China’s auto sales up nearly three percent
July 11th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 11 (IANS) China's automobile sales hit 9.6 million units in the first half of 2012, up 2.93 percent year-on-year, the auto industry association said Wednesday.Sales of passenger vehicles ... Read more...
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IBM’s Sequoia is now the world’s fastest supercomputer
June 19th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, June 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) IBM's Sequoia has overtaken the number 1 spot as the fastest supercomputer.
Fujitsu’s K Computer fell to second place on the list, which is released ... Read more...
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Syrian diplomats’ expulsion counter-productive: Russia
May 31st, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia believes expulsion of Syrian ambassadors from a number of Western countries is counter- productive, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Wednesday."We can only comment on ... Read more...
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Chinese shipyard to build Titanic II
May 2nd, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 2 (IANS) A Chinese shipyard is planning to build a replica of the Titanic that sank in the Atlantic in 1912 with more than 1,500 people on board. ... Read more...
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Global paper consumption increased by half since 1980
April 5th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 5 (IANS) Global paper consumption since 1980 has gone up by almost half, although communication today is mostly by email and text, online statements and by fax, a ... Read more...
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Germany beat Japan to win Algarve Cup
March 8th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Faro (Portugal), March 8 (IANS) Okoyino da Mbabi scored a hat-trick as Germany beat Japan 4-3 in the women's soccer Algarve Cup final.The German side opened scoring in the 20th ... Read more...
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Apple’s iPhone 4S sales top four mn in three days
October 18th, 2011 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 18 (IANS) Though Apple iPhone 4S failed to wow pundits when it was unveiled, the company sold more than 4 million units over the weekend, making it the ... Read more...
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iPhone 4S sales top 4 mn in first weekend: Apple
October 18th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Oct 17 (IANS) Apple Monday announced that it has sold more than four million of the new iPhone 4S, three days after the launch on Friday."IPhone 4S ... Read more...
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Cuddling vital for long-term happiness among couples
July 5th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 5 (IANS) Cuddling and caressing are vital for long-term satisfaction in relationships, according to an international study.
The couples, over 1,000 from the US, Brazil, Germany, Japan and ... Read more...
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India, Brazil, Germany, Japan demand UNSC change
February 12th, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 12 (ANI): India, Brazil, Germany and Japan have said that there is a need to open up the United Nation Security Council (UNSC) to new members.External Affairs Minister ... Read more...
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Patients with high cholesterol’ ‘not getting the treatment they need’
February 2nd, 2011 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 2 (ANI): The largest ever study of 147 million people has claimed that most people around the globe with high cholesterol are not getting the right kind of treatment.The report, ... Read more...
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China denies copying high-speed rail technology
November 23rd, 2010 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 23 (IANS) A Chinese official has denied that China's high-speed rail technology has been plagiarised, saying it has developed it on its own.Tian Lipu, director of the State Intellectual Property ... Read more...
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UAE’s non-oil foreign trade reaches $133 bn in August
November 15th, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Nov 15 (IANS/WAM) The UAE's non-oil foreign trade rose to 477.6 billion dirhams (about $130 billion) in the first eight months of 2010, up by nine percent, compared to 436.4 ... Read more...
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Pranab Mukherjee hopeful of seat in expanded UN Security Council
October 8th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington D.C., Oct.8 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has expressed hope that India will get a permanent place in the United Nations Security Council whenever the reforms of the international body ... Read more...
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Simon Cowell To Receive Special Emmy Award
October 7th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 7, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Music mogul and former American Idol judge Simon Cowell will be soon conferred with a special prize. He would receive this prize at the soon-to-be-held 38th ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
India, Brazil, Germany, Japan seek UNSC expansion
September 25th, 2010 - 11:03 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 25 (IANS) India, Brazil, Germany and Japan (collectively known as G4 nations) have reiterated the need for urgent reform of the Security Council, including expansion of permanent and non-permanent ... Read more...
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At UN, governments to push for Pakistan flood aid
August 20th, 2010 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 19 (DPA) High-ranking government officials were to make a strong pitch at the UN Thursday for greater contributions to assist the victims of Pakistan's unprecedented floods that have affected ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Apple releases iPhone 4 in 17 more countries
July 26th, 2010 - 11:58 pm ICT by BNO News
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- Apple on Monday announced that its iPhone 4 will be available in 17 more countries this Friday.Customers from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, ... Read more...
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Karnataka gets 400 projects worth Rs.4 trillion (Lead)
June 4th, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 4 (IANS) The southern Indian state of Karnataka has bagged about 400 projects worth Rs.4 trillion ($85 billion) at the two-day Global Investors Meet (GIM 2010) in this tech hub.
"We ... Read more...
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India ranks sixth in image rating by Americans
February 19th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 19 (IANS) India ranked sixth among 20 nations favourably viewed by Americans that figured prominently in the news or US foreign policy in the first year of the ... Read more...
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Commonwealth Wrestling Championship kick-starts in Jalandhar
December 19th, 2009 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
Jalandhar, Dec 19 (ANI): The three-day Commonwealth Wrestling Championship tournament began in Jalandhar on Friday (December 18).The championship is being organised by the Wrestling Federation of India and Ministry of ... Read more...
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India maps human genome, joins elite league (Lead)
December 8th, 2009 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) India has successfully mapped the human genome that will help develop effective drug development in the country, an achievement that puts the country among an elite league ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Brazil to seek bids for high-speed rail line
December 8th, 2009 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 8 (EFE) The Brazilian government will soon open the bidding process to build a high-speed train line that will link Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, authorities said.
A ... Read more...
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Russia backs India for UN seat
December 8th, 2009 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
By Sarwar Kashani
Moscow, Dec 7 (IANS) Describing India as a "deserving and a strong candidate", Russia Monday backed India for a permanent seat in an expanded United Nations Security Council (UNSC)."Russia ... Read more...
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Foreign airlines doubled services to India over five years
August 6th, 2009 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The number of services being operated by foreign carriers in India has almost doubled over the last five years, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said here Thursday. ... Read more...
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Air services pacts not harming Indian carriers: Patel
July 14th, 2009 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Bilateral air services pacts do not benefit foreign airlines at the cost of Indian carriers, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said Tuesday.
"It's wrong to say routes are ... Read more...
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France wants to expand G8 group
July 10th, 2009 - 6:29 am ICT by IANS
L'Aquila (Italy), July 10 (DPA) French President Nicolas Sarkozy is pushing for an expansion of the Group of Eight (G8).
"The G8 are no longer representative enough to manage the economic crisis," Sarkozy ... Read more...
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Over one lakh more seats allocated to foreign airlines
July 2nd, 2009 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The government allocated 105,298 additional seats per week to foreign carriers on a reciprocal basis last year and would continue doing so this fiscal to enable greater ... Read more...
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Women buy 8 out of 10 wine bottles to drink at home
April 2nd, 2009 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 2 (ANI): Women have invaded men's terrain a little further - a new study has found that ladies buy eight out of 10 bottles of wine to drink at home.The ... Read more...
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Benin to support India’’s bid for UNSC seat
March 4th, 2009 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): The President of the African nation of Benin, Boni Yayi, on Wednesday pledged support to India''s bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council ... Read more...
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China wants greater presence of developing nations in UNSC
February 20th, 2009 - 7:37 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Feb 20 (Xinhua) China has called for a greater representation of developing countries, in particular those from Africa, in a reformed UN Security Council.
"In the reform of the Security Council, ... Read more...
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India open junior hockey world cup campaign against Singapore
February 12th, 2009 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) India have been pitted against hosts Singapore, the Netherlands, Poland and New Zealand for the junior men's hockey World Cup from June 7-21.
India are in Pool D ... Read more...
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India placed in Pool D in junior hockey World Cup
January 26th, 2009 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) India have been placed alongside the Netherlands, New Zealand Singapore and Poland in the junior hockey World Cup from June 7-21.India are in Pool D of the ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Paks efforts to scuttle Indias move for permanent SC seat receive setback
September 18th, 2008 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington , Sept 18 (ANI): Pakistan ''s efforts to scuttle India s bid to get a permanent seat in an expanded UN Security Council reportedly suffered a serious setback when the ... Read more...
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Scientists ”enjoying media interaction”
July 11th, 2008 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 11 (AN): Once reluctant to share their work with the media, scientists are now enjoying all the attention they''re getting, seeing it as a reward for their labour.
Contrary to ... Read more...
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