Canada pulls out of NATO surveillance project
February 11th, 2012 - 6:30 am ICT by IANS
Ottawa, Feb 11 (IANS) Canada has decided to pull out of a NATO project that collects strategic information through unmanned aerial vehicles."NATO has been informed of these decisions. The details ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Numeric Power sells UPS business for Rs.859 crore
February 10th, 2012 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 10 (IANS) City-based Numeric Power Systems Ltd will deploy the sale proceeds of the uninterrupted power systems (UPS) business in strengthening its renewable energy (wind and solar) and ... Read more...
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I had a miscarriage, fine now: Dimpy Mahajan
February 10th, 2012 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) There were reports last year that reality TV couple Rahul and Dimpy Mahajan were expecting their first child together. Dimpy confirmed the news, but ... Read more...
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Chinese kid forced to exercise in snow in US
February 8th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 8 (IANS) A video clip of a four-year-old Chinese boy being forced to do push-ups, wearing just an underwear despite freezing temperature, on a road in the New ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Lips to nose, cosmetic packages boom for Valentine’s Day
February 7th, 2012 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Lip augmentation, nose job, eyebrow lift...As women try to put their best 'face' forward for Valentine's Day, partners are busy gifting them cosmetic session packages."A ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Congress rubbishes Mamata’s claim of financial neglect
February 5th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) The Congress Sunday dismissed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claims of not getting enough financial support from the central government.The party also asserted that ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
I-League leaders Dempo host dangerous Pune FC
February 4th, 2012 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Fatorda (Goa), Feb 4 (IANS) Dempo Sports Club will be aware of the dangers that Pune FC pose, as they look to extend their lead at the top of the ... Read more...
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I’ve learn to deal with worries: Kate Winslet
January 30th, 2012 - 1:40 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 30 (IANS) Actress Kate Winslet says she no longer worries about her career now as she has grown older."I'm not going to get upset the way I used ... Read more...
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IGNOU to focus on more foreign tie-ups
January 28th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), one of the world's largest universities, will be focusing on more foreign tie-ups in order to provide more ... Read more...
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Ponting to sue Indian software firm
January 26th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourn, Jan 26 (IANS) Former Australian captain Ricky Pontibg is likley to sue a Indian software for using his face in a mobile phone application without permission.Retired greats Glen McGrath, ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
We are not intimidated by Bagan: Sukhwinder
January 26th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 26 (IANS) Pailan Arrows take on Mohun Bagan in a crucial match of the I-League football to be played at the Salt Lake Stadium Friday and their technical ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Rushdie show: Chronicle of a gag foretold
January 25th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 25 (IANS) It was Tuesday, another sunny winter morning in Jaipur. Sanjoy Roy, an organiser of the Jaipur Literature Festival, came to a terrace of the sprawling Diggi ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Assam ups security after ULFA’s R-Day boycott call
January 23rd, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 23 (IANS) Security arrangements across Assam have been intensified to thwart a possible attack by the anti-talk faction of the banned United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) led ... Read more...
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Sporting Clube stun Mohun Bagan in I-League
January 19th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Margao, Jan 19 (IANS) Sporting Clube de Goa took the wind out of Mohun Bagan with a fascile 2-1 win in a 15th round I-League football encounter at the Nehru ... Read more...
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South Korea’s start-ups hit new high in December
January 19th, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Jan 19 (IANS) The number of newly established companies in South Korea hit a new high last month due to a surge in start-ups by baby boomers, the central ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Delhi’s pottery market survives amid posh malls (With Images)
January 17th, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The colourful and fragile products on sale are an eerie reminder of the precarious nature of their makers' existence. An eye-catching pottery market, an oasis ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Bipasha takes a rickshaw ride (Movie Snippets)
January 17th, 2012 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Actress Bipasha Basu enjoyed a rickshaw ride to the gym after her driver failed to turn up."Rickshaw rides are fun! Driver has not turned up ... Read more...
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Collins blames ego for Hollywood break-ups
January 15th, 2012 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 15 (IANS) Actress Joan Collins, who has been divorced four times, says that Hollywood stars' egoistic nature plays a major role in breaking their nuptial ties.The "Dynasty" ... Read more...
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Counselling surrogate moms to give up their babies
January 15th, 2012 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) When the bundle of surrogate joy is delivered to the biological parents, there is happiness in their eyes. But, for the surrogate mother, it ... Read more...
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‘Arthur Christmas’ - Rekindles Christmas spirit (IANS Movie Review)
January 14th, 2012 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Arthur Christmas"; Cast: James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent; Directors: Sarah Smith, Barry Cook; Rating: ****One of the most delightful mythologies of the world is that of Santa ... Read more...
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Pregnant woman dies after government hospitals deny admission
January 14th, 2012 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) The inhuman face of the state-run health services came to the fore once again in the city, as a pregnant woman died after she was allegedly ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
No breakdown between army, government: Rehman Malik
January 13th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik Friday said the army and the government were united and "no breakdown has taken place between the two institutions".Pakistan politics ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Infosys ups fiscal guidance on robust growth
January 12th, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 12 (IANS) Infosys Ltd marginally revised its revenue guidance for this fiscal (2011-12) 1.5 percent upwards to Rs.34,284 crore (Rs.343 billion) on robust growth in the third quarter ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Canadian delegation shows interest in tie-up with Kerala
January 11th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 11 (IANS) A Canadian delegation of law makers and businessmen Wednesday held a meeting with Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy and his senior cabinet colleagues here and expressed ... Read more...
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I wish I had made ‘RA.One’ better: SRK
January 10th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who says marketing has become an indispensable part of filmmaking because of the rising ticket prices, used the best ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Kelly Brook hates ‘unhappy relationship’
January 9th, 2012 - 4:34 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 9 (IANS) Model-actress Kelly Brook says she would never stay in a relationship where she wasn't totally happy with, even though she knows break-ups are hard.Brook, 32, who ... Read more...
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Guardiola expects tough test in Barcelona derby
January 8th, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Jan 8 (IANS) Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola is expecting the city derby away to local rivals Espanyol to be a testing 90 minutes for his side.Barca are placed second ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Bieber mobbed by bikini-clad girls
January 8th, 2012 - 2:05 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 8 (IANS) Teen sensation Justin Bieber ended up posing for pictures with a group of bikini-clad girls at a beach in Los Angeles when he went to ... Read more...
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Now TV serials shot in foreign shores
January 7th, 2012 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) From the famous Sydney Opera House in Australia to beautiful exotic locales in Switzerland and Macau, small screen fiction as well as reality shows are ... Read more...
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Warne sees Clarke as one of finest Australian captains
January 6th, 2012 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 6 (IANS) Spin wizard Shane Warne backed his former teammate Michael Clarke to emerge as one of the finest Australian Test captains.Warne was proud of his close mate, ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Insurance firms might find draft bancassurance guidelines difficult
January 3rd, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) The draft guidelines on bancassurance by the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA) may turn out to be difficult for a few insurance companies in the country, ... Read more...
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CBI busts railway recruitment scam, arrests two
January 2nd, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation has busted a railway recruitment scam, involving some senior officials and politicians, an agency official said here Monday.Describing the developments as ... Read more...
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Stars favour Tendulkar scoring 100th ton at SCG: Hussey
January 1st, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 1 (IANS) Sachin Tendulkar's excellent record at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) makes him a favourite to score his much awaited hundredth international ton in the 100th ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
BSF trooper shot dead by senior in Kashmir
December 30th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 30 (IANS) In yet another incident of fratricidal shootout, a paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF) senior trooper shot dead his junior colleague in south Kashmir's Pulwama district ... Read more...
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No formula for making successful films: Kay Kay Menon
December 30th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Kay Kay Menon, who has played varied roles in films like "Sarkar", "Life In A...Metro" and "Gulaal", doesn't conform to any particular style and says ... Read more...
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