Angelina Jolie Issues a plea for Pakistan
September 2nd, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 2, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):The Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie and her husband Brad Pitt are renowned all over the world not only for their movies but also for their off-screen humanitarian ... Read more...
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Pink’s Onstage Accident Takes Her To Hospital
July 16th, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 16 (Sampurn Wire): American pop and rock singer Pink has been rushed to hospital as she fell down from the harness to a steel barricade while performing in Nuremberg, Germany on ... Read more...
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India, China account for 47pc of 5 bn global mobile connections
July 10th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 10 (ANI): A survey into the mobile phone connections worldwide has revealed that there are now over 5 billion, with the Asia-Pacific region including India and China being the main ... Read more...
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‘Australia a source and destination for human trafficking for sexual servitude’
June 18th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jun 18 (ANI): Australia has been named as a source and destination for human trafficking for sexual servitude and forced labour by the US State Department.It said women from Thailand, ... Read more...
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Over 50 percent foreigners given British passports
May 27th, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 27 (IANS) Over 50 percent foreigners including Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis were issued British passports in 2009, official statistics show.
A total of 203,790 passports were issued in 2009 with more ... Read more...
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Fourteen countries elected to serve on the UN Human Rights Council
May 14th, 2010 - 4:49 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, Ali Treki, on Thursday announced the fourteen elected countries that will serve on the UN Human Rights Council.Angola, Libya, ... Read more...
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Ukrainian national wanted in US held in Delhi
May 12th, 2010 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) A Ukrainian national, wanted by the US for cyber crimes, was arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) statement said ... Read more...
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1.5 mn Facebook profiles put up for sale
May 5th, 2010 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 5 (IANS) A hacker has reportedly put 1.5 million stolen Facebook accounts up for sale on the black market, according to a media report Wednesday.
Researchers at Internet security ... Read more...
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39 languages spoken in one British school
April 13th, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 13 (IANS) A British school is finding it difficult to cope with 39 different languages spoken by its pupils and it is now looking for multi-lingual volunteers, a media report ... Read more...
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London 2012 Olympics could see prostitutes striking gold
March 27th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 27 (ANI): The London 2012 Games could become a magnet for prostitutes trafficked from Eastern Europe by criminal gangs, it is feared. According to The Telegraph, the number of prostitutes ... Read more...
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Jihad Jane indicted in Philadelphia over murder charges
March 10th, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Pennsylvania, Mar 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Pennsylvania woman was so enamored with jihad and terrorism that she named herself ‘Jihad Jane,’ and was engrossed up to her neck in terrorist ... Read more...
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Laser Soft to expand international presence
March 3rd, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 3 (IANS) Banking software company Laser Soft Infosystems plans to increase its headcount and expand its international presence next fiscal.
"The business is good. We will be adding around 100 ... Read more...
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Relationship between HIV-infected kids, caregivers crucial
February 6th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, February 6 (ANI): Scientists have stressed on the significance of the quality of care and the relationship between children and their caregivers.Researchers sought to determine the effects of HIV infection and ... Read more...
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Noted Polish scholar on Tamil literature dies
January 31st, 2010 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
By Surender Bhutani
Warsaw, Jan 31 (IANS) Joanna Kusio, a noted Polish scholar on Tamil language and literature, was found dead in her apartment. She was 49 and was single.Her relatives found her ... Read more...
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Brit journalist’s historic files up for grabs
January 16th, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 16 (ANI): The family of a late reporter, who saved transcripts from the historic trial of the "architect of the Holocaust", has put the documents up for auction.George Gale, a ... Read more...
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`Cuban government seeks to silence bloggers’
January 14th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Jan 14 (IANS/EFE) Blogger Yoani Sanchez said Wednesday that Cuba's President Raul Castro has begun to understand that he must eliminate or intimidate the creators of blogs in order to silence ... Read more...
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Smith, Jones, Patel, Singh: Survey of British surnames launched
January 3rd, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Jan 3 (IANS) Researchers are to launch a massive ground-breaking study of the evolution of tens of thousands of British surnames, including those that originated in the Indian ... Read more...
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Kids exposed to puffs show higher nicotine levels
December 4th, 2009 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 4 (IANS) Kids exposed to cigarette puffs at home show higher nicotine levels, says a new study.
The younger the children, the higher the concentration under the same level of exposure ... Read more...
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Global HIV infections down by 17 percent
November 24th, 2009 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) New HIV infections in South Asia, including India, have reduced by at least 10 percent, while globally, it has come down by 17 percent in the last ... Read more...
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Germans, Americans honoured for bringing down Berlin Wall
November 9th, 2009 - 10:26 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Nov 9 (DPA) US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called on leaders Sunday to bring down the walls of the 21st century, as she accepted an award for the role ... Read more...
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Any progress in Iran has to be attributed to Obama’s overall strategy: Albright
October 8th, 2009 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 8(ANI): Former United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has said the Obama Administration's "smart power" strategy of engaging instead of confronting Iran is beginning to gain traction."I think any ... Read more...
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Russia scraps Kaliningrad missile plan
September 19th, 2009 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 19 (RIA Novosti) The Russian defence ministry confirmed Saturday that the country scrapped plans to deploy missiles near Poland after the US shelved its nuclear missile shield plans for ... Read more...
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High recurring heart attack, stroke rates prevail globally despite use of many medicines
September 1st, 2009 - 11:59 am ICT by ANI
Washington, September 1 (ANI): An international study has shown that patients with vascular disease have a surprising high rate of events like strokes, heart attacks, hospitalisations and mortality, despite the use of ... Read more...
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Sakata Inx opens new facility at Panoli
August 31st, 2009 - 3:50 pm ICT by IBNS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS) Sakata Inx (India) Ltd., premium ink manufacturer and 100% subsidiary of Sakata Inx Corporation of Japan, has inaugurated its new plant at Panoli.Built over an area ... Read more...
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Roma Gypsies Get Support And Sympathy From Madonna
August 28th, 2009 - 6:20 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
In her recent concert in Bucharest, Romania, Madonna commented, "It has been brought to my attention...that there is a lot of discrimination against Romanies and Gypsies in general in Eastern ... Read more...
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Cognizant offers outsourcing services from Phoenix
August 17th, 2009 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) IT major Cognizant Monday said it will expand its Phoenix delivery centre by adding business process outsourcing (BPO) services to its existing portfolio.
The company plans to ... Read more...
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Americans, Britons visited India the most in 2008
August 14th, 2009 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Tourists from the US and Britain topped the list of foreign arrivals in India in 2008, while there was a decline in travellers from Pakistan.
According to latest ... Read more...
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US firms look beyond India, China as offshoring surges
August 4th, 2009 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) US companies are increasingly turning to offshoring their functions to achieve cost savings with small companies looking for new talent clusters beyond India, China and Eastern ... Read more...
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Fourth BSF contingent leaves for Congo
July 7th, 2009 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) An Indian paramilitary contingent Tuesday left for Congo as part of the UN peacekeeping mission duties.
The contingent comprising 125 personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) ... Read more...
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Chidambaram flags off BSF contingent to Congo
July 7th, 2009 - 8:32 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 7 (ANI): The 4th BSF contingent for UN Peace Keeping in Congo was flagged off here today by Union Home Minister P.Chidambaram.In his address, DG BSF M.L.Kumawat said ... Read more...
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Conspiracy theorists claim Jacko ‘faked death’ for ultimate comeback
July 1st, 2009 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 1 (ANI): Just days after Michael Jackson died, rumours are flooding the Internet that he faked his own death.Thousands of fans have been logging onto websites to join wacky ... Read more...
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India seeks ‘more credible, effective’ Security Council (Lead)
June 13th, 2009 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, June 13 (IANS) India has proposed expansion of the UN Security Council to 25 members with 11 permanent and 14 non-permanent members as "the most optimal option" to provide greater ... Read more...
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India seeks 25-member Security Council
June 13th, 2009 - 10:22 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, June 13 (IANS) India has demanded expansion of both the permanent and non-membership of the UN Security Council to reflect contemporary reality, saying a delay would only make it lose ... Read more...
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Spanish prostitutes most likely to have unprotected sex
May 29th, 2009 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 29 (ANI): Spanish prostitutes are least likely to use condoms, a new study has found.The Centre for Epidemiological Studies into Sexually-Transmitted Diseases and AIDS in Catalonia (CEEISCAT) started the research ... Read more...
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East Europeans are leaving Britain
May 20th, 2009 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 20 (IANS) More and more East European migrants are leaving Britain lured by increasing prosperity in their home countries, the British immigration minster said Wednesday.
Immigration statistics released by the British ... Read more...
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