US keen to boost defence trade with India
July 28th, 2012 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 28 (IANS) In a bid to boost defence sales to India, the US is touting the "technical and political advantages" of its Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme of ... Read more...
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Emma Stone to play drug dealer
January 7th, 2012 - 5:05 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 7 (IANS) Actress Emma Stone will play a novice drug dealer in upcoming movie "Little White Corvette".The 23-year-old landed one of the lead roles in the ... Read more...
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Kristen Wiig Linked To Strokes Star Fabrizio Moretti
December 8th, 2011 - 12:58 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Dec 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Onlookers at a Black Keys album party were left confused when they saw Kristen Wiig and Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti sharing passionate kisses. The confusion stems ... Read more...
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Air Force One lands safely after an aborted landing effort
May 19th, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Connecticut, May 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Air Force One aborted an attempted landing before it successfully did so on the second attempt. The world’s most sophisticated plane had President Barack Obama on ... Read more...
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Therapeutic targets for neurological, cardiovascular diseases identified
January 10th, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 10 (ANI): A new research has discovered links between signaling molecules, which have implications for potential future treatment of epilepsy, stroke and other problems.Neuroscientists from the UT Health Science Center ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Double doses of chicken pox vaccine most effective: Study
January 5th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 5 (ANI): Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found that two doses are better than one, when it comes to vaccinating children against varicella (chicken pox).In fact, the odds ... Read more...
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Double dose of chicken pox vaccine more effective
January 5th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) Two doses of the chicken pox vaccine are more effective than one, researchers have found. The odds of developing the infection were lower in children who had received ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Chocolate could be combating heart diseases in 5 years
November 15th, 2010 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 15 (IANS) Chocolate could be combating heart disease and conferring other major health benefits within five years.
Researchers are scouring the genome of the tree theobroma cacao to find ... Read more...
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“Evil Dead 2″ Spices Up Halloweens Eve
October 31st, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Oct 31, (THAINDIAN NEWS) "Evil Dead 2" was one of the movies that was featured in the AMC Fearfest this year. Just on the Halloweens day, the movie seems to ... Read more...
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Michelle Obama’s dress designer hit by financial crunch
October 25th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 25 (ANI): Popular designer Tracy Feith, whose clothes had reportedly been worn by celebrities including the First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama, is said to be ... Read more...
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Obama actively monitoring al-Qaeda’s Mumbai-style terror attack plot on Europe
October 4th, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 4 (ANI): US President Barack Obama had reportedly met the national security team on Friday to discuss the security concerns related to the Mumbai-style terror attack plot by the ... Read more...
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Obama’s Kenyan aunt blames system for allowing her to defy deportation order
September 22nd, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sept.22 (ANI): US President Barack Obama's Kenyan aunt, Zeituni Onyango, has blamed the American system for helping her to defy a deportation order twice.Onyango was granted asylum by a ... Read more...
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Remote Tangier Island Becomes Famous
September 19th, 2010 - 7:07 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sep 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A remote tangier island has become popular after being televised on national television. It was featured in a series of ESPN3 commercials where the people were ... Read more...
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Pachauri to stay despite adverse review of UN climate panel
August 31st, 2010 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Aug 30 (IANS) Rajendra Pachauri, the Indian chairman of the UN climate panel, Monday said he would not quit despite an independent review finding flaws in its structure and suggesting ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Elizabeth Banks is the new Tinker Bell
July 16th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, July 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Elizabeth Banks is all set to be the new Tinker Bell. She is moving away from working on the graphics and special effects in animation ... Read more...
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Elizabeth Banks All Set To Appear As Tinker Bell
July 16th, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
July 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" actress Elizabeth Banks is all set to appear in "Tink" as Tinkerbell, the famous character from "Peter Pan" series. The ... Read more...
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SEC Tightens The Noose Around Miami Sports Donor
April 23rd, 2010 - 12:41 am ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 22, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): One of the largest investment scams of recent times in America has now become public. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has broken an investment ... Read more...
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SEC Accuses Miami Sports Donor Of $900 Million Fraud
April 22nd, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Miami, Apr 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The US SEC has slapped fraud charges on a Florida businessman of running an investment scam worth $900 million. The money of the defrauded investors ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
U.S.-Chile to have Political-Military Dialogue
April 20th, 2010 - 1:33 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – Andrew J. Shapiro, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, will be traveling to Santiago, Chile for the third session of the U.S.-Chile Political-Military Dialogue.The session, which ... Read more...
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First White House official testifies about gatecrashing Salahis
January 16th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan. 16 (ANI): The first White House official has testified before the federal grand jury, investigating the gatecrashing incident at the first state dinner of the Obama era, held in ... Read more...
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Obama’s ‘tax deferral’ to affect American jobs: Report
June 9th, 2009 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 9 (IANS) President Barack Obama's proposal to give tax breaks to firms that set up shops at "Buffalo instead of Bangalore" would dramatically affect American jobs and ... Read more...
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Thinking of other’s causes may affect our own self-control
April 7th, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 7 (ANI): People's own self-control can be worn out simply when they think about others exerting self-control, according to a study.Led by Yale University psychologists Joshua M. Ackerman and ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Lousy taste preventing lifesaver beer from going on sale
November 17th, 2008 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 17 (ANI): BioBeer might have been publicised as being capable of boosting life expectancy and avoiding illness, but it also has a rather sour pointit tastes lousy.BioBeer is a ... Read more...
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Txt mssgng can help kids fight off obesity
November 12th, 2008 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 12 (ANI): Cell phone text messaging could be used to reduce kids'' chances of becoming fat later in life, by helping them monitor and modify their own behaviors now, ... Read more...
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Coming soon, ”BioBeer” with wine’’s cancer fighting qualities
October 17th, 2008 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 17 (ANI): While most college students often look forward to gulp down cans of beer, a group of Rice University learners are bit fast forward: they are genetically engineering ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Recommended colorectal cancer screening still below target
July 14th, 2008 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 14 (ANI): A new study reveals that nearly 50 percent of people are not getting screened for colorectal cancer, even though the recommended tests have already proven to reduce ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
New inhibitors of estrogen-dependent breast cancer cells identified
June 17th, 2008 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 17 (ANI): Researchers from University of Illinois, Colorado and North Carolina have identified some compounds that may inhibit the growth of estrogen-dependent breast cancer cells, thus opening up new ... Read more...
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J.Lo to star in new reality TV show
April 24th, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Apr 24 (ANI): New mum Jennifer Lopez is set to co-produce and star in a reality show, showcasing her personal life as a singer, actress and motherhood.Lopez will produce, ... Read more...
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