Culinary journey of Hindoostan on the canvas of Raj era (With Images)
February 5th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Indian cuisine is drawing global celebrities, its latest aficionado being Arnold Schwarzenegger who was reported missing his appointments to gorge on king-size naans and ... Read more...
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Team to retrace Shackleton’s Antarctica trek
September 14th, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 14 (IANS) A team of adventurers is planning to recreate the epic journey of explorer Ernest Shackleton across Antarctica.
Jo Davies will become the first woman with a ... Read more...
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Ready for epic journey to Lhasa: new Tibetan PM
August 8th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Aug 8 (IANS) The Dalai Lama was ready to embark on an epic journey back to Lhasa, Lobsang Sangay said Monday, as he took over as the new prime ... Read more...
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Twitter confirms it acquired TweetDeck, terms not disclosed
May 26th, 2011 - 12:18 am ICT by BNO News
SAN FRANCISCO (BNO NEWS) -- The social networking website Twitter on Wednesday confirmed it has acquired TweetDeck, a popular desktop application that enables users to read messages and post updates to Twitter.The ... Read more...
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Sean Bean confirmed for HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’
March 24th, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Details are emerging on HBO’s new show “Game of Thrones.” Sean Bean has been confirmed for the show and the actor revealed his role on the ... Read more...
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Polar bear’s record 9-day continuous swim blamed on global warming
January 26th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 26 (ANI): Scientists studying bears around the Beaufort Sea, north of Alaska, have revealed that a polar bear swam continuously for over nine days, which could be the result of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Polar bears at risk as melting ice is making them swim greater distances
January 26th, 2011 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 26 (ANI): Scientists studying polar bears have claimed that the melting sea ice is making the animals swim greater distances, at the risk of their own health and future generations.Researchers ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
84-year-old Brit to lead four-man team in Atlantic raft sail
January 16th, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.16 (ANI): A 84-year-old Britisher, Anthony Smith, will lead a team of adventurers in a sail across the Atlantic Ocean, stretch of 2,800 miles, in a raft made from plastic gas ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Santa makes an epic journey - to Nepal
December 22nd, 2010 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Dec 22 (IANS) Four years after the Hindu kingdom of Nepal became a secular republic where Christians no longer face state persecution, guess who is making an epic ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
England Ashes cricket fan cycles 15,500 miles from Lord’s to the Gabba for charity!
November 25th, 2010 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 25(ANI): England cricket fan Oli Broom has completed a remarkable cycling journey for charity from Lord's to the Gabba in Brisbane in time for the first Ashes Test.Broom has ... Read more...
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James Cameron Plans His Next!
November 2nd, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 2, 2010 (Showbiz PR Wire): Oscar winning director James Cameron who introduced audiences the world over to the enchanting world of Pandora has just given his fans another reason to rejoice! ... Read more...
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Ang Lee Discovers Pi!
November 1st, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 1, 2010 (Sampurn Wire) This is one piece of news that is sure to have everyone thrilled! Academy Award winning director Ang Lee of Brokeback Mountain fame has finally zeroed in ... Read more...
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Irish cancer-survivor on epic 7,000-mile journey round the world in gyrocopter
August 5th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 5(ANI): Irishman Norman Surplus, who survived bowel cancer in 2003, is on an ambitious adventure of attempting to circumnavigate the globe in a gyrocopter.As part of his 7,000-mile journey ... Read more...
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Driverless vans on a trip from Italy to China
July 22nd, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 22 (IANS) Two driverless electric robot vans have begun an epic journey from Italy to China, using cameras and laser scanners to aid navigation and avoid collision with other vehicles. ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
China court accepts ‘Avatar’ plagiarism case
July 10th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 10 (ANI): A Beijing court has accepted a plagiarism case against Hollywood director James Cameron by an amateur Beijing writer over the contents of 'Avatar'.Writer Zhou Shaomou, the general ... Read more...
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Movie Review: My Name Is Khan (2010)
February 12th, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
My Name Is Khan: Shah Rukh Khan's best till dateRating: 3.5 out of 5*Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Jimmy Shergill, Sonia JehanDirector: Karan JoharSuffering from Asperger's syndrome, Rizvan Khan (Shah Rukh ... Read more...
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Brit man eyes record by juggling football 30 miles across London
January 26th, 2010 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 26 (ANI): A British man is hoping to set a Guinness World Record by juggling a football 30 miles across London.Dan Magness, who has been training for his latest record ... Read more...
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Pi author’s next novel to deal with Holocaust
November 1st, 2009 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 01 (ANI): Life of Pi author Yann Martel's next novel 'Beatrice And Virgil' will be about Holocaust, in which readers will once again find him focussing on animals.The story revolves ... Read more...
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Queen’s Baton Relay to cover the longest distance this time
October 29th, 2009 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 29 (IANS) The Queen's Baton Relay, one of the great traditions of the Commonwealth Games, will travel 170,000 km and pass through 70 Commonwealth nations before reaching India for the ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
British Queen to send off high-tech baton on epic journey to India
September 1st, 2009 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 1 (IANS) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is to launch a baton relay - one of the longest in history - in the presence of President Pratibha Patil to lift ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Jaswant Singh is not wrong on Jinnah (Comment)
August 26th, 2009 - 10:00 am ICT by IANS
By Firoz Bakht Ahmed
The ghost of partition is haunting us even today. I am no admirer of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, but Jaswant Singh is right in trying to peel off years ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
American cyclist pedals more than 5,000 miles for climate change
August 2nd, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 2 (ANI): Climate Rider Michael Proulx will cycle more than 5,000 miles this summer to promote Brita Climate Ride 2009 in the US, as well as raise awareness of climate ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
40th Anniversary Of Astronauts Landing On The Moon
July 21st, 2009 - 8:43 pm ICT by GD
Exactly 40 years ago on the day of July 20 in the year 1969, man had first made a successful journey to the moon and had been able to place his feet ... Read more...
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Don’t miss your date with the planet
June 2nd, 2009 - 9:42 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
HOME, a film by Yann Arthus Bertrand~ STAR World becomes instrumental in the worldwide release of a landmark documentary on World Environment Day, Friday, June 5, 8-10 pm~Mumbai, 22nd May ... Read more...
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UK explorer aims to set new Arctic endurance record
May 8th, 2009 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 8 (ANI): UK explorer Adrian Hayes aims to set a new Arctic endurance record. This time the Dubai-based adventurer is hoping to make the longest unassisted Arctic Polar journey in ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
“By nature, I am a shy person” - Mahie Gill
May 4th, 2009 - 10:09 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Joginder TutejaIf one has a quick glance over promising actors who have just made an entry in Bollywood during last four months, one of the first names that comes to ... Read more...
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Mahie decides to go glam after ‘Dev D’, ‘Gulaal’
March 27th, 2009 - 9:48 am ICT by IANS
By Joginder Tuteja
Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) Actress Mahie Gill, who impressed audiences with her mature performance in "Dev D" and "Gulaal", said she will be seen in glamorous roles in her forthcoming ... Read more...
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American becomes first woman ever to swim the Atlantic Ocean
February 9th, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 9 (ANI): In a new record, an American aged 56 has become the first woman to swim the Atlantic Ocean, after propelling herself across thousands of miles of ocean ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Chandamama’s Ramayana on stalls with rich visuals
December 18th, 2008 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 18 (IANS) Chandamama India, the publishing house of the popular Chandamama range of children's magazines, Thursday offered its young readers epic Ramayana richly laden with colourful illustrations. According to the ... Read more...
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Homer’s Odyssey contains celestial clues hinting at eclipse, claim experts
June 24th, 2008 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 24 (ANI): A Rockefeller University scientist says that an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer, called The Odyssey, seems to be containing astronomical references that provide corroborating evidence ... Read more...
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Largest Cambodian Buddha resurrected in Siem Reap
June 4th, 2008 - 7:36 pm ICT by ANI
Phnom Penh, June 4 (ANI) The largest reclining Buddha in Cambodia, part of the Baphuon Temple at Angkor in Siem Reap province, has just opened to the public, the Mekong Times ... Read more...
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British explorers successfully complete 25,000-mile trip from Pole to Pole
May 29th, 2008 - 3:51 pm ICT by admin
London, May 29 (ANI): Two British explorers have become the first people ever to complete a 25,000-mile trip from the North Pole to South Pole, using only natural power like sleds, ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Future Olympic torch relays may be scrapped
April 8th, 2008 - 10:37 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, Apr.8 (ANI): Olympic association chiefs are likely to consider scrapping international torch relays for future Games in the wake of the worldwide protests that have disrupted the run-up to the ... Read more...
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Endangered leatherback turtle’s epic 12,744-mile migration
January 25th, 2008 - 2:00 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 25 (ANI): An endangered leatherback sea turtle recently completed the longest recorded migration of any sea vertebrate, after it travelled 12,744 mile across the Pacific Ocean.The giant reptiles journey was ... Read more...
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Govt to set up National Land Reform Council
November 14th, 2007 - 3:03 am ICT by admin
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