, 2011 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, March 2 (IANS) The Kuala Lumpur High Court Wednesday dismissed an application by the government seeking prison-term for an Indian origin businessman for failing to comply with the ... Read more...
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Man withdraws lakhs from girlfriend’s account, caught
February 16th, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) Twenty-eight years old Amit Gupta made money quickly and in a novel way - through his girlfriend. After winning her trust and obtaining her ATM password, he quietly ... Read more...
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Bryan Adams to receive 15-foot guitar as gift
February 9th, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Canadian rocker Bryan Adams will be receive a special gift -- a 15 feet tall guitar with signatures and messages of his fans -- when he lands here ... Read more...
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One crore Kerala people charge LF with non-governance
February 9th, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 9 (IANS) The Congress-led opposition in Kerala Wednesday submitted to Governor R.S. Gavai a memorandum signed by one crore people of the state against the non-performance of the ruling Left ... Read more...
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Restaurant may be fined $197,000 for violating smoking ban
February 9th, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Malaga (Spain), Feb 9 (IANS/EFE) Authorities Tuesday proposed imposing a fine of 145,000 euros ($197,200) on a restaurant for refusing to comply with the law that bans smoking in non-open-air public establishments ... Read more...
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Osbourne campaigns to stop lesbians from being raped
January 27th, 2011 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 26 (IANS) Singer Kelly Osbourne will lead a campaign to protect lesbians in South Africa from an increasing number of brutal sex attacks.The singer highlighted the practice of "corrective rape" ... Read more...
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Congress-led Kerala opposition launches election march
January 10th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kasargod (Kerala), Jan 10 (IANS) The Congress-led opposition in Kerala Monday evening kicked off the campaign for assembly elections later this year by launching a statewide march from Upala near here.Leader of ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Crowe helps Worthington handle fame
January 9th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 9 (IANS) Actor Russell Crowe is helping Sam Worthington deal with fame after the blockbuster success of "Avatar".Worthington said that Crowe "really helped him out" when he started getting ... Read more...
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Four arrested for cheating telecom company
January 1st, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Four people accused of cheating telecommunication company Uninor of Rs.95 lakh have been arrested, police said Saturday.Manoj Pahwa, 34, Varun Mittal, 23, Rahul Sharma, 33, and Nitin ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh police probing fraudulent withdrawals
December 24th, 2010 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 24 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Police is probing the alleged fraudulent withdrawal of Rs.1.8 crore from the account of the state's tourism development corporation, an officer said Friday."The case ... Read more...
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Online petition urges Iran to free filmmaker Jafar Panahi
December 22nd, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 22 (IANS) An online petition that is expected to signed by filmmakers and actors from across the world calls for the release of dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi who has ... Read more...
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Bobby Jindal hit by fifth recall petition by disillusioned voter in 2 yr office term
December 17th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 17 (ANI): Bobby Jindal, the Indian origin Governor of Louisiana, was hit by another recall petition on Wednesday after an independent voter sought Jindal's removal because of cuts to ... Read more...
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MJ fans pissed over televised ‘Michael Jackson Autopsy’
December 12th, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 12 (ANI): Late King of Pop Michael Jackson's fans have filed a petition to stop the broadcast of Discovery Channel's gruesome re-enactment of the singer's autopsy.They have termed the ... Read more...
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Some Adarsh society papers missing, police complaint filed
November 27th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 27 (IANS) Some documents relating to the Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society scam have reportedly gone missing from the society office files, according to a complaint with the Mumbai police.A complaint ... Read more...
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Longevity test may be flawed, study shows
November 21st, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 21 (IANS) A scientific test used to check whether someone will reach the age of 100 or not may be flawed, researchers say.
Earlier, scientists had claimed that by ... Read more...
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Akshay Kumar walks ramp with specially-abled children
October 31st, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
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By Jaipal SharmaBangalore, Oct.31 (ANI): Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar walked
along with specially-abled children for fashion designer Ramesh Dembla here
over the weekend.The fashion show ... Read more...
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Haryana governor clarifies ’signing machine’ comments
September 5th, 2010 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 5 (IANS) A day after he created a controversy here by saying that he was only a "signing machine", Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia Sunday said that he had been misquoted ... Read more...
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I have become a ’signing machine’: Haryana governor
September 4th, 2010 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 4 (IANS) Expressing discontent over his lack of power and authority, Haryana governor Jagannath Pahadia Saturday called himself a "signing machine" and said that he had no say in the ... Read more...
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Letter exposes differences in Uttar Pradesh BJP
September 4th, 2010 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 4 (IANS) Differences within the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Uttar Pradesh unit came to the fore here Saturday when copies of a letter containing names of allegedly corrupt party ... Read more...
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U2’s gig In Moscow Shut Down
August 30th, 2010 - 11:51 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 30, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): It has been reported, that Wednesday night, on the eve of U2's debut show in Moscow, the Russian police arrested several activists from the Amnesty International. These ... Read more...
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Sarandon backs campaign against child trafficking
August 7th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS) Actress Susan Sarandon has come forward in support of a new campaign in an attempt to help wipe out child trafficking.
The actress is backing a petition launched by ... Read more...
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Make sure no child is killed in Kashmir, women’s group urges
August 6th, 2010 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) "Why has Kashmir lost children to a conflict they don't even understand?" -- a women's organization that calls itself 'Mothers of India' asked Friday and urged the ... Read more...
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ATM for visually challenged installed in Dehradun
August 5th, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
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for the visually-challenged was installed in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, to help
them to perform their banking work ... Read more...
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23 booked for forgery in Punjab
July 28th, 2010 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
Ferozepur, July 27 (IANS) Twenty-three people have been booked for running a racket of preparing forged documents used for the issuance of arms licences in this border district in Punjab, police said ... Read more...
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Saliva could hold clue to cancer cure
July 4th, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 4 (ANI): Scientists have developed a revolutionary saliva test that could hold the clue to a cure for cancer.According to the researchers, the test could be used for widespread early ... Read more...
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Beverages leave ‘geographic signatures’ that can track where you’ve been
July 1st, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 1 (ANI): Consumption of beverages such as soda pop, micro brew-beer and bottled water leaves a geographical location-related chemical imprint in hair that can be used to track people's movements, ... Read more...
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Pak selectors threaten to quit over Mohsin’s ‘betrayal’
June 25th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, June 25 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and controversies seem to go hand in hand, as members of the selection committee have now threatened to resign, saying they were not ... Read more...
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NASA: ‘Send your face to space’
June 8th, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Anyone who wants to be a space tourist on a shoe-string budget can now do so, courtesy the new NASA scheme. NASA wants to ‘send your face to space’ in place of ... Read more...
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Imam in Spain accused of launching “jihad” against prostitutes
June 3rd, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 3 (ANI): An imam has been accused of launching a "jihad" against prostitutes in a city in southern Spain by encouraging women to harass and intimidate them.The streetwalkers in Cartagena, ... Read more...
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MJ’s estate slams sale of commemorative belts
May 28th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 28 (ANI): The latest Michael Jackson legal controversy is over the sale of commemorative belts, allegedly sanctioned by the singer's parents Joe and Katherine.Howard Weitzman, a lawyer representing the ... Read more...
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Bacteria could help predict chances of colon cancer
May 26th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 26 (ANI): Bacteria residing in the human intestinal tract may be associated with an individual's risk of developing colon cancer, new research suggests.Scientists from the University of Florida presented their ... Read more...
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