Corruption is like cancer, cut it out: Pakistani daily
October 21st, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 21 (IANS) Corruption is like cancer that has to be cut out from the society, a Pakistani daily said Friday after the Supreme Court stated that corrupt officials ... Read more...
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Spanish singer to perform at laundromats
October 18th, 2011 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Miami, Oct 18 (IANS/EFE) Spanish singer Shaila Durcal will perform in US laundromats to promote a college scholarship fund.Accompanied by mariachis, the singer will visit laundromats in Miami and Los ... Read more...
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Court rejects ex-Karnataka minister’s bail plea
October 17th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 17 (IANS) Former Karnataka minister Katta Subramanaya Naidu, arrested in a land scandal, Monday failed to get bail. He can, however, get treated for cancer at any hospital ... Read more...
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Dannii Minogue’s cancer fears
October 15th, 2011 - 2:01 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 15 (IANS) Singer Dannii Minogue claims having fallen so ill after giving birth to her first child that she feared she had cancer.The 39-year-old says she suffered severe ... Read more...
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A design tribute to Steve Jobs at WIFW
October 9th, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Designer duo Smita Singh Rathore and Himanshu Sahni of label cellDSG have made exclusive accessories to pay tribute to Apple's co-founder Steve Jobs at the ... Read more...
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Add Steve Jobs’ speech to school curriculum, says BJP MP
October 7th, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesman Tarun Vijay Friday described Apple co-founder Steve Jobs as "a self-realised yogi and a spiritual achiever" and demanded that ... Read more...
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Goa assembly remembers ‘digital missionary’ Steve Jobs
October 7th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 7 (IANS) The Goa assembly Friday paid tribute to "digital missionary" and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, saying that he had made all our lives "better, communicable and comfortable"."He ... Read more...
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Satya Paul’s growth largely due to Macs: Puneet Nanda
October 6th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Puneet Nanda, the former creative director of Satya Paul, recalls how the Apple Macs, invented by Steve Jobs who died Thursday, helped him build ... Read more...
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Nobel Prize for medicine to go to dead scientist Ralph Steinman
October 4th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Oslo, Oct 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The organizers of the Nobel Prize are left in a fix after it emerged that one of the scientists named for a top prize in medicine has ... Read more...
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First bio-pharma company launched in Pakistan
October 1st, 2011 - 4:35 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 1 (IANS) Pakistan's first bio-pharmaceutical company, BF Biosciences Limited, was Friday inaugurated near the eastern city of Lahore, a media report said.The company, a joint venture between Ferozsons ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama mourns demise of Maathai
September 27th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Sep 27 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Tuesday mourned the death of Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai."She lived a full and meaningful life and will be respectfully remembered ... Read more...
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Taj city homeopath claims world record
September 6th, 2011 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Sep 6 (IANS) In terms of numbers, this doctor has single-handedly done what many hospitals will be proud of. Parthsarthy Sharma, a 40-year-old homoeopathic doctor here, claims to have ... Read more...
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Twin British sisters who simultaneously got cancer
September 3rd, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 3 (IANS) Twin six-year-old sisters were struck with cancer within a week of each other in Britain. They are now both recovering well.Daily Express said that Megan and ... Read more...
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Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO
August 25th, 2011 - 7:57 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Apple's chief executive officer Steve Jobs Wednesday announced his resignation from the computer technologies giant."I have always said if there ever came a day when ... Read more...
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Jack Layton dies at the age of 61
August 23rd, 2011 - 12:29 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Toronto, Aug 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Canadian inspirational politician Jack Layton has lost his battle against cancer. He was 61. On 25th of July, Layton announced that he was stepping down as the ... Read more...
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Woman gets back phone with dead son’s messages
August 5th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 5 (IANS) A woman got back her lost mobile phone that contained the last voice messages of her son who died of cancer, thanks to an internet campaign ... Read more...
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Life is painful at times: Hathaway
August 5th, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS) Actress Anne Hathaway thinks life at times becomes very painful because bad things happen to people for no apparent reason."People deal with horrible things all ... Read more...
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Multivitamins may not help smokers
August 2nd, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) Smokers who take multivitamins while puffing many cigarettes daily should beware: there is no evidence that the pills will protect them against cancer.This has been revealed ... Read more...
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72 Chinese millionaires had premature deaths
July 24th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 24 (IANS) As many as 72 multi-millionaires in China have either died since 2003 of unnatural causes or have died young, a media report said Sunday. They all ... Read more...
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Tallness linked to cancer
July 21st, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 21 (IANS) Taller people are more likely to get cancer, a study shows.The risk of developing the disease in all forms rises 16 percent for every extra four ... Read more...
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Hugo Chavez to start chemotherapy treatment
July 18th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Caracas, Venezuela, July 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez has flown to Cuba to start chemotherapy. The 56-year-old was in Cuba almost a month ago where he underwent a surgery to ... Read more...
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Venezuela provides $2 bn for fund with China
July 11th, 2011 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, July 11 (IANS) President Hugo Chavez has signed a $2 billion contribution from Venezuela to a binational fund with China.The approval of "this new tranche" of funding is "another ... Read more...
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Denise Richards adopts a baby girl
June 30th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 30 (IANS) Actress Denise Richards has become a mother for the third time, by adopting a daughter.The actress, who is already a mother to Sami, 7, and Lola, ... Read more...
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Obesity - premature killer of non-smoking women
June 29th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) While smoking is known to be linked to premature death, obesity has emerged as a premature killer of women who have never smoked, especially in low ... Read more...
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Actress Margaret Tyzack passes away
June 28th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 28 (IANS) Actress Margaret Tyzack passed away following a brief illness. She was 79.The star - believed to have had cancer - died "peacefully at home" June 25, ... Read more...
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National Enquirer planning to come out with a reality show
June 11th, 2011 - 2:28 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, June 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Media reports suggest that newspaper National Enquirer is working to come out with their reality television show. The reports say the newspaper will be basing the ... Read more...
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Grant wants assisted suicide to be made legal
June 5th, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 5 (IANS) Actor Hugh Grant wants assisted suicide to be made legal in Britain so that the terminally ill can die with dignity.Grant is patron of Healthtalkonline.org, a ... Read more...
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Robbie Williams takes testosterone jabs!
June 2nd, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 2 (IANS) Singer Robbie Williams says he has experienced change after he started injecting himself with a sex hormone twice a week.The 37-year-old admits he uses testosterone ... Read more...
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‘Bandit Queen’ would have not been possible without Mala: Shekhar Kapur
May 24th, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Shekhar Kapur remembers Mala Sen, writer of his finest cinematic work "Bandit Queen", and says he couldn't have made the film without her and that her ... Read more...
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Big B expresses grief over Aadesh Shrivastav’s brother’s death
May 9th, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan expressed grief over the death of composer Aadesh Shrivastav's elder brother, Chitresh, in a car accident in the US. He ... Read more...
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Latif backs Tillakaratne’s ‘match-fixing charge against Lankans since 1992′ claims
May 2nd, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, May 2(ANI): Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has backed Hashan Tillakaratne after former Sri Lankan skipper came under fire for claiming that Sri Lanka has been involved in match-fixing for almost ... Read more...
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Another female worker exposed to radiation at Fukushima nuke plant
May 1st, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, May 1 (ANI): Tokyo Electric Power Corporation (TEPCO) has said a second female employee has been exposed to radiation exceeding the legal limit of five millisieverts at the earthquake-cum-tsunami hit the ... Read more...
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Latif backs Tillakaratne on match-fixing claims
May 1st, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, May 1 (IANS) Former Pakistan cricket captain Rashid Latif has backed Hashan Tillakaratne after the ex-Sri Lanka skipper came under fire for claiming that Sri Lanka have been involved ... Read more...
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Lankan cricket board meeting today in wake of match fixing allegations
April 30th, 2011 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 30 (ANI): The Sri Lanka cricket authorities are having a special meeting on Saturday to discuss match-fixing allegations made by former captain Hashan Tillekaratne, who threatened to reveal the names ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka involved in match-fixing since 1992: Tillakaratne
April 29th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 29 (IANS) Former Sri Lankan captain Hashan Tillakaratne has made sensational claims that his country has been involved in match fixing since 1992, and said he will ... Read more...
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