Did Perry, Mayer fight before MTV award night?
September 9th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 9 (IANS) Singer Katy Perry and partner singer John Mayer reportedly had a huge fight before appearing for the MTV Video Music Awards ceremony.The couple were ... Read more...
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Season’s heaviest rain halts Delhi
August 21st, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The season's heaviest downpour in the national capital Tuesday morning left thousands stranded for hours in traffic jams as many parts of the city were ... Read more...
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Stabbing takes place near Sandra Bullock movie set
July 11th, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, July 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A stabbing incident took place in the vicinity of Sandra Bullock’s movie set at Dudley Square. The movie for which Sandra Bullock was shooting is ... Read more...
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Man killed over water in Uttar Pradesh
June 7th, 2012 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 7 (IANS) A middle-aged man was killed over filling water from a municipality tap in an Uttar Pradesh town, police said.Yaseen Khan, 40, was filling water from a ... Read more...
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Heat, power cuts and politics in Jammu (Letter from Jammu)
June 6th, 2012 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 6 (IANS) A severe heat wave coupled with unbridled power cuts has raised tempers in the Jammu region and led to resentment against the Omar Abdullah government's ... Read more...
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‘Balika Vadhu’ celebrates 1,000th episode
May 15th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Anjum Farooqi, who plays Gauri in Colors' show "Balika Vadhu", said she feels great to be associated with a show, which has completed 1,000 episodes."I feel ... Read more...
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‘Balika Vadhu’ celebrates its 1,000th episode
May 15th, 2012 - 2:07 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Anjum Farooqi, who plays the role of Gehna on Colors' "Balika Vadhu", said she feels great to be associated with such a show, as it celebrated ... Read more...
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Nyoma violence: No mutiny, only indiscipline, says army
May 12th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Indian Army Saturday denied reports of a "mutiny" in one of its artillery units in Nyoma in Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh region and claimed ... Read more...
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Kingfisher Airlines scrip rises as strike called off
April 3rd, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) The shares of cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines rose almost 10 percent Tuesday on reports of a thaw in negotiations between a group of employees and the ... Read more...
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Roach slapped with fine over Lee incident
March 27th, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Gros Islet (St.Lucia), March 27 (IANS/CMC) West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach has been fined half his match fee for his altercation with Australian speedster Brett Lee during the fifth One-Day ... Read more...
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Indian Americans launch White House petition to save Indian student
March 19th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 19 (IANS) Upset over the guilty verdict in the case of former Indian American student Dharun Ravi accused of spying on his gay roommate, the community has launched ... Read more...
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Women’s hockey Olympic qualifier: Italy beat Ukraine 2-1
February 22nd, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Italy kept their hopes alive of qualifying for the women's hockey Olympics as they narrowly beat Ukraine 2-1 at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium here ... Read more...
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Get on with work, bury army chief age row, says Antony (Second Lead)
February 13th, 2012 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Expressing happiness that the controversy over Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh's age has blown over, Defence Minister A.K. Antony called for an "atmosphere of ... Read more...
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Gorkha group to meet Mamata for honouring accord
February 10th, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Siliguri, Feb 10 (IANS) Amidst the rising political tempers in the hills of West Bengal, the pro-Gorkhaland Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leadership is all set to meet chief Minister ... Read more...
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One man short Sporting Clube finish 2-2 with Prayag United
January 28th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) A 10-man Sporting Clube de Goa held home favourite Prayag United SC 2-2 in an I-League football encounter marred by frayed tempers here Saturday.While Ogba Kalu ... Read more...
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Congress asks West Bengal unit to cool down tempers
January 12th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) With the ruling alliance partners in West Bengal bitterly targeting each other, the Congress Thursday asked its state unit to refrain from using harsh words ... Read more...
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India has taken up Gita ‘ban’ row with Russia: Krishna (Second Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) India Tuesday described a legal move to ban the Bhagavad Gita in Russia as the work of "misdirected and motivated individuals" and said it had ... Read more...
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Pro-Maharashtra party ruled Belgaum civic body dissolved
December 15th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 15 (IANS) Karnataka Thursday dissolved the pro-Maharashtra party-ruled city corporation in Belgaum following several acts considered anti-Kannada by the government and pro-Kannada organizations."The Belgaum city corporation has been ... Read more...
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Champions Trophy hockey: Australia beat Spain in final
December 11th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Dec 11 (IANS) Australia made history by becoming the first team to win four FIH Champions Trophy hockey tournaments in succession following a 1-0 win over Spain in the ... Read more...
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Stress building up in ‘Bigg Boss’ house: Raageshwari
October 23rd, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Bickering and clashes are increasing in "Bigg Boss" and actress-singer Raageshwari Loomba, who is the latest to be evicted, says stress level is increasing with ... Read more...
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Dhoni, Flower caught in war of words
October 22nd, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 22 (IANS) India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and England coach Andy Flower are caught in a war of words on the spirit with which the current ODI cricket ... Read more...
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Contrasting styles mark Modi, Vaghela fasts
September 18th, 2011 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Sep 18 (IANS) Contrasting styles mark the venues where Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and former chief minister Shankersinh Vaghela of the Congress are fasting.There was night-long police ... Read more...
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Two lawyers killed in Uttar Pradesh clash
September 3rd, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 3 (IANS) Two lawyers were killed and five injured when lekhpals (revenue officials) opened fire during a clash with them in Uttar Pradesh?s Lakhimpur Kheri district Saturday, officials ... Read more...
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US and China’s basketball game turns into a brawl
August 19th, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beijing, Aug 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) What was meant to be a friendly basketball game between a US team and their Chinese counterparts turned into a brawl. The game was into the last ... Read more...
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Three died in mob violence in Guwahati (Lead)
June 22nd, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 22 (IANS) Three people, including a child, were killed and about 50 injured Wednesday as police fired at and teargassed a mob opposing an eviction drive in Assam's ... Read more...
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Gilani opposes use of foul language against institutions
June 10th, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 10 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said abusive language must not be used against any institution of the country.The prime minister told the National ... Read more...
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Mosque employee flees after killing boy
June 3rd, 2011 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, June 2 (IANS) An employee of a mosque in this Uttar Pradesh city neighbouring Delhi fled after allegedly killing an boy he was trying to sodomise, police said.Mohammad Minhas, ... Read more...
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Auto strike sees Metro crowded, commuters lose cool (Lead)
May 20th, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The Delhi Metro saw a huge rush of commuters at some stations Friday evening due to the autorickshaw strike in the national capital, leading to ... Read more...
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Auto strike, Metro ’snag’ hit Delhiites
May 20th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) It was double trouble for hundreds of commuters in Delhi Friday. Anguished by the auto-rickshaw strike on a hot day, they also had a ... Read more...
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Forces in Bengal will stay for 10 more days: Quraishi
May 13th, 2011 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Security forces would remain in West Bengal for another 10 days in view of the "unprecedented" situation, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) S.Y. Quraishi said Friday ... Read more...
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Stressed moms-to-be more likely to have unruly kids
May 8th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 8 (IANS) Pregnant moms who are stressed are more likely to have unruly, short-tempered kids, thanks to the presence of stress hormones in their wombs.
The research, which ... Read more...
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Meghalaya assembly adjourned over ‘academic’ feud
March 18th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, March 18 (IANS) The Meghalaya assembly was Friday adjourned for twenty minutes after a verbal duel between Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and members of the opposition Nationalist Congress Party.The ... Read more...
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CIA-ISI tensions will persist until Pak takes ’serious action’ against LeT: Analyst
March 17th, 2011 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 17(ANI): The resolution of the Raymond Davis case may "help to cool tempers" between Pakistan's premier spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and US' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), but their bilateral ... Read more...
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Davis Cup: Bopanna-Somdev lose marathon doubles match, India down 1-2 (Lead)
March 6th, 2011 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
Novi Sad (Serbia), March 5 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and Somdev Devvarman dug in deep but could not stop Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac from giving defending champions Serbia ... Read more...
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Teenagers kill friend over cricket dispute
March 2nd, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh), March 2 (IANS) A 17-year-old boy was killed Wednesday by three of his teenaged friends after they got into an argument while playing cricket, police here said. ... Read more...
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