Media coverage on HIV/AIDS down by 70pc in developed world: Study
November 30th, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 30 (ANI): An international team of researchers has revealed that media coverage on HIV/AIDS has fallen by more than 70 percent in developed countries over the last 20 years.While in ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Taxi driver test’ hinting towards great crowd attendance during Ashes: Cricket Australia
November 22nd, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 22(ANI): Cricket Australia is confident that despite the abysmal early season crowds, the upcoming Ashes series would prove to be successful.Australia has witnessed horrid attendances for the ODI series ... Read more...
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Charlotte Dawson criticised for “over-sharing” breast implant removal
November 15th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 15 (ANI): Australia's Next Top Model judge Charlotte Dawson, was left upset after her decision to go public with her breast-implant removal earned her criticism instead of sympathy.Dawson received some ... Read more...
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Congress top brass concerned over poor AICC media coverage
November 2nd, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.2 (ANI): The top brass in the Congress party is reportedly concerned, anxious and worried about the lack of media-related publicity of Tuesday's all important All India Congress Committee ... Read more...
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Robert Pattinson Is In Love Again?
October 30th, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 30, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Robert Pattinson, who is preparing for his next 'Twilight' series 'Breaking Dawn', is very much in love with his girlfriend Kristen Stewart. However, apart from Kristern, ... Read more...
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Federal Bureau Of Prison’s Intern Chandra Levy Murder Trial Begins Today
October 18th, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Chandra Ann Levy, the intern at the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Washington D.C., disappeared on May 2001 and the police presumed that she was murdered ... Read more...
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India hosted fantastic Games, say Pakistani journalists
October 15th, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Pakistani reporters, who were here to cover the Commonwealth Games, Friday praised India for holding one of the best mega events with "fantastic" infrastructure facilities."I have been ... Read more...
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Ten Mumbai-style terror attackers plotting to hit Europe before Christmas: US Intelligence
October 9th, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 9 (ANI): US secret agents have reportedly been hunting for ten terrorists, who they believe were recruited to carry out a Mumbai-style terror attack in Europe before Christmas this ... Read more...
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Jay Leno slammed over ’sexist’ Christine O’Donnell joke
October 7th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 07 (ANI): Television talk show host Jay Leno and the creator of Family Guy, Seth MacFarlane, have been slammed by an anti-misogyny group for making sexual joke about the Republican ... Read more...
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George Michael insists he is ‘not getting special treatment’ in jail
October 4th, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 4 (ANI): Popstar George Michael, who is serving an eight-week prison sentence for crashing his car, has revealed that he is getting "no special treatment of any kind" in jail.The ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Brad Goreski And Rachel Zoe Split
September 30th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Sep 30, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sad news for the fans of the 'Rachel Zoe Project' as Brad Goreski has revealed to the media that he will no longer be working with ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Women still under-represented in news media coverage
September 30th, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sept 30 (ANI): A new survey has suggested that women are still significantly under-represented and misrepresented in news media coverage.The research of 108 countries by the Global Media Monitoring Project, showed ... Read more...
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‘Delhi safer than Cape Town’
September 29th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) South Africa's media spokesperson and journalist Mark Keohane says he feels safer in Delhi than in his home country.Keohane arrived in Delhi Monday along with the athletes ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
TV drove viewers to Internet to explore Obama-Muslim rumours
September 28th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 28 (ANI): A new study has shown that online searches about the Obama-Muslim rumour spiked Americans' interest on days when the topic was heavily covered on national television networks, and ... Read more...
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Goa tar balls created ripples in Moscow too
September 28th, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 28 (IANS) Extensive media coverage of tar balls swamping Goa's beaches has created a few ripples in far away Moscow too, a top tourism department official has said.
Tourism director ... Read more...
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Damage has been done to India’s image: Fennell (Lead)
September 25th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Michael Fennell said Saturday that "damage" has been done to India's image and hoped that lessons have been "learnt" from the controversies ... Read more...
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‘Only a few tiles came off at stadium, media sensationalised issue’
September 23rd, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) A day after it was widely reported that the roof of the weightlifting arena at the showpiece Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Complex collapsed, it now transpires that only ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Here’s why people doubt climate change
September 20th, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sep 20 (ANI): A new study has suggested that the representation of the dangers of global warming has led the people to doubt the phenomenon.The University of NSW study that ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Media coverage ‘cuts infection rate and pandemic extent’
September 17th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 17 (ANI): Media is an effective tool to inform people about a disease pandemic and the steps that can be taken to avoid infection, scientists have suggested.Two mathematical biologists at ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
BJP activists protest against Salman Khan
September 12th, 2010 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 12 (IANS) Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists in this Uttar Pradesh capital Sunday protested against actor Salman Khan for his remarks on the 26/11 terror attack, police said. ... Read more...
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‘Dabangg’ Salman kicks off row with 26/11 comments, apologises (Roundup)
September 12th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 12 (IANS) Controversy seems to be second nature to Salman Khan. The star, whose latest film "Dabangg" has set the cash registers ringing, stoked a row with his remark ... Read more...
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Chavan, Shiv Sena criticise Salman for 26/11 comments
September 12th, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 12 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan Sunday criticised Bollywood actor Salman Khan for his statement on the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, noting the rich were not the only ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
I’m really, really sorry: Salman Khan
September 12th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 12 (IANS) Actor Salman Khan has apologised for his remarks on the 26/11 attack and insists that they were "twisted" and he did not mean to "hurt anybody's sentiments".
"The ... Read more...
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U.S. government, Interpol warn of violent anti-U.S. demonstrations around the world
September 10th, 2010 - 1:22 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON/FRANCE (BNO NEWS) -- Interpol on Thursday issued a global alert in which it warned that terrorist attacks are likely if the proposed Koran burning in the United States goes ahead as ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Beyonce accused of stealing design
August 25th, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 25 (IANS) Singer Beyonce Knowles' studded leggings that she flaunts in the new campaign for her fashion label, Dereon, has created a controversy - a fashion house has accused ... Read more...
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Hiroshima observes 65th anniversary of atomic bombing
August 6th, 2010 - 7:35 am ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Aug 6 (DPA) The Hiroshima Bell of Peace tolled at 8.15 a.m. Friday, the exact moment 65 years ago when a US B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the city, ... Read more...
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LiLo to take humanitarian crown from Madge and Jolie?
August 4th, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 4 (ANI): It seems Lindsay Lohan is set to take the humanitarian crown from Madonna and Angelina Jolie.The 'Mean Girls' star wants to be recognized for her charity work.In ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Aarushi murder: Father seeks legal curbs on media
July 22nd, 2010 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Rajesh Talwar, father of teenager Aarushi who was murdered along with the family's domestic help in 2008, Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking to restrain the ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro’s volunteer programme gets international award
July 18th, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Delhi Metro's citizen forum's volunteers programme has been selected for the distinguished honoree medal at the 2010 Stevie Awards to be held in Turkey in September, ... Read more...
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Swami Nityananda gives first discourse after release from jail
July 12th, 2010 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore (Karnataka), July 12 (ANI): Swami Nityananda, the godman involved in a sex scandal, gave his first public discourse after being released from jail on bail here on Sunday.Speaking to his ... Read more...
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Better-looking politicians get more media coverage
July 9th, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 9 (IANS) The better a politician looks, the higher the frequency of his or her television news coverage. So says a study in Israel that also found that physical appearance ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Good-looking politicians get more media coverage: Study
July 9th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 9 (ANI): The better a politician looks, the more his chances of appearing on television, says a new study.Dr. Yariv Tsfati, Dana Markowitz Elfassi and Dr. Israel Waismel-Manor surveyed the ... Read more...
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US intelligence to warn sailors to beware of pretty strangers
July 3rd, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 3 (ANI): The American intelligence community is likely to spend years addressing how spies, including Russians recently, could have infiltrated the U.S. so easily and for so long.Those lessons are ... Read more...
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Apple says ’stunned’ to find mistake that caused signal complaints, will release fix
July 2nd, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by BNO News
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- Apple on Friday said it was 'stunned' to find a mistake that caused a recent outburst of complaints about the iPhone 4, but says the problem had ... Read more...
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‘Dr. Death’ Patel’s lawyer blasts media coverage as ‘plain-faced gossip’
June 17th, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane, June 17 (ANI): Indian-origin surgeon Dr. Jayant Patel aka Dr. Death's lawyer has accused the media of "name-calling and plain-faced gossip in the name of sensationalism".Michael Byrne, addressing the jury directly ... Read more...
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