I want to learn more about Indian culture: Halle Berry (With Image)
September 8th, 2012 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Hollywood actress Halle Berry, who is draped in a bright red sari in her upcoming film "Cloud Atlas", says she is fascinated with Indian culture ... Read more...
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Bale sanitises hands after fan interaction
July 21st, 2012 - 2:14 am ICT by IANS
London, July 21 (IANS) Actor Christian Bale has risked the wrath of his fans after he was snapped cleaning his hands with anti-bacterial gel following a meet-and-greet session at ... Read more...
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Cool hands: Simple mantra to stick with workouts
March 14th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 14 (IANS) There is a simple mantra to stick to monotonous exercises and workouts - cool palms, a new study says.
Stacy T. Sims, exercise physiologist at Stanford ... Read more...
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Survivors, relatives charge hospital with callousness
December 9th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) Insufficient and faulty fire-fighting systems, ill-trained hospital staff more interested in saving their own lives - survivors of Kolkata's AMRI Hospital fire Friday had horrific tales ... Read more...
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‘Monkey King’ in the buff disrupts traffic
December 7th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 7 (IANS) A man in China created a scene after he climbed up a bridge in Guangdong province, walked around naked and claimed being a "Monkey King", a ... Read more...
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Three RPF men suspended for torturing guard, probe ordered
October 14th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 14 (IANS) Three policemen have been suspended on charges of torturing a railway guard by driving nails through his hands and feet, making him stand in hot water ... Read more...
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Rice for Re.1 a kg for Kerala’s poor
August 27th, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 27 (IANS) Starting September, everyone below the poverty line (BPL) in Kerala will get 25 kg of rice at Re.1 per kg, one of the main promises of ... Read more...
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Top French honour for Maharashtra economist
June 24th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) Renowned economist and Planning Commission member Narendra Jadhav has been honoured with the "Commander dans l'Ordre des Palmes Academiques" (Commander of the Order of Academic Palms) ... Read more...
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Sukanya Roy wins the National Spelling Bee
June 3rd, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, June 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The National Spelling Bee was won by 14-year-old Sukanya Roy of Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Roy is famous for writing the words invisibly onto her palms before ... Read more...
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Stress hormone fights fear of heights
March 29th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 29 (ANI): Does the mere thought of climbing a ladder or peering over a cliff sets your heart racing and palms sweating? Worry not, for scientists have come to the ... Read more...
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Why you shouldn’t trust someone who scratches his or her nose!
February 19th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 19 (ANI): Body gestures say a lot about a person - whether they look up or scratch their nose, or even tilt their head.Now, body language expert Peter Collett, author ... Read more...
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Now Chandigarh to have a Garden of Palms
February 19th, 2011 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 19 (IANS) Famous for its sprawling gardens and green cover, Chandigarh is set to have another site to entrance tourists - a Garden of Palms with more than 50 varieties ... Read more...
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Mackenzie Foy: First Pic Of Renesmee The Love Child Of Edward Cullen And Bella Swan In Breaking …
January 22nd, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Mackenzie Foy the young girl who is to play the love child of Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in the twilight series Breaking Dawn has her first pic leaked out ... Read more...
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Hugh Hefner’s Fiancée Crystal Harris Finds Him More Energetic!
January 5th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The ‘Playboy’ founder Hugh Hefner surprised everyone last month when he passed on an engagement ring to 24 -year-old Crystal Harris, who is 60 years younger than him.However, Crystal, who ... Read more...
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I don’t notice 60-year age gap between us, says Hefner’s fiancée, 24
January 5th, 2011 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan 5 (ANI): Hugh Hefner's new fiancee, Crystal Harris, who is 24 years old, has said that she hardly recognizes the 60-year age gap between herself and her husband-to-be."I ... Read more...
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Lift an 80-kg stone ball to prove your worth in Karachi
December 28th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Dec 28 (IANS) Can you lift an 80 kg ball of stone? Well, if you can't, better stay clear of an unusual lifting competition in this Pakistani city where a failure ... Read more...
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Bacteria that live on and in humans orchestrate health and disease
December 16th, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 16 (ANI): A new study has suggested that the old saying from Aesop's fables-You are known by the company you keep-also applies to the trillions of microscopic bacteria and viruses ... Read more...
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‘Swagatam’, as children paint hennaed palms to Hariharan song
October 3rd, 2010 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) It was a warm welcome at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony here Sunday as children, standing under white sheets, splashed colour and two pairs of hennaed palms ... Read more...
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Negligence by mother makes Brit boy dwarf
August 28th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 28 (ANI): A British boy was neglected by his mother so badly that it stopped his growth.The nine-year-old boy was so poorly treated he developed a condition called psychosocial dwarfism.This ... Read more...
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Sainthia train accident: Laxities by railways to blame? (Lead)
July 21st, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Sabyasachi Roy
Sainthia (West Bengal), July 21 (IANS) Two days after the train accident here that killed 63 people, accounts from eyewitnesses and railway officials Wednesday revealed laxities on the part of ... Read more...
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Sainthia accident points to laxities by railway authorities
July 21st, 2010 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Sabyasachi Roy
Sainthia (West Bengal), July 21 (IANS) Two days after the train accident here that killed 63 people, accounts from witnesses as well as junior and former railway employees Wednesday indicate ... Read more...
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Zoe Saldana finds men with smooth palms attractive
July 6th, 2010 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 6 (IANS) Actress Zoe Saldana says the most important thing she looks for in a man are a nice pair of hands and a sensitive soul.
"I love men's hands, not ... Read more...
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Zoe Saldana Engaged To Beau Keith Britton
July 1st, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 1, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The Avatar actress Zoe Saldana has announced her engagement to actor boyfriend Keith Britton whom she has been seeing for the last 10 ... Read more...
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Zoe Saldana engaged to beau
July 1st, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 1 (IANS) "Avatar" actress Zoe Saldana has got engaged to her longtime beau Keith Britton.
The 32-year-old has been dating Britton, cheif executive officer of My Fashion Database, since 10 years, ... Read more...
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Palin vows to continue scribbling on hand
March 4th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 4 (ANI): Sarah Palin has vowed she would continue scribbling notes on her palms to irk her political rivals.The former Alaska Governor was mocked after she read notes off ... Read more...
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Slow breathing reduces pain
January 21st, 2010 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 21 (ANI): Controlled breathing at a slowed rate can significantly reduce feelings of pain, a new research says.The research, performed by a scientist at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's ... Read more...
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No more tattoos, Sandra Bullock tells husband
November 26th, 2009 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 26 (IANS) Hollywood actress Sandra Bullock has banned husband Jesse James from getting more tattoos, insisting that she doesn't want him to decorate certain parts of his body.
The heavily-tattooed ... Read more...
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Sandra Bullock puts tattoo ban on hubby
November 26th, 2009 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 26 (ANI): Sandra Bullock has revealed that she has put a ban on husband Jesse James from getting tattoos on certain parts of his body.Motorcycle builder James boasts of ... Read more...
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22 orphan girls enter wedlock at marriage ceremony in Varanasi
November 21st, 2009 - 10:16 pm ICT by ANI
Varanasi, Nov 21(ANI): It is a moment that every girl waits for with great enthusiasm. And, for the 22 orphan girls in Varanasi, that moment came on Friday when the district administration ... Read more...
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Jacksons give ‘This Is It’ movie a thumbs up
October 29th, 2009 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 29 (ANI): Michael Jackson's father Joe Jackson has praised his late son's This Is It concert rehearsal movie after watching it.Initially, Joe had poured scorn on the film, suggesting ... Read more...
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Call to award Malay assemblymen who increase “quota” of wives by wedding single mothers!
October 29th, 2009 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
Kota Baru (Malaysia), Oct. 29 (ANI): In a bid to address the problem of single mothers, the Women, Family and Health Committee chairman of Malaysia's Kelantan state has suggested that those assemblymen ... Read more...
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I’m a very busy person: Sushmita Sen
October 18th, 2009 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) She had no release in 2008 and this year both her movies -- "Karma, Confessions and Holi" and "Do Knot Disturb" -- turned out to be duds. ... Read more...
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Orissa orders testing of mehendi after complaints
September 23rd, 2009 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 22 (IANS) The Orissa government Tuesday ordered testing of mehendi samples available in the market following reports of hundreds of women left with itchy and swollen palms after applying the ... Read more...
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Mehndi leaves hundreds with itchy, swollen palms in Orissa (Lead)
September 22nd, 2009 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 21 (IANS) Hundreds of women complained of itchy and swollen palms and hands in three northern Orissa districts Monday after applying mehndi (henna) on their hands to celebrate the Eid ... Read more...
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Sand sculpture of Ganesha spreads awareness on global warming in Puri
August 23rd, 2009 - 8:51 pm ICT by ANI
By Sarda LahangirPuri, Aug.23 (ANI): On the occasion of Ganesha Chaturthi and the 10-day festivities ahead, noted sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik has made an image at the Puri beach to evolve devotion ... Read more...
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