Threats to journalists less now, working conditions still bad: Report
May 3rd, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) On World Press Freedom Day Tuesday, a report by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said that in comparison to previous years there was less ... Read more...
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Hyderabad mother of two creates chemistry symbol world record
April 22nd, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr.22 (ANI): A Hyderabad mother of two, Meenakshi Agrawal, has written 118 symbols of a periodic table of chemistry in a world record time of 91.65 seconds.The periodic table is ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Brits ‘can’t differentiate between cheap plonk and fine wine’
April 14th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 14 (ANI): A "blind" wine tasting challenge in the UK has revealed that most drinkers are unable to tell a cheap plonk from a wine costing up to six times ... Read more...
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Most wine drinkers can’t tell the cheap from expensive
April 14th, 2011 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 14 (IANS) Most wine drinkers are not able to make out the difference between the cheap wines and those that cost up to six times as much, a ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Is joyful parenthood overrated?
March 3rd, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): Raising a child is emotionally and intellectually draining, and often requires professional sacrifice, financial hardship and declines in marital satisfaction.However, many parents still insist that their children are ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Happy teenagers are prone to get divorced: Study
February 28th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 28 (ANI): Cambride researchers have discovered that happy teenagers make happier adults but they are more likely to get divorced.The team studied the link between a positive adolscence and well-being ... Read more...
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Hardcore rebel surrenders in Meghalaya
October 1st, 2010 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Oct 1 (IANS) A hardcore rebel member of the outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) in Meghalaya has surrendered, a Border Security Force (BSF) official said Friday."Corporal" Richarbor Lyngdoh, alias ... Read more...
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Malay Govt. hoping to win back Malay Indian vote with aid project
August 17th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Aug.17 (ANI):The Malaysian Government and the Malay Indian leadership is facing a major challenge in trying to redress issues of identity and financial hardship faced by rural Malay Indians.Keen to ... Read more...
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Break-ups make women poorer while men lonelier
July 7th, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, July 7 (ANI): Break-ups leave women much poorer financially while men become much poorer socially, says a new study.The study, by researchers at the University of Queensland, the Australian Institute of ... Read more...
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Assam youth beats poverty to crack civil services exam
May 8th, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Morigaon (Assam), May 8 (IANS) Young Narayan Konwar from Assam who cracked the civil services examination this time had failed once in his Class 12 board exams and ... Read more...
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NSW pacer Cockley gets 110K dollars without bowling a ball
April 18th, 2010 - 7:11 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Apr.18 (ANI): Carrying the drinks was the closest New South Wales fast bowler Burt Cockley came to representing Australia in India last year, but he has been compensated financially for the ... Read more...
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Poor women tend to be edgy after cancer diagnosis
February 8th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 8 (IANS) Women with medium or low levels of income tend to be edgy after being diagnosed with the pre-cancerous breast condition.
The study suggests that women with financial hardship may ... Read more...
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Liverpool apologises for FA Cup humiliation
January 15th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 15 (ANI): Liverpool vice captain Jamie Carragher has issued a public apology to the club fans for their FA Cup humiliation.A defeat to Reading on Wednesday night was ... Read more...
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Amityville Horror To Be Resurrected Once More
December 18th, 2009 - 6:48 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Dec.18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A trend has been seen in Hollywood to recreate a typical film franchise as opposed to make a sequel to a film. However, it is not quite ... Read more...
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Tylenol Recall 2009
September 25th, 2009 - 3:18 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New Brunswick, Sep 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Pharmaceutical major Johnson & Johnson has issued a complete recall of all 80-milligram Children’s Tylenol Meltaways packaged in bottles and blisters, 80-milligram Children’s Tylenol SoftChews packaged ... Read more...
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Brit TV licence dodgers using pets, children as excuses for non-payment!
September 21st, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 21 (ANI): Brit TV licence dodgers would go to any lengths to get out of paying for a licence, and some have even been revealed to go to the extent ... Read more...
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Living with just 1 grandparent can cut odds of child poverty by 80pct
August 4th, 2009 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 4 (ANI): Children in houses wherein three generations of a family live together are likely to be economically more sound than those who live in a two-generation household, according ... Read more...
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US launches mortgage plan to stem housing crisis
March 5th, 2009 - 3:34 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 5 (DPA) The US launched an effort Wednesday to help homeowners pay off their mortgages, hoping to stabilize a housing crisis that lies at the centre of the country's deep ... Read more...
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Treat frost-hit crops as national calamity: MPs
March 4th, 2008 - 8:17 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) A group of parliament members cutting across party lines demanded in the Lok Sabha Tuesday that frost-affected crops be treated as "national calamity" and distressed farmers be ... Read more...
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