Breast-Feeding in Infancy ‘Lowers the Risk’ of Depression in Adulthood
September 11th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Berlin, Sept 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists have deduced that adults are able to have minimal cases of depression if they were properly breast fed while they were infants.
The time that the ... Read more...
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This Hyderabad mosque is more than a place of worship
August 12th, 2012 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 12 (IANS) In this historic city where minarets of hundreds of mosques dot the sky, one mosque stands out as more than a mere place of worship.Besides ... Read more...
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Dacoits kill five of family in UP
August 10th, 2012 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 9 (IANS) Armed dacoits Thursday attacked the house of a village headman, killing him and four members of the family and leaving four others injured in Uttar Pradesh's ... Read more...
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JetBlue Airways pilot suffers psychotic episode in prison
August 9th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Aug 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Clayton Osbon, a JetBlue Airways pilot was taken to the court after he was accused of disrupting a flight from New York to Las Vegas which ... Read more...
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Dumped human embryos came from medical academy in Russia
August 3rd, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Four barrels with over 250 human embryos found dumped in a forest in Russia's western Urals region belonged to the Urals State Medical Academy, police ... Read more...
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Six students killed in UP school roof collapse
July 27th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 27 (IANS) Six class 5 students were killed Friday when a portion of their school's roof collapsed, burying them under the debris, in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district, police ... Read more...
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Urals foetuses could be linked to scientific research
July 26th, 2012 - 9:34 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Hundreds of human foetuses discovered earlier this week in a forest in Russia's Urals region were possibly intended for use in scientific research, police have ... Read more...
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Five killed in road accident in Kanpur
July 25th, 2012 - 1:23 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 24 (IANS) Five people, including a three-year-old girl, were killed and six others injured Tuesday when a truck rammed into a private bus in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur city, ... Read more...
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Bhutan refugees from Nepal seek India’s help
July 14th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Representatives of Bhutanese refugees from Nepal and human rights group Human Rights Defence International (HRDI) Saturday urged India to help 1.3 lakh people allegedly ... Read more...
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14 die as van catches fire in UP
July 11th, 2012 - 11:11 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 11 (IANS) At least fourteen people died in Uttar Pradesh's Prabudhnagar district when the van they were travelling in caught fire after a gas leak in the vehicle, ... Read more...
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15 dead in Uttar Pradesh road mishap
June 25th, 2012 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 25 (IANS) Fifteen people were killed when the bus they were travelling in crashed into a tree in northern Uttar Pradesh, police said Monday.The mishap took place at ... Read more...
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Egypt’s ousted leader Mubarak in ‘very critical’ condition, not dead
June 20th, 2012 - 5:59 am ICT by BNO News
CAIRO, EGYPT (BNO NEWS) -- Egypt's ousted leader Hosni Mubarak is on a respirator and in a 'very critical' condition, a military official said on late Tuesday, rejected an earlier report from ... Read more...
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Goa college files complaint after forged letters surface
June 9th, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 9 (IANS) Goa's only medical college, the Goa Medical College (GMC), has filed a police complaint in the wake of unidentified persons circulating forged letters to aspiring medical ... Read more...
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Another explosion in Allahabad, five kids injured
June 7th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, June 7 (IANS) Five children were injured Thursday when a bomb went off in a village in this Uttar Pradesh district -- the second blast in about a fortnight, ... Read more...
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NATO air strike kills 17 Afghans
June 6th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 6 (IANS) An air strike by NATO-led forces at a Taliban hideout late Tuesday killed 17 people in Afghanistan, including a militant commander named Qari Sardar, officials ... Read more...
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Major fire in Lucknow factory
May 29th, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 28 (IANS) A major fire broke out in a 'gutka' factory here Monday, destroying all the stock and raw material stored there, police said. Though the workers were ... Read more...
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Criminals run truck over UP sub-inspector
May 17th, 2012 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 17 (IANS) In yet another evidence of the rampant criminalisation of Uttar Pradesh and their brazen functioning, suspected criminals ran a truck over a police sub-inspector in Deoria ... Read more...
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Dozen Tamil Nadu pilgrims hurt
May 10th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 10 (IANS) At least a dozen pilgrims from Tamil Nadu were seriously injured near Varanasi Thursday when the bus they were travelling turtled on the highway, police said.The ... Read more...
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BJP legislator’s son shot dead in UP
May 8th, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 8 (IANS) The son of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district Tuesday after a spat with the guard of ... Read more...
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Noted Brazilian architect hospitalized
May 4th, 2012 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, May 4 (IANS/EFE) Centenarian Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer has been hospitalized here with a respiratory infection, medical officials said Thursday.The 104-year-old entered Rio de Janeiro's Samaritan hospital ... Read more...
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Three die while cleaning sewer in Kanpur
April 13th, 2012 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
Kanpur, April 12 (IANS) Three labourers cleaning a sewer were killed here Thursday as poisonous gas leaked during the cleaning operation.The tragedy took place at Fazalganj in the city when ... Read more...
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Child labour at Goa’s top medical facility?
March 30th, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 30 (IANS) Goa's top state-run medical facility could have emerged as the end destination of a child trafficking racket, an official said Friday.Chairperson of the Goa state commission ... Read more...
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US airlines captain gives mid-air scare to passengers
March 28th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 28 (IANS) Passengers in an American airliner had to wrestle an off-duty pilot to the floor when he started running around the packed jet shouting -- "We're all ... Read more...
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Eight school kids injured in accident
March 28th, 2012 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 27 (IANS) Eight school children and a staff member were injured here Tuesday when the speeding school van carrying them overturned as the driver lost control, police said.Three ... Read more...
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15 dead as train rams into van in UP
March 20th, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 20 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed Tuesday when a passenger train rammed into a van at an unmanned crossing in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh, police ... Read more...
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U.S. soldier detained after opening fire at Afghan civilians
March 11th, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by BNO News
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (BNO NEWS) -- A U.S. service member was arrested on early Sunday morning after going on a shooting spree in southern Afghanistan, killing as many as seventeen civilians and injuring ... Read more...
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BSP man killed as violence continues in UP despite appeals
March 10th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 10 (IANS) A BSP activist was killed in a clash in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi district as violence by Samajwadi Party workers continued across the state Saturday, despite ... Read more...
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CISF officer killed in Moradabad accident
February 29th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 29 (IANS) A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officer was killed when a speeding truck rammed into his car at Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday.According to information received ... Read more...
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Big B back home, upset with paparazzi’s insensitivity (With Image)
February 24th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan is relieved to be back home after a 12-day stay at the SevenHills Hospital here. However, the megastar says he had a tough ... Read more...
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Another AMRI hospital director granted bail
February 23rd, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) Gynaecologist and AMRI Hospital director Pranab Dasgupta was Thursday granted bail by a court here in the fire tragedy case at the medical facility which claimed ... Read more...
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Girl critical after acid attack
February 22nd, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 22 (IANS) A 20-year-old girl was in critical condition Wednesday after being attacked with acid by a jilted lover near here in Uttar Pradesh, police said.The incident took ... Read more...
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Bengal hospital gives cat-bite jab to child instead of mother
February 7th, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) The sorry state of affairs in West Bengal's government hospitals once again came to the fore when a eight-year-old boy was injected a cat-bite antidote instead ... Read more...
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AMRI case: Directors’ police custody extended by 3 days (Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IANS) A West Bengal court Tuesday extended by three days the police custody of six Advanced Medicare & Research Institute (AMRI) Hospital directors facing trial in connection ... Read more...
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Police custody of six AMRI Hospital directors extended
December 20th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IANS) A court Tuesday extended by three days police custody of six directors of the Advanced Medicare & Research Institute (AMRI) Hospital, arrested in connection with the ... Read more...
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Judge speaks to AMRI Hospital fire accused in ambulance
December 19th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IANS) After AMRI director R.S. Agarwal, an accused in the hospital fire, pleaded he was unwell and could not come to the court, a city court judge ... Read more...
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