Biggest day since World Cup final: Yuvraj
September 8th, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Vishakapatnam, Sep 8 (IANS) Hours before his first match in over 10 months, cricketer Yuvraj Singh said that this would be the biggest day in his life since the World ... Read more...
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Pakistan hurtling towards crisis, fears daily
August 10th, 2012 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Pakistan faces a crisis with the political leadership and the judiciary "menacingly standing face to face like boxers in a ring" over a letter that ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Cell phone jammers without proper authorization are illegal in US
March 6th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Mar 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Ever since a bus commuter, only identified as Eric, admitted to the use of cell phone jammer, the interest in the device has gone up in many ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
Kudankulam row: Expert panels to meet Tuesday
November 7th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 7 (IANS) The expert committees appointed by the central and Tamil Nadu governments to allay fears of locals about the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tirunelveli district of Tamil ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
‘Fashion changing in Bollywood, connecting with people’
September 15th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Nowadays actors are not dressed to look good on screen, but are styled to make the common people connect with their characters, says a ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Unique life-saving device to offer heart a second chance!
April 27th, 2011 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 27 (ANI): Rice University bioengineering students in collaboration with the Texas Heart Institute (THI) have invented a unique life-saving device that would give immediate second chances to arrhythmia victims headed ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Mutton becomes bone of contention in Kashmir
April 20th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 20 (IANS) Imagine a traditional 'wazwan' feast without mutton! But many Kashmiris are indeed going without their favourite non-vegetarian dishes for the past month as they return empty-handed ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
India Art Summit spotlight on market, infrastructure
January 17th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The market and infrastructure for art are expected to be highlighted at the India Art Summit 2011 beginning this week. The event promises a large ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Common sense key to entrepreneurial success
January 8th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 8 (ANI): A new research has suggested that practical intelligence is the key to achieving entrepreneurial success.Barbara J. Bird at American University's Kogod School of Business, and J. Robert Baum ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Aviation Ministry, DGCA unhappy with airlines’ steps to lower fares
December 13th, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.13 (ANI): Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Monday said the Aviation Ministry and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is not satisfied with the steps taken by air ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Will Ferrell loses $18M lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase
November 20th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Nov 20 (ANI): Outrageous comedian Will Ferrell reportedly lost an 18-million-dollar lawsuit against Wall Street bank JPMorgan Chase.According to Forbes.com, he now has to pay 600,000 dollars to bank in ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Filmmaker Shankar never forgets the common man: Aishwarya Rai (Interview)
September 25th, 2010 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
By Dibyojyoti Baksi
Mumbai, Sep 25 (IANS) "Robot" is a highly technically advanced bilingual but filmmaker Shankar has made sure there is enough to entertain the common man, says Aishwarya Rai who ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Court doubts Gujarat scheme on bar-coded ration cards
September 6th, 2010 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Sep 6 (IANS) The Gujarat government's plan to introduce bar-coded ration cards received a setback of sorts after the high court Monday doubted the reliability of the proposal to check pilferage.
A ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Doctors remove giant malignant tumour weighing 22 kg
August 26th, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 26 (IANS) Surgeons have removed a giant tumour weighing 22 kg from a woman, which had been growing inside her body for 18 months.
The huge growth was taken out of ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Argentina docs remove world’s largest tumour from patient’s womb
August 26th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, August 26 (ANI): Doctors in Argentina have successfully removed what they believe is the world's largest malignant tumour from the body of a woman.Weighing a shocking 23kg, the tumour had ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Karan Mehra to Play Six Characters Simultaneously!
August 24th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 24, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Karan Mehra and Nisha Rawal's acting institute RIRO, (Reel In, Real Out), will step into another dimension all together and will present a theatre act named ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Impression of Project Tiger to save magnificent animal is a challenge: Ramesh
August 6th, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 6 (ANI): Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Friday said one of the major challenges over the last one-year has been to change the impression ... Read more...
Posted in National |
European makeup, techniques showcased at cosmetic exhibition in Chennai
July 26th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
By JaikumarChennai, July 26 (ANI): Makeup artists showcased the latest European cosmetic products and makeup technologies at the fourth edition of Cinema Today 2010 International Exhibition in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.The three-day-long ... Read more...
Posted in National |
“If The Character Demands, I’d Audition Even My Tv Actress-Wife Indu Before Casting Her”: Abhishek Sharma
July 6th, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 6, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Abhishek Sharma, director of Tere Bin Laden tells Jyothi Venkatesh that the writer is superior to the director, because the story emerges first; the portrayal on ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Not just aesthetics, fashion more meaningful now
June 2nd, 2010 - 9:38 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Design and fashion are being reinvented as potent tools of communication to intervene in social sectors. They are coming closer to the roots, unlike a ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Beware of Athisliens
May 5th, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 05, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Oh aliens! For centuries, scientists have been trying to figure the unknown world beyond the horizon and its creatures. Aliens were portrayed as the friendly E.T or ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Jon Gosselin: Broke And Burdened By Child Support
April 26th, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Apr 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Jon Gosselin seems to be having a tough time since he called off his marriage with wife and mother of eight kids Kate Gosselin. Not only ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Wrestler Hulk Hogan sues Wells Fargo Insurance Company
April 23rd, 2010 - 9:32 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Florida, Apr 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Wrestler Hulk Hogan has sued the ‘Wells Fargo Insurance Services’ for malpractice, according to the Florida court records. He is suing the insurance company for wrong ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment, Sports |
Vindu’s ‘emotional atyachar’ on Chak dhoom dhoom
April 22nd, 2010 - 8:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 22, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Chak dhoom dhoom, a dance reality show for kids. The show is hosted by Pravesh Rana, child prodigy Saloni Daini and it's adjudicated by the legendary Saroj ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Ryanair’s Toilet Fee Raises an Eyebrow
April 10th, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 10, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A small European airliner, Ryanair, has announced that they will be charging their customers a fee for using the in-flight toilet facilities. This seems to ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Georgia Man Gets Lockjaw From Sandwich & DOESN’T Sue!
April 7th, 2010 - 12:06 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 06 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A man from Georgia literally bit off more than he could chew when he bit into the "Wicked" sandwich from "Which Wich" sandwich shop. The restaurant chain has ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
I Have always felt as a director that half your battle is won if you cast the right actors in the right roles- Karan Razdan
March 30th, 2010 - 9:01 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
March 30, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): In a telephonic interview, KARAN RAZDAN tells JYOTHI VENKATESH that filmmaking is a creative process than directing TV serials, because in films no one is holding ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Day and night to be equally long Saturday
March 19th, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Sky gazers in the capital are looking forward to watch the spring equinox Saturday - when the sun shines directly overhead as viewed from the earth, making ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Ralph Lauren Fires Model Filippa Hamilton For Being Too Large
October 15th, 2009 - 7:26 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Oct. 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) American model of Swedish-French origin, Filippa Hamilton was fired from the company she worked with for being size four, a size obviously deemed too large ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
16 year-old Baby On TLC: The Curious Case Of Brooke ‘(Ever)Green’berg
August 7th, 2009 - 8:53 pm ICT by GD
The dynamics of the passage of time and it's association with the unpleasant but apparently inevitable process of aging, has been one that has always been the matter of scientific curiosity, but ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Ganga, Yamuna no cleaner than 20 years ago: Ramesh
July 17th, 2009 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh Friday admitted that the Ganga and Yamuna rivers were no cleaner now than they were 20 years ago, despite the ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Govt. accepts failure in cleaning Ganga, Yamuna
July 17th, 2009 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 17 (ANI): Despite spending 17,000 crore rupees on river cleaning projects, Ganga and Yamuna were "no cleaner" now as they were two decades ago, the government has admitted ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Science museum in Coimbatore seeks to dispel social dogmas
June 28th, 2009 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
Coimbatore, June 28 (ANI): A unique museum in Coimbatore not only showcases marvels of science and technology, but also dispels superstitious notions with an essence of rationalism.Usually, there is a regular stream ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Dark Ages village found in Austria
April 5th, 2009 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 5 (ANI): The ruins of a village dating back to the fall of the Roman empire, during the Dark Ages, have been found at an excavation site in Salzburg in ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
BJP bats for Varun, lashes out at Election Commission (Second Lead)
March 23rd, 2009 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday backed Varun Gandhi as its candidate in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit constituency and said the Election Commission did not have the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |