Finnair to test new menu
May 31st, 2012 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Helsinki, May 31 (IANS) Nordic carrier Finnair Thursday said it will soon start pilot tests on new service concept on its Helsinki-Manchester flights by providing a host of delicacies such ... Read more...
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Islam-Christianity dialogue features at Kazakh interfaith meet
May 31st, 2012 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Astana, May 31 (IANS) With religious tensions running high in Europe and other parts of the world, a dialogue between Islam and Christianity is the highlight of a global ... Read more...
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16-year-old refuses to accept her child marriage
April 23rd, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 23 (IANS) She was married off when she was only an infant yet, but coming of age the 16-year-old Rajasthani girl now wants that marriage annulled and freedom ... Read more...
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Karmapa’s compassion: Chinese guards are also human beings
December 25th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) When the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, head of the Karma Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism was escaping to India from China on horseback, he ... Read more...
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‘Vedanta and yoga perfect match for certain American values’
January 9th, 2011 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
By Mayank Chhaya
Chicago, Jan 9 (IANS) There has always been a pervasive but undocumented feeling that Indian philosophy, as manifest in Vedanta on the intellectual plain and yoga on the physical plain, ... Read more...
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Jon Snow Hits Out At Viewers In ‘Poppy Fascism’ Row
November 4th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Well known TV newsreader Jon Snow has hit out at the fans who criticized him for not wearing the emblem before Remembrance Day. The TV personality ... Read more...
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Discus thrower Samuels may regret CWG pull-out, says Oz champion pole vaulter Hooker
October 1st, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.1 (ANI): World and Olympic pole vault champion Steve Hooker hopes discus thrower Dani Samuels doesn't regret her decision to stay away from the Delhi Commonwealth Games, which open on ... Read more...
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Oz Muslims condemn moves to ban burka in country
September 20th, 2010 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sept 29 (ANI): Hundreds of Muslim women rallied in Lakemba to oppose moves to ban the burka in Australia and claimed that Islamic values are superior to 'flawed' Western secular values.Fautmeh ... Read more...
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Chinese woman sues cinema hall for excessive ads
September 10th, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 10 (IANS) A woman in China has sued a cinema hall and the distributors of a movie, claiming excessive advertising wasted her time and violated her freedom of ... Read more...
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Paying capacity shouldn’t be barrier to higher studies: Sibal
July 31st, 2010 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Sharing his vision of a society where every child should have the opportunity to go to school and be able to pursue higher studies irrespective of paying capacity, ... Read more...
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Indo-US higher education summit inaugurated in Mumbai
July 31st, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) With an aim to increase access and enhance quality of Indo-US higher education, a two-day summit for higher education was inaugurated here Saturday.
The summit is a part of ... Read more...
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Honour killings: Need for a stop to this barbaric practice (Comment)
July 2nd, 2010 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
By Babu Joseph
The media has rightly exposed the heinous crime of killing people under the guise of protecting the 'honour' of the caste or community. This monstrous practice reported from some states ... Read more...
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India-Pak talks being held under duress from the US: Hamid Gul
June 25th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, June 25 (ANI): He has been referred to as the 'man who knows too much'. A former ISI chief, India and US hater, there are many epithets attached with Hamid Gul's ... Read more...
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Several states plan lawsuit over Obama’s health care legislation
March 23rd, 2010 - 12:11 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- Lawmakers in 38 states have deemed the health care legislation unconstitutional, and are now "redoubling their efforts to pass legislation that would stop ObamaCare at the state ... Read more...
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‘Saturday Night Fever’ ends LFW in retro style
March 10th, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) Shiny disco balls hanging from the roof, an artificial mirror set with a pavement and a balcony, models dancing to "Saturday Night Fever"... it was a retro end ... Read more...
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Doctors, seniors endorse US health reforms
November 6th, 2009 - 10:25 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 6 (DPA) President Barack Obama's hopes of overhauling the US health care system were given a major boost Thursday as two advocacy groups representing doctors and seniors backed the ... Read more...
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New Google tool seeks to convert Net into newsstand
September 16th, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
San Jose (California), Sep 16 (IANS) So far, you have been spending time browsing to read news on Internet. But now, top search engine and content giant Google will help you read ... Read more...
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All BPL families proposed to be brought under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
July 6th, 2009 - 4:07 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 6 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that the Government proposes to bring all BPL families under the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY).
Announcing this while ... Read more...
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More money for rural health mission
July 6th, 2009 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), that aims to provide quality healthcare to villagers, Monday saw its budget allocation increased by Rs.2,057 crore ($411 million).
Describing the ... Read more...
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Victory for gays gets three cheers from Bollywood
July 4th, 2009 - 9:41 am ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Bollywood can't stop talking about the Delhi High Court's landmark judgement that has decriminalised gay sex. From Shatrughan Sinha to Sushmita Sen, all ... Read more...
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Oz Muslim leaders dismayed over Sarkozy’s criticism of burqa
June 25th, 2009 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, June 25 (ANI): Australian Islamic leaders are dismayed at French President Nicolas Sarkozy's criticism of the burqa as a threat to "the equality and dignity of the female," saying his ... Read more...
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Shopping in narrow lanes makes people seek variety
May 13th, 2009 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 13 (ANI): While wandering in the narrow aisles of a supermarket, people have the tendency to look for variety in a bid to overcome the confined environment, according to a ... Read more...
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‘Indian feminists should involve younger women’
March 25th, 2009 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The feminist movement in India needs to involve younger women in metros and its scope could be expanded to address the skewed gender ratio in the north ... Read more...
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War no solution, Pakistan too plagued by terrorism: Zardari (Lead)
December 27th, 2008 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 27 (IANS) In an apparent bid to reduce tensions with India, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Saturday said the "cancer" of terrorism was plaguing his country too but cautioned New ... Read more...
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Consumer not ready for personalised nutrition
November 5th, 2008 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 5 (IANS) In future it might be possible to customise the food to individual needs, based on his or her genetic profile. But the market is not yet ready for ... Read more...
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Russia now a state to be reckoned with: Medvedev
September 6th, 2008 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 6 (RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday the country has emerged as a force to "reckon with" after the Caucasus crisis. "The events in South Ossetia showed that ... Read more...
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Global scenario giving mixed picture: Minister
June 2nd, 2008 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The global scenario today provides "a very mixed picture" to India's defence policy makers, Minister of State for Defence M.M. Pallam Raju has said. And India had ... Read more...
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