Olympics : Meares pips Pendleton to cycling gold
August 8th, 2012 - 5:02 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Anna Meares of Australia consigned defending champion Victoria Pendleton to defeat in a controversial Olympic cycling sprint final Tuesday.Pendleton was relegated after winning the first ... Read more...
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Olympic cycling: Britain’s Pendleton holds on for keirin gold
August 4th, 2012 - 1:36 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Britain's Victoria Pendleton fought off a determined charge from China's Shuang Guo to win the women's keirin track cycling event here at the Olympics Friday.Pendleton ... Read more...
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Olympic cycling: Germany take women’s sprint gold after China demoted
August 3rd, 2012 - 1:32 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) China's Gong Jinjie and Guo Shuang were demoted to the silver medal in the women's team sprint cycling Thursday, with gold going to Germany's Kristina ... Read more...
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Occupational hazards in pregnancy can cause asthma in kids
September 26th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 26 (IANS) Mothers exposed to certain substances and chemicals while in their jobs during pregnancy could give birth to children with higher chances of asthma.
This research included ... Read more...
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Hidden secrets of world-famous paintings revealed via science
June 29th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 29 (ANI): The hidden secrets of some of the world's most famous paintings have been revealed, and the credit for the feat goes to a partnership between EPSRC (Engineering and ... Read more...
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Pensioner completes 5,000 piece jigsaw after maker sends missing piece
May 19th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 19 (ANI): A pensioner, who found that the 5,000 piece jigsaw puzzle he had been working on for 7-years could not be completed because of one missing, was elated when ... Read more...
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Drink tap water to avoid dentist’s drill
April 14th, 2010 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 14 (ANI): Drinking tap water may help you avoid dentist's drill, concludes a new study.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that tooth decay, if left untreated, can ... Read more...
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Eye disease imaging method used to spot forgeries in paintings
February 4th, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 4 (ANI): Polish scientists have used optical coherence tomography (OCT), an imaging method for eye disease, to find hidden details in oil paintings.Piotr Targowski found that easel paintings prepared by ... Read more...
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Gwyneth Paltrow prescribes dirty martini, other cocktails to “nourish the inner aspect”
January 1st, 2010 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Jan 1 (ANI): To "nourish the inner aspect", Oscar winner Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow (Shakespeare in Love) gives out her own "The Best Dirty Martini" recipe in the latest newsletter ... Read more...
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Paltrow endorses “gourmet taco trucks” to “nourish the inner aspect”
October 24th, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Oct 23 (ANI): To "nourish the inner aspect", Oscar winner Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow suggests eating from "gourmet taco trucks" in the latest newsletter of her blog "GOOP-nourish the inner ... Read more...
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Brit man creates ‘Doctor Who’ Dalek from 480,000 matchsticks!
September 26th, 2009 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 26 (ANI): A British man has created a full-scale model of one of television's scariest aliens-Dalek from 'Doctor Who'-using 480,000 matchsticks.After spending more than two years on the task in ... Read more...
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Clean-up at NY’s Met uncovers ‘portrait by Spanish master Velázquez’
September 11th, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 11 (ANI): The Metropolitan Museum of Art in the United States has learnt that an old portrait of a moustached man, which was assumed to be a cheap imitation, is ... Read more...
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When Myleene Klass ‘got stuck to her bed’
June 9th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 9 (ANI): Myleene Klass reportedly landed in trouble after the English TV presenter got glued to her bed.Klass, who hosts the American version of I'm A Celebrity, had apparently sprayed ... Read more...
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This Mysore ink will leave indelible mark on voter’s finger
March 9th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Balaji
Mysore (Karnataka), March 9 (IANS) Its manufacturing cost is less than one percent of the general election budget, yet the ink manufactured by a little known state-run enterprise here leaves ... Read more...
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Katie Holmes, Is That You?
March 3rd, 2009 - 12:44 am ICT by GD
Extreme detox dieting left Katie Holmes look bedraggled and a far cry from her usual stylish self as she was photographed in Los Angeles without any make up and greasy uncombed ... Read more...
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With polls coming, Mysore firm prepares to make voters’ ink
February 15th, 2009 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) This week, an official in a paint factory in Mysore will lock himself in a secure room in his company's premises. His job: mixing chemicals for the ... Read more...
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Steven Gerrards wife says credit crunch stopped WAGs spending sprees
February 10th, 2009 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 10 (ANI): Brit footballer Steven Gerrards wife Alex has revealed that the ongoing credit crunch has stopped WAGs from continuing their spending spree.Alex, 26, whose hubby earns 120,000 pounds ... Read more...
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Yeti spotted in Meghalaya may actually exist, reveals hair analysis
July 28th, 2008 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 28 (ANI): Scientists have determined that hairs picked up in thick forest in the Garo hills in the mountains of Meghalaya in north-east India five years ago, is the ... Read more...
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Intelligent paint can give icy warnings by turning roads pink
April 5th, 2008 - 2:03 pm ICT by admin
London, April 5 (ANI): Researchers at a French company have developed a new temperature-sensitive varnish for road surfaces that can turn pink in icy conditions, thus helping to prevent ice-related traffic ... Read more...
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