Post office boss Amritpal Mehat pretended to be dumb to escape punishment for theft
July 12th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Manchester, July 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Post office boss Amritpal Mehat pretended to be dumb for over a year, in order to escape punishment for theft.He had been arrested 3 years ago for ... Read more...
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Chidambaram stuns Lok Sabha, speaks in Bhojpuri
May 17th, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram, who is known to be fluent in Tamil and English, stunned the Lok Sabha Thursday when he addressed the house ... Read more...
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The brightest baby in Britain?
April 14th, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 14 (IANS) She is just six months old but she can talk, is toilet-trained and can even "conduct" an imaginary orchestra to a music beat.At an age when ... Read more...
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Foreigners not knowing English clear driving tests in Britain
February 13th, 2012 - 10:57 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 13 (IANS) Over 10,000 people of various nationalities have cleared driving tests in Britain without having knowledge of basic English, according to government documents.Documents obtained by the Daily ... Read more...
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Bundchen’s lingerie ad under scanner
October 1st, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 1 (IANS) A lingerie brand commercial featuring supermodel Gisele Bundchen is under Brazilian government officials' scanner.The officials have demanded that the commercial must be taken off air over ... Read more...
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Pitt, Jolie hunt for super-nanny, ready to pay up to $150,000
April 22nd, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 22 (IANS) Hollywood's golden couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are looking for superwoman as a nanny, who can look after their six children, and they are ... Read more...
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French workers on strike because boss speaks only English
April 21st, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 21 (ANI): The entire workers at Thermal Ceramics, an English company based in France, have gone on strike because their British boss can't speak the native tongue.The 184 French workers, ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan maid suffers 17 years’ slavery in Saudi house
February 19th, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Riyadh, Feb 19 (IANS) A Sri Lankan maid, who was made to serve virtually as a slave by her Saudi sponsor for 17 years, has been rescued by officials of the Sri ... Read more...
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I would love to do a movie in French, says Jolie
December 30th, 2010 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 30 (ANI): Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has revealed that she wants to make a film in French.The actress is hoping to perfect her French in 2011, so she can ... Read more...
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Men’s voice can reveal their strength
June 16th, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 16 (ANI): A man's voice is an indicator of his upper body strength, according to a study.The study, led by Aaron Sell at the University of California, Santa Barbara, found ... Read more...
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Russian diplomat may adopt boy abandoned by US mom
June 1st, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An eight-year-old boy abandoned on a plane to Russia by his US adoptive mother is likely to find a new home with a Russian diplomat family.
According to ... Read more...
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Mani Ratnam to get 2010 Filmmaker Award at Venice (with images)
May 26th, 2010 - 10:38 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 26 (IANS) Hailing Mani Ratnam as "one of the great innovators in contemporary Indian cinema", the Venice International Film Festival will honour the director of "Raavan" with ... Read more...
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Mani Ratnam to be honoured at Venice film fest
May 17th, 2010 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
By N. Vidyasagar
Cannes (France), May 17 (IANS) Acclaimed Indian director Mani Ratnam will be honoured with Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award at the Venice Film Festival to be held in ... Read more...
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Rahman, Resul Ready With Autobiographies
May 10th, 2010 - 1:17 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 10, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): It's almost official now. The startling musical journey of A. R. Rahman has now been chronicled by the maestro in an autobiography.In Tamil and English, ... Read more...
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Tharoor asks PM to clear his name
April 20th, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 20 (ANI): Former Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that he has asked the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, to have the IPL ... Read more...
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Madonna’s adopted Malawian kids lose their native lingo
October 28th, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 28 (ANI): Madonna's four-year-old adopted Malawian daughter Mercy James has become "a real white girl" as she has completely forgotten her native tongue in just four months after her ... Read more...
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The brain has a built in predictive text function like those on mobile
October 15th, 2009 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 15 (ANI): Former guerrillas in Colombia have helped neuroscientists locate which parts of the brain are involved in literacy, a finding which could explain why we can sometimes finish the ... Read more...
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Toddlers can learn second language at 20 months
September 9th, 2009 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 9 (ANI): Toddlers are able to learn a second language from the age of 20 months, just as they are still learning their own native tongue, says a new study.At ... Read more...
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My stories are about class and immigration: African novelist
August 7th, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who won the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction in 2007 for her book "Half of a Yellow Sun", paints snapshots ... Read more...
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A British school where students speak 64 languages
April 1st, 2009 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 1 (ANI): Students speak 64 languages at one of Britain's most multi-cultural schools with majority of them not speaking English, the native language of the country.Four in five children at ... Read more...
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‘Free Tibet’, they chant as Dalai Lama holds out hope (Roundup)
March 10th, 2009 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala/New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Yearning to return to their lost homeland - 'the Roof of the World' - thousands of Tibetans who live in exile across India Tuesday marked 50 years ... Read more...
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Australian police to combat ‘curry bashing’
February 19th, 2009 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Feb 19 (IANS) In an effort to counter attacks on international students, mostly of Indian origin, police in this Australian city are asking the young expatriates to moderate their social behaviour ... Read more...
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Indians told to keep low profile in Australia
February 19th, 2009 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb.19 (ANI): Indian students in Melbourne, Victoria, have reportedly been told to keep a low profile as part of a strategy to crack down on violent robberies.
According to The Age, ... Read more...
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Sir Sean Connery reveals secret behind his successful marriage
January 7th, 2009 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 7 (ANI): Former James Bond Sir Sean Connery believes that the language barrier between him and his wife has kept their marriage alive for 32 years.The 78-year-old star ... Read more...
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Babies learn hundreds of words much before they start talking
October 31st, 2008 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 31 (ANI): No matter when babies start talking, a new study has claimed that infants'' brains become acquainted with hundreds of words much before they start uttering them. The ... Read more...
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Rare Gandhi recording found in Washington
July 2nd, 2008 - 10:28 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 2 (IANS) A rare recording of a historic speech by Mahatma Gandhi, one of the only two of him speaking in English, made just a few months before ... Read more...
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Nine-year-old sings bhajans - in English!
May 30th, 2008 - 12:05 pm ICT by admin
By V. Vijayalakshmi
Barshi (Maharashtra), May 30 (IANS) Saurabh Maharaj More is just nine years old but when it comes to singing bhajans, he is a veteran of 150 shows. And he sings ... Read more...
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A UK school that teaches its kids in 40 languages
March 10th, 2008 - 4:05 pm ICT by admin
London, Mar.10 (ANI): Newbury Park Primary School in Redbridge, north-east London, has acquired a reputation of sorts.
Here, its 850 pupils reportedly learn phrases in 40 languages by the time they transfer to ... Read more...
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