Mahindra to launch Reva NXR in six months
October 7th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Electric automobile manufacturer Mahindra Reva will launch its new car NXR in the next six months, says a top company official."We are at the final ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
China launches Pakistan’s first communications satellite
August 12th, 2011 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 12 (IANS) China has launched Pakistan's first communications satellite that will provide TV broadcasting, Internet and data services, it was reported here.The country's first communications satellite PAKSAT-1R, which ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
‘194 coal blocks under various stages of development’
August 1st, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal Monday said 194 coal blocks in the country, with reserves of about 44.44 billion tonnes, are under various stages of development ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Indian company to fund Nigerian power plant
June 7th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Calabar (Nigeria), June 7 (IANS) Indian company Essar African Holdings will finance a 600-MW power plant in Cross River State in the West African nation of Nigeria, company officials say.The ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Chinese military develops video game
May 16th, 2011 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 16 (IANS) Chinese soldiers will soon be able to play a video game and learn combat, a media report said.People's Liberation Army (PLA) officers and soldiers will get ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Study on frogs and fish sheds light on human hearing
March 20th, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 20 (ANI): Scientists have turned to fish and frogs to better understand the normal inner ear development in humans.Andres Collazo at the House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, and his team ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Viacom18 to release nine films in 2011-12
February 14th, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) Viacom18 Motion Pictures has nine films on its slate for 2011-12. The company has plans for 10 to 12 movies, nine of which have already been finalised and ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
James Franco to star in ‘Iceman’
January 22nd, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 22 (IANS) "Spider Man" star James Franco is set to play an assassin's role in the movie "The Iceman" based on the true-life story of mafia killer Richard Kuklinski.The "127 ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
New way to stop pancreatic cancer in early stages discovered
January 12th, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 12 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Oklahoma have found a novel way to stop early stage pancreatic cancer.C.V. Rao, and his team were able to show for the first ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New genes as vital to life as old ones
December 17th, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 17 (IANS) Contrary to what most experts previously thought, genes do not have to be old to be vital for life. Even genes that evolved only one million years ago ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
O-Zone to open 40,000 wireless internet zones
December 14th, 2010 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Leading wireless mobility solution provider O-Zone Networks Tuesday said it plans to open another 40,000 wireless internet zones in the country in the next two-and-a-half years.The company's ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
The Vampire Diaries: Is A Companion Series In The Offering?
December 1st, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
There is a buzz that Kevin Williamson has been appointed as the writer for the new companion series. It is still in the early stages of development but as per the ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Pantaloons to open 50 new stores within 2-3 years
November 27th, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Leading fashion retailer Pantaloons Saturday said that it plans to open 50 new stores in the country within the next two to three years."We will open another ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
George Clooney may star in ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E’
November 22nd, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 22 (ANI): George Clooney is reportedly in talks to play Napoleon Solo in a big screen adaptation of 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E'.The actor has met Steven Soderbergh, who is ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Steven Soderbergh in Negotiations to Direct ‘Man from U.N.C.L.E.’
November 18th, 2010 - 12:20 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Nov 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to a report from ‘Heat Vision Blog’, Steven Soderbergh has begun negotiations to direct ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ for it’s big screen adaptation. Although earlier reports had ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Genes determine a lot more than just our looks
November 8th, 2010 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 08 (ANI): A study has suggested that the two sets of chromosomes we humans inherit from our parents do not only determine our physical traits but also how we develop.Dr ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Jellyfish glow helps spot cancerous tumours
November 3rd, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 3 (IANS) Scientists have found a way of using luminous cells from jellyfish to spot tumours deep within the human body.Professor Norman Maitland, of the Yorkshire Cancer Research Laboratory at ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Jellyfish glow could help spot tumours deep inside the body
November 3rd, 2010 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 03 (ANI): Proteins that cause luminescence in jellyfish could be used to spot cancers, say scientists.British scientists have found a way of using luminous cells from jellyfish to spot tumours ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Harm reduction ciggies ‘more harmful than conventional brands’
October 21st, 2010 - 11:56 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 21 (ANI): A new research has revealed that 'harm reduction cigarettes', marketed by tobacco companies as safer than conventional brands, could in fact, be more harmful.Harm reduction cigarettes are made ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Al Pacino to play notorious producer on TV
October 10th, 2010 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 9 (IANS) Hollywood legend Al Pacino is reportedly set to star as notorious record producer Phil Spector in a TV film to be written and directed by David Mamet.Spector, who ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Al Pacino ‘to play Phil Spector in a movie’
October 9th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 9 (ANI): Al Pacino will apparently play legendary record producer Phil Spector in a TV film to be written and directed by David Mamet.According to HBO, the film will be ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
New medical weapons against anthrax attacks
June 24th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 24 (IANS) The 2001 anthrax attacks in the US are fostering development of a new generation of vaccines and antibiotics to protect people against deadly bacteria in future bio-terrorist incidents. ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Brain circuits behind hearing develop without sensory experience
June 20th, 2010 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 19 (ANI): Applying a new technique, researchers have found that brain circuits that enable hearing develop without sensory experience.Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Proteins that regulate early embryonic development identified
May 13th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 13 (ANI): American scientists analysing the chromosome 22q.11 deletion syndrome have identified proteins that play a key role in early embryonic development.Though the findings of the research do not currently ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
HSIIDC to set up food centre with Canadian collaboration
May 12th, 2010 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) will set up a food development centre in the state in collaboration with Canada's Manitoba Food Development Centre ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
The bug that administers the kiss of death
April 30th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, April 30 (IANS) A bug crawls onto your lips while you sleep, numbs your skin, bites and gorges on your blood. And if that's not insult enough, it promptly defecates on ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Britain names 20 most influential pro-Islamic blogs
March 24th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 24 (ANI): British counter terror officials have compiled a list of the top 20 most influential "pro-Islamic" bloggers, who write about Britain's politics.The British Government's counter terrorism communications unit ... Read more...
Posted in World |
India’s women’s bill inspiring for Africa: Ghana minister
March 22nd, 2010 - 10:42 am ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) India's experiment with gender equality in parliament through the women's reservation bill has struck a chord in Africa, says Ghana's Trade and Industry Minister Hannah ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
New technique shakes brain cancer cells to death
February 20th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 20 (ANI): Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago Medical Center have created a technique to combat brain cancer using tiny, nano-sized ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Catfish can communicate across generations by ’squeaking’
January 29th, 2010 - 12:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 29 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have used a combined fish tank and sound-proof chamber to show for the first time that catfish of all ages can communicate with ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Gene behind pink tomatoes identified
January 15th, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 15 (ANI): Sweet, pink-skinned tomatoes are said to be one of the favourites of Far Eastern diners. Now, researchers from Weizmann Institute's Plant Sciences Department have identified a gene, which ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Google to buy AdMob for $750 million
November 10th, 2009 - 12:42 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mountain View, Nov 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Search Engine major Google today announced that it has signed a substantial agreement to buy AdMob, which is a mobile display advertisement technology provider. The ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
Google to Acquire AdMob
November 10th, 2009 - 12:31 am ICT by admin
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (November 9, 2009) – Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AdMob, a mobile display ad technology provider, for $750 ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
Herschel telescope sees deep-space pearls on a cosmic string
October 3rd, 2009 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 3 (ANI): The Herschel telescope has captured images of cold gas clouds lying near the plane of the Milky Way, a region that is dotted with stellar factories, like pearls ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
“Twilight”: Now An MMO
July 29th, 2009 - 6:25 pm ICT by GD
"Twilight", yes, the novel and the movie series is sure growing bigger by the day and is surely following on the baby footsteps of "Harry Potter" franchise. From books and movies, it ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
