Armani unveils Italian Olympic collection
May 17th, 2012 - 8:03 am ICT by IANS
Rome, May 17 (IANS) Fashion designer Giorgio Armani has unveiled his collection for the Italian Olympic squad.The Italian designer revealed his EA7 Emporio Armani range for the country's sporting hopefuls ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
British police in search of sex toys!
May 14th, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 14 (IANS) Police in Britain's Worcestershire city are on the lookout of sex toys worth 11,000 pounds (about $17,700), stolen by some thieves.The burglars raided mail order company ... Read more...
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Be honest, Omar tells Kashmiri traders
May 14th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 14 (IANS) Most Kashmiri handicraft traders are honest but a few dishonest ones are giving everyone a bad name, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said Monday.Speaking ... Read more...
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Chinese student held with 59 iPads
May 3rd, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 3 (IANS) A Chinese student was arrested after he tried to smuggle 59 iPads into Shanghai from Australia, on the same day the company put its new tablet ... Read more...
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Gaddafi scavenged for food in his final days
November 8th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 8 (IANS) Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi scavenged for food and hid in abandoned houses during his final days, it was reported here.Gaddafi, who ruled Libya for 42 years, ... Read more...
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Gulabo Sapera’s ‘Bigg Boss’ journey ends
October 16th, 2011 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 15 (IANS) She came packed well with three suitcases for three months, but Kalbeliya dancer Gulabo Sapera's stay in "Bigg Boss 5" came to an end Saturday night ... Read more...
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Hilton fuming over lost luggage
October 6th, 2011 - 6:51 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Oct 6 (IANS) Socialite Paris Hilton has taken aim at airline chiefs after her luggage was lost while returning here.The reality TV star recently visited Europe and ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Abandoned suitcases trigger panic in Kathmandu
June 9th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 9 (IANS) Five years after a civil war ended in Nepal, terror still continues to stalk the uneasy republic, as the panic triggered by the discovery of two ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Thousands come, drawn to Ramdev more than his cause
June 3rd, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) For many the issue of black money stashed abroad was secondary as they thronged the Ramlila ground on a hot and humid Friday. From various ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Five thieves arrested
March 8th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, March 8 (IANS) Five people, including a woman, were Tuesday arrested for looting passengers in moving public transport vehicles in Ghaziabad, police said.Kunwarpal, Ajit, Praveen and Gopal and Kusum ... Read more...
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Shane Warne, Liz Hurley ‘to keep their romance low-profile’
February 9th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 9 (ANI): They used to share their every movement on Twitter, but Shane Warne has turned his stately manor into a paparazzi-proof love bunker as his romance with British actress ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Clothes dipped in liquid cocaine found in Italy drug bust
February 5th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 5 (ANI): A drug trafficking ring that used clothes dipped in liquid cocaine to smuggle the drug into Italy from the Dominican Republic has been busted by the Italian police. ... Read more...
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Guns being smuggled into Britain on passenger flights
January 25th, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 25 (IANS) Dozens of handguns were brought into Britain on passenger flights from the US and then delivered to criminal gangs, a media report said.Steven Greenoe, 37, allegedly smuggled more ... Read more...
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US, UK in crisis talks over man smuggling 80 guns on flights from US
January 25th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.25 (ANI): British and American authorities have reportedly had crisis talks after dozens of handguns were smuggled into the UK on passenger flights from the United States.Serious flaws in trans-atlantic ... Read more...
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Atsushi Yamagami and Norihide Ushirozako arrested in turtle smuggling case
January 11th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Jan 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The US authorities have arrested two Japanese men who tried to smuggle more than 50 turtles and tortoises to the United States from Japan.The two men ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Pakistan, Afghanistan say leaked US cables unreliable
December 5th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) Pakistan and Afghanistan have dismissed the US embassy cables leaked by WikiLeaks revealing their secrets as unreliable and the work of "junior officers".Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Piggy bank made with real piglet angers animal rights groups
November 20th, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 20 (ANI): An Irish designer was creative enough to make a 'piggy bank' with real piglets, but only to welcome criticism from animal welfare groups.The taxidermied swine is the brainchild ... Read more...
Posted in World |
I carry my life in suitcases: Freida Pinto
November 11th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 11 (IANS) Mumbai-born actress Freida Pinto, who shot to fame after starring in the Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire", says she doesn't have a permanent address and has been living out ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Dutch woman hid babies’ bodies in attic
August 9th, 2010 - 9:58 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) A woman has been arrested on charges of killing four of her babies and hiding their bodies in suitcases in the attic at her house in the Netherlands.
Acting ... Read more...
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Dutch mother suspected of killing three babies
August 6th, 2010 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague, Aug 6 (DPA) A 25-year-old Dutch woman has been arrested on suspicion of killing three of her babies, police said Friday.
The woman was detained in the home of her ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
UPS Luggage Bags: An alternative to carrying a suitcase on planes
July 7th, 2010 - 12:09 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, July 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) For all those who hate to carry and lug huge suitcases through the hussle and the bustle of the airports, here is some good news. UPS ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Vuvuzelas to come to England for Premier League
June 14th, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 14 (IANS) Vuvuzelas might have drawn criticism because of their droning sound in the ongoing World Cup football but the stadium horns from South Africa would be welcomed to English ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Gaga was to open Jackson’s ‘This Is It’ tour
June 1st, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 1 (IANS) Pop singer Lady Gaga has revealed that she was supposed to open Michael Jackson's ill-fated comeback show "This Is It".
"You know, it's always very difficult because I ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Now I want to show my romantic side: Siddharth
May 19th, 2010 - 9:15 am ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) After two serious Bollywood films - "Rang De Basanti" and action drama "Striker" - southern star Siddharth is set to show his romantic side ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Chhattisgarh businessmen looted in train
May 2nd, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 2 (IANS) Unidentified men looted about Rs.450,000 in cash, laptops and other valuables from two Chhattisgarh-based businessmen in a train, police said Sunday.
Amit, 29, and Anurag, 35, were returning to ... Read more...
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Sikh woman killed her babies before dying: Canadian police
May 1st, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, May 1 (IANS) A young Sikh woman found dead along with her three small children in Calgary in October killed the babies herself, according to investigations by Canadian police.
Harsimrat Kahlon, 27, ... Read more...
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Summer wear sells at WIFW
March 29th, 2010 - 10:40 am ICT by IANS
By Shilpa Raina
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Summer wear seems to be the hot favourite with designers. At the ongoing Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW), though the theme is autumn-winter edition, ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Colombian police bust drug ring
February 1st, 2010 - 4:16 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Feb 1 (IANS/EFE) Eleven members of a drug trafficking network, including its head, were arrested by the Colombian police. The gang used to supply heroin to the US via Mexico.
The ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Franz Kafka’s unseen manuscripts to be unveiled soon
January 21st, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 21 (ANI): An Israeli court has ordered two sisters to throw open their cat-infested flat where their deceased mum treasured Franz Kafka's manuscripts.Kafka scholars believe the literary archive could give ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Big Brother contenders take co
January 7th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 7 (ANI): It looks like this year's Big Brother is going to be spicier than the last, with two of its contenders already showing their randy side by smuggling condoms ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Colombia seizes 750 kg of cocaine bound for Europe
December 28th, 2009 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Dec 28 (IANS/EFE) Drug enforcement agents in Colombia's Pacific port Buenaventura seized some 750 kg of cocaine in separate shipments bound for Belgium and Spain, officials said.
The cocaine was hidden in ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Abbas Tyrewala waits for Ayesha’s mom to vacate his house
December 23rd, 2009 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) Director Abbas Tyrewala has bought the house belonging to Ayesha Takia's mom, but he cannot move into his new home in Versova here as ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Ex-Italian governor’s transsexual escort found dead
November 20th, 2009 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Nov 20 (IANS/AKI) The transsexual prostitute at the centre of the sex, drugs and extortion scandal involving former governor Piero Marrazzo was Friday found burned to death in a fire at ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Beyonce booked hotel room just for luggage!
November 14th, 2009 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 13 (IANS) US pop star Beyonce Knowles booked a separate hotel room just to keep her 12 luggage pieces when she performed in Liverpool, Britain.
The "Sweet Dreams" hitmaker rented ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Canadian Sikh woman’s death still a mystery
October 20th, 2009 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Oct 20 (IANS) Canadian police are still in the dark about the death of a young Sikh woman and three newborns in the city of Calgary more than a week ago.
Twenty-seven-year-old ... Read more...
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