I’ll retire if I don’t get fights: Holyfield
September 12th, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Heavyweight boxing legend Evander Holyfield will end his 28-year professional career if he fails to line up a fight by the end of the year.Four-time ... Read more...
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Raghuvir shines in heart-warming tale ‘Yeh Khula Aasmaan’, (IANS Movie Review - Rating: ***)
May 25th, 2012 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Yeh Khula Aasmaan"; Cast: Raghuvir Yadav, Raj Tandon, Anya Anand, Yashpal Sharma and Manjusha Godse; Director: Gitanjali Sinha; Rating: ***It was that great poet-thinker Harindranath Chattopadhyay who said: "It's very ... Read more...
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Prepare for Lok Sabha polls anytime next year: Mulayam (Second Lead)
March 23rd, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow/New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Friday asked his party workers to brace up for the Lok Sabha polls which he predicted could ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha polls anytime after a year: Mulayam (Lead)
March 23rd, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 23 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Friday asked his party workers to brace up for the Lok Sabha polls which he predicted could be held ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha polls can happen any time after an year: Mulayam
March 23rd, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 23 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Friday asked his party workers to brace up for the Lok Sabha polls which he predicted could be held ... Read more...
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China an ally in more ways than one: Official
November 3rd, 2011 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Taking a cue from the writings of revered Tamil poet-thinker Thiruvalluvar, India said it sees China as a beneficial ally in more ways than one ... Read more...
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India, China should handle Vietnam oil issue with sensitivity: Chinese analyst
September 26th, 2011 - 10:40 am ICT by IANS
Sanya (China), Sep 26 (IANS) India's recent oil deals with Vietnam in South China Sea, a disputed territory, has created a "negative impact" in China and the issue needs to ... Read more...
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Cinema, cricket will always be a unifier: Amitabh
April 5th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The euphoria around India's World Cup victory has still not sunk in, says Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who believes that there is no greater ... Read more...
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Rafael Nadal strips to his undies for Armani
March 29th, 2011 - 11:57 am ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 29 (ANI): Tennis ace Rafael Nadal is the latest star to strip for Armani underwear.The 24-year-old Spanish star has followed in the footsteps of David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo ... Read more...
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Matt Damon disappointed in President Obama
March 5th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
New York, March 05 (ANI): It looks like actor Matt Damon is not happy with the way US President Barack Obama is running the country.On CNN's 'Piers Morgan Tonight', when Piers ... Read more...
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3D ‘bioprinters’ to knock out new body parts
February 26th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 26 (ANI): The range of uses for three-dimensional printers is increasing, and now scientists are eyeing the development of 3D 'bioprinters' that will be able to print out skin, cartilage, ... Read more...
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We have to try and enjoy every game, says Sangakkara
February 19th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hambantota (Sri Lanka), Feb 19 (IANS) Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara said Saturday that the 2007 runners-up would be looking to start the World Cup on a winning note, but cannot ... Read more...
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NHRC to hold seminar in Hindi in Puducherry
February 8th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 8 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is organizing a seminar in Hindi on 'Literature, Society and Human Rights' in collaboration with the Hindi Department of Pondicherry University ... Read more...
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Agra socialists mourn Surendra Mohan’s death
December 17th, 2010 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Dec 17 (IANS) Former Socialist Party members, Lohiaites, and other Left-leaning activists Friday mourned the death of veteran socialist thinker and former parliamentarian Surendra Mohan, 84, who died of cardiac arrest ... Read more...
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Tharoor fires at Arundhati Roy on Hay’s literary war ground
November 14th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 14 (IANS) Member of Parliament and writer Shashi Tharoor Sunday hit out at Arundhati Roy at the Hay Festival here, saying the Booker prize winner-activist has "gone ... Read more...
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Bangladesh minister draws flak for ‘transit’ remark
November 4th, 2010 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 4 (IANS) Bangladesh Finance Minister A.M.A. Muhith has drawn flak for reportedly terming as "fools" the opponents of the government policy of providing transit facilities to South Asian neighbours ... Read more...
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Rajan Zed to lead panel discussion on “God” in Nevada on September 11
August 18th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Aug 18 (ANI): Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) is organizing a panel discussion on "God" on September 11 in Reno (Nevada, USA), which will portray how different faith traditions define ... Read more...
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Shakespalin: Sarah Palin Creates New Word, Tweeters Create New Hashtag
July 21st, 2010 - 2:19 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The former Governor of Alaska, and former Vice Presidential candidate for the Republican party in the United States is no stranger to popularity, nor ridicule, however ... Read more...
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Plato’s Hidden Philosophy Revealed!
July 6th, 2010 - 7:13 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Manchester, England, July 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Jay Kennedy, a scholar from the city of Manchester in England has said that he has derived a secret code in the works of ... Read more...
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How Will Smith’s wife makes their sex life interesting
May 19th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 19 (ANI): Jada Pinkett Smith has revealed that she sends husband Will Smith saucy sexy pictures to keep the romance alive in their marriage.The actress, who has been ... Read more...
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Jada Pinkett Smith At “The Oprah Winfrey Show”
May 18th, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Los Angeles, May 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Jada Pinkett Smith the famous singer, songwriter, director and author along with husband Will Smith were the guests at "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on ... Read more...
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Smith `taking the piss, doing extremely well,’ says Johnson
May 12th, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Barbados (West Indies), May 12 (ANI): Australian left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Johnson believes that emerging leg-spinning all-rounder Steven Smith is fitting in nicely with the national squad, and adds that he already ... Read more...
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Sherlyn’s dirty dancing
May 5th, 2010 - 11:03 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 5, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): On Saturday night after KKR crushed the Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Garden,the mood was set for a great celebration which began with a fashion show ... Read more...
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I have a ‘badmaash’ streak in me: Shahid Kapoor (Interview)
May 4th, 2010 - 8:56 am ICT by IANS
By Dibyojyoti Baksi
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) He played a bad guy in dark thriller "Kaminey" and will now be seen as a conman in "Badmaash Company". Shahid Kapoor says playing ... Read more...
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Now Ambedkar inspires a ‘Babasaheb Charit Manas’
May 1st, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 1 (IANS) Inspired by B.R. Ambedkar's fight against social discrimination, a senior official in Uttar Pradesh has penned "Babasaheb Charit Manas", a collection of poems on audio CD eulogizing ... Read more...
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Basu was architect of modern West Bengal: Achuthanandan
January 17th, 2010 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Alappuzha (Kerala), Jan 17 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Sunday termed Communist veteran Jyoti Basu's death "a great loss" and described him as the architect of modern Bengal.
"He is the ... Read more...
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Rahul Bose to carry the Marathon torch and run for Mumbai Marathon 2010
January 9th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Rahul Bose also known as "the thinker's actor' is all set to carry the Marathon Torch for the Mumbai Marathon Relay on January 17.The Honorable Mayor of Mumbai Smt. Shraddha Jadhav ... Read more...
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Abhay Deol -the thinker’s actor
December 7th, 2009 - 10:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Abhay Deol is Bollywood's answer to intelligent cinema and he has wowed audiences abroad with his performance and now we can't stop raving about his intellect.Abhay Deol spoke at the TED ... Read more...
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‘Brown likely to be remembered as paranoid, bellowing, and incompetent leader’
December 2nd, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 2 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is likely be known by a caricature of him as "a paranoid, bellowing, and incompetent leader", a US magazine has said, predicting ... Read more...
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Hallucinogenic drug made Jean-Paul Sartre ‘fall in love’ with lobsters
November 22nd, 2009 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 22 (ANI): A new book has revealed that European thinker Jean-Paul Sartre used to have hallucinations of lobsters, which once even chased him down the Champs Elysées.New York professor John ... Read more...
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Naxal sympathizers question killing of Francis Indwar
October 6th, 2009 - 8:32 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, Oct 6 (ANI): Naxal sympathizers are questioning killing of Francis Indwar by the Maoists and ask whether beheading of the unarmed Inspector of the Special Branch of Jharkhand Police is in ... Read more...
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Google marks Confucius’ birth anniversary changing its logo
September 28th, 2009 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 28 (ANI): Google marked ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius' 2,560th birthday by changing its homepage logo.The Confucius image the search engine giant adopted to commemorate the anniversary of his birth ... Read more...
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China celebrates 2,560th birth anniversary of Confucius
September 28th, 2009 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 28 (Xinhua) China Monday celebrated the 2,560th birth anniversary of ancient philosopher and thinker Confucius.
A ceremony was held in the Confucius Temple in Qufu city in China's eastern Shandong province, ... Read more...
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Confucius’s 2,560th birthday commemorated at his birthplace
September 28th, 2009 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, September 28 (ANI): Great ancient Chinese thinker and philosopher Confucius' 2,560th birthday was commemorated with a grand ceremony at his birth place on Monday.Over 10,000 people attended the ceremony ... Read more...
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Vettori cleverest finger spinners in the world, says Boock
August 30th, 2009 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Aug 30(ANI): Former New Zealand cricketer Stephen Boock reckons that captain Daniel Vettori is one of the cleverest finger spinners to grace the cricketing world. "Everyone knows what Dan bowls: little ... Read more...
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