Unwitting Brazilian family used explosive device as doorstop
May 1st, 2012 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, May 1 (IANS/EFE) For 15 years a Brazilian family used a device they found buried on their farm as a doorstop without suspecting that it could be a ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga sued over ‘Judas’
August 6th, 2011 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS) A copyright infringement lawsuit has been filed against pop star Lady Gaga over allegations that her hit single "Judas" was lifted from a song written by ... Read more...
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Was Kate’s wedding gown inspired by Grace Kelly’s nuptial dress?
April 30th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
New York, April 30 (ANI): Kate Middleton may have looked dainty and fairy-like in her wedding gown but talks doing the rounds are that the dress bore a striking similarity with ... Read more...
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‘Hawk mimicry’ helps cuckoos to scare their hosts
April 18th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 18 (ANI): Scientists have said that cuckoos have evolved plumage patterns that give them a hawk-like appearance to scare the birds whose nests they invade.A study has shown that reed ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Jennifer Aniston Denies Adoption Rumor
February 3rd, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Feb 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) "Friends" star Jennifer Aniston right now is in no mood to adopt kids, something that she made clear on the "The Ellen Degeneres Show" where she ... Read more...
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Guzaarish’ In A Plagiarism Conflict
November 8th, 2010 - 11:54 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 8, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): With only days left for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish to hit the theaters it seems that the movie has run into a bit of a copyright storm ... Read more...
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Dexter Comes Across A Mysterious Woman In “Dexter” Season 5 Episode 4
October 18th, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) "Dexter" season 5 episode 4 was aired on Showtime last night and the twists and turns of the episode kept the audience riveted to their seats ... Read more...
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What’s Similar Between RA.One and Endhiran?
October 18th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 18, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Apart from the very fact that both are India’s first sci-fi thrillers, there turns to be yet another connection between these flicks. It all started after ... Read more...
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Woman Finds Her Eye Shut After Mistakenly Using Glue Instead Of Eye Drops
October 9th, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
October 9, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A woman from Arizona experienced a strange sort of adventure yesterday when she found her eyes shut firmly. The resident of Glendale had had ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Torosaurus And Triceratops Are Same Dinosaur, Researchers Claim
August 3rd, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Aug 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The triceratops a well known three horned dinosaur could never have existed as the scientists are saying the species was actually a smaller variant of torosaurus. ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Tharoor’s case has likeness with Chidambaram’s 18 years ago
April 19th, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Arvind Padmanabhan
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The resignation of Shashi Tharoor as minister of state for external affairs has striking similarity with another incident 18 years ago when Home Minister ... Read more...
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Cult hails Indian-origin British economist as a Messiah
March 25th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 25 (ANI): An Indian-origin British economist is baffled because a cult is hailing him as a Messiah.Raj Patel, 37, from Golders Green, North London, was flooded with emails from ... Read more...
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Scientists rely on maths model to outwit terrorists
December 18th, 2009 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 18 (IANS) A maths model developed by researchers can outwit terrorists by predicting the likelihood of attacks, their timing and strength.
The model was developed by researchers at the University of ... Read more...
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Ahmedabad serial blasts cases to be heard together
December 11th, 2009 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Dec 11 (IANS) A special court in Ahmedabad Friday accepted the state government's application to hear all the cases of the Ahmedabad serial blasts together. The hearing is likely to begin ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga Dead According To Bizarre Internet Rumors
November 17th, 2009 - 7:34 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Nov. 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rumors that Lady Gaga is dead is spreading like wildfire over the internet. She is the latest addition to the huge number of celebrities who have ... Read more...
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Robert Burns stole thoughts from a lesser-known English poet?
November 1st, 2009 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 1 (ANI): Robert Burns, the renowned and much praised 18th century Scottish poet, may have ripped off ideas from a lesser-known English poet, according to experts.Rab Wilson, the Burns Writing ... Read more...
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Dennis Earl Bradford: Rapist Convicted After Nineteen Years
October 14th, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Oct 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Dennis Earl Bradford, the suspected molester of Jennifer Schuett, was arrested not far from his home on Oct 13, 2009 on the basis of a ... Read more...
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Brit Asians travel to India to hire contract killers to eliminate the unwanted
September 28th, 2009 - 6:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep.28 (ANI): A BBC investigation has uncovered the deadly practice of British Asians travelling to India to hire contract killers.Family and business associates, who are lured to the sub-continent, are often ... Read more...
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Jessica Seinfeld: Nothing’s Cooked Up In Her Cookbook
September 11th, 2009 - 6:30 pm ICT by GD
Jessica Seinfeld received a clean chit from the US district judge Laura Taylor Swain on Thursday. She was earlier accused of stealing the recipe of "broccoli-spiked chicken nuggets". Ms. Seinfeld, tried to ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Cities, human brains evolved in similar ways
September 4th, 2009 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 4 (IANS) Cities and human brains have evolved in strikingly similar ways, says a new study.
Just as advanced mammalian brains require a robust neural network to achieve richer and more ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Piggy Chops bani Piggy Tails Balika Vadhu!
August 24th, 2009 - 6:31 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Yes we are talking about our very own Piggy Chops and her upcoming flick, What's Your Rashee? It's a known fact that she is essaying 12 different characters, as per the 12 ... Read more...
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Tere Mere Beach Main Farah Khan
August 6th, 2009 - 2:04 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
A new chat show on Star Plus, Tere Mere Beach Main to be hosted by Farah Khan, is all over the news. Well Telly Café dug up some insider info about ... Read more...
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Scriptwriters are like condoms in our industry: ‘Delhi-6′ writer
February 19th, 2009 - 10:29 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) From writing crime thriller "Tezaab" to comedy "Chalbaaz", the path-breaking "Rang De Basanti" to forthcoming "Delhi-6" - writer Kamlesh Pandey has penned many hits but says ... Read more...
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Pak religious leaders dont foresee any change in US policy in Obama regime
November 6th, 2008 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore , Nov 6 (ANI): Religious leaders in Pakistan are of the opinion that the mere election of Barack Hussein Obama as the new President of the US will not change ... Read more...
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Potato virus may be key to Alzhemier’s
August 16th, 2008 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 16 (IANS) A virus infecting potatoes bears striking similarity with a key protein implicated in Alzheimer's disease. Researchers are hopeful of developing antibodies with its help to slow or prevent ... Read more...
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UK’’s 7/ 7 bomb plot trial collapses
August 2nd, 2008 - 11:28 am ICT by ANI
London, Aug.2 (ANI): Over three years after three men were accused of helping bombers plan a terror attack on July 7, 2005, the trial has collapsed with the jury failing to ... Read more...
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Disturbed cleaved protein behind schizophrenia development
July 15th, 2008 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 15 (ANI): VIB researchers connected to the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven have identified the cause for the development of schizophrenia.The scientists say that a disturbed cleavage of the Nrg-1 protein ... Read more...
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Wall Street Journal not amused by spoof
April 14th, 2008 - 8:34 pm ICT by admin
New York, April 14 (IANS) The redoubtable Wall Street Journal does not seem to have been tickled by a new paper spoofing it, so much so that advance copies of the tabloid ... Read more...
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Husain tops Sotheby’s spring sales of Indian art
March 20th, 2008 - 11:54 am ICT by admin
New York, March 20 (IANS) M.F. Husain's untitled work has fetched $409,000, dominating the Sotheby's New York spring sales of Indian art. The 1953 painting was sold to an Indian dealer at ... Read more...
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