Marine microbes fend enemies with antibiotics
September 7th, 2012 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) Some ocean mircobes wield chemical weapons that are deadly to outsiders but leave their own group unharmed, say researchers.The weapons are natural antibiotics produced by a ... Read more...
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US Open: Sharapova to face Azarenka in semis (Lead)
September 6th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova survived a scare to beat 11th seed Marion Bartoli in the US Open women's singles quarterfinal here at ... Read more...
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Mamata slams doctors for fuelling dengue scare
September 4th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 4 (IANS) Amid a scare over dengue outbreak, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday lashed out against a section of doctors for allegedly mentioning dengue in ... Read more...
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Bobby Brown’s wife hospitalised
September 4th, 2012 - 3:54 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 4 (IANS) American R&B; singer Bobby Brown has asked fans to pray for his family after wife Alicia Etheredge was hospitalised.The 43-year-old's wife Alicia Etheredge was hospitalised Saturday ... Read more...
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Spanish plane hijacking report denied
August 30th, 2012 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
The Hague, Aug 29 (IANS) The Netherland police Wednesday denied that a passenger plane of Spanish airline Vueling landing at Amsterdam Schiphol airport had been hijacked. It stated the ... Read more...
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Imogen Thomas says that she was hysterical about her baby scare
August 14th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 14 (NEWS) Imogen was expected to visit a studio recently for an interview. On that day of the interview she was three months pregnant. Abruptly, she could not make it ... Read more...
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Olympic Basketball: Russia survives Canadian scare
July 28th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's women's basketball team narrowly avoided a shock defeat to underdogs Canada in their opening match Saturday, storming back in the fourth quarter for a ... Read more...
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George Michael’s brain damage scare
July 19th, 2012 - 7:55 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, July 19 (IANS) Singer George Michael says his doctors feared that he suffered from brain damage as his accent changed after he battled pneumonia."Mine was two days of ... Read more...
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Maoists kill cop, civilian in Chhattisgarh
June 24th, 2012 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 24 (IANS) In stepped up violence, Maoists killed a civilian in violence-hit Sukma district in Chhattisgarh while they hacked to death a police constable in Rajnandgaon district Sunday, ... Read more...
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Kanwar Yatra not to go beyond Haridwar
June 19th, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Dehradun, June 19 (IANS) In a major move to decongest traffic during the month-long yatra by Shiva devotees, the Uttarakhand government Tuesday announced that Kanwariyas will not be allowed to ... Read more...
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Indian, Pakistani troops battle on Kashmir border
June 19th, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 19 (IANS) Pakistani troops again opened fire on Indian positions along the Line of Control (LoC) on the Jammu and Kashmir border, triggering gun battles for about two ... Read more...
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Congress nominee loses in Karnataka council poll
June 12th, 2012 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore,June 11 (IANS) The Congress suffered a setback in the Karnataka legislative council poll Monday, as one of its four nominees lost due to cross-voting in the secret ballot, ... Read more...
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Congress nominee loses in Karnataka council poll
June 12th, 2012 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore,June 11 (IANS) The Congress suffered a setback in the Karnataka legislative council poll Monday, as one of its four nominees lost due to cross-voting in the secret ballot, ... Read more...
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Maoists kill six CISF troopers, driver in Chhattisgarh (Lead)
May 14th, 2012 - 1:21 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 13 (IANS) The Maoists Sunday night carried out a deadly attack on a patrol party of paramilitary Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district in which ... Read more...
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US airlines captain gives mid-air scare to passengers
March 28th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 28 (IANS) Passengers in an American airliner had to wrestle an off-duty pilot to the floor when he started running around the packed jet shouting -- "We're all ... Read more...
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Food poison scare for Tasmanian cricketers
March 7th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 7 (IANS) Ahead of the final round of Sheffield Shield games, some of the Tasmanian cricketers were down with food poisoning and had to be put on intravenous ... Read more...
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Nick Cannon suffers from autoimmune disease
March 3rd, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New York, March 3 (IANS) Singer Nick Cannon, who was hospitalised with acute kidney failure after Christmas last year, has revealed he is suffering from an autoimmune disease.The kidney disease ... Read more...
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Pilot says mom, passengers hear ‘bomb’
February 27th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 27 (IANS) A pilot in the US caused a mid-air scare when he wished happy birthday to a "mom" aboard his plane but passengers instead thought he was ... Read more...
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UK shop worker comes face to face with a venomous spider
February 23rd, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Edinburgh, Feb 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An Asda worker was given the scare of her life when she came face to face with a venomous spider. The worker found the animal crawling on ... Read more...
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‘The Woman In Black’-Cliched, obvious and loud (IANS Movie)
February 17th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "The Woman In Black"; Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Janet McTeer and Ciarán Hinds; Director: James Watkins; Rating: ** 1/2Horror films, unlike science fiction are not supposed to be confined by logic ... Read more...
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Plane with William, Kate in runway scare
February 12th, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 12 (IANS) Prince William and his wife Kate had the scare of their lives after a plane carrying them narrowly avoided colliding with another aircraft which had ... Read more...
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36 cracks found in an aircraft’s wings
February 8th, 2012 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 8 (IANS) An Airbus has been hit by a second wing scare after 36 hairline cracks were found in a single A380 superjumbo.
The discovery came to light ... Read more...
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Guardiola releived after Busquets injury scare
February 5th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Feb 5 (IANS) FC Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola received good news Sunday over the knee injury suffered by midfielder Sergio Busquets.Busquets had to be carried off the pitch with ... Read more...
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Dempo on top of I-League with 3-1 thrashing of Air India
January 18th, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 18 (IANS) Dempo regained their top position with a comfortable 3-1 win over 10-man Air India in the 15th round I-League football encounter at the Balewadi Sports ... Read more...
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Dog scare at Pakistani Kashmir airport!
January 11th, 2012 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 11 (IANS) A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane due to land at Gilgit airport in Pakistan-administered Kashmir was told to abort the landing as there was a ... Read more...
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Chennai Open: Wawrinka survives a scare
January 5th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) Defending champion and third seed Stanislas Wawrinka shrugged off a first set loss to beat lucky loser Edouard Roger-Vasselin while talented Canadian Milos Raonic, the ... Read more...
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Leopard enters Panchkula town, causes scare
December 29th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Panchkula (Haryana), Dec 29 (IANS) A leopard entered a residential area in Haryana's Panchkula town Thursday afternoon, causing a scare among people.Wildlife officials, who were able to pin down ... Read more...
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BBC preparing for Blair’s death?
December 27th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) Even as former British prime minister Tony Blair is aged just 58, the BBC has started filming his obituary!The "ghoulish" decision to ask former cabinet colleagues ... Read more...
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3,000 poultry culled over bird flu scare
December 27th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 27 (IANS) Over 3,000 poultry were culled and 1,300 eggs destroyed at a poultry farm in Bangladesh following detection of the bird flu virus, officials said Tuesday.Livestock officials ... Read more...
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Birds scare Scarlett
December 16th, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 16 (IANS) Actress Scarlett Johansson has admitted she is terrified of birds and says it runs in the family."I'm only scared of birds. Something about wings and beaks ... Read more...
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She found this boyfriend a mama’s boy!
November 25th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 25 (IANS) A Chinese woman was so nettled by her boyfriend being a mama's boy that she decided to leave on a business trip without informing him. She ... Read more...
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Biden’s brother in white powder from India scare
October 3rd, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 3 (IANS) The younger brother of US Vice President Joe Biden was hospitalised overnight after he opened a package from India containing a white powder that was initially ... Read more...
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Biden’s brother hospitalized after anthrax mail scare
October 3rd, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 3 (IANS) Francis Biden, the younger brother of US Vice President Joe Biden, was hospitalised after he opened a package from India containing a white powder that was ... Read more...
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Comparisons with Jolie scare Zoe Saldana
August 27th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 27 (IANS) "Avatar" actress Zoe Saldana, who is being called the "new Angelina Jolie" by some critics, says comparisons with the "Tomb Raider" actress scare her."If I ... Read more...
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Minissha Lamba getting threat calls
August 25th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 25 (IANS) Actress Minissha Lamba is "flummoxed" after getting threatening calls from unknown numbers, but says she would like to get to the bottom of the matter."It started ... Read more...
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