First in Cambridge: Twins to study same subject
August 17th, 2012 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 17 (IANS) Britons Kirstie and Zoe Green have become the first set of identical twins to study the same subject at a college under Cambridge University.The 18-year-old twins, ... Read more...
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Hundreds of GCSE A level Papers upgraded
July 11th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, July 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Hundreds of GCSE A level papers needed to be upgraded because some of the examiners messed up. As a result, four examiners have been shown the door ... Read more...
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Global design competition for Nalanda university
February 21st, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) As the historic Nalanda University is set to be rebuilt, Vice Chancellor Gopa Sabharwal said Monday that a global design competition for the building's architecture will be ... Read more...
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US brewery angers Wiccan community with Witch’s Wit label
October 29th, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 29 (ANI): A beer distributor in California has landed in hot water after angering the Wiccan community with an ale called Witch's Wit, whose label depicts a woman being burned ... Read more...
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‘Witchcraft’ Senate candidate O’Donnell ‘lied about studying at Oxford’
September 29th, 2010 - 12:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 29 (ANI): Christine O'Donnell, the Republican Senate candidate, has been accused of lying about studying at the Oxford University.O'Donnell included the University of Oxford on the "education" section of her ... Read more...
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Mindfulness boosts well-being in teens, study shows
September 2nd, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 2 (IANS) 'Mindfulness,' which means consciously bringing awareness to our experience, boosts well-being in teenage boys, finds a recent study.
University of Cambridge researchers analysed 155 boys from two independent UK ... Read more...
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Prayers really can heal the sick
August 6th, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS) Believe it or not, prayers can heal the sick, especially if the well-wisher is standing near the person he or she is praying for, says a team of ... Read more...
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Proximity could be key to success of healing prayer
August 6th, 2010 - 11:43 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 6 (ANI): Prayer for another person's healing might just help - especially if the one praying is physically near the person being prayed for, according to a new study.Candy Gunther ... Read more...
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Prayer really is capable of healing the sick
August 5th, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 5 (ANI): The power of prayer really can help cure the sick, according to a new study.A US team from Indiana University, led by religious studies professor Candy Gunther Brown, ... Read more...
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Ashley Cole’s school report shows he was a spoilt brat
July 14th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 14 (ANI): Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole was a spoilt brat in his childhood.Cole's school report cards dating from 1993 to 1997 show how the school staff had given up ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena to take on government on book ban lifting
July 11th, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Sunday said that it will take on the state government on the lifting of a ban on a book on Shivaji and the new ... Read more...
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Maharashtra politicians oppose lifting ban on Shivaji book
July 10th, 2010 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) More than three years after the Supreme Court stayed an order of the Bombay High Court vacating a ban on James Laine's controversial book on Chhatrapati Shivaji, ... Read more...
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Nepal’s Buddha epic to boost birthplace campaign
February 26th, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Feb 26 (IANS) As Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal Friday kicks off a campaign to draw 1 million tourists to the country next year, the campaign will receive ... Read more...
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If not a footie, Wayne Rooney would’ve been a priest
July 15th, 2009 - 12:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 15 (ANI): Soccer ace Wayne Rooney says had he not been chasing the ball on the field, he would have been a priest.England striker Roo, 23, said that the only ... Read more...
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Malaysian Hindu Sangam wants religious studies to be made mandatory
June 20th, 2009 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, June 20 (ANI): Kedah Hindu Sangam chief R.N. Mohan Shan has called for the religious studies to be made compulsory in Tamil schools in a bid to instill moral values ... Read more...
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Indians living in Malaysia want Tamil announcements at airports
May 26th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, May 26 (ANI): The Tamil Indian community in Malaysia has complained that there is no announcement in Tamil at the international airports around the country.According to a report in The ... Read more...
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Mum faces flak for taking dead son’s sperm to create grandchild
April 13th, 2009 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 13 (ANI): A grieving mother has enraged religious figures in America after she harvested her murdered son's sperms to create a grandchild.Missy Evans said that her son Nikolas, 21, who ... Read more...
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Women more religious-minded than men
March 2nd, 2009 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 2 (ANI): Women pray more often then men, are more likely to believe in God, and are more religious than men in a variety of other ways, according to ... Read more...
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Descendant of Lao royalty sells family jewels for charity
January 22nd, 2009 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Jan 22 (DPA) A descendant of the Lao royal family Thursday kicked off a grand sale of her treasured collection of antique silks and jewellery to raise money for scholarships for ... Read more...
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Brit primary pupils to learn more practical skills than traditional subjects
December 8th, 2008 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 8 (ANI): British primary pupils are to learn more practical skills involved in daily life while traditional subjects such as history, geography and religious studies are set to undergo ... Read more...
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Rethinking religion in India starts on a promising note in New Delhi
January 22nd, 2008 - 3:13 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Jan.22 (ANI): The first day of the conference Rethinking Religion in India at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts on Monday started on a promising note with experts ... Read more...
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