All efforts to prevent Mumbai-type attacks: PM
July 14th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday said the government "will do everything in its power" to prevent Mumbai-type terrorist attacks.In his statement on arrival here Thursday ... Read more...
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Voluntary blood donation increases in Haryana
June 14th, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 13 (IANS) Voluntary blood donation in Haryana has recorded a significant increase - from over 56 percent in 2008 to nearly 91 percent in 2010 of the total ... Read more...
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Jolie prefers guitar to school
June 4th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 4 (IANS) Actress Angelina Jolie says she would encourage her six children to learn guitar than to go to school."I do think we live in a different ... Read more...
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Fall in love with environment - the Australian way
April 19th, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 19 (IANS) While nature lovers across the world wish all humans to realise the significance of their natural surroundings, many Australians are turning caring for environment as their ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Who speaks for the Adivasi’s right to the forests?
April 17th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
By Aloka KujurRanchi, Apr 17 (ANI): Much is at stake for the Adivasis in Jharkhand. Inhabitants of a region heavily forested for hundreds of years and rich in mineral and ore deposits, ... Read more...
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Bruce Springsteen thanks the Asbury Park press
March 31st, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Neptune, Mar 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bruce Springsteen has thanked the Asbury Park Press for publishing an article on the challenges that faces anti-poverty groups in the wake of the proposed government tax ... Read more...
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Nevada bill to partially ban candles and air fresheners introduced
March 15th, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Nevada, Mar 15 (THAINIDAN NEWS) Lawmakers in Nevada have introduced a bill that would restrict air fresheners and burning of candles in the state. If the bill is approved it could significantly ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Delhiites go on cyclothon to raise eco-awareness
March 13th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Around a hundred people, including students and corporate executives, took part in a cyclothon in the capital Sunday in a run up to the Earth ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Sohan Qadri leaves behind rich legacy in tantrik art (Obituary)
March 5th, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Contemporary spiritual artist Sohan Qadri stood apart from the rest of his generation of painters for his devotion to his cause - pursuing the divine ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
A northeast musical fest ‘These Hills Called Home’ held in Delhi
March 4th, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): That music occupies a special place in the hearts of the people of the northeast was visible at "These Hills Called Home" festival, held recently at the ... Read more...
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Redknapp blames AC Milan skipper Gattuso of using racism card to justify head butt
February 17th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 17 (ANI): Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has blasted claims that his deputy Joe Jordan made a racist attack on AC Milan skipper Gennaro Gattuso, sparking a bitter touchline bust-up ... Read more...
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‘My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding’ star attacked by cousin after a drinking session
February 16th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Feb 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The star of ‘My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding’ – Paddy Doherty was attacked by his cousin after a drinking session, according to court reports.The 51 years old ... Read more...
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Pope believed ‘priests should be allowed to have sex’
February 7th, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 7 (ANI): Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, had as a young priest, signed a memorandum suggesting Vatican to relax celibacy rules.He reportedly thought it would attract more people to ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Uncontacted Amazon tribe discovered
February 1st, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Brasilia, Feb 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Inhabitants of a disconnected tribe in the Amazon rainforest have been captured on camera by BBC.The pictures were taken during the filming of the program, Human Planet. ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Spain’s ‘most aged village’ where no one is younger than 65!
January 31st, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 31 (ANI): 70 years is the average age of inhabitants of Spain's 'most aged village,' where the youngest person is 65 years old.The last child was born more than 40 ... Read more...
Posted in World |
It’s tough to impress my dad: Shazahn Padamsee
January 28th, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Shazahn Padamsee managed to win praise from director Madhur Bhandarkar and her "Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji" co-star Ajay Devgn, but says it is difficult to impress ... Read more...
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Bristol Palin’s New Boyfriend A Pipe-Line Worker?
January 25th, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bristol Palin is no more single. Yes the single mom and daughter of politician Sarah Palin recently broke out the news that she is indeed seeing ... Read more...
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British Singer Adele Quits Drinking For The Second Time
January 18th, 2011 - 7:19 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) With different organizations and rehabs coming up to help people get out of their addiction, are the organizations actually helpful, if people wish to hold on ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian objects to caste system section in school book
December 29th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 29 (IANS) A Malaysian Indian leader Wednesday took exception to teaching school students about the Indian caste system and asked that the book be withdrawn.At least the section touching ... Read more...
Posted in World |
ADA… A Way Of Life Movie Review: A Taste Of Realism
December 24th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Film: ADA… A Way of LifeDirector: Tanvir AhmadCast: Ayaan Ahmad, Rahul Roy, Ayesha Jhulka, Nauheed CyrusiRating: ***Made at a low budget, ADA… A Way of Life brings in a fresh ... Read more...
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PM vows to bring to justice 26/11 perpetrators
November 26th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Saluting the "courage, unity and resolve" of Mumbaikars, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged on the second anniversary of the 26/11 attacks Friday to redouble efforts to ... Read more...
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Govt. pledges to redouble efforts to bring 26/11 attack perpetrators to justice
November 26th, 2010 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 26 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Friday said that his Government would redouble efforts to bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attack to justice.In ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Germany says ’serious attacks planned’
November 18th, 2010 - 2:53 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Berlin, Nov 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) German authorities have revealed that “serious attacks” have been planned by terrorists and as such, the country has increased its security levels in its airports and railway ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Peru releases video footage of newly discovered elusive Amazonian tribe
November 14th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 14 (ANI): Peruvian authorities have released video footage of a newly discovered tribe in the Amazon.Members of the National Institute of Development of Andean, Amazonian and Afro-Peruvians (Indepa) discovered ... Read more...
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One swallow does not make a summer in Bastar
November 13th, 2010 - 11:04 pm ICT by ANI
By Sawan Kumar NagDantewara (Chhattisgarh), Nov.13 (ANI): Life for Adivasis or, the tribals in Bastar has been like traversing several time zones and development paradigms. Their traditional lifestyle that is dependent on ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
After 15 years, I binged on junk food for ‘Guzaarish’: Hrithik Roshan (Interview)
November 11th, 2010 - 9:13 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) Hrithik Roshan, known as a hot bod of Indian showbiz for whom staying away from junk food is a way of life, bent his rules ... Read more...
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Pakistanis jailed for sexual crimes in Britain
November 6th, 2010 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 6 (IANS) Five British-born Pakistanis have been jailed in Britain for sexually abusing girls as young as 12, a media report said Saturday.The "sexual predators" preyed on their victims over ... Read more...
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5 Asian ’sexual predators’ jailed for 32 yrs for abusing girls as young as 12
November 6th, 2010 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 06 (ANI): Five British-born Pakistanis have been jailed for abusing white girls as young as 12.The 'sexual predators' preyed on their victims over several months and threatened them with violence ... Read more...
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Militants destroy yet another girls’ school in Pakistan
November 2nd, 2010 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 2(ANI): Another girls' school has been destroyed in the Mohmand tribal area of northwest Pakistan, after unidentified militants detonated it with explosives, local officials said.With this attack in ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Delight in the game makes Tendulkar ‘the elite’ among elites: Roebuck
October 8th, 2010 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Oct 8(ANI): Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has said that Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar's delight in the game of cricket has kept him among the elite.In a syndicated column ... Read more...
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Nuclear blast in space could paralyse Britain
September 21st, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 21 (IANS) Detonation of a nuclear weapon in space by North Korea and Iran could paralyse Britain's power, transport and communication systems, a top official has said.
Defence Secretary Liam Fox ... Read more...
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US farmer fined $5K for growing excess veggies on his farm
September 14th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sep 14 (ANI): An American farmer has been fined 5000 dollars for growing vegetables on his own farmland.According to reports from WSB-TV in Atlanta, DeKalb County officials claimed that Steve Miller ... Read more...
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Katy Perry Wants To Be A UK Citizen
September 6th, 2010 - 3:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 6, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The US singer, engaged to British comedian Russell Brand has been planning to apply for a dual citizenship after her marriage as she feels that ... Read more...
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Beckhams put UK house on sale
September 5th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 5 (ANI): David and Victoria Beckham have put their UK house up for sale.The superstar couple want to make Los Angeles the main base for them and their sons.The ... Read more...
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Jesus was HIV positive: South African pastor
September 4th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 4 (ANI): A South African pastor has angered Christians by preaching a sermon entitled 'Jesus was HIV positive' in a bid to combat the stigma surrounding HIV and Aids."My responsibility ... Read more...
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