India praised for not pointing finger at Pakistan
July 15th, 2011 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 15 (IANS) Praising New Delhi for exercising caution in not pointing a finger at Islamabad for the Mumbai bombings, the Canadian media Thursday said India realises that Pakistan ... Read more...
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Pretty websites more popular with surfers
July 12th, 2011 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 12 (IANS) Websites that are more appealing create a greater feeling of trustworthiness and professionalism among consumers.Despite a rash of online scams and malicious websites, internet consumers are ... Read more...
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What makes men tick and what winds them up
April 10th, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 10 (ANI): Here are some tips to understand how single men think, what they want and why they do, from someone who was one.Author and dating guru Humfrey Hunter ... Read more...
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What makes men tick and what winds them up?
April 10th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 10 (ANI): Here are some tips to understand how single men think, what they want and why they do, from someone who was one.Author and dating guru Humfrey Hunter ... Read more...
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Burdwan residents protest against police atrocities
February 6th, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Burdwan, Feb 6 (ANI): Scores of locals staged a protest here on Saturday against the torching of an office of the regional Trinamool Congress (TMC) party, allegedly perpetrated by the security personnel.The ... Read more...
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‘Chastened’ Islamabad police weeding out radical elements following Taseer killing
January 19th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 19(ANI): Alarmed by Pakistan Punjab Governor Salman Taseer's assassination by one of his own police security guards, the Islamabad police are now evaluating the religious and political inclinations of ... Read more...
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Avtar Singh Makkar re-elected SGPC chief
November 16th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by ANI
Amritsar, Nov 16 (ANI): The Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC), the apex governing body of Sikh shrines across India on Tuesday re-elected Avtar Singh Makkar as its President.The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), ... Read more...
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Physical symptoms prevalent in all types of cancers regardless of stage
October 12th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 12 (ANI): Researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University schools of medicine and nursing have indicated that twenty-two physical symptoms associated with cancer - symptoms often unrecognized and ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga thinks Paris is not an artist
August 28th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 28, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Lady Gaga and Paris Hilton go a long way back, on an interview to the Q Magazine the "Poker face" singer confirmed that she and Hilton ... Read more...
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Glenn Beck Apologises For Dragging Malia Obama Into Controversy
May 30th, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 30, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Glenn Beck apologized for having dragged the Malia Obama, the daughter of the president into the controversy about the BP oil spillage in the Gulf ... Read more...
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Retired customs officer arrested for Maoist links
April 24th, 2010 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, April 23(IANS) Gujarat police have arrested retired customs officer Vishvanath Varadarajan Iyer for suspected Maoist links and recovered leftwing literature and CDs from his possession.
Iyer, according to the police, ... Read more...
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Islamic Charity Wins Case Against Unlawful Wiretapping
April 2nd, 2010 - 8:32 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
San Francisco, Apr 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The judge in a court in the United States has ruled that the wiretapping program carried out by the National Security Agency was against ... Read more...
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Accent speaks louder than race when it comes to making friends
March 18th, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 17 (ANI): A Harvard University study has shown that when it come to making friends, children prefer those whose speech patterns - rather than skin colour - mimic their own.It ... Read more...
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Thai universities nix cross-dressing at graduations
December 13th, 2009 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Dec 13 (DPA) A council of Thai university presidents has turned down a request from a transvestites' advocate group to cross-dress at graduation ceremonies as "inappropriate", media reports said Sunday.
Siroj Pholphanthin, ... Read more...
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Educated wives ‘more likely to encourage husbands to be healthy’
October 6th, 2009 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 6 (ANI): A well-educated wife positively influences both her and her husband's chances of a long life, says a new Swedish research.Researchers have found that educated wives are more likely ... Read more...
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Brit girls aspire to become teachers, vets, boys pop stars, footballers
September 5th, 2009 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 5 (ANI): A new UK study has shown that while boys aspire to take up a job that would catapult them to limelight, girls are likely to wish for more ... Read more...
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‘Catholic church can love homosexuals, not homosexuality’
September 4th, 2009 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 4 (IANS) The Catholic church in Goa has steadfastly maintained it is against homosexuality. But a prominent Christian spiritual advisor has now said it is not against homosexuals per se. ... Read more...
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Govinda plays womaniser in ‘Life Partner’: Tusshar Kapoor
August 11th, 2009 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
By Joginder Tuteja
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Tusshar Kapoor is happy with Govinda's presence as co-star in the forthcoming Abbas-Mustan movie "Life Partner" and says the comic actor adds as much value ... Read more...
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Indian government expresses disappointment over Saeed’s release
June 2nd, 2009 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 2(ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday said that they were extremely disappointed over the release of Hafeez Sayeed, the mastermind behind the Mumbai terror attacks."We are ... Read more...
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India disappointed over Hafiz Saeed’s release
June 2nd, 2009 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) India Tuesday expressed its disappointment over the release of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed by a Pakistani court, saying it raised questions about Islamabad's sincerity in ... Read more...
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Noemi Letizia pictures dominate Berlusconi campaign
May 30th, 2009 - 2:11 am ICT by GD
The news of Silvio Berlusconi - Noemi Letizia illicit affair spread like wildfire when the billionaire Prime Minister's wife filed for divorce. The much-publicized verbal battle between the Italian Prime Minister and ... Read more...
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Why some people prefer local items to global brands
April 1st, 2009 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 1 (ANI): Not everybody prefers Coke or Pepsi, for there are people who love their local beverages far better than these global brands. And now, scientists have delved into the ... Read more...
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Why do consumers choose local brands over global ones?
April 1st, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 1 (IANS) Consumers prefer local soft drinks rather than global brands like Coca Cola or Pepsi due to their built-in mindsets connected to their desire, a new study said.
"Global-minded consumers ... Read more...
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Anger can be useful, sometimes
March 28th, 2008 - 12:09 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 28 (IANS) People prefer to feel emotions that are pleasant, like excitement, and avoid those that are unpleasant, like anger. But in some cases they prefer unpleasant emotions that are ... Read more...
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Anger has an upside too, finds study
March 27th, 2008 - 3:52 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Mar 27 (ANI): Angry outbursts might be considered bad for any sort of situation but such emotions are potentially useful in confrontational tasks, say researchers.In the study, psychologists Maya Tamir ... Read more...
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