Hang on! No quick divorce in Chinese city
July 26th, 2012 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 26 (IANS) In China couples can get divorced in less than half an hour, but a city in east China's Zhejiang province has introduced a policy requiring couples ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
iPads could replace books in China school
April 3rd, 2012 - 10:26 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 3 (IANS) Students in a Chinese school may soon carry iPads instead of books to their classrooms as the management is planning to allow the use of the ... Read more...
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China mulls pollution control system
February 22nd, 2012 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 22 (IANS) China will launch a new pollution monitoring system that will also check the effect of greenhouse gasses on human health, authorities said.The system will look at ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
CBSE to offer international curriculum in Indian schools (Lead)
February 7th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) About 50 schools in India may soon offer the international curriculum of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on a trial basis, Human Resource ... Read more...
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Indian schools may offer international curriculum
February 7th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will soon introduce its international curriculum, CBSE-I, in schools in India on trial basis, Human Resource Development Minister ... Read more...
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Now dogs to the rescue of Kaziranga rhinos
January 22nd, 2012 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 22 (IANS) Humble dogs have come to the rescue of the famed one-horned rhinoceros in Assam's Kaziranga National Park.The authorities at the park, located about 240 km from ... Read more...
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Big Bash: Now watch cricket through eyes of the umpires
January 17th, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 17 (IANS) Now cricket fans can enjoy the game through the eyes of the umpires. Specially designed sunglasses for umpires will now act as cameras and will be ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
For women, a crash course in job skills
January 12th, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 12 (IANS) Computer literacy and English proficiency can go a long way in helping people secure jobs. A Bangalore-based group has now unveiled a special training programme to ... Read more...
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Indian IT major automating Ethiopian customs system
December 30th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Addis Ababa, Dec 30 (IANS) An Indian IT major is assisting the Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority (ERCA) transform its valuation methodology to a transaction cost system from a minimum ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Singapore to use CCTV to curb illegal parking
September 20th, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, Sep 20 (IANS) In a novel approach to controlling illegal roadside parking in Singapore, authorities here are going to set up CCTV cameras along roads on a trial basis.The ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Tihar security tightened, court told
September 14th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Tihar Jail authorities Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that they have tightened security inside the complex and are keeping a strict vigil on inmates.The ... Read more...
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Click to keep tabs on fair price shops
July 19th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) There's good news for the capital's 3.1 million "ration card holders", a term used for those who can access the 2,500 shops under the public ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
China’s bullet train trip begins
June 30th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 30 (IANS) The first commercial bullet train service in China - between capital Beijing and east coast city Shanghai - was launched Thursday with Premier Wen Jiabao travelling ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Himachal’s anti-hail guns fail to deliver
June 26th, 2011 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 26 (IANS) Offence is not proving to be the best defence, literally! The anti-hail guns, installed in Himachal Pradesh for the first time in the country to protect ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Domino’s starts cashless pizza delivery
May 5th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Fast food chain Domino's Pizza Thursday said it has started trials of credit card payments over phone for home delivery of pizzas in collaboration with ... Read more...
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Tanker train to help water scarce areas of Jharkhand
April 10th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
Jamshedpur, Apr 10 (ANI): The railway authorities in Jharkhand allotted a tanker train to supply water to the water scarce regions of city.With the temperature rising, people of Jamshedpur are undergoing severe ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Qatar designs ‘artificial cloud’ to cool stadiums for 2022 World Cup
March 24th, 2011 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Doha, Mar.24 (ANI): Qatar University's mechanical and industrial engineering department has designed an artificial cloud to shade and cool the open playgrounds to be used during the 2022 Football World Cup in ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
India, Bangladesh move ahead to eliminate cross-border terrorism
March 21st, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): India's relations with Bangladesh have improved significantly with both nations moving ahead to eliminate cross-border terrorism.Recently, delegates of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) and ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Rising deer population a headache for Delhi Zoo
December 30th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Officials at the Delhi Zoo are racking their brains trying to find housing for its burgeoning deer population as they are running out of enclosures to accommodate ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Umpire Decision Review System in ODIs is a must: Shahid Afridi
September 24th, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Sep 24 (ANI): Pakistan's One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi has called for the introduction of the referral system in ODIs, pointing out that one wrong decision by an ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Bharti Walmart to open 40 retail stores by December
September 14th, 2010 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 14 (IANS) Bharti Walmart plans to open 40 more retail and three cash-and-carry wholesale stores by December, the company said Tuesday.
Rajan Bharti Mittal, vice chairman of Bharti Enterprises, told ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Male Menopause: Is it a myth or a reality?
September 10th, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sep 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Menopause is common in women of certain age but recent reports that more men are rushing to the doctor's office with symptoms of menopause these days ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Azad holds review meet to check dengue in Delhi
September 3rd, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Friday is holding a review meeting to discuss ways to check the rising number of dengue cases in the national capital ahead ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Now, cycle to Metro station - and back home
June 5th, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Delhi Metro Saturday announced a 'cycle feeder service' that will enable commuters to ride to the metro station and pedal their way home.
"The service will be launched ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Delhi Metro installs special gates for smart card users
May 5th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) To help avoid long queues at the exit points of Metro stations in the capital, the Delhi Metro has installed separate gates for smart card users, an ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
All airports on high alert following Kingfisher flight bomb scare
March 23rd, 2010 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 23 (ANI): Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Tuesday said that all airports across the country have been put on high alert following the low-intensity country-made bomb that ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Police frame new guidelines to catch absconders
March 3rd, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Special teams have been constituted in each district of the capital to nab those on the run while on bail and a reward will be given to ... Read more...
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Indian moots container movement with Bangladesh
February 24th, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 24 (IANS) An Indian firm has proposed that Bangladesh permit direct container movement by barge and railway on a trial basis between the two countries to reduce cost and time.
Two ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Punjab rolls out country’s first double-decker AC coach
February 22nd, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kapurthala, Feb 22 (IANS) Officials of the Rail Coach Factory (RCF) in this Punjab town Monday claimed to have made the country's first air-conditioned double-decker prototype coach.
"This is the country's first ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Haryana likely to start evening courts
February 12th, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 12 (IANS) The Haryana government is considering evening courts on a trial basis to clear the backlog of cases, state government officials said here Friday.
Initially, four evening courts will be ... Read more...
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Google all set to offer 1Gb/sec Fiber optic Broadband service
February 11th, 2010 - 12:04 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mountain View, Feb 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Google is all set to launch a special ultra high-speed broadband network with speed of upto 1Gb/sec. Their primary mission is to make high-speed Internet ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
Trials of full-body scanners at Delhi airport from May
February 3rd, 2010 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
By Murali Krishnan
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) India will start using full-body scanners to screen passengers at the international airport here on a trial basis from May and decide by the end ... Read more...
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YouTube Opens Online Movie Rental, But Only For The US
January 24th, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The video website, Youtube, had declared that it will be foraying into the business of movie rentals. It has declared that the service is only going ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment, Technology Industry News |
EU experts to debate airport security after Detroit attack
January 5th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Jan 5 (DPA) European Union (EU) experts are to meet Thursday to discuss whether the bloc needs to improve its airport security in the wake of the failed Christmas attack on ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Soon, a “biological passport” to catch sports cheats
December 12th, 2009 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 12 (ANI): The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has released guidelines on the long-awaited "athlete biological passport", a way to spot cheats by monitoring them for suspicious changes in normal physiology. ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |