Anahi makes US debut as shoe designer
August 22nd, 2012 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 22 (IANS/EFE) Mexican actress and singer Anahi is making her US debut as a designer and businesswoman with her own line of shoes oriented toward Latino ... Read more...
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Kim Kardashian wants to appear in Coronation Street
June 13th, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, June 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The American sociality and TV personality Kim Kardashian is apparently keen to take part in the British soap opera.
According to the ... Read more...
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Don’t think my husband and I’ll work together: Shruti Seth
April 8th, 2012 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Dehi, April 8 (IANS) Shruti Seth, known for her role in TV show "Shararat" and "Ristha.com", says it is unlikely that she will work in her director husband ... Read more...
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Two held for murder of Mexican actress
December 31st, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Dec 31 (IANS/EFE) Two people have been arrested for the murder of 67-year-old Mexican actress Julia Marichal, whose headless, decomposing body was found Dec 2 in a water ... Read more...
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Body of Mexican actress found
December 5th, 2011 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Dec 5 (IANS/EFE) The decomposing body of actress Julia Marichal Martinez was found in a water tank at her Mexico City home, authorities said.A murder investigation was opened ... Read more...
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Mexican singer releases her autobiography
November 3rd, 2011 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
New York, Nov 3 (IANS/EFE) Mexican singer Thalia released her autobiography "Cada dia mas fuerte" (Growing Stronger), in which she speaks about her best life experiences, but also about very ... Read more...
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I’ll soon produce a comedy show: Asif Sheikh
September 28th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Actor Asif Sheikh, who was first seen in one of the first successful soap operas "Hum Log", finds his acting journey on small screen ... Read more...
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Litzy, Eugenio Siller to star in new TV soap opera
August 31st, 2011 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
Miami, Aug 31 (IANS/EFE) Litzy and Eugenio Siller will star in "Una Maid en Manhattan", a television soap opera co-produced by Telemundo and Sony Pictures Television that will be ... Read more...
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Daytime Emmy Awards 2011 were hosted by Wayne Brady
June 20th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, June 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Daytime Emmy Awards were held in Los Angeles on Sunday. There was a tie during the awards when The Bold and the Beautiful and The ... Read more...
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Brit parents say raunchy TV shows are forcing kids to grow up too fast
April 11th, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 11 (ANI): Parents in Britain have expressed their worry that raunchy television shows and adult-like clothes are forcing their children to grow up too quickly.A study for the Department of ... Read more...
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Amanda Seyfried says she’s most comfortable when she’s naked
March 13th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
New York, March 13 (ANI): In an interview, actress Amanda Seyfried has confessed that she feels best when she is naked.At 25, Seyfried has accomplished more than actresses twice her age. ... Read more...
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36 hours of videos uploaded on YouTube every minute
February 16th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 16 (IANS) About 36 hours of videos are uploaded every minute on YouTube, the video-sharing website owned by global search giant Google Inc.A top official of Google India told ... Read more...
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Soap operas spur linguistic democracy in South Africa
February 12th, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town (South Africa), Feb 12 (IANS) Soap operas in South Africa have helped eliminate linguistic boundaries between English and 11 other languages adopted at the end of apartheid.The writers of the ... Read more...
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Indonesia jails pop star for sex tape scandal
January 31st, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- Indonesian pop star Nasriel Irham on Monday was sentenced to over 3 years in prison for distributing two homemade sex tapes on various websites.
According to the Jakarta ... Read more...
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‘Bend it like Beckham’ becomes 1st western film to be broadcast in N. Korea
December 31st, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Pyongyang, Dec 31 (ANI): Indian-origin Hollywood director Gurinder Chadha's film "Bend it like Beckham" will become the first western-made film to be broadcast on TV in North Korea.According to The Guardian, ... Read more...
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‘Bend it Like Beckham’ - first Western-made film to air in North Korea
December 31st, 2010 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 31 (ANI): North Koreans got a break from the regular TV programmes this week, when British football film 'Bend it Like Beckham' was aired in the country.The 2002 ... Read more...
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Peru’s Vargas Llosa wins 2010 Nobel Literature prize
October 7th, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by ANI
Stockholm (Sweden), Oct.7 (ANI): Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa has won the 2010 Nobel prize for literature.The Nobel Prize committee said in a statement Vargas Llosa received the award "for his ... Read more...
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STAR India PLUS launched on America’s Verizon FiOS TV
September 24th, 2010 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 24 (IANS) STAR India PLUS has joined hands with American Verizon FiOS TV, that offers nearly 40 other international channels covering more than 20 languages, to bring people ... Read more...
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Nigerian film industry, Nollywood, world’s second largest after Bollywood!
September 22nd, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 22 (ANI): The Nigerian film industry, dubbed Nollywood, has now become the second largest in the world.According to a UNESCO report last year, Nollywood makes about 2,400 films per year, ... Read more...
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Kylie ‘felt guilty’ about overshadowing sister Dannii
September 15th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 15 (ANI): Kylie Minogue has revealed that her initial success in career made her feel guilty about overshadowing her pop star sister Dannii.The siblings started their careers on Australian ... Read more...
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Himanshi Choudhry Waiting For Mr. Right!
September 4th, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 4, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Himanshi Choudhary who was seen in many Indian soap operas such as "Kutumb`, `Des Main Nikla Hoga Chand`, `Lavanya`, `Kasshish`, `Kareena Kareena` and is currently on ... Read more...
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Woman charged with trying to poison Venezuelan actress
August 24th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 24 (IANS/EFE) A woman accused of trying to poison a Venezuelan actress and members of her family was arraigned here, the Mexico City district attorney's office said.
Argentine national ... Read more...
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Chat Show Of Sara Gilbert To Substitute ‘As The World Turns’ Of CBS
July 22nd, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 22, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): 35-year-old Sara Gilbert happens to be the previous protagonist of ‘Roseanne’. A daily chat program anchored by her is going to substitute ‘As The ... Read more...
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Reality TV high on aggression: Study
May 22nd, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 22 (ANI): According to a new Brigham Young University study, the content of popular reality shows is now more aggressive as compared to equally popular dramas, comedies and soap operas.The ... Read more...
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Daytime Emmy Nominees Announced
May 13th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
New York, May 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The 37th Daytime Emmy Nominations being announced and American Drama "General Hospital" is leading the list all the way from the top. Reportedly, "General ... Read more...
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‘As The World Turns’ Star Helen Wagner, Dead At 91
May 4th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 04 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Many of you may remember her as the mild mannered "Nancy Hughes" on the television show, "As The World Turns", a CBS soap opera. She starred on ... Read more...
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Dixie Carter Passes Away At 70
April 11th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Los Angeles, Apr 11, (THAINDIAN NEWS) American actress Dixie Virginia Carter, who appeared in films, television and stage, passed away on Saturday at the age of 70. Actor husband Hal ... Read more...
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I believe in clutter-breaking: Ekta Kapoor (Interview)
March 22nd, 2010 - 10:17 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) She was crowned "queen of soap operas" and ventured into filmmaking in the late 1990s. But it is with "Love Sex Aur Dhokha" (LSD) ... Read more...
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Newest measure of brain power - Pub Quiz (PQ)!
February 27th, 2010 - 3:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 27 (ANI): Not good when it comes to IQ? Never mind, an alternative cerebral certificate is being offered for boasting purposes - Pub Quiz (PQ) intelligence.In a bid to publicise ... Read more...
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“More references to condoms, STDs needed in TV shows”
February 21st, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 21 (ANI): The British Government is set to ask TV bosses to include more references to contraceptives and sexually transmitted diseases in their shows.Officials are expected to say that their ... Read more...
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Rural backdrops, reality shows rocked small screen (Flashback 2009)
December 21st, 2009 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Radhika Bhirani
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Soap operas crowded the small screen, but it was "Balika Vadhu" and "Bandini" - serials with a rural backdrop - that were the big ... Read more...
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Soap operas, reality TV shows ‘make the world a better place’
November 2nd, 2009 - 12:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 2 (ANI): Those who think that watching soap operas and reality TV shows is an easy way to kill time should now change their opinion, for such programmes act as ... Read more...
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Aaron Eckhart’s ‘Dark Knight’ dreams
September 19th, 2009 - 2:17 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Aaron Eckhart played the role of "Harvey Dent and his alter ego, the villainous "Two-Face' in the 2008 blockbuster "The Dark Knight'.
His character appeared to have been killed in the movie ... Read more...
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Book on Saas Bahu drama launched on the sets of Bidaai
August 27th, 2009 - 5:15 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The author of the book titled Prime Time Soap operas on Indian television visited the set of Bidaai. The author presented the book to Sara Khan and producer Rajan Shahi, and ... Read more...
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Firangi hotties flood Bollywood
August 13th, 2009 - 11:04 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
B-Town has recently seen a flood of firangis making their way into films. Nothing seems to be stopping them then be it the language, the culture difference or the climatic conditions.
In-fact, ... Read more...
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