Research now explains the good times
August 22nd, 2012 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) Ever wondered why time sometimes seems to fly, and sometimes drags on endlessly? There are times when even with positive feelings of contentment or serenity, time ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Scientists solve dinos’ tree-top eating riddle
August 5th, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS) Scientists have worked out how giant Diplodocus, a dinosaur weighing 12 tonnes and 170 feet long, stripped entire treetops and branches of their leaves by clamping ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Five bodies found in Afghan province
August 2nd, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 2 (IANS) At least five bodies of people kidnapped and killed by militants have been recovered in Afghanistan's Logar province near Kabul, a government official said Thursday."A ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Scientists crack riddle of clot-busting enzyme
March 12th, 2012 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 12 (IANS) Scientists have cracked the riddle of a clot-busting enzyme, potentially opening the way to more effective therapy for stroke, heart attack and cancer.Monash University researchers, led ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Chemist solves riddle of killer anthrax, meningitis
June 24th, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 24 (IANS) Anthrax, septicemia and meningitis are some of the planet's most lethal infections. Now a chemist has uncovered the mechanism behind these deadly infections.Christian Marcus Pedersen from ... Read more...
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Study provides new insight into Parkinson’s disease
April 5th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 5 (ANI): A new study has provided the first link between the most common genetic risk factor for Parkinson's and the hallmark accumulation of a protein called alpha-synuclein within the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How those ‘Aha’ moments are imprinted in memory
April 2nd, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 2 (ANI): We can practically feel the light bulb click in our head when we suddenly find the answer to a riddle or understand the solution to a problem.But ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Chinese court solves relationship riddle
April 1st, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, April 1 (IANS) A court in China has helped settle a dispute over ownership of assets shared by two lovers who have broken off. They shared their relation on ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Banned Pak cricketers to stand trial at Southwark Crown Court on May 20
March 18th, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 18 (ANI): Former Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif will stand trial at Southwark Crown Court on conspiracy charges on May 20.The trio had appeared at Westminster ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Brit Indian honeymooner placed in psychiatric care in London for own protection
March 16th, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 16 (ANI): Prosecutors at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London have agreed to admit Shrien Dewani, the Brit-Indian millionaire charged with masterminding his wife's murder during their honeymoon in Cape Town ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Wikileaks founder “gang raped” by flawed legal process: Assange’s Mother
February 25th, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 25 (ANI): The mother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has said that her son's ordered extradition to Sweden represents a "David and Goliath" situation, wherein Assange has been "gang raped" ... Read more...
Posted in World |
‘Suicidal’ Brit-Indian honeymooner granted bail over father’s assurance to keep him “safe”
February 25th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 25 (ANI): A British court has granted bail to Shrien Dewani, the Brit-Indian millionaire who tried to commit suicide months after being accused of murdering his wife during their honeymoon ... Read more...
Posted in World |
WikiLeaks founder to be extradited to Sweden
February 24th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 24 (IANS) Julian Assange, Australian whistleblower and founder of WikiLeaks, will be extradited to Sweden to face allegations of rape and sexual assault, a British court ruled Thursday.Assange has been ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Australia expects Sweden to treat Assange justly under Swedish, international law if extradited
February 19th, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
Stockholm, Feb 19 (ANI): The Australian ambassador to Sweden has written to the country's justice minister seeking assurances that the Wikileaks founder Julian Assange would be treated justly based on Swedish and ... Read more...
Posted in World |
‘Assange helped Victoria Police with Internet child pornography probe
February 12th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 12 (ANI): The lawyer representing Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has claimed that the Australian-born journalist had helped Victoria Police with an Internet child pornography investigation in the 1990s."In 1993, when ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Extradition case date set for Brit-Indian honeymooner Dewani over wife’s murder
February 9th, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 9 (ANI): The extradition case for Shrien Dewani, the Brit-Indian millionaire charged with murdering his wife during their honeymoon in Cape Town last year, would reportedly begin on May 3 ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Vinnie Jones wants comedy roles
January 25th, 2011 - 8:47 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 25 (IANS) Big screen hard man Vinnie Jones wants to move away from action roles and star in comedy movies.The "Swordfish" star who became an actor after enjoying a successful ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Big babies shape up the early human societies
January 11th, 2011 - 2:10 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Boston, Jan 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Comparatively the human species gives birth to the biggest babies among all the primates. That remains a fact but an anthropologist in Boston believes that he has ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
‘Joking computer’ to give stand up comedians run for their money!
December 10th, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 10 (ANI): Stand-up comedians beware: The 'joking computer' is here - a computer program that creates pun-based gags created at the University of Aberdeen and is sure to give you ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
2010 marks the end of Winfrey Oprah’s favorite things
November 20th, 2010 - 2:18 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Nov 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It has often been described as the “Oprah factor” but some business owners have seen the sales of their products hit the roof after an endorsement ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Latest Potter film ‘has several new scenes that did not appear in book’
November 12th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 12 (ANI): 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I' film has several new scenes that did not appear in the book, the director has revealed."We've added a couple of ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Scientists discover a key autism gene in brain
November 4th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 4 (IANS) Scientists have edged a step closer to unravelling the riddle of autism - they have found for the first time how a gene linked to autism rewires the ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Ten Mumbai-style terror attackers plotting to hit Europe before Christmas: US Intelligence
October 9th, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 9 (ANI): US secret agents have reportedly been hunting for ten terrorists, who they believe were recruited to carry out a Mumbai-style terror attack in Europe before Christmas this ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Indian-origin scientist ’solves one of world’s most complex math problems’
August 11th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 11 (ANI): Computer scientist Vinay Deolalikar claims to have solved maths riddle of P vs NP - one of the world's most complex and intractable mathematical problems.Deolalikar, who works at ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Is Katy Perry already married to Russell Brand?
June 25th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 25(ANI): Singer Katy Perry, who is due to wed Russell Brand in the autumn, may have secretly tied the knot with the comic star - at least that's what ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
3,300-year-old tomb of army chief discovered in ‘City of the Dead’
May 31st, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 31 (ANI): Archeologists have discovered a 3,300-year-old tomb of a high-profile army commander in Egypt.The tomb, which belongs to Ptahmes, 19th Dynasty army leader and royal scribe, was discovered at ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Motorists spend six months of their lives in traffic jams
April 2nd, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 2 (ANI): An average motorist spends six months of his or her life in traffic jams, a new UK study has found.The research, which was funded by the Engineering and ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Out of form Pietersen to play Test against Bangladesh
March 10th, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 10 (ANI): England cricket coach Andy Flower has said that out of form batsman Kevin Pietersen is sure shot starter for the first Test against Bangladesh.Pietersen managed just 20 ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Researchers crack key HIV riddle after decades
February 1st, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 1 (IANS) Researchers have cracked a key riddle that has foxed scientists for decades, potentially opening the way to better treatment of HIV, says a new study.
Imperial College London and ... Read more...
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Man who attacked Leona Lewis pleads guilty
December 15th, 2009 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 15 (ANI): Leona Lewis' attacker has pleaded guilty to assaulting the star at a book signing in London and been ordered to remain in hospital under Britain's Mental Health ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Giggs’ BBC Sports Personality of the Year award at centre of betting riddle
December 15th, 2009 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 14 (ANI): Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs is at the centre of a betting controversy after winning the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.Twenty minutes before his award ... Read more...
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US school principal in pink dress, high heels arrested for drink driving!
November 12th, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, November 12 (ANI): A school principal wearing a pink dress, wig and high heels was recently arrested for drink driving in Indiana.Tracy Tredway, who is the principal at Riddle Elementary School ... Read more...
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New CBI team to probe Aarushi murder (Lead)
September 9th, 2009 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is forming a new team to probe the sensational murders of 14-year-old Aarushi Talwar and her family's domestic help Hemraj ... Read more...
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Astronomers detect hyperactive galaxies by looking back 11 bln yrs into the past
August 6th, 2009 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 6 (ANI): Looking almost 11 billion years into the past, astronomers have measured the motions of stars for the first time in a very distant galaxy and clocked speeds ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Make cause of Lal Bahadur Shastri’s death public: BJP leaders
July 22nd, 2009 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Siddharth Nath Singh and Madan Lal Khurana Wednesday sought an appointment with President Pratibha Patil to submit a ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |