‘Rajat Gupta had a good tenure at Goldman’
June 8th, 2012 - 10:40 am ICT by IANS
New York, June 8 (IANS) Rajat Gupta, former director of Goldman Sachs Group, had a "not long, but good" tenure, the bank's CEO Lloyd Blankfein testified at his trial on ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Robotic arm to reveal inner working of brain cells
May 7th, 2012 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 7 (IANS) Gaining access to the inner workings of a brain cell (neuron) in real time offers a wealth of useful information. However, it is such a painstaking ... Read more...
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‘Kim Jong-il’s death was extensive intelligence failure’
December 20th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) South Korean and US intelligence services failed to pick up any clues even after 48 hours of Kim Jong-il's death last Saturday, demonstrating an extensive intelligence ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
China learns parliamentary politics in Caribbean
November 8th, 2011 - 9:07 am ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), Nov 8 (IANS/CMC) A delegation from China has arrived in the Caribbean for a visit to three countries in the region to observe the parliamentary system of government.The delegation, ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Harmful gut bug inspires robotics design
August 4th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) A bug that triggers one of the most prevalent gastro-intestinal diseases globally is inspiring scientists to develop robots that can fight infections and even help in ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Headley leads will be followed up: Congress
May 25th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday said revelations by David Headley in an American court about Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) links to the 26/11 Mumbai carnage will be ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Headley regularly exchanged mails with ISI, LeT (Fourth Lead)
May 25th, 2011 - 2:31 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, May 25 (IANS) A key plotter of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack told a Chicago court Tuesday that he frequently exchanged emails with Pakistani spy agency ISI and Pakistan-based ... Read more...
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Women base their body image more on others’ opinion
March 30th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 30 (ANI): A survey has found that the most powerful influence on women's appreciation of their own bodies is based on the opinions of others.On the flip side, the more ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Aussie teen is world’s fastest texter
March 12th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 12 (ANI): Melbourne teenager Cheong Kit Au has been formally recognized by Guinness World Records as the fastest texter on the planet.The talented student from Melbourne High has won 10,000 ... Read more...
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Michael Schumacher’s F1 car disassembled, hung in art gallery
March 9th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 9 (ANI): A Dutch artist has disassembled components of a Formula One driver's car, and hung in an art gallery to reveal its inner workings after Nick Fry, chief executive ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Microsponges from seaweed may help diagnose diseases quickly
February 10th, 2011 - 7:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): A new study has found that microsponges derived from seaweed may help diagnose heart disease, cancers, HIV and other diseases quickly and at far lower cost than current ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Sheldon Yellen Appears On “Undercover Boss”
January 17th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by GD
By Meena KarJan 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Time unwinds itself as the new episode of "Undercover Boss" titled "Belfor" got aired last night on CBS, at 9:00p.m. People who watch the show regularly, ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Former spokesperson set to blow whistle on WikiLeaks in tell-all
December 24th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 24 (ANI): WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's former right-hand man is writing a book that promises to reveal 'the inner workings and tensions' within the secretive whistle-blowing group.German native Daniel Domscheit-Berg, ... Read more...
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Key protein that allows nerve cells to repair themselves discovered
December 10th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 10 (ANI): A team of scientists has peered inside neurons to discover an unexpected process that is required for regeneration after severe neuron injury.The process was discovered during Melissa Rolls' ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
France has not integrated its minorities, WikiLeaks quotes US cables as saying
December 2nd, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.2 (ANI): France has not done enough to integrate its ethnic and religious minorities and needs to give Muslims a place in mainstream society, U.S. diplomats have said in leaked ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Edward Norton gets a new hairstyle
September 15th, 2010 - 12:11 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 15, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Edward Norton is well known for researching his roles to the last detail. In his upcoming movie "Stone', the famous American actor plays the role of ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Colourful coral could pave way for cancer cure
August 14th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Aug 14 (ANI): A vibrant underwater palette of colours could pave way for future cancer research.A rare community of highly fluorescent corals discovered in shallow waters in the Lord Howe Island ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Nano-hairpin probe successfully measures electrical activity of cells
August 13th, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 13 (ANI): Scientists have succeeded in using a nanometre-scale probe disguised as part of a biological membrane to infiltrate and monitor a living cell.And researchers hope that the lipid-coated device ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How honey kills bacteria
July 1st, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 1 (ANI): Scientists have identified a secret ingredient in honey that kills bacteria.They have found that bees make a protein that they add to the honey, called defensin-1, which could ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists devise part-human, part-machine transistor
June 3rd, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 03 (ANI): Scientists have implanted a nano-sized transistor inside a cell-like membrane and powered it using the cell's own fuel, paving way for new types of man-machine interactions.The experiment is ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Captured Baradar providing clues on Taliban
May 6th, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 6 (ANI): Captured Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is providing important information to American officials on the inner workings of the Taliban.According to the New York Times, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Joel Manby Went Undercover For Season 1 Episode 7 Of “Undercover Boss”
March 29th, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Los Angeles, March 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The reality show "Undercover Boss" on CBS which had hit the small screen on February 7 this year, is going great guns and receiving ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Malaysian mufti says Shariah caning for women over illicit sex should not be questioned
February 22nd, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 22 (ANI): Selangor mufti Mohd Tamyes Abdul Wahid has asked Muslims to respect the decision by the Shariah court which meted out caning sentences to three Muslim women recently ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Twin cells impart colour to fish vision
February 12th, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 12 (IANS) Most people wouldn't give a second thought to the inner workings of the fish eye. But research by University of Queensland (UQ) scientists is unlocking the secrets hidden ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
NASA’s mission to reveal the sun’s inner workings
February 12th, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 12 (ANI): NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) lifted off on February 11 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 41 on a first-of-a-kind mission to reveal the sun's inner ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
NASA launches spacecraft to study the sun
February 12th, 2010 - 12:07 am ICT by BNO News
CAPE CARAVERAL, FLORIDA – NASA announced the launching of their Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) from Florida to further study the sun on Thursday.The SDO took off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Saturn’s moon casts shadow on its ring
June 15th, 2009 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, June 15 (ANI): The Cassini spacecraft has found long shadows in a ring gap created by the eight-kilometre-wide Saturn moon Dephnis, which orbits in the planet's outer A ring.According to a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Exploding volcanoes make noise similar to jet engines
April 9th, 2009 - 4:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 9 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have suggested that the large-amplitude signals from volcanic eruptions are similar to the noise produced by typical jet engines.The research was done ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Hidden message found in Lincoln’’s pocket watch from 1861
March 11th, 2009 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 11 (ANI): A watchmaker has found a legendary message inscribed inside American President Abraham Lincoln''s pocket watch, dating back to 1861.
The legend about this message has been there for ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Neo-Nazis plotting ”Fourth Reich” in Germany
February 27th, 2009 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.27 (ANI): A defector from Germany''s hard-core neo-Nazi party, the NPD, has given a chilling picture of the rise of new Hitler worshippers and their plans to build the "Fourth ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Inner workings of photosynthesis revealed by new laser technique
February 9th, 2009 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): In a research, a powerful new laser technique has helped to reveal the inner workings of photosynthesis, or how the Suns energy moves inside plants, for the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Vatican’’s most secretive tribunal reveals the worst sins
January 16th, 2009 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 16 (ANI): The most secretive tribunal of the Vatican called the Apostolic Penitentiary, or tribunal of conscience, has finally revealed the worst sins they have had to deal with ... Read more...
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Scientists discover atomic structure of powerful ”molecular motor” in virus
December 25th, 2008 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 25 (ANI): A team of researchers from Purdue University and The Catholic University of America has identified the atomic structure of a powerful "molecular motor" that packages DNA into ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Study sheds new light on inner workings of computers, mp3 players
November 25th, 2008 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 25 (ANI): Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London, say that an exciting new field of research called ''organic spintronics'' has helped them improve their understanding of the inner ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Iraq accused of discarding due process in Hussein trial
September 25th, 2008 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Cambridge (UK), Sept.25 (ANI): Nearly two years after an Iraqi court sentenced Saddam Hussein to death, Western lawyers who helped guide the court, have contended that Hussein was railroaded to the ... Read more...
Posted in National |