Russian opposition to launch online TV channel
June 15th, 2012 - 9:04 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian opposition intends to set up an online television channel featuring political content as an alternative to the state-controlled channels.According to the Izvestia daily, ... Read more...
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US stocks retreat after short relief rally
June 12th, 2012 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS
New York, June 11 (IANS) US stocks retreated after a short rally Monday as enthusiasm on the Spanish bank aid package faded.Spain will be lent up to 100 billion euros ... Read more...
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Convenient for Congress I didn’t come: Rushdie
January 25th, 2012 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Salman Rushdie Tuesday said "it was very convenient for everyone in the Congress that he did not come to India just before the Uttar Pradesh ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Green light for i1 Supercar Series
December 21st, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Yas Marina (Abu Dhabi), Dec 21 (IANS) When the green light came on at the end of the pit lane and the first car, driven by Malaysian Alex Yoong ... Read more...
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China to penalise people found spreading STDs
May 21st, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 21 (IANS) Authorities in China may soon be able to penalise anyone found intentionally spreading sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), according to the latest draft amendment by the health ... Read more...
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Beyonce latest single is ‘God bless USA’
May 6th, 2011 - 2:09 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Just days after Osama bin Laden was killed, American pop star Beyonce will premier her new song “God Bless the USA” on Piers Morgan’s show. The ... Read more...
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‘Trump’s question over Obama’s intelligence, background is racism by inference’
May 2nd, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 2 (ANI): An African-American Professor of the Georgetown University has termed business tycoon Donald Trump's act of questioning Obama's intelligence and background as "racism by inference".Trump had also reportedly ... Read more...
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Do you really know your best friend?
March 26th, 2011 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 26 (ANI): You think you know everything about your best friend that there is to know, but do you really?Do you know how does your best friend feel when ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘The Rite’ - peddling Christianity (IANS Movie Review)
February 11th, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Satyen K. Bordoloi
Film: "The Rite"; Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Colin O'Donoghue, Alice Braga, Ciarán Hinds; Director: Mikael Hafstrom; Rating: * 1/2 As a religion, despite its psalms about love, Christianity is based ... Read more...
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Study linking diet soda to stroke risk is seriously flawed: Experts
February 11th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 11 (ANI): The study presented during a poster session at the International Stroke Conference claiming an association between diet soft drink consumption and increased risk of stroke and heart attack ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Hawaii ‘to charge $100 for Obama’s birth certificate’
January 29th, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 29 (ANI): In a bid to end skepticism over where the U.S. President was born, Hawaii may sell copies of Barack Obama's birth certificate to anyone for 100 dollars ... Read more...
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Army Birther Terrence Lakin Sentenced To Six Months Of Imprisonment
December 17th, 2010 - 8:08 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Fort Meade, Dec 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin, the army doctor who questioned the birth of President Barack Obama, has finally been sentenced to military prison for six ... Read more...
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Cartoon Profile Pics On Facebook Takes Web By Storm
December 5th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Dec 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) If you have been to Facebook lately and wondering why all your friends are posting popular cartoon characters as their profile pics, it is a unique ... Read more...
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Fantasy Football Week 10: The Hopes And Expectations
November 14th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) With Week 10 of Fantasy Football round the corner, the web has been abuzz with the speculations of the experts about the players to watch out ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Ben Bernanke Assures Skeptics About $600 Billion Fed Plan
November 7th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Chairman of US Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke has assured the public and the skeptical fed officials that the new $600 billion package to boost the economy ... Read more...
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NFL Wives Want Their Men ‘Off The Market’
October 28th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Oct 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Athletes have always had infidelity issues. Considering the Tiger Woods and Brett Favre stories, not much explanation on the problem is necessary to the present day ... Read more...
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Sex differences in the brain ‘exaggerated, forcing gender stereotypes’
October 28th, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 28 (ANI): Many studies have reported sex differences in brain structure or patterns of neural activity but a psychological scientist from the Macquarie University in Australia believes that these differences ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Paritala Ravi’s Life Revealed Through “Rakta Charitra”
October 22nd, 2010 - 7:29 pm ICT by GD
By Meena kar,
Oct 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The latest Vivek Oberoi flick, "Rakta Charitra", has been released today. The movie is based on the life and struggle of an Andhra politician, Paritala Ravindra, ... Read more...
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Kids blindly trust things told to them, finds Indian-origin scientist’s study
October 15th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
Kids blindly trust things told to them, finds Indian-origin scientist's studyWashington, Oct 15 (ANI): The next time you tell your three-year-old a fantasy story make sure he knows it's not real-as a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Ponting urges India to end skepticism about Decision Review System
October 5th, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by ANI
Mohali (Chandigarh, India), Oct. 5 (ANI): After losing the first Test played here against India by a wicket, Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has indirectly suggested that India must end its skepticism ... Read more...
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Joaquin Phoenix’s “I’m Still Here” Is A Hoax
September 18th, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sep 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Casey Affleck who had been in news lately regarding his documentary film "I'm still here", and the controversy surrounding him for making unwelcome sexual advances towards ... Read more...
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Watching others’ action can make you feel that you did it yourself
September 15th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 15 (ANI): Watching someone else performing an action can make you imagine that you did it yourself, found a study on false memories.In their quest to find out how false ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Vaccine Issues Haunt People In Flu Season
August 31st, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Aug 31, (THAINDIAN NEWS) This is the time of the year many people fall ill to ailments like flu and that is why a number of doctors suggest that people ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
‘No harm will come to Sikhs in Kashmir,’ says Chidambaram
August 20th, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.20 (ANI): Sikhs need not have to live in fear in the Kashmir Valley, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram told members of the Rajya Sabha on Friday in response ... Read more...
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P Vs NP Problem Actually Solved?
August 12th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Aug 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A scientist working in HP Laboratories has claimed that he has found a solution to the mathematical problem called 'P vs NP' that will make him ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Commission begins probe into Sri Lanka ethnic conflict
August 11th, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Aug 11 (DPA) A commission began probing the final eight years of Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict Wednesday amidst skepticism whether it would investigate allegations of war crimes.
Former attorney general C.R de ... Read more...
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‘US exaggerated 9/11 death toll’: Ahmadinejad
August 9th, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 9 (ANI): Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has slammed United States for exaggerating the death toll in the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, and added that it was done with ... Read more...
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Probiotic use in mums cuts incidence of eczema in babies by 40pc
July 21st, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 21 (ANI): A recent study showed that mothers who drank milk with a probiotic supplement during and after pregnancy were able to cut the incidence of eczema in their babies ... Read more...
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Maoist-affected villagers to get pension
July 15th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Largarh (West Bengal), July 15 (ANI): Giving a much-needed respite to locals reeling under the increased offensive by Maoist cadres in the region, the officials in West Bengal's West Midnapore District on ... Read more...
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Worried US ’skeptical’ over Pak’s Afghan reconciliation efforts
June 28th, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
New York, June 28 (ANI): Pakistan's concealed efforts to push for a reconciliation between the Afghan government and the Taliban has worried the United States to a great extent as both ... Read more...
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Brandon Adams:Jeremy London’s Alleged Kidnapper Rebuffs Claims
June 25th, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
June 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a wild tail which caused quite a stir of accusations and skepticism, actor Jeremy London told police that he was kidnapped and forced at ... Read more...
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US urges China to punish North Korea for S. Korea ship sinking
May 24th, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, May 24 (ANI): The United States on Sunday asked China to back punitive measures against North Korea over strong evidence that Pyongyang was involved in the sinking of the South Korean ... Read more...
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Iran sanctions: U.S. strikes deal with Britain, Russia, China
May 18th, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 18 (ANI): The United States has struck a deal with other big powers, including Russia and China, for imposing new sanctions on Iran.The latest announcement has come as a ... Read more...
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Explorers stand by Noah’s Ark Turkey claim
May 1st, 2010 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 1 (ANI): Some of the members of the search team that claims to have found Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat in Turkey rebutted skepticism over their claims of locating the ... Read more...
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Brooke Shields annoyed with ‘global warming doesn’t exist’ reports
April 27th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 27 (ANI): American actress Brooke Shields is very much concerned about the growing skepticism surrounding global warming."It all upsets me because I feel like we keep losing sight of simpler, ... Read more...
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