UAE to have special village for orphans
July 5th, 2012 - 9:22 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, July 5 (IANS/WAM) A special village for orphans, abandoned children and those of unknown parentage is being built in Umm Al Qaiwain in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Finding Rajkumar Gupta our first priority: Delhi Police
January 31st, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Delhi Police Tuesday said their first priority is to catch the main accused, Rajkumar Gupta, in the battered baby case and secondly ascertain the ... Read more...
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Five mn Russians fail to identify their ethnicity
December 21st, 2011 - 9:26 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Around 5.6 million people in Russia failed to identify their ethnicity during the 2010 census, according to a latest report.The census results showed the country's ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Anita Desai’s new characters search for wholeness (IANS Book Review)
September 19th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Book: "The Artist of Disappearance"; Author: Anita Desai; Publisher: Random House India; Price: Rs 350; Pages: 176At the age of 74, Anita Desai's prose and storytelling seem to have arrived at ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
‘Delhi Belly’ toned down in Hindi
June 29th, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) "Delhi Belly", possibly Aamir Khan's most irreverent film to date, got less flamboyant in language and content.The most off-colour jokes, gags and dialogues about conception, ... Read more...
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British boxer Amir Khan to raise funds for Pakistan floods
January 23rd, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 23(ANI): World Boxing Association light-welterweight champion Amir Khan will host a charity dinner in his home town of Bolton on Sunday to raise money for rebuilding eight schools in Pakistan, ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Tamil version of award-winning Malay film ‘Papadom’ to hit the screens
November 18th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 18 (ANI): 'Appalam', a Tamil version of director Afdlin Shauki's Malay hit movie 'Papadom', is all set to hit the big screen.Shauki who has directed 'Appalam', has a multi-racial ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Over 1,000 missing children rescued, police tells court
October 22nd, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The Delhi Police has informed Delhi High Court that more than 1,000 missing children in the city have been rescued by them in the past one year.
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NGO ordered to pay Rs.75,000 for transparency law abuse
October 20th, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday imposed a cost of Rs.75,000 on an NGO which had sought an inquiry into the role of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) ... Read more...
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Headley helped Lashkar prepare for 26/11 attacks, reported to ISI about its activities
October 19th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct. 19 (ANI): David Headley, a 48-year-old Pakistani American incarcerated in a Chicago jail for his role in the November 2008 terror strikes on Mumbai, has reportedly told his Indian and ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Answers ready for Pakistan’s queries on Headley: Chidambaram
September 1st, 2010 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) India will send its answers in a day or two to Pakistan on its queries about Pakistani American David Coleman Headley's visits to Indian cities prior ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
India to answer Pakistan’s questions on Headley
August 18th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) India will soon send answers to the 51 questions posed by Pakistan about 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused David Coleman Headley, now in custody in the ... Read more...
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Delete ‘newly added facts’ in paternity suit: Tiwari
July 30th, 2010 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh governor N.D. Tiwari Friday asked the Delhi High Court to direct the person claiming to be his biological son delete the newly added facts ... Read more...
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White baby born to black parents surprises and shocks all
July 20th, 2010 - 10:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, July 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The doctors and the nurses were shocked out of their wits, when a white baby girl was born to parents who are both Black. And the cute ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Court serves paternity test order to Oz man through Facebook!
June 4th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, June 4 (ANI): An Australian man, who eluded requests to a paternity test, has finally been served after a court ordered the legal documents be sent through social networking site ... Read more...
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Legal notice can be sent via Facebook too
June 4th, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, June 4 (IANS) Online social networking site Facebook can also be used to serve legal notices on those evading court hearing, an Australian judge has ruled.
An Adelaide court ordered that ... Read more...
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England’s captain Nasser Hussain to coach Akshay Kumar
April 22nd, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 22, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): While the list of Indian, Pakistani, British, Australian and South African cricketers who will be appearing in Nikhil Advani's Patiala House, which stars Akshay Kumar as ... Read more...
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Nandita Das In Kolkata To Shoot For Onir’s Film
March 9th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
March 9, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): After winning multiple Filmfare Awards for her directorial debut, it was a grand homecoming of sorts for Nandita Das in Kolkata, which is not ... Read more...
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Nannes rejects Afridi all countries ball tamper claim
February 2nd, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb. 2 (ANI): Twenty20 pacer Dirk Nannes has rejected Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi's claims that every international side indulges in ball tampering, and insists bowlers can be effective without breaking cricket's ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Gayatri Devi’s heirs fight government for gold
January 31st, 2010 - 10:47 am ICT by IANS
By Kanu Sarda
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The heirs of Maharani Gayatri Devi of the erstwhile Jaipur royal family, considered the wealthiest royalty of Rajasthan, have approached the Delhi High Court for ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods’ Thai connection
December 3rd, 2009 - 10:30 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Florida, Dec 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Tiger Woods has half the Eastern side of the world as his parentage. Woods is one-quarter Chinese, one-quarter Thai, one-quarter African American, one-eighth Native American, and ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Chess word’s biggest rivals Gary Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov to play again
September 22nd, 2009 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep. 22 (ANI): The arch-rivals of world chess, Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov, are set to take on each other after a gap of nineteen years when they meet in Spain. ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Worker bees engage in ‘reproductive class war’ with queen
September 10th, 2009 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 10 (ANI): All is not hunky-dory among the members of bee colonies, which are known for their cooperation. A new research has shown a conflict for reproduction between worker bees ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Culkin is Jackson’s children’s father? Too Preposterous
September 1st, 2009 - 2:24 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
According to recent rumours, Macaulay Culkin reportedly fathered Michael Jackson's youngest son, Prince Michael Jackson II also known as Blanket. The seven year old was delivered by a surrogate but her identity ... Read more...
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MJ’s another ‘lovechild’ claims he’s not motivated by money
August 27th, 2009 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 27 (ANI): A lawyer for the 24-year-old man who claims to be Michael Jackson's lovechild has said his client is not interested in the singer's money.The man named Prince ... Read more...
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California law may stop Mark Lester from proving he’s MJ’s daughter’s dad
August 11th, 2009 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 11 (ANI): After late Michael Jackson's friend Mark Lester claimed that he could be the father of the singer's daughter Paris, the Jackson family's lawyer Brian Oxman has revealed ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Tracking birds through feathers may help save them from injuries
July 7th, 2009 - 6:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 7 (ANI): In a new research, a team of scientists is studying birds by using DNA in their feathers to track their movements and habits, a technique that may help ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Michael’s Kids Not His:Is There Any Truth In It?
July 1st, 2009 - 7:36 pm ICT by GD
Even after his death, it seems that Michael Jackson is not far away from controversies. The recent buzz is that Michael Jackson is not the real father of his eldest kids. ... Read more...
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Heart broken Liv Tyler sizzles in figure-hugging leotard for photoshoot
February 7th, 2009 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 7 (ANI): Stunning Liv Tyler showed off her sultry figure in sexy tights and figure-hugging leotard during a photoshoot for Wonderland magazine.The 31-year-old actress also graced the cover of ... Read more...
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India’’s first woman saint cheers Christians
October 12th, 2008 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
Bharananganam (Kerala)/Kolkata, Oct 12 (ANI): Hundreds of Christians gathered in Kottayam in Kerala today to celebrate the planned canonization of Sister Alphonsa by Pope Benedict at a special ceremony at the ... Read more...
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All the worlds beers have only two fathers!
September 11th, 2008 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 11 (ANI): Geneticists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered that yeast strains used to brew the present day lager have two genetic ancestors, not one as ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Michael Chopra splits from wife after one-month marriage
July 16th, 2008 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 16 (IANS) Michael Chopra, the first English Premier League footballer of Indian parentage, has split from his celebrity wife Heather Swan a month after they got married, a newspaper reported ... Read more...
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Im not Tom Jones love-child: Duffy
July 7th, 2008 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI
London , July 7 (ANI): Welsh singer songwriter Duffy has laughed off claims that she is the love-child of Sir Tom Jones.Both 24-year-old Duffy and 68-year-old Jones are Welsh singers who ... Read more...
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Jacko’s kids finally step out sans their masks
May 28th, 2008 - 6:26 pm ICT by admin
London, May 28 (ANI): Michael Jacksons much protected and sometimes even masked kids have finally stepped out to prove that the singer is really their daddy.According to onlookers, there was no ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Osamas son banned from Britain
April 30th, 2008 - 1:15 pm ICT by admin
London, Apr.30 (ANI): A son of Osama bin Laden has been banned from entering Britain to live with his new wife because of fears that his presence would cause considerable public ... Read more...
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