House spoke as one on northeast issue: Meira Kumar
August 17th, 2012 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) To loud thumping of desks from the benches, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Friday got up to say that the "serious and sensitive" discussion ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Shinde debuts as leader of Lok Sabha
August 8th, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Wednesday debuted as the new leader of the Lok Sabha and was introduced to the house by Speaker Meira Kumar.Shinde, ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
‘Women hunched over desks for long gain weight’
July 11th, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 11 (IANS) Middle-aged working women who spend long hours hunched over their desks are more likely to gain greater weight, say Australian researchers.The study analysed the impact of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Delhi government plans to hire 1,000 Urdu teachers
July 9th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Delhi government plans to appoint around 1,000 Urdu teachers , an official said Monday."The government has sent a proposal for appointing around 1,000 Urdu ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Reading tables! For laughs and for tips on life (With Images)
May 23rd, 2012 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 23 (IANS) We've seen them on monuments, trees and walls. But the art of doodling has taken on a new meaning in Panjab University with messages and ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Chidambaram’s Bhojpuri impresses Lok Sabha (Lead)
May 17th, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Lok Sabha members were in for a pleasant surprise Thursday when Home Minister P. Chidambaram, who is fluent in Tamil and English, spoke a ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Chidambaram stuns Lok Sabha, speaks in Bhojpuri
May 17th, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram, who is known to be fluent in Tamil and English, stunned the Lok Sabha Thursday when he addressed the house ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Schoolbags turning into curse for kids
May 15th, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 15 (IANS) Outsized school bags are turning into a curse for kids, 80 percent of whom carry loads up to a fifth of their body weight, really taxing ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Yashwant Sinha quips over Pranab becoming president
May 7th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha Monday had all members in the Lok Sabha thumping their desks in approval when he asked Finance ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Amid pressure, PM says India inclined to vote against Sri Lanka (Roundup)
March 19th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Amid increasing pressure from coalition ally DMK, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday assured parliament that India was "inclined" to vote in favour of a ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Rajya Sabha members congratulate Tendulkar, Kohli
March 19th, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Rajya Sabha members Monday congratulated cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli for their performance in the Asia Cup tournament.Raising the issue in the zero ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
PM introduces new aviation minister to parliament
December 19th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday introduced to parliament the newly inducted member of the union cabinet, Ajit Singh.As is the practice, the prime minister ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Will you mind paycut to save office colleague?
October 5th, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 5 (IANS) While the recent global financial downturn saw employees competing with each other to survive at the workplace, the challenging phase also seemed to have built up ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Medvedev moves to limit media responsibility
June 2nd, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has instructed the country's communications ministry to prepare proposals restricting the responsibility of online media outlets for their readers' comments.Medvedev, who ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
No partycracy in house, says Mamata in first assembly speech
May 30th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said she wanted true democracy and not "partycracy" in the assembly and urged newly-elected Speaker Biman Banerjee to ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Boss, our IT is ‘horrible’, Indian American IT guy to Obama
April 20th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 20 (IANS) US President Barack Obama's Indian-American IT guy is in full agreement with his boss that the White House is "like 30 years" behind the times ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Pak cricketers visit National Assembly
April 12th, 2011 - 7:25 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr. 12 (ANI): The Pakistan cricket team visited the National Assembly and witnessed proceedings on Monday.The Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Faisal Karim Kundi, welcomed the cricket team that made ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Malaysian Indian journalist dead
March 28th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, March 28 (IANS) Ethnic Indian journalist and The Star newspaper's senior writer Dharmender Singh has died after a heart attack, a media report said.He passed away Sunday, six ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Ludhiana’s Sadar Police Station adjudged as best in India by UN affiliate
March 26th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by ANI
Ludhiana, Mar 26(ANI): A police station in Ludhiana has been declared as the best in the country by Altus Global Alliance, which works with the United Nations (UN) for enhancing public safety ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Vulgar language upsets Bangladesh Speaker
March 21st, 2011 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 21 (IANS) Use of foul language in Bangladesh parliament by lawmakers has upset its speaker, who wonders if expunging them remains his sole task.Abdul Hamid Sunday decried the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Computer games making Brit kids fall asleep in school
March 9th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 9 (ANI): A teacher in Britain has warned that computer games are making kids fall asleep in primary school as they sit up till morning to play.Richard Gribble said pupils ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
PM accepts responsibility for CVC fiasco (Lead)
March 7th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday accepted "full responsibility" for the controversial appointment of P.J. Thomas as chief vigilance commissioner after Leader of Opposition ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Teen girl hired by Jerry Epstein insists she was never ‘lent out’ to Clinton
March 6th, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 6 (ANI): Virginia Roberts, who was recruited by Jerry Epstein has said that she was never 'lent out' to former President Bill Clinton.She revealed that on one occasion, Epstein invited ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Rising crime against women in Delhi? No way, says cop
February 11th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) As speakers at a consultation spoke about the spiralling number of crime cases against women in Delhi, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sandeep Goel surprised many when ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
UK paramedics criticised for posting pictures of daft antics on Facebook
December 21st, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 21 (ANI): Paramedics in the UK have been criticised for posting pictures showing them fooling around on Facebook.The pictures included the NHS emergency staff and 999 operators sleeping at ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Now, pigs teach tiny tots to behave in British school
December 12th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 12 (IANS) Two pigs are now teaching four-year-old pupils at a school in Britain to behave well and a pleased head teacher said: "It sounds bizarre but it's working brilliantly."The ... Read more...
Posted in World |
No regrets over accession remarks: Omar
November 8th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 8 (IANS) Unperturbed by a shutdown in Jammu on Monday, the day government offices opened here, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said he had "no regrets" over his remarks on ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
MI5 job nothing like TV show ‘Spooks’, Jane Bonds told
November 8th, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 8 (ANI): British secret spy agency MI5, which launched a recruit drive for more Jane Bonds, has told the would-be female candidates that "it was nothing like the TV show ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Men using laptop in laps ‘may be risking fertility’
November 6th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 06 (ANI): Men who use their laptops while keeping them in their laps could be risking their fertility, a new research has found.A new study by Fertility and Sterility has ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
7 ways your job could shorten your life
October 5th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 5 (ANI): If work enriches our lives in many ways, it can shorten them too.Here are the seven ways your job could put you at risk and how you ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
In South Africa, you can book flights on mobile phones
September 30th, 2010 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Sep 30 (IANS) People in South Africa can now book their flights and even check in on mobile phones.The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) and other airlines in the country have ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Now, inflatable ‘Pillow Tie’ that lets you sleep on the job!
September 11th, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 11 (ANI): A new tie that contains an inflatable cushion is the ultimate gift for weary office workers.Tired office male workers can now fall asleep at their desk in comfort ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Instrument Shortage Leaves California School Band Singing Blues
September 10th, 2010 - 2:49 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Because of budget cuts at a California school, band students are in need of instruments which the board was not able to get, buying desks and pencils instead.With ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Bomb-Hostage Situation in the Discovery Channel Building, Area being Evacuated
September 2nd, 2010 - 1:05 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In an interview with the Montgomery County Police, ‘ABC’ news was told that a hostage situation involving a man with a bomb strapped to his chest has ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Lok Sabha congratulates Sachin on 169th Test cap
August 4th, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Wednesday congratulated batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar for his "unique achievement" of playing a record 169 cricket Test matches.
"The is unique achievement and ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |