Opposition attacks government over sailors hostage crisis
March 9th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The opposition Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the government over its "helplessness" in obtaining the release of Indian sailors held captive by Somali ... Read more...
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Violent video games may help soldiers sleep better
March 9th, 2011 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 9 (ANI): A new study has suggested that regularly playing video games, involving combat and war, could help soldiers cope with nightmares and sleep better.Jayne Gackenbach of Grant MacEwan University ... Read more...
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Bihar parents seek mercy killing for two sons
March 9th, 2011 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Muzaffarpur (Bihar), March 9 (IANS) Asha Devi is aware of the cruel irony. "Mothers seek long lives for their children, but here I am seeking death for my two sons," ... Read more...
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Gaiety, fanfare as India celebrates International Women’s Day (Roundup)
March 8th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) India joined in the celebrations of International Women's Day with the rest of the world Tuesday with much gaiety and fanfare. However, the shocking ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha speaker turns poetic on women’s day
March 8th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The status of women is cause indeed for eloquence, and Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar was more than up to the challenge Tuesday when ... Read more...
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It is advantage AIADMK: Leaders
March 5th, 2011 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 5 (IANS) The opposition camp in Tamil Nadu is expectedly happy with the dramatic decision by the ruling DMK to exit the UPA government and also announcing ... Read more...
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No military offensive to free Indian sailors: Antony
March 3rd, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Thursday expressed helplessness in beating the Somali pirates at their game in the Indian Ocean and ruled out any military offensive ... Read more...
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If nobody stands up, extremists will win: Pakistani daily
March 3rd, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 3 (IANS) The real culprit behind the killing of Shahbaz Bhatti, the only federal minister who was a Christian, is "an extremist mindset that has spread far ... Read more...
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Babies’ learning abilities more powerful than best computers
February 25th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 25 (ANI): A new study claims that young babies have learning abilities that can outperform even scientists and the most advanced computers.'Our research shows that even the youngest babies have ... Read more...
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Cricket minus communication is crowd, chaos and caning
February 24th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 24 (IANS) Obtaining tickets for cricket matches in India has always been a messy affair -- and Thursday's chaos at Bangalore's Chinnaswamy stadium was merely one more instance of fans ... Read more...
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Defence tribunal raps government, seeks civil contempt powers
January 30th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The armed forces tribunal (AFT) has sought "civil contempt powers" to pull up the defence ministry for not implementing its orders.Expressing "helplessness" over getting its directions executed, ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa in confessional mode, promises no more mistakes
January 27th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mysore, Jan 27 (IANS) A contrite Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Thursday acknowledged he had made mistakes and said he would not repeat them."I have committed several mistakes. I will not commit ... Read more...
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Onions, vegetables continue to keep food inflation high
January 20th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Even as India's annual food inflation based on wholesale prices fell to to 15.52 percent for the week ended Jan 8, high prices continued to pinch ... Read more...
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New study finds a possible off-switch for anxiety
January 12th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 12 (ANI): Singapore scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how anxiety is regulated in the vertebrate brain.The new findings have shed light on how the brain normally shuts off ... Read more...
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Father treks 14 km with daughter’s body tied to cycle
January 11th, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 11 (IANS) In a shocking instance of absolute helplessness, a poor tribal farmer in Madhya Pradesh had to trek 14 kilometres with his teenage daughter's body on a makeshift bier ... Read more...
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Girija Vyas writes to home, law minister for Aarushi case
December 31st, 2010 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Calling the closing of the Aarushi murder case as 'saddening', National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Girija Vyas Friday said she has written to the home minister ... Read more...
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Lack of strong leaders led to parliament paralysis (Comment)
December 25th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Amulya Ganguli
The relationship between a Congress-led government and the opposition parties in India remains hostage to the belief prevalent among the latter during the first few decades after independence that ... Read more...
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Create emergency lanes for VIP movement, say shocked Delhi residents
December 21st, 2010 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Delhi residents are shocked at the third case of a person dying on his way to hospital after being caught in traffic restrictions imposed for the ... Read more...
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Minnesota Metrodome Collapse Hogs Headlines
December 14th, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Dec 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Minnesota metrodome collapse is hogging the spotlight now. A New York based company named Birdair Inc made and installed the roof. The company representatives came ... Read more...
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‘Nandalala’ - Inspired but moving (Tamil Film Review)
November 27th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Aravindan D.I.
Film: Nandalala, Cast: Mysskin, Ashwath Ram, Snigdha and others, Director: Mysskin; Music: Ilaiyaraaja; Rating: ***1/2Mysskin's "Nandalala", which has finally hit the screens long after it had been completed, has come ... Read more...
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Men travelling in Delhi Metro coach thrashed
November 26th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by ANI
Gurgaon (Haryana), Nov.26 (ANI): The Gurgaon Police thrashed men travelling in the ladies coach of the Metro in Gurgaon on Friday.The Delhi Metro reserves one coach in each train for women ... Read more...
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BJP youth wing seeks arrest of Mirwaiz
November 25th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Alleging that Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq had made "anti-India remarks" Thursday at a seminar in Chandigarh, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) demanded his arrest ... Read more...
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Cigarette ban up in smoke in Kolkata stations
November 4th, 2010 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Sabyasachi Roy
Kolkata, Nov 4 (IANS) With hundreds of passengers leisurely puffing away at their cigarettes on trains and railway platforms in suburban Kolkata, it is hard to imagine that smoking on ... Read more...
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JK Rowling reveals how she suffered depression, and came back stronger
October 2nd, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 2 (ANI): J K Rowling has opened up about the period when she suffered acute depression.In an appearance on the 'Oprah Winfrey Show', the writer of 'Harry Potter' series ... Read more...
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Appointing Thomas as CVC shows centre’s helplessness: Achuthanandan
September 27th, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 27 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Monday said the central government has proved its "helplessness" by appointing P.J. Thomas as the Central Vigilance Commissioner.
Addressing reporters here, the chief minister ... Read more...
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Unscrupulous people nixing search for missing Indian millionaire in Malaysia, claims brother
September 27th, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Sept 28 (ANI): The youngest brother of missing Indian millionaire, A. Muthuraja, has claimed that some unscrupulous people have taken advantage of his family's helplessness and desperation and cheated them ... Read more...
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Issues related to Pak cricket blown out of proportion: Yawar Saeed
September 26th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Sep 26 (ANI): Pakistan cricket team manager Yawar Saeed has stated that while negative issues related to Pakistan cricket are always blown out of proportion, the positives are never highlighted by ... Read more...
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Pak Sports Ministry expresses helplessness in acting against PCB and its boss Ijaz Butt
September 24th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep 24 (ANI): Pakistan's Ministry of Sports has expressed its helplessness to take action against any official of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), including its Chairman Ijaz Butt, for running the ... Read more...
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Kareena will bring in her 30th birthday in Latvia
September 17th, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Sep 17 (IANS) Kareena Kapoor will bring in her 30th birthday on Sep 21 in Latvia, where she is busy shooting for "Agent Vindo" with beau Saif ... Read more...
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Kareena Will Bring In Her 30th Birthday In Latvia
September 17th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 17, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): It isn't going to be a very happy birthday for Kareena Kapoor on September 21st. She will be far away from home shooting for Sriram Raghavan's ... Read more...
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People dump superstition when faced with death
September 3rd, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 3 (IANS) People who believe in fate and destiny tend to dump superstition when faced with the death, says a recent study.
Researchers were surprised to find that study ... Read more...
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Superstitious people let go of all their beliefs when faced with death
September 3rd, 2010 - 11:56 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 3 (ANI): People who believe in fate are more superstitious, but the same people, when faced with death, abandon all their beliefs - says a new study.Kansas State University ... Read more...
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BP Gulf disaster’s effects: Anger, despair and helplessness
August 31st, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 31 (ANI): The catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has caused some serious psychological responses - anger, depression and helplessness being the most pronounced.The widespread anger ... Read more...
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Health department not cooperating: Swine flu nodal officer
August 21st, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Delhi's nodal officer for swine flu Saturday expressed helplessness in furnishing the number of cases in Delhi, complaining of non-cooperation from the health department officials.
"Time and again ... Read more...
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Carcasses, garbage make abandoned Taj corridor an eyesore
August 18th, 2010 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, Aug 18 (IANS) With the blatant dumping of civic garbage and carcasses, the land once earmarked for the controversial 80-acre Taj Corridor has now been reduced to an eyesore ... Read more...
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