Olympus to cut 2,500 jobs
May 31st, 2012 - 5:35 am ICT by IANS
Tokyo, May 31 (IANS) Japanese camera and medical equipment maker Olympus Corp is planning to lay off about 2,500 employees in overseas factories, Xinhua reported.The company is considering to consolidate ... Read more...
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Photographer falls to death at Moscow rally
May 7th, 2012 - 6:05 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A photographer trying to click bird's eye photos of a rally against Russian president-elect Vladimir Putin in Moscow fell to his death from a building, ... Read more...
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To bail out lover, girl burgles employer’s house
October 6th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) She might have done it for love but finds herself handcuffed. A domestic maid, to bail out her lover in judicial custody, burgled the house ... Read more...
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Scanner to detect fake documents
October 3rd, 2011 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 3 (IANS) Now checking if a document is fake or real has become easier with a new scanner, which can even analyse ancient scrolls."Using the Oxford scanner will ... Read more...
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Filmmaking business is changing: Brad Pitt
September 10th, 2011 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 10 (IANS) Hollywood actor Brad Pitt feels that the movie business is changing and the age of film making dominated by big studios is over."Now as we ... Read more...
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Consumers willing to pay more in relaxed state
July 29th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 29 (IANS) Consumers are willing to pay more for a product in a relaxed frame of mind than they otherwise would.Columbia Business School business and marketing professor Michel ... Read more...
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Gilani gifts cameras to journalists
June 6th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 6 (IANS) All 52 members of the Photo Journalists Association in Pakistan's Multan city are to get a digital camera each, courtesy Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.The ... Read more...
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App allows authors to hold eBook signings from anywhere in world
April 19th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 19 (ANI): A new electronic book app is offering readers the chance to get their virtual books signed by their favourite authors without them having to resort to writing on ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Three university students charged for voyeurism in UK court
March 9th, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 9 (ANI): Three university students have been charged for voyeurism in a British court after filming a woman having sex.George Iaponas, 24, had sex with the woman while his ... Read more...
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Canada captain Bagai’s mother has her way
March 7th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Rita Bagai, mother of Canada's captain Ashish, was part of a group that came to the Ferozeshah Kotla ground here to watch the team play ... Read more...
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Oz man caught filming up women’s skirts at train station
February 11th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 11 (ANI): A man in Australia has allegedly been caught filming up women's skirts at Sydney's Central Railway Station.The 56-year-old man was spotted using a digital camera to film up ... Read more...
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Does It Make Sense For Apple To Buy Sony?
October 27th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
October 27, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Sony’s stocks have shown improvement of 3% recently, all on account of rumors. The current grapevine is abuzz with the news that the ... Read more...
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‘Hot’ model sues app-maker, Apple for posting ’steamy’ pics on Internet
October 25th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 25 (ANI): An aspiring model in the US has sued an app-maker and Apple for making her an international sex sensation on the Internet.Rebecca Battino, 19, from Long Island, ... Read more...
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Canon EOS 50D vs. 40D
September 24th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 24, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): When you look at it the first time $300 price difference between Canon EOS 50D and EOS40D does not seem justified at all. On the surface it ... Read more...
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Malaysian woman wins invasion of privacy case against doctor
September 3rd, 2010 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 3 (IANS) A Malaysian woman writer has won a legal battle against her doctors who photographed intimate parts of her body prior to a surgery.
Surgeons must obtain the consent ... Read more...
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Now, bring history to life with your digicam
July 25th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 25 (ANI): Technology allows the superimposition of a historic photo on an up-to-date snap of the same scene. But this new pic must be clicked from the same spot and ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
YouTube’s July 24 videos to be made into film
July 24th, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 24 (IANS) Video-sharing website YouTube has asked people to document one day - July 24 - of their lives, which will be put together to create the world's largest user-generated ... Read more...
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British teacher used hidden camera to spy on female students
April 17th, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 17 (IANS) A teacher in Britain has pleaded guilty to voyeurism as he had placed a camera in a bathroom air freshener to spy on female students as they took ... Read more...
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‘Love, Sex, Aur Dhoka’ content will surprise people: Dibakar Banerjee
January 23rd, 2010 - 9:44 am ICT by IANS
By Dibyojyoti Baksi
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Bollywood director Dibakar Banerjee says the camera plays a dynamic role in his forthcoming "Love, Sex Aur Dhoka" (LSD), which is about stories behind sensational headlines. ... Read more...
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Congress Party computerizes membership process in Uttar Pradesh
January 17th, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
Moradabad (UP), Jan 17 (ANI): In a bid to make the membership process more transparent, the Congress Party has computerized its membership process in Uttar Pradesh.The programme is a part ... Read more...
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Cybill Shepherd’s Son Arrested For Theft
January 13th, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Philadelphia, Jan 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Cyrus Shepherd- the son of the "Moonlighting" star Cybill Shepherd has been accused of stealing goods from the passengers of the airplane. According to police, ... Read more...
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LG Projector Phone To Be Launched By AT&T
December 12th, 2009 - 7:09 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Dec.12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Korea based leading consumer electronic giant LG has a range of advanced and feature packed cellphones in its kitty. While a few years back LG phones ... Read more...
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Meet orangutan Nonja, the photog!
December 4th, 2009 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 04 (ANI): Nonja, the orangutan, is the new hit on Facebook.The ape placed in Vienna's Schoenbrunn zoo in Austria has been clicking its own pictures, which immediately gets uploaded ... Read more...
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Bisile release most likely in December
November 12th, 2009 - 1:10 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Director Sandeep Gowda's Bisile is set for a December release. Produced by Chandru Gowda and Kiran Reddy, the film stars Jennifer Kotwal and Diganth. The film, whose music was launched recently, has ... Read more...
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Kirsten Dunst’s bag stealer convicted of trespassing
October 4th, 2009 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 4 (IANS) A man accused of stealing from Hollywood actress Kirsten Dunst has been convicted of trespassing, but faces a possible retrial for burglary.
James Jimenez allegedly joined Jarrod Beinerman in ... Read more...
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Toyota’s new device ‘alcolock’ can prevent drink and underage driving
September 1st, 2009 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 1 (ANI): World's largest automaker Toyota has come up with a novel device that prevents a car from starting when the driver is over the alcohol limit.Fitted with a digital ... Read more...
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Three robberies in one night in Noida
July 12th, 2009 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, July 12 (IANS) Three people, including two mediapersons, were robbed of cash and other valuables here, police said Sunday.
In the first incident, in which a woman robber was involved, Rachna Mathani, ... Read more...
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Jodi Arias:The Murderer Of Travis Alexander?
June 24th, 2009 - 5:51 pm ICT by GD
Among the much talked about cases these days is the murder case of motivational speaker Alexander Travis. Though the immediate suspect, Jodi Arias has been detained, the case doesn't seem to ... Read more...
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World’s fastest camera can capture 6 million snaps in a second
April 30th, 2009 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 30 (ANI): Scientists have demonstrated the fastest imaging system ever devised, a camera that snaps images less than a half a billionth of a second long, capturing over six million ... Read more...
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Sony India expects sales to drop next fiscal
March 19th, 2009 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) Consumer electronics company Sony India Pvt Ltd is expecting a lower sales growth in 2009-10 due to the global meltdown, a top official said here Thursday.
"We expect a ... Read more...
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Pakistani spy sentenced to seven-year jail
March 10th, 2009 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 10 (IANS) A Pakistani national was sentenced to seven years' rigorous imprisonment after an Indian court convicted him for spying.
The court here also slapped a fine of Rs.14,000 on Abid ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Toy company Lego may launch cell phone at Mobile World Congress next week
February 14th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, February 14 (ANI): Danish toy company Lego is all set to launch a mobile phone, if online reports are to be believed.
Leaked on the Internet, the reports suggest that ... Read more...
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Paris Hiltons private snaps remain private after finding lost camera
January 17th, 2009 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 17 (ANI): American socialite Paris Hilton was relieved after the camera she lost on New Year''s Eve was found.The digital camera contained dozens of personal photographs taken during her ... Read more...
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Punjabi singer’s cash, valuables stolen from car in Delhi
January 16th, 2009 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Jewellery and valuables worth hundreds of thousands of rupees were stolen from the car of Punjabi singer Bhoopender Singh Bhoopi by unidentified thieves here, a police officer ... Read more...
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Kodak easy share z1275 is not up to the standards
July 22nd, 2008 - 12:36 am ICT by David M N James
Kodak now has three 12-megapixel models in its compact camera range the EasyShare Z1275.
It has a higher resolution version of the 8-megapixel Z885. The Z1275 also has a 5x zoom, f/2.8-5.1 ... Read more...
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