Cow urine products from India seized in Britain
August 17th, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 17 (IANS) Herbal remedies and massage oils containing cow urine, poisonous plants, goat meat and ground tiger claws that were smuggled from India have been seized by border ... Read more...
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Chinese woman held for smuggling deer genitals
August 13th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Chinese woman has been held in Russia while trying to smuggle dried deer genitals in her purse.Employees at the Blagoveshchensk-Heihe international passenger checkpoint in ... Read more...
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UAE’s Fujairah emirate to step up petroleum facilities
June 30th, 2012 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
Fujairah, Jun 29 (IANS/WAM) Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, the ruler of Fujairah and member of United Arab Emirates' supreme council, has directed the Fujairah Port Authority to ... Read more...
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Palm expo opens in UAE
June 16th, 2012 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
Ras al-Khaimah (UAE), June 15 (IANS/WAM) An exhibition of palm products opened in the UAE emirate of Ras al-Khaimah Friday.Crown prince of the emirate Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud bin Saqr ... Read more...
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JP Morgan announces trading losses
May 11th, 2012 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
New York, May 11 (IANS) JP Morgan Chase, the largest bank in the US, acknowledged Thursday trading losses of $2 billion for the past six weeks.The losses came from derivatives ... Read more...
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P-notes holders will not be taxed: Mukherjee
March 30th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Trying to soothe the nerves of overseas investors, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday said holders of Participatory Notes (P-notes) derivatives through which foreign nationals ... Read more...
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UAE mulls tobacco tax
January 24th, 2012 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Jan 23 (IANS/WAM) The UAE's ministerial legislative committee has concluded its discussion over a proposed new federal law which seeks to impose tax on importing tobacco and its ... Read more...
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Markets to hold special Diwali trading session Wednesday
October 25th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 25 (IANS) Indian equities markets will hold a special 'muhurat' trading on Diwali evening Wednesday to pay obeisance to Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity.The trading ... Read more...
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Capsule coffee ‘contains high levels of carcinogenic substance’
April 14th, 2011 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 14 (ANI): A new study from the University of Barcelona has found that coffee made from capsules contains more furan, a carcinogenic substance, than in drip coffee makers or from ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh bans unsafe flour
April 6th, 2011 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 5 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday imposed a ban on sale of a particular brand of buckwheat flour suspected to be contaminated and unsafe. The flour is ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Vitamin A plays key role in the human body
March 18th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 18 (ANI): Scientists have found that Vitamin A may play a more direct role than was previously known in certain physiological functions including sperm cell formation and the development of ... Read more...
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Markets to open for special ‘Muhurat’ trading on Diwali
November 4th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 4 (IANS) The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) will hold a special Diwali trading session for an hour from 6 p.m. Friday to pay obeisance to Lakshmi -- the Hindu ... Read more...
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Big challenge to get US on board biodiversity meet: Ramesh
October 15th, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) It is a big challenge to get the US on board the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) despite the country being the biggest user of bio-resources in ... Read more...
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Ecuador’s oil exports rise 43 percent
October 13th, 2010 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Quito, Oct 13 (IANS/EFE) Ecuador exported 9.1 million barrels of oil in September, up 43 percent from the 6.3 million barrels exported in the previous month, state-owned oil company Petroecuador said.Oil sales ... Read more...
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Insects are an ecological and tasty alternative to meat, advises scientist
July 19th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 19 (ANI): A Dutch scientist has advised people to consume insects as a replacement for beef, after he learned that around 70 percent of the world's agricultural land is being ... Read more...
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Olive leaf could help fighting obesity
July 5th, 2010 - 3:43 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, July 5 (ANI): A new research has revealed that a cup of coffee prepared with olive leaf extract may help in combating obesity.The study involved feeding rats a high carbohydrate, ... Read more...
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Did The FDA Ignore Proof That Sunscreens May Speed Up Cancer?
May 25th, 2010 - 3:10 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to a new report which was written on the effects of the 500 most popular sunscreens on today's market, almost half of those may actually be increasing ... Read more...
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139 wild animals killed by poachers in 3 years
April 28th, 2010 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) As many as 139 wild animals, including 34 tigers, were killed by poachers in the country in the last three years, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Wednesday. ... Read more...
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Belgium’s Antwerp Port Authority hails cooperation with India
March 25th, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, March 25 (IANS) The Antwerp Port Authority in Belgium Thursday hailed the opening of its second office in India saying it will further boost collaboration with that country, EuAsiaNews reported.
Belgium's ... Read more...
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Warren Buffet reveals in his annual letter what’s in the future for the investors
March 3rd, 2010 - 12:00 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Warren Buffets annual letter to the Berkshire Hathaway’s shareholders, gave an idea of what the future holds for all the investors. In the letter, he ... Read more...
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Clearer picture of cholesterol’s link to heart disease
February 4th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 4 (IANS) Researchers now have a clearer, if more complicated, picture of how one class of immune cells goes wrong when loaded with cholesterol.
Their study shows that when it ... Read more...
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Dubai commodities exchange marks record volumes in 2009
January 10th, 2010 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Jan 10 (IANS) The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) recorded 1.5 million contracts in 2009 valued at $79 billion.
Surpassing its 2008 volume of 1.142 million contracts, the DGCX recorded ... Read more...
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The Lake Superior University Releases The List Of Discarded Words
January 3rd, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Lake Superior State University in Michigan has come up with a list of compiled words which they thought fit to be banished. If we turn ... Read more...
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Calcutta Stock Exchange to advance trading time from Jan 4
January 1st, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) Come Jan 4, the Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE) will start trading from 9 a.m. instead of the present 9.55 a.m.
The decision comes close on the heels of the ... Read more...
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Brokers miffed over extended trading hours
December 27th, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Aparajita Gupta
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IANS) Poor infrastructure and the fallout of longer work hours for the broking community will frustrate the decision of the country's two major bourses to advance ... Read more...
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Bombay Stock Exchange to advance trading hours
December 15th, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 15 (IANS) The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Tuesday said it will advance trading hours by 10 minutes from Dec 18 for its equity and equity derivatives segments.
Pursuant to a ... Read more...
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Achilles’ heel of cancer found in stroke drug
December 11th, 2009 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 11 (ANI): Finding the Achilles' heel of cancer, researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered that a drug, which was never approved for preventing the death of nerve cells after ... Read more...
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Reliance Capital to buyout Quant Capital
November 27th, 2009 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 27 (IANS) Financial services company Reliance Capital, part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), plans to acquire a majority stake in city-based brokerage and equity research firm Quant Capital.
"Reliance ... Read more...
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Hong Kong student charged with blackmail of priest
November 19th, 2009 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, Nov 19 (DPA) A Hong Kong student nicknamed the Chinese Warren Buffet has been accused of blackmailing a Catholic priest with intimate images, a court report said Thursday.
Economics student Cheung ... Read more...
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Bourses allowed to set derivative contract expiry date
November 13th, 2009 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 13 (IANS) India's equities markets regulator Friday decided to allow stock exchanges the flexibility to set the expiry date for equity derivatives.
"Based on recommendations of the Secondary Market Advisory Committee, ... Read more...
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Trading hours extended at Indian bourses
October 23rd, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) Indian markets regulator Friday agreed to extend trading hours at the bourses to 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
In a circular issued to stock exchanges and market participants, the ... Read more...
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Markets to hold special Diwali trading session Saturday
October 14th, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 14 (IANS) The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) will hold a special Diwali trading session over 60 minutes from 6:15 p.m. Saturday to pay obeisance to Lakshmi -- the Hindu ... Read more...
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Indian origin scientists make 24-carat gold ’snowflakes’
October 14th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 14 (ANI): In an effort to make graphene more useful in electronics applications, two scientists of Indian origin have developed 24-carat gold 'snowflakes'.The two scientists are Vikas Berry, a Kansas ... Read more...
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UAE bank organises global seminar on financial markets
October 9th, 2009 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Oct 8 (IANS) A workshop was organised here to address the challenges facing the corporate world in the volatile global markets, WAM news agency reported Thursday.
Seventy professionals of top companies ... Read more...
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Omega 3 oils could help cut age-related macular degeneration risk
July 23rd, 2009 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 23 (ANI): A diet high in omega 3 oils can lower the risk of developing age related macular degeneration, says a new study.The study has been published in the August ... Read more...
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