Filmmaking losing its iconic identity: Shekhar Kapur
August 1st, 2012 - 2:19 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Can you shoot a video on your phone? If yes, you're a filmmaker, says Shekhar Kapur, who feels technology has made filmmaking an easier form ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Top priority to resolving power crisis: Pakistani PM
June 29th, 2012 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 29 (IANS) The resolution of the electricity crisis is a top priority of the government and all available resources were being utilised to overcome power outages, Prime Minister ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Government to cut its expenditure, launch austerity drive
June 1st, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Facing a slow-down in the economy, the government has launched an austerity drive to reduce expenditure, banned new posts and meetings in five-star ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Pakistani daily wonders why no tax on agriculture
May 31st, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 31 (IANS) For decades Pakistan has "flirted with the idea of imposing taxes on the agricultural sector", but the effort has met with little success, rued a leading ... Read more...
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Indian designers need to tap own tradition: Australia Fashion Week founder (Interview)
March 25th, 2012 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Indian designers are not doing enough to tap the country's traditional textiles and crafts, which are readily inspiring the foreign world, says Simon P. Lock, ... Read more...
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Geelani opposes fatwa to expel Christian priests
January 31st, 2012 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 31 (IANS) Senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani Tuesday locked horns with the local Sharia board over a fatwa seeking expulsion of four Christian priests from the Kashmir ... Read more...
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Bhajji unfazed by captaincy
September 23rd, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 23 (IANS) If Harbhajan Singh is feeling the heat for his recent poor form, followed by an injury-induced absence from the ODI series against England and now ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
South African public get free legal assistance
August 25th, 2011 - 9:15 am ICT by IANS
Pretoria, Aug 25 (IANS) People of South Africa are being provided free legal assistance at courts and legal aid centres across the country, state-run news agency BuaNews reported.The service is ... Read more...
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Fiscal consolidation needs priority, stresses PM
August 20th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said the process of fiscal consolidation needs to be given priority even if it limits the availability of resources ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Gunman kills 85 at Norwegian youth camp, blast kills 7 in Oslo
July 24th, 2011 - 12:48 am ICT by BNO News
OSLO (BNO NEWS) -- What was supposed to be a paradise for youth turned into hell on late Friday afternoon when a gunman opened fire at a tiny island in Norway, killing ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
PM condoles train accident victims
July 10th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Prime Minster Manmohan Singh Sunday expressed "deep sorrow and shock" over the train accident in Uttar Pradesh in which 20 people were killed and ... Read more...
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Help us find oil, Pakistan tells China
June 18th, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari has urged China to help Pakistan drill for oil and gas and reactivate depleted and abandoned oil fields across the country.Zardari made ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Lok Sabha gives nod to Mamata’s rail budget (Roundup)
March 7th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Monday passed Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's budget, but not without the expected acrimonious scenes between her and her political rival Left ... Read more...
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Pakistani leader turns down ADB loan
March 5th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 5 (IANS) The chief minister of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has rejected an offer of $650 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), saying the country should rely ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Need for better implementation of unemployment, poverty schemes to ensure benefits: FM
February 25th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.25 (ANI): The Economic Survey tabled by the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha today states that there is a need for better convergence of schemes related ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Multiple approaches needed to solve world’s food problems
February 19th, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 19 (ANI): A Penn State biologist has said that researchers need to use all available resources in an integrated approach to put agriculture on a path to solve the world's ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Delhi plans institute to manage CWG infrastructure
February 7th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The Delhi government is planning to set up a project management institute to ensure proper maintenance and upkeep of the infrastructure developed during the 2010 Commonwealth Games ... Read more...
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Taking help of math to predict, prevent future extinctions
January 26th, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 26 (ANI): Researchers at the Northwestern University have developed a mathematical model that illustrates how human intervention may effectively aid species conservation efforts."Our study provides a theoretical basis for management ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Police Questions Missing Girl Zahra Clare Baker’s Stepmom
October 11th, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Hickory, Oct 11, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The police has been searching frantically a North Carolina girl Zahra Clare Baker, 10, who disappeared last Saturday. The law enforcement officials told a reputed ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Uttar Pradesh mounts vigil ahead of Ayodhya verdict
September 19th, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 19 (IANS) After the central government deputed around 3,500 paramilitary personnel against the 63,000 sought by Uttar Pradesh to boost security ahead of Sep 24 verdict on the Ayodhya dispute, ... Read more...
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Uttarakhand forest department initiates tree transplantation drive
September 5th, 2010 - 9:13 pm ICT by ANI
By Vipul GoelHaldwani (Uttarakhand)., Sep.5 (ANI): In a unique display of bionomical sensitivity, forest officials in Uttarakhand's Haldwani district have decided to transplant old trees instead of felling them.The step is ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
World squash event cancelled due to Pakistan floods
August 27th, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour event which was scheduled to take place in September in Islamabad has been cancelled due to the unprecedented floods across Pakistan.
"You ... Read more...
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Bangladesh baby boom bigger than earlier estimates
July 11th, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 11 (IANS) Bangladesh's family planning programme has shown a declining trend and its population may touch 185 million by 2020, higher than the earlier projection of 178 million, making their ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
NASA launches free online video game about lunar adventure
July 7th, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 7 (ANI): NASA has launched Moonbase Alpha - an exciting new, free online video game about lunar adventure.Players can step into the role of an exploration team member in a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Cosmetic surgery in women increasingly becoming more pervasive
June 12th, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 12 (ANI): Experts cite reasons for concern as cosmetic surgery in women has become more pervasive - from external body parts to now female genital mutilation.The study mentions that cosmetic ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Air India staff go on flash strike (Third Lead)
May 25th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Protesting a gag order and delay in the payment of salaries, over 15,000 crew members and maintenance engineers of Air India went on a flash strike all ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Holder vows to pursue Times Square suspects abroad
May 14th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 14 (ANI): Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has told a House panel that the Obama administration would use all available resources to bring all those involved in the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
All Haryana water bodies to be full this summer
April 22nd, 2010 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 22 (IANS) The Haryana government has directed irrigation officials to fill up ponds and other water bodies in the state on a priority basis to avoid problems in the sweltering ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Heavier monkey moms produce better milk
March 6th, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 6 (ANI): A new study has shown that heavier monkey moms that have given birth before produce higher quality breast milk, resulting in infants that are more playful and confident ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Baby monkeys receive environment cues from mother’s milk
March 3rd, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 3 (ANI): A new American study suggests that baby rhesus macaque monkeys receive signals about their environment through their mother's breast milk.The research, conducted by scientists from the Smithsonian Institution ... Read more...
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Gilani says Islam has no room for terrorism
March 1st, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
Okara (Pakistan), Mar. 1 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has attacked terrorists for portraying a distorted picture of Islam, which had no room for terrorism.However, he pledged to fight ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Roy calls for planned low cost housing
February 16th, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 16(ANI): Minister of State for Urban Development Saugata Roy on Tuesday said a careful planning of urban cities is of utmost importance for evolving low cost housing.Addressing a ... Read more...
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Petrol pump catches fire in Bhopal
October 19th, 2009 - 10:04 pm ICT by ANI
Bhopal, Oct 19(ANI): A major fire broke out on Monday at a petrol pump near New Market area in Bhopal.Though the fire created panic in the area, no casualties were reported ... Read more...
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Pak should not accept foreign aid at the cost sovereignty: Shabaz Sharif
October 5th, 2009 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct. 5 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan should not accept foreign trade at the cost of its sovereignty and prestige."We value our relations with friendly ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Don’t let big fish escape, PM tells CBI
August 26th, 2009 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) High-level corruption should be pursued aggressively, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday while telling the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that the "big fish" must not ... Read more...
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