Australia says boat carrying 67 asylum seekers is missing
August 15th, 2012 - 1:39 am ICT by BNO News
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (BNO NEWS) -- A boat carrying nearly 70 asylum seekers which left Indonesia for Australia in late June has not been heard from since, Australian home affairs minister Jason Clare ... Read more...
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Tens of thousands across Australia receive death threat SMS
July 23rd, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by BNO News
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (BNO NEWS) -- Tens of thousands of Australians have received text messages purporting to be from a hired hitman who threatens to kill them unless they pay $5,000, officials said ... Read more...
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Australia intercepts boats carrying more than 300 asylum seekers
May 7th, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by BNO News
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (BNO NEWS) -- The Australian Navy on Sunday intercepted three boats carrying more than 300 asylum seekers combined, the government said on Monday. It follows a series of intercepted people ... Read more...
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Rihanna promotes ‘Battleship’
April 11th, 2012 - 9:58 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 11 (IANS) Singer Rihanna is off to Sydney to promote her debut movie "Battleship".The singer was spotted on a yacht in Sydney, Australia, where she joined ... Read more...
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Kerr becomes earth hour ambassador
March 14th, 2012 - 9:45 am ICT by IANS
London, March 14 (IANS) Supermodel Miranda Kerr has been named as an Earth Hour global ambassador for the second year running.The 28-year-old, who is famed for her views on ... Read more...
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Luhrmann has been a huge revelation: Amitabh
October 20th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who wrapped up filming for his debut Hollywood project "The Great Gatsby", admits he has been a secret admirer of ... Read more...
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Amitabh shares ‘The Great Gatsby’ experience
October 15th, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan, who is making his Hollywood debut in Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby", is delighted to be part of the project and has ... Read more...
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Scientists develop ointment to better chances of surviving a snake bite
July 8th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, Australia, June 28(THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists have developed a new ointment that they say can slow down the flow of venom in the case of a snake bite. The ointment is being ... Read more...
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Too much TV ‘will put kids’ heart at risk’
April 21st, 2011 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 21 (ANI): An Australian study, led by an Indian-origin scientist, has found that six-year-olds who spent the most time watching television, using a computer or playing video games had narrower ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
World’s official No 1 pick-up artist’s killer tips on seducing women
April 16th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 16 (ANI): Adam Lyons, the world's official No.1 pick-up artist, is holding a three-day boot camp in Sydney, Australia, to give his top notch quality dating advice to men from ... Read more...
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Delhi set to turn off lights for Earth Hour
March 26th, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Rashtrapati Bhavan will do it, will you? Many Delhiites are set to turn off the lights and observe Earth Hour Saturday evening, with last ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Delhi braces for Earth Hour Saturday
March 25th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Delhiites plan to throng the India Gate lawns Saturday to observe the third edition of Earth Hour along with the cause ambassador and Bollywood ... Read more...
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Earth Hour a phenomenon in cyber space
March 24th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Earth Hour is become a phenomenon in the cyber space as more people are coming forward to pledge for the cause of the Earth ... Read more...
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Tainted Meghalaya law officer to be removed
March 23rd, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, March 23 (IANS) Meghalaya's Additional Advocate-General S.P. Mahanta, accused of land grabbing, forgery and impersonation, will not be allowed to continue in office till he is cleared by courts, ... Read more...
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Why women feel anxious, depressed and irate at that ‘time of the month’
February 15th, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 15 (ANI): For centuries, the mystery of why women are irate and anxious during 'that time of the month' has flummoxed many but a new study finds the exact reason ... Read more...
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Alexandra Aitken’s devout Sikh husband used to be party animal like her
February 14th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 14 (ANI): Former British socialite Alexandra Aitken seems to have a lot in common with her devout Sikh husband, who has been revealed to have been a "wild boy" who ... Read more...
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Australia unveils new tax to fund rebuilding flood-affected regions
January 28th, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by BNO News
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (BNO NEWS) -- Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Thursday unveiled a new tax as part of the government's strategy to fund rebuilding of flood-affected regions.Gillard said that following consultation ... Read more...
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Jimmy Buffet in Stable Condition After Fall off Stage
January 27th, 2011 - 1:13 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Jan 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) During a concert held in Sydney, Australia Wednesday, singer Jimmy Buffet was knocked unconscious when he fell off of the stage, according to a report from 'TMZ”. The ... Read more...
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Jimmy Buffett hospitalized after a fall
January 27th, 2011 - 1:06 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, Jan 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Jimmy Buffett remains in hospital after the singer fell from a stage after a concert in Sydney, Australia. The accident happened on Wednesday during a concert.According to ... Read more...
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Cross-dressing policeman in Oz caught in an ‘offensive act’ by officers
January 19th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 19 (ANI): A cross-dressing police officer in Sydney, Australia was caught committing an "offensive act" by officers while wearing a black ladies G-string, bra and six-inch high heels.Off-duty constable ... Read more...
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England three wickets away from Sydney Ashes Test glory
January 6th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 6(ANI): England is only three wickets away from winning the Ashes series 3-1 following another brilliant performance by their bowlers on day four of the fifth and final Test against ... Read more...
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Oz man arrested for ’sexually assaulting teenage boys’
January 4th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 4 (ANI): A man in Sydney, Australia has been arrested over allegations he sexually assaulted two teenage boys at Luna Park.The man, 49, was arrested on New Year's Eve and ... Read more...
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Karachi female students set world record by squeezing 19 people in car
December 16th, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 16 (ANI): A group of female students from Karachi Grammar and other schools have entered the record books by accommodating 19 persons in a smart car.This historic event took place ... Read more...
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Union bosses receive threats over ‘The Hobbit’
November 2nd, 2010 - 4:37 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 2 (IANS) Union bosses and actors at the centre of the recent dispute over J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" have contacted police after receiving death threats in the wake of the ... Read more...
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Adam Lambert Doesn’t Want To Become A Father Now!
October 23rd, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 23, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): American Idol runner up Adam Lambert who is busy with his publicity tour in Sydney, Australia for the second time in the recent past, has brushed ... Read more...
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Another Australian boy pleads guilty to Indian’s murder
October 22nd, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Oct 22 (IANS) Another 16-year-old boy from Melbourne Friday pleaded guilty to being involved in the killing of Indian student Nitin Garg in this city in January.According to police, Garg, 22, ... Read more...
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Daughters of obese fathers ‘more likely to develop diabetes-like disease’
October 21st, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 21 (ANI): A new study has revealed that obese fathers may be putting their daughters at risk for diabetes-like diseases.'Epigenetic' chemical tweaks to the genes alter how they are expressed ... Read more...
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Indian student chased twice before being killed in Australia
October 21st, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Oct 21 (IANS) Indian student Nitin Garg, who was brutally stabbed to death here in January, had been threatened and chased on at least two other occasions before his death, a ... Read more...
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8 Firemen Spend 5 Hours Saving Kitten Flushed by Alannah Merleto
October 20th, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Three year old Alannah Merleto had flushed many strange things down the toilet, and she had no idea the seriousness of what she was about to do as ... Read more...
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Carrie Fisher snorted cocaine on ‘Star Wars’ set
October 12th, 2010 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Oct 11 (IANS) Actress Carrie Fisher has revealed that she snorted cocaine on the set of sci-fi film "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" when she was at the ... Read more...
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Robbie Williams wants ‘gay’ child
October 6th, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 06 (ANI): Robbie Williams has revealed that he is keen to have kids with his Turkish-American wife Ayda Fields.The singer, 36, who recently appeared with ex-Take That bandmate Gary ... Read more...
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Here’s what beer tastes like in outer space
September 29th, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 28 (ANI): If you love beer and fascinated by travelling in space, then here's your lucky chance- testing on a space beer is scheduled to begin in November.While NASA has ... Read more...
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Plane makes emergency landing after engine failure
September 1st, 2010 - 5:52 am ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Sep 1 (IANS) A Qantas flight bound for Sydney, Australia was forced to make an emergency landing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) early Tuesday after a malfunction in one ... Read more...
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Spiderman Arrested for Scaling Skyscraper in Sydney
August 31st, 2010 - 2:55 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Spiderman, who was arrested last year and fined 750 Australian dollars for climbing the Royal Bank of Scotland, a forty one story building which is located in ... Read more...
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Made 830,000 pounds from Sydney Test, says nabbed bookie
August 30th, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 30 (IANS) Cricket bookie Mazhar Majeed, who was arrested by Metropolitan Police, has revealed that the betting syndicate made 830,000 pounds from the controversial Test early this year between Pakistan ... Read more...
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