India-born film editor Tariq Anwar in Oscar race
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) India-born British film editor Tariq Anwar is in the Oscar race with a nomination for his work in the hugely popular historical drama "The King's ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Difficult-to-read fonts ‘can boost learning’
October 24th, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 24 (ANI): Researchers at Princeton University suggest that difficult-to-read fonts make for better learning.They employed volunteers to learn made-up information about different types of aliens - and found that those ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New York Yankees Pick Christopher ‘Cito’ Culver In Major League Baseball Draft 2010
June 8th, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by GD
Many people were shocked on Monday night to find the New York Yankees using their first round Major League Baseball draft to pick Christopher 'Cito' Culver in the first round of the ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Israeli Left expresses dismay over Obama’s low popularity
August 30th, 2009 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Aug. 30 (ANI): The Israeli Left has expressed disappointment over a recent Jerusalem Post poll which found that only four percent of Jewish Israelis believe that US President Barack Obama's ... Read more...
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California to return looted Holocaust art
April 8th, 2009 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
San Francisco, April 8 (DPA) California is to return three 16th-century Italian paintings to the family of Holocaust victims who were forced by the Nazis to sell the artworks, a news report ... Read more...
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Film Festival gives Newmans swan song a world premiere
October 6th, 2008 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 6 (ANI): A wildlife documentary for which late Hollywood actor Paul Newman did the voiceover received its world premiere at the Dinard Film Festival in France.Shot over a period ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Iran tests new missile
August 4th, 2008 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Aug 4 (IANS) Iran Monday said it has successfully test fired a new missile, state-run news agency IRNA reported. The missile is capable of targeting an enemy vessel within a range ... Read more...
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Circumstellar disk with telltale signs of planet formation discovered
March 27th, 2008 - 1:53 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 27 (ANI): Astrophysicists have observed a circumstellar disk around the star AB Aurigae, which displays telltale signs of planet formation.The research that led to the finding was carried ... Read more...
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US stocks drop on worsening outlook for banks, industry
March 27th, 2008 - 5:13 am ICT by admin
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New York, March 27 (DPA) US stocks declined Wednesday amid increasingly gloomy forecasts on bank profits and a drop in demand for durable goods. Financial stocks retreated after an Oppenheimer & Co ... Read more...
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