Hike in diesel price cruel joke, says Nitish
September 14th, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 14 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Friday termed the diesel price hike and limiting the number of subsidised cooking gas cylinders as a cruel joke on the ... Read more...
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Four years later, Kosi flood victims fight for survival
August 20th, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 20 (IANS) Four years after Bihar's Kosi region was ravaged by floods, an ambitious programme to rebuild a new-look Kosi region with World Bank help is yet to ... Read more...
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Survivor’s video shows horrific plane crash
August 10th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Idaho, Aug 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A plane crash that took place on June 30 was brutal in a way that surviving was as a result of luck. However, there were four survivors ... Read more...
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Conjoined twins’ family undecided on surgery
July 31st, 2012 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 31 (IANS) The family of 16-year-old conjoined twins in Bihar will take the final decision on surgically separating them after the girls are examined at the All India ... Read more...
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Nepal’s tiger numbers up
July 29th, 2012 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 29 (IANS) Nepal Sunday reported an increase in the number of its tigers.According to the latest census report released on the occasion of World Tiger Day Sunday, Nepal ... Read more...
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Ekta knows tricks of the trade: Tusshar Kapoor
July 24th, 2012 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 24 (IANS) Actor Tusshar Kapoor is impressed with his sister Ekta Kapoor's business sense, and says she has understood the tactics of survival in the industry after ... Read more...
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Poor woman in Bihar sells child for Rs.62, cops begin probe
July 15th, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 15 (IANS) Police have began an inquiry into a poverty-stricken woman in Bihar's Araria district selling her four-month-old son for just Rs.62 to a Nepalese couple, sources Sunday ... Read more...
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Hope for mouth cancer treatment
July 3rd, 2012 - 3:50 am ICT by IANS
London, July 3 (IANS) A protein active in mouth cancer has been identified that could lead to new methods to treat the disease, according to a British study.The protein FRMD4A ... Read more...
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Mithun recalls days of struggle
June 13th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) National Award-winning actor Mithun Chakraborty, who plays the role of grandmaster on dance reality show "Dance India Dance Little Masters" (DID), feels the current lot of ... Read more...
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Endangered Chinese alligators’ population rising
April 19th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 19 (IANS) Following efforts to support their survival, the critically endangered Chinese alligators living in the wild have witnessed a rise in population over the past few years.Anhui ... Read more...
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Japanese bank to roll out palm scanning ATMs
April 15th, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 15 (IANS) Last year thousands of quake victims fled homes in Japan, leaving their cash cards behind in the hurly burly of survival. Luckily, one bank has the ... Read more...
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‘Rescue work on for missing Siachen avalanche victims’
April 13th, 2012 - 10:33 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 13 (IANS) The Pakistani army was carrying on its rescue operations on the sixth day to reach out to 138 soldiers and civilians buried under snow after a ... Read more...
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Court seeks affidavit on Gandhi schools
April 6th, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 6 (IANS) The Patna High Court has told the state government to file an affidavit on the status of the 391 Buniyadi Vidyalayas (basic schools) set up to ... Read more...
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Delhi doctors save two-year-old girl
March 14th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Two-year-old Zuana was near death due to terminal liver failure and doctors in her hometown of Jaipur had given up on her. However, a rare ... Read more...
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Battered baby Falak better, discharge likely soon, say doctors
March 3rd, 2012 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Falak, the two-year-old battered baby who has been battling for survival at the premier AIIMS Trauma Centre here, has shown signs of improvement and is ... Read more...
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Vitamin pill a day keeps cancer at bay!
March 3rd, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
London, March 2 (IANS) A daily vitamin pill could help prevent skin cancer - particularly among women, the Daily Mail reported Friday.Scientists say taking food supplements containing vitamin A can ... Read more...
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Falak responding to treatment, still critical: Doctor
February 29th, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Battling for survival at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for over 40 days, two-year-old battered baby Falak is showing good signs of ... Read more...
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‘Buried under avalanche, help came from the sky’
February 27th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 27 (IANS) Trapped in his relative's house after a massive avalanche buried the village, Abdul Rafique Lone had given up all hopes of survival when he heard the ... Read more...
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Falak coping well after fifth surgery: Doctor
February 22nd, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Battling for survival at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for over a month, two-year-old battered baby Falak is coping well after the ... Read more...
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10 confirmed dead after China boat capsize
February 14th, 2012 - 8:11 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 14 (IANS) At least 10 bodies have been retrieved and one person is still missing nearly two weeks after a boat capsized in central China's Hunan province, according ... Read more...
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Berlin sack coach Michael Skibbe
February 13th, 2012 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Feb 13 (IANS) Michael Skibbe has been sacked as coach of Berlin for the team's disastrous show in Bundesliga football and German Cup.Skibbe and co-trainer Edwin Boekamp have been ... Read more...
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Two people arrested in Falak case
February 11th, 2012 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Rajkumar, the man alleged to have handed over two-year-old baby Falak to his teen girlfriend, has been arrested along with another woman, police said Saturday."Rajkumar, ... Read more...
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Baby Falak undergoes brain surgery, still critical (Second Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Battling for life at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), two-year-old battered and abandoned baby Falak underwent brain surgery to remove fluids even ... Read more...
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Baby Falak critical, may undergo another brain surgery (Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Two-year-old abandoned and battered baby Falak, who continues to be critical, was put on the ventilator as she developed complications, a doctor said Monday, adding ... Read more...
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Baby Falak critical, may undergo another brain surgery
January 30th, 2012 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Two-year-old abandoned and battered baby Falak continues to be critical, a doctor said Monday, adding that she has developed respiratory problems and may have to ... Read more...
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We will help battered baby: Dikshit
January 27th, 2012 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Friday said the government will lend all possible support to the two-year-old abandoned baby who is being treated for multiple ... Read more...
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Many keep smoking even after cancer diagnosis
January 23rd, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) A large number of people, believe it or not, continue to puff away merrily even after being diagnosed with lung and colorectal (large intestine) cancer.Putting a ... Read more...
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Red Cross staff kidnapped in Pakistan
January 5th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 5 (IANS) A British member of the international aid organisation Red Cross was Thursday abducted in the southern Pakistani city of Quetta.The International Committee of the Red ... Read more...
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‘Rock On’ star Luke Kenny turns producer
December 27th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Actor Luke Kenny of "Rock On" fame is set to turn producer with the film "Zombie"."The film is a Zombie Origin, and not a zom-com, ... Read more...
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BJP demands special parliamentary session on agriculture
December 15th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday demanded a special session of parliament to discuss the agrarian crisis in the country."There is a need for ... Read more...
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Muslim students in Britain boycotting lectures on evolution
November 27th, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 27 (IANS) A growing number of Muslim students at a leading British university are avoiding lectures on evolution, saying it is contrary to the creationist ideas stated in ... Read more...
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Newborn’s death: Rights panel seeks report in 15 days
November 3rd, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 3 (IANS) A day after a newborn died in a sub-divisional hospital in this West Bengal district after the mother was allegedly swabbed with an acidic solution instead ... Read more...
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Giuliana Rancic diagnosed with breast cancer
October 17th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Oct 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Reality television star Giuliana Rancic has revealed that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Though she admitted being nervous regarding the diagnosis, the 36-year-old believes ... Read more...
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Of loss, and love for a 30,000-member ‘green family’ (Feature)
October 17th, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 17 (IANS) The death of his wife and his young son left him completely shattered and he even contemplated suicide. But today, Bhaiyaram, 40, a farmer in Uttar ... Read more...
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Recession driving men to have affairs
October 15th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 15 (IANS) Men seek more sexual partners when times are tough, so today's economic outlook increases their chance of being unfaithful, say researchers.Psychologist Omri Gillath, who carried out ... Read more...
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