Giving others better than receiving, says study
August 13th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS) "We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give," former British prime minister Winston Churchill is known to have ... Read more...
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University of Georgia beats Penn University as the ‘Top party school’
August 3rd, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Atlanta, Aug 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The national top party school title for this year has been won by the University of Georgia.The list, which was compiled by the Princeton Review, was released ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
NASA Satellite Blinded Temporarily By Gamma Ray Blast
July 16th, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
July 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a recent development, a huge and powerful blast of gamma rays blinded a NASA telescope and it created sensation among the scientists' community worldwide. The ... Read more...
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Tart cherry juice may be natural cure for insomnia
July 13th, 2010 - 11:36 am ICT by ANI
Washington, July 13 (ANI): A new research has suggested that drinking tart cherry juice daily can help reduce the severity of insomnia and time spent awake after going to sleep.To reach ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
White House sways to bhangra to celebrate Asian heritage
May 25th, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 25 (IANS) After celebrating Diwali last year by lighting a ceremonial diya, US President Barack Obama celebrated Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with bhangra beats ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
AMU holds talks over tie up with American varsities
March 31st, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh/New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) A team of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) officials Wednesday held talks with representatives of American universities in New Delhi on academic collaboration between US varsities and AMU. ... Read more...
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2010 Aussie competition will see robots battle it out
December 20th, 2009 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 20 (ANI): A team of robotics researchers from the Virginia Tech College of Engineering will build a team of fully autonomous cooperative battle-ready robots as part of a 2010 international ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
World’s first cocktail arose in Mesopotamia 5,000yrs ago
April 6th, 2009 - 11:33 am ICT by ANI
Washington, April 6 (ANI): The world's first cocktail party might have taken place in Mesopotamia 5,000 years ago, if researchers are to be believed.Researchers at the Pennsylvania University, Philadelphia, have came ... Read more...
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‘Bionic assassins’ rip through HIV’s disguises
November 10th, 2008 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 10 (IANS) The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that leads to AIDS is a master of camouflage, which lies undetected in infected cells and does its work of devastation. But its ... Read more...
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Babies know hundreds of words by the time they speak
October 31st, 2008 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 31 (IANS) Babies are a lot more perceptive than we think, who begin processing language much before they start articulating by 12 months. By then they already know hundreds of ... Read more...
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Can fish oil replace statins in lowering cholesterol?
July 10th, 2008 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 10 (IANS) With 40 percent of heart patients who take cholesterol-lowering statins stopping the drug in less than a year, doctors have been on the lookout for an alternative. And ... Read more...
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Hindu leader denied US visa once again
June 14th, 2008 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 14 (IANS) Kummanam Rajasekharan, a leader of a hindu organisation in Kerala, has been denied a US visa for the second time in a row. Rajasekharan, chairman of Hindu Aikya ... Read more...
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