IPTA to pay tribute to A.K.Hangal
August 26th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) will pay tribute to the works of veteran actor A.K. Hangal, who started his acting journey with theatre, at a ceremony ... Read more...
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Tailors held in Pakistani town for refusing orders
July 20th, 2012 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 20 (IANS) A stitch in time would have saved as many as 10 tailors who were detained in a Pakistani town for rejecting Eid orders and overcharging.The ... Read more...
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BJP leader’s sister drugged, left to die by kin
August 30th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The 60-year-old sister of Delhi BJP leader Harsh Vardhan was given around 70 sleeping pills and dumped to die near the AIIMS mortuary by her ... Read more...
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Freida doesn’t shop at flea markets
August 28th, 2011 - 9:38 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 28 (IANS) "Slumdog Millionaire" star Freida Pinto admits her life has changed ever since she became famous, as she no longer shops from flea markets."I have access ... Read more...
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Youth shot dead near new house
May 31st, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) A 22-year-old youth was found murdered Monday morning, a few metres away from his newly-constructed house in east Delhi, police said.Rajesh used to live with ... Read more...
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Indian soldier held with drugs
May 17th, 2011 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bathinda (Punjab), May 17 (IANS) Two men, including an Indian Army soldier, have been arrested from the cantonment area here for possessing one kg of heroin, police said Tuesday.Lance Naik ... Read more...
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Prince Harry had secret pocket stitched in to secure wedding ring
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 3 (ANI): Prince Harry, who played the best man at his brother William's wedding last week, had a specially designed secret pocket sewn into his outfit to secure the wedding ... Read more...
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Man found dead in mysterious circumstances
April 12th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) A 24-year-old man was found dead in mysterious circumstances by his parents at the family's home here Tuesday morning, police said.Raju was discovered lying unconscious ... Read more...
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Eight-year-old girl raped in Delhi
March 18th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) An eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her uncle in North Delhi's Inderlok area, police said Friday. The accused has been arrested."An eight-year-old girl was ... Read more...
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Clarke, Hussey take Australia to 324/6 against Kenya (Lead)
March 13th, 2011 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 13 (IANS) Michael Clarke and recalled Mike Hussey hit crucial half-centuries to take Australia to a formidable 324 for six in 50 overs against Kenya in a Group ... Read more...
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The Wedding Shirt Of Prince William Has An Italian Origin!
January 14th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Prince William will tie the knot this year and selective as the royal heir is, his wedding shirt is going to have an Italian origin. He ... Read more...
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Woman held for killing live-in partner
January 8th, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) A woman and her brother have been arrested for allegedly killing her live-in partner and dumping his body in a sewage tank in north Delhi, police said ... Read more...
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Six children died of food poisoning in Central Java
January 4th, 2011 - 12:37 am ICT by BNO News
CENTRAL JAVA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- Six children over the weekend were killed due to food poisoning in Central Java, the Jakarta Globe reported on Monday.The six victims were residents of Jebol ... Read more...
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It is time for Ponting to stand aside for a younger captain: Chappell
January 2nd, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 2(ANI): Australian captain Ricky Ponting's plans of extending his leadership to the 2013 Ashes series is unrealistic, according to former legend Ian Chappell."Like a politician intoxicated by power, Ponting has ... Read more...
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Langer says Ponting ‘worn down’ by burden of Oz captaincy
January 1st, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 1(ANI): Australian captain Ricky Ponting has been worn down as a batsman by the pressures of leading a faltering Test team, according to batting coach Justin Langer.Ponting is in ... Read more...
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Chappell had urged Ponting to bat at No.4 in Ashes opener
December 30th, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Dec 30(ANI): Australian captain Ricky Ponting has revealed that selector Greg Chappell had suggested that he should bat at No. 4 in the ongoing Ashes series."He [Chappell] mentioned something briefly about ... Read more...
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Border urges Ponting to “move to number five’ in batting order to prolong Test career
December 28th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Dec 28(ANI): Former Australian cricketer Allan Border reckons that struggling captain Ricky Ponting should move down the batting order to prolong his Test career.Ponting is in the middle of one ... Read more...
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Patricia Cornwell: The Star Who Leads An Amazingly Down To Earth Life
December 17th, 2010 - 12:17 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
The star has had a great career in Hollywood but that has just not destroyed her love to lead the most amazingly down to earth life which could well be the ... Read more...
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Clothes stolen from Nafisa Ali’s boutique
December 7th, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) A gang of five persons, including two women, decamped with expensive suits worth Rs.2.5 lakh from actor-activist Nafisa Ali's newly-opened boutique in south Delhi, police said ... Read more...
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Proud Jorhat village showcases its young entrepreneurial talent
December 2nd, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
Jorhat (Assam), Dec.2 (ANI): The Naobishi village in Assam's Jorhat District has acquired fame in the northeast region for its young entrepreneurial talent.Here, the safety of government jobs is looked down upon, ... Read more...
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Female tailor from Jharkhand winner in ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ game show
November 20th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Nov.20 (ANI): A female tailor from Jharkhand's Giridih district Rahat Tasleem (37) became the first woman to win the mega-prize of one crore rupees on the game show 'Kaun Banega ... Read more...
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Pregnant woman kills self, two children
August 20th, 2010 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 20 (IANS) A poverty-stricken pregnant woman poisoned her two minor children to death before committing suicide in an Uttar Pradesh village, police said Friday.
Rukhsana, 30, Thursday evening made her son ... Read more...
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Four mutilated bodies found in Uttar Pradesh town
August 16th, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 16 (IANS) Four mutilated bodies were found lying near a railway track in Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad district Monday morning, police said.
The bodies were recovered from near the railway ... Read more...
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More professional courses from IGNOU
July 10th, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) An executive MBA, eight new finishing school courses and a B.Sc. IT for international market programme are now on the list of offerings at the Indira Gandhi ... Read more...
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D.E.L.H.I. spells hospitality by volunteers for Games (Commonwealth Games Countdown)
July 8th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Anjali Ojha
(Attn Editors: This is the ninth of the 100-day countdown series for the 19th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. The piece is about how the Games have brought out the ... Read more...
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Katrina Kaif the “only” choice for Farah Khan’s Tees Maar Khan
April 12th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 10, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): It is confirmed that Bollywood star Katrina Kaif was the first and only choice for Tees Maar Khan.Reveals a source," The lead role in the film ... Read more...
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Abhishek and Prateik will star in different films- Goldie Behl
February 19th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
February 19, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Director-producer Goldie Behl seems to be growing from strength-to-strength, establishing this fact we hear that Goldie is working on two major films this year.His first is ... Read more...
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I won’t resign, climate change a reality: Pachauri
February 3rd, 2010 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 3 (IANS) Indian scientist Rajendra Pachauri has refused to apologise for a mistake in a 2007 climate change report and hit out at his critics, declaring: "the larger picture is ... Read more...
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Kalavar King busy with post-production
January 7th, 2010 - 4:05 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Nikhil and Swetha Basu Prasad are playing the lead in directed by L Suresh and produced by Dammalapati Srinivasa Rao and M Chandrasekhar Rao.The producers say, "The character was like tailor-made for ... Read more...
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Boutique owner kills wife’s lover
October 22nd, 2009 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) A boutique owner beat a tailor who worked in his shop to death after he caught him with his wife in Najafgarh in west Delhi, police said ... Read more...
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Dhanraj starring Balakrishna launches on Aug 6th
July 31st, 2009 - 6:03 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Director Boyapati Srinu (Bhadra and Thulasi fame) will be casting veteran Balakrishna and the name of the film would be Dhanraj. This film would be produced by Paruchuri Kirti with a budget ... Read more...
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Police arrest two youths for robbery
July 27th, 2009 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) An alert passer-by prevented two youths from escaping after he saw them throw chilly powder in the eyes of a goods supplier and snatch his money, police ... Read more...
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Ghaziabad girl was gangraped before being hanged
May 13th, 2009 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, May 13 (IANS) Autopsy of the teenage girl murdered in her house here earlier this week has revealed that she was first gangraped before being hanged, police said Wednesday.
The father ... Read more...
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English important even to Hindi-speaking poor
April 16th, 2009 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) If the Samajwadi Party thought that its anti-English and anti-computer stance will strike a chord with the Hindi-speaking poor, it may have to do a re-think. Many ... Read more...
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Currency to grace theatres on 14th of April
March 26th, 2009 - 1:59 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Debutant director Swathi Bhaskar's flick Currency is all set to hit the theatres on 14th of April. The film is being produced under the banner of Indo-star Movie Magic and stars Jayasuriya ... Read more...
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