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...
Posted in Sports |
New oxide can help slash diesel pollution
August 19th, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) Researchers have identified a material that can slash pollution levels caused by diesel-powered vehicles by up to 45 percent.The material, from a family of minerals called ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Most children are lonely: ‘Counsellor’ Anupam Kher (With Image)
February 24th, 2012 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Actor, writer and now lifestyle counsellor Anupam Kher says most children are lonely but they don't know it. He says it is in the ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Pizza chain apologises for racial slur on receipt
January 9th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Jan 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A US pizza chain has been forced to apologize after a woman of Asian descent was racially abused on the eatery’s receipt. Minhee Cho who ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
South Korea’s foreign debts contract to $394 bn in Q3
November 22nd, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Nov 22 (IANS) South Korea's foreign debts contracted to $394.3 billion in the third quarter as a reduction in short-term external debts outnumbered an increase in long-term debts, the ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
‘Smart window’ darkens in summer, clears in winter
September 22nd, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 22 (IANS) A new "smart" window can automatically darken to save air conditioning costs on hot days and return to crystal clarity to capture the sun's heat in ... Read more...
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Dream big to live happily
August 20th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 20 (IANS) Ambitious people with high goals lead a more satisfactory life than those who have low expectations and thus often end up leading a miserable life, a ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
India deploys relief, rehabilitation team in quake-hit Japan
April 4th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 4 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has deployed a 46-member Indian Relief and Rehabilitation Team (IRRT) in the earthquake and tsunami affected areas of Japan since March ... Read more...
Posted in National |
South Korea, US discuss nuke cooperation programme
March 3rd, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 3 (ANI): South Korea and the United States have began a second round of talks on revising a nuclear cooperation accord, which is due to expire in March 2014.The ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Smriti makes cut in Thailand golf
February 10th, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Feb 10 (IANS) India's leading woman golfer Smriti Mehra shot a second round 72 and at 146, was tied 25th after the second round of the Thailand Ladies Open Golf. Mehra ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Asian Games boxing: Vijender in quarterfinals
November 17th, 2010 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 17 (IANS) India's Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh moved into the quarterfinal of the men's 75kg boxing competition at the Asian Games with a stunning 9-4 win over Chinese Taipei's ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Armed robber in Korea gives himself up after victim reads from the Bible
September 20th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sept 20 (ANI): An armed robber in Korea gave himself up after his alleged victim, a Christian, convinced him of the error of his ways by reading from the Bible.Ling Cho ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Study: Red meat raises the risk of breast cancer
August 23rd, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Aug 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists have said in a new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine that red meat is associated with cancer. There is an ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Kristina Hensley Kills And Drags Monroe Man To Death
August 11th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Monroe, Aug 11, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Higginsport, Ohio exotic dancer named Kristina Hensley has been charged with a third-degree felony for fleeing the scene of an accident that led to ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Remo does a Vidhu Vinod Chopra, has a run-in with media
August 10th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 10 (IANS) Noted musician and singer Remo Fernandes did a Vidhu Vinod Chopra at a press conference in Panaji Tuesday, when the Padma Shri awardee flew off the handle ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Portland Trail Blazers Hire Rich Cho As General Manager
July 20th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
July 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rich Cho, who is known to have been the assistant general manager of the Oklahoma City Thunder for a period of nine seasons, has been named ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Software claims world record by solving 400-piece jigsaw puzzle
May 22nd, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 22 (ANI): A new software developed by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has created a new world record by solving a 400-piece jigsaw puzzle.A Danish team established the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
A group of Afghan students visits India to learn Hindi
July 4th, 2009 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
Agra, July 4 (ANI): A group of 34 students from the Nanghar University in Afghanistan recently visited Agra to study Hindi.The students included six girls and 28 boys.The students are ... Read more...
Posted in National |
South Korea beat Pakistan to lift Asia Cup hockey title
May 16th, 2009 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kuantan (Malaysia), May 16 (IANS) South Korea won their third Asia Cup hockey title after edging past Pakistan 1-0 in a tough title-clash here Saturday.
Drag flick specialist Kim Byung-hoon scored the winner ... Read more...
Posted in World |
*KNP concerned over missing people in Muzaffarabad*
April 13th, 2009 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
By Dr Shabir ChoudhryLondon, Apr.13 (ANI): Kashmir National Party Spokesman Dr Shabir Choudhry has expressed serious concern over disappearance of Kashmiri youths from Muzaffarabad. Over the months dozens of young men have ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Choon-Kuhn Kwon is new head of POSCO-India
March 6th, 2009 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 6 (IANS) POSCO-India, which is setting up a $12-billion steel plant in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district, Friday announced that it has appointed Choon-Kuhn Kwon as its new chairman and managing director ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Treasures of a different kind - collectors’ passion (Feature)
February 4th, 2009 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Feb 4 (IANS) Their treasure troves have been painstakingly collected over the years, sometimes embarrassing family members as they rummaged through garbage, or ran behind the postman or even bribed their ... Read more...
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British trekker missing in Nepal but South African saved (Lead)
January 27th, 2009 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Jan 27 (IANS) While a British trekker, last seen at the foothills of the Himalayan ranges in northern Nepal in December, is still missing in Nepal, a South African was saved ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Oz women today are getting less sex and more domestic violence
March 25th, 2008 - 5:00 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne , Mar 25 (ANI): Australian women today are having less sex than they used to three decades ago and are increasingly becoming victims of sexual violence, says a new survey.In ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Sharath leads India to victory against Norway at World TT
February 26th, 2008 - 6:25 pm ICT by admin
Guangzhou (China), Feb 26 (IANS) Top paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal led India to another emphatic victory at the 49th World Table Tennis Championships Tuesday, blanking Norway 3-1 in their fourth round Group ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Major fire razes market in Myanmar’s second largest city
February 25th, 2008 - 6:33 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Yangon, Feb 25 (Xinhua) A huge fire razed a major market building in Myanmar's second largest city of Mandalay Monday morning, the police said. The fire started at about 8 a.m. and ... Read more...
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