Five Paralympic golds leave Savchenko incredulous
September 8th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Winning five gold medals in the London 2012 Paralympic pool has left swimmer Oksana Savchenko incredulous.The 21-year-old Russian set a new world record to claim ... Read more...
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India, China to resume joint military exercises (Lead)
September 4th, 2012 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Barely weeks before the once-in-a-decade leadership transition gets under way in Beijing, India and China Tuesday decided to resume joint military exercises after a ... Read more...
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Hilaire to quit top WICB job for diplomatic posting
July 4th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Fort Lauderdale (Florida), July 4 (IANS/CMC) Dr. Ernest Hilaire, the outspoken and often controversial chief executive officer of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), is leaving the job.Hilaire is expected to ... Read more...
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Why do celebs lose their cool? Status-linked ego, say experts
February 25th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Celebrities ko gussa kyon aata hai? That's the big question, given the recent cases of Saif Ali Khan's scuffle with an NRI businessman and ... Read more...
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Saif in trouble for assaulting South African (Second Lead)
February 22nd, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was in trouble Wednesday after a South African businessman accused him of abusing and hitting him and his father-in-law at ... Read more...
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Saif in trouble for assaulting South African (Lead)
February 22nd, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was in trouble Wednesday after a South African businessman accused him of abusing and hitting him and his father-in-law at ... Read more...
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Husband, wife commit suicide
January 25th, 2012 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 24 (IANS) Apparently depressed over frequent spats due to financial problems, a 50-year old man and his wife committed suicide by setting themselves ablaze in Rajasthan's churu district, ... Read more...
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Sukumar Azhikode: A man of the masses (Obituary)
January 24th, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Thrissur (Kerala), Jan 24 (IANS) Veteran Malayalam writer and orator Sukumar Azhikode has Tuesday breathed his last but his razor-sharp tongue and hard-hitting speeches interlaced with characteristic humour will remain ... Read more...
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Microsoft reaches patent deal with LG
January 13th, 2012 - 6:14 am ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Jan 13 (IANS) Microsoft Thursday announced a patent licensing agreement with LG Electronics covering tablets, smartphones and other consumer devices running Google's Android or Chrome operating system.Microsoft said ... Read more...
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Will act on our own against terror, US warns Pakistan
September 30th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 30 (IANS) The US warned Pakistan that it would act on its own as it did against Osama bin Laden and put on its terrorist list five ... Read more...
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IFFI aims to be ‘people friendly’
September 5th, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 5 (IANS) The International Film Festival of India (IFFI), held annually in Goa, will be presented in a new "people friendly" avatar this year, an official said Monday.Speaking ... Read more...
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Mike Pandey urges centre, Goa to bury IFFI hatchet
July 19th, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 19 (IANS) Renowned filmmaker Mike Pandey, who is chairman of the steering committee of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), has said the squabbling between the ... Read more...
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Shane Warne’s ex puts Melbourne home up for sale
February 5th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 5 (ANI): Cricket legend Shane Warne's ex wife, Simone Callahan, has put her Melbourne home up for sale.Simone paid 1.8 million dollars for the luxury pad two years ago, and ... Read more...
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Symmo, Bhajji in the same eleven!
January 8th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 8 (IANS) They are known to be mischief mongers of cricketing world, they were the principal actors in the unseemly show 'monkeygate.' They can't stand each other, or so ... Read more...
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Kurt Warner Disappointed With DWTS Results
November 12th, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 12, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The ongoing season of ‘Dancing With The Stars’ is getting more exciting day by day. Not only are the dance performances grabbing the attention of the ... Read more...
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Obama visit: Spats with Indian officials over media restrictions
November 8th, 2010 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 8 (IANS) White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs threatened to pull President Barack Obama from a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday when Indian security attempted to ... Read more...
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Bigg Boss 4: Romance And Scandals Comes Out In Open
November 8th, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 8, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Salman Khan anchored show ‘Bigg Boss 4’ is poised at an interesting stage midway and is witnessing a lot of ups and downs, twists and turns.From ... Read more...
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Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart Most Googled Couple!
November 4th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 4, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Searching the net by googling for Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart as a couple seems to be a favorite pastime of many. Finding out what the ... Read more...
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No rancour, India and Australia focus on game
October 1st, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Mohali (Punjab), Oct 1 (IANS) The usual mind games between India and Australia are not there as the first Test match got underway at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) ... Read more...
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India, US keen not to let spats play spoilsport on Obama visit
September 28th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
New York, Sep 28 (IANS) India has conveyed its concerns to the US on issues like H-1B visa fee hike, export control restrictions and the outsourcing ban, but is ... Read more...
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Wendy Williams Gets A New Look For “The Wendy Williams Show”
September 4th, 2010 - 10:55 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sep 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) "The Wendy Williams" show is renewed for its second season and the channel officials say that the second season will be premiered on September 6. The ... Read more...
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Congress-led Goa government impotent: BJP
June 20th, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 20 (IANS) Goa's Congress-led coalition government is "impotent" and "useless", state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Laxmikant Parsekar said Sunday, pointing to the deteriorating law and order situation in ... Read more...
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Salil Ankola ordered to vacate flat
April 16th, 2010 - 3:41 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 16, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Cricketer-turned actor Salil Ankola is once again in the news for his alcoholism. After barely managing to hold onto his family Ankola's errant ways has reportedly ... Read more...
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Obama believes Chinese currency undervalued
April 14th, 2010 - 8:20 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 14 (DPA) US President Barack Obama has said he considered China's currency to be undervalued and that it was in the Asian power's own interest to allow the renminbi ... Read more...
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Lindsay’s dad hires security for her
March 26th, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 26 (IANS) After a drunk Lindsay Lohan was allegedly pushed into a prickly bush by a paparazzi, her worried father has hired a security team to guard her.
"I am ... Read more...
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Rancour, spats - the royalty issue no music to anyone
March 4th, 2010 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) First there was an altercation between Aamir Khan and Javed Akhtar and now a spat between Sonu Nigam and Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The royalty ... Read more...
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Mullen urges India, Pakistan to refrain from public spats
January 27th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan.27 (ANI): US Joint Chiefs of staff Admiral Mike Mullen has urged India and Pakistan to restrain themselves from publicly accusing each other and to avoid disputes which could further destabilise ... Read more...
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Censors scares ‘Bhoot’
January 15th, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
When desi firebrand Rakhi Sawant collaborated with India's mad-max music import from Canada Ishq Bector, the duo had hardly realized the trouble they'd fall into.Their album titled "Jhagde' has been in ... Read more...
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Drama reveals Queen’s spats with Margaret Thatcher
November 8th, 2009 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.8 (ANI): A new Channel 4 series, set in 1986, has dramatised the tense relationship that existed between Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.In one act, Thatcher ... Read more...
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UK schools report 40,000 cases of racism every year: Report
October 29th, 2009 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct. 29 (ANI): A report published by the Manifesto Club, a civil liberties group, has claimed that British schools have to face or deal with more than 40,000 cases of racism ... Read more...
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Alex backs red card for Gary Neville
October 28th, 2009 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct. 28 (ANI): Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson has insisted the referee got it right when he handed out a red card to one of the club's key strikers Gary ... Read more...
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Average family sofa in UK witnesses 293 rows, 1,369 cuddles
October 21st, 2009 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 21 (ANI): The average family sofa sees 293 spats, 1,369 cuddles and 1,600 spillages during its eight-year life, according to a UK survey.Mike Pickard, of home insurer esure, commissioned the ... Read more...
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As Haryana polls approach, Hooda bats for ‘khap panchayats’
September 30th, 2009 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 30 (IANS) Despite their controversial record, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda feels that Haryana's 'khap panchayats' - community councils that have ordered honour killings in the past - are still ... Read more...
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Louis Walsh says sorry for insulting Dannii Minogue on ‘X Factor’
August 10th, 2009 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 10 (ANI): X Factor judge Louis Walsh has apologised for insulting fellow judge Dannii Minogue on the show.The 37-year-old beauty considered quitting the show after constant spats with Walsh ever ... Read more...
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Cycling’s on a slow death march: Greg Lemond (With Image)
June 19th, 2009 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Murali Krishnan
Coventry (England), June 19 (IANS) Doping continues to plague cycling which is on a "slow death march", says Greg Lemond, three-time winner of the Tour de France. He feels administrators ... Read more...
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