As militancy fades, girls return to school in Jammu’s remote regions
July 4th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 4 (IANS) For the girls of Mahore in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district where militants used to have a free run, it is time to realise their dreams ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Fame isn’t perpetual: Big B
March 29th, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) Even at 69, megastar Amitabh Bachchan remains one of the most sought after actors in Bollywood, but he feels fame is not perpetual and will ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
US stocks pull back as European optimism fades
December 13th, 2011 - 8:57 am ICT by IANS
New York, Dec 13 (IANS) US stocks pulled back across the board Monday as initial enthusiasm about last week's EU compact faded, Xinhua reported.The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 162.87 ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Pattinson hopes ‘Twilight’ love scene works
October 28th, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 28 (IANS) Actor Robert Pattinson hopes his sex scene with his real-life girlfriend Kristen Stewart in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" lives up to the ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
On a rain soaked night at Ramlila Maidan
August 24th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) When Delhi sleeps, the Ramlila Maidan remains awake.The sloganeering does not end, except sporadically, although the fasting 74-year-old Anna Hazare is sleeping only around 100 ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Huge asteroid to fly close to earth on November
May 3rd, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 3 (ANI): Mark your calendars for November 8, because that's when a massive asteroid will sweep past the Earth.The asteroid called 2005 YU55 has a diameter of 1,300 feet and ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Huge asteroid to fly close to earth on November 8th, 2011
April 9th, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 9 (ANI): Mark your calendars for November 8th, because that's when a massive asteroid will sweep past the Earth.The asteroid called 2005 YU55 has a diameter of 1,300 feet and ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Female birds can retard fertility loss with right mates
January 23rd, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) In birds like in humans, female fertility declines with age. Some female birds can slow their declining fertility by choosing the right mates.Female birds become progressively less fertile ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Biological clock ticks slower for female birds that pick right mates
January 19th, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 19 (ANI): A new study claims that choosing the right mates can slow down the ticking of biological clocks in some females birds.Josh Auld of the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Skygazers All Set To Witness Lunar Eclipse This Month
December 18th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A full eclipse of the moon would be visible all over North and Central America on Monday from 11:41 p.m. PST till 12:53 a.m. Tuesday. It ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Kerala Jews come to relive past, as present fades
December 2nd, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
By Sanu George
Kochi, Dec 2 (IANS) From thousands, the number of Jews in Kerala has dwindled to a mere 10 and they too live only in Kochi. The exodus of the community ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Rescued Chilean miners’ new challenge: Re-establishing ties with family
October 17th, 2010 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 17 (ANI): As if spending two months trapped under ground wasn't enough, the 33 Chilean miners now face new challenges - re-establishing their relationships and roles in their families."Gaps arose ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Floyd Little Honored With Pro Football Hall Of Fame
August 8th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Aug 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Highly acclaimed Denver Broncos running back Floyd Little had to wait for 30 long years to ultimately be honored with the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Lois The Corpse Flower Blooming In Houston Museum Of Natural Science
July 23rd, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Houston, July 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The residents of Houston are all flocking in the Houston Museum of Natural Science. However, it is not an animal that is attracting their attention. ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Politics is hell, won’t join it: Rahman
July 13th, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
London, July 13 (IANS) Music maestro A.R. Rahman has no intention of ever joining politics, describing it as a "hell""It is from one hell to another - lack of creativity ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
YouTube installs vuvuzela button on its best videos
June 28th, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 28 (ANI): You Tube has added a vuvuzela button to its best clips.Video sharing website YouTube has installed a vuvuzela button which plays the distinctive buzzing soundtrack over its videos. ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Risk of cardiovascular disease rises in winters
May 27th, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 27 (ANI): In winters, there is an increase in the rate of cardiovascular disease because many people don't know how to rug up against the cold, an Aussie study has ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Jay-Z Not Happy With ‘We Are The World’ Remake
February 16th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Feb 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Everyone is aware of the song We Are the World and that it was used in the recently inaugurated Vancouver Winter Olympic's opening ceremony. However, the ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
King Momo leads Goa carnival to colourful start
February 13th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 13 (IANS) Long parades of gaily coloured floats with masked dancers led by King Momo or king of the carnival took to the streets of sunny Goa Saturday, signalling the ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Obama closes cocktail hour at the White House
January 21st, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan. 21 (ANI): The Obamas hosted at least half a dozen bipartisan soirees early last year, but they haven't held any since late spring.Billed as a way to break through the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Survivors found in Haiti supermarket rubble
January 18th, 2010 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Port-au-Prince/Washington, Jan 18 (DPA) A Haitian who was rescued after being buried for five days in a crushed supermarket Sunday gave a triumphal thumbs-up as Turkish and US rescuers helped him out, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Ford Fusion & Transit Connect win awards at the Detroit Auto show 2010
January 12th, 2010 - 1:08 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Detroit, Jan 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Best Car of the year 2010 was won by the Ford Fusion Hybrid sedan at the Detroit auto show 2010. And Ford Transit Connect won ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Tiger Woods Scandal Likely To Be Featured In A TV Movie
December 29th, 2009 - 7:44 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Dec.29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) With the enormous amount of interest that the Tiger Woods controversy has generated, it does come as a surprise that the juicy tale of the champion golfer ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Nicole Kidman keen on becoming interior designer
December 8th, 2009 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 8 (ANI): Nicole Kidman has a plan B in place if her interest in Hollywood fades away i.e. to turn to interior designing.The actress confessed she was keen to ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Tendulkar, the entertainer par excellence
November 14th, 2009 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) By the time Sachin Tendulkar made his debut in one-day internationals in 1989, the format had been in existence for 19 years, but it would not ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Robert Burns stole thoughts from a lesser-known English poet?
November 1st, 2009 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 1 (ANI): Robert Burns, the renowned and much praised 18th century Scottish poet, may have ripped off ideas from a lesser-known English poet, according to experts.Rab Wilson, the Burns Writing ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Micah Sloat Starer “Paranormal Activity” Creates Storm At The Box Office
October 24th, 2009 - 6:45 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Oct. 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Horror has a new name. Shot at a lacklustre budget of $10,000, the latest horror flick "Paranormal Activity" has been captivating the audience all across the ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Brain can quickly learn a forgotten language again
September 25th, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 25 (IANS) Many of us learn a foreign language when we are young, but in some cases, exposure is brief and we never get to hear or practice the tongue ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Religious people choose college majors in education and humanities
September 5th, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 5 (ANI): The most religious people are more likely to do their college majors in education and the humanities, a new study has revealed.However, while the teachers-in-training tend to become ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
“Julie & Julia”: Bonded By Cooking
August 9th, 2009 - 6:27 pm ICT by GD
Julie Powell couldn't have expected a more grand way for her career and life to have succeeded. "Julie & Julia", that hit the theater on Friday, August 7, has achieved that milestone ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
See energetic Michael Jackson in rehearsal video before death here
July 3rd, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by John Le Fevre
Video footage obtained by news agency AFP of Michael Jackson rehearsing for his 50-date comeback tour two days before his death show the entertainer vibrant and energetic.The footage was recorded at ... Read more...
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Izzie Stevens passes away and so leaves Katherine Heigal
May 15th, 2009 - 9:50 pm ICT by GD
ABC's hard-hitting medical drama Grey's Anatomy ended with a tear-jerker in a 2-hour finale, with two long-standing characters taking the bow.Though theatrically dramatic and a stunner in it's own right, the exit ... Read more...
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By George! Is O’ Malley Really Dead?
May 15th, 2009 - 9:47 pm ICT by GD
The Thursday night 2-hour episode season finale, of ABC's Grey's Anatomy season 5, proved to be quite a shocker of sorts, for fans and critics alike with the dramatic seeming exit of ... Read more...
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US to press Pakistan, Afghanistan on Taliban
May 6th, 2009 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 6 (ANI): When President Barack Obama meets both Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai here today, he will stress that both are facing the same ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Brightness of Kashmiri carpets fades in economic meltdown
February 22nd, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 22 (IANS) The centuries-old carpet industry of Kashmir is facing a severe crisis in the wake of the global economic slowdown, endangering the livelihood of over 150,000 weavers.
Industry leaders are ... Read more...
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