Britons pay Indians to become surrogate mothers: Report
May 27th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 27 (IANS) India's surrogacy industry is being used by Britons to become parents, a media report said Sunday.There are now up to 1,000 clinics, all unregulated, in the ... Read more...
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Pioneering surgery helps paralysed man move hand
May 17th, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 17 (IANS) A pioneering surgery bypassing damage to the spinal cord sustained in an accident has helped a paralysed man regain the use of his hand.
Injuries to ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
China is now world’s largest art, antiques market
March 17th, 2012 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 17 (IANS) China has overtaken the US as the world's biggest market for art and antiques, according to a report.The historic turning point was also an important indicator ... Read more...
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Chinese warned against using web in public places
March 1st, 2012 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 1 (IANS) People in Beijing who use Wi-Fi facilities in public places like coffee shops and libraries are being warned to take care of their personal details as ... Read more...
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‘China not to participate in arms race’
February 24th, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 24 (IANS) China will not engage in an arms race with other countries, the defence ministry said Friday, adding that the country's military growth is for defensive purposes.Defence ... Read more...
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Nine jailed for selling rotten ducks in China
November 10th, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 9 (IANS) Nine people, making up two separate gangs producing and selling rotten ducks in Beijing, have been awarded prison terms varying from one to six years, the ... Read more...
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Community service for tourists at Goa rave parties?
June 27th, 2011 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 27 (IANS) Tourists caught at rave party sites in Goa could henceforth be forced to do community service, an official said Monday.Superintendent of Police, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), ... Read more...
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Non-life insurers’ merger norms discriminatory: Experts
June 12th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai June 12 (IANS) The merger and amalgamation (M and A) regulations notified by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) is discriminatory, inconsistent with the Insurance Act, say industry ... Read more...
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‘Misery Day’ against service tax hike in hospitals
March 3rd, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The healthcare industry continued to react strongly to the proposed service tax hike in the budget with Devi Shetty, one of the country's renowned ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Japanese teenagers obsessed with hiding faces behind medical masks
January 29th, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 29 (ANI): Experts have warned that there is a growing culture among teenagers in Japan to hide their faces behind white medical masks.The disposable facemasks are a favourite among Japanese ... Read more...
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21st century families bound by money, not love or tradition: Study
November 16th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 16 (ANI): A new study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has revealed that families today stay together not for traditional or romantic reasons, but for more rational purposes."The number ... Read more...
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Laurence Fishburne’s daughter doing well in rehab
October 30th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 30 (ANI): A lawyer for Laurence Fishburne's estranged teenage daughter Montana has revealed that she is making good progress dealing with her behavioural issues in rehab.Montana checked into an inpatient ... Read more...
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Chinese people to select country’s 10 best scientists
September 30th, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 30 (IANS) The Chinese public will help select the country's 10 best scientists and technicians in a vote that will show "respect for knowledge and innovation".The China Association for Science ... Read more...
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Darbari, Mohindroo and Jaichandran suspended from CWG : Lalit Bhanot
August 5th, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 5 (ANI): Lalit Bhanot, the Secretary General of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC), on Thursday said T S Darbari, Sanjay Mohindroo and M Jaichandran have been suspended from ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
CWG Treasurer Khanna quits over corruption charges
August 5th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 5 (ANI): Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Treasurer Anil Khanna tendered his resignation on Thursday over media reports that his son's company was being awarded contracts for the synthetic tennis ... Read more...
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Great-grandson of telephone inventor Bell gets life for spying for Cuba
July 17th, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 17 (ANI): The 73-year-old great-grandson of Alexander Graham Bell, who is credited with the invention of the first practical telephone, Kendall Myers, has been sentenced to life in prison for ... Read more...
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Spears wants to be frozen after death
May 25th, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 25 (IANS) Pop Star Britney Spears wants to be frozen after her death so that she could be brought back to life when technology is advanced enough to work ... Read more...
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India’s voting machines are open to fraud, says group
April 29th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in India are vulnerable to fraud, and it is important for votes to be counted in a manner that can be ... Read more...
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Indian fashion show enthrals Argentinians
March 30th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, March 30 (IANS) The first Indian fashion show in Argentina was a huge hit with Indian designs and colours enthralling designers and importers alike and opening the doors to the ... Read more...
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Modern life causing brain overload
December 13th, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 13 (ANI): With increasing exposure to media in modern times, an average person is every day exposed to information enough to overload a laptop, reveals a new study from University ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Robbie Williams ‘hires top publicist to boost image’
April 16th, 2009 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 16 (ANI): Robbie Williams has reportedly roped in top publicist Murray Chalmers to polish his image.The Brit pop singer was said to have collaborated with the industry legend, who ... Read more...
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Robbie Williams hires Chalmers to boost image
April 16th, 2009 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 16 (IANS) British pop singer Robbie Williams has hired Murray Chalmers, who worked with Radiohead and singer Lily Allen, to help him burnish his image.
Williams is working on a ... Read more...
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21 arrested for drugging, looting train passengers
April 11th, 2009 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, April 11 (IANS) They would loot rail passengers after drugging them with poison-coated biscuits and other eatables. More than 20 'friendly poison peddlers' were arrested in a joint operation by railway ... Read more...
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Cutout making industry cut down to size
March 31st, 2009 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
By T.S.V. Hari
Chennai, March 31 (IANS) They are the ones who gave politicians and cine stars a larger than life image. Literally. But now the cutout making industry which created giant life ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Tiffin meals in US - the ‘dabbawallah’ way (Repeating for all needing)
February 8th, 2009 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 8 (IANS) Mumbai's famous 'dabbawallahs' have arrived in the US, with a leading restaurant chain specialising in Indian cuisine launching "Tiffin Meals", a new home and office meal delivery service ... Read more...
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Defective gene causes sudden cardiac death
January 30th, 2009 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 30 (IANS) A defective gene triggers sudden cardiac death (SCD) without any warning or visible symtoms, accounting for 10 percent of such heart related deaths in Europe, according to a ... Read more...
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Gordon Ramsay’’s alleged mistress Sarah Symonds sacked for being too indiscreet
December 5th, 2008 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 5 (ANI): Brit chef Gordon Ramsay''s alleged mistress Sarah Symonds has reportedly been sacked from her job for having been too indiscreet about her affair with him.Symonds was working ... Read more...
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Madonna ends marital rift rumours by asking Ritchie for a divorce
June 27th, 2008 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 27 (ANI): Giving the strongest signal yet of her fractured marriage to Guy Ritchie, Madonna has told her director hubby that she wants a divorce, according to a friend.The ... Read more...
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The worlds smallest chessboard that was created between heartbeats!
April 30th, 2008 - 6:23 pm ICT by admin
London , Apr 30 (ANI): A Russian man worked between his heartbeats for six months to create the smallest chess game in the world.This microscopic chess set is equivalent to a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Cincom to sponsor 2008 SAP Configuration Workgroup European Conference
April 23rd, 2008 - 12:23 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Apr 23 (ANI/Business Wire India): Cincom Systems will sponsor the SAP Configuration European Workgroup Conference, which is scheduled to be held in Berlin, Germany on May 5.The Configuration Workgroup ... Read more...
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Digital mammography in Kolkata
April 22nd, 2008 - 10:19 pm ICT by admin
Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) A digital mammography machine with stereo-tactic biopsy system was installed at a hospital in Kolkata Tuesday. This new technology will help in prompt and accurate detection of breast ... Read more...
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