Falling rupee a serious concern: Commerce minister
May 23rd, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 23 (IANS) The rupee's continued slide against the dollar is "a serious concern", Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said Wednesday."Increased dollar demand, especially by oil companies, is making ... Read more...
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Social media powering modern protests, note experts
April 17th, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) From the Pink Chaddi campaign in 2009 to the Kashmir uprisings or the Arab Spring later, internet has given new means of expression to ... Read more...
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Delhi Police deny foreign agency quizzed Kazmi: Court (Lead)
March 21st, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) A Delhi court Wednesday disposed of a petition by arrested journalist Syed Mohammad Kazmi in which he alleged that officials of a "foreign agency" had ... Read more...
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Court reserves order on Kazmi petition
March 20th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday reserved its order on the petition of arrested journalist Syed Mohammad Kazmi who said officials of a "foreign agency" had interrogated ... Read more...
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Guwahati reptiles withstand urbanization onslaught
February 2nd, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 2 (IANS) Despite rapid urbanization, the herpetofauna population of Guwahati has not been severely affected. There are some 63 species of herpetiles in this Assam city."This is good ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Now IIFA wants to organise ‘weekend’ for southern industry
December 2nd, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 2 (IANS) After taking Bollywood offshore, IIFA organiser Wizcraft International wants the southern film industry to also get on board to create a global platform for them.During the ... Read more...
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Delhi hosts Slut Walk, flays sexual violence (With Images)
July 31st, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The blood-curdling shriek of a girl rang through the road leading to Jantar Mantar here Sunday morning. She was being raped -- in a ... Read more...
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Delhi all set for its first Slutwalk
July 30th, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The virtual world was Saturday abuzz with last minute invitations, even as preparations were in full swing for the capital's first Slut Walk or ... Read more...
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Delhi to host ‘Slut Walk’ Sunday
July 29th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Delhi will Sunday host the country's first Slut Walk, or 'Besharmi Morcha' -- a campaign to protest the random usage of the word 'slut' and ... Read more...
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WWE Raw: Triple H Reinstates JR, and Jim Morrison!’
July 26th, 2011 - 12:57 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Chief Operating Officer of the WWE, Triple H, The Game addressed the WWE nation last night on 'WWE Monday Night Raw'. He gave his “State of the ... Read more...
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Debate on gender inequality sets mood for Slut Walk
July 10th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) College students and professionals participated in a debate on gender inequality at Jantar Mantar here Sunday, ahead of the country's first Slut Walk later ... Read more...
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‘Slut Walk’ in Delhi to fight sexual violence
June 19th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Delhi will next month host the country's first 'Slut Walk' -- renamed 'Besharmi Morcha' for India -- to protest sexual violence against women who ... Read more...
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Volatile crude prices a challenge for inflation-hit India: Pranab
May 5th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, May 5 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Thursday said that recent volatility in global prices of crude and food items was a challenge for India, which was already ... Read more...
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New content, support set stage for theatre’s resurgence (March 27 is World Theatre Day)
March 26th, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Indian theatre is reaching out to a wider cross-section of people. With more funds, greater corporate interest, use of the internet and content that touches ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh pitches for nuclear safety
March 18th, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 18 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, today said that the tragic nuclear incident in Japan in the aftermath of the tsunami and earthquake should make revisit ... Read more...
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Half of UK population using Facebook
March 4th, 2011 - 12:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 4 (ANI): Around 30 million people in the UK, nearly half of its population, are now active Facebook users.The social networking site has announced that four million more people ... Read more...
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Inflation to come down to 7 pc by March, says Montek
February 4th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) The current inflation is a "seasonal spike" and it will come down to 7 percent by March this year, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said Friday."A ... Read more...
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RBI blames Ramesh’s ‘environment sensitive policies’ for FDI dip
January 27th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 27 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has blamed Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh's 'environment sensitive policies' for driving away Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) ... Read more...
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Pakistan to discard ‘frontline state in war on terror’ tag
January 21st, 2011 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 21(ANI): Pakistan has decided to do away with the phrase 'frontline state in war against terrorism', which is frequently used by officials to stress the country's role in anti-terror efforts."Descriptions ... Read more...
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Pakistan not to call itself `frontline state’ in terror war
January 21st, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 21 (IANS) Islamabad has decided to drop the phrase "frontline state in war against terrorism", frequently used by officials to highlight Pakistan's role against terror, as it was not serving ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Sweden, Louisiana Joins Arkansas In Dying Birds Mystery
January 6th, 2011 - 7:19 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Jan 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The mystery death of birds and fishes has turned into a global phenomenon with new cases of animal deaths emerging in many parts of the world. ... Read more...
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Meera Shankar’s Pat Down Controversy Intensifies
December 9th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It looks like the TSA's unpopularity will soon become a global phenomenon as the External Affairs ministry of India too is now one of its critics. ... Read more...
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Qureshi ‘deflects’ Obama, Singh’s ‘Pak epicenter of terror’ accusations
November 9th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 9 (ANI): Rebuffing Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent remarks regarding regional stability, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that terror groups were active in India as ... Read more...
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Infosys wants RBI to halt huge inflows to check volatility
October 15th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 15 (IANS) With an appreciating rupee impacting its margins, IT bellwether Infosys Technologies Friday sought the intervention of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to regulate speculative inflows to check ... Read more...
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Matt Lanter Isn’t Beautiful Enough To Play Edward Cullen
October 15th, 2010 - 5:27 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 15, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The ‘90210’ super hunk Matt Lanter has no problem making all the Beverly Hills girls go ga ga over his killer looks. In a candid interview ... Read more...
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Frequent Facebook users more likely to lose friends
October 7th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 7 (IANS) People glued to Facebook for hours are more likely to lose friends on the social networking site.
Researchers found that friends' frequent posts about nothing in ... Read more...
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Lynda Carter Can Sing Too?
September 14th, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Sep 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) There is lot more to yesteryear's Wonder Woman than meets the eye. For all those who fell in love with the super-heroin of the 70s for ... Read more...
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Prachanda plagued by the ‘P’ curse
August 26th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 26 (IANS) Born a nondescript Chhabilal Dahal to a struggling farmer in southern Nepal, the chief of Nepal's astounding Maoist guerrilla movement became a global phenomenon after he ... Read more...
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Ulterior motives could be behind superbug claim: India
August 13th, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Upset over claims that a drug resistant superbug was traced to the country, India Friday said there was need to find out whether some "ulterior motives" were ... Read more...
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Govt. to probe any ‘ulterior motives’ behind superbug claim
August 13th, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 13 (ANI): The Central Government has strongly rejected charges levelled by a British study for allegedly exporting a multiple drug-resistant superbug to the rest of the world, and said ... Read more...
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Susan Boyle fears returning to financial woes
August 2nd, 2010 - 2:44 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Scottish nightangle Susan Boyle's brother has revealed she lives in constant fear of squandering her fortune because she has "no concept" of how much she has earned.
The spinster ... Read more...
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Vans To Introduce ‘Yo Gabba Gabba’ Shoes Collection In November
July 30th, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 29, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Vans, the action sports Footwear Company aimed at youths, is going to launch a collection of sneakers based on the children's show "Yo Gabba Gabba' in ... Read more...
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Pak FO’s ’selective amnesia’ over Cameron’s ‘terror export’ googly
July 29th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 29(ANI): Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit has chosen to counter British Prime Minister David Cameron's remarks that Islamabad has to stop exporting terror, by disowning terrorists on its ... Read more...
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JK Rowling’s autograph now most sought after in the world
July 16th, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 16 (ANI): 'Harry Potter' author JK Rowling's signature is the most desired in the world, ahead of signatures of stars like boxing legend Muhammad Ali and the King of ... Read more...
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Netherlands’ fans demonstrate against ‘Octopus Paul’ in Kerala
July 11th, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by ANI
Thiruvananthapuram, July 11(ANI): Fans of the Netherlands team staged a protest in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, against the psychic 'Octopus Paul' for predicting their favourite team's defeat in the World Cup final.Fans, on Saturday, ... Read more...
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