A car rally with blind navigators (With Images)
February 5th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) In a unique car rally, 100 enthusiastic blind navigators displayed their skills by directing their partner drivers through a 65 km route in the sixth edition ... Read more...
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Tihar’s illiteracy rate falls
January 31st, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Illiteracy among prisoners in the Tihar Jail here has fallen from 40 percent in 2010 to 10 percent in 2011, Director General (Prisons) Neeraj Kumar ... Read more...
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Students expelled after Facebook campaign said they had sex
January 31st, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 31 (IANS) Two school students in Britain were expelled after a gossip campaign on Facebook said the pair had sex in a school storeroom and toilet.Trevor Evans ... Read more...
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Laura Dekker finishes her solo sailing sojourn
January 12th, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Amsterdam, Jan 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Laura Dekker has announced that she has had enough of the Dutch authorities. After years of legal battle, Dekker finally secured the permission to sail solo around ... Read more...
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Chidambaram denies policy paralysis in government
January 12th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday rejected the view that there is a policy paralysis in the government that has delayed decision-making and affected administrative ... Read more...
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No deal with Congress on Lokayukta, says Mamata (Lead)
January 3rd, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) Denying any deal with the Congress on the issue of Lokayukta in the Lokpal bill, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said she felt ... Read more...
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No deal with Congress on Lokayukta, says Mamata
January 3rd, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) Denying any deal with the Congress on the issue of Lokayukta in the Lokpal bill, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said she felt ... Read more...
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Government should act tough on smokers: Amartya Sen
January 2nd, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said Monday that the Indian government should act tough on smokers to discourage them from endangering the lives of passive smokers."I do ... Read more...
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Sharjah approves 2012 general budget
December 30th, 2011 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Dec 30 (IANS/WAM) The emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has approved the general budget for 2012.The budget, estimated at 11.6 billion dirhams (around $3 billion), ... Read more...
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Big B gets Maharashtrian of the Year award
December 22nd, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been conferred the Maharashtrian of the Year award by Marathi newspaper Lokmat."And today another Award for me - the Maharashtrian of ... Read more...
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100 Pakistani students to study in US
December 17th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 17 (IANS) A total of 100 Pakistani students have been selected for a US government-funded undergraduate programme, a media report said.US ambassador to Islamabad Cameron Munter congratulated the ... Read more...
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School with Indian kids named Britain’s best
December 16th, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 16 (IANS) A primary school in Britain where the majority of students are of Indian and Asian origin has achieved the best exam results in the country.Students at ... Read more...
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Pro-Maharashtra party ruled Belgaum civic body dissolved
December 15th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 15 (IANS) Karnataka Thursday dissolved the pro-Maharashtra party-ruled city corporation in Belgaum following several acts considered anti-Kannada by the government and pro-Kannada organizations."The Belgaum city corporation has been ... Read more...
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Mamata assures education and training for minorities
December 15th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 15 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said her government will provide the requisite infrastructure to enable the minorities to increase their representation in government ... Read more...
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Dhoni seeks to set up sports academy in Madhya Pradesh
December 14th, 2011 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 13 (IANS) Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has written to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressing his desire to establish a sports academy and school ... Read more...
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Jobless gold-medallist Pakistani kills self
December 12th, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 12 (IANS) A gold-medallist Pakistani veterinarian committed suicide after failing to get a job in the past two years, his family said.Danish Nawaz, a doctor of veterinary ... Read more...
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Afghanistan president vows to fight corruption
December 11th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 11 (IANS) Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai Sunday vowed to fight corruption in the country while acknowledging implementation of laws was significant in curbing the menace."We ... Read more...
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Shift Class 10 exam date, CPI tells Banerjee
December 6th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 6 (IANS) Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Gurudas Dasgupta Tuesday appealed to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to change the date of Class 10 history ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama honoured
December 2nd, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The Dalai Lama was Friday awarded with the Dayawati Modi Award for Art, Culture and Education for 2011 for his contribution towards universal peace, ... Read more...
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Child trafficker nabbed in Lucknow, minors rescued
November 30th, 2011 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 30 (IANS) Four children, being taken to Punjab to work as labourers, were rescued from a train in the Uttar Pradesh capital, police said Wednesday. A man has ... Read more...
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1.50 lakh Kerala students to get animation skills
November 24th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 24 (IANS) Nearly 1.50 lakh students in Kerala are set to be equipped with animation skills in December through a state-run programme that has helped to break the ... Read more...
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South Korea’s industrial power sales go up
November 21st, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Nov 21 (IANS) South Korea's industrial electricity sales jumped 9.1 percent last month from a year earlier due to surging demand from energy-intensive sectors, a government report showed Monday.Sales ... Read more...
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No dearth of funds for education: Dikshit
November 18th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Friday said there will be no paucity of funds for education as it was her government's top priority."There would be ... Read more...
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Paris Hilton visits orphans in Bali
November 18th, 2011 - 9:35 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 18 (IANS) Socialite Paris Hilton took time out from her week-long vacation in Indonesia to visit two orphanages in Bali.The 30-year-old posted a photo of herself with ... Read more...
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Nikki Reed aims to graduate
November 17th, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 17 (IANS) Actress Nikki Reed, who dropped out of high school to pursue her acting passion, has now vowed to further her education.The 23-year-old has already enrolled at ... Read more...
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56 Sharjah varsity students to get sponsorship
November 14th, 2011 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Nov 14 (IANS/WAM) The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed a contract with Sharjah University to sponsor the education of 56 students specialising ... Read more...
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Sanitation disastrous in India: Ramesh
November 2nd, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Accepting that development of sanitation facilities in the country has been a "disaster", Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Wednesday suggested enhanced government funding to deal ... Read more...
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UN should float education body
October 25th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Oct 25 (IANS) Students from over 20 countries as well as academics from Agra have sought a world body to promote education.On the UN Foundation Day celebration, speakers said ... Read more...
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Child trafficker held, eight kids rescued
October 24th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 24 (IANS) A man from Bihar was arrested and eight children, being taken to Rajasthan to work as labourers, were rescued from a train in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur ... Read more...
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Pakistan surveying poor for assistance
October 21st, 2011 - 5:58 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 21 (IANS) Pakistan has launched a nationwide survey to identify the poor for government aid, an official said Thursday.Farzana Raja, the chairperson of Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), ... Read more...
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Don’t just focus on politics: Gilani to media
October 18th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 18 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has urged the country's media to focus on educational and health issues instead of chasing politicians.Gilani Monday told the ... Read more...
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India, Philippines to sign tax treaty soon: Mukherjee
October 17th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) India and the Philippines are likely to sign a pact by January to provide a legal framework for exchange of banking and tax related ... Read more...
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Corporal punishment must be abolished: Child rights panel
October 11th, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) India's child rights panel Monday stressed the need to eliminate all forms of corporal punishment practiced in the name of disciplining a child."We need to ... Read more...
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Today is World Teachers’ Day 2011
October 5th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Oct 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Teachers all over the world will be honored today (the 5th of October) for their contribution to society. Teachers play enormous role in society and civilization so ... Read more...
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Slogging helps kids resolve reading, writing problems
October 5th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 5 (IANS) Slogging helps children resolve reading and writing problems better than the traditional tuition offered by schools, a new study shows.The study trained, by educationists from the ... Read more...
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