US Congressman campaigns to invite Narendra Modi
September 12th, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, Sep 12 (IANS) A US Congressman who has mounted a campaign to revoke the ban on an American visa for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi says in the ... Read more...
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Obama campaign hits back at Indian-American’s ‘2016′ film
September 12th, 2012 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 12 (IANS) The Obama campaign has hit back at an anti-Obama film by an Indian-American conservative author that has rocked the box office since last month's Republican ... Read more...
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Dilip sahab greatest gift of my life: Saira Banu
August 23rd, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) Yesteryears diva Saira Banu, who turned 68 Thursday, says she is glad to have a life partner like Dilip Kumar and considers him the biggest gift ... Read more...
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Pranab receives warm welcome in Lucknow, meets Mulayam and Mayawati
July 4th, 2012 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 3 (IANS) UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee received a tumultous welcome from Congressmen here Tuesday even as the state's ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) and the opposition Bahujan ... Read more...
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Brook plans tea party to celebrate diamond jubilee
June 4th, 2012 - 4:13 am ICT by IANS
London, June 4 (IANS) Kelly Brook will throw a party to celebrate Britain's Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee, which is taking place this weekend.The 32-year-old plans to host a sophisticated soiree ... Read more...
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Brangelina likely to attend street party
May 31st, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 31 (IANS) Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may attend a Diamond Jubilee street party near their home in Richmond here.The party is being organised Saturday ... Read more...
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Will you give more tip to Sikh drivers, Nikki Haley asked
April 10th, 2012 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 10 (IANS) South Carolina's Indian American Governor Nikki Haley has again ruled out a vice presidential run, but what is a making more news is a "bizarre" and ... Read more...
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Romney pads up lead as Santorum wins Kansas
March 11th, 2012 - 10:22 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 11 (IANS) Leading Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney won some more delegates over the weekend even as closest rival Rick Santorum cruised to victory in Kansas caucuses, ... Read more...
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Michele Bachmann ends White House bid
January 5th, 2012 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) US Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann Wednesday announced the end of her bid for the White House after coming in a distant sixth in the Iowa ... Read more...
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Michelle Bachmann suspends campaign
January 4th, 2012 - 11:17 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Jan 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After a disappointing outing in Iowa on Tuesday, Minnesota congresswoman Michelle Bachmann may be considering dropping out of the race, a report from the National Journal claims.... Read more...
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Home alone - to save the underdog (Washington Newsletter)
December 25th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 25 (IANS) The president was home alone for a whole week with only family dog Bo to keep him company. The first lady and the girls had ... Read more...
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Will Nikki Haley pay for backing Mitt Romney?
December 17th, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) South Carolina state's Indian American governor Nikki Haley's endorsement of front runner Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is threatening her own support at home.Former Massachusetts ... Read more...
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Meeting Obama filled me with pride: Mallika Sherawat
December 14th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 14 (IANS) Mallika Sherawat, who has been spotted with Hollywood celebrities like Sharon Stone, Zoe Saldana and Jake Gyllenhaal, says her most memorable so far has been ... Read more...
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Maharashtra media to protest at Chavan’s tea party
December 8th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 8 (IANS) Maharashtra's journalistic community is set to stage a protest at Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan's customary legislature session-eve tea party in Nagpur Sunday to demand stricter law ... Read more...
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Sarah Palin angers FOX official Roger Ailes
November 23rd, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Officials at FOX were furious that Sarah Palin did not make her presidential announcement on the network. The Tea Party darling announced on the 5th of ... Read more...
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Wall Street protests taking on a political hue
October 23rd, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 23 (IANS) With the 2012 election scene warming up, the snowballing wall street protests against corporate greed are slowly but surely taking on a political hue as ... Read more...
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Mitt Romney is the latest victim of ‘Bad lip reading’
October 19th, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Oct 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is the latest victim of the group Bad Lip Reading. The group is behind several YouTube videos that twists sentences of famous ... Read more...
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‘Occupy Wall Street’ growing bigger by the day (Lead)
October 13th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) As a protest movement against corporate America grows bigger by the day, Citigroup's Indian American CEO Vikram Pandit thinks the sentiments of the Occupy Wall Street ... Read more...
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Advani, Sushma Swaraj skip Meira Kumar’s tea party
September 8th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj Thursday kept away from Speaker Meira ... Read more...
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Tea party express reaches Nevada
August 30th, 2011 - 1:27 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Aug 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The country-wide tour of the Tea Party is ongoing. The Tea Party Express tour bus reached Nevada on Sunday where they held a rally. There were several ... Read more...
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Nancy Reagan stumbles at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
August 24th, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Simi Valley, Calif., Aug 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former US First Lady Nancy Reagan slipped and fell when she was being escorted to her seat during an event at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, ... Read more...
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Al Sharpton to be the host of ‘Politics Nation’
August 24th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Aug 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Reverend Al Sharpton has been named as the host of the new MSNBC show "Politics Nation." The announcement was made by the CEO of the network, ... 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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Ron Paul attacks Romney, Bachmann and Perry
August 17th, 2011 - 7:10 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Aug 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The GOP race is heating up and hopeful Ron Paul has thrown the first major punch at the other candidates. The GOP candidates have until now mainly ... Read more...
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Obama signs deal to avoid catastrophic US default (Lead)
August 3rd, 2011 - 3:34 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 3 (IANS) Hours before the midnight deadline, US President Barack Obama signed into law a compromise plan to raise America's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling to avoid a ... Read more...
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Obama signs historic debt deal to avoid default
August 3rd, 2011 - 3:09 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 3 (IANS) Hours before the midnight deadline, US President Barack Obama signed a compromise plan to raise America's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling to avoid a catastrophic US ... Read more...
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Ballot to pick Yeddyurappa successor if no consensus (Lead)
August 2nd, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party may opt for "secret ballot" to choose outgoing chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa's successor Wednesday if no consensus candidate emerges, a senior ... Read more...
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US House passes historic debt deal (Lead)
August 2nd, 2011 - 10:13 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) With the US House passing a compromise debt-ceiling deal crafted by President Barack Obama and congressional leaders, the United States made it all but certain ... Read more...
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Glenn Beck compares Norway victims to Hitler’s youth camp
July 26th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, July 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Glenn Beck is not new to controversy and he caused another one when he compared the youth camp where part of the massacre in Norway occurred ... Read more...
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‘Maharashtra security to be discussed in assembly’
July 24th, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 24 (IANS) Maharashtra's law and order situation and security scenario post the July 13 blasts will be discussed during the monsoon session of the assembly beginning Monday, ... Read more...
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Sarah Palin cancels Sudan trip
June 24th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, June 24 (THAIDNIAN NEWS) Tea party darling Sarah Palin has announced that she will not be making her planned trip to Sudan. Reports said her decision not to go ahead with ... Read more...
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Michele Bachmann used taxpayers’ money for ‘Tea Party’ rally
June 20th, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, June 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Tea party darling Michele Bachmann has been accused of using taxpayers’ money to fund an event which has been described as a political rally. The newspaper ... Read more...
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Stefani raises 75,000 pounds for Japan victims
June 10th, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 10 (IANS) Singer Gwen Stefani has reportedly raised more than 75,000 pounds for the victims of Japan's devastating earthquake.Stefani, a long-time fan of Japanese culture, hosted a ... Read more...
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Let UPA ask for my support if it wants: Jayalalithaa
May 24th, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 24 (IANS) Adding to the buzz, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa indicated Tuesday that she could consider supporting the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government if asked.Jayalalithaa, ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi congratulates Jayalalithaa on massive win (Lead)
May 15th, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chennai, May 15 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi telephoned AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa to congratulate her on her party's massive victory in the Tamil Nadu assembly polls, and ... Read more...
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