Rajasthan villagers organise bovine ‘marriage’
April 15th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 15 (IANS) In a rare 'marriage', a cow tied the knot with a bull with pomp and show in Rajasthan Saturday night. The event marked the culmination of ... Read more...
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Dilip Kumar wishes fans pleasant 2012
January 1st, 2012 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Veteran actor Dilip Kumar has wished his fans a wonderful New Year and at also remembered his wife, Saira Banu's mother on her birth anniversary."I ... Read more...
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Jack And Jill - Come Tumbling From The Hill(IANS Movie Review -Rating:*1/2)
November 26th, 2011 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Film: Jack and Jill, Director: Dennis Dugan, Actors: Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes and Al Pacino, Rating: *1/2There are those who like refinement in cinema, and many who trip just on the ... Read more...
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Jaguar Land Rover to invest 355 mn pounds on engines
September 19th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Tata Motors company Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Monday said it will invest 355 million pounds (over $550 million) for a new facility to manufacturer advanced ... Read more...
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India to set up debt fund to finance infrastructure
June 24th, 2011 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) India will soon set up a debt fund to facilitate financing of long-term infrastructure projects. The government said Friday it has finalised the broad ... Read more...
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Pike river miners may have survived first blast, evidence reveals
April 28th, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Greymouth, (New Zealand), Apr 28 (ANI): Workers who died in New Zealand's Pike River mine disaster may have survived the first blast, new evidence has revealed.A video footage shows images of a ... Read more...
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Fully clothed body located in Pike River mine
April 28th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Greymouth (New Zealand), Apr 28 (ANI): A fully clothed body has been found and identified inside New Zealand's Pike river coal mine, where 29 workers were killed in a series of methane ... Read more...
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Engineered protein prevents AIDS virus from entering cells
April 1st, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 1 (ANI): Scientists have engineered a new protein that prevents AIDS virus from entering cells.The protein fragment is based on a naturally occurring protein called RANTES, which is part of ... Read more...
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Tata Motors launch 4-wheel drive crossover Aria
October 12th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Oct 12 (ANI): Tata Motors launched the first Indian crossover four-wheeler called the Tata Aria.Aria, which is a mingling of the refinement of sedan and the sturdiness of a SUV, is ... Read more...
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Now, lightweight specs with display to give you travel directions
October 9th, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 9 (ANI): A pair of lightweight glasses, which overlay the wide digital content, such as directions or a travel guide, was showcased for the first time in Japan.The headgear, created ... Read more...
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Mice study shows promise against final stages of terminal cancer
October 7th, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 7 (ANI): A study from the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute in San Francisco has shown promise against the final, metastatic stages of terminal cancer.Unusually, the antibody targets healthy ... Read more...
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How can some people unerringly complete your sentence?
March 30th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 30 (IANS) You might wonder how someone else completes your sentence, predicting exactly what you are about to say.
People are startlingly accurate in their ability to make these predictions, ... Read more...
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Are Indians in tune with their culture? (With Image)
February 28th, 2010 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The time has come for Indians to introspect whether they are in tune with their culture or not, "to pause and put a mirror before ... Read more...
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Tests not the place for experimenting with referral system: Ponting
December 9th, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Adelaide, Dec.9 (ANI): Trialling of the decision review system should have taken place in one-dayers and Twenty20, not in Tests, feels Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting.The Australian skipper last night met with ... Read more...
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New tool may track thickening of artery wall
August 3rd, 2009 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) Scientists have developed a new chemical imaging technique which could one day help in the fight against atherosclerosis, the condition in which an artery wall thickens as a ... Read more...
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New chemical imaging technique may help combat atherosclerosis
August 1st, 2009 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 1 (ANI): A novel chemical imaging technique, called Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopic Imaging (ATR-FTIR imaging), may one day help fight atherosclerosis, say researchers.Atherosclerosis is the disease underlying ... Read more...
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Rare element osmium rises on a global scale
April 22nd, 2009 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 22 (ANI): Researchers at Dartmouth University, US, have determined that the presence of the rare element osmium is on the rise globally.They trace this increase to the consumption of refined ... Read more...
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ICC reduces appeals for umpire decision review system
January 29th, 2009 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Jan 29 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) Thursday decided to reduce the number of appeals in umpire decision review system trial from three to two for the West Indies' home ... Read more...
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Appeals in umpire decision review system reduced for Windies-England series
January 29th, 2009 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Jan.29 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that the ongoing trial of the umpire decision review system will afford each side two unsuccessful reviews per innings rather than ... Read more...
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Beatrix Potters rabbit painting may fetch PS15k at auction
November 12th, 2008 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 12 (ANI): A previously unknown painting of a rabbit by renowned author and illustrator Beatrix Potter is expected to fetch 10,000-15,000 pounds at an auction.The Potter illustration, which shows ... Read more...
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Four new tiger reserves to be created in the country
May 23rd, 2008 - 7:33 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi , May 23 (ANI): The National Tiger Conservation Authority, in its third meeting here, has assured that four new tiger reserves will be created in the country. One park ... Read more...
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Molecule that can shut down a cancer-promoting enzyme identified
April 19th, 2008 - 5:25 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 19 (ANI): Scientists at Fox Chase Cancer Center have come up with a way to clamp down on a cancer promoting enzyme called the p21-activated kinase 1 (PAK1).
The ... Read more...
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Antony asks armed forces commanders to change mindsets
November 14th, 2007 - 2:47 am ICT by admin
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