Plea in SC seeks review of quashing of case against Mayawati
August 4th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The supreme Court Saturday was moved seeking the review of its judgment quashing the first information report (FIR) registered by the CBI against former Uttar ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Diabetes screening in schools, says Azad
May 16th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Concerned over the increase in diabetes among children and adolescents, the union health ministry has initiated a school-based screening programme for diabetes on pilot basis ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
More trouble for Majola over unauthorised IPL payments
March 26th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, March 26 (IANS) South Africa's top police unit Hawks are investigating how Cricket South Africa's (CSA) suspended chief executive Gerald Majola received 1.8 million rands in unauthorised bonuses for ... Read more...
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Indian Americans remember 2002 Gujarat victims with rally (With Images)
March 4th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New York, March 4 (IANS) Hundreds of Indian Americans of diverse religious backgrounds held a rally and a candlelight vigil in front of the Gandhi statue in Union Square ... Read more...
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Apex court poser on plea against rights panel chief (Lead)
February 13th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday asked the government what action it has taken on the representation by NGO Common Cause alleging "grave misbehaviour" against National Human ... Read more...
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Chidambaram verdict: Who said what
February 4th, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) A special CBI court in Delhi Saturday dismissed Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy's plea to make P. Chidambaram a co-accused in the 2G spectrum ... Read more...
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Chidambaram verdict not final, says BJP
February 4th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The special CBI court order declining to make Home Minister P. Chidambaram an accused in the 2G spectrum scam was not final, the Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Subconscious racial biases likely to shape trust decisions
April 27th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 27 (ANI): Psychologists at the New York University have found that trust decisions - especially with our money - may be influenced more by subconscious racial biases that many of ... Read more...
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Scientist reveals why tanned women live longer
December 5th, 2010 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 5 (IANS) Women who regularly sunbathe tend to live longer, says a leading oncologist.Vitamin D produced by the body while tanning gives vital protection against blood clots, diabetes and some ... Read more...
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Women who sunbathe regularly ‘live longer’
December 4th, 2010 - 11:39 am ICT by ANI
London, Dec 4 (ANI): A leading cancer specialist has claimed that women who regularly sunbathe live longer.Hakan Olsson's claims are based on a study of 40,000 women.The expert, who works in the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Karunanidhi showing his scorn for democracy: Jayalalithaa
November 1st, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 1 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa Monday said Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M. Karunanidhi is showing his scorn for democracy by not recalling Telecom Minister A. ... Read more...
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Truth ineffective in battling rumours about NYC mosque, study finds
October 28th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 28 (ANI): A new study has revealed that the truth about the proposed Islamic cultural centre and mosque near Ground Zero in New York City was not effective at all ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Long Island doctor stripped off his medical license over phone sex with patient
September 4th, 2010 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sept 4 (ANI): A Long Island doctor's license to practice medicine has been cancelled after he got hooked on having phone sex with one of his patients.Dr. Michael Eisenberg, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
India granted access to Headley
June 5th, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 5 (ANI): US National Security Adviser James Jones has said that India has been granted access to Lashkar operative David Coleman Headley in Chicago."Access to Headley has been given. We ... Read more...
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South Korea to take ship sinking to UN
May 23rd, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, May 23 (DPA) South Korea aims to take the issue of the suspected sinking of a naval vessel by North Korea to the UN Security Council, a presidential spokesman said Sunday.
The ... Read more...
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Shashi Tharoor says India committed to promote peace with Pakistan
January 12th, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 12 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has said India remains committed to long-term peace with Pakistan provided the country dismantles militant infrastructure on it ... Read more...
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Dennis Earl Bradford: Rapist Convicted After Nineteen Years
October 14th, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Oct 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Dennis Earl Bradford, the suspected molester of Jennifer Schuett, was arrested not far from his home on Oct 13, 2009 on the basis of a ... Read more...
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Smoking ban in UK leads to fall in heart attacks
September 14th, 2009 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 14 (ANI): The ban on smoking in public places in Britain has reaped great results, as it has led to a huge fall in the number of heart attacks, according ... Read more...
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Carrie Prejean sues Miss California organization over discrimination
September 1st, 2009 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 1 (ANI): Former Miss California Carrie Prejean has slapped the state organization with a lawsuit, alleging it discriminated against her religious beliefs and caused her emotional distress, her lawyer has ... Read more...
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Taliban using ‘organized crime’ in Karachi to fund their ‘terror business’: NYT
August 29th, 2009 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug.29 (ANI): Taliban insurgents have resorted to 'organized crime' to generate funds for their militant activities being carried out in the lawless northwestern Pakistan, and the banned outfit has ... Read more...
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Exercise does not lead to overeating, say experts
August 20th, 2009 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) Leading exercise and weight management experts have strongly objected to assertions that exercise can inhibit weight loss by over-stimulating the appetite.
"There is strong evidence from the majority ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Celebrity website faces probe for putting Octuplet babies ‘at risk’
June 17th, 2009 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
New York, June 17 (ANI): A celebrity website is being investigated for overlooking child labor laws with its relentless coverage of the world's most famous octuplets born to Nadya Suleman.California labor officials ... Read more...
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Socio-economic status: another risk factor for heart disease
June 17th, 2009 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 17 (ANI): The socio-economic status of patients must be considered while evaluating their risk for heart disease, suggests a new study.The study, conducted by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers, ... Read more...
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Ex-England cricketer Lewis ’smuggled 3kg of cocaine in fruit and veg tins’
May 12th, 2009 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 12 (ANI): Former England cricketer Chris Lewis smuggled over three kilograms of pure cocaine into Britain in Caribbean fruit and vegetable tins that were crammed into his kit bag, a ... Read more...
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Pakistan not probing official agencies’ link to Mumbai: India
March 21st, 2009 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Nearly three months after the Mumbai terror attacks, India says Pakistan needs to clear the air on the alleged involvement of its official agencies in the ... Read more...
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Pakistan not probing official agencies link to Mumbai attacks: Chidambaram
March 21st, 2009 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has said Pakistan has failed to probe the involvement of official agencies in the Mumbai attacks.
Taking part in a television programme, ... Read more...
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Anand Jons well-wishers seek 100,000 petitioners for plea to Obama
February 23rd, 2009 - 6:55 pm ICT by ANI
Los Angeles, Feb 23 (ANI): Indian fashion designer Anand Jons well- wishers are trying to have a petition to bring his case to U.S. president Barack Obamas attention signed by 100,000 ... Read more...
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South African team ecstatic after series win Down Under
December 31st, 2008 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 31 (IANS) The South African team were visibly delighted over their historic victory against Australia.Such was the enormity of their emphatic win at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Tuesday, those pivotal ... Read more...
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Court stops Heidi Klum’’s Project Runway over airing rights
September 30th, 2008 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 30 (ANI): German supermodel Heidi Klums hit reality TV design contest Project Runway has been stopped from moving to America''s Lifetime network by a New York judge, because of ... Read more...
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Remote Australia edging towards ”failed state”
September 13th, 2008 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Sept 13 (ANI): A group of prominent Australians have warned that remote Australia has become a "failed state" fuelled by dysfunction and neglect that threatens the nation''s security, social cohesion ... Read more...
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Oz McDonalds head says lack of exercise, not burgers behind childhood obesity
September 11th, 2008 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, September 11 (ANI): Fast food chain McDonalds head in Australia says that there is no doubt that children are growing fat because they do not exercise as much as they ... Read more...
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Dhaka watches while ‘unlawful killings’ spiral: Human Rights Watch
August 13th, 2008 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 13 (IANS) "Unlawful killings" by Bangladesh's elite Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have surged in recent months and the army-backed government bas watched silently, global rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) ... Read more...
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Anne Hathaway’s ex under home detention, bail set at $21m
June 26th, 2008 - 7:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 26 (ANI): Anne Hathaways former boyfriend Raffaello Follieri has been placed under home detention in New York and his bail is set at 21 million dollars.The 29-year-old Italian businessman ... Read more...
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UN environment chief sounds dire warning
April 22nd, 2008 - 2:10 pm ICT by admin
By Joydeep Gupta
Singapore, April 22 (IANS) The global community runs the risk of the greatest policy failure in the history of mankind if negotiations on how to tackle climate change stay bogged ... Read more...
Posted in World |
India, Pakistan among countries with worst iodine deficiency
December 13th, 2007 - 1:32 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 13 (ANI): World experts in iodine deficiency have set a goal of working toward eliminating iodine deficiency, by assigning top support priority to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.World health officials say ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |