Sheila Dikshit launches ‘Kerosene Free Delhi’ scheme
August 21st, 2012 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Delhi government Tuesday launched its 'Kerosene Free Delhi' programme under which over 3.5 lakh below poverty line (BPL) and poor households will be provided ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Briton gets world’s first battery-powered heart pump
August 17th, 2012 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 17 (IANS) A 60-year-old Briton, who suffered heart failure but was too ill to survive a transplant, has become the world's first to get a heart pump powered ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Russian steals gunpowder to fuel stove
August 14th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A man in Russia has been detained while stealing gunpowder from a military test site which he wanted to use as "firewood" for his ... Read more...
Posted in World |
7 sailors rescued off Goa beach
July 28th, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 28 (IANS) A tragedy was averted when alert lifeguards rescued seven fishermen stranded aboard a malfunctioning fishing trawler off Goa's Colva beach.According to a spokesperson for Drishti Special ... Read more...
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Metro Tyres to invest Rs.100 crore to expand production
July 5th, 2012 - 5:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) In line with the robust two-wheeler sales in the country, Metro Tyres will expand its production capacity, investing Rs.100 crore in the next five ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Jennifer Love Hewitt’s nightmare
May 6th, 2012 - 6:39 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 6 (IANS) Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt has been having bad dreams that her breasts might get reduced someday.The 33-year-old actress has been showing off her assets ... Read more...
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Amitabh Bachchan discharged from hospital (Lead)
February 23rd, 2012 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was discharged from the Seven Hills Hospital here late Thursday after a 12-day stay post two abdominal surgeries.He was discharged at 9.30 ... Read more...
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Big B to be discharged from hospital later Thursday
February 23rd, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be discharged from the Seven Hills Hospital here later Thursday after a 12-day stay post two abdominal surgeries. He will be ... Read more...
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Free me, says Big B
February 23rd, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan is enjoying his freedom from tubes and needles and says he is now eagerly awaiting his return home from the hospital, where he ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
It’s the Smarties 75th anniversary
January 30th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Jan 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The chocolate candy Smarties turns 75 this year. The sweet was first introduced in 1937 as Smarties. It was initially called Chocolate Beans but Nestle renamed it ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Himachal launches green policy on used CFL lamps
December 11th, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 11 (IANS) Worried over the environmental hazard posed by discarded CFL and fluorescent lamps, the Himachal Pradesh government is working on a policy to make firms manufacturing and ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
New footage shows how a hummingbird’s tongue helps it drink
May 4th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 4 (ANI): Spectacular new close-up footage of hummingbirds overturn nearly two centuries of conventional wisdom on how they drink.Researchers previously thought tube-like channels in their tongues sucked up fluid bycapillary ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Viruses can boost solar-cell efficiency: MIT study
April 26th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 26 (ANI): MIT researchers have enlisted tiny viruses to help assemble solar cells and make significant improvements in their power-conversion efficiency.Graduate students Xiangnan Dang and Hyunjung Yi - working with ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New world record: Heart surgery on 100-year-old man
April 8th, 2011 - 9:20 am ICT by IANS
Rome, April 8 (IANS) Italy has set a new world record in the field of medical science with an open-heart surgery on a 100-year-old man, a media report said.Medical experts ... Read more...
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Lab-grown urinary tubes implanted successfully
March 9th, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 9 (IANS) In a global breakthrough, scientists have used patient cells to tailor urinary tubes and successfully replace a damaged tissue.The research team from the Institute for Regenerative ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Lily Allen suffers ‘16-hour nosebleed’
January 22nd, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 22 (ANI): Singer Lily Allen has revealed that she suffered from a 16-hour long nosebleed following an operation to remove all four of her wisdom teeth.The Smile hitmaker has long ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
City’s ’smells’ could help sniff out chemical terrorist attack
December 1st, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 1 (ANI): A new study has suggested creating a virtual map of a city's chemical smells to help recognize a chemical terrorist attack.Researchers at DARPA, who have named the project ... Read more...
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Worker rescued after 80 hours undersea in China
November 22nd, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 22 (IANS) A worker who was trapped in a steel shaft undersea for 80 hours has been rescued, a media report said Monday.Fan, 43, was brought to the surface Sunday ... Read more...
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‘Swirl tubes’ make quiet, fuel-efficient jet planes
November 11th, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 11 (ANI): MIT researchers found that the swirl tubes were able to generate large amounts of drag without creating much more noise than is found in the average home.The experts ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Like humans, chimps too prefer using their right hands
October 29th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 29 (ANI): A new study by Spanish scientists has revealed that humans are not the only species to prefer to use their right hand -- chimpanzees also share the trait. ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
One killed, two injured in blast at tyre godown in New Delhi
October 6th, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, 0ct.6 (ANI): A fireman was killed and two policemen injured while trying to extinguish a fire that broke out in a tyre godown here on Wednesday.Firefighters rushed to the spot ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Zsa Zsa Gabor on the road to recovery
October 3rd, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 3 (ANI): Hollywood legend Zsa Zsa Gabor's health has improved significantly post her hip fall in July and she has started eating on her own, leaving her feeding tube days ... Read more...
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Zsa Zsa Gabor is recovering, says husband
October 3rd, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 3 (IANS) Veteran actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, who broke her hip in a fall in July and has been in and out of hospital ever since, is on the road ... Read more...
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Brit baby struck down by meningitis survives 7 heart attacks in one night
September 18th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 18 (ANI): A British baby struck down by meningitis has miraculously survived after suffering seven heart attacks in one night.Ivan Cawley unbelievably made it through the night after enduring the ... Read more...
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Maths helping re-design stents for better results
August 25th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 25 (IANS) Stents are to angioplasty what blood is to life. Building better versions can ensure better results in cardiac diseases.
Stents are tiny mesh tubes made from metal alloys ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Anna Paquin says doing nude scenes simpler than drinking vampire blood
June 18th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 18 (ANI): New Zealand actress Anna Paquin has revealed that doing nude scenes is far easier than having to drink vampire blood.Paquin, 27, who stars in the HBO series 'True ... Read more...
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Two teens drown off Mumbai’s Juhu Beach
June 14th, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, June 14 (ANI): Two teenagers drowned off Mumbai's Juhu beach during high tide.The victims, aged 16 and 17 years, had come to the beach with a relative and were swept into ... Read more...
Posted in National |
“Gary Coleman:It Was Murder!” Ex Accused of Selling Photos of Death to ‘Globe’
June 9th, 2010 - 11:22 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
After being turned down by several American tabloids, such as TMZ, Shannon Smith has allegedly sold Gary Coleman's death bed photos, including one taken after death, to Globe magazine, who then ... Read more...
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Nigerian conjoined twins have complex internal anatomy, say doctors
May 30th, 2010 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, May 30 (ANI): Doctors here have said the conjoined eight-month old twins from Nigeria have complex internal anatomy, but they are healthy enough to be operated on.The girls, Peace and ... Read more...
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MJ’s home search reveals ’skin-whitening cream’
March 27th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, March 27 (ANI): Officials combing Michael Jackson's home after his death were said to have stumbled on skin-whitening creams.Several skin-whitening tubes and medical items, including four bottles of anesthetic, were ... Read more...
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The Apprentice’ Revived: Donald Trump Fights Unemployment
March 18th, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) No, it isn't the end for "Celebrity Apprentice" but Donald Trump is all set to bring back the regular edition of the show, which first aired in ... Read more...
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Free porn on ‘tube sites’ sending adult industry into tailspin
March 3rd, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 3 (ANI): Porn related sales were said to be recording new lows, thanks to the growing popularity of so-called tube sites.Around 1,000 tube sites, offering snippets of free explicit material, ... Read more...
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Afghanistan conference outcome to define India’s future role: Krishna
January 28th, 2010 - 3:18 am ICT by ANI
By Cynthia ChandranLondon, Jan.27 (ANI): India's role in the future of Aghanistan will become clearer after deliberations in the one-day international conference that is being held here in relation to that country ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Improved nanotubes will help transistors shrink smaller than silicon sized ones
January 16th, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 16 (ANI): Scientists have found a way to build better carbon nanotubes, which would help transistors to shrink smaller than silicon sized ones.Reports indicate that engineers are running out of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Baby Without A Brain: Nicholas Coke Has Lived A Year, And Counting
December 19th, 2009 - 7:53 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Dec. 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A baby born without his brain, celebrated his first birthday this week. Nicholas Coke, son of Sheena Coke, was born last year, a few days to ... Read more...
Posted in World News |