New York City restaurant to hold a ‘Duck Fetus Eating Contest’
August 28th, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Aug 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A fertilized egg is something in between an egg and a duck. It is considered a delicacy in many parts of the world. A New York ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga creates black perfume
July 17th, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 17 (IANS) Pop star Lady Gaga has thrilled fans by creating the world's first-ever black perfume.The 26-year-old has teamed up with bosses at fragrance firm Coty Beauty to ... Read more...
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Lopez stays curvy, toned with small meals
July 16th, 2012 - 2:46 am ICT by IANS
London, July 16 (IANS) Singer Jennifer Lopez eats four small meals a day in order to maintain her curvy-yet-toned body.The 42-year-old is famed for her body and sources say ... Read more...
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Israel keen to boost agricultural links with Bengal: Envoy
June 18th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) Israel is keen to boost its cooperation with West Bengal in the agriculture sector, its envoy said here Monday."We are very much keen to boost ... Read more...
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Chicks can be ‘woken’ up inside eggs
May 4th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 4 (IANS) Chicken embryos can be "woken up" in the egg long before hatching by rousing them with the sound of clucking hens, a study has found.Other noises ... Read more...
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Brain networks explain why some teenagers smoke
April 30th, 2012 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 30 (IANS) Scientists have been intrigued by why some teenagers start smoking or experimenting with drugs while others do not.In the largest imaging study of its kind, involving ... Read more...
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Internet made me famous: Kim Kardashian
April 25th, 2012 - 8:18 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 25 (IANS) Socialite Kim Kardashian feels that she wouldn't be famous without the internet as social networking sites allow her to interact with her fans."I think ... Read more...
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Dutch man seeks child with father’s sperm
March 24th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 24 (IANS) A childless man in the Netherlands has turned to his father for his sperm after having failed to conceive with his wife despite three years of ... Read more...
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Both brain halves vital for problem solving
March 2nd, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, March 2 (IANS) Whenever we are engaged in a task, one half of our brain is more active than the other -- but some problems require both halves to ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
‘Anna ki Rasoi’: Free food for all at MMRDA ground
December 27th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 27 (IANS) As activist Anna Hazare sought to egg on the crowd at the MMRDA ground here to fight for a strong Lokpal bill, a Good ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Nuns prescribed the pill to avoid cancer
December 9th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 9 (IANS) Regardless of their celibacy vows, nuns should take contraceptive pills to cut cancer threat, researchers in Australia have suggested.Like any other women who don't have children, ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Analysts feel that Mississippi personhood law goes too far
November 9th, 2011 - 12:07 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mississippi, Nov 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Voters in Mississippi will be given the opportunity to define who can be classified as a person. Pro-life and pro-abortion groups have often argued about whether a ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Meteorite strikes a family’s home in Paris
October 11th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Paris, Oct 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A French family literally had a lucky break. Coming back from vacation, the family found that a 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite had struck their family home in Paris. Fortunately, ... Read more...
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Scientists developing safer, more effective contraceptive
September 11th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 11 (IANS) Researchers are developing a new contraceptive that is safer and lot more effective for women than current pills.
Unlike "the pill" approved by the Food and ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Chick Fil-A offers free breakfast at select outlets
August 30th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Aug 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) For a period of five days, Chick Fil-A will be giving away free breakfasts to its customers at some of their outlets. Customers have the option ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Mystery Orange goo found in Alaska is actually fungal spores
August 19th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Alaska, Aug 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A group of scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have announced that a mysterious orange goo recently discovered on the shoreline of an Alaskan village ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Craig shuns social networking sites
August 3rd, 2011 - 6:32 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) Daniel Craig will never join any social networking website because he does not want to share tit-bits about his personal life.In fact, the James Bond ... Read more...
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Chicken lays double-yolked eggs in China
June 19th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 19 (IANS) A black hen in China lays eggs about one-fourth the size of a normal egg and they also have two yolks.An 84-year-old retired professor in China's ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Fruits, milk push food inflation to 8.55 percent
May 26th, 2011 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) India's food inflation soared to 8.55 percent for the week ended May 14, the highest level in four weeks, as prices of fruits, milk and ... Read more...
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Vitamin D boosts sperm quality
May 21st, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 21 (IANS) Would-be fathers should spend time under the sun as its exposure boosts sperm quality, say experts.A study of 340 men found that vitamin D, produced by ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
I’m really quite traditional: Lady Gaga
May 21st, 2011 - 5:01 am ICT by IANS
London, May 21 (IANS) Despite her bizarre dressing style, pop star Lady Gaga considers herself to be a traditional girl when it comes to family."I'm really quite traditional, actually, contrary ... Read more...
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Justin Bieber egg tosser arrested
May 5th, 2011 - 11:19 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, May 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Justin Bieber’s egg attacker has been arrested by the police in Australia. The incident happened during Bieber’s tour in Australia.Video of the attack has been posted on ... Read more...
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Man sentenced in Cowbell assault case
May 5th, 2011 - 1:59 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Starkville, May 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A man has been sentenced to 45 days in jail for assaulting another person with a cowbell. The judge also ordered the accused to pay a fine ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Egg-shaped nanomagnets could support future data storage systems
April 28th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 28 (ANI): Researchers are claiming that "eggcentric" nanomagnets can suggest strategies for making future low-power computer memories.Magnetics researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology used electron-beam lithography to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
When Deepika couldn’t make round rotis
April 22nd, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 22 9IANS) Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn't make a roti for a cooking scene in "Aarakshan", while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said ... Read more...
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‘Hawk mimicry’ helps cuckoos to scare their hosts
April 18th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 18 (ANI): Scientists have said that cuckoos have evolved plumage patterns that give them a hawk-like appearance to scare the birds whose nests they invade.A study has shown that reed ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Zsa Zsa Gabor’s husband claims they are trying for baby via surrogate
April 15th, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 15 (ANI): Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband has revealed that he and his ailing wife are trying for a baby by using a surrogate.According to TMZ.com, Prince Frederic von Anhalt, 67, ... Read more...
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Bald eagle’s nest being watched by cam in Decorah, Iowa
April 6th, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Decorah, April 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An eagle’s nest is being watched 24 hours thanks to cameras attached to the birds’ home. The nest had three eggs but two have already hatched with ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Elizabeth Banks becomes a mom
March 31st, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After 20 years of trying, actress Elizabeth Banks has finally become a mother. She tweeted that she and her husband Max Handelman have welcomed their son ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga is ‘true original’ says performance artist Marina Abramovic
March 28th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 28 (ANI): New York based Yugoslavian performance artist Marina Abramovic has nothing but praise for Poker Face singer Lady Gaga, saying that she is a "true original".Abramovic, 64, ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga ‘to install Grammys stage egg as a bed in her NY condo’
March 21st, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 21 (ANI): Lady Gaga is reportedly planning to install her Grammys stage egg as a bed in her swanky New York condo.Pop star is apparently spending 1.2 million pounds on ... Read more...
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Sinitta confirms benign tumour removal
February 21st, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Feb 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sinitta has confirmed that she recently had a benign tumor removed from her stomach.The singer was lucky because the tumor was not cancerous. According to the Daily ... Read more...
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British soldier gets forces’ first bionic arm
February 19th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 19 (IANS) A British soldier, who lost his arm in a grenade attack in Afghanistan, has become the country's first military amputee to be fitted with a bionic arm.Corporal Andrew ... Read more...
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Justin Bieber blasts Lady Gaga’s style as ‘gross’
February 18th, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 18 (ANI): Teen sensation Justin Bieber has slammed Lady GaGa's weird fashion sense as "gross".The 16-year-old pop hunk said the chart babe's weirdo wardrobe was totally lost on him.He criticised ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga talks about safe sex and her egg ‘Rebirth’
February 18th, 2011 - 1:52 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lady Gaga is on a mission to promote safe sex amongst the youth.The award-winning singer wants to promote awareness about the risks and the spread of ... Read more...
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