Now ‘etiquette’ course for modern ladies in China
February 10th, 2012 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 9 (IANS) A Chinese university has left many people with raised eyebrows by offering lessons for "modern ladies" in etiquette learning that will cost 48,000 yuan (over $7,600) ... Read more...
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Munda unhappy over leaking of Chidamabaram’s letter
February 9th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 9 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda Thursday expressed unhappiness over the leaking of a letter by union Home Minister P. Chidambaram to him over the Maoist ... Read more...
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Car sales to fall in 10 years despite growth in January (Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Car sales grew for the third straight month in January by 7.2 percent, but the industry for the first time since 2002 is expected to ... Read more...
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Pilot dies as Pakistani Air Force trainer crashes (Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) A Pakistani Air Force (PAF) pilot was killed when his trainer jet crashed in Balochistan Wednesday, the authorities said.The Chinese-built F7-PG trainer crashed near ... Read more...
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‘Our I can more than your IQ’, say special children
February 8th, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, Feb 8 (IANS) Dancing to Bollywood numbers, talking against corruption, raising their voice for the girl child, around 30 children with special needs wowed the audience at an event ... Read more...
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Two students hurt in China knife attack
February 8th, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 8 (IANS) A knife-wielding man broke into a school in China, stabbed two students and fled, authorities said Wednesday.The man entered the No.1 Middle School of Nanchang in ... Read more...
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Japan intervened 5 times in foreign exchange market in Q4
February 7th, 2012 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Feb 7 (IANS) The Japanese government carried out five rounds of interventions into the foreign exchange market in the last three months of 2011, spending about 9.09 trillion yen ... Read more...
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Double murder: Slain woman’s lover detained (Lead)
February 4th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Delhi Police Saturday said they have detained for questioning the lover of the woman who was murdered along with her five-year-old son by her partially ... Read more...
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UN declares end of famine in Somalia
February 4th, 2012 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Feb 4 (IANS/AKI) Somalia's famine has ended but drought in the Horn of Africa region continues to pose a threat to the area, the UN has said."Long-awaited rains coupled ... Read more...
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Age no barrier in F1, says Karthikeyan
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) At 35, Narain Karthikeyan will have a full season in Formula One but he doesn't think age is a factor in a strenuous sport like ... Read more...
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Kashmir rights panel headless, cases pile up
February 3rd, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 3 (IANS) Over 1,100 cases have piled up with the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) in the militancy-hit Jammu and Kashmir, as it has remained headless for more ... Read more...
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South Korea’s foreign reserves grow in three months
February 2nd, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Feb 2 (IANS) South Korea's foreign reserves grew for the first time in three months in January due to a rise in conversion value of non-dollar denominated assets and ... Read more...
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China bans palm-reading assessment in schools
February 1st, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 1 (IANS) Authorities in a China city have prohibited schools and kindergartens from carrying out palm-reading tests, conducted to ascertain children's intelligence and professional aptitude."We have issued a ... Read more...
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South Korean industrial output contracts for three months
January 31st, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Jan 31 (IANS) South Korea's industrial output contracted for three straight months in December last year amid lingering concerns over Eurozone debt crisis and global economic downturn, a government ... Read more...
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Prosecuting corrupt officials: court sets deadline for government
January 31st, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday said the government has to decide within three months whether or not to give sanction on an application seeking prosecution ... Read more...
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How many coaches? Metro to issue alerts (Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) To avoid last minute scramble for trains at Delhi Metro's busiest stations, passengers will soon get to know from the platform screens if an incoming ... Read more...
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More than five mn out of work in Spain
January 28th, 2012 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Jan 28 (IANS/EFE) The ranks of Spain's unemployed grew by 295,300 in the fourth quarter of 2011 to a record 5.27 million, the National Statistics Institute said Friday in ... Read more...
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100 crib deaths in Bengal since Jan 1 (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) Five more crib deaths were reported in West Bengal's Malda district Friday, taking the total number of such deaths to nearly 100 since Jan 1, a ... Read more...
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Five more crib deaths in Bengal
January 27th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) Five more crib deaths were reported in West Bengal's Malda district Wednesday, a health official said.The babies, aged between three hours to three months, have died ... Read more...
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Android’s big share of global tablet shipments in Q4 2011
January 27th, 2012 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Jan 27 (IANS) Global tablet shipments reached nearly 27 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011 with Android jumping to a record share of 39 percent, said ... Read more...
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Fresh setback for Modi, probe in more fake gunbattles ordered
January 25th, 2012 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) In yet another setback to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court Wednesday directed a panel headed by former apex court judge M.B. ... Read more...
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Bengal needs to improve hospital facilities, says governor
January 23rd, 2012 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) In the wake of a series of crib deaths in West Bengal recently, Governor M.K. Narayanan Monday said the state needed to improve the facilities at ... Read more...
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Argentines at odds over case of pregnant 11-year-old
January 22nd, 2012 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Jan 22 (IANS/EFE) The case of a pregnant 11-year-old girl, whose mother asked a court to give her daughter permission to have her pregnancy interrupted - but later ... Read more...
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Vivek Oberoi regrets not doing ‘Shaitaan’
January 19th, 2012 - 1:44 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) 2012 seems to be Vivek Oberoi's year, with the actor to be seen yet again as an action hero in several films this year. But he ... Read more...
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Bengal reports more crib deaths, seven dead in 24 hours
January 18th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) The horror of crib deaths in West Bengal returned Wednesday with seven infants, aged between three hours to three months, dying in a 24-hour period in ... Read more...
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Chinese company pulls out Steve Jobs dolls from market
January 17th, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 17 (IANS) A Chinese company that produced a doll of technology mogul and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is reportedly pulling the figure from markets following pressure from Apple ... Read more...
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Convict denied fund money for daughter’s marriage
January 15th, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, 15 Jan (IANS) A man serving a life term in Tihar Jail for the murder of a 10-year-old boy approached a Delhi court seeking permission to use his ... Read more...
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JPMorgan Chase earnings miss Wall Street expectations
January 14th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Jan 14 (IANS) JPMorgan Chase, the biggest bank in the US, reported its fourth quarter earnings Friday, which missed Wall Street expectations.According to the New York based bank, ... Read more...
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AIIMS shelter for homeless relatives
January 13th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will build in three months a large waiting shed with all basic amenities to house relatives of ... Read more...
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World’s smallest frog discovered
January 12th, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Papua New Guinea, Jan 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists are convinced that a 7mm frog found on the island of Papua New Guinea could be the world’s tiniest frog. The amphibian is smaller ... Read more...
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Juhi Parmar wins ‘Bigg Boss 5′, takes home Rs.1 crore
January 8th, 2012 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Karjat (Mumbai), Jan 7 (IANS) Three months of patience and fair play paid off for TV actress Juhi Parmar, who emerged the winner of the fifth season of controversial reality ... Read more...
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NSA invoked in Bihar to check increasing crime
January 6th, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 6 (IANS)In a bid to check increasing crime, the Bihar government Friday invoked the National Security Act till March 31, police said.Official sources in the government said that regular ... Read more...
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With salaries on hold, Air India employees in Kerala suffer
January 6th, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 6 (IANS) Around 500 employees of Air India in Kerala are having a tough time as the ailing national carrier has not paid their salaries for ... Read more...
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China ice festival gets Marilyn Monroe sculpture
January 6th, 2012 - 11:11 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 6 (IANS) A six-metre-tall ice sculpture of Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe has been unveiled in China's northeastern city of Harbin, as the city began its annual snow and ... Read more...
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Lily Aldridge is pregnant
January 4th, 2012 - 1:07 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Jan 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill and wife Lily Aldridge have announce that they are expecting their first child together. The pair issued a statement which ... Read more...
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