Belarus refuses to extradite brother of Kyrgyz ex-president
September 6th, 2012 - 10:28 am ICT by IANS
Minsk, Sep 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Belarus has refused to extradite a brother of Kyrgyzstan's ex-president who is wanted in the country on murder charges, a Belarusian official said.Kyrgyzstan has repeatedly ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Kerala committed to new Mullaperiyar dam: Governor
March 1st, 2012 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 1 (IANS) Acting Kerala Governor H.R. Bhardwaj Thursday said the state government was committed to building a new dam at Mullaperiyar. He also accused the previous Left ... Read more...
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Civil society vulnerable in Pakistan: Faiz’s daughter
January 16th, 2012 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) Pakistani social activist Salima Hashmi, the daughter of renowned Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, feels civil society in her country is under pressure and extremely ... Read more...
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Nehru’s 1938 rebuff to Nazis to be sold in Britain
November 11th, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) A rare typewritten letter by India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru from London to a diplomat in Nazi Germany turning down his invitation will be ... Read more...
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Norwegian killer posted manifesto, video before attacks
July 24th, 2011 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
Oslo, July 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Norwegian police are verifying if twin attack suspect Anders Behring Breivik was the author of a manifesto and a video which appeared on the ... Read more...
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Bollywood twitterati condemns crackdown on Ramdev
June 5th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) They are not all supporters of yoga guru Baba Ramdev, but many Bollywood celebrities Sunday spoke out against the police crackdown on the yoga ... Read more...
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Patricia Heaton regrets that politics has affected her career
May 23rd, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, May 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Patricia Heaton’s decision to partake in politics seems to have affected her career. The actress who is famous for her role in the television comedy “Everybody ... Read more...
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Microblogs get Chinese interested in politics
April 12th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 12 (IANS) Over 70 percent of web users in China feel their growing interest in politics was thanks to microblogging, reveals a survey.A Global Times survey showed that ... Read more...
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US workers fired over email comparing Obama to ‘tar ball’ sues company
February 10th, 2011 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 10 (ANI): Two workers in the US, who were fired from their jobs after they forwarded an email that compared US president Barack Obama to a "tar ball", have ... Read more...
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Hesse becomes first German state to ban Islamic face veil
February 5th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Berlin, Feb 5 (ANI): A German state, Hesse, has become the first in the country to ban the full Islamic face veil for public sector workers.The case was brought after a woman ... Read more...
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Political leanings could be wired into brain
December 29th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 29 (IANS) Our political allegiances could be hard-wired into our brains, according to neuroscientists who conducted scans on over 90 students. But it is not precise enough to be able ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
NOW Defends Christine O’Donnell After Gawker Attack
October 30th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Oct 30, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The National Association of Women (NOW) has stood up against the attack by Gawker of the Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell. The organization has called the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Badal orders probe into ransacking of ex-minister’s office
October 16th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 16 (IANS) Taking serious note of allegations of former Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal's office being "ransacked", Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Saturday ordered a probe into the ... Read more...
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Afghans blaming NATO troops for rise in civilian deaths
August 14th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Aug.14 (ANI): Though American and NATO forces are using the alarming spike in Afghan civilian deaths in 2010 to denounce the Taliban to win popular support for an increased presence, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Politicians’ hands could tell voters what’s on their mind
July 30th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 30 (ANI): Watching politicians' hands could help voters know their minds, says a new study, which found that politicians use their dominant hand to state something good, and the other ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Aretha Franklin, Condoleezza Rice perform for charity concert
July 29th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 29 (ANI): Putting all her political views aside, Aretha Franklin recently took to stage with Condoleezza Rice for a charity concert.The soul star, a staunch Democrat who sang at ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Shakespalin: Sarah Palin Creates New Word, Tweeters Create New Hashtag
July 21st, 2010 - 2:19 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The former Governor of Alaska, and former Vice Presidential candidate for the Republican party in the United States is no stranger to popularity, nor ridicule, however ... Read more...
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Chinese author threatened with imprisonment over upcoming book on Chinese Premier
July 7th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 7 (ANI): A best-selling author, Yu Jie, who is a fierce critic of the Communist Party, has said that he was taken into custody by police on Monday and ... Read more...
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Nobel literature laureate Jose Saramago dies at 87
June 18th, 2010 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, June 18 (DPA) Portuguese Nobel literature laureate Jose Saramago died Friday at his home on the Spanish Canary Island of Lanzarote, his family said.
Saramago was 87 years old. He won the ... Read more...
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UK’s first female Muslim minister says quotas for minority candidates has passed
June 13th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 13 (ANI): Britain's first female Muslim cabinet minister, Baroness Warsi, has suggested the time for "quotas" for candidates from minority groups has passed.In an interview to The Times, 39-year-old Warsi ... Read more...
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Don’t want to join politics, says K.G. Balakrishnan
May 11th, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Outgoing Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan Tuesday said he entertained no political ambitions after retirement.
"I don't want to join politics," Balakrishnan told reporters here on the eve ... Read more...
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Vladimir Putin speaks out for the ‘vulnerable’ Polar Bear
April 29th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Apr 29 (ANI): Former Russian Premier Vladimir Putin revealed a rarely seen softer side when he expressed concern over the fate of the Arctic Polar Bear whose numbers have diminished significantly ... Read more...
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Al-Jazeera to broadcast panel discussion with Moore, Stone and Gibney
April 23rd, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr 23 (ANI): Television network Al-Jazeera has planned to broadcast a panel discussion with Michael Moore, Oliver Stone and Director Alex Gibney.Gibney's flick is being screened at the TriBeCa festival. ... Read more...
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Earth’s Age Evolution; Student Expertise Matters
March 14th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Minnesota, Mar 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Recent study in the journal "Evolution" depicts how high school brains who knows Earth's age to be somewhere round 4.5 billion years will be at ... Read more...
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Students who understand Earth’s geological are more likely to accept human evolution
March 11th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 11(ANI): A new study has determined that high school and college students who understand the geological age of the Earth (4.5 billion years) are much more likely to understand and ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Keith Olbermann Challenged To Take Up Invitation By Dallas Tea Party
February 24th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Feb 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) This Feb 27, Keith Olbermann, of MSNBC, has been invited to the first birthday celebration of the Dallas Tea Party. Of course, it is going to ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Glenn Beck Blasts Both Parties At CPAC Speech
February 21st, 2010 - 10:14 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Washington, Feb 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Glenn Beck was the speaker at the final day of the CPAC, or the Conservative Political Action Conference that was being held for three days. ... Read more...
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China draws international condemnation after sentencing Liu Xiaobo for 11 years
December 26th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Dec. 26 (ANI): China has provoked international outcry after sentencing the country's leading dissident to 11 years of jail over subversion charges.Liu Xiaobo, who organised a petition calling for political freedoms, ... Read more...
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Trial begins against leading Chinese dissident
December 23rd, 2009 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 23 (DPA) A trial against prominent Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo began Wednesday in Beijing under unusually tight security.
A contingent of police and security personnel blocked the Beijing First Intermediate People's ... Read more...
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When hardened ULFA chaiman Rajkhowa broke down
December 5th, 2009 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, Dec 5 (IANS) One of India's most wanted fugitives, chairman of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Arabinda Rajkhowa, Saturday broke down and had tears in ... Read more...
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Punjabi Canadian editor fears for his life after attack
October 27th, 2009 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Etobicoke (Canada), Oct. 27 (ANI): The editor and publisher of the Punjabi Post, Jagdish Grewal, has said that he anticipates another attack on his life, days after he was held at gunpoint ... Read more...
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Six out of ten Pakistanis want to live in democratic country
September 18th, 2009 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, Sep. 18 (ANI): After witnessing several decades of dictatorship, six out of ten Pakistanis feel that it is 'very important' to live in a democratic country.According to a study titled 'World ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Putin hints at return to presidency for two more terms till 2024
September 12th, 2009 - 12:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 12 (ANI): Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is strongly considering to become President again and swap places with present incumbent Dimitri Medvedev, which will allow the former KGB spy ... Read more...
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China bans online ‘mafia’ games
July 28th, 2009 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 28 (Xinhua) China's culture ministry has issued an order to all websites prohibiting them to run, publish or offer links to online games featuring mafia-like gangs, and threatened "severe punishment" ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Radcliffe shares his political views with gay magazine
July 24th, 2009 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 24 (IANS) He doesn't like Prime Minister Gordon Brown or opposition leader David Cameron and he is a Liberal Democrat -- "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe revealed all this ... Read more...
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