Chinese kids want some freedom at home
February 8th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 8 (IANS) A lot of children in China's Shanghai city wish they have some freedom to lead life their way.This freedom, according to a survey, may ... Read more...
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Chinese mobile users sent 10 bn SMS in one day
January 24th, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 24 (IANS) Chinese mobile phone users may have sent more than 10 billion greeting messages Sunday, an expert said.Kuang Jie, senior partner of ProKing Management Consulting, made the ... Read more...
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Karate champion convicted of abusing teenager
December 27th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) An international karate champion has been convicted of child abuse for sending a 13-year-old girl nearly 5,000 text messages and telling her that he was ready ... Read more...
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Cowan thanks mentor Roebuck for kick-starting his career
December 21st, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 21 (IANS) Australia's new Test opener Ed Cowan thanked noted cricket columnist the late Peter Roebuck for helping him in his career.The 29-year-old from New South Wales, who ... Read more...
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Ban cell phone use while driving: US safety panel
December 14th, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 14 (IANS/EFE) The US transportation safety board has unanimously recommended that people be banned from using cell phones and other electronic gadgets while driving, save in an emergency.
The ... Read more...
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Do you sleep text? You could be badly stressed
November 24th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 24 (IANS) Day-to-day stress has triggered an unusual habit of sleep texting- where people text messages even while sleeping, according to researchers.People with this peculiar condition send ... Read more...
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Pakistan bans offensive words in texts
November 21st, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Islamabad, Nov 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s list of offensive words surprisingly includes "JESUS CHRIST." The list will come into force on Monday (21st of November 2011) but ahead of ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Pakistan steps into absurdsville by banning words: Daily
November 21st, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 21 (IANS) Pakistan has stepped into "absurdsville" by moving to block some 1,500 words from text messages, said a daily.Daily Times editorially said Monday that it seems ... Read more...
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Three held for duping 500 people of Rs.50 lakh
November 16th, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Three people, including a woman, were arrested in north Delhi for duping over 500 people from across the country of around Rs.50 lakh by promising ... Read more...
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British schoolboys jailed for robbing Indian-origin man
November 12th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 12 (IANS) Five schoolboys, who robbed an Indian-origin shopkeeper at gunpoint in Britain, have been jailed for 18 months.Gurdeep Singh, 48, was alone at his newsagent's shop in ... Read more...
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Cook held for sending lewd text messages to woman
October 21st, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) A cook was arrested for sending lewd text messages to his former woman employer in south Delhi's Vasant Vihar area, police said Friday.Dinesh Kumar, ... Read more...
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We risk life using mobile phones on roads
September 23rd, 2011 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 23 (IANS) Over half of the pedestrians risk their lives by using a mobile phone while crossing a busy road, a study has found.Emailing and texting while weaving ... Read more...
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Klum the most dangerous star on web!
September 18th, 2011 - 4:36 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 18 (IANS) It might come as a shocker to many, but supermodel Heidi Klum has been named the most dangerous star on the internet.According to online security ... Read more...
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Young Brits prefer Facebook for staying in touch
September 17th, 2011 - 8:34 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 17 (IANS) One-fifth of the British population aged 25 to 34 today prefers keeping in touch with friends and family online than via telephone, a study has ... Read more...
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Hackers could make your car unsafe, McAfee warns
September 9th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 9 (IANS) Hackers could shut down your running car and expose you to all-too-sudden dangers - so beware, says anti-virus firm McAfee.It warns that greater reliance on computers ... Read more...
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Most Chinese feel Internet a major source of rumours
September 9th, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 9 (IANS) Most people believe that Internet is China's most significant source of rumours, a survey has shown.The online survey was conducted by the China Youth Daily newspaper.Nearly ... Read more...
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Pakistani bureaucrat taken for a ride
August 31st, 2011 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 31 (IANS) A Pakistani bureaucrat fell for a scam when he was told that he had won a new car which he would get after paying a token ... Read more...
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Mystery SMSes doing rounds to garner support for Anna
August 19th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) No one seems to know where these messages come from. Nevertheless SMSes from unknown numbers are doing the rounds in an attempt to garner support ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Rihanna sends raunchy text to Joe Jonas?
August 10th, 2011 - 5:17 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS) Singer Rihanna has reportedly ''bombarded'' musician Joe Jonas with ''raunchy texts''.The S&M; singer is reportedly pursuing the "squeaky clean" pop star by sending him suggestive ... Read more...
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Cyberstalking more traumatic than physical harassment
August 7th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 7 (IANS) Online harassment or cyberstalking is more stressful and traumatic than its physical equivalent.
Emotional responses may include high levels of ongoing stress, anxiety, fear, nightmares, shock ... Read more...
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Kenya plans fighting diseases with mobile phones
August 5th, 2011 - 9:29 am ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Aug 5 (IANS) Researchers in Kenya are advocating use of mobile phones to enable people seek timely help against diseases like malaria and malnutrition.As mobile phones have penetrated most ... Read more...
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Chinese teacher receives SMS threat over grades
August 2nd, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 2 (IANS) A teacher at a university in China received an SMS from a student who threatened dire consequences if better grades were not awarded him.The teacher from ... Read more...
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British schoolboy kills ex-girlfriend over free-breakfast bet
July 28th, 2011 - 9:45 am ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) A schoolboy in Britain is facing life sentence for murdering his former girlfriend over a bet for a free breakfast.Sixteen-year-old Joshua Davies was promised a full-cooked ... Read more...
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Norway girl sent text messages to mother about attack
July 27th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) A teenaged girl, who was on the Utoya island when gunman Anders Behring Breivik launched his deadly attack at the youth camp, sent her mother text ... Read more...
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Briton stabs wife 100 times after reading killing manual
July 27th, 2011 - 9:58 am ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) A Briton stabbed his wife at least 100 times, after researching on internet sites like "How to kill someone" and "Top 10 tips on how to ... Read more...
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Text messages go public in Russia after glitch
July 19th, 2011 - 6:04 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Thousands of mobile phone text messages went public in Russia after an error occurred at one of the country's top mobile operators.About 8,000 text messages ... Read more...
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Ex-IMF chief sues French writer for rape bid allegation
July 13th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 13 (IANS) Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has launched legal action against a French writer who accused him of trying to rape her, a media ... Read more...
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Husband plotted Indian woman’s murder with text messages
July 12th, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 12 (IANS) The husband of Indian-origin woman Anni Dewani, who was killed during her honeymoon in South Africa, plotted her murder by sending phone text messages even as ... Read more...
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Cell phones can reduce fertility by 30 percent: Survey
June 20th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Cell phones, even when not in use, can reduce fertility in males by as much as 30 percent, a recent study has revealed.The latest warning ... Read more...
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Mother and wife shower Federer with praise
June 4th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, June 4 (IANS) Roger Federer's father Robert and mother Lynette were visibly excited in the stands as they watched their son end Novak Djokovic's winning streak at the ... Read more...
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Depressed man commits suicide in Delhi (Lead)
May 30th, 2011 - 3:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A 28-year-old research executive suspected to be depressed committed suicide Sunday by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his rented south Delhi house, police ... Read more...
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Indian youth hooked to text messaging: Survey
May 18th, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) As telecom companies try to outdo each other with attractive and cheap SMS plans offering hundreds of free messages daily, it has transformed the communication ... Read more...
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Man posts Facebook messages on how he killed daughter
May 18th, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, May 18 (IANS) An Australian man who stabbed his two-year-old daughter to death and posted updates on Facebook pleaded guilty Wednesday. One message read: "I've killed her... She's ... Read more...
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Jenn Sterger sues ex-manager alleged nude Brett Favre photos
April 29th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr 29 (ANI): Model/television personality Jenn Sterger is suing her ex-manager over lewd photos allegedly sent by quarterback Brett Favre to her.Sterger, 27, who accused Favre, 41, of sexting her ... Read more...
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Oz teacher banned for telling female student she would be ’spicy in bed’
April 29th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 29 (ANI): A teacher in Australia has been barred from reapplying to teach for three years after he told a student he thought she would be "fiery and spicy in ... Read more...
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