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People find Italian ‘Hitler’ wine bottles offensive


August 9th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Venice, Aug 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Tourists in the city of Garda in Italy have been shocked by the fact that there is wine being sold in the stores with pictures of Adolf ... Read more...

Posted in Odd news |

Singer Mika admits that he is gay


August 7th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Aug 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The 28 year old pop star, Mika, has finally admitted the truth about his sexuality. Rumors that have been spreading of him suspected to be a ... Read more...

Posted in Entertainment |

Software turns grayscale images into realistic colours


June 11th, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, June 11 (IANS) Researchers have developed a new software that can easily transform grayscale images into stunning yet realistic colours, utilising the vast amount of imagery available on ... Read more...

Posted in World |

House panel concerned over railway food, water quality


May 21st, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) A parliamentary panel has expressed concern over the quality of food and drinking water in trains and at stations and has suggested several steps to ... Read more...

Posted in Business |

Betsey Johnson declares bankruptcy


April 27th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New York, April 27 (IANS) American design house Betsey Johnson LLC has filed for bankruptcy as a result of which most of the designer's 63 boutiques will close over the ... Read more...

Posted in Entertainment |

Cowell plans to revamp ‘X-Factor’


March 20th, 2012 - 5:35 am ICT by IANS
London, March 20 (IANS) Music mogul Simon Cowell is reportedly planning to revamp singing reality show "The X-Factor" by letting the singers create their own music."The idea might be to ... Read more...

Posted in Entertainment |

Dujardin calls his success ‘happy accident’


March 4th, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, March 4 (IANS) French actor Jean Dujardin, who won best actor Oscar for "The Artist", said he never planned his career and thinks that the success is ... Read more...

Posted in Entertainment |

Two tonnes of fake cosmetics seized in UAE in 2011


February 13th, 2012 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Feb 13 (IANS/WAM) Inspection of men's barber shops, women's beauty parlours and cosmetics outlets in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2011 led to the ... Read more...

Posted in Uncategorized |

Chinese trio jailed for selling expired drugs


January 26th, 2012 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 26 (IANS) Three people in Shanghai who repackaged and sold expired medicines worth over 186,000 yuan ($29,000) have been sentenced to jail.The three pleaded guilty Wednesday in the ... Read more...

Posted in Uncategorized |

Three in jail for selling expired drugs


January 21st, 2012 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 21 (IANS) Three Chinese men who repackaged and sold expired medicines worth over $29,000 have been sent to jail.The Hongkou District People's Court Friday sentenced brothers Sun Gang ... Read more...

Posted in World |

Eat from a red plate to lose weight: Study


January 15th, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 15 (IANS) People who eat from a red plate or drink from red cups cut their food intake by 40 percent, says a new study.The study carried out ... Read more...

Posted in Uncategorized |

Kristen dislikes being labelled ‘hot’


November 7th, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 7 (IANS) Actress Kristen Stewart says she doesn't like being called "hot"."I can't stand labels. What does that (hot) even mean? I don't feel hot and I don't ... Read more...

Posted in Entertainment |

US rally to seek food labelling


October 17th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 17 (IANS) Hundreds of people from around the US rallied in front of the White House, urging the government to require compulsory labelling of food made from genetically ... Read more...

Posted in World |

Dr Oz: Five Habits Which Make You Fat


October 5th, 2011 - 5:01 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) On today's 'Dr Oz Show', the doctor focused on habits which many people have which keep them from losing weight. These bad habits must be recognized, and stopped ... Read more...

Posted in Health |

Sunil Bohra to launch online music studio


September 3rd, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Bollywood producer Sunil Bohra is set to launch an online music studio that will reveal to the producers the revenues earned from the music of ... Read more...

Posted in Entertainment |

I was crazy and romantic at young age: Hathaway


August 29th, 2011 - 2:18 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 29 (IANS) Actress Anne Hathaway admits she was crazy and romantic at young age but has now become more comfortable in her love life.Hathaway, who is dating ... Read more...

Posted in Entertainment |

Freida Pinto’s love for Chanel


August 11th, 2011 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS) Freida Pinto has a special place for fashion house Chanel because they believed in her when she had not become so famous.The 26-year-old says Chanel was ... Read more...

Posted in Life Style |

13,500 bullets, explosives found in Bangladesh forest


July 29th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 29 (IANS) As many as 13,500 bullets and 13 kg of explosives were found buried in a forest in Bangladesh, an official said.The seizure was made in Gozari ... Read more...

Posted in Uncategorized |

Buying drugs online fraught with risks


May 23rd, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 23 (IANS) Buying drugs online may be dangerous as they could contain prohibited substances, a researcher says."It is clear that consumers are buying products that they think contain ... Read more...

Posted in Health |

Rahman in Mick Jagger’s new band


May 22nd, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New York, May 22 (IANS) Rolling Stones legend Mick Jagger has formed a new band, Super Heavy, along with singers Dave Stewart, Damian Marley, Joss Stone and Oscar winning ... Read more...

Posted in Entertainment |

FDA issues warning on hand sanitizers


April 23rd, 2011 - 12:53 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, April 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Food and Drugs Administration in the United States has given a stern warning to hand sanitizer companies against making claims to the effect that ... Read more...

Posted in Health |

‘Silver’, ‘gold’ and ’slim’ cigarettes misleading many smokers


April 13th, 2011 - 11:38 am ICT by ANI
Washington, April 13 (ANI): For decades, experts have warned that all conventional brands of cigarette present the same level of risk to smokers, including 'mild' and 'low-tar' brands.However, despite these warnings, ... Read more...

Posted in Health Science |

Meet the fish bar lad, 17, who became a Prada model


March 17th, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 17 (ANI): A Brit teenager has revealed how he went from working in a fish and chip shop to a dream job modelling for Prada.Alexander Beck of Thaxted, Essex, was ... Read more...

Posted in World |

Gwyneth Paltrow close to a record deal


March 8th, 2011 - 1:14 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) NY Post has reported that Gwyneth Paltrow is in advance talks with Atlantic Records for her maiden music album. The report claims that the two parties ... Read more...

Posted in Entertainment |

Parking restrictions during India-Holland match


March 7th, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) No parking will be allowed on Bahadurshah Zafar Marg and Jawaharlal Nehru Marg during the India-Holland World Cup cricket match Wednesday at the Feroz Shah ... Read more...

Posted in Sports |

Gwyneth Paltrow set to sign music deal with Atlantic Records


March 7th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 7 (ANI): Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is reportedly set to sign a music deal with Warner Music-owned label Atlantic Records to produce a country album following her starring role ... Read more...

Posted in Entertainment |

Google accidentally wipes accounts of 150,000 Gmail users


March 1st, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 1 (ANI): Search giant Google has confirmed that about 150,000 Gmail users around the world have had their accounts, including every email, application, contact and calendar information, deleted.The problem ... Read more...

Posted in Health Science |

Study: Calorie labels don’t affect kids food choices


February 16th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, Feb 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new study has found that posting the calorific value of food items in the restaurant menu doesn’t at all affect the food choices of ... Read more...

Posted in Health |

Popular energy shots nothing but ‘caffeinated, sour tasting water’


January 31st, 2011 - 12:09 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan 31 (ANI): Experts have said that the latest 'energy- shots' that seem to have caught everyone's fancy may be nothing but slightly caffeinated, sour-tasting water.They said that the four-dollar ... Read more...

Posted in Health Science |

China’s wine production set to overtake Australia’s in next three years


January 25th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Jan 25 (ANI): China has made so much progress in the field of wine production that analysts believe the country could overtake Australia in the next three years, a new industry ... Read more...

Posted in World |

Synthetic cocaine being sold as bath salts in US


January 21st, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Jan 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Parents in the United States have been warned to keep a close eye on their children to ensure that they don’t abuse a substance experts believe ... Read more...

Posted in World News |

‘Toxic’ Candy Recalled By FDA Due To Lead Levels


January 16th, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar Jan 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) An Indianapolis based candy company, called, Circle City Marketing and Distributing is the latest firm to join the bandwagon of firms issuing recalls. FDA had issued ... Read more...

Posted in Health |

Figure Skater Johnny Weir Comes out of Closet in New Book


January 8th, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Jan 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Although he admits that he is not a fan of labels, Champion Figure Skater Johnny Weir has stepped out of the closet to give himself one, he is ... Read more...

Posted in Sports |

Now, ‘intelligent’ wrapping that will tell you when food’s going bad!


January 7th, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 07 (ANI): British scientists have created an intelligent food wrapping that changes colour if the contents are going bad.The smart plastic packaging has the ability to detect when meat, fish ... Read more...

Posted in Health Science |

Avoiding the Season’s Biggest Turkey Mistakes


November 11th, 2010 - 10:48 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Nov 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Thanksgiving is quickly making it’s way through the mangled mass of Halloween treats, in a race to beat the Christmas trees, and gingerbread to the department ... Read more...

Posted in Feature |

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