Friends, strangers govern mode of speech
September 12th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Sep 12 (IANS) When people talk to close friends or partners, they talk differently than when they address a physician or a stranger. But these differences in speech are ... Read more...
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Russia unhappy at not winning weightlifting gold
August 16th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 16 (IANS) Russia's failure to win a gold in the weightlifting competition at the London Olympics was "uncomfortable" but not the fault of the coaching staff, the head ... Read more...
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Russian lifter mysteriously pulls out of Olympics
August 4th, 2012 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian weightlifter Dmitry Klokov has withdrawn from the Olympics for unspecified medical reasons, the country's sports minister said Saturday.Klokov, a Beijing silver medallist, was expected ... Read more...
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Olympic marathon: World record holder Paula Radcliffe quits
July 30th, 2012 - 3:35 am ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) World record holder Britain's Paula Radcliffe has withdrawn from the women's marathon competition at the London Olympics due to medical reasons, the British Olympic Association and ... 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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Presidential poll ends in Assam
July 19th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 19 (IANS) Voting for the presidential poll Thursday ended in Assam with almost all the members of the electoral college from the state casting their votes.The voting ... Read more...
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74 Amarnath pilgrims die in 19 days
July 14th, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 14 (IANS) Seventy-four Amarnath pilgrims have died in the first 19 days of the pilgrimage. This was acknowledged officially Saturday by the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) ... Read more...
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Pakistani leader poisoned to death
April 9th, 2012 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 9 (IANS) The death of a Pakistani provincial leader took a sinister turn when a medical examination revealed that he was killed by poisoning, a media report said ... Read more...
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Shruti Haasan admits getting nose-job
February 23rd, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Actresses usually shy away from discussing their cosmetic surgeries, but Shruti Haasan has no problems in admitting that she went under the knife for a ... Read more...
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Verma downs Ackermann in ITF Futures tennis; Yuki, Vishnu pull out
November 5th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 5 (IANS) UM Gugan Verma of India ousted Michael Ackermann of Germany 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the TNTA ITF Mens' Futures tennis championships sponsored by ... Read more...
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Will Team Anna members too go silent, asks Congress
October 15th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Congress Saturday declined to comment on activist Anna Hazare's decision to go on "maun vrat (vow of silence)" from Sunday but asked if other ... Read more...
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Hazare begins vow of silence Sunday
October 15th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), Oct 15 (IANS) Anna Hazare will go on a 'maun vrat' - vow of silence - from Sunday for an indefinite period due to medical reasons, ... Read more...
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Hegde defends mining report; Karnataka seeks clarifications
October 14th, 2011 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 14 (IANS) Former Lokayukta N. Santosh Hegde Friday accused the Karnataka government of raising "frivolous" questions over his illegal mining report as a "ruse" to reject it.
But ... Read more...
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Bhardwaj accepts deputy ombudsman’s resignation
October 13th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 13 (IANS) Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj Thursday accepted the resignation of the state's Upa Lokayukta (deputy ombudsman) R. Gururajan, who gave "medical reasons" for leaving the office ... Read more...
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Eight mn abortions every year in China
September 27th, 2011 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 26 (IANS) About eight million abortions are carried out in China every year, a survey said.The abortion rate was high since many young people have a poor understanding ... Read more...
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Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO
August 25th, 2011 - 7:57 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Apple's chief executive officer Steve Jobs Wednesday announced his resignation from the computer technologies giant."I have always said if there ever came a day when ... Read more...
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How to make that backache vanish
July 8th, 2011 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) A sedentary lifestyle, bad posture, stress and overdependence on technology could leave you with a constant backache. But experts say sometimes the problem can be ... Read more...
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CWG scam: Kalmadi to be questioned by CBI today
April 25th, 2011 - 12:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 25 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will today question former head of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, Suresh Kalmadi, for the fourth time in connection with irregularities ... Read more...
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We don’t need formal relations with Washington: Bhutan PM (Interview)
April 21st, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Thimphu, April 21 (IANS) Jigmi Yoser Thinley, the prime minister of Bhutan, doesn't feel the need for formal relations with the US if the two countries can mutually cooperate without ... Read more...
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Pak Supreme Court threatens to summon Gilani as govt counsel withdraws in NRO case
April 19th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 19(ANI): Pakistan's Supreme Court has threatened to summon none other than Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani himself in connection with the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) review petition as Advocate ... Read more...
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WWE Smackdown: Edge Says Goodbye
April 16th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Edge, The Rated R Superstar, made his way to the ring last night on WWE Friday Night Smackdown with the World Heavyweight Championship belt across his shoulder. ... Read more...
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Geelani stopped from boarding flight to Srinagar (Lead)
March 1st, 2011 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Hardline Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani was Tuesday stopped at the Delhi airport Tuesday by the police, who took him for questioning in a money ... Read more...
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Aarushi case: Ghaziabad court issues warrants against Talwars
February 28th, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by ANI
Ghaziabad, Feb 28 (ANI): A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Ghaziabad on Monday issued bailable warrants against Dr. Rajesh Talwar and his wife Dr. Nupur Talwar in connection ... Read more...
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Oz women warned not to put motherhood on ice
February 27th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 27 (ANI): An increasing number of women are choosing to freeze their eggs for social reasons in the hope they will be able to have a child when they are ... Read more...
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Geelani asked to meet Delhi Police in hawala case
February 21st, 2011 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Delhi Police Special Cell sleuths have asked Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani to indicate a date when he could meet an investigating officer in connection ... Read more...
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Abandoned by all, Indian boy finds Italian home
January 31st, 2011 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Pritam Pal Singh
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) He may have failed to find an Indian home, but an abandoned two-year-old boy with African features is finally set to get a loving ... Read more...
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Taking aspirin daily may help prevent bowel cancer
October 22nd, 2010 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 22 (ANI): A new study has suggested that a daily aspirin tablet helps protect against bowel cancer.Oxford University found it cut cases by a quarter and deaths by more than ... Read more...
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Summer babies ‘more prone to ADHD’
August 18th, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 18 (ANI): A new study has shown that summer babies are more likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADHD) at school because their relative immaturity confuses doctors.With ... Read more...
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Milwaukee Teachers Fight Viagra Coverage In School Health Insurance
August 9th, 2010 - 8:00 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Madison, Wisconsin, Aug 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Milwaukee teacher's union has urged a judge to give instructions to the school board so that it includes Viagra and other erectile dysfunction ... Read more...
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Honour killing: Father claims daughter died of medical reasons
July 29th, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 29 (IANS) The alleged case of honour killing of a 25-year-old research scholar of Panjab University took a different turn Thursday with the woman's father claiming she died due to ... Read more...
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Carly Simon forced to pull out of the Lilith Fair because of her broken foot
July 18th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Massachusetts, July 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Singer Carly Simon had an unfortunate streak of bad luck and because of it she was even forced to pull out of the Lilith Fair. She ... Read more...
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Carly Simon’s Broken Foot Keeps Her Out Of Lilith Fair
July 18th, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
July 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Carly Simon, the American singer-songwriter will not be able to attend Lilith Fair this year owing to her foot injury. The Lilith Fair organizers released a ... Read more...
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Anaesthetic agent major contributor to global warming: Study
July 2nd, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 2 (ANI): Inhaled anaesthetics widely used for surgery-particularly the anaesthetic desflurane - are a major contributor to global warming, according to a new study.Dr. Susan M. Ryan of University of ... Read more...
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Mariah Carey pulls out of new film for medical reasons
May 29th, 2010 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Wellington, May 28 (IANS) Singer Mariah Carey has fuelled rumours that she is pregnant after she dropped out of a film citing "medical reasons".
Carey quit Tyler Perry's new film, an adaptation of ... Read more...
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US Teacher of the Year resigns after admitting sexual relationship with student
May 28th, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 28 (ANI): A teacher in the US, who was voted Teacher of the Year at a Georgia high school, has been forced to resign after she admitted to having ... Read more...
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