Brighton beach left with 23 tonnes’ of rubbish
August 22nd, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Brighton, Aug 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The level of litter that has been found around the area of Brighton Beach was just way too much. The litter has been said to make the ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Heat keeps grip on Delhi, schools vacations extended (Lead)
July 1st, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Delhi continued to swelter in the summer heat Sunday with the maximum temperature jumping seven degrees above the average to 43.5 degrees Celsius. No respite ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
End of travel agents? More people buying vacations online
June 30th, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 30 (IANS) High street travel agents look set to become extinct because of people choosing to book their holidays online, according to a market research firm.Figures show that ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Teen dies at Brazil amusement park
February 26th, 2012 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Feb 26 (IANS/EFE) A 14-year-old Brazilian girl died when she flew out of her seat in a free-fall attraction at an amusement park in the Brazilian city of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Taj city fogged out, traffic movement affected
January 18th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 18 (IANS) This Taj city was Wednesday morning enveloped in a thick blanket of fog, reducing visibility to a few metres which affected traffic movement. The minimum temperature ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Gwyneth Paltrow needs a tutor for her children
June 3rd, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, June 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Gwyneth Paltrow and her husband Chris Martin are fishing for a tutor for their two children. The couple doesn’t seem to be happy with what the ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Kutcher invests in internet travel site
May 31st, 2011 - 3:53 am ICT by IANS
London, May 31 (IANS) Actor Ashton Kutcher invested in a new travel website airbnb.com, which helps users plan their vacations.Kutcher, who is a huge fan of internet, is ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Wakf board satisfied with Supreme Court stay
May 9th, 2011 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Sunni Wakf Board Monday said it was satisfied with the Supreme Court staying the Allahabad High Court verdict that ordered division of the site ... Read more...
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Passengers harassed as Air India pilots strike work (Lead)
April 27th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) Hundreds of passengers were left high and dry as at least 46 Air India flights were cancelled after 600 Air India pilots, who were with ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Passengers stranded as Air India pilots strike work
April 27th, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) Scores of passengers were left stranded Wednesday as at least 10 flights from this city were cancelled after around 600 Air India pilots, who were with ... Read more...
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Obama’s close pal arrested in prostitution sting
April 7th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 7 (ANI): A close friend of US President Barack Obama has been arrested on a prostitution charge in Hawaii.Hawaii News Now has reported that Robert Richard Titcomb, 49, allegedly ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Workers in China city don’t want stingy bonus: Survey
January 24th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Jan 24 (IANS) As many as two-thirds of workers in this city are not prepared to accept a stingy bonus in 2011, a survey has revealed.According to the survey by Shanghai ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Deepika Padukone Spends Birthday With Sidhartha Mallya
January 5th, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Deepika Padukone is having a whale of a time lately. First she brought in the New Year with rumored beau Sidhartha Mallya in London and reports in the media claim ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Celina Jaitley Is Engaged To Dubai Based Hotelier
January 4th, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Contrary to reports which claimed that she had already tied the knot with Peter Haag, a hotelier from Dubai, Celina Jaitley is presently only engaged to him! In a statement ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Obama to read Ronald Reagan biography during Hawaii vacation
December 24th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 24 (ANI): US President Barack Obama would be doing a little reading while on his 11-day vacation in Hawaii, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters.Deputy White House ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Carol Anne Riddell And John Partilla’s Unusual Love Story
December 22nd, 2010 - 7:13 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Dec 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The love story of Carol Anne Riddell, 44 and John Partilla, 46 has stirred a good amount of controversy after it appeared in a particular segment ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Anne Bissell stole £60,000 from her dying mother
November 15th, 2010 - 11:26 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Nov 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Heartless daughter Anne Bissell stole 60,000 pounds from her dying mother, who was under constant care at a nursing home. Anne’s mother – Beryl Beames was ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Naomi Campbell goes for a vacation every 6 weeks to keep her cool
October 27th, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 27 (ANI): Naomi Campbell has found a way to keep her infamous temper cool-a relaxing holiday every six weeks.The catwalk queen's outbursts have landed her in trouble on many ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Shops, offices to be closed on CWG opening, closing days
October 1st, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) All shops and commercial establishments here will remain closed Oct 3 and 14, the opening and closing days of the Commonwealth Games, the Delhi government said in ... Read more...
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Hotels offering ‘Eat Pray Love’ packages for tourists inspired by the movie
September 10th, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sep 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Travelers and tourists who wish to have a great time in various hotels around can start looking for the Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH).The ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Sir Walter Scott’s ‘lost poem’ found
September 10th, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 10 (ANI): An unpublished poem by Sir Walter Scott, one of Scotland's greatest writers, has been discovered and will be read in public for the first time.The poem, called The ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Jamia to introduce semesters at post-graduate level
July 15th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) While concerns are being raised over the introduction of the semester system in Delhi University, the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) university has gone ahead and introduced it ... Read more...
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Delhi University moves court against teachers
June 25th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Delhi University (DU) Friday again approached the Delhi High Court alleging that teachers were not cooperating in the admission process.
The uiverstiy alleged that despite the court's order, ... Read more...
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UAE schools to follow three-semester system
May 26th, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, May 26 (IANS/WAM) Schools in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will have three semesters from the next academic session, the ministry of education announced Wednesday.
The new system will be implemented in ... Read more...
Posted in World |
“Shakti and I like to be away now” - Sai Deodhar
May 17th, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 17, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Shakti Anand and Sai Deodhar have made their come back on television after a real long period. They were both last seen in Sony's Ek Ladki Anjani ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Darsheel Safary wants ‘different’ identity for himself
April 14th, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) Darsheel Safary, who impressed both critics and the audiences alike by playing a dyslexic child in "Taare Zameen Par", says he isn't sure whether he will take ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
‘Padma’s baby daddy wants to spend more time with daughter’
March 17th, 2010 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 17 (ANI): Adam Dell, the alleged father of Padma Lakshmi's daughter, wants to spend more time with his baby, it has emerged.The venture capitalist has apparently put photographs of ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Current Scottsdale, AZ convict sentenced for vacation rental scheme
March 9th, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by BNO News
PHOENIX, ARIZONA (BNO NEWS) – A former Scottsdale, Arizona man was sentenced on Monday to an additional five years in prison for mail and wire fraud charges, prosecutors announced.Edwin Lyle Negrin, 48, ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Simple act of planning a vacation gives us happiness
February 19th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 19 (ANI): People anticipating taking a break to go on a vacation are happier than those who have no travelling plans, a new study claims.Jeroen Nawijn from Erasmus University in ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
World’s most expensive hotel rooms are in Moscow, Abu Dhabi, NYC
February 6th, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 6 (ANI): A survey has found that Moscow, Abu Dhabi, and New York City have the world's most expensive hotel rooms.According to Britain's Daily Telegraph, the Russian capital topped ... Read more...
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My father is a real ‘Veer’: Salman Khan
January 14th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) Bollywood star Salman Khan, who is awaiting the release of his pet project "Veer", says his father, acclaimed screenplay writer Salim Khan, is a real 'Veer' (braveheart).
"My father ... Read more...
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Salim Khan is Salman’s Veer
January 14th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Eros International and Vijay Galani's Veer starring Salman Khan is very close to the actor's heart. Salman who has penned the script of the film has focused on the father-son relationship.Talking ... Read more...
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Parents battle nursery admission blues
December 26th, 2009 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Cutting short vacations, filling in niggling details on heaps of admission forms, or sitting at the computer for hours - the capital's nursery admission process has left ... Read more...
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Jessica Simpson to launch ‘flirty’ swimwear collection
December 25th, 2009 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Pop star Jessica Simpson will be launching a collection of swimwears on Dec 30. She describes her creation as "fun and flirty".
In addition to her ongoing accessories, ... Read more...
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Now a mobile that drives away mosquitoes
December 24th, 2009 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) You don't need to carry mosquito repelling coils and creams to vacations anymore, your mobile handset can shoo the mosquitoes away.
Micromax Informatics Limited (Micromax), a mobile handset ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |