Indian nationalism a rare animal: Tharoor
September 4th, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Indian nationalism is a rare animal and Indian secularism is a profusion of religions against the idea of absence of religion, writer and parliament ... Read more...
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Miley Cyrus gets a new tattoo
July 12th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, July 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Singer Miley Cryus has gotten a new tattoo. And the surprise of all surprises is that it isn’t her boyfriend’s name or something romantic. Rather it ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Musharraf jogged in area where Osama was found
May 4th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 4 (IANS) Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has said that when he was training in the military, he would frequently run through the area where Osama bin ... Read more...
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Wearing veil is ‘not open to debate’: Muslim Council of Britain
April 17th, 2011 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 17 (ANI): The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has issued a statement on its website saying that women cannot debate wearing the veil.The body that claims to be the voice ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Drafting of Lokpal Bill to be videographed: Anna Hazare (Lead)
April 10th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) A day after he ended his 97-hour fast demanding a stronger anti-graft Lokpal Bill, social activist Anna Hazare Sunday said the process of formulating the ... Read more...
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Drafting of Lokpal Bill to be videographed: Anna Hazare
April 10th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) A day after he ended his fast demanding a stronger anti-graft Lokpal Bill, social activist Anna Hazare Sunday said the process of formulting the act ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Manpreet Badal’s party to focus on jobs, training
March 21st, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 21 (IANS) All set to launch his political party in Punjab, former finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal said Monday it will be secular in character and focus on ... Read more...
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70 percent city governments in China fail administrative transparency evaluation
February 25th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Seventy percent of 43 selected city governments of China failed to pass an administrative transparency evaluation, according to a blue book report.Fifty-one out of 59 government ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Sri Lanka’s national anthem now only in Sinhala; Tamil version out
December 12th, 2010 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Dec 12 (IANS) The Sri Lankan cabinet has mandated the Sinhala version of the national anthem instead of a Tamil version used in some parts of the country, a media report ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Lackluster foreign presence rankles IFFI organisers
December 1st, 2010 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 1 (IANS) The inability to attract enough foreign delegates was one of the main shortcomings of the 41st International Film Festival of India (IFFI), an official said Wednesday.Speaking to reporters, ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
‘Miss Congeniality’ Kate ‘wanted to save herself for someone special’
November 20th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 20 (ANI): Kate Middleton didn't just charm Prince Williams, but was a favourite with her fellow sixth-formers who voted her 'Person Most Likely To Be Loved By Everybody.'Her classmates ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Why Was Hrithik Skeptical Of Playing His Character In Guzaarish?
November 19th, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali was convinced right from the beginning that it was Hrithik who could enact the character of Ethan perfectly. However, when Hrithik was informed about the film and the ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
‘New show is about physically challenged people’
September 30th, 2010 - 10:10 am ICT by IANS
By Manpreet Kaur
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Her shortcoming has become her biggest asset. Juhi Aslam, ridiculed for being much shorter than most people, says she has a real life connect with ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi launch UID project in Maharashtra village
September 29th, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
Nandurbar (Maharashtra), Sep 29 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and Congress President Sonia Gandhi launched the ambitious Aadhaar/ Unique Identity (UID) project in Tembhli village in Maharashtra's Nandurbar District ... Read more...
Posted in National |
UAE confirms participation in UN summit
September 19th, 2010 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 18 (IANS/WAM) The UAE will participate in a three-day UN summit here Monday to review the Millennium Development Goals, it was announced Saturday.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon recently ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Drug for bowel cancer can treat eye disease
June 14th, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 14 (IANS) A cheap, unlicensed drug originally produced for bowel cancer can treat an eye condition called age-related macular degeneration (AMD), new research has revealed.
Researchers based at Moorfields Eye Hospital ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Near blind girl scores 91.5 percent in Maharashtra Class 12 exams (With Images)
May 27th, 2010 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) With a mere two percent vision in both her eyes, Aditi Shah did not let her impairment come in her way. She scored 91.5 percent in Maharashtra's HSC ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
I would run for U.S. President if law were changed: Schwarzenegger
May 1st, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
Los Angeles, May 1(ANI): California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has admitted that he would run for U.S. President if the law was changed to allow foreign-born candidates to stand.The bodybuilder-turned-actor-turned-politician was born ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Apple Launches A Copyright Application For 3-D Viewing Glasses
April 19th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 19, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Apple has launched a copyright application for electronic video spectacles that will permit wearers to gaze at films in 3D on the inside of the ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
New system tells how hazardous are air pollutants
April 9th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 9 (ANI): Fraunhofer scientists are set to present a new test system that can reveal the extent to which air pollutants are hazardous.The researchers will make the presentation at this ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
The Games are on course: CWG chief Mike Hooper (Lead)
April 2nd, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Pragya Tiwari
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Chief Executive Officer Mike Hooper Friday dispelled worries over the completion of venues for the Oct 3-14 event, saying India will be ready ... Read more...
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Hooper now says no worries over Commonwealth Games
April 2nd, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
By Pragya Tiwari
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Chief Executive Officer Mike Hooper Friday dispelled worries over the completion of venues for the Oct 3-14 Games, saying India will be ready ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
King Tut had a clubfoot & he died from malaria had
February 17th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Cairo, Feb 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Latest forensic research indicates that King Tut had a clubfoot and due to this shortcoming, he had lots of difficulty in walking, and had to take ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Mamata urges PM to convene all-party meeting on price rise
November 23rd, 2009 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 22 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, whose Trinamool Congress is the second largest constituent in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Dehradun hosts three-day badminton tournament for specially-abled
October 26th, 2009 - 4:07 pm ICT by ANI
Dehradun, Oct 26 (ANI): About 70 specially-abled badminton players are participating in a special three-day badminton tournament in Dehradun.Concluding on Tuesday, the tournament was first of its kind organised by the ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Motorola Droid Set To Battle Out Apple’s iPhone
October 18th, 2009 - 6:38 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar,
Oct 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Verizon's advertisement for the new Motorola Droid phone has created a great hype in the market. Verizon has launched an attack on the Apple iPhone with ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
Government sets up panel to probe YSR chopper crash
September 3rd, 2009 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The government Thursday night constituted a four-member team to probe the chopper crash that killed Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and four others. The committee ... Read more...
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DGCA to probe YSR’s chopper crash
September 3rd, 2009 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) India's aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Thursday began a probe into the chopper crash that killed Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ... Read more...
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I am not a one-man show: Modi
April 11th, 2009 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr. 11 (ANI): Despite being portrayed in his larger than the party image, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has clarified that he is not a one man army."I ... Read more...
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‘Raman spectroscopy’ can to pick healthiest sperm for improved IVF treatment
February 26th, 2009 - 6:14 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 26 (ANI): In a bid to revolutionise in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment, Brit scientists have developed a new technology, called Raman spectroscopy, to find sperm with healthy, intact DNA for ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Robert Downey Jr. loves to look himself up on Internet!
January 24th, 2009 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 24 (ANI): Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr. loves to ''Googling'' himself on the web so that he can know what people are saying about him.When grilled by Newsweek about ... Read more...
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Budget planning big challenge for Kashmir finance minister
January 15th, 2009 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 15 (IANS) Budget planning for debt-ridden Jammu and Kashmir is going to be a "Himalayan task" for the National Conference-Congress coalition government, according to state Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather.Rather, ... Read more...
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CA testing orange, yellow, pink, fluorescent balls for day-night Tests
December 29th, 2008 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Dec 29 (ANI): Cricket Australia is continuing to explore ways of playing crickets oldest format under lights to attract more spectators and television audiences, but cannot proceed until a suitable ... Read more...
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Bureaucrats to supervise mid-day meals in Chandigarh
December 25th, 2008 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 25 (IANS) Middle-level bureaucrats in the union territory of Chandigarh will now supervise the preparation of mid-day meals for government school children in the city.The Chandigarh administration has ordered that ... Read more...
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Gates not in favour of 2003 shock and awe strategy in Iraq
September 30th, 2008 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept.30 (ANI): United States Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has criticized the shock-and-awe strategy of the 2003 Iraq invasion and said the Pentagon''s narrow focus on conventional combat operations proved ... Read more...
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