Michael Jackson- Highest Earning Celebrity Of 2010
June 11th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 11, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Recently a white glove, worn by the late pop singer Michael Jackson, was sold at an auction in Melbourne, Australia, for $57600. The price is ... Read more...
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Schizophrenia drug ’shrinks brain’
June 7th, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 07 (ANI): Researchers have found that haloperidol, a commonly-prescribed antipsychotic drug, temporarily reduces the size of a part in brain linked to movement and coordination within two hours of intake.However, ... Read more...
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29-year-old Indian national jailed in Australia for sexual assault of a minor girl
May 31st, 2010 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 31(ANI): A 29-year-old Indian national has been jailed for at least two years and three months for sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl in Melbourne, Australia.According to reports, Mujahed Ur-Rahman had ... Read more...
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Carl Williams Dies After Prison Bashing
April 19th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Melbourne, Australia, Apr 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The infamous criminal Carl Williams has reportedly died after receiving severe head injury from prison bashing on Monday. The incident happened in the high ... Read more...
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Australian pilots land plane with ‘no engines’
April 14th, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne (Australia), Apr.14 (ANI): Two pilots saved over 300 passengers yesterday as they landed their plane after both its engines failed.The captain and first officer battled for 20 minutes to keep the ... Read more...
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Toddler’s death in Melbourne shocks India (Lead)
March 5th, 2010 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Melbourne, March 5 (IANS) The body of a three-year-old Indian boy was found dumped by a roadside in Melbourne, Australia, triggering shock and outrage in India. New Delhi termed it ... Read more...
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Family of Indian toddler killed in Australia mourn their loss
March 5th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by ANI
Faridkot, Mar 5 (ANI): A pall of gloom enveloped the household of the three-year-old toddler Gurshan Singh Channa whose body was found in Melbourne, Australia on Thursday.Back home in India, the ... Read more...
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1939 Batman Comic breaks sales record at auction
February 26th, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 26 (ANI): A 1939 comic book, in which Batman makes his debut, has sold for more than 1 million dollars at auction, breaking the sales record that had been set ... Read more...
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FIH to continue with video umpire referrals in World Cup
February 12th, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The International Hockey Federation (FIH) will continue the use of video umpire team referrals at the Hero Honda FIH World Cup, beginning here from Feb 28.
Under the ... Read more...
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Pig lungs could soon be transplanted into humans
February 4th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 4 (ANI): Scientists in Melbourne, Australia have made a medical breakthrough which has moved the use of pig lungs in transplants into humans a step closer.Experts, who used a ventilator ... Read more...
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Fish oil ‘can help fight psychosis’
February 2nd, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 2 (ANI): Fish oil supplements can help prevent full-blown psychotic illness in individuals at extremely high risk of developing psychosis, claims a new study.The study has been published in the ... Read more...
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Dannii Minogue to sue newspaper for false pregnancy report
January 11th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 11 (IANS) Australian pop star Dannii Minogue is taking legal action against a British tabloid after they falsely reported that she is pregnant.
Reports that the singer was expecting her first ... Read more...
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I played well in crucial moments: Cilic
January 10th, 2010 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 10 (IANS) Calling the final against Stanislas Wawrinka the toughest match of his fledgling career, Marin Cilic said he played better when it mattered, especially in the tie-breakers, to win ... Read more...
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Indian set ablaze in Melbourne, Australia denies racist angle (Round-up)
January 9th, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne/New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Days after India asked Australia to take urgent action against those behind the murder of an Indian student a week ago, a 29-year-old Indian was set ablaze ... Read more...
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Ancient whale was dwarf mud-sucker
December 25th, 2009 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 25 (ANI): A new study has determined that an ancient dwarf whale unearthed in southeastern Australia captured its prey by slurping up mouthfuls of mud.According to a report in ... Read more...
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Rare ancient arthropod become toxic to repel hungry predators
December 25th, 2009 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 25 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that one species of a rare, ancient barnacle has extraordinarily high levels of a toxic chemical in its body, in order to repel hungry predators.A ... Read more...
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Oz funeral home buries dead people vertically to save space!
December 8th, 2009 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 8 (ANI): A funeral home in Australia has come up with the idea of burying dead people vertically in order to be able to save space.The scheme, about to be ... Read more...
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No Indian shortlisted for International Hockey Federation’s award
December 2nd, 2009 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 2 (IANS) Unsurprisingly, no Indian figures in the list of nominees for the International Hockey Federation's 2009 Men's Player of the Year and the Young Player of the Year awards.
Out ... Read more...
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IPL, 20-20 could see Test cricket become clique of four nations: Greg Chappell
November 20th, 2009 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne (Australia), Nov. 20 (ANI): Former Australian cricket captain and coach Greg Chappell has warned that 50-over cricket would be the best way to measure all cricketing nations, but Twenty20 is ... Read more...
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Movie Review : Main Aurr Mrs Khanna (2009)
October 16th, 2009 - 5:46 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Main Aurr Mrs Khanna: Could have been betterRating: 2 out of 5*Starring: Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Sohail Khan, Mahek Chahal, Nauheed Cyrusi, Yash Tonk and Bappi LahiriDirector: Prem SoniSamir (Salman) and ... Read more...
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Snoring may help diagnose sleep disorder
October 12th, 2009 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 12 (ANI): Researchers have developed a computer programme, which can analyse the snoring pattern of people to help diagnose a specific sleep disorder.Doctors at University of Queensland and the Princess ... Read more...
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Diwali celebrated in Melbourne
October 12th, 2009 - 3:47 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne (Australia), Oct.12 (ANI): More than 50,000 people in Melbourne, Australia, gathered at the Federation Square to celebrate Diwali- the Festival of Lights on October 9.The celebration was also attended by the ... Read more...
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How towns and cities cause extinction of local plants
October 9th, 2009 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 9 (ANI): An international team of botanists has revealed how towns and cities cause the extinction of local plants.According to a report by BBC News, the team has compared extinction ... Read more...
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Krishna describes attacks on Indians in Australia as unfortunate
September 17th, 2009 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
Minsk (Belarus), Sep.17 (ANI): Reacting to the recent attack on Indians in Melbourne, Australia, External Affairs Minister S.M.Krishna said on Thursday that the incidents were unfortunate.He said the Indian Government ... Read more...
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Hollywood star Radha Mitchell feels like “fish out of water” in India
September 12th, 2009 - 4:00 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Hollywood actress Radha Mitchell (Silent Hill), who was in India sometime back shooting for Australian film ''The Waiting City'', feels working in India was "like a fish out of water".
When asked ... Read more...
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Britney Spears to end Circus in “nice place” Melbourne
August 27th, 2009 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 27 (ANI): Britney Spears has decided to end her Circus world tour with a final performance in Melbourne, Australia.The singer wants to finish off her tour in "a nice ... Read more...
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Katie Holmes ‘narrowly escapes car fire’
July 28th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 28 (ANI): Actress Katie Holmes narrowly escaped a serious accident when the car she was sitting in for a movie scene nearly caught fire.The BMW's bonnet started emitting ... Read more...
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Hughes has to temper his attacking instincts, says Hayden
July 23rd, 2009 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne (Australia), July 23 (ANI): Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden has said that current opener Phillip Hughes needs to temper his attacking instincts to adapt to tricky English conditions.Hayden, the retired 103-Test ... Read more...
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Student from Hyderabad new target of racial attacks in Australia
June 23rd, 2009 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne (Australia) June 23 (ANI): Racial attack on Indian students in Australia continued, with latest victim being M A Khan, studying at the Victoria Institute of Technology (VIT).This was the 15th attack ... Read more...
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Iran players in show of support for Moussavi
June 17th, 2009 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, June 17 (DPA) Several Iran players wore green armbands in a show of support for opposition leader Mir-Hossein Moussavi in a crucial World Cup qualifier in Seoul Wednesday.
In a match shown ... Read more...
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Premature babies’ posture may reveal their IQ levels
June 17th, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 17 (ANI): A new study by Australian researchers has shown that postures adopted by young babies born prematurely are a powerful indicator of their intelligence later in life.According to researchers, ... Read more...
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16 of the world’s most wanted living in Australia
June 1st, 2009 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne (Australia), June 1 (ANI): Sixteen of the world's most wanted killers, sex predators, and fraudsters are hiding out in Australia, according to the police.International law enforcement agencies believe they are 120 ... Read more...
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New age DVD that can hold 2,000 movies
May 21st, 2009 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 21 (IANS) A DVD that can store up to 2,000 films - equivalent to 300 DVDs in a single disk - can revolutionise the way we store films, music and ... Read more...
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Toll in Mexico’s flu epidemic rises to 103 (Lead)
April 27th, 2009 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, April 27 (DPA) The number of dead in Mexico's flu epidemic has risen to 103, Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos said late Sunday without specifying how many among ... Read more...
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Snakes in a plane ground Qantas flights
April 16th, 2009 - 10:29 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 16 (DPA) Qantas Airways took a Boeing 737 out of service after four pythons slithered out of their cage in the cargo hold during a flight from Alice Springs to ... Read more...
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