Documentary explores ‘Jana Gana Mana’ spirit
August 14th, 2012 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) National anthems worldwide often become ritualised with its adherents paying little attention to the words or their underlying meaning. As India prepares to celebrate its 65th ... Read more...
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Pune FC sign defender Ralte
July 30th, 2012 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, July 30 (IANS) Pune Football Club reinforced their backline by signing up 22-year-old central defender Zohmingliana Ralte ahead of the 2012-13 season.The Mizoram-based player joined Pune FC for a ... Read more...
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Kashmir survives another tragedy, this time without blood
July 1st, 2012 - 9:41 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 1 (IANS) As normal life resumed in Srinagar and other parts of the Valley Saturday, Kashmir survived yet another tragedy - this time without any blood being spilt ... Read more...
Posted in National |
I-League leaders Dempo host dangerous Pune FC
February 4th, 2012 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Fatorda (Goa), Feb 4 (IANS) Dempo Sports Club will be aware of the dangers that Pune FC pose, as they look to extend their lead at the top of the ... Read more...
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Zardari has not offered to resign: Spokesman (Lead)
January 11th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 11 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari did not offer his resignation during a meeting with coalition partners, presidential spokesman Farhatullah Khan Babar said Wednesday.In a statement ... Read more...
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Marriage talk hampers Geeta Basra’s career!
December 6th, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) Geeta Basra, who is said to be dating cricketer Harbhajan Singh, finds engagement-marriage rumours infuriating because these can harm her career, which is yet to ... Read more...
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Hindu-Muslim celebration comes alive with kites
October 27th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 27 (IANS) Hundreds of kites fluttered over the Lucknow sky, particularly in the old city, as Hindus and Muslims joined hands to bring alive a legacy of the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Pakistani teenager seeks protection from ‘Swara’
October 14th, 2011 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 13 (IANS) A Pakistani teenaged girl who sought protection from Swara, a practice in which little girls are married off to members of rival families to settle old ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Pune FC ready to counter East Bengal in Federation Cup
September 18th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 18 (IANS) Having set the pace in their group, Pune Football Club faces the test of building on the position they worked for in their Federation Cup match ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
British soldier killed by Afghan boy for $80
August 7th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS) A British soldier was blown up by a boy in Afghanistan for just $80 he was promised for the act, a media report said.Stephen Curley, ... Read more...
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Taliban threaten to hit more Pakistan targets
June 30th, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 29 (IANS) The Pakistani Taliban have threatened to carry out attacks on nine more key installations in the country, similar to the Karachi naval base strike, to ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Karachi link to fake Indian currency in Nepal
May 7th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 7 (IANS) The Pakistani city of Karachi continues to grow as the base of faceless groups seeking to fund terror attacks and destabilise economies by exploiting weak links ... Read more...
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Seminar on Islamic banking in India May 1
May 1st, 2011 - 3:52 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, April 30 (IANS) A seminar on the global economic problems and Islamic banking will be held Sunday in this Madhya Pradesh capital.The seminar is being organised by the Muslim ... Read more...
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A Pakistani law that felled a minister and a governor
March 3rd, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 3 (IANS) Pakistan's blasphemy law, which carries a death sentence for the person who insults the Prophet, has caused the killing of a minister who was a Christian ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
FBI utilising private spy network’s skills to investigate Afghan aid workers’ deaths
March 1st, 2011 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 29 (ANI): The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is reportedly taking the help of a private spy network operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan to investigate the killing of 10 ... Read more...
Posted in World |
US convinced ‘Kandahar strongman’ Karzai’s half-brother is corrupt: WikiLeaks cable
December 3rd, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 3(ANI): The United States is convinced that Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's half-brother and a senior figure in Kandahar, Ahmed Wali Karzai, is corrupt, according to a classified US diplomatic cable ... Read more...
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Two LeT men formally charged for Hyderabad theatre blast
October 29th, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Friday filed charge sheets in a Hyderabad court against two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives for the 2006 blast at a movie theatre in ... Read more...
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Karzai kin using ties to acquire power in Afghanistan
October 6th, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct. 6 (ANI): American officials say the Karzais and a handful of other well-connected families have benefited from the billions of dollars that the United States has poured into the ... Read more...
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Mass funeral for Lakki Marwat victims
September 7th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) A mass funeral was organised Tuesday for the victims of the suicide blast targeting a police station in the Lakki Marwat town of Pakistan's Khyber ... Read more...
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Spruce up before Games, Delhi told
August 24th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Delhiites were Tuesday urged by the government to spruce up their houses and their surroundings ahead of the Commonwealth Games starting Oct 3 to make the ... Read more...
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Delhi power firm, IIT tie-up to reduce power loss
July 13th, 2010 - 1:30 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) and the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi have come together to improve the quality and reliability of power supply by reducing ... Read more...
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Two Pakistani sentenced to death in Yemen
June 27th, 2010 - 7:40 am ICT by IANS
Sanaa, June 27 (IANS) Two Pakistanis were sentenced to death by a Yemeni court Saturday after being convicted of drug trafficking, state media reported.
"Salim Dawod Abdulrahim and Imam Bakhsh Eyepub Yakoub received ... Read more...
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‘Indian Idol’ to celebrate Pancham’s birth anniversary
June 16th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Melody queen Asha Bhosle says she will grace the "Indian Idol 5" stage for a special episode to celebrate her late husband, legendary music composer R.D. Burman's ... Read more...
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Fresh Kandahar offensive may be delayed until fall
May 18th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington/Kandahar, May 18 (ANI): A fresh offensive against a regrouping Taliban in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar could be delayed until the fall, American commanders and policy makers have revealed. ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Lindsay Lohan To Play The Role Of Porn Star Linda Lovelace
May 5th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Los Angeles, May 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lindsay Lohan is all set to return to the silver screen. Photographer Tyler Shields who is a friend of Lindsay Lohan has reportedly revealed ... Read more...
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Mahindra to shut down football club Mahindra United
April 30th, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) In a major set-back for Indian football, automobile giants Mahindras Friday announced it was shutting down Mumbai-based 48-year-old football club, Mahindra United.
Mahindra United's president Alan Durante told ... Read more...
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Shaadi #6 for Reena in Woh rehne..
April 13th, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 13, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Thus far one hasn't come across a record book for our TV soaps, but if ever one existed, Reena Kapoor's name will be imprinted on the first ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Amarr Upadhyay : TV’s eternal step husband?
March 18th, 2010 - 11:49 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
He was once the ideal and first choice as groom for most TV brides. However, that's changed now with Amarr Upadhyay being offered the role of a step husband for the ... Read more...
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Akshay bonds with son over cricket (Film Snippets)
March 5th, 2010 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Akshay Kumar surely knows how to balance his personal and professional life -- he used his free time while shooting for new movie "Patiala House" playing ... Read more...
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Paramour held for throwing acid on woman’s face
February 15th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Feb 15 (IANS) A man was arrested here Monday, six months after he allegedly threw acid on the face of a 22-year-old woman, police said.
Abid, who allegedly threw acid on the ... Read more...
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Ishita’s not very pleasant experience with SRK
January 15th, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Ishita Sharma is just three films old with her latest being Mudassar Aziz's Dulha Mil Gaya. And the pretty actress already has some shocking experiences to share. The actress narrates the ... Read more...
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R.D. Burman rediscovered with ‘Pancham Unmixed’
November 26th, 2009 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 26 (IANS) After four years of hard work, finally Mumbai-based writer and filmmaker Brahmanand Singh has completed "Pancham Unmixed" - a film on legendary composer R.D. Burman's life and time ... Read more...
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Rana is innocent, says his journalist brother
November 24th, 2009 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Nov 24 (IANS) The journalist brother of Tahawwur Rana, who was arrested in the US last month for his alleged role in the Mumbai attacks, says his brother is ... Read more...
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Obama tells Karzai to end corruption, drug trade for semblance of legitimacy of government
November 3rd, 2009 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov. 3 (ANI): President Barack Obama has told Hamid Karzai to get rid of widespread corruption and the drug trade during his new term as the Afghanistan president.Obama's admonishment for ... Read more...
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Nehru to Salman: Visiting Delhi’s parantha paradise (Eating out with IANS) (With Images)
October 29th, 2009 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
By Rahul Palhania and Nakshab Khan
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) If the aroma of hot paranthas draws you while walking down a narrow, crowded lane in Chandni Chowk in Delhi's old quarter, ... Read more...
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