Texas Republican senator urges Juneteenth emancipation holiday
June 19th, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, June 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The proposed bill of the Texas Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison would establish June 19th as Juneteenth.
The senator’s staff according to reports, do not believe ... Read more...
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When Mumbaikars got a reason to smile
October 7th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) 'If you don't have a smile, I'll give you one of mine', 'Wear a smile - one size fits all' -- carrying colourful posters that read ... Read more...
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Walkable neighbourhoods have higher levels of social capital: Study
December 15th, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 15 (ANI): A new research has concluded that living in an area where amenities of daily life are within walking distance promotes healthy lifestyles and has positive implications for the ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Vedanta earmarks around Rs.500 crore for community projects
October 14th, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Oct 14 (IANS) The Vedanta goup has earmarked around Rs.500 crore (Rs.5 billion) for community development projects in India in fiscal 2011.The group has adopted more than 3,000 Anganwadi centres ... Read more...
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Morgan Freeman honours Mandela on 92nd b’day with charity road trip
July 20th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 20 (ANI): American actor Morgan Freeman paid tribute to former South African president Nelson Mandela on his 92nd birthday by joining a group of bikers for a charity road trip ... Read more...
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Gordon Brown jokes about needing PR lessons after losing Prime Ministership
May 14th, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 14 (ANI): Gordon Brown, not exactly known for his delightful confab skills, revealed a latent lighter side by saying that he needed PR lessons following his poor showing at ... Read more...
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Workshops, community projects help art push new frontiers
April 24th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Aesthetic exchanges at interactive workshops that give a sense of purpose, involvement of the community and new populist idioms have helped art reach out to the widest ... Read more...
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Modi launches reading, community work programmes
April 1st, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, April 1 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Thursday launched two programmes - one to encourage people to read and the other for youth to devote time to community projects ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Top 10 places to meet new friends
January 7th, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 7 (ANI): A new study has shown that having a baby increases the new mum's friend-count by eight, with school playground being the most popular place to meet new ... Read more...
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Mobile phone software to link global research
October 21st, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 21 (IANS) New mobile phone software will help epidemiologists and ecologists analyse data remotely and map findings across the world, without going to the lab.
The study authors from Imperial College-London ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Saree clad Malay beauty pageant contenders to do their bit for charity
October 8th, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 8 (ANI): A Malay beauty pageant contender has revealed that she is very excited to wear a saree for the competition, and hopes her act will encourage others to ... Read more...
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Greek aid volunteer kidnapped in Pakistan
September 9th, 2009 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 9 (DPA) A Greek aid volunteer was kidnapped in Pakistan's northern Chitral district bordering Afghanistan, media reports said Wednesday.
More than a dozen gunmen invaded the house of Athanasius Lerounis Tuesday ... Read more...
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Amy Winehouse dismisses adoption reports
April 20th, 2009 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 20 (ANI): Amy Winehouse has dismissed reports that the singer is planning to adopt a child from the Caribbean.The 'Rehab' singer recently returned to St. Lucia, where she has ... Read more...
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India frets n fumes over Washington’’s new Af-Pak policy
March 18th, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorNew Delhi, March 18 (ANI): As the United States is giving final touch to its strategic review paper on the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, which Washington terms as Af-Pak policy, New ... Read more...
Posted in National |
India suggests integrated approach for peace in Afghanistan
March 12th, 2009 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 12 (IANS) India has suggested an integrated approach involving simultaneous action on three fronts - development, security and governance - to bring peace and stability to war torn ... Read more...
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UK bishop warns of race hate war if migrants continue to get jobs
February 28th, 2009 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.28 (ANI): The number of British jobs going to migrants is lighting the fuse for potential mass disturbances across the nation severely affected by the global meltdown, a bishop has ... Read more...
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Sarah Palin says Obama is pals with terrorists
October 5th, 2008 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
London , Oct 5 (ANI): Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has accused Democratic presidential candidate of hobnobbing with terrorists and appealed to her countrymen not to trust him.She accused Obama for ... Read more...
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Prince Harry set for Aids mission to Africa
May 29th, 2008 - 3:21 pm ICT by admin
London, May 29 (ANI): Months after his deployment to Afghanistan, Prince Harry is embarking on a humanitarian mission to Africa to work for a charity he set up to help orphans ... Read more...
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Britain at risk of losing one fifth of its churches
May 11th, 2008 - 4:05 pm ICT by admin
London, May 11 (ANI): A new research has shown that Britain will lose up to a fifth of its churches in the space of a generation if an appropriate action is ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Dot-asia domain name leads to business image makeover’
March 12th, 2008 - 4:18 pm ICT by admin
Brussels, March 12 (IANS) The selling of domain names has been receiving a bit of an image makeover with the launch of dot-asia. "As a not-for-profit organisation from Asia and for Asia, ... Read more...
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Indian-American historian Ted is dead
March 9th, 2008 - 1:18 pm ICT by admin
Sacramento (California), March 9 (IANS) Pioneer Indian-American historian Tejinder Singh Sibia, who documented the arrival of early Indian migrants to Canada and the US and their struggles, died here at the weekend ... Read more...
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