Coca-Cola re-enters Myanmar after six decades
September 13th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Sep 13 (IANS) Soft drink giant Coca-Cola has re-entered the Myanmar market after a gap of more than 60 years, following the lifting of US economic sanctions on the ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
50 dead in China rains (Second Lead)
July 23rd, 2012 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 23 (IANS) At least 50 people have died in China in rain-triggered floods and accidents, authorities said Monday.In Beijing, the toll from Saturday's rainstorms climbed to 37 as ... Read more...
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Beijingers turn to Weibo to beat floods
July 23rd, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 23 (IANS) A group of people in Beijing have turned to Weibo, a social networking site, to help those stranded in rain-triggered floods by offering them free rides, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Beijing downpour toll rises to 37 (Lead)
July 23rd, 2012 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 23 (IANS) The toll in Saturday's torrential rains here has climbed to 37 as more bodies were retrieved, authorities said.
Among the victims, 25 drowned, six were killed ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Beijing downpours toll rises to 37
July 23rd, 2012 - 8:59 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 23 (IANS) With the recovery of more bodies, the toll since Saturday's torrential rains has climbed to 37 in China, said the Beijing municipal government late Sunday.The ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Hasselhoff turns 60, says loving it
July 18th, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 18 (IANS) Actor David Hasselhoff thinks turning 60 is a rocking experience.The former "Britain's Got Talent" judge turned 60 Tuesday and told his twitter followers that he is ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Robin Gibb’s death was caused by kidney failure
May 28th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, May 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb died of kidney failure last Sunday after a two-year battle with cancer and having recently suffering from pneumonia. Gibb’s son Robin ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Italian gets funeral 64 years after being killed
May 24th, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, May 24 (IANS) An Italian got his funeral Thursday more than six decades after he was killed by the mafia.The 34-year-old Placido Rizzotto was killed in 1948 in ... Read more...
Posted in World |
India is a great and successful democracy: Advani
May 13th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said Sunday that the biggest achievement of the country over the past six decades is that India ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
‘IOA unaware of Ethics Commission showcause notice’
January 24th, 2012 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) acting president Vijay Kumar Malhotra Tuesday rubbished allegations made by senior member and eminent lawyer R.K.Anand that the former was aware ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Uddhav Thackeray meets president on row over Belgaum
December 20th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray Tuesday met President Pratibha Patil and demanded that the Marathi-speaking areas of Belgaum and surroundings in Karnataka be declared a ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Ellen DeGeneres: Liza Minnelli Speaks on Michael Jackson
October 12th, 2011 - 4:14 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Liza Minnelli was a guest on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' today. Liza has been entertaining audiences all over the world for the past six decades. Her first movie ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
UAE charity sends aid to famine-hit Somalia
August 10th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Aug 10 (IANS/WAM) A charity organisation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has distributed food aid to over 2,000 families affected by the famine in Somalia.The Sharjah Charity Association ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Fahimuddin Dagar, golden voice of Dhrupad, falls silent
July 29th, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) A golden voice of Indian classical music has fallen silent with the death of Ustad Rahim Fahimudddin Dagar, a doyen of the Dhrupad school who ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
After six decades, Congress veteran wants to quit
July 27th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Ranoj Basu, a permanent secretary at the Congress headquarters since the days of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1951, wants to call it a day.The 85-year-old ... Read more...
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Anna Nicole Smith’s estate loses legal battle
June 24th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, June 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The estate of the late reality star Anna Nicole Smith has lost a legal battle that they were waging to have a portion of J. Howard ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Hotter summers in the pipeline
June 7th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, June 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) If the current trend continues, the next 20 to 60 years the planet will be irreversibly changed, summer temperature wise, a new scientific study reveals. The ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Storms leave 100,000 without power in Michigan
May 31st, 2011 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 31 (IANS/EFE) More than 100,000 people in Michigan went without electricity Monday due to a series of storms.The storms, with winds in excess of 130 km per hour, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
When Queen was offered horse sperm as gift
May 20th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 20 (IANS) In her nearly six decades on the throne, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has received numerous gifts but none as unusual as the one proffered Thursday ... Read more...
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Marathi litterateur Jagdish Khebudkar passes away
May 3rd, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), May 3 (IANS) Renowned Marthi poet, lyricist and writer Jagdish Khebudkar passed away in a private hospital here Tuesday following a kidney ailment. He was 79.Decorated with 11 ... Read more...
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Ambika Soni condoles death of veteran journalist Ajit Bhattacharjea
April 5th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 5 (ANI): Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni has condoled the death of Ajit Bhattarcharjea, a veteran journalist and renowned editor who passed away yesterday.In ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Tom Carnegie dies at the age of 91 years
February 12th, 2011 - 1:27 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Indianapolis, Feb 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Veteran commentator Tom Carnegie has died.The 91-year-old’s sportscasting career spanned a period of three decades during which he worked for the WRTV. WRTV announced the death of ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Defeat fundamentalists, Kashmir says on R’Day
January 26th, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 26 (IANS) On India's Republic Day Wednesday, the Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday called for the defeat of "fundamentalist and anti-peace approaches".Advertisements in newspapers read: "Celebrating six decades of ... Read more...
Posted in National |
President Patil expresses concern over use of money power in elections
January 25th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): Expressing concern over the influence of money in the elections, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil today said elections are not about buying votes, it is about selecting candidates ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Rabindra Sangeet exponent Suchitra Mitra dead (Lead)
January 3rd, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) Legendary Rabindra Sangeet exponent Suchitra Mitra died at her residence here Monday following a cardiac arrest, family sources said. She was 86.Mitra died around 1.30 p.m. while she ... Read more...
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Steak, spaghetti beat tikka masala to third place as UK’s favourite food
November 30th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 30 (ANI): A survey has found that steak and chips are the all time favourite dish of Briton's, beating spaghetti bolognese to second and chicken tikka masala to third place.The ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Veteran Malayalam actress Shanta Devi dies
November 20th, 2010 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode, Nov 20 (IANS) Veteran Malayalam film actress Shanta Devi died at a private hospital near here Saturday. She was 85.In a career spanning close to six decades, she acted in 480 ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Italy’s central bank head gives bleak view of growth
October 29th, 2010 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Oct 29 (IANS/AKI) The head of Italy's central bank Thursday warned that his country's rebound from the worst recession in more than six decades should continue to be slow through at ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
RSS asks Rahul to learn more
October 6th, 2010 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Lashing out at Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi for equating the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) with the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), an RSS ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Files from 1950’s reveal that Winston Churchill ordered UFO coverup
August 6th, 2010 - 10:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Some files of the Winston Churchill era show that the UK government officials used to take the threat of the UFO’s in a very serious manner around ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Underground economy worth $344 bn in Italy
July 13th, 2010 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, July 13 (IANS/AKI) Italy's underground economy was worth between 255 and 275 billion euros (about $319-344 billion) in 2008, state-run statistics agency Istat said Tuesday.
That amounted to 16.3 percent to 17.5 ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Fake goods cost Italian economy $23 bn a year
July 8th, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, July 8 (IANS/AKI) Counterfeiting of Italian luxury merchandise like Gucci bags cost Italy's economy over 18 billion euros ($22 billion) a year in lost revenue, said the leader of Italy's largest ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
One in three youths without work in Italy
July 2nd, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, July 2 (IANS/AKI) One out of three young Italians were jobless in May as the country's unemployment hit its highest level in six years, official figures said Friday.
The country's younger generation ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Hitler’s Berlin bunker: unseen pictures revealed
May 5th, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 5 (ANI): After more than six decades since the end of Adolf Hitler's regime in a Berlin bunker, many unpublished photographs of the underground lair have been revealed to the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Forget past friction, Chinese daily on India ties
April 7th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 7 (IANS) China and India need to "play a bigger role in the world" and should "leave behind their past friction and look to the future", a leading Chinese daily ... Read more...
Posted in World |