Kareena finds it tough to handle rigours of being an actress
September 13th, 2012 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 13 (IANS) A simple girl at heart, Kareena Kapoor has to play an opposite role as an actress - she has an arduous task of looking glamorous ... Read more...
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Italians won’t buy used car from Balotelli, PM
August 7th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 7 (IANS/AKI) Only a few Italians would buy a used car from Manchester City soccer star Mario Balotelli or Prime Minister Mario Monti as they were not "trustworthy", ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Daredevils aim to again top the table (Preview)
May 9th, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 9 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils will be looking to top the points table once again as they take on an insipid Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Fame sometimes hinders growth: Rajneesh
April 29th, 2012 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Actor-turned model Rajneesh Duggal says for any celebrity, handling fame is the most arduous task and feels some times it takes a toll on their ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Chinese daily calls for sustained anti-graft efforts
April 11th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 11 (IANS) An opinion piece in the People's Daily Wednesday called for confidence in China's fight against corruption despite the fact that it is a "long-term, complex and ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Mukherjee presents presidential awards for Customs, Central Excise officers
January 24th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 24 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the presidential awards to the officers of the Customs and Central Excise and Directorate of Enforcement here today.The officers ... Read more...
Posted in National |
China to have 1.2m HIV-positive people by the end of 2015
December 4th, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 04 (ANI): A report scheduled for formal release in the first half of next year has revealed that China will have about 1.2 million people living with HIV/AIDS by ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
China to have 1.2 mn HIV-affected people by 2015
December 4th, 2010 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 4 (IANS) China will have about 1.2 million people living with HIV/AIDS by 2015, says a government report.China has over 740,000 HIV/AIDS patients in the mainland and sex is one ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Musharraf’s ex-aide, 22 others become major generals
November 16th, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 16 (IANS) Brig Asim Bajwa, who had served as military secretary to then president General Pervez Musharraf, is among 23 Pakistan Army brigadiers who have been promoted to ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Pakistan trio to meet PCB officials in London (Roundup)
September 1st, 2010 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
By Omar Khalid and Awais Saleem
Taunton/Islamabad, Sep 1 (IANS) Pakistan captain Salman Butt and fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer, who are at the centre of a raging spot-fixing controversy, have ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
ITBP provide food and water to 4000 victims in Leh
August 8th, 2010 - 11:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 8 (ANI): On third day of the Rescue and Relief Operation in Leh, about 1,000 Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel provided food and drinking water to over 4000 ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Courtship calls hold key to good parenting among penguins
July 13th, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 13 (IANS) How does a female penguin choose a mate? She decides whether the male is likely to be a devoted dad!
Courtship calls help females decide which males are likely ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Fleet Week In Progress In The City Of New York
May 31st, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 31, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Fleet Week is being commemorated with massive pomp in the city of New York. This is a week that commenced on May 26 and will ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Camera, collars, marks - Sundarban counts its tigers
May 11th, 2010 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
By Biswajit Choudhury
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Sundarbans, the largest estuarine mangrove forest in the world, also boasts of the highest number of tigers in the country. Now enumerators are carrying out ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
U.S. Senator John McCain recognizes importance of Iraq’s parliamentary elections
March 9th, 2010 - 12:12 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – U.S. Senator John McCain recognized and applauded Iraq’s parliamentary elections on Monday.“I congratulate the people of Iraq on a successful and inspiring election yesterday. Despite terrorist attacks ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Gratitude shapes decisions towards social good
September 20th, 2009 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 20 (ANI): When it comes to money, grateful people are likely to act virtuously not just for the people who caused them to feel grateful in the first place but ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Irfan and Yusuf - the Pathan brothers of Indian cricket
August 17th, 2009 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 17 (IANS) They hug and put their hands on each other's shoulders time and again. And they were quick to come to one another's rescue whenever the situation got tricky ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Mucchad Tusshar’s dilemma!
August 14th, 2009 - 5:50 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Moustache makes the man or the actor, asks Tusshar Kapoor. The Golmaal Returns star had to sit through a grueling session of moustaches for his role in Life Partner.
A unit member ... Read more...
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New finding holds hope for muscle movements in paralysed people
April 21st, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 21 (ANI): Grasping a glass or throwing a baseball could be an arduous task for the arm with over 30 muscles working in tandem. But now, researchers have found that ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Financial crisis not bottomed out: Wen
March 1st, 2009 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 1 (Xinhua) The global financial crisis was not yet over, said Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during his first-ever online chat.
He said China was "ready to take firmer and stronger ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Online Chinese premier answers questions from people
March 1st, 2009 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 1 (Xinhua) Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao faced a barrage of questions from nearly 300,000 netizens and mobile phone users during his first ever online chat Saturday.
"I don't expect myself ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
China human rights still not satisfactory: Chinese official
December 9th, 2008 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 9 (ANI): A top Chinese official has said that Chinas human rights development still had quite a few things less than satisfactory, but would see progress as the ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Anti-US backlash may weaken Zardaris crackdown on terror: Time magazine
September 27th, 2008 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad , Sept 27 (ANI): After restoration of democracy in Pakistan , the countrys new President Asif Ali Zardari is facing an arduous task, as compared to his predecessor military dictator ... Read more...
Posted in National |
This artist has 30,000 Ganeshas, wants 70,000 more
September 2nd, 2008 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 2 (IANS) A Bangalore-based painter's love for Ganesha is taking him to different parts of India hunting for idols and images of the elephant-headed god. In three years he has ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Funerals in Lucknow affected as cremation grounds submerge
August 25th, 2008 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 25 (IANS) Even the dead are not being spared the fury of the monsoons as three of the four cremation grounds in the city are submerged, making funerals an arduous ... Read more...
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Counting tigers in Mudumalai no walk in the park
May 4th, 2008 - 12:06 pm ICT by admin
(To go with Three states, four forest reserves, how many tigers?)
By Papri Sri Raman
Coimbatore, May 4 (IANS) This year, the Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary is encouraging school kids to spot a tiger. Yet, ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
‘China’s perception of rights differs from that of West’
April 21st, 2008 - 5:09 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, April 21 (Xinhua) China has its own perception of human rights which differs from that of the western countries, said an expert here Monday. "China believes human rights like other rights ... Read more...
Posted in World |
JLo all set to compete in triathlon
March 21st, 2008 - 4:41 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Mar 21 (ANI): New-mum Jennifer Lopez is reportedly getting set to compete in a triathlon barely six months after giving birth.The curvy singer, who recently gave birth to twins ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Gene that influences alcohol consumption identified in mice
December 6th, 2007 - 1:06 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Dec 6 (ANI): A new study has identified a gene variant engaged in communication among brain cells that directly influences alcohol consumption in mice.
However, the existence of such a gene ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Fragmentation - the disease of epidemic proportions, says Industry expert
November 14th, 2007 - 2:46 am ICT by admin
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Posted in Business |