Increasing numbers are committing mortgage fraud
August 22nd, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Aug 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Mortgages are commonly known to overwork people minds and this is why people are advised to make sure that they consider their financial capabilities while engaging ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Kids know when you are faking distress
August 21st, 2012 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 21 (IANS) Even three-year-old infants can tell whether your are only whining or genuinely upset, report researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology."This study provides the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Gut feelings override rational thought in financial matters
May 22nd, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 22 (IANS) Our 'gut feelings' influence our decisions, overriding 'rational' thought, when we are faced with financial offers that we deem unfair, says a new study.
Even when ... Read more...
Posted in World |
White Britons ignored compared to ethnic minorities
November 28th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 28 (IANS) White working-class people in Britain say they do not get a "fair deal" when compared to ethnic minorities, and are often "left last in line" when ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Babies can sense your unfair play with them
October 8th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 8 (IANS) Children as young as 15-month-old possess the basic sense of what is fair, researchers have found.A study has found how the children noticed the difference ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
750,000 British workers to protest pension changes
June 30th, 2011 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) Around 750,000 public sector workers, including teachers from 17,000 schools across Britain, will stage a protest Thursday against the government's proposed changes to their pension, a ... Read more...
Posted in World |
US Supreme Court rejects bid to tax India’s UN mission
June 28th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 28 (IANS) The US Supreme Court has rejected New York City's bid to collect $42.5 million from India in unpaid property taxes for its mission to the United ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Car Salesman Who Was Fired Over Packers Tie Gets A Job Offer
January 27th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Oak Lawn, Jan 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) John Stone is quite getting his own back at his former employers. After being rendered jobless just a few days back, things are looking ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Ed Miliband says he’s proud to be a ’socialist’
November 27th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 27 (ANI): UK Labour Party leader Ed Miliband said that he is a socialist, and added that he wanted to be a part of the student protests this week ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Ela Bhatt honoured with Global Fairness Initiative Award
November 16th, 2010 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 16 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has presented the first Global Fairness Initiative Award to Ela Bhatt, founder of the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) that has ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Fairness is backbone of show cause notice, stresses Apex court
October 31st, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that a quasi-judicial authority acting in exercise of its statutory powers "must act fairly and must act with an open mind" while ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
India wins property tax battle with New York City
August 18th, 2010 - 9:53 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 18 (IANS) India has won a seven-year legal battle with New York City with a federal appeals court ruling that nations with diplomatic housing do not have to pay ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Jim Webb, the Virginian Senator, Emphasizes That Diversity Programs Must Be Terminated
July 24th, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, July 24, 2010 (Just Flashed): Jim Webb happens to be the Democratic Senator of Virginia. He has demanded that the state-run diversity programs must conclude. He has uttered that these programs ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Free market, religions fostered fairplay in society: Study
March 22nd, 2010 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, March 22 (IANS) Free market and religions have played a huge role in the evolution of trust, fair-play and respect for others in human societies, says a new Canadian study.
Anthropologist Joe ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Give equal time off, but never impose equal pay cuts
December 10th, 2009 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Dec 10 (IANS) Here is a valuable lesson for companies to avoid ugly situations in these tough economic times.
A firm that wants to cut costs should give employees all the ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Shy, skint Brown says he can’t go ’sexy’ for votes
November 4th, 2009 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov. 4 (ANI): In a candid interview, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has revealed that he is shy, skint, and lacks presentation skills, but added that he can't undergo a ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Purged officials reignite party divisions in China
June 4th, 2009 - 9:11 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 4 (DPA) Ignored by state media and the Chinese Communist Party, a book by purged party leader Zhao Ziyang has given renewed hope to dissidents in their 20-year campaign for ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
BBC rejects calls for on-air apology over controversial ‘muslim’ remarks
May 31st, 2009 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 31(ANI): The BBC has now rejected calls for an on-air apology by the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) over contentious remarks made by a panelist.The BBC in its programme ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Dr. Death’ to face separate trials on charges
May 25th, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane (Australia), May 25 (ANI): Former Bundaberg Hospital surgeon Jayant Patel will face separate trials on fraud and manslaughter charges.In a pre-trial review today the Crown agreed the eight fraud charges Dr ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Why immoral behaviour leaves a “bad taste in the mouth”
February 27th, 2009 - 12:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 27 (ANI): Immoral behaviour really does leave a "bad taste in the mouth", claims a new study, which found that disgust over an unfair social situation is hard-wired into ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Christina Aguilera backs gay marriage
November 15th, 2008 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 15 (ANI): Christina Aguilera is the latest celebrity to raise her voice against the ban on gay marriages.Following the footsteps of Ellen DeGeneres, Brad Pitt, Josh Brolin, the stunner ... Read more...
Posted in National |
A cheese sandwich is all you need for strong decision-making
June 6th, 2008 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 6 (ANI): Munching a cheese sandwich is not just a tasty delight, but might also be a mantra to successfully negotiating that pay rise.Psychologists at the University of ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Annual poetry boxing tournament to get the Japanese talking!
June 5th, 2008 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 5 (ANI): Two people enter the ring, the bell goes and they start fighting it out not with fists and blows, but with fairytales, mini-dramas, poems. Welcome to Japan's ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Time to end lethal lottery of Indias death penalty system: Amnesty
May 2nd, 2008 - 4:25 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): Indias death penalty system is riddled with fatal flaws and the only remedy is to abolish the practice completely, the Indian branch of the human rights ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Thousands of Indian migrants celebrate legal victory
April 8th, 2008 - 8:48 pm ICT by admin
(Third Lead)
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, April 8 (IANS) Tens of thousands of skilled Indian migrants were celebrating their legal victory Tuesday as a court upheld their right to live and work in ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Thousands of Indian migrants celebrate ‘fantastic’ HSMP win
April 8th, 2008 - 7:25 pm ICT by admin
(Second Lead)
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, April 8 (IANS) Tens of thousands of skilled Indian migrants were celebrating Tuesday after a court handed them right to live and work in Britain - a ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Indian migrants win HSMP case against British government
April 8th, 2008 - 6:13 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, April 8 (IANS) Tens of thousands of mostly-Indian immigrants Tuesday won the right to live and work in Britain after a British court ruled that retrospective changes made ... Read more...
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