New software can trap lying CEOs
February 5th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 5 (IANS) Using a new technique, Layered Voice Analysis, can decipher whether CEOs are lying or not, a study reveals.
Duke University and University of Illinois researchers turned ... Read more...
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Pastor Joel Osteen feels that being gay is a sin
January 11th, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Jan 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Pastor Joel Osteen, leader of Houston’s Lakewood Church, has categorically stated that being gay is a sin. The pastor was speaking to Oprah Winfrey as part ... Read more...
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Clooney fears hurting people
January 9th, 2012 - 2:08 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 9 (IANS) Hollywood star George Clooney's biggest fear in life is "hurting someone" and he tells lies to avoid the situation.The 50-year-old, currently dating former wrestler ... Read more...
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Australian media digs up Monkeygate to tarnish Tendulkar’s image
January 2nd, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 2 (IANS) The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) is Sachin Tendulkar's favourite venue, looking at his staggering average here of 221, and there can't be a more perfect ... Read more...
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Lawyer: Phone call clears Baby Lisa parents of all doubt
November 14th, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Nov 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Investigators are still working to resolve the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Lisa Irwin who was last seen on the 3rd of October. There have been ... Read more...
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Hips don’t lie: Scientists
November 14th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 14 (IANS) Your hips could reveal your innermost secrets -- details about your mood, your health and even if you are telling lies.Rory Wilson, professor of aquatic biology ... Read more...
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Yes, Tendulkar was scared of Shoaib’s pace: Afridi
October 1st, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Oct 1 (IANS) Though he himself has not been spared by Shoaib Akhtar in his book and interviews, former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi supported the tearaway fast bowler's ... Read more...
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Breaking Bad: 4th Season, 11th Episode: Crawl Space
September 26th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Sept 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) “Crawl Space” is the eleventh episode of the fourth season of the highly successful drama Breaking Bad. The episode starts with Gus taken to the middle ... Read more...
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Only Gujarat is corruption-free: Madhya Pradesh minister
August 20th, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Aug 20 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Minister Babulal Gaur Saturday said that only the Narendra Modi-led government in Gujarat was free from corruption in India.Speaking to reporters ... Read more...
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Non-verbal cues can unmask seasoned liars
July 20th, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 20 (IANS) Seasoned liars can bluff interrogators with a bland expression for sometime, but then they are unmasked by non-verbal cues.Researchers examined whether study volunteers could smother facial ... Read more...
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FIFA rejects FA’s call for defering elections
June 1st, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Zurich, June 1 (IANS) The FIFA Congress here Wednedsay turned ugly as Football Association (FA) chairman David Bernstein called on the 208 member associations to stop Sepp Blatter being re-elected ... Read more...
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Wife forced Schwarzenegger to admit love child
May 20th, 2011 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 20 (IANS) Arnold Schwarzenegger did not voluntarily tell his wife Maria Shriver that he had fathered a love child with their housemaid Mildred Baena. Instead, the ... Read more...
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Unfair to fine me and let Dixit go scot free: Warne
May 19th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne Thursday termed as "unfair" the Indian Premier League's decision fine him $50,000 and let Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) secretary ... Read more...
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Air India victims echo judge’s remarks on Sikh radicals
May 12th, 2011 - 10:58 am ICT by IANS
Vancouver, May 12 (IANS) Reacting to remarks of a Canadian judge, who headed the 1985 Air India bombing inquiry, in Chandigarh Tuesday that Sikh radicals were more active in Canada ... Read more...
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Brit homosexual men can donate blood if they did not have sex for decade
April 11th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 11 (ANI): Homosexual men may soon be able to donate blood as a ban stopping them from doing so is soon to be lifted.The ban is being lifted after it ... Read more...
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Alleged Libyan rape victim says she was freed after medical test proved her story
April 5th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Tripoli, Apr 5 (ANI): Libyan woman Eman al Obaidi, who has accused government troops of raping her in Tripoli, said she was released from three days of questioning only after a medical ... Read more...
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Japanese frustrated over lack of information from government, power firm
March 17th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar. 17 (ANI): A majority of Japanese have said that they have lost faith in both the government and the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) in the wake of the lack ... Read more...
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Wikileaks founder “gang raped” by flawed legal process: Assange’s Mother
February 25th, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 25 (ANI): The mother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has said that her son's ordered extradition to Sweden represents a "David and Goliath" situation, wherein Assange has been "gang raped" ... Read more...
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‘Convoluted’ Davis case appears to be based on smoke and mirrors: US legal expert
February 25th, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 25(ANI): The case of double-murder accused American official Raymond Davis is very convoluted, and no matter what the US government says, this is not an open-and-shut case, former State ... Read more...
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Qureshi’s diatribe against US policy, Pak leadership following ouster as Foreign Minister
February 20th, 2011 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
Multan, Feb 20(ANI): Having nothing to lose after having already been ousted as Pakistan's former Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi has lambasted the United States over a number of matters, and ... Read more...
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Why you shouldn’t trust someone who scratches his or her nose!
February 19th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 19 (ANI): Body gestures say a lot about a person - whether they look up or scratch their nose, or even tilt their head.Now, body language expert Peter Collett, author ... Read more...
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Verbal methods of lie detection work better than non-verbal ones
February 17th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 17 (ANI): A new study has suggested that verbal methods of lie detection may work far better than non-verbal ones.Aldert Vrij of the University of Portsmouth, Anders Granhag of the ... Read more...
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Separating wheat of truth from chaff of lies not easy
February 17th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 17 (IANS) The behavioural difference between liars and truth-tellers is thin. Is there a way to separate the wheat of truth from a chaff of lies? A new report discusses ... Read more...
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Ecstasy use does not decrease mental ability: Study
February 16th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 16 (ANI): In contrast to many prior studies, ecstasy users in a new study showed no signs of cognitive impairment attributable to drug use.Lead author John Halpern of the McLean ... Read more...
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Lahore shooting: Probe calls US official’s bluff
February 15th, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 15 (IANS) Investigators have found that US official Raymond Davis "told lies" when he claimed to have fired in self defence at two men, both of whom were shot in ... Read more...
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Practice can make you a perfect liar!
February 9th, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 9 (ANI): Like many other things in life, a person's lying skills get better with practice, according to a new study, which suggested that repeated lying overcomes our tendency for ... Read more...
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83-yr-old UK grandma chases burglar, brings him to justice
February 1st, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 1 (ANI): An 83-year-old UK grandma showed no fear when a prolific thief confronted her at her home. Instead, she chased him down the streets and brought him to justice.Betty ... Read more...
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Jayaram reacts to Padma Shri with awe and disbelief
January 28th, 2011 - 12:50 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
January 27, 2011 (Sampurn Wire): Jayaram, the Malayalam and Tamil actor after completing silver jubilee in the South Indian film industry and doing over 200 films is on cloud nine these ... Read more...
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The mutt who mimicked the Nazi salute and mocked Hitler
January 8th, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 8 (ANI): Documents released by the German Foreign Office have revealed that back in 1941, while the U.S. joined the war after Pearl Harbour and Germany invaded the Soviet Union, ... Read more...
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Our brains have built-in lie detector
December 21st, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 21 (IANS) Scientists have discovered a circuit in our brain that lets us predict when someone is about to lie to us.Humans have the ability to imagine what others are ... Read more...
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Part of our brain that tells us when someone lying discovered
December 21st, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 21 (ANI): Scientists from Oxford University have identified a circuit in our brain that acts as a lie detector.Humans have the ability to imagine what others are thinking and learn ... Read more...
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Award-Winning Weather Anchor Heidi Jones Arrested For Faking Rape Story
December 16th, 2010 - 8:20 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Dec 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Television weather anchor Heidi Jones has been arrested for faking an attempted sexual assault to police. New York Police Department reported that the news meteorologist informed ... Read more...
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Ex-German chancellor says Bush ‘not telling truth’ about Iraq invasion in memoirs
November 11th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.11 (ANI): Former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has accused former US president George W Bush of "not telling the truth" in his memoirs over claims that he broke his word over ... Read more...
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Shery Shabani apologises to Posh over Becks ‘fling’ claims
October 3rd, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 3 (ANI): Shery Shabani has said that she wants to personally apologise to Victoria Beckham after her bitter divorce dragged David's name into court.The part-time jewellery designer has claimed ... Read more...
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Lying creates desire to wash mouth
September 30th, 2010 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 30 (IANS) Apparently your mom was right when she threatened to wash your mouth with soap if you lied. According to a study, lying creates a desire to clean the ... Read more...
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