US basketball professionals train Myanmar players
August 28th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon (Myanmar), Aug 28 (IANS) Nearly 30 Myanmar basketball players underwent training from former National Basketball Association (NBA) and Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) professionals at the Myanmar Basketball Federation ... Read more...
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India dominate SAF Junior TT Championships
June 19th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 19 (IANS) India won six individual titles on the concluding day of the SAF Junior Table Tennis Championships to add to the four in the team event.India's domination ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Octavia Spencer to turn producer
February 28th, 2012 - 3:40 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 28 (IANS) Actress Octavia Spencer, who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for "The Help", is planning to turn producer."I don't have any role that I want ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Indian basketball coaches on US tour
February 19th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 19 (IANS) Fourteen Indian basketball coaches are in the US on a 10-day tour as part of an exchange programme with the aim of improving standards and methods ... Read more...
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X Factor: Boot Camp Underway!
October 6th, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Last night on 'The X Factor', judges Simon Cowell, LA Reid, Paula Abdul, and Nicole Scherzinger were all on hand to judge the opening acts of “X Factor ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Beer belly or muffin top? A perilous lifestyle disorder
July 15th, 2011 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) For all those who don't think twice before gulping a pint of beer and royally ignore their bulging bellies, it's high time to cut down ... Read more...
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Girls sweep Bihar madrassa board results
June 2nd, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 2 (IANS) Girls have created history by securing top ranks in Class 10 examination conducted by the Bihar Madrassa Education Board, officials here said.
Nasra Khatoon, of ... Read more...
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Why we should let daughters play outside, even if they get a little dirty
January 27th, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 27 (ANI): A new study has proposed how parents may be making their daughters prone to more diseases just because they don't want them to get dirty when they are ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Girls from deprived areas more likely to be assaulted
December 23rd, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 23 (IANS) Teenage girls living in the most deprived areas are five times more likely to be assaulted than their affluent male and female peers, a British study has found.
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Posted in Health Science |
Bringing social change in Agra - the children’s way!
September 16th, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, Sep 16 (IANS) A health camp for the underprivileged, education for slum women, a cleanliness drive-these are not government schemes but social projects being carried out by many Agra ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Baseball fans set world record for most people crocheting simultaneously
June 7th, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
New York, June 7 (ANI): More than 400 baseball fans set a new Guinness World Record last Saturday for most people crocheting in the same place for 15 minutes at the Citi ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Republican Uproar: Boys & Girls Charity Club CEO Paid $1M A Year
March 15th, 2010 - 10:40 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A group of Republican Senators, which includes Senator Chuck Grassley, has recently questioned the way a well-known organization has been using the charity funds it receives. The ... Read more...
Boys, girls understand being ‘mean’ and ‘bitchy’ the same way
March 3rd, 2010 - 4:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): Adolescent boys have a similar understanding and experience of 'mean' behaviours and 'bitchiness' as girls, a new study has found.In the study, psychology researchers explored relational aggression and ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
‘Family Guy’ cartoon banned in Venezuela
September 28th, 2009 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 28 (ANI): Venezuelan authorities have warned TV stations against broadcasting episodes of cult US animation 'Family Guy'.Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami said that the show should be banned because it ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Harley Davidson “Hog” king Bruce Rossmeyer dead
August 1st, 2009 - 1:14 am ICT by John Le Fevre
Bruce Rossmeyer, the undisputed king of the Harley Davidson motorcycle dealership kingdom has died, aged 66, after colliding with a camper on his Harley.Rossmeyer headed the largest chain of Harley dealerships in ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Boys will be boys, girls will be girls, says study
April 29th, 2009 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 29 (IANS) Boys will be boys and girls will be girls, because gender specific personality traits develop along typical lines, according to a new study.
Researchers from Penn State, Hawaii and ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
IT professional to housemaid turn poll volunteers in Bangalore
April 5th, 2009 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Maitreee Boruah
Bangalore, April 5 (IANS) A jeans-clad young IT professional and a housemaid with her hair neatly braided may be poles apart in their lifestyle. But they seem to find ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Thousands run marathon in Tamil Nadu
February 15th, 2009 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Feb 15 (ANI): More than 15, 000 persons ran marathon organised to spread awareness about health related issues here on Sunday.
The seventh edition of the Chennai Marathon 2009 was organized ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Boys will be boys, girls will be girls: says Judge in underage sex case
November 7th, 2008 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 7 (ANI): A teenage boy who pleaded guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old has been spared from going to jail by a judge who said, Boys will be ... Read more...
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