In the works: A food additive to quell hunger
August 22nd, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 22 (IANS) Researchers are developing a new 'anti-hunger' powder that dieters can just mix into curds or smoothies for freedom from the pangs of hunger.The new ingredient is ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
US may disclose missile defence data to Russia
March 12th, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US has said it is willing to disclose classified information to Russia on the missile defence shield to be deployed in Europe, a ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Aakash tablets to be improved, fresh tender soon
February 23rd, 2012 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) New and improved version of Aakash tablets will be coming soon as the government plans to manufacture 50,000 new gadgets, an official said Thursday.Additional Secretary ... Read more...
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India tests Agni-IV missile with high accuracy
November 15th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) India Tuesday succeeded with a very high level of accuracy in its first test of a new-generation Agni-IV strategic nuclear-capable missile with a 3,500-km range ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Anna should not dictate terms to parliament: Hegde
August 26th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 26 (IANS) Signalling a further rift with Team Anna, former Supreme Court judge and civil society member Justice N. Santosh Hegde Friday said Anna Hazare should refrain ... Read more...
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‘Anonymous’ hacks Syrian government website
August 8th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by BNO News
DAMASCUS (BNO NEWS) -- Members of a hacking group which calls itself 'Anonymous' on early Monday morning hacked a website of the Syrian government to support the uprising which is taking place ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
BCCI accepts ICC’s modified DRS version (Roundup)
June 28th, 2011 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Hong Kong/New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The International Cricket Council's chief executives' committee has recommended a modified version of the Decision Review System (DRS), which has been accepted by the ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
ICC meeting recommends mandatory use of modified DRS version
June 27th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, June 27 (IANS) The International Cricket Council's chief executives' committee has recommended a modified version of the Decision Review System (DRS) be made mandatory for Tests and ODIs.However, ... Read more...
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Dukan Diet used by Kate Middleton could be dangerous
March 19th, 2011 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, mar 19 (ANI): The Dukan Diet, which is supposed to be the French version of the Atkins Diet, and which is allegedly being used by Kate Middleton, has been deemed as ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Uttar Pradesh school ‘changes’ national anthem
February 21st, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Ambedkar Nagar (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 21 (IANS) A private school in this Uttar Pradesh district has "altered" the national anthem, replacing several words, and made its students sing it, ... Read more...
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District polls results Tuesday may impact Karnataka politics
January 3rd, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 3 (IANS) Hailed as pioneer in 'Panchayat Raj', Karnataka may be impacted in an unintended way when results of the polls to these local governing councils are announced ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Agni-II plus missile test fails
December 10th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar, Dec 10 (ANI): The experimental Launch of Agni-2-P Missile experienced a trajectory deviation immediately after the lift-off from the Wheeler island, off the coast of Orissa this morning, leading to the ... Read more...
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India tests nuclear capable Agni-II plus missile
December 10th, 2010 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 10 (IANS) India Friday conducted a test of its nuclear capable surface- to-surface Agni II plus missile - a modified version of the Agni II strategic missile - from a ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Is ‘The Walking Dead’ Inspired From ‘Lost’?
November 27th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Television analysts are of the opinion that ‘The Walking Dead’, a comic book adaptation of the same name is in ways more than one similar to the television series ‘Lost’. ... Read more...
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Annie Lennox’s New Album ‘Christmas Cornucopia’ Releases
November 17th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Legendary American singer and activist Annie Lennox has released her latest Christmas album on Tuesday. The much anticipated album has already started receiving great review on ... Read more...
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Google picks fight with Australian business Scoogle
November 12th, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 12 (ANI): Internet search engine Google is said to have picked a fight with an Australian business working under the name Scoogle.Scoogle, which is owned by Melbourne partners Colin Redmond ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Sony Play Station Phone Images Starts Surfacing Online
October 27th, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Oct 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Finally after much speculation the images of the so called Sony PlayStation Phone have emerged in the web. Sony is yet to announce it officially though. ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
Is “Jhootha Hi Sahi” Inspired From “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi”?
October 23rd, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 23, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): While the John Abraham starrer Jhootha Hi Sahi had hit theaters with the fans of the actor harboring a lot of expectations, the film has come ... Read more...
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Blackberry Playbook Unveiled With Better Spec Than iPad
September 28th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Sep 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Mike Lazardis the CEO and President of RIM which makes the famous Smartphone BlackBerry unveiled the much awaited Blackberry tablet named the playbook. The device has ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
50pc of poor babies have mums showing signs of depression: US study
August 29th, 2010 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 29 (ANI): More than half of poor babies have mothers showing signs of depression ranging from mild to severe, according to a new Urban Institute study.Eleven percent of poor ... Read more...
Posted in World |
High-fat diets successfully treat absence epilepsy
August 29th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 29 (ANI): A research has shown that two high-fat diets - the classic ketogenic and a modified version of the Atkins - can reduce and, in some cases, completely eliminate ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
BrahMos missile likely to be inducted in IAF by 2013
August 25th, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 25 (IANS) The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, jointly developed by India and Russia and which can travel at speeds of 2.5 to 2.8 mach, is likely to be inducted in ... Read more...
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Karzai to discuss village force issue with Petraeus
July 13th, 2010 - 3:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 13 (ANI): With American commanders pushing to expand the number of armed village forces in areas where their troops and the local police are scarce, the Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai ... Read more...
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Sachin Pilot launches environment-friendly postal delivery vehicle ‘Soleckshaw’
July 9th, 2010 - 10:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 9 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology (IT) Sachin Pilot launched an environment-friendly postal delivery vehicle 'Soleckshaw' in the national capital on Friday."It is the ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Dora The Explorer Meant For Hitting Out At Arizona Immigration Law
May 22nd, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
May 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The new immigration law that is going to be implemented in Arizona shortly has created a lot of controversy in recent times. It has drawn flaks ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
New breast cancer therapy decreases mastectomies
January 20th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 20 (ANI): University of Oklahoma researchers have developed a heat therapy, which when used with chemotherapy destroys large breast cancer tumours.The new treatment reduced the need for mastectomies by almost ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Wearing the right kind of bra helps you look slim, says lingerie expert
January 18th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan 18 (ANI): Wearing the right kind of bra can help you shed 10 pounds in 10 seconds, suggests a lingerie expert.In her guide, "The Bra Book: The Fashion Formula ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
New PC delivers older adults to the digital age
November 12th, 2009 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 12 (ANI): Older adults, who find working on computer a complicated task, a new PC with simplified desktop may offer hope.The computer called SimpliciTY - developed by Wessex Computers and ... Read more...
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Russia to launch two European satellites
October 6th, 2009 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 6 (RIA Novosti) Russia will launch two European satellites Nov 2 from the Plesetsk space center in northwest Russia, a report said Tuesday.
The dry run of the launch began ... Read more...
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Genes to protect against genetic alterations and diseases identified
August 7th, 2009 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 7 (ANI): In a study on the DNA of tiny yeast, scientists have pinpointed a large number of genes that can prevent a type of genetic rearrangement that may lead ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Stressed at work? Try yoga
August 5th, 2009 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) A bit of daily yoga and meditation, combined with six weekly group sessions, can lower stress and improve sleep quality for sedentary office-goers, says a pilot study.
"Because chronic ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Workplace yoga, meditation could lower feelings of stress
August 5th, 2009 - 12:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 5 (ANI): Is your expanding waistline due to desk job giving you nightmares? Well, then try workplace meditation and yoga, suggests a pilot study.According to the study, twenty minutes per ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Court admits petition for early end to Reliance gas dispute
July 30th, 2009 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Anil Ambani-led Reliance Natural Resources moved the Supreme Court Thursday seeking an early settlement of the dispute with Reliance Industries over gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin, even ... Read more...
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Records Tumble At American Century Championship
July 19th, 2009 - 7:34 pm ICT by GD
It was all about the records at the American Century Championship that included record breaking attendance and record scoring by Grant Fuhr, a retired NHL goalie.Although not officially announced, still Saturday's second ... Read more...
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Poll panel dumps ‘Rock On’, takes ‘Dance pe chance’
April 10th, 2009 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Election Commission was keen on using a song from the film "Rock On!" to inspire Delhiites to cast their votes but it proved to be ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |