Suicide bomber kills four in Nigeria
July 14th, 2012 - 3:05 am ICT by IANS
Abuja, July 14 (IANS) A suicide bomber blew himself up near the palace of a religious leader in Nigeria, killing four people and injuring six, Xinhua reported.The attack took place ... Read more...
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Charlie Sheen interested in judging ‘American Idol’
July 13th, 2012 - 3:37 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, July 13 (IANS) Actor Charlie Sheen says he would consider joining the judging panel of singing show "American Idol" if the money was good enough."American Idol" is ... Read more...
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Jesse Jackson Jr. asked to explain his mystery illness
July 12th, 2012 - 7:10 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Illinois, July 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Colleagues and friends of the Illinois representative Jesse Jackson Jr. have asked him to explain the mystery illness due to which he has been absent from the ... Read more...
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South Korean central bank cuts key interest rate
July 12th, 2012 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 12 (IANS) Bank of Korea (BOK), South Korea's central bank, unexpectedly cut its benchmark interest rate to 3 percent Thursday, lowering the 7-day repo rate for the first ... Read more...
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I’m extremely fond of Sonal Chauhan: Neil
July 9th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh admits he is "extremely fond" of his "3G" co-star Sonal Chauhan. He has hinted that he has proposed to her and is ... Read more...
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Vice presidential election Aug 7, says poll panel (Lead)
July 3rd, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The election for India's next vice president will be held Aug 7, if required, the Election Commission announced Tuesday."VP election schedule has been announced. ... Read more...
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Vice presidential poll Aug 7, says poll panel
July 3rd, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The election for India's next vice president will be held August 7, the Election Commission announced Tuesday."VP election schedule announced. Poll on Aug 7," ... Read more...
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Lovato not dating One Direction singer
July 1st, 2012 - 5:48 am ICT by IANS
London, July 1 (IANS) Singer Demi Lovato has rubbished reports that she is dating "One Direction" singer Niall Horan.She was linked to the Irish star for weeks and now she ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro rules out fare hike for now
June 28th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Thursday said it was not hiking fares for now."At present, there is no decision regarding increase in fares of ... Read more...
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Presidential election: Sangma’s son meets Patnaik
June 26th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 26 (IANS) Conrad Sangma, the son of former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma Tuesday met Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here to campaign for his father who is ... Read more...
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Bug causes Twitter outage on Thursday
June 22nd, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, June 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The popular social networking and micro blogging site Twitter was hit by a bug on Thursday and a major outage happened.The Twitter users felt the aftereffects ... Read more...
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Adarsh files safe, says CBI
June 21st, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) All the relevant documents related to the Adarsh housing scam are safe with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and not destroyed in the massive ... Read more...
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Is Johnny Depp going to give £100m to Vanessa Paradis?
June 21st, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, June 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actor Johnny Depp has split from his partner Vanessa Paradis. And there is a strong speculation that she is about to receive 100 million pounds as ... Read more...
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Sharad Yadav dodges queries on Modi as PM row
June 20th, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Amid speculation about the Janata Dal (United) splitting from the NDA over Narendra Modi's projection as the prime ministerial candidate, JD(U) chief Sharad ... Read more...
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Rihanna arrives in London on delayed trip
June 19th, 2012 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 19 (IANS) Pop star Rihanna has landed here after delaying her trip for two weeks.The delay prompted speculation about her health and that of her grandmother, who ... Read more...
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Kidnapped Chile star to stay in Brazil for a month
June 16th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 16 (IANS) Jorge Valdivia of Chile, who was kidnapped with his wife briefly, has agreed to remain at Brazilian club Palmeiras until at least the end ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
‘No rift between Samajwadi Party and Trinamool’
June 15th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Scotching speculation of a rift between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Trinamool Congress, SP general secretary Kiranmoy Nanda Friday said both the parties ... Read more...
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Presidential polls: BJP woos Jayalalithaa, NDA to meet Friday (Third Lead)
June 14th, 2012 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chennai, June 14 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday made an attempt to bring to its side non-UPA parties, such as AIADMK, for the presidential polls, as ... Read more...
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Mamata is still our ally: Janardan Dwivedi
June 14th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The Congress Thursday said Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee was still an ally, hours after it snubbed the West Bengal chief minister for suggesting ... Read more...
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Advani, Jayalalithaa to ‘coordinate’ on presidential polls (Lead)
June 14th, 2012 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 14 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran L.K. Advani Thursday said his party will "coordinate efforts" with the AIADMK over the July 19 presidential polls.Speaking to reporters ... Read more...
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Alves angry Barcelona not refuting rumours
June 11th, 2012 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 11 (IANS) Barcelona's Brazilian international defender Daniel Alves has called on the Catalan club to end speculation surrounding his future.The 29-year-old has been strongly linked with ... Read more...
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Aniston, Theroux working on short film
June 8th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, June 8 (IANS) Actor Jennifer Aniston and beau Justin Theroux are together working on a short film spoofing the gossip coverage of their lives."It is a parody ... Read more...
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Maicon wants to return to Brazil
June 7th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 7 (IANS) Inter Milan defender Maicon reportedly wants to return to Brazilian football club Cruzeiro.The 30-year-old Champions League winner is involved in a legal battle to ... Read more...
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Bolt squares off with Powell again in Oslo
June 7th, 2012 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Oslo, June 7 (IANS/CMC) Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt will square off with fellow countryman Asafa Powell for the second time in as many weeks in a 100 metre contest at ... Read more...
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Gadkari calls on Sonia Gandhi (Lead)
June 4th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Monday called on Congress president Sonia Gandhi at her residence, sparking speculation that they may have discussed ... Read more...
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Bielsa extends Athletic Bilbao deal
June 3rd, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, June 3 (IANS/Ria Novosti) Marcelo Bielsa has signed a one-year contract extension at Athletic Bilbao, the club said Sunday, putting an end to speculation linking him with the Chelsea job.Last ... Read more...
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‘Russia can survive without Arshavin’
May 29th, 2012 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Euro 2012 squad is more capable of adapting to the loss of key players than a decade ago, and could even survive the ... Read more...
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Advani, Sushma’s absence at rally pre-decided, no rift: BJP (Lead)
May 25th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders L.K. Advani and Sushma Swaraj will not attend the key party rally in Mumbai Friday evening due to prior engagements, ... Read more...
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Advani, Sushma to skip party rally in Mumbai
May 25th, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders L.K. Advani and Sushma Swaraj will not attend the key party rally in Mumbai Friday evening due to prior engagements, ... Read more...
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Jagan to appear before CBI today
May 25th, 2012 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 25 (IANS) YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy will appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here Friday amid speculation that he would be arrested in ... Read more...
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Alec Baldwin to marry fiancee in Europe?
May 25th, 2012 - 6:02 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 25 (IANS) Actor Alec Baldwin is reportedly planning to tie the knot with fiancee Hilaria Thomas after finishing shooting his documentary on Cannes Film Festival.The "30 Rock" ... Read more...
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BJP sacrificed Joshi for Modi, says Congress
May 24th, 2012 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The Congress Thursday said the BJP had to "sacrifice" senior leader Sanjay Joshi to ensure Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi attended the party's national ... Read more...
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Depp, Paradis still together
May 24th, 2012 - 8:03 am ICT by IANS
London, May 24 (IANS) Actor Johnny Depp is reportedly trying to work things out with girlfriend Vanessa Paradis."For the first time in a long time, he is talking about ... Read more...
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Big B confirms granddaughter’s name is Aaradhya
May 20th, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) "My granddaughter is called Aaradhya", Amitabh Bachchan has posted on Twitter, putting to rest six months of speculation over the name of Abhishek and Aishwarya's ... Read more...
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Not working in Houston biopic: Rihanna
May 18th, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 18 (IANS) Singer Rihanna has denied that she will feature in a Whitney Houston biopic."That's just rumours. I never heard anything about that," contactmusic.com quoted the ... Read more...
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