Goa’s draft mining policy soft on capping ore extraction (Goa Newsletter)
August 10th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 10 (IANS) After making a vocal case for sustainable mining, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's much-awaited draft mining policy appears to have turned its back on a crucial ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Talent young illegal immigrants can stay in US: Obama
June 16th, 2012 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 16 (IANS) In an election-year move hailed by South Asian, Latino and other immigrant organisations, President Barack Obama announced that his administration will stop deporting talented young ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Gilani’s conviction: Pakistani dailies see more turmoil ahead
April 27th, 2012 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 27 (IANS) More political turmoil lies ahead, Pakistani dailies said Friday as they debated "the gaping chasm between the weight of public expectation and the letter of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
British royals may sue if designers make ‘Kate Middleton’ dresses
January 11th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 11 (IANS) British fashion houses are reportedly poring over every cut, hem and button of the clothes of royal bride Kate Middleton, knowing shoppers are desperate to recreate her ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Stores trading off on ‘brand Kate Middleton’ could be sued
January 10th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 10 (ANI): Clothing retailers hoping to make a quick buck by using the royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton's name on their outfits could be sued for tens of thousands of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Jeremy Wade Finds Croc-Eating Tiger Fish Piranha
October 21st, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Jeremy Wade, a fifty-two year old British fisherman, is best known for his shows on ‘The Animal Planet’ called ‘River Monsters’, in which he goes off in search ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
British TV show host hooks croc-eating giant piranha
October 21st, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 21 (IANS) Jeremy Wade, a 52-year-old British angler and TV show host, hooked a Goliath Tiger fish, a ferocious crocodile-eating, five-foot-long freshwater specimen, during a fishing expedition up the Congo ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Hillary Clinton Utters That America Must Grasp A New ‘American Moment’ Abroad For The Fructification Of Its Foreign Policy
September 8th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, September 8, 2010 (Just Flashed): The American Secretary of State happens to be Hillary Clinton, who is well-known for her articulateness and acumen. She is the holder of a vital post ... Read more...
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“Ancient city of ‘modern’ galaxies” discovered
May 12th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 12 (ANI): Astronomers led by Texas A&M scientists have identified what may be called the "ancient city of 'modern' galaxies".The group of roughly 60 galaxies, called CLG J02182-05102, is nearly ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Volcano in Iceland Leads To The Evacuation Of The Residents
March 22nd, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
March 22, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The Icelandic establishment has removed scores of inhabitants subsequent to the outbreak of a volcano at the side of a glacier in southern Iceland. ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Fake cop arrested after interrupting prostitution sting!
January 22nd, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 22 (ANI): A 51-year-old Detroit man has been arrested after allegedly breaking up a Wayne County Sheriff's Department prostitution sting by impersonating a police officer.The man flashed a badge and ... Read more...
Posted in World |
‘Gandhi greatly inspired me,’ says Kaunda
January 7th, 2010 - 10:49 pm ICT by ANI
By Ashok DixitLusaka (Zambia), Jan.7 (ANI): Zambia's first President, Dr. Kenneth David Kaunda, on Thursday said that during his nearly six-decade-long career in politics, he had been greatly inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, ... Read more...
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First poisonous dino discovered in China dates back to 128 million years
December 22nd, 2009 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 22 (ANI): A team of scientists has discovered the first poisonous, birdlike raptor that thrived some 128 million years ago in China, which is the first report of venom in ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Paleontologists stumble on poisonous ‘raptor’
December 22nd, 2009 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) Researchers have stumbled on the remains of the first ever venomous, birdlike raptor that flourished 128 million years ago in China.
"This thing is a venomous bird for ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Hidden sensory system in the skin found
December 8th, 2009 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 8 (ANI): An international team of researchers have found that human body has an entirely unique and separate sensory system aside from the nerves that give most of us the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
It’s official: Emma Watson will join Brown University
July 21st, 2009 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 21 (ANI): Harry Potter star Emma Watson has confirmed that she will be joining Brown University in Rhodes Island, an Ivy League establishment."I am [going to university in the Fall] ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Flintoff says he intends to play in IPL 2009
February 25th, 2009 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
Barbados (West Indies), Feb.25 (ANI): England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff expects to be fit to play in the lucrative Indian Premier League. Though he has been ruled out of the Fourth Test ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Flintoff confident of playing in IPL
February 24th, 2009 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 24 (IANS) England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is confident that he will be fit for the second edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) that begins in April.
Flintoff has ... Read more...
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Pitts digital transformation for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
January 8th, 2009 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 8 (ANI): Technical finesse helped Brad Pitt to play his 80-something character transform into an infant in his latest flick The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.The film, that tells ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Taliban caliphate established in Swat
December 27th, 2008 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 27 (ANI): The notion that militants are "allies" which runs deep through elements of the Pakistan Army, intelligence services, bureaucracy and the politicians themselves, has in more ways than ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Has Pakistan’s Swat fallen to Taliban?
December 27th, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 27 (IANS) Has Swat, the principal city of the restive South Waziristan region in Pakistan's northwest, fallen to the Taliban? It would seem so from an editorial in a leading ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Dogs custody major issue in divorce settlements in UK, say lawyers
December 15th, 2008 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 15 (ANI): The custody battle is no longer limited to just kids, for couples entangled in divorce settlements are also turning towards dog-visiting rights.Lawyers in Britain reveal that ... Read more...
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Britain’’s youngest pig farmer is a 15yr-old girl
October 5th, 2008 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 5 (ANI): A 15-year-old girl, who asked for piglets for her birthday, has become Britains youngest pig farmer.Emma Cianchi actually wanted to keep the two Berkshire piglets as pets, ... Read more...
Posted in National |
North Korea denounces US-South Korean drills
March 3rd, 2008 - 7:53 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Seoul, March 3 (DPA) North Korea warned Monday it will take necessary counter-measures in response to the ongoing joint military exercises by South Korea and the US that are also hindering the ... Read more...
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