Wedding ring eaten by calf re-discovered at butcher’s shop
February 16th, 2012 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 16 (IANS) A wedding ring sucked off a man's finger by a calf three years ago has been recovered from the animal's stomach at a butcher's shop, Daily ... Read more...
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Plastic from synthetic clothes threaten food chain
January 29th, 2012 - 10:26 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 29 (IANS) Microscopic plastic debris that are released from washing synthetic clothes are accumulating in the marine environment and could be entering the food chain, a study has ... Read more...
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Drug traffickers held carrying heroin in stomach
December 27th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two drug couriers who had concealed heroin capsules in their stomachs have been detained at the airport of Russia's Siberian city of Novosibirsk, the customs ... Read more...
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Abandoned by children, elderly couple fasts for justice
December 9th, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Dec 9 (IANS) Harassed, tortured and abandoned by their children, an ailing elderly couple sat on a hunger strike for four days demanding justice before police intervened and the ... Read more...
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Odisha orders probe into five tiger cubs’ death
November 21st, 2011 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 21 (IANS) The Odisha government Monday ordered a probe to find out if the death of five tiger cubs' in a zoo here Nov 18 was due to ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Love your wine? Strawberries can help!
October 26th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 26 (IANS) There's some good news for those who can't help resist the sight of liquor -- taking strawberries could minimise damage to stomach lining caused by alcohol.
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Posted in Health |
FIFA ex-vice president to reveal graft within world body
October 18th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain (Trinidad), Oct 18 (IANS/CMC) Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner has promised to reveal details of corruption within the world soccer body that would "turn stomachs".Warner said in ... Read more...
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Bid to smuggle heroin foiled in Dubai
September 14th, 2011 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Sep 13 (IANS/WAM) A total of 219 capsules, containing 2.5 kg of heroin, were detected in the stomachs of three passengers, including a woman, at the Dubai international airport, ... Read more...
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Will ‘Azadi’ mean a meal for me, ask street kids
August 13th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Dressed in a worn-out shirt and shorts, Rodu, all of 11, hopped past swank sedans and intimidating SUVs at a busy traffic intersection in south ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Babies should exercise daily to prevent adulthood obesity
July 12th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, July 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The British government says no one, even babies, should be spared from exercising daily. The warning was contained in the first-ever advice on exercise for the country’s ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
UPA government has betrayed people, says Sushma Swaraj
June 1st, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Accusing the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) of betraying the people, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj Wednesday said her party will bring out ... Read more...
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Fat removed by liposuction shows up after a year!
May 2nd, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 2 (ANI): A new study has revealed that the fat removed by liposuction returns and gets "redistributed upstairs" - around the shoulders, arms and upper abdomen after a year.Rudolph Leibel, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Wearing leggings could do more harm than good
May 2nd, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 2 (ANI): In what has come as a rude shock to an army of women, a new study has warned that leggings could make the muscles 'lazy' and can ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Safer CT scanning for kids developed
April 5th, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 5 (ANI): A thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy has revealed that researchers at the Queen Silvia Children's Hospital have developed a method that allows the lowest possible dose of radiation ... Read more...
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Oz horse brought back from the dead with XXXX beer after bout of colic
April 1st, 2011 - 4:10 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 1 (ANI): A horse in Australia, which suffered from a bout of colic, was brought back from the dead after its owner remembered an old bush tale fed the animal ... Read more...
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Potential new way for plants to fend off pests - starvation
March 30th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 30 (ANI): A potential new way for plants to fend off pests is starvation, revealed a study at Michigan State University.Gregg Howe, biochemistry and molecular biology professor, cites that this ... Read more...
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Half of modern Brit women are not as shapely as they would like to think
February 19th, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 19 (ANI): A survey has found that almost half of British women mistakenly believe they have figures that match the ideal body shape desired by men.About 3,000 women were ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Brit teacher ‘dunked naked female student in bath to satisfy water fetish’
November 20th, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 20 (ANI): A music teacher in Britain has been accused of dunking a naked female student in his bath and taping the incident to satisfy his water "fetish".Michael Crombie, 73, ... Read more...
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We are not what we eat when it comes to gut bacteria
November 17th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 17 (ANI): When it comes to gut bacteria, we are not what we eat. The types of gut bacteria that populate the guts of primates depend on the species of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scottish men ready to go under the knife to gain edge at work
November 7th, 2010 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 07 (ANI): If you think it's only women who are concerned about flab or excess hair on their body, you might be wrong, as now Scottish men are rapidly catching ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Beer ‘may have led to the rise of civilization’
November 6th, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 06 (ANI): Some archaeologists have said that there is a possibility that beer may have helped lead to the rise of civilization.Their argument is that Stone Age farmers were domesticating ... Read more...
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Man Eaten by Lions South Africa Wildlife Resort
November 1st, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Nov 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According the the Sun, three lions at a South African WIldlife Resort killed and ate a barman, after he became intoxicated at a party and decided to “play” ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Rakta Charitra Scanes Chopped After Release
October 25th, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 25, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Just a day after the release of the much talked about Rakta Charitra, there has been a sudden change in the blow of winds for this Ram ... Read more...
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US high school cheerleaders say midriff-baring uniforms too skimpy
October 6th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 6 (ANI): Cheerleaders at a US high school are fighting to get uniforms that are less skimpy as they do not want to bare too much of themselves.According to ... Read more...
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Curvy women have longer lives
October 6th, 2010 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 5 (IANS) If you have pear-shaped bodies or curvy figure, chances are that you may live longer.Having a big bottom and thighs, like Beyonce Knowles, is good for you ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
How chemical repellents trip up insects
August 29th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 29 (ANI): A recent study has revealed that it is the molecular makeup of bugs that enables citronellal (the aromatic liquid used in lotions, sprays and candles) and DEET to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Now, just hypnotise your obesity away!
July 23rd, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 23 (ANI): British patients, who are obese, are being hypnotised into thinking their stomach is the size of a golf ball in a pioneering NHS treatment.The treatment, which is on ... Read more...
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Now, a robot that eats and poos!
July 21st, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 21 (ANI): Technicians in the UK have built a robot that can eat and also excrete its waste.Ecobot III, which was created by the Bristol Robotics Laboratory in the UK, ... Read more...
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World’s smoothest roller coaster ride designed on paper
July 19th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 19 (ANI): Swedish mathematicians have published new designs for what can easily be called the World's smoothest roller coaster ride.Using the same equations that describe how the planets orbit the ... Read more...
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Funds for Scheduled Castes diverted for Games: RTI activists
July 15th, 2010 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Civil society representatives Thursday alleged that the funds meant for the welfare of the Scheduled Castes were being diverted to Commonwealth Games projects.
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Protesters call G8 leaders for action on poverty
June 25th, 2010 - 6:03 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 25 (DPA) Two aid groups organised protests Thursday dressed as "pregnant" world leaders to call on the Group of Eight (G8) leading economies to take action against poverty and child ... Read more...
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KFC ‘Double Down’ Makes America Fat, Cries Anti-Obesity Campaigners
May 21st, 2010 - 7:19 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
May 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The new launch from KFC - Double Down has created waves amongst the foodies and the anti-obesity campaigners alike. The sandwich, if it can be called ... Read more...
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‘Fast food’ behind long neck dinosaurs’ gigantism
May 12th, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 12 (ANI): Gulping down food just like fast food to satisfy their huge appetite may well have been the reason behind the gigantism of long-necked dinosaurs, according to a new ... Read more...
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Platypus could help beat superbugs, battle climate change
May 6th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 6 (ANI): The platypus - a semi-aquatic mammal - could help beat superbugs and fight climate change.In a first, researchers at Victoria's Department of Primary Industries (DPI) have isolated, synthesised ... Read more...
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Inspired by Indians, Brit mom uses breast milk for cooking
April 23rd, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 23 (ANI): Inspired by Indians, Brit mom Abi Blake, makes tarts, smoothies and even lasagne by using a unique, natural and healthy ingredient-her own breast milk.The 30-year-old stay-at-home mum of ... Read more...
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