2012 will be a year of upheaval: Cuban priests
January 4th, 2012 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Havana, Jan 4 (IANS/EFE) Christian priests in Cuba who also follow the beliefs and traditions of African slaves have said 2012 will be a year of disturbances, clashes and great ... Read more...
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China’s GDP growth to slow to 9.2 percent
November 20th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 20 (IANS) China's GDP growth will slow down to 9.2 percent in 2012 from 9.4 percent this year, experts say.The economic expansion will continue the easing trend in ... Read more...
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Airtel launches online payment system in Africa
September 15th, 2011 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Kenya/New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Bharti Airtel Wednesday said that its African-arm has launched an online payment system -- PayOnline that will allow its mobile subscribers to use handsets to ... Read more...
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Amul to Manipal, expat Goan documents Indian success (With Images)
July 29th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 29 (IANS) India's growing potential is the subject of admiration for Eugenio Monteiro, a Goan-based in Portugal, who has just authored a book focusing on India's rise as ... Read more...
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How wine glasses indicate social shifts in ancient Greece over 500yrs
January 4th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 4 (ANI): Even a seemingly small change in wine glasses can indicate social, cultural and economic changes in ancient Greece over the last 500 years, and that's exactly what a ... Read more...
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Need to preserve richness of diversity and multi-culturism: Manmohan Singh
December 22nd, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 22 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Wednesday said that it is a major challenge for all of us to ensure that the richness of our ... Read more...
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Bihar conclave begins with call to invest
December 18th, 2010 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Dec 18 (IANS) A two-day Bihar conclave began here Saturday with Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi asking delegates, including non-resident Indians (NRIs) of Bihar origin, to come forward and ... Read more...
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Small tea growers usher in winds of change in Assam (With Image)
September 4th, 2010 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
By Azera Rahman
Tinsukia (Assam), Sep 4 (IANS) A green revolution is sweeping Assam, empowering many people for the first time and rejuvenating the state's economy. Small tea gardens now dot the landscape ... Read more...
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Utah ‘Listgate’ Scandal Under Investigation
July 21st, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
July 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 29 page list of as many as 1300 illegal immigrants living in Utah has been forwarded to the media and law enforcement agencies. The list ... Read more...
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World Bank gives Pak 48-hour deadline to qualify for 300 mln dollar aid
May 27th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, May 27 (ANI): The World Bank has given a stiff 48-hour deadline to Pakistan within which it would have to take some tough actions such as increasing electricity tariff by six ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
‘Youth needs to be made aware of Tagore’s works’
May 10th, 2010 - 9:44 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) There is an urgent need to increase awareness among youth about the vast works of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore during the bard's 150th birth anniversary celebrations, intellectuals feel.
A ... Read more...
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China must be cautious in exiting economic stimulus: Wen
March 14th, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 14 (IANS) China's exit strategy on the economic stimulus should be "very cautious and flexible" in order to shore up the hard-earned economic recovery, Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday.
"We must ... Read more...
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Hungary Foreign Minister arrives in India
January 17th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 17 (ANI): Hungarian Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Balazs arrived here on a five-day visit on Sunday.His visit is part of the high-level visits that have regularly taken place ... Read more...
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Too much TV leads to early death
January 12th, 2010 - 12:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 12 (ANI): Here's a news flash for couch potatoes everywhere: every hour of television watched per day is linked to an increased risk of early death from cardiovascular disease.Published in ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Watching TV is cutting short your life
January 12th, 2010 - 10:15 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
New York, Jan 12 (IANS) Beware, couch time is shortening your life!For every hour of TV viewing, your risk of dying early from heart disease rises by 18 per cent, ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Youth come forward to educate Karnataka’s poor children
December 21st, 2009 - 10:47 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 21 (IANS) Like any other teenagers, Anitha and her classmate Mamtha, both school students in India's tech hub Bangalore, dream to achieve ''big'' in life but are shackled by poverty. ... Read more...
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Movement for change in Iran most powerful in 30 years
July 12th, 2009 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 12 (ANI): A specialist on Iranian history and religions has determined that basic, irreversible changes are occurring in Iran, which is the most powerful in 30 years.According to Indiana University ... Read more...
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Food security across Asia must consider income gap between rich and poor
June 2nd, 2009 - 3:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 2 (ANI): A new report has determined that the income gap between the "haves" and the "have-nots" must be taken into account when considering the issue of food security across ... Read more...
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Society doing hyperactive kids a disservice
May 28th, 2009 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, May 28 (IANS) Authors and educators are doing hyperactive children a disservice by insisting that hyperactivity has always existed.
Canadian researcher Matthew Smith said not only is that notion wrong, it misleads ... Read more...
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India Inc looks at ‘conducive’ milieu under Manmohan
May 22nd, 2009 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Riding high on optimism, India Inc has expressed great hope that Manmohan Singh's second term as prime minister will bring India back on the path of ... Read more...
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US incapable of protecting Australia anymore, says Rudd
May 2nd, 2009 - 3:53 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, May 2 (ANI): Acknowledging that the supremacy of the United States has begun to fade, Australia's new defense plan prepares the country's forces to be less reliant on America.In a ... Read more...
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Time has come for armed forces’ reforms: Parliamentary panel
February 24th, 2009 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Saying it was "high time" reforms were brought in the armed forces to address "undesirable discriminatory practices" based on rank and gender bias, a parliamentary panel has ... Read more...
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Pak must undertake course corrections to neutralise jihadis: Expert
December 17th, 2008 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec.17 (ANI): Jihadis will continue to proliferate unless Pakistan and its ruling classes re-examine and correct their current practices, says an expert.
According to Dr. Manzur Ejaz, if Pakistan had fulfilled ... Read more...
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Nepal Finance Minister defends huge size of the budget
September 21st, 2008 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Sept 21 (ANI): A day after presented the big-size budget, Nepal''s Finance Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai defended it saying that it was necessary to bring about economic changes in keeping ... Read more...
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Nepal Chamber of Commerce urges to ensure industrial security
August 26th, 2008 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Aug 26 (ANI): Nepal Chamber of Commerce (NCC) today underlined the need for industrial security to boost the ailing economy that was hit hard by decade-long insurgency.
A delegation of NCC ... Read more...
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Dissidents hope Castro’s retirement will spur change
February 20th, 2008 - 4:33 pm ICT by admin
Havana, Feb 20 (IANS) Cuban dissidents have hailed the retirement of Fidel Castro, who stepped down Tuesday as president after 50 years in power, expressing hope that the new leadership would usher ... Read more...
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