Many Britons don’t mind having kids without marrying
September 20th, 2012 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 20 (IANS) British family life appears to have undergone a major change as for the first time the number of unmarried couples with children has equalled those who ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
New blood test detects deadly calcium deposits
September 7th, 2012 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bern, Sep 7 (IANS) A new test could identify individuals who are likely to develop potentially deadly calcium deposits in their tissues and blood vessels, a precursor to chronic kidney ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Murdoch quits as News International director (Lead)
July 22nd, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 22 (IANS) Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has stepped down as a director of News International, the group that owns The Times, The Sunday Times and The Sun, in ... Read more...
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Injury prone Jerome Taylor to play in SPL
July 6th, 2012 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Port of Spain (Trinidad), July 6 (IANS/CMC) Injury prone West Indies fast bowler Jerome Taylor has been snapped up as one of the overseas signings for the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier ... Read more...
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Amarnath yatra pilgrims could be sensors for earthquakes (Science Feature)
June 29th, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Pilgrims who trek to the Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir and the horses that carry them could be used as sensors of an impending earthquake.Geologists foresee a major earthquake ... Read more...
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Mills says New Zealand wary of inconsistent Windies
June 27th, 2012 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, June 27 (IANS/CMC) New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Mills says it is the inconsistency of the West Indies that makes the Caribbean side such a difficult team to play against.Speaking ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Osian film fest returns, starts July 27
May 23rd, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The popular Osian's Cinefan Film Festival is back with a new logo after a two-year hiatus. Bringing the finest films from India, Asia and Arab ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Prague to host 2015 European athletics indoor championships
May 6th, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Sofia (Prague), May 6 (IANS) Prague will host the 33rd European Athletics Indoor Championships in 2005."We are very pleased to confirm that Prague will be the hosts of the European ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
January troop mobilisation purely for training: Antony
April 26th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The government made it clear Thursday that the movements of army units on the night of January 16/17 was "purely for training purposes" and aimed ... Read more...
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What do ratings, outlook downgrades mean?
April 25th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Ratings agency Standard & Poor's Wednesday cut its outlook on India to "negative" from "stable". What does it mean?Outlook indicates potential direction of ratings in ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Growth could be lower than anticipated: RBI
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India Monday sounded worried about growth prospects of the economy this fiscal and said gross domestic product expansion could be lower than ... Read more...
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India Inc welcomes 100 percent foreign equity in single-brand retail
January 10th, 2012 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) India Inc Tuesday welcomed the government's move to allow 100 percent foreign equity in single-brand retail."This is a welcome move with a clear potential to ... Read more...
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India allows 100 percent FDI in single brand retail (Roundup)
January 10th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) India Tuesday allowed 100 percent foreign equity in single brand retail, notifying the norms that among other things said all wholly-owned international brands will need ... Read more...
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Japan’s core consumer prices rose in September
October 28th, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Oct 28 (IANS) Japan's core consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.2 percent in September from a year earlier, marking the third successive month of increase, authorities said Friday.
The ... Read more...
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Jaguar C-X16 concept car to debut at Frankfurt motor show
August 17th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Automobile giant Tata Motors Wednesday said its new Jaguar C-X16 production concept car will make its global debut at the Frankfurt motor show on Sep ... Read more...
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Tom Cruise to star in ‘Oblivion’
May 23rd, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 23 (IANS) Actor Tom Cruise has been roped in for a new science-fiction movie "Oblivion" to be directed by Joseph Kosinski.The film is "set in a ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Worm studies shed light on protein associated with human cancers
April 23rd, 2011 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 23 (ANI): University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists studying a worm have come closer to a protein associated with a number of different human cancers, which may point to a highly targeted ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Vegetarians at significantly lower heart disease, diabetes and stroke risk
April 16th, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 15 (ANI): A new research from Loma Linda University has suggested that vegetarians experience a 36 percent lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome than non-vegetarians.Metabolic syndrome is a precursor to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Video game’s ‘babe-slapping’ mode upsets women’s rights-groups
March 27th, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 27 (ANI): A new videogame, set for release this spring, has received harsh criticism for its depiction of women.'Duke Nukem Forever' that requires gamers to abduct women and give ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
After Carnival, Goa goes into Shigmo festivities
March 21st, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 21 (IANS) While the echoes have not yet died of the Carnival celebrated March 5, Goa is braced for another week-long celebration of the carnival's indigenous variant called ... Read more...
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Direct tax collection up 20 percent so far: Pranab
February 26th, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The country's direct tax collection has reported an increase of 20 percent in the current fiscal year and stood at Rs.335,000 crore, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee ... Read more...
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Model to help predict volcanic eruptions
February 24th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 24 (ANI): A model developed by the researchers at Yale University and the University of British Columbia may help forecast deadly volcanic eruptions.No matter their size or shape, explosive volcanoes ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Atopic dermatitis is a strong precursor to food allergies
February 6th, 2011 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 06 (ANI): Increasing evidence indicates that atopic dermatitis is a precursor to allergic diseases rather than a consequence. And now, dermatologists are advising parents of infants and young children affected ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How to boost broccoli’s cancer-fighting power
January 28th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 28 (ANI): A new research provides convincing evidence that the way you make and consume broccoli matters, and also suggests that teaming broccoli with broccoli sprouts may make the vegetable's ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
RBI hints at rate hike, containing inflation main objective
January 24th, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) India's central bank Monday said that containing inflation was on top of its agenda and hinted at a possible hike in key interest rates when it conducts a ... Read more...
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New study explains humans’ critical ability to throw long distances
January 24th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 24 (ANI): A new study has revealed how humans, unlike any other species on Earth, readily learn to throw long distances.The study by Indiana University and the University of Wyoming ... Read more...
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New 230mn-yr-old predator ‘dawn runner’ discovered in South America
January 14th, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 14 (ANI): Experts have announced the discovery of a dinosaur that roamed South America approximately 230 million years ago and have dubbed it the 'dawn runner'."It really is the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Nagging partners ‘can give you heartache’
December 23rd, 2010 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 23 (ANI): Nagging from a partner significantly increases the risk of suffering angina, the precursor to coronary artery disease, according to a new study.Dealing with worries from children and other ... Read more...
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Tea can prevent weight gain
December 19th, 2010 - 8:11 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 19 (IANS) Taking tea may prevent weight gain caused by junk food, according to a new study.Researchers found regular consumption of tea also suppressed damaging changes in the blood linked ... Read more...
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Drinking tea may prevent weight gain caused by junk foods
December 18th, 2010 - 11:35 am ICT by ANI
London, Dec 18 (ANI): Want to shed those extra pounds but still eat your favourite junk foods? Well, drinking tea could be the solution.Researchers at Kobe University, Japan found that regular consumption ... Read more...
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Protein sheds light on cause and treatment for kidney disease
December 13th, 2010 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 13 (ANI): A new study has shed light on causes and treatment of a kidney disease associated with proteinuria-the leakage of protein in the urine.Researchers at the University of Alabama ... Read more...
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Nepal to hold beauty contest for elephants
December 9th, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Dec 9 (IANS) Nepal has the highest mountain in the world and now, the Himalayan republic is going to win another jumbo distinction when it holds the world's "biggest" beauty pageant ... Read more...
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NASA Likely To Announce Discovery Of ‘Alien’ Bacteria
December 3rd, 2010 - 12:33 am ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Dec 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Despite widespread rumors and speculations that U.S. space agency NASA is all set to make significant announcement about the presence of life beyond Earth in a ... Read more...
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Army raises questions on Kashmir troop thinning
November 30th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 30 (IANS) In the aftermath of Monday's shootout in Srinagar in which a policeman and three terrorists were killed, the Indian Army has raised a series of questions on the ... Read more...
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Walking slows Alzheimer’s progress
November 29th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 29 (IANS) Walking five miles or about eight kilometres a week may slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
Walking slowed the decline in memory skills in people showing early ... Read more...
Posted in Health |