Now, get train tickets via smartphone in China
September 12th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 12 (IANS) China's railways ministry announced Wednesday it plans to launch a new service that will allow people to purchase tickets via smartphones.Passengers will be able to book ... Read more...
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Oz men pumped-up by ‘bulge-boosting underwear!’
November 18th, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 18 (ANI): Gone are the days when only women looked for padded bras to enhance their credentials - now it's men's turn to do the same.Australian underwear manufacturer AussieBum launched ... Read more...
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Asia’s largest conference on Open Source begins Chennai on Sunday
September 18th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept.18 (ANI-Business Wire India): Asia's largest event on open source will open at the Chennai Trade Center on Sunday. West Bengal's Information Technology Minister, Dr Debesh Das, will inaugurate ... Read more...
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Deafening Vuvuzelas leave SA soccer fans’ lips bruised, swollen
June 12th, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Johannesburg, Jun 12 (ANI): A secret horn called 'vuvuzela', which is capable of creating an ear-shattering experience at the stadiums, has left many football fans with bruised lips from their continuous blowing ... Read more...
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Experts develop low-cost ventilators
January 26th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 26 (ANI): A team of British anaesthetists has developed low-cost ventilators that could provide vital support during major healthcare emergencies.The three prototype low-cost ventilators can also come handy at places ... Read more...
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Vaghela, Mehta unite to take on Modi
December 1st, 2009 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Dec 1 (IANS) Former Gujarat chief ministers Shankersinh Vaghela and Suresh Mehta Tuesday announced a "maha rally" in Ahmedabad Dec 6 to protest the "repressive and extravagant functioning" of the ... Read more...
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Two former chief ministers flay Modi
October 9th, 2009 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Oct 8 (IANS) Within a day of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi completing a record eight years in office, two former chief ministers of the state, Shankersinh Vaghela and Suresh ... Read more...
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Mortgage Apple Cakes: Countering Recession With Confection
July 29th, 2009 - 6:10 pm ICT by GD
In an era when recession and associated depression (both financial and otherwise) has been looming on the horizon, here's a piece or rather 'slice' of news that promises to ring in a ... Read more...
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HAL choppers going places but unable to meet domestic demand
June 7th, 2009 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
By Ritu Sharma
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is eyeing international markets for its Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv but it is struggling to fulfil a surge in ... Read more...
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Will Aishwarya Rai contest on Samajwadi Party ticket from Bihar?
January 29th, 2009 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 29 (IANS) After 'Munnabhai' Sanjay Dutt, it could be the turn of Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as a Samajwadi Party candidate.Samajwadi Party ... Read more...
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Online Olympics ticket sales snagged again (Olympics Snippets)
May 6th, 2008 - 4:49 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, May 6 (Xinhua) The third round of domestic ticket sales for the Beijing Olympics has started but the online purchasing system seemed to hit a snag again. A total of 1.38 ... Read more...
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New method could cut down DNA analysis in rape cases from 24hrs to 45min
May 4th, 2008 - 12:32 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 4 (ANI): A University of Virginia forensic chemist has developed a method for handling rape evidence that reduces part of the DNA analysis time from 24 hours to as ... Read more...
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