Halle Berry’s daughter needs counselling
January 31st, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 31 (IANS) Actress Halle Berry's daughter Nahla needs a therapist, says the County Department of Children and Family Services.The organisation is currently investigating claims by the child's ... Read more...
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Airbus finds a fix for their A380 wing cracks
January 28th, 2012 - 1:00 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Jan 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Plane maker Airbus has announced that the company has found a simple fix for the superjumbo wing cracks. The problem seems to affect the A380 model of ... Read more...
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Sonu Sood back in ‘Dabangg 2′?
January 7th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Sonu Sood might return to "Dabangg 2". If sources are to be believed, the actor has been asked by Salman Khan to feature in the ... Read more...
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No military courts, please: Gilani
January 4th, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, who has asked the military not to interfere in civilian affairs, has now come out against a proposal to ... Read more...
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Racist receipts lead to firing of Chick-fil-A cashier
December 14th, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Dec 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A cashier at the eatery Chick-fil-A has been fired for giving two Asian customers racist receipts. The cashier allegedly failed to ask the names of the ... Read more...
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Thailand to ’soon’ issue passport for fugitive former premier Thaksin
December 3rd, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK (BNO NEWS) -- Thailand will issue a passport for fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra "very soon", Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said on Friday.Surapong said the passport will be issued as ... Read more...
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No proposal for trilateral pact with India, US: Australia
December 2nd, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) A day after New Delhi rejected the suggestion for a trilateral security accord, Australia Friday clarified that it has not proposed any such arrangement ... Read more...
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Big B enjoying the company of granddaughter
November 25th, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) What is keeping megastar Amitabh Bachchan busy these days? He seems to be spending time with his new-born granddaughter, and says that looking at ... Read more...
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Gauhar undergoes lip surgery
November 24th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Model-turned-actress Gauhar Khan has undergone a lip enhancement surgery.
A photographer friend suggested that the 30-year-old would look more gorgeous with fuller lips. Gauhar took his ... Read more...
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Franco to narrate architectural documentary
November 19th, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 19 (IANS) Actor James Franco has been hired to narrate a documentary about architects Charles and Ray Eames.The "127 Hours" star is going to be the voice behind director ... Read more...
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US defence chief slips, calls India a ‘threat’
November 18th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 18 (IANS) In an apparent slip, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta seemed to bracket China and India as "threats" but the Pentagon quickly moved to correct the ... Read more...
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Diane Keaton reveals that she was bulimic when she was dating Woody Allen
November 16th, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Nov 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actress Diane Keaton said she suffered from eating disorder when she was dating filmmaker Woody Allen. The 65-year-old detailed the information in her new book "Then ... Read more...
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Identity cards in China to have fingerprints
October 30th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 30 (IANS) Citizens' identity cards in China will now feature their fingerprints to help identify people faster and more accurately - and make it difficult to create fakes.China ... Read more...
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RTI implementation needs strengthening: Habibullah
October 19th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) National Commission for Minorities Chairperson Wajahat Habibullah Wednesday said there is a need to strengthen the process of implementation of the Right to Information ... Read more...
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Two Nigerians held with heroin
September 27th, 2011 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Two Nigerians, including a management graduate, were arrested with heroin worth around Rs.1.2 crore that they were trying to send back to their country, police ... Read more...
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Sourav, Sachin differ on ODI format
September 22nd, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 22 (IANS) Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is not on the same page as his former opening partner Sachin Tendulkar, who has suggested revamping of the One ... Read more...
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Bihar seeks Google help for weather forecast
September 9th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 9 (IANS) Disaster-prone Bihar has sought the help of Google India to provide weather forecasts with the aim of benefiting millions of residents, officials said Friday.Chief Minister Nitish ... Read more...
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Kerala government staff want retirement age raised
September 1st, 2011 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 1 (IANS) Representatives of Kerala government employees Thursday sought their retirement age raised from the current 55 years even as the state has 4.3 million educated unemployed.At a ... Read more...
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All sections concerned over graft: Jyotiraditya
August 27th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia Saturday said concern about corruption was not in Ramlila ground alone -- where social activist ... Read more...
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Government reluctant to decontrol diesel prices: Parikh
August 26th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 26 (IANS) Economist Kirit S. Parikh, who heads the panel constituted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for oil pricing reforms, Friday said the government was reluctant to ... Read more...
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I think before I speak: Rahul
August 26th, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) He waited before breaking his silence on the Lokpal bill because he "likes to think" before speaking, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said Friday, ... Read more...
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Nikki Haley says no to Veep
August 19th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) South Carolina's Indian-American Governor Nikki Haley has dismissed any suggestion that she should serve as the Republican vice presidential nominee in the 2012 election.Born Nimrata ... Read more...
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Bharat Ratna for sportspersons?
August 9th, 2011 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The government is considering a proposal to make sport a category for awarding the Bharat Ratna.Minister of State for Home M. Ramachandran told the Lok ... Read more...
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Man sacrifices boy on godman’s suggestion
August 9th, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 8 (IANS) In a case of human sacrifice, a man in this Uttar Pradesh city killed a minor boy after a self-professed godman assured him that ... Read more...
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Karnataka chief minister will be chosen democratically: Jaitley
August 1st, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley Monday said a new chief minister for Karnataka would be chosen through a "democratic process" and added ... Read more...
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Greater Noida farmers now want Rs.11,500 per square metre
July 31st, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, July 31 (IANS) Farmers from Greater Noida Sunday demanded a compensation at the rate of Rs.10,000-11,500 per square metre for their acquired lands, a village headman said.The demand ... Read more...
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Home ministry backs Bharat Ratna for sportspersons
July 23rd, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The chances of a sportsperson, probably cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, getting the Bharat Ratna have brightened, with the home ministry backing the suggestion to ... Read more...
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Special Bengal house panel to examine legislative council issue
June 29th, 2011 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 28 (IANS) The West Bengal government Tuesday moved a resolution in the assembly for reviving the legislative council, abolished in the state in 1969, but the matter ... Read more...
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Katrina to go on stage for ‘Mere Brother…’ gigs
June 28th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) It looks like Katrina Kaif has decided to discard her habitually solemn demeanour and have some serious fun -- by promoting her upcoming film 'Mere Brother ... Read more...
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Cole to move to Spain?
June 26th, 2011 - 8:20 am ICT by IANS
London, June 26 (IANS) Singer Cheryl Cole is reportedly considering an offer from ex-husband Ashley Cole to start a new life in Spain.The "Parachute" hitmaker is said to be hugely ... Read more...
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Congress’ Andhra MPs’ forum convenor quits over Telangana
June 18th, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 18 (IANS) The MPs of the ruling Congress party in Andhra Pradesh Saturday stood vertically divided over Telangana issue with Ponnam Prabhakar announcing his resignation as the ... Read more...
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Stand on Lokpal only in parliament: CPI
June 18th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Criticising the government for not consulting the political parties on the contentious Lokpal bill issue earlier, Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D. Raja Saturday ... Read more...
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Two new elements added to Periodic table
June 9th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, June 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Two new elements have been added to the periodic table. Scientists added the two elements and made it public this week, in an announcement that has ... Read more...
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Panel proposes cess on hotels around tiger reserves
June 2nd, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) An environment ministry panel Thursday proposed levying of a cess as a percentage of turnover on all privately-run tourist facilities within five km of the ... Read more...
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Facebook helps a man find his lost cat
May 11th, 2011 - 12:11 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Victoria, May 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A cat that was seemingly lost was found by the Animal Authorities in British Columbia. This cat was found where it was living under a deck but ... Read more...
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