Manipur voters fearful after series of blasts
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 23 (IANS) Fear and panic has spread among both voters and politicians in election-bound northeastern state of Manipur as separatists stepped up offensive by triggering three powerful explosions ... Read more...
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Congress eyes hat-trick in Manipur (Manipur Newsletter)
January 20th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 20 (IANS) The ruling Congress party in Manipur is making a spirited attempt to stage a political hat-trick, pitted as it is against a fractured opposition in the ... Read more...
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US, Pakistan relationship at its lowest ebb: Musharraf
January 15th, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 14 (IANS) Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has said the current bilateral relationship between Islamabad and Washington was at its lowest ebb, even lower than that after ... Read more...
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Having sex makes you happiest: iPhone survey
November 7th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 7 (IANS) Having sex boosts our happiness more than any other experience, says a new study based on iPhone survey.
Research involving 45,000 Apple smartphone users shows that ... Read more...
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Army chief warns of terrorist designs
August 10th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 10 (IANS) Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh Wednesday warned that terrorists retained the ability to calibrate the level of violence in Jammu and Kashmir despite suffering severe ... Read more...
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Unsure government finds itself cornered once again (Comment)
June 4th, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
There are several factors behind the Manmohan Singh government's predicament. One is that the government has seemingly lost its nerve because its reputation is at its lowest ebb. Hence it ... Read more...
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ISI puts conditions to CIA for improving relations
May 22nd, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) Pakistan's ISI has demanded from the US CIA that it reveal about all its agents operational in Pakistan, as a step towards improving relations with them, ... Read more...
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‘PCB’s disastrous decisions ruining Pakistan cricket’
April 27th, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 27(ANI): The wrong decisions of the Pakistan Cricket Board's present and past managements and its previous chiefs have brought Pakistan cricket at the lowest ebb, historian Khawaja Hussain Sayed has ... Read more...
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Winston Churchill’s first painting after WW2 up for grabs
April 18th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 18 (ANI): First painting made by Sir Winston Churchill after the end of the Second World War is set to go under hammer in London for the first time.He created ... Read more...
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PML-N parts ways with PPP in Pakistan’s Punjab
February 25th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 25 (IANS) Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif Friday said his party has decided to drop the ministers of coalition partner Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from the Punjab ... Read more...
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Nitish Kumar: runaway winner as person of the year (Comment)
December 31st, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Amulya Ganguli
In the season of scams when political reputations are at their lowest ebb, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar stands out as a remarkable exception. His emergence as a front-runner ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Himachal remains ‘power-full’ after bountiful monsoon
December 18th, 2010 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 18 (IANS) Bountiful rains during the monsoon this year have helped Himachal Pradesh remain "power-full".Officials said plentiful flow in most of the rivers has allowed hydropower generation to remain ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Sonia proclaims ‘zero tolerance’ to corruption
November 25th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, Nov 25 (IANS) Proclaiming "zero tolerance" to corruption, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said here Thursday that her party always believed in dealing with the menace with a heavy hand.She was ... Read more...
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The humble butter is a casualty of brand war (Comment)
October 26th, 2010 - 10:57 am ICT by IANS
By Animesh Banerjee
Butter has been around almost since the inception of civility. The records reveal that butter originated during the Mesopotamian civilization, between 9000 and 8000 BC. It was initially prepared ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Study: Tuesday is the most miserable day of the week
October 12th, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Oct 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new research by the London School of Economics has debunked the long held belief that Mondays are the most miserable days.The new studies revealed that it ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Mondays less miserable compared to Tuesdays: Study
October 11th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 11 (ANI): Conventional wisdom that Monday is the most miserable day of the week has been turned on its head by researchers, who have found that Tuesday is when most ... Read more...
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Telecom Minister A.Raja proposes measures to bridge rural-urban technology divide
September 15th, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 15 (ANI): Focusing on the massive consumer base in the nation's largely unexplored rural markets, Telecom Minister A. Raja proposed measures to bridge the technology divide between villages and ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Zardari grants Malik presidential pardon to save him from 3-yr jail term
May 18th, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, May 18 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has come to the rescue of one of his most trusted aides, Interior Minister Rehman Malik, as barely hours after the Lahore ... Read more...
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Woods admits to being at the lowest ebb in golf career
May 5th, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by ANI
Ponte Vedra (Florida, US), May 5 (ANI): Golfer Tiger Woods has admitted that emotionally he was at his lowest ebb in 14 years as a professional and that his inner turmoil ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Indian Army chief visits forward areas in Kashmir
April 22nd, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 22 (IANS) Indian Army chief Gen V.K. Singh Thursday visited the forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and expressed satisfaction with the state of ... Read more...
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‘Thipparalli Tarlegalu’ a big let down (Kannanda Movie Review)
April 4th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Film: "Thipparalli Tarlegalu"; Cast: Ambareesh, S. Narayan, Komal, Om Prakash Rao, Doddanna, Sadhu Kokila, Bullet Prakash and Lingenahalli Sureshchandra; Director: S.V. Rajendra Singh Babu; Producer: S.V. Rajendra Singh Babu and ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Hospital gown which snap at the sides unveiled in Britain
March 24th, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Mar 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) New style hospital gowns have been unveiled in Britain, that snaps at the sides, in an apparent bid to protect the dignity of the patients. The ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Agassi bids to swap private torment for public acceptance
December 10th, 2009 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.10 (ANI): Former tennis great Andre Agassi was in his element while revealing his innermost thoughts on life on and off the court.Addressing a 900-strong audience at the Institute of Education ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
AIADMK to boycott World Classical Tamil Conference
October 20th, 2009 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 20 (IANS) Tamil Nadu's major opposition party AIADMK Tuesday announced it would boycott the state government organised World Classical Tamil Conference scheduled to be held in Coimbatore next January.
In a ... Read more...
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Maoists kill surrendered extremist in Andhra Pradesh
October 12th, 2009 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 12 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas in Andhra Pradesh Monday gunned down an extremist who had surrendered to police. The rebels suspected he was a police informer, officials said.
The incident took place ... Read more...
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Ghayal Sunny still packs a Punch!
October 8th, 2009 - 5:15 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Subhash K JhaIt's goodbye to Sanjay Dutt for now, hello Sunny Deol in Raj Santoshi's life.Santoshi has put the expensive historical on the Partition, Jis Lahore Nahin Dekhia Woh Jamia ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Jennifer Aniston thinks self-help books are ‘wonderful and important’
October 6th, 2009 - 4:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 6 (ANI): Jennifer Aniston has confessed that she turns to self-help books in tough times and has even called them 'wonderful and important'.The 'Friends' star has said that positive ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
New low for US-UK ties as Obama meets Brown in a New York kitchen
September 24th, 2009 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
London/New York, Sep.24 (ANI): US President Barack Obama finally agreed to a one-to-one meeting with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, but in the most unlikely of places - a New York ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Australia out of favour with China
August 18th, 2009 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 18 (DPA) Australian Foreign Minister Steven Smith Tuesday flagged further discord with China following tiffs over foreign investment rules, iron ore pricing, alleged industrial espionage and the visit to ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Amy Winehouse’s ex-hubby wants $9M for ‘inspiring her songs’
July 20th, 2009 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 20 (ANI): Amy Winehouse's ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil has demanded a whopping 9 million dollars as divorce settlement, claiming that he was the one who inspired the popstar for her ... Read more...
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Three Maoists gunned down in Andhra Pradesh
January 20th, 2009 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 20 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh police Tuesday gunned down three Maoist guerrillas, including a woman rebel, in a shootout. The shootout took place in the agency area of Visakhapatnam district ... Read more...
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Gilani now rakes up Kashmir issue
January 9th, 2009 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Friday urged the international community to help resolve the Kashmir issue for durable peace in the region.Addressing a seminar on "Democracy in Pakistan", ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Maoist violence in Andhra lowest in 2008, say police
December 31st, 2008 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 31 (IANS) The Maoist violence has touched the lowest ebb ever in Andhra Pradesh with 30 percent decline in extremist activities during 2008, a top police official said Wednesday.The police ... Read more...
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Increasing industrial insecurity cast blight on economic situation of Nepal
December 13th, 2008 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Dec 13 (ANI): Top entrepreneurs of Nepal have lamented that increasing industrial insecurity and labour disputes have cast blight on the entire economic situation of the country.
Speaking at a ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Drag flick ace Sohail Abbas may return to Pakistan team soon
November 7th, 2008 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Nov 7 (IANS) Pakistan's legendary drag flick specialist Sohail Abbas is expected to make his international return in the proposed Test series against India early next year.A senior Pakistan Hockey Federation ... Read more...
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