Insane to accuse girl of blasphemy: Pakistani daily
August 21st, 2012 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 21 (IANS) The blasphemy law has become a death warrant at the hands of mob vigilantism, a Pakistani daily said after an 11-year-old girl afflicted with Down syndrome ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
British gays not interested in marriage law
June 8th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 8 (IANS) Homosexuals in Britain are indifferent to Prime Minister David Cameron's campaign for gay marriage, with just over a quarter - 27 percent - saying they ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
India ups SCO sales pitch
June 7th, 2012 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 7 (IANS) India Thursday pitched for a "larger and more constructive role" in the six-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as a full member and underlined that the grouping ... Read more...
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ISI-CIA negotiations for patch-up likely to yield breakthrough
March 15th, 2011 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 15(ANI): Pakistan's premier spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and US' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) are close to resolving their issues, with their behind-the-scene negotiations reportedly making progress.An end to the ... Read more...
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Manna Dey not impressed by Rehman’s ‘Vande Mataram’
April 11th, 2010 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 11 (IANS) A.R. Rahman's "Vande Mataram" might have earned him unprecedented fame and glory while "Jai Ho" might have earned him the ultimate - Oscar. However, both these pieces of ... Read more...
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‘Green’ jewellery: Rings with live plants growing inside them created!
January 2nd, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 2 (ANI): A jewellery designer has created rings with live plants growing inside them.Said to be a 'clash of jewellery and gardening', the rings feature tiny Icelandic moss plants ... Read more...
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Sunil Mittal joins US think tank board
March 28th, 2009 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 28 (IANS) Sunil Mittal, chairman and managing director of India's Bharti Group, has joined the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a Washington think ... Read more...
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The kilogram is losing weight!
March 1st, 2008 - 5:16 pm ICT by admin
New York, March 1 (IANS) The kilogram is losing weight and many international scientists believe it is time to redefine it! The kilogram is based on the International Prototype Kilogram (IPK) - ... Read more...
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Kilogram to be redefined by 2011
March 1st, 2008 - 1:47 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 1 (ANI): Scientists worldwide are working on to redefine the kilogram by 2011 by basing it on standards of universal constants rather than on an artifact standard.The idea is to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Writers strike tops AFIs 2007 Moments of Significance list
December 28th, 2007 - 3:59 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 28 (ANI): The Hollywood writers' strike and the deaths of filmmakers Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni have topped the American Film Institute's (AFI) list of "Moments of Significance" for 2007.On ... Read more...
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