Roaring news! Translocated tigress gives birth
December 17th, 2011 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 17 (IANS) Wildlife enthusiasts had reason for cheer after a translocated tigresses at the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh gave birth and was spotted with a cub, ... Read more...
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Qatar to open hotels in Sri Lanka
December 14th, 2011 - 5:46 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Dec 14 (IANS) Qatar plans to open luxury hotels in Sri Lanka to boost tourism cooperation, a senior minister said Tuesday.Both sides have signed a number of agreements during ... Read more...
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Box with live tiger found in Moscow
December 8th, 2011 - 6:03 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A box containing a live tiger has been discovered in Moscow, an official from the Russian capital's environmental department said.The box was found in the ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods ends two-year title drought
December 5th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) Champion golfer Tiger Woods put an end to his two-year title drought by winning the Chevron World Challenge here.He made birdies at 17 and 18 ... Read more...
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Stephen Fry backs campaign to save tiger
November 28th, 2011 - 9:04 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 28 (IANS) Actor Stephen Fry has urged his fans to back a campaign to stop the trade of tiger skins in China.The 54-year-old has joined comedian Ricky ... Read more...
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Will Aamir launch Jackie’s son?
November 24th, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) Did Aamir Khan meet Jackie Shroff in Mahabaleshwar hill resort last week to finalise plans to launch Jackie's son Tiger? Jackie didn't confirm it, ... Read more...
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Tiger cub dies in Bhopal
November 22nd, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 22 (IANS) The surviving cub of a tigress who had given birth to two cubs Sunday, one of which was stillborn, has died, officials said Tuesday.The cub died ... Read more...
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Odisha orders probe into five tiger cubs’ death
November 21st, 2011 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 21 (IANS) The Odisha government Monday ordered a probe to find out if the death of five tiger cubs' in a zoo here Nov 18 was due to ... Read more...
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Five tiger cubs die in Odisha’s Nandankanan zoo
November 18th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 18 (IANS) Five tiger cubs born three days ago died Friday in Odisha's famed Nandankanan zoo, an official said.The cubs, including one that was white, were born Tuesday ... Read more...
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Fonseka jailed for three years
November 18th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Nov 18 (IANS) Former Sri Lankan army chief General Sarath Fonseka was Friday sentenced to three years in jail.Fonseka was found guilty of spreading public disaffection by quoting allegations ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka to free more Tamil rebels
November 17th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Nov 17 (IANS) More former Tamil Tiger rebels will be released from prison to mark the second anniversary of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's second term in office."The group ... Read more...
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Poacher held with tiger skin in Uttar Pradesh
November 15th, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 15 (IANS) A poacher has been arrested with a tiger's skin in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi district, police said Tuesday.Krishna Kumar, 28, was nabbed Monday from Pahadia area after ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods accepts his caddy’s apology
November 9th, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Nov 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Tiger Woods revealed on Tuesday that he has accepted the apology of former caddie Steve Williams. The two men met on Tuesday and shook hands for ... Read more...
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Russel, Katy to welcome New Year in India?
November 6th, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Comedian Russell Brand and pop star Katy Perry are planning to welcome the New Year in India, where they had got married.Russel, 36, and ... Read more...
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Woman killed by tiger in Uttar Pradesh
November 5th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 5 (IANS) A tiger killed a woman in Katarniaghat forest reserve in this Uttar Pradesh district Saturday, an official said.Nanki, 42, a native of Khairipurwa village, ... Read more...
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Ten Tripura militants surrender with weapons
November 3rd, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 3 (IANS) Ten armed tribal guerrillas of a separatist outfit fled their camps in Bangladesh and surrendered before Indian security forces in Tripura Thursday, police said.The National Liberation ... Read more...
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Being a nawab is huge responsibility: Saif
November 2nd, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Actor Saif Ali Khan, who has been annointed the 10th Nawab of Pataudi, says he's honoured and hopes to carry his late father Mansur Ali ... Read more...
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Difficult to accept dad’s death, says Soha
October 19th, 2011 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 19 (IANS) It is difficult for cricket legend Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi's family to accept his death, Bollywood actress and his daughter Soha Ali Khan said Wednesday."I recall ... Read more...
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After tigress, now leopard terrorises Chhattisgarh residents
October 15th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 15 (IANS) Dozens of families in the forested villages of Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district are trying to hunt down a leopard that killed a woman and several pet animals ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods has hot dog thrown at him
October 10th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Oct 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Tiger Woods had an embarrassing moment when a fan threw a hot dog at him. The golfer was readying himself for a putt when the fan ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka releases 1,800 former Tamil rebels
October 2nd, 2011 - 5:13 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 2 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government has released 1,800 rehabilitated former Tamil tiger rebels, Xinhua reported.The former Tamil rebels, who underwent various vocational training at seven military-run ... Read more...
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Salman returns to Mumbai after surgery
September 30th, 2011 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 29 (IANS) Bollywood actor Salman Khan, who flew to the US for nerve surgery, is back in town for a few days and attended the launch Thursday ... Read more...
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Probe ordered in Chhattisgarh tigress lynching
September 28th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 28 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Wednesday ordered a probe into the lynching of a tigress by a mob in Rajnandgaon district, a statement said."Singh held a ... Read more...
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Mob kills tigress as officials watch
September 25th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 25 (IANS) As officials watched in horror, a 10,000-mob lynched a tigress trapped in a net in Chhattisgarh with sticks and stones and then took out a 'victory ... Read more...
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Women’s car rally to focus on breast cancer, tigers
September 23rd, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) More than 50 women will drive down from Delhi to Jaipur Saturday in bid to create awareness about women empowerment, breast cancer and the dwindling ... Read more...
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Pataudi was a dashing and daring captain: PM
September 23rd, 2011 - 9:55 am ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has condoled the death of "legendary cricketer" Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, "dashing and daring captain, who brought a new ... Read more...
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Vishwanath credits Pataudi for his career
September 23rd, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 22 (IANS) Stylish former Test batsman Gundappa R. Vishwanath Thursday credited Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi for his cricketing career during the late '60s and the '70s."It was a ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka to free 1,200 former rebels
September 19th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 19 (IANS) Sri Lanka will free 1,200 more rehabilitated former Tamil Tiger guerrillas by September-end, Xinhua reported Monday.This would take to 17,000 the number of former members of ... Read more...
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Tiger terrorises Chhattisgarh’s forest residents
September 18th, 2011 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 18 (IANS) A tiger that has killed one woman and over 30 domestic animals in the past month has terrorised the residents of dozens of forested villages in ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka to formulate political solution: Tamil party
September 18th, 2011 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 17 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government has agreed to formulate a political solution to the ethnic issue very soon, a key minority Tamil political party said Saturday.
The ... Read more...
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Salman fine after surgery
September 1st, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 1 (IANS) Bollywood actor Salman Khan, who underwent a surgery to treat a nerve condition that has been causing extreme pain in his cheeks and jaw, got ... Read more...
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India’s marine products export rises to $2.8 bn
August 26th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) India's exports of marine products rose 33.95 percent to $2.8 billion in 2010-11, led by sharp increase in the demand for frozen shrimp in foreign ... Read more...
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Sex-addict British woman demands sex four times a day!
August 12th, 2011 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) A self-confessed sex addict British woman, who claims she has slept with 70 men in 10 years, wants to have sex at least four times ... Read more...
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YRF launches digital poster for ‘Ek Tha Tiger’
August 11th, 2011 - 2:10 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) With two helicopters in the air, moving clouds, and a swaying scarf - Yash Raj Films (YRF) has released a one-of-its-kind digital poster ... Read more...
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Williams takes dig at Woods after Adam Scott’s victory
August 8th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) Australian golfer Adam Scott's triumph at Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, was sweetest victory for his caddie Steve Williams, who returned ... Read more...
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