CA, Channel 9 losing millions for lop-sided Test matches
January 18th, 2012 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) Lopsided Test matches in the ongoing series between India and Australia have cost Cricket Australia (CA) and host broadcaster Channel 9 millions of dollars in advertising ... Read more...
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Oprah Winfrey depressed over movie flop
January 14th, 2011 - 8:50 am ICT by IANS
New York, Jan 14 (IANS) Media moghul Oprah Winfrey has opened up about the disappointment she felt after her 1998 movie "Beloved" bombed at the box office, admitting the flop film ... Read more...
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‘Avatar’ named most pirated film of 2010
December 23rd, 2010 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 22 (IANS) Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar" has been named the most pirated film of 2010 by TorrentFreak.com.James Cameron's sci-fi epic, the most successful film of all time with gross takings of ... Read more...
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Royals to pay only a ’small sum’ to Abbey for hosting Wills-Kate wedding
December 18th, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 18 (ANI): It has emerged that the Royal Family would pay only a small sum to Westminster Abbey for hosting next year's royal wedding.This will leave the church struggling ... Read more...
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Sicilian Robin Hood’s skeleton exhumed
November 2nd, 2010 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Palermo, Nov 2 (IANS/AKI) The skeleton exhumed from the tomb of one of Italy's most legendary bandits, Salvatore Giuliano, is that of a person of shorter stature than Giuliano, said sources close ... Read more...
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“Qaeda plotted to take hostages in Mumbai-style ‘Euro Plot’ for release of 9/11 mastermind”
October 29th, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Berlin, Oct 29 (ANI): Al-Qaeda planned to take hostages in its Mumbai-style attacks on Britain, France and Germany in a possible 'Euro Plot' to demand the release of 9/11 terror mastermind ... Read more...
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Al-Qaeda ‘plotted to take hostages in Mumbai-style attacks on Britain’
October 29th, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
London/Berlin, Oct. 29 (ANI): Al-Qaeda planned to take hostages in Mumbai-style attacks on Britain, France and Germany to demand the release of the mastermind of the September 11 atrocities, according to a ... Read more...
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Chinese woman sues cinema hall for excessive ads
September 10th, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 10 (IANS) A woman in China has sued a cinema hall and the distributors of a movie, claiming excessive advertising wasted her time and violated her freedom of ... Read more...
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‘Toy story 3′ breaks British box office records
July 28th, 2010 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) Disney's computer-animated 3D outing "Toy Story 3" has smashed records at the box office here by scoring the highest grossing debut for an animated movie.
The third and final ... Read more...
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Cheryl Cole’s brother charged with robbery
May 15th, 2010 - 6:15 am ICT by IANS
London, May 15 (IANS) "Girls Aloud" star Cheryl Cole's brother has been charged with robbery following a raid at a post office.
Andrew Tweedy, 30, appeared at North Tyneside Magistrates' Court in ... Read more...
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Uma Thurman’s ‘Motherhood’ takes $150 in its UK opening weekend
March 28th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, March 28 (ANI): Uma Thurman's new flick has become the mother of all flops after just 11 cinema goers turned up to see it in its opening weekend in the UK.According ... Read more...
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Thurman’s US flop gets only one viewer in London!
March 11th, 2010 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 11 (IANS) Uma Thurman might not have imagined such a reaction from the audiences. Her latest movie "Motherhood," which flopped in the US, fetched only one viewer in London.
Thurman stars ... Read more...
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Leonardo DiCaprio found Avatar “astounding”
February 24th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 24 (ANI): Titanic star Leonardo DiCaprio is a big fan of James Cameron's latest movie Avatar, and is full of praise for the helmer's hard work on the epic.The 3D ... Read more...
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Gentleman NRI shopkeeper killed for cigarettes, sweets (Lead)
February 22nd, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 22 (IANS) British police have launched a murder hunt after a gang of teenagers in northern England killed an Indian-origin shopkeeper described by locals as a "gentleman, who would do ... Read more...
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UN removes five Taliban members from UN sanctions list
January 27th, 2010 - 6:38 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – The United Nations Security Council on Monday approved of the removal of five senior Taliban members from a UN sanctions list.The Security Council, Al-Qaeda and Taliban Sanctions ... Read more...
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Broadway takings cross $1bn mark
January 11th, 2010 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 11 (ANI): Broadway takings crossed the 1 billion dollar mark in 2009 for the first time ever and a huge part of it came from British talent.The figures, compiled ... Read more...
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Brit women beat recession blues at ‘gold parties’
January 6th, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 6 (ANI): British women have found a cool way to beat recession- "gold parties" where they make money from unwanted trinkets over a bottle of wine.The trend, which began in ... Read more...
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Brit woman loses bakery job because she was too sexy!
November 5th, 2009 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 5 (ANI): A British woman has revealed that she was forced out of her bakery job after her female manager became jealous of the attention she drew.Georgina Wilbourne, 19, said ... Read more...
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Brit couple selling plots on moon report surge in sales
July 25th, 2009 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 25 (ANI): A couple who own MoonEstates, the only British franchise that selling plots of moon land, have revealed that their sales have doubled with the 40th anniversary of the ... Read more...
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Russian hairdresser turns robber into sex slave with torn genitals, Viagra hangover!
July 22nd, 2009 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 22 (ANI): An attempted armed robbery of a hairdresser in the Russian town of Meshchovsk became a three-day sex ordeal for a would-be thief, leaving him with torn genitals and ... Read more...
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Harry Potter movie makes 63 mn pounds on opening night
July 17th, 2009 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 17 (IANS) The new Harry Potter film that opened in cinemas across the world this week has set new US and British records for the first day's takings, its ... Read more...
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Hong Kongers gamble $155 mn in one day
July 2nd, 2009 - 9:44 am ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, July 2 (DPA) Hong Kong gamblers sent out a positive note about the state of the city's economy by staking more than $155 million on the last racing day of ... Read more...
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Manchester United dominate Inter Milan in goalless draw
February 25th, 2009 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Milan, Feb 25 (DPA) The first half was a nightmare for Inter Milan fans who had believed in Jose Mourinho's optimism that his side was going to have the better of Manchester ... Read more...
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Marley and Me highest-grossing film in North America on Christmas
December 28th, 2008 - 7:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 28 (ANI): Marley and Me, starring Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson, was reportedly the highest-grossing film in North America on Christmas Day.20th Century Fox has claimed that the movie, ... Read more...
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Mamma Mia! becomes highest grossing film of all time in UK
December 17th, 2008 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 17 (ANI): Musical film Mamma Mia! has become the highest grossing film of all time in the UK after beating the record set by Titanic.Mamma Mia! the feature-film adaptation ... Read more...
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Real life Batman brings joy to the needy this Christmas
December 12th, 2008 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 12 (ANI): He had only existed on the big screen and comic books, but this Christmas is seeing a real life Batman helping out the needy on the streets ... Read more...
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Luhrmanns Australia will not make any money, say showbiz pundits
December 10th, 2008 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 10 (ANI): Filmmaker Baz Luhrmann is set to receive a further blow, for some showbiz pundits are predicting that his much-criticised epic Australia will not make any money.The flick ... Read more...
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Andrew Lloyd Webber wont bequeath much to his children
October 6th, 2008 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 6 (ANI): British composer of musical theatres Andrew Lloyd Webber strongly believes that his five children should not inherit his fortune after his death.
They arent bothered. They dont ... Read more...
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‘Bollywood cannot afford disruption of release schedule’
September 10th, 2008 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 10 (IANS) Bollywood is upset that the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), currently up in arms against the Bachchans, has threatened to hit it where it hurts the most - its ... Read more...
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Ah, so it’s testosterone that pushes the stock markets up
April 15th, 2008 - 12:05 pm ICT by admin
London, April 15 (IANS) Guess what gives the markets a boost? Testosterone, according to a study. The male hormone is known to boost confidence levels and also increase the appetite for risk ... Read more...
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I’m no hero, says NRI shopkeeper who took on robber
February 28th, 2008 - 11:39 pm ICT by admin
London, Feb 28 (IANS) Tony Singh, the shopkeeper who has been let off after an armed robber was stabbed to death during an attack on him, says he is not a hero ... Read more...
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Oz cricketers furious over Harbhajan `racism controversy ruling
January 30th, 2008 - 12:30 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, Jan.30 (ANI): Australian cricketers have reportedly expressed their anger over Cricket Australia bowing to pressure from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to drop the racism charge against ... Read more...
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