Olympics hockey: India suffer another reverse, lose 1-3 to Kiwis
August 1st, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS) New Zealand chalked up a 3-1 win over India who thus slid to their second defeat in as many matches in the Olympic men's hockey competition ... Read more...
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Millions of birds dead, killed in Mexico flu outbreak
July 26th, 2012 - 10:57 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, July 26 (IANS/EFE) Some 4.9 million birds have died since the outbreak of bird flu started five weeks ago at farms in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, ... Read more...
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iPhone app tells you when to water your plants
May 20th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 20 (IANS) Now your garden plants need not die of neglect, thanks to an iPhone application that tells you when they need watering.
The Koubachi Wi-fi plant sensor ... Read more...
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I-League: Dempo score easy victory over HAL
March 24th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Margao, March 24 (IANS) Dempo Sports Club opened a nine point gap at the top of the I-League football ladder with an easy 3-0 win over HAL Bangalore at the ... Read more...
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Villarreal sacks coach Molina
March 19th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, March 19 (IANS) Spanish Primera Liga side Villarreal Monday sacked coach Jose Molina, the club confirmed.Molina lost his job as a direct result of Villarreal's 0-1 defeat away to ... Read more...
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World economy still in danger zone: IMF
February 27th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Feb 27 (IANS) Despite the improvement in indicators of global activities, the risks are latent and the world economy is still in "the danger zone", International Monetary Fund ... Read more...
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Breather perhaps, but Chidambaram still in trouble
February 2nd, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court ruling on the 2G scam may have provided him a breather. But Home Minister P. Chidambaram, facing unending flak since 2009, ... Read more...
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Sewing runs in the family: Gwen Stefani
December 28th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 28 (IANS) Singer Gwen Stefani says sewing "runs in the family" and that it was obvious for her to get into designing.The 42-year-old has launched two clothing ... Read more...
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Sporting Clube beat Salgaocar 4-2 in I-League
November 5th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 5 (IANS) Sporting Clube de Goa caught Salgaocar by surprise with a 4-2 demolition in a fourth round I-league football clash at the Nehru Stadium in Fatorda Saturday.South ... Read more...
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Six-tonne satellite to fall from orbit
September 9th, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 9 (IANS) A six-tonne satellite, launched in 1991 and which completed its mission in 2005, will now fall out of orbit. Its debris would possible spread over large ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Anna wins first round, but some worrying signs remain
August 28th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
All's well that ends well. Parliament's acceptance of Anna Hazare's three major demands - bringing the lower bureaucracy under the Lokpal, setting up Lokayuktas in the states and introducing the ... Read more...
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UK divorce rate statistics show Wills, Kate have better chance at marriage
April 29th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 29 (ANI): Prince William has a better chance of making his marriage to Kate Middleton work than his parents ever did, reveals data from the UK statistician.When Charles married ... Read more...
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Rising food prices pose global threat: World Bank president
April 17th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr. 17 (ANI): World Bank president Robert Zoellick has warned that rising food prices have pushed the world's poor countries to "one shock away from a full-blown crisis."He said skyrocketing food ... Read more...
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Bill Clinton calls old Times Square filled with hookers as ‘romantic’
April 15th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 15 (ANI): Former US President Bill Clinton has described the early New York's Times Square, when it was a crime-ridden danger zone filled with prostitutes and crooks, as "romantic and ... Read more...
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Ankita Lokhande out of ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4′
January 21st, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) After the shocking elimination of Krushna Abhishek and Yana Gupta, TV actress Ankita Lokhande and her choreographer Nishant have been voted out of Sony TV's dance reality ... Read more...
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France launches pilotless mine-hunting vessel
December 10th, 2010 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Dec 10 (IANS) France has launched the first pilotless vessel to be used in demining operations, the defence ministry has said.The "mine counter-operations" vessel was launched Thursday in the northwestern waters ... Read more...
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Indonesia’s Merapi death toll reaches 206
November 12th, 2010 - 11:44 pm ICT by BNO News
YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- Indonesia's Mount Merapi death toll has increased to 206 after two weeks of constant eruptions, officials said Friday.The National Disaster Management Agency confirmed the number of deaths ... Read more...
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Shocking Elimination On ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Upsets Many
October 28th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 28, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The ousting of Audrina Patridge and partner Tony Dovolani came as a shock to not only fans of reality television show ‘Dancing with the Stars’ but ... Read more...
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What’s In Store For Next Few Weeks In DWTS?
October 27th, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 27, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The 11th season of “Dancing with the Stars” has reached its midpoint and the excitement has just begun. Among the seven contestants who will fight it ... Read more...
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India, Poland ink cultural pact, to boost defence ties
September 7th, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) India and Poland Tuesday renewed a pact for promoting cultural exchanges and decided to invigorate their economic and defence ties.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held delegation-level ... Read more...
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Yamuna flowing above danger mark in Delhi
August 21st, 2010 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Yamuna river continued to flow above the danger mark in the capital Saturday, threatening to flood low-lying areas along its banks, an official said.
The water ... Read more...
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US adds $20 mn for Pakistan flood relief
August 11th, 2010 - 3:24 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 11 (DPA) The US will provide an additional $20 million in relief funding for the flooding in Pakistan that has killed more than 1,600 people in the last two weeks, ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Afghanistan war may be lost in Pakistan: US think tank
June 29th, 2010 - 1:33 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 29 (IANS) The Afghanistan war may be lost in a home-grown insurgency hit Pakistan unless US takes some "game-changing steps" including talks on an India like civil nuclear ... Read more...
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Mild tremors in Uttar Pradesh (Lead)
June 8th, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Mild tremors hit parts of western Uttar Pradesh near the Indian capital, officials said Tuesday. No casualties or damage to property was reported.
According to the Indian ... Read more...
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Andhra government to rebuild collapsed temple tower
May 27th, 2010 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 27 (IANS) The "Rajagopuram" towering entrance to the 15th century Srikalahasti temple in Chittoor district that collapsed Wednesday night will be rebuilt with the assistance of the Archaeological Survey of ... Read more...
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Andhra district’s ancient temple gate collapses
May 27th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Srikalahasti, (Andhra Pradesh) May 27 (ANI): The 'Rajagopuram' or main gate of the 500-year-old Srikalahasti Temple in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor District collapsed late on Wednesday night.Srikalahasti is popularly known as "Dakshina ... Read more...
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Towering entrance of Andhra Pradesh temple collapses
May 27th, 2010 - 1:30 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 26 (IANS) The 'Rajagopuram' or the towering entrance to the ancient Srikalahasti temple in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district collapsed Wednesday night, police said. No one was injured.
The temple's 136-feet-tall Rajagopuram, ... Read more...
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Train derails due to landslides in China; casualties feared
May 23rd, 2010 - 8:59 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 23 (IANS) A passenger train travelling from Shanghai to Guilin city in China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region derailed Sunday after being hit by landslides near a mountainous area, officials said. ... Read more...
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Quebec Family of 4 Missing After Home Swallowed By Sinkhole
May 12th, 2010 - 4:02 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Four members of a family are missing in Canada after a sinkhole completely swallowed their home. A man, and woman, in their forties and two children believed to ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
High doses of vitamins C and E may raise cancer risk
May 5th, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 5 (ANI): High doses of antioxidant nutritional supplements, such as vitamins C and E, could induce genetic abnormalities in cells, according to a study.And these abnormalities could predispose supplement-takers to ... Read more...
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Government Plans Warning About Baby Slings
March 10th, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Washington, Mar 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) When safety lines become death traps, it does become a serious issue to consider. That is exactly what the US government is thinking of as ... Read more...
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50pc Kiwis can risk their life to save pets
February 26th, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 26 (ANI): A new study has found that over 50 per cent of pet owners can risk their life to save their pets.The New Zealand-based poll, conducted by Steve Glassey, ... Read more...
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Who will face the axe after Sashank in DID!
February 26th, 2010 - 4:21 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
February 26, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Shashank Dogra is the first contestant to get evicted from Dance India Dance 2 (DID) due to the least number of votes. After conducting an analysis ... Read more...
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Sevilla reclaim fourth place by beating Osasuna
February 15th, 2010 - 3:33 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, Feb 15 (DPA) Sevilla reclaimed fourth place in the Spanish Liga Sunday with a 1-0 home win over Osasuna.
The only goal in Seville was headed in by Brazil striker Luis Fabiano, ... Read more...
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Mayon Volcano May Erupt Despite Undergoing Mild Quakes
December 31st, 2009 - 8:26 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Dec.31, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Though the Mayon volcano in the Philippines has not been hit by any significant quake, the seismologists and experts have warned that it may start erupting soon. ... Read more...
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