‘Simple names win more favour at workplace’
February 9th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 9 (IANS) The simpler and more pronounceable your name, the more it is likely to win you friends and favour at the workplace, say scientists.In the first study ... Read more...
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Glamour, Delhi, Afghanistan on book shelf (IANS Books This Week)
January 14th, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The books this weekend are fun and easy to read.1. "Opening Night"; Written by Diksha Basu; Published by Harper-Collins India; Priced at Rs.250This is ... Read more...
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IGNOU launches five new courses on gender and development
June 21st, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has launched five new courses on gender and development commencing July, an official said Tuesday.Of the five courses ... Read more...
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Today’s young male ‘continues to act like ‘man-child’ well into adulthood’
February 22nd, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 22 (ANI): A new book has claimed that many men in their 20s are stuck in 'pre-adulthood phase' due to financial and sexual hierarchies.Author Kay S. Hymowitz has said ... Read more...
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Hitler’s Nazi party financed 30% of WW II with stolen Jewish money
November 10th, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
Berlin, Nov 10 (ANI): German Chancellor Adolf Hitler's Nazi party 'actively worked to destroy Europe's Jews financially,' and financed 30 percent of the German war with their robbed money, according to researchers. ... Read more...
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Artist unveils shocking paintings superimposed with porn in Sydney
September 10th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sep 10 (ANI): In what could be called an art exhibition designed to shock, an artist has superimposed hardcore porn on many classic artworks, including the renaissance painting of the ... Read more...
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New Vatican Sexual Abuse Rules On The Way
July 9th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Vatican City, July 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The incessant media onslaught on the sex scandals related with Vatican priests has finally yielded results. It has been reported that the Vatican will ... Read more...
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Tories, Liberal Democrats agree on deal outline (Third Lead)
May 10th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 10 (IANS) The Tories and Liberal Democrats have agreed the "outline" of a deal to form a new government, the Sky News said Monday.
"The outline of a deal ... Read more...
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Bonobo chimps like humans may be hardwired to shake their heads to say ‘no’
May 6th, 2010 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 6 (ANI): Anthropologists have recently filmed Bonobo chimps shaking their heads from side to side to 'say no'.This finding may be indicative of the behaviour of humans as primates."In bonobos, ... Read more...
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Scientists rely on maths model to outwit terrorists
December 18th, 2009 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 18 (IANS) A maths model developed by researchers can outwit terrorists by predicting the likelihood of attacks, their timing and strength.
The model was developed by researchers at the University of ... Read more...
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Sudheendra Kulkarni Sets To Distance Himself From BJP
August 23rd, 2009 - 11:08 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
After the undemocratic way in which the BJP (Bharatiya Janta Party) has behaved over the Jaswant Singh expulsion, there was more embarrassment left in store for the party when Sudheendra ... Read more...
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Tooth enamel can inspire lighter airplanes, space vehicles
August 20th, 2009 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 20 (ANI): Its been a mystery how human teeth remain intact and functional even after years of biting and chewing. Now, a new study has shown that it is the ... Read more...
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Tooth enamel can inspire lighter, stronger aircraft
August 20th, 2009 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) A study has revealed that the structure of tooth enamel holds promising clues for aerospace engineers as they build planes and space vehicles of the future.
Herzl Chai of ... Read more...
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Autistics are better problem solvers
June 17th, 2009 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 17 (ANI): A new study has revealed that people with autism are better problem solvers than non-autistic individuals.The research team from Universite de Montreal and Harvard University has found that ... Read more...
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Tata group to donate funds for new facility at IISc
May 27th, 2009 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 27 (IANS) The Rs.150,000-crore Tata group will donate funds for a new facility and discipline at the century-old Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here, group chairman Ratan N. Tata said ... Read more...
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Indian, foreign women artists tread common ground (With Images)
March 10th, 2009 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Malathi Selvam, a rangoli artist from Puducherry, draws patterns in coloured powder. Figures of women, mostly of goddesses and brides, make up her art as ... Read more...
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Special gifts have symbolic value, beyond monetary estimation
January 27th, 2009 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) Gifts passed on from one generation to another are worth more than their money value, because they symbolise family tradition, lore and heritage, according to a new study. ... Read more...
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Gifts passed on from generations hold symbolic value
January 27th, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 27 (ANI): Gifts passed on from one generation of family members to the next are worth more than their monetary value, because such presents carry the symbolic value attributed ... Read more...
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Earlier birds in a brood more likely to be better singers
October 25th, 2008 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 25 (ANI): Scientists at the Riken Brain Science Institute, in Wako, Japan, have found that birds that come from the earlier eggs in a brood are more likely to ... Read more...
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Male seagulls more vulnerable to environment during embryonic development
May 8th, 2008 - 1:46 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 8 (ANI): According to a new study by British scientists, male seagulls may be more vulnerable to their environment during embryonic development than females.In many birds, siblings hatch at ... Read more...
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