Vardhan lifts Mysore ITF Title
June 9th, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mysore, June 9 (IANS) Second seed Vishnu Vardhan claimed the men's singles title in the Mysore ITF Open championship with a clinical 7-6 (9-7), 6-3 victory over the seventh seeded ... Read more...
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Medvedev urges United Russia to ensure Putin wins
December 18th, 2011 - 8:34 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said that the United Russia party's main task is to make Vladimir Putin a "worthy" winner of the 2012 presidential ... Read more...
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Panasonic Open (India) launches $300,00 golf event on Asian Tour
March 22nd, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The inaugural Panasonic Open (India) will make its debut on the Asian Tour in the first week of April in a move destined to reinforce ... Read more...
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Jojo Moyes’ book bags Romantic Novel of the Year prize
March 10th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 10 (ANI): Author Jojo Moyes' book 'The Last Letter from Your Lover' has won the Romantic Novel of the Year prize.The Romantic Novelists' Association (RNA) said the judges praised the ... Read more...
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Pakistan-New Zealand World Cup clash was a fine contest: Roebuck
March 10th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar 10(ANI): Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has urged the cricketing world against jumping at shadows over the Pakistan-New Zealand World Cup clash, saying that it was 'a fine match that ... Read more...
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Salman Khan launches Kingfisher’s Calendar 2011
December 19th, 2010 - 6:54 pm ICT by ANI
By Shaikh SharikMumbai, Dec.19 (ANI): Bollywood actor Salman Khan launched the Kingfisher Calendar 2011here over the weekend."I have launched the Kingfisher calendar for the second time and I like Vijay ... Read more...
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Maletin champion; Laxman bags Commonwealth Gold
May 18th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Grandmaster R.R. Laxman sprang a major surprise on Argentinean Grand Master Pablo Lafuente to bag the gold medal in the Commonwealth Chess Championship here Tuesday.
The open ... Read more...
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Penelope Cruz named world’s most beautiful woman
May 11th, 2010 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
London, May 10 (IANS) Oscar winning actress Penelope Cruz has been named the world's most beautiful woman in a list compiled by fashion expert Sally.
Fashion expert Sally Allen spent a year ... Read more...
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Rooney named FWA Footballer of the Year
April 30th, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 30(ANI): Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has claimed his second major award of a remarkable season when the Football Writers Association (FWA) named him Footballer of the Year.Rooney, who ... Read more...
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Coppola’s ‘Apocalypse Now’ voted best film in 30 years
December 1st, 2009 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 1 (IANS) Italian-American filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola's war movie "Apocalypse Now" has been voted the best film in the last 30 years.
The 1979 drama, starring Marlon Brando and Martin ... Read more...
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‘Apocalypse Now’ voted ‘Best Film Of Last 30 Years’
December 1st, 2009 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 1 (ANI): Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now has been named the best film of the past three decades by the London Film Critics' Circle.The Vietnam war movie clinched the ... Read more...
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E.T voted Greatest Alien Film Ever
October 10th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 10 (ANI): Steven Spielberg's 1982 classic E.T has been voted the greatest alien film ever.The movie starring a young Drew Barrymore was voted as the favorite in a poll ... Read more...
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Dublin voted Europe’s Friendliest City
September 20th, 2009 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 20 (ANI): Dublin has been voted the friendliest city in Europe in a poll of 8,000 people across 16 countries.Adults from countries including America, Canada, Germany, Italy, France and Britain ... Read more...
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Amber Le Bon is World’s Hottest Celeb Daughter
July 13th, 2009 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 13 (ANI): Amber Le Bon, the stunning daughter of supermodel Yasmin Le Bon and 'Duran Duran' frontman Simon Le Bon, has been voted the world's hottest celebrity daughter in ... Read more...
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Fromage frais future book wins odd title prize
March 27th, 2009 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 27 (ANI): 'The 2009-2014 World Outlook for 60-milligram Containers of Fromage Frais', a book on the future of tiny pots of fromage frais, has scooped the prize for oddest book ... Read more...
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The oddest book of the year
March 27th, 2009 - 12:07 pm ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
The year's oddest book title, after a heavyweight study of the future of soft cheese has won Britain's annual competition.'The 2009-2014 World Outlook for 60-milligram Containers of Fromage Frais,' by Philip M. ... Read more...
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Rishidev enters semi-final of national junior squash
November 2nd, 2008 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 2 (IANS) A. Rishdev, seeded 5/8 from Chennai, defeated 3/4 ranked Yohann Surti from Maharashtra in a close quarter-final of the boys under-11 category in the National sub-junior and junior ... Read more...
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Ponting receives ODI Championship shield
October 26th, 2008 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Australian captain Ricky Ponting, who was handed the International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI Championship shield Sunday, said it will be a challenge for the new players in ... Read more...
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Queens Bohemian Rhapsody voted Best Pop Number Of All Time
July 15th, 2008 - 3:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 15 (ANI): British band Queens song Bohemian Rhapsody has been voted the Best Pop Number Of All Time in a poll conducted by the website www.onepoll.com.The song was ... Read more...
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Queen song ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ voted best pop song of all time
July 15th, 2008 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 15 (IANS) The song "Bohemian Rhapsody" by the British band Queen has been voted the best pop number of all time in a poll conducted by the website www.onepoll.com. The ... Read more...
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Cary Grant snatches Greatest Ever Male Style Icon from David Beckham
July 5th, 2008 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
London , July 5 (ANI): British actor Cary Grant has beaten ace footballer David Beckham for the title of Greatest Ever Male Style Icon.The Hollywood screen legend, remembered for his ... Read more...
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