Swedish embassy to hold photography competition
June 18th, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The embassy of Sweden here has invited entries for a photo competition to celebrate Sweden-India bilateral ties, an official said Monday.The photo competition "Swedish ... Read more...
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Mithun recalls days of struggle
June 13th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) National Award-winning actor Mithun Chakraborty, who plays the role of grandmaster on dance reality show "Dance India Dance Little Masters" (DID), feels the current lot of ... Read more...
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Sweden to open consulate-general in Mumbai next year
October 19th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 19 (IANS) Sweden will open a consulate-general in Mumbai by mid-2012, visiting Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said here Wednesday."India's importance for Sweden is growing, which is ... Read more...
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Swedish foreign minister in India
October 18th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 18 (IANS) Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt arrived here Tuesday on a three-day visit during which he will meet Indian officials as well as leaders of financial ... Read more...
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Mithun starrer ‘Nobel Chor’ to be screened at 55th BFI London fest
September 7th, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Producer Ashwani Sharma's Bengali feature film "Nobel Chor", which stars Mithun Chakraborty, will be screened at the 55th British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival ... Read more...
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India should file more patents, have more Nobels: PM (Roundup)
August 21st, 2011 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday regretted India's low filing of patents compared to several developing countries, and said the nation should aim to produce more ... Read more...
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Tourism Minister condoles passing away of Sri Satya Sai Baba
April 24th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/ Puttaparthi, Apr 24 (ANI): Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai today expressed deep shock and sorrow over the demise of prominent religious leader Sri Satya Sai Baba.In his condolence ... Read more...
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Rutgers University defends Snooki’s $32,000 visit
April 5th, 2011 - 12:29 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, April 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rutgers University has defended their decision to spend $32,000 on Snooki’s visit. Students protested that such an amount could have been used for another ‘important’ project ... Read more...
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Snooki paid $32K to speak at Rutgers University
April 2nd, 2011 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
New York, April 2 (ANI): Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi was paid 32,000 dollars to speak at Rutgers University about her fist-pumping, pouf-wearing, hard-partying lifestyle on the "Jersey Shore".That's 2,000 dollars more than ... Read more...
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Taliban planned to attack India during World Cup: Malik
March 24th, 2011 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 24 (IANS) The Taliban planned to stage an attack in India during the World Cup but this has been foiled, a top Interpol official said Thursday.Interpol Secretary ... Read more...
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Bangladesh resents US remarks on Yunus’ removal
March 13th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 13 (IANS) Bangladesh has expressed reservations over the US criticism of Dhaka's decision to remove Nobel laurate Muhammad Yunus from the post of managing director of Grameen ... Read more...
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Leading Dutch Writer Harry Mulisch Passes away
November 1st, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
November 1, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): the renowned Dutch writer Harry Mulisch who provided the world with some of the finest bestselling novels passed off in his Amsterdam home at ... Read more...
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Maoists hack policeman to death in busy market
September 3rd, 2010 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 3 (IANS) Close on the heels of killing abducted policeman Lucas Tete in Bihar, Maoist militants Friday hacked to death a police constable in the midst of a weekly market ... Read more...
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Films based on Rabindranath Tagore’s novels screened in Tripura
July 17th, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by ANI
By Pinaki DasAgartala, July 17 (ANI): A four-day film festival is showing films based on novels written by Indian Nobel Laurate Rabindranath Tagore in Agartala, Tripura.The festival began on Friday and ... Read more...
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Potential pickup lines for newly single Al Gore, courtesy Twitter
June 3rd, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 3 (ANI): Comedian Andy Borowitz has started a rage on Twitter - a new thread of potential pick-up lines dedicated to the newly single Al Gore.For Gore, who split from ... Read more...
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Nobel medal theft case can be reopened: CBI
April 24th, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) may have closed the case relating to the theft of Rabindranath Tagore's Nobel medal but was willing to reopen it if any ... Read more...
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Annie Lennox wears ‘HIV Positive’ T-shirt to raise awareness
November 30th, 2009 - 9:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Cape Town, Nov 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The British musician Annie Lennox is very passionate about her cause and she is leaving no stone unturned in popularizing it. Recently at an awards ... Read more...
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Tenor Placido Domingo wins opera gong
October 15th, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 15 (ANI): Spanish tenor Placido Domingo has been honoured with the first Birgit Nilsson prize at a ceremony in Stockholm.The renowned opera singer, one of the remaining Three Tenors, compared ... Read more...
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‘Indian Army ready for threat from Pakistan spillover’
March 30th, 2009 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Indian Army Monday said it was ready to deal with any "spillover effect" of the terror attack on a police academy in Pakistan.
"Situation in Pakistan is ... Read more...
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Interpol chief, Rehman Malik hold talks on Mumbai attacks
March 6th, 2009 - 10:25 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 6 (ANI): The head of global police agency Interpol Ronald Noble on Friday met Pakistans interior ministry chief Rehman Malik as part of an investigation into the Mumbai attacks.Malik ... Read more...
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Ingrid Betancourt wins ‘Spanish Nobel’
September 10th, 2008 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Oviedo (Spain), Sep 10 (DPA) Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, who was held hostage for six years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), was Wednesday awarded the Prince of ... Read more...
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Eiffel Tower to get multicolored 70-storey skyscraper rival
May 28th, 2008 - 4:33 pm ICT by admin
London, May 28 (ANI): The Eiffel Tower will soon be getting a rival for the French capital's skyline when a 71-storey landmark skyscraper is built in La Defense on the edge ... Read more...
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Eye-care network to use global award for poor patients
May 23rd, 2008 - 12:49 pm ICT by admin
Madurai, May 23 (IANS) A leading eye-care network in Tamil Nadu that has won the $1 million Gates Award for global health wants to plough the money back into healthcare for poor ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |