Minaj’s fragrance bottle has a pink wig
September 8th, 2012 - 3:36 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 8 (IANS) Hip-hop star Nicki Minaj's new fragrance bottle is an "extension" of her personality. It also has a pink plastic wig.The bottle for Minaj's new scent, Pink ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Hippo kills man in Burundi
August 13th, 2012 - 8:04 am ICT by IANS
Bujumbura (Burundi), Aug 13 (IANS) A hippopotamus killed a fisherman in Lake Rweru in central Africa's Burundi, Xinhua reported.The incident took place in the lake in Busoni, in Burundi's northern ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Two pieces of jumbo sandesh for new president!
July 25th, 2012 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 25 (IANS) Two jumbo-sized sandesh - a sweet delicacy from Bengal - made of cottage cheese and chocolates have been flown to New Delhi for the country's ... Read more...
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Scan reveals what brain looks like when you are angry
June 19th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 19 (IANS) A new brain scan shows what it looks like when a person runs out of patience or loses self-control.
It would explain why someone who works ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
It was the worst nightmare for me: Survivor
May 1st, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 1 (IANS) It was perhaps the worst nightmare in his life for Abubakkar Siddique, a passenger on the ferry that capsized in the Brahmaputra river Monday evening in ... Read more...
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Hendry cruises into second round of China Open
March 27th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 27 (IANS) Seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry edged Martin Gould 5-4 to set up a second-round clash with "the Melbourne Machine" Neil Robertson in the 2012 World Snooker ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Woman doctor kills herself over failed affair
December 5th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Dec 5 (IANS) A 26-year-old woman doctor jumped in front of a train here Monday over a failed relationship, police said.Ankita Shukla, posted at the Institute of Human Behaviour ... Read more...
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Speeding truck crushes biker
October 18th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) A 30-year-old motorcyclist was crushed by a speeding truck in east Delhi, police said Tuesday.The incident occurred Monday night around 10.15 p.m., when Shiv Dhalla, ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi foils bid to sell fake antiques
April 9th, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, April 9 (IANS/WAM) Abu Dhabi police have foiled an attempt to sell fake pre-Islamic era antiques worth 3.2 million dirhams (about $870,000), an official said.Two people were caught ... Read more...
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Simple rubber device sheds light on how birds produce complex songs
January 3rd, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 3 (ANI): A group of US scientists, including an Indian-origin boffin, has developed a simple rubber device that replicates complex bird songs.Researchers at Harvard University said the song is produced ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Invisibility carpet’ hides ‘large’ objects
December 16th, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 16 (ANI): For the first time, physicists have built an 'invisibility carpet' that hides objects large enough to be seen with the naked eye.Two independent groups have built transparent 'carpet ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Bono back in action post injury
October 25th, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 25 (ANI): U2 lead singer Bono is stronger than ever following an injury, said bandmate The Edge."Bono is back in form. His back injury unfortunately forced us to ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Laura Hadland Creates Giant Toast Mosaic of Mother-in-Law
October 21st, 2010 - 3:14 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Using nine thousand, eight hundred and fifty two pieces of toast, Laura Hadland has created the world’s largest toast mosaic, forming the slices of browned bread to form ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
The $8 Million Apple iPhone!
October 16th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
October 16, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The world’s most expensive iphone has recently been launched by Stuart Hughes and it is sure to make the most diehard fan of the gadget ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
KFC in sexism row over ‘obnoxious’ sales promotion
September 23rd, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 23 (ANI): Fast food chain KFC has landed in a sexism row after it promoted its product using female college students who wore tracksuit bottoms emblazoned with the product's logo ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Ancient Islamic coins found in Germany
September 7th, 2010 - 2:04 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Sep 7 (IANS/WAM) Eighty-two pieces of Islamic coins dating back 1,200 years were found in Germany, archaeologists said Monday.
Some coins made of pure silver and were minted in the 180th Hijri ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Asteroids live in own ‘little worlds’ that spilt to give birth to smaller ones
August 26th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 26 (ANI): While it is believed that asteroids are giant rocks lumbering about in orbit, a new study has shown that they actually are constantly changing "little worlds" that can ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
42 dead in China plane crash (Roundup)
August 25th, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 25 (IANS) At least 42 people were killed while 54 miraculously escaped with injuries Tuesday night when a passenger aircraft broke into two and burst into flames amid thick fog ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Someone threw me out, says boy who survived China crash
August 25th, 2010 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 25 (IANS) "Someone dragged me to the emergency exit door and threw me out," said an eight-year-old survivor of the horrific crash in China's Heilongjiang Province that killed 42 people.
The ... Read more...
Posted in World |
One dead, 120 injured in Colombia plane crash
August 17th, 2010 - 3:41 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 17 (DPA) An airliner belonging to Colombian carrier Aires crash-landed on the island of San Andres Monday, killing one passenger and injuring 120 others, officials said.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft ... Read more...
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Two run over by train in Ghaziabad
August 13th, 2010 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 12 (IANS) Two people were killed when a train hit their vehicle while it was crossing the Delhi-Moradabad railway track near Masuri in this Uttar Pradesh district Thursday, police said.
The ... Read more...
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Meteorite lands on a cricket pitch during a match
July 27th, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, July 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An unusual event took place during the course of a cricket match. Fifty-one year old Jan Marszel, and fifty-two year old Richard Haynes were so pleased to ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Meteorite lands on field during cricket match
July 26th, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 26 (IANS) A county cricket match in Britain had an unexpected visitor. A 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite hurtled down from the sky landing just inches away from the boundary ropes and ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
When a meteorite struck cricket pitch in UK county match
July 26th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 26 (ANI):A meteorite crashed on a cricket pitch during a county match in the UK.Two spectators standing on the boundary spotted the meteorite hurtling down from the sky.Jan Marszel ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Brit man pops the question with ring made from his shinbone
July 25th, 2010 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 25 (ANI): A British man has popped the question to his lover with an engagement ring made from his own shinbone.Mike Perrett, 25, went out on a limb to ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Weight Watchers diet does help in shedding pounds, say experts
July 12th, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 12 (ANI): Recent studies have revealed that the Weight Watchers diet could help the NHS tackle obesity-related health problems.Two studies conducted by the Medical Research Council have shown that Weight ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Life returns to normal for Singapore’s parakeet Mani
July 12th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, July 12 (DPA) Star treatment has ended for Singapore tipster Mani the parakeet with the final whistle blown at the World Cup and the parrot out-forecast by never-failing Paul, Germany's psychic ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
BSF seizes drug worth Rs 155 crore in Amritsar
July 4th, 2010 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
Amritsar, July 4 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) has seized 31 kilograms of heroin worth Rs 155 crore in the international market from a village in Amritsar.BSF DIG Mohhammad Aquil said ... Read more...
Posted in National |
KFC to keep the ‘Double down Sandwich’ on its menu
May 21st, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Louisville, May 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) said that its Double Down chicken Sandwich would still be on the company's menu after the 23rd of May. The company initially said ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
KFC ‘Double Down’ Makes America Fat, Cries Anti-Obesity Campaigners
May 21st, 2010 - 7:19 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
May 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The new launch from KFC - Double Down has created waves amongst the foodies and the anti-obesity campaigners alike. The sandwich, if it can be called ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Uttar Pradesh bargains with Delhi on land
April 23rd, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh has staked claim to over 285 acres of land virtually in the heart of the national capital in lieu of 21 acres of its land ... Read more...
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Safari elephant attacks tourists at Kaziranga, five injured
March 15th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 15 (IANS) An elephant attacked a jeep ferrying tourists from a wildlife safari and injured all five of them at the famed Kaziranga National Park in Assam Monday.
"A jeep ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Now, mobile phones to offer X-ray vision
March 10th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, March 10 (ANI): Researchers at the University of South Australia have developed mobile phone software that can offer X-ray vision to see what's on the other side of the building in ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Harassed by in-laws, woman jumps with kids before train
December 21st, 2009 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) A 26-year-old woman died and her two children sustained serious injuries when she jumped with them in front of a train in capital Monday, allegedly following continuous ... Read more...
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Pak-origin women stabs sleeping husband for making her eat pork
October 30th, 2009 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct. 30 (ANI): A Pakistani Muslim woman living in the US tried to stab her sleeping husband because he reportedly forced her to indulge in anti-Islamic activities such as-- drinking ... Read more...
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