Qaeda to target UK-bound flights with undetectable chemical explosives from Pakistan
April 23rd, 2011 - 11:03 am ICT by ANI
Karachi, April 23(ANI): Al Qaeda is planning to target UK-bound flights taking off from Pakistani airports, using undetectable chemical explosives available in liquid form, according to a report.An intelligence agency has reported ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
University of Michigan study says that love hurts
March 29th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Michigan, Mar 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) For the first time in history, scientists have been able to prove that love really “hurts”.Researchers at the University of Michigan carried out the study using state-of-the-art ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Now a billboard that profiles people, flashes ads as per their tastes
March 1st, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 1 (ANI): Advertisers are developing digital posters that will recognise people's faces and respond by flashing ads that are according to their tastes.The technology is so sophisticated that it ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
More than 50pc shoppers prefer traditional checkouts to DIY scanners
January 22nd, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 22 (ANI): A new survey has found that more than half of shoppers prefer a regular checkout to DIY scanners if the queues are too long.The review by Choice revealed ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Panasonic India plans to enter business solutions venture by next year
January 7th, 2011 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) Consumer durables firm Panasonic India plans a foray into business solutions venture in the country by the next year, a top company official said here Friday.The company, which ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
US scientists find flaws in full-body airport scanners
December 14th, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 14 (ANI): Scientists in the US have found flaws in full-body airport scanners, which they say could let terrorists smuggle guns and explosives onto planes.Researchers say that parts of the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Is the Coronation Street final going to be a target of an Al-Qaeda plot?
December 9th, 2010 - 11:02 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Dec 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to reports, there is a buzz in the air that Al-Qaeda is planning to target the Coronation Street final. Earlier the police officials hadn’t taken ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Novel fig leaf knickers to protect travellers’ privates from airport scanners
November 23rd, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 23 (ANI): A Las Vegas businessman has come up with a special underwear that has a strategically placed fig leaf design that can help shield passengers' private parts from airport ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Full-body airport scanners ‘just as likely to kill you as a terrorist’s bomb’
November 19th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 19 (ANI): A leading US scientist has warned that full-body airport scanners are just as likely to kill you as a terrorist's bomb blowing your plane out of the sky.Installed ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
India has banned import of second hand computers
November 15th, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) India has banned the import of second-hand computers and computer peripherals from May 2010, parliament was told Monday."As per Ministry of Commerce, import of second-hand computers including ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
New scanner device developed to detect breast cancer in seconds
October 29th, 2010 - 1:15 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Oct 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new and more compact version of a breast scanner have been developed to aid in the detection of breast cancer.The new device uses radio waves ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Now, airport scanner can reveal what’s in your bottles
October 25th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 25 (ANI): Carrying your own drinks on board planes would be possible once again-thanks to a new airport scanner developed by British scientists that can differentiate between water and liquid ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Al-Qaeda’s ‘9/11 part two’ threat to London’s Wembley Stadium
October 24th, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 24(ANI): The Al-Qaeda has reportedly targeted London's Wembley Stadium in a plot being referred to as '9/11 part two'.According to the Daily Express, overseen by senior Al-Qaeda leader Asim Jeddawi, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
British school bans fountain pens
October 12th, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 12 (IANS) A school in Britain has banned the use of fountain pens, because they "stop pupils from getting top exam results".Jack Williams, 37, headmaster of the Hillcrest Grammar and ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Counterfeit currency racket busted in Delhi
September 25th, 2010 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The Delhi Police Saturday claimed to have busted a fake currency racket in south Delhi and arrested three people. Counterfeit notes valued notionally at Rs.1.6 lakh and ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
New Zealand describes CWG security as tightest ever, but Aussies differ
September 24th, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Sep 24 (ANI): New Zealand Commonwealth Games officials are happy but the Australians are not when it comes to security systems being in place for the 2010 Delhi Games.New Zealand ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Makeover of ‘naked’ airport scanners may address privacy concerns
September 9th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sep 09 (ANI): Travellers will no longer feel humiliated by the controversial airport scanners, which currently see through clothing and reveal clear outlines of a person's anatomy.The "naked" airport scanners ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Miss Ukraine supports full-body scanner at airports
August 25th, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, August 25 (ANI): Miss Ukraine has supported the controversial full-body scanner at airports.Anna Poslavskaya, 23, said she had no problem with airport staff using the technology to see through her clothes, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Some women can think their way to orgasm
August 19th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 19 (IANS) Scientists have been intrigued by the claims of some women who insist that they can 'think themselves to orgasm', all by themselves.
A few years ago, researchers began working ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Women can think their way to an orgasm!
August 19th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 19 (ANI): Throw out all those magazines that offer you advice on how to reach an orgasm, for if you are a woman, you can actually think yourself into an ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Shocked Michigan woman finds marijuana in her mail
July 22nd, 2010 - 8:45 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Michigan, July 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Have you checked you post mail today? May be you should because you might find something other than a bill or a letter or something ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Photocopying a fake document also an offence: Court
July 10th, 2010 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday held that photocopying a fake document is also an offence and can lead to prosecution on charges of forgery and cheating.
"Photocopying ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Court query on radiation checks in scrap markets
July 7th, 2010 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday questioned the central government on the mechanism being followed to monitor the capital's scrap markets for preventing people from being exposed to ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
UCI to check for electric motors in bicycles at the Tour de France
June 24th, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Liestal, Jun 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The International Cycling Union said that they are planning to check if the bicycles have concealed motors in their frames, at the upcoming Tour de ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Two held for making fake IDs
May 27th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, May 27 (IANS) Two people have been arrested for supplying fake identity cards and forged documents for obtaining mobile phone connections, police said Thursday.
Crime Branch officers raided a shop in ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Baby in womb gives thumbs-up to mum!
May 22nd, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 22 (ANI): A Brit mum-to-be is amazed at her sonography results - the 20-week scan shows her baby boy giving a thumbs-up.Marie Boswell, 35, says friends and family are surprised ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Radiation from full-body airport scanners may increase cancer risk
May 19th, 2010 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 19 (ANI): Scientists in the U.S. have issued a warning that radiation from controversial full-body airport scanners could lead to an increased risk of skin cancer - particularly in kids.David ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
At least 60 injured in Staten Island, NY ferry crash
May 8th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK CITY (BNO NEWS) -- Dozens of people were injured after the Staten Island Ferry crashed into a terminal on Saturday morning, emergency officials said.
The first call came in at 9.25 ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Centre enhances pension for J-K militancy-hit old people
April 30th, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 30 (ANI): Union Home Secretary G K Pillai said on Friday that the Centre has increased the amount of pension to militancy-hit old persons and handicapped in Jammu and ... Read more...
Posted in National |
The iPad can remain in the bag for airport security screenings
April 8th, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 8, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Unlike conventional laptops, Apple’s iPad will not be pulled out from bags and kept in trays for conducting a defense-related check. The Transportation ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
Shoppers who try harder to track expenses do worse
March 31st, 2010 - 11:33 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 31 (ANI): The more shoppers try to track their expenses, the worse they do - overspending by as much as 19 percent, according to a new study.The study, conducted by ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
TSA Announces Full-Body Scans To Become Mandatory
March 17th, 2010 - 11:27 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Just a few weeks ago, at the beginning of this month, Janet Napolitano, the Secretary of Homeland Security released a statement that the federal government was beginning ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Attendance norms relaxed in home ministry
March 14th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The home ministry has allowed its employees flexible-hours of work, relaxing attendance norms but they have to put in 40 hours a week in any case, ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
US Nuclear Power Plants To Undergo Safety Check
March 12th, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Washington, Mar 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received an appeal from Entergy Nuclear Operations to be granted some more time to upgrade the security systems in the ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Martyn says IPL security in India like a ‘fortress’
March 12th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Mar 12(ANI): Rajasthan Royals and former Australian batsman Damien Martyn has rejected claims over security fears in India, and urged his fellow nationals not to be pressured into making a decision ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |