Shikha Swaroop doesn’t fear being typecast (With Images)
August 8th, 2012 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Shikha Swaroop, who rose to fame with popular costume drama "Chandrakanta", will now be seen as Kaikayee in a new version of the "Ramayana". The ... Read more...
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Don’t underestimate talent in India: Animator Arjun Rihan (With Image)
June 23rd, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Indian animator Arjun Rihan had a fulfilling experience while working on his first international project, Disney-Pixar's just released 3D animation film "Brave". But he says ... Read more...
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Sahara’s withdrawal fresh crisis for beleaguered cricket, BCCI
February 4th, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) Facing tough times following the Indian team's dismal performance, poor crowd response in home internationals, and challenge from Formula 1 racing, the Indian cricket board Saturday ... Read more...
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Double blow for BCCI, Sahara walks out of sponsorship deal, Pune Warriors (Roundup)
February 4th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore/Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) Indian cricket suffered a twin blow Saturday when Sahara India snapped its multi-million-dollar sponsorship deal with the country's apex body of the sport and also pulled ... Read more...
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Subroto Roy slams BCCI’s attitude as one-sided, arbitrary
February 4th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) Sahara India chief Subroto Roy Saturday said it was the one-sided and arbitrary attitude of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that drove ... Read more...
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US media seeks release of Headley terror trial tape
October 8th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 8 (IANS) Key US media are seeking the release of a behind-the-scenes videotape of FBI agents interrogating admitted terrorist David Coleman Headley that was played in open court ... Read more...
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New York Giants Vs St Louis Rams to battle it out
September 19th, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sept 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) New York Giants and the St. Louis Rams will attempt to have their first wins of the season when the two sides meet on Monday night. ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day
September 6th, 2011 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day Tuesday, as the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continued to raise issue of the Gujarat Lokayukta ... Read more...
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I’ll go to Cannes every year now: Minissha Lamba (Interview)
May 22nd, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) The 16 hours of detention at the Mumbai airport for allegedly carrying undeclared jewellery were harrowing but actress Minissha Lamba says the authorities were "very, very, ... Read more...
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Seven vs seven: 14 legislators fight each other in Kerala
April 4th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 4 (IANS) In seven Kerala constituencies, two existing legislators will take on each other in the assembly polls. So even before the results are declared, it is certain ... Read more...
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Fertiliser tycoon Oswal’s luxury cars up for grabs in Perth auction following asset freeze
February 17th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Perth, Feb 17 (ANI): Indian billionaire Pankaj Oswal, who runs Burrup Fertilisers Pty Ltd (BFPL) in Pilbara, has said that he will fight the Commonwealth Bank's attempts to freeze his Australian assets, ... Read more...
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Supreme Court asserts its powers, overrules technicalities of law
December 20th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that it holds vast powers under the constitution and an aggrieved person could not be rendered remediless on mere technicalities of law.
... Read more...
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England cry foul over their 5-4 defeat by India in CWG hockey semi-final
October 13th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 13 (ANI): England is crying foul after India won millions of hearts with their terrific display of hockey during tense 5-4 penalty shoot out victory over the former in ... Read more...
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Ex-snooker champ Higgins banned for six months, but cleared of match-fixing
September 9th, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.9 (ANI): Former world snooker champion John Higgins was fined 75,000 pounds and given a six-month ban for the lesser offence of bringing the game into disrepute for failing to report ... Read more...
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Slipknot’s Joey Jordison polled best drummer in last 25 yrs
August 30th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 30 (ANI): Joey Jordison who is famous for simultaneously playing two bass drums, has been voted the best drummer in the last 25 years in a UK poll.Jordison plays with ... Read more...
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Hilary Duff, Mike Comrie ’signed pre-nuptial agreement’
August 18th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 18 (ANI): Actress/singer Hilary Duff and her husband Canadian professional ice hockey player Mike Comrie have signed a pre-nuptial agreement before they got married last weekend.According to sources, ... Read more...
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Yousuf will be cleared to travel to England in time: Saeed
August 4th, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
Nottingham, Aug 4 (ANI): Pakistan is confident that former skipper Mohammad Yousuf will be cleared to travel to England in time for this week's second Test against England, after he was not ... Read more...
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US disappointed by Swiss freeing of Polanksi
July 13th, 2010 - 3:02 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 13 (DPA) The US government expressed disappointment over Switzerland's decision Monday to free film director Roman Polanksi and refusal to extradite him to the United States for his 1977 rape ... Read more...
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No Funeral For Gary Coleman: Estate Battle Could Last Months
June 18th, 2010 - 12:22 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
June 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to the independent attorney who was assigned to oversee the estate and cremation of Gary Coleman, there will be no funeral services held for the ... Read more...
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High Court: Black firefighters lawsuit to proceed
May 25th, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, May 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the lawsuit brought up by a group of black firefighters against Chicago, could go ahead in spite of missing ... Read more...
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Belgian tennis star Wickmayer says she’s no drug cheat
December 29th, 2009 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington (New Zealand), Dec. 29 (ANI): Belgian tennis star Yanina Wickmayer says she has no time for drugs cheats and scant regard for the tennis officials in her own country who banned ... Read more...
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Figueroa spectacular halfway line goal overshadows Becks goal
December 13th, 2009 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 13(ANI): Wigan Athletic left-back Maynor Figueroa has overshadowed David Beckham to net the most spectacular goal in Premier League history.Figueroa netted a free-kick from the halfway line, which ... Read more...
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“This year DPL, next year IPL”- Rani Mukherjee
October 9th, 2009 - 3:42 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The Bong beauty Rani Mukherjee doest needs any introduction. The vivacious actress is debuting on small screen with the new reality show, Dance Premier League. She will be donning the seat ... Read more...
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Rajiv Gandhi assassination accused Nalini Sriharan ends her fast
September 23rd, 2009 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Vellore, Sept 23 (ANI): Nalini Sriharan, who is serving a life term in connection with the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, ended her fast on Wednesday after Vellore jail officials assured her that ... Read more...
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A unique story of parallel evolution in moths unraveled
September 2nd, 2009 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 2 (ANI): A new revision of the taxonomic relationships among one group of moths, the subfamily Dioptinae, sheds light on the diversity of tropical moth species and presents a unique ... Read more...
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Goa bureaucrats burnt midnight oil to save minister
July 10th, 2009 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 10 (IANS) Senior Goa government bureaucrats burnt the proverbial midnight oil to ensure that Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane was not arrested after he was accused of threatening to kill a ... Read more...
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Porn baron Larry Flynt hospitalized
June 22nd, 2009 - 4:30 am ICT by John Le Fevre
Larry Flynt, publisher of sexually explicit magazines such as Hustler and Barely Legal was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital Saturday.Flynt, who heads Larry Flynt Publications (LFP) was reportedly transported to ... Read more...
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Naveen Patnaik wins trust vote
March 11th, 2009 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 11 (IANS) Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik won a trust vote in the state assembly Wednesday amid pandemonium caused by the Congress objecting to the motion on a technicality.
The motion ... Read more...
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Pakistan could lose $15 bn US economic aid
January 31st, 2009 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) Pakistan could lose $15 billion in US economic aid over the next 10 years with the Barack Obama administration seemingly in no hurry to revive a bill that ... Read more...
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Dungeon dads trial delayed following daughters poor health
June 24th, 2008 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 24 (ANI): Austrian incest fiend Josef Fritzls trial has been delayed after his daughter, Elisabeths poor health prevented her from testifying against her evil dad.Elisabeth, who was held as ... Read more...
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Delhi University to be tech-savvy, make learning fun
May 17th, 2008 - 10:31 am ICT by admin
By Azera Rahman
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) If you are a student of Delhi University (DU), you have one more reason to look forward to your classes. Videos, animation, simulation and virtual ... Read more...
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