Safer to sit in the back of the plane: Crash test
September 17th, 2012 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 16 (IANS) A passenger jet deliberately smashed into the ground has led experts to believe that passengers sitting at the back would have the best chance of survival, ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Palmeiras sack coach Scolari
September 14th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 14 (IANS) Brazil's 2002 World Cup-winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has been sacked by Brazilian top-flight club Palmeiras.Scolari's fate was sealed after an emergency meeting of ... Read more...
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Rs.500 penalty for negligence in Pakistan factories
September 14th, 2012 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 14 (IANS) The factory owner in Karachi will have to pay a measly Rs.500 penalty for negligence, said a media report after nearly 300 people were killed ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Mulayam sacks close Akhilesh aide in UP
September 10th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 10 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Monday sacked Sanjay Lathar, president of the party's youth wing Samajwadi Yuvjan Sabha (SYS), saying that the latter was ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
US Open: Makarova-Soares win mixed doubles
September 7th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 7 (IANS) Brazil's Bruno Soares and Russia's Ekaterina Makarova captured the US Open tennis mixed doubles title Thursday beating Czech Kveta Peschke and Poland's Marcin Matkowski 6-7 ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Ma Qing Hua to replace Narain for Italian GP practice
September 5th, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Monza (Italy), Sep 5 (IANS) Ma Qing Hua will become the first Chinese to drive in the Formula One Championship Friday when he replaces Narain Karthikeyan in the HRT ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Painter refutes CBI claim in Aarushi murder case
August 31st, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 31 (IANS) A witness in the Aarushi Talwar-Hemraj double murder case Friday refuted CBI's claim that he painted the flat soon after the crime, leading to destruction ... Read more...
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Once in a blue moon, this Friday
August 30th, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) There's something everyone does every once in a blue moon. If you take that idiom literally, Friday is the day to do that thing you ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Lily Allen has forgotten how to walk in heels
August 30th, 2012 - 5:53 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 30 (IANS) Singer Lily Allen says she has struggled to get back into her high heel shoes since becoming a mother to Ethel Mary and becoming pregnant for ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Being part of ‘Heroine’ was my destiny: Kareena
August 28th, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Aug 28 (IANS) Actress Kareena Kapoor feels she was destined to do director Madhur Bhandarkar's "Heroine" and says the film is very close to her heart.Bhandarkar first offered ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Court again rejects cops’ plea for Chaddha’s custody (Lead)
August 21st, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday rejected a fresh police plea for the custody of Aruna Chaddha, an accused in former flight attendant Geetika Sharma's suicide, and ... Read more...
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Court again rejects cops’ plea seeking Chaddha’s custody
August 21st, 2012 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) A Delhi court here Tuesday rejected a fresh application by the police seeking the custody of Aruna Chaddha, an accused in former flight attendant Geetika ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Adriano cleared to resume training
August 21st, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 21 (IANS) Former Brazil striker Adriano could make his long-awaited return to football within a month after being cleared by doctors to resume training.Adriano underwent surgery ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Curfew on in riot-hit Bareilly, 200 arrested
August 13th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 13 (IANS) Curfew continued for a second consecutive day in Bareilly city in Uttar Pradesh Monday even as police said the situation following communal violence was under control.The ... Read more...
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Olympic boxing: Light heavyweight gold for Russia’s Mekhontsev
August 12th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Yegor Mekhontsev won his country's first boxing gold medal of the Olympics beating Kazakhstan's Adilbek Niyazymbetov on a tie-break in the final here at ... Read more...
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Guard confesses to murdering Mumbai lawyer, act premediated: Police (Lead)
August 10th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) The watchman of an apartment block in central Mumbai has confessed to murdering 25-year-old lawyer Pallavi Purkayastha by slitting her throat because she had rebuked him, ... Read more...
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Infosys faces second case of US visa misuse
August 9th, 2012 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 9 (IANS) India's second largest IT company Infosys has been charged for the second time with misuse of US visas.Satya Dev Tripuraneni, a US citizen and former employee ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
People protest power tariff hike in Rajasthan
August 9th, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 9 (IANS) People in Rajasthan are up in arms against the hike in power tariff saying it would put more burden on them, especially at a time of ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Lok Sabha adjourned over Advani’s comments
August 8th, 2012 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the second time Wednesday after BJP leader L.K. Advani termed the UPA-II government as "illegitimate".The remark provoked vociferous ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Olympics: Britain’s Brownlee slogs to triathlon gold
August 7th, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Britain's Alistair Brownlee slogged to Olympic gold in the men's triathlon Tuesday, with his brother Jonny taking the bronze.Brownlee, the reigning world champion, becomes the ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Styles dating a girl his own age
August 5th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS) After dating older women, teen singer Harry Style has surprised everyone by teaming up with model Cara Delevinge, who is almost his age.Style, 18 was seen ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Spanish consumer confidence at all-time low
August 4th, 2012 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, Aug 4 (IANS/EFE) Spain's ICC consumer confidence index dipped in July to its lowest level since the monthly survey was launched, the official Center for Sociological Research said.The ICC, ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Sienna Miller gushes about her newborn
August 3rd, 2012 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 3 (IANS) Sienna Miller says her newborn daughter Marlowe is very cute and the actress doesn't budge from her at any point.The 30-year-old actress and her ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Jet fuel price hiked by 4.5 percent
August 1st, 2012 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, August 1 (IANS) Oil marketing companies (OMC) Wednesday hiked aviation turbine fuel (ATF) or jet fuel price by 4.5 percent for the second time in a month.
According ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Clooney’s mom wants him to marry wrestler
August 1st, 2012 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 1 (IANS) Actor George Clooney, who has vowed never to marry again, is currently dating wrestler Stacy Keibler and is being pressured by his mother Nina Warren ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Cruise, Suri at Disney world
August 1st, 2012 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 1 (IANS) It was time for father-daughter bonding for Tom Cruise and Suri - the two visited the Disney World in Orlando.This is the second time ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
India’s power grid fails for the second day
July 31st, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New Delhi, July 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Energy crisis is a problem that has been a big problem in the past and is still affecting many nations. Experts are on their toes ensuring ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Subbarao sees scope to cut rates in 2012
July 31st, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Duvvuri Subbarao Tuesday said persistent high inflation did not allow the central bank to cut interest rates immediately but there ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Grid failure again halts Delhi Metro services (Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Thousands of Delhi Metro travellers faced a harrowing time Tuesday afternoon after the entire system stalled when the power supply tripped for the second time ... Read more...
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Indian economy to grow 6 to 6.5 percent in 2012-13: Montek
July 31st, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Indian economy is expected to grow by 6 to 6.5 percent in the current financial year and would take at least two years to reverse ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
RBI keeps key rates unchanged as inflation persists
July 31st, 2012 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Tuesday kept key policy rates unchanged for the second time since June, saying lowering of rates would aggravate inflationary pressure.In ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Wash clothes sparingly: Britons told
July 29th, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) A British NGO wants people to wash their clothes less often to save the planet, the Daily Mail reported Sunday.The Waste and Resources Action Programme says ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Olympic Archery: Indian women upstaged by Denmark
July 29th, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) The Indian challenge in the archery team event at the Olympics ended Sunday when the women lost to Denmark in the Elimination round at Lord's.The World ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Girls thrashed at Karnataka’s Mangalore for partying
July 28th, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 28 (IANS) In shocking incident of moral policing, young women attending a party at a resort in Karnataka's coastal city of Mangalore were Saturday slapped, pulled by their ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka annihilate India to level series (Lead)
July 24th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Hambantota, July 24 (IANS) Sri Lanka hammered India in the second One-day International here Tuesday to level the five-match series 1-1.The Indian batsmen, bundled out for 138 in 33.3 ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |