Medvedev lauds ‘courageous’ Russian paralympians
September 11th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has lauded the country's "courageous" achievements at the London Paralympics.Monumental efforts particularly in athletics, where 19 gold were won, and ... Read more...
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Kids know when you are faking distress
August 21st, 2012 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 21 (IANS) Even three-year-old infants can tell whether your are only whining or genuinely upset, report researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology."This study provides the ... Read more...
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Want to revive family banner with sensible films: Prateek (With Image)
July 12th, 2012 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Grandfather Pramod Chakravorty produced "Love In Tokyo" and now Prateek Chakravorty revives the family banner with "From Sydney With Love". He hopes to bring the ... Read more...
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Federer beats Murray for 7th Wimbledon title (Lead)
July 9th, 2012 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
London, July 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Roger Federer came back from a set down to record a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Andy Murray Sunday for his seventh Wimbledon ... Read more...
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Man becomes surrogate mother to eight ducklings
May 26th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 26 (IANS) A 50-year-old man in Britain has become a surrogate mother to eight ducklings after watching them hatch. The birds now think he is their mother and ... Read more...
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Pakistan out of sight, Bangladesh look to South Africa
April 23rd, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi/Dhaka, April 23 (IANS) Bangladesh have approached South Africa for a series in May after the postponement of a series in Pakistan. Due to its prior commitments, the Bangladesh Cricket ... Read more...
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Thoughts about mortality can improve health
April 20th, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 20 (IANS) An awareness of mortality is a good thing -- it can improve physical health and help us re-prioritize our goals and values, according to a new ... Read more...
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Goa BJP waters down stance on offshore casinos
February 23rd, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday watered down its stance on offshore casinos in Goa, saying it merely wanted them to be relocated out of ... Read more...
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Babies remember objects out of sight
December 20th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) It was earlier believed that babies six-month-old or younger have no sense of 'object permanence' - that something exists even when it is out of sight. ... Read more...
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Osama was keenly conscious of his image
May 9th, 2011 - 3:29 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 9 (IANS) Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was keenly conscious of his image and "remained active in Al Qaeda terrorist propaganda operations, especially in shaping his own ... Read more...
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Osama videos show he was active Al Qaeda leader, say US officials
May 8th, 2011 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 8 (IANS) US officials say the five videos of Osama bin Laden released Saturday show that the Al Qaeda chief "remained active" in his outfit's terrorist propaganda operations.The ... Read more...
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Osama death: Pak says raid ‘in accordance with declared US policy’
May 2nd, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, May 2(ANI): The Pakistan government on Monday said that the operation carried out by the US to find and kill Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was conducted in accordance with ... Read more...
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Wearing leggings could do more harm than good
May 2nd, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 2 (ANI): In what has come as a rude shock to an army of women, a new study has warned that leggings could make the muscles 'lazy' and can ... Read more...
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Terry warns Man U of overtaking them to win Premier League
May 2nd, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 2 (ANI): Chelsea skipper John Terry has warned Manchester United that his team will overtake them to win the Premier League title.The Chelsea skipper watched Arsenal beat leaders United ... Read more...
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TTP says Osama bin Laden alive
May 2nd, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, May 2 (ANI): Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has denied the reports that Osama Bin Laden was killed, Geo News reported.The statement came even as American officials said that the US Special ... Read more...
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Raid to kill Laden in Pak was planned to minimize collateral damage: US officials
May 2nd, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 2(ANI): The US operation to find and kill Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday was planned as an elite strike by a ... Read more...
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Southee can become best swing bowler in world cricket within 12 months: Donald
March 27th, 2011 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Mar 27 (ANI): New Zealand's bowling coach Allan Donald believes that Tim Southee could become the best swing bowler in world cricket within the next 12 months.The South African legend has ... Read more...
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Vanessa Hudgens opens up about her split with Zac Efron
March 16th, 2011 - 1:26 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It is said that absence makes the heart grow fonder but at the same time there is another saying that ‘Out of sight, out of mind’. ... Read more...
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Eva Longoria, Penelope Cruz’s brother enjoy hot date in LA
March 13th, 2011 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 13 (ANI): Eva Longoria has shown she's well and truly over her ex-husband Tony Parker - by heating up her romance with Penelope Cruz's younger brother, Eduardo.The couple dined ... Read more...
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Liz Hurley tweets ’she’s loving Oz’
February 10th, 2011 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 10 (ANI): They have been uncharacteristically quiet in the 'Twittersphere' during the past few days, but lovebirds Shane Warne and Elizabeth Hurley are back at it.A day after she ... Read more...
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Wind blows 12 times faster than sound in biggest wind tunnel
February 6th, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 6 (IANS) The world's biggest wind tunnel can generate a windspeed that is 12 times that of sound.
Journalists were offered a glimpse of the 24-metre-girth steel tubes at ... Read more...
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Branjelina’s Christmas Shopping Spree At Namibia!
December 27th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Most people love to spend the Christmas in the snowy region but Hollywood power couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt preferred to go back to Namibia, where their daughter Shiloh was ... Read more...
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Blame players, not WAGS, for England’s Perth defeat: Swann
December 21st, 2010 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 21 (ANI): If off-spinner Graeme Swann is to be believed, the England players are 100 per cent convinced they can recapture their form in time for the Boxing Day Test ... Read more...
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Johnson has potential of becoming Australia’s Andrew Flintoff: Geoff Boycott
December 20th, 2010 - 3:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 20 (ANI): Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott believes Mitchell Johnson has the ability to be Australia's version of Andrew Flintoff after his man-of-the-match display in the third Ashes Test in ... Read more...
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Removing tobacco displays makes smoking less tempting
November 29th, 2010 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 29 (IANS) Putting away tobacco displays makes puffing less tempting to young people, a study says.
Conducted by the University of Nottingham Centre for Tobacco Control Studies in Britain, the ... Read more...
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Putting tobacco out of sight helps put it out of mind: Study
November 24th, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Nottingham have discovered that putting tobacco out of sight in shops can change the attitude of young people to smoking, while not hitting ... Read more...
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George Clooney may star in ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E’
November 22nd, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 22 (ANI): George Clooney is reportedly in talks to play Napoleon Solo in a big screen adaptation of 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E'.The actor has met Steven Soderbergh, who is ... Read more...
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Farmer’s Small Dog Chases And Traps Mountain Lion
November 13th, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) There is a saying that if a dog bites a lion then its no news, but if a man bites a dog, then its a news. ... Read more...
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‘Darth Vader’ revealed Star Wars sequel two years before its release
November 11th, 2010 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 11 (ANI): David Prowse, better known as Darth Vader, on screen in the first Star Wars film in 1977, revealed a glimpse of a possible plot for the second sequel ... Read more...
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Actor Dick Van Dyke Rescued by Porpoises!
November 10th, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Nov 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actor Dyke Van Dyke, who started out on ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’, has been reportedly rescued by a school of porpoises who pushed him to shore after ... Read more...
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Rooney Mara Gets A Complete Makeover For “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo”
October 20th, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The American actress Rooney Mara who bagged the much coveted role of private investigator Lisbeth Salander in "The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo" is leaving no ... Read more...
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Broad was ‘distraught’ by PCB chief’s comments of England throwing ODI match
October 17th, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 17(ANI): England fast bowler Stuart Broad has said that he was shocked when Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt accused English players of throwing a ODI match for an ... Read more...
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‘Ranga the Donga’ Likely To Release In November
October 11th, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 11, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Reports suggest that the highly anticipated movie Ranga the Donga has been delayed and the movie is most likely to release in November. The upcoming flick ... Read more...
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Ferguson lands a killer blow on Man U players
October 7th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 7 (ANI): With a rare display of public criticism after four draws in seven games so far, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson blasted his team last night for ... Read more...
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Texting ban has not lowered US accident rate
September 29th, 2010 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 29 (IANS) A ban on sending mobile phone text messages while driving has not led to a decrease in the number of road crashes in the US.The Highway Loss ... Read more...
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