India becoming a designer baby factory: Author Kishwar Desai (With Image)
May 31st, 2012 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Life is no longer a gift of love; it is being created with care to fit specifications furnished by parents in the age of surrogacy ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
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...
Posted in Health Science |
Pakistan’s ambitions run far beyond Afghanistan (Comment)
December 5th, 2011 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Throughout its short history, Pakistan has bewildered its critics by lurching from crisis to crisis and yet somehow not only surviving but seeming to emerge militarily charged after every trial.While ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Obama in campaign mode as he turns 50
August 4th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) As US President Barack Obama turned 50 Thursday, he is back in full-throttle campaign mode attending high profile fund raisers and hitting out at opposition ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
‘Comfort food’ soothes, but at the cost of health
March 22nd, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 22 (IANS) The next time you reach out for macaroni, cheese or meatloaf when you feel low, give it a second thought. Because researchers say while comfort food ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Meg Whitman And Jerry Brown Clash In First Debate
October 4th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar,
Oct 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The desperation to win another governor's race, recently ignited an unpleasant debate between Meg Whitman and ex-Governor and current Attorney General Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown. The ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
US army officers call Brit troop withdrawal from Basra in 2007 “a defeat”
September 29th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 29 (ANI): Senior American army officers have claimed that Britain's withdrawal of troops from Basra in Iraq in 2007 was a 'defeat,' which left the city 'terrorised' by militias.General ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Mother, daughter from UK become surrogate mums
September 21st, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 21 (ANI): A British mother and her daughter have created medical history by becoming surrogate mums for needy couples.Big-hearted Jacqui Shields has given birth to five babies since she began ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Dick Cheney wanted to remake Middle East after 9/11, invade Iraq: Tony Blair
September 6th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 6 (ANI): Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said that former Vice President Dick Cheney wanted to remake the Middle East after 9/11, and invade not only Iraq, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Sharp increase in drug-related deaths in Moscow
June 1st, 2010 - 10:45 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Moscow has seen a sharp increase in deaths related to drug overdoses in the last four years, health care officials have said.
"The death rate from drug overdoses ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
“60 Minutes” Goes To Uncover The Roots Of Home-grown Terrorism
May 10th, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
May 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Journalist Steve Kroft in the recent episode of the CBS' "60 minutes" tried to uncover the mystery behind the involvement of the increasing number of Muslim ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Meet the self-proclaimed sexual healer who has slept with 1,500 men
September 15th, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 15 (ANI): A Brit woman, who calls herself a "sex surrogate", is said to have had sex with more than a thousand men, with most of them being somebody ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Robot replicas may replace humans within next 10 years
September 15th, 2009 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 15 (ANI): Leaked reports from a top secret agency indicate that government scientists are planning for UK citizens to be replaced entirely by perfect robot replicas within the next ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Trevor Donovan spotted shirtless
August 28th, 2009 - 7:22 pm ICT by IBNS
By Avantika SilAug 28 (IBNS) A shirtless show or gesture of comfort? Things are seething in the 90210 set, thanks to Trevor Donovan for losing his top!Trevor Donovan was spotted walking around ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Robin Williams to get ‘Wedding Banned’?
August 28th, 2009 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 28 (ANI): Hollywood actor Robin Williams has been roped in to star in Disney flick 'Wedding Banned', it has emerged.In the film, Williams will play one-half of a long-divorced couple ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Surrogate baby is born in India to a British couple every 48 hours
May 21st, 2009 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 21 (ANI): A surrogate baby is born in India to a British couple every 48 hours, it was revealed yesterday.An investigation has exposed the full extent of India's surrogacy ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Hillary pays off 3.7 million dollars campaign debt
April 16th, 2009 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 16 (ANI): Secretary of State Hillary Clinton paid off 3.7 million dollars in bills left over from her failed presidential campaign, according to a report her campaign filed with the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Bruce Willis to star in comedy A Couple of Cops
March 4th, 2009 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 4 (ANI): Actor Bruce Willis has been signed to star in Warner Bros.'' detective comedy titled A Couple of Cops.30 Rock star Tracy Morgan has also been roped in ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Johansson hits out at media over Obama email relationship
August 6th, 2008 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 6 (ANI): American actress Scarlett Johansson has hit out at the media coverage of her so-called "email relationship" with Barack Obama.Johansson, who was left red faced about her ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Hillary Clinton not interested in being nominated `President” at Democrats convention
August 1st, 2008 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug.1 (ANI): New Yorks junior Senator Hillary Clinton has decided against being nominated for President at the Democrats'' Denver convention, but many of her more die-hard partisans say that ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
West made Pak a petrie dish of international terrorism, says Zardari
July 2nd, 2008 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 2 (ANI): The West has always used Pakistan as a ground for encouraging extremist elements, and was now paying a heavy price for using it for its short-term political ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Pak-based militants may attack US: Bush
April 13th, 2008 - 10:51 am ICT by admin
Washington, Apr.13 (ANI): U.S. President George W Bush believes another 9/11 attack on the United Sates should be considered a reality, and warned that such an attack could originate from Pakistan ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Bruce Willis to star sci-fi thriller ‘Surrogates’
November 19th, 2007 - 4:51 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): Bruce Willis has signed on to star in sci-fi thriller Surrogates.Jonathan Mostow will be directing the Disney pic from a screenplay penned by Michael Ferris and John Brancato, ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |