Vivid memories retain freshness over decades
August 21st, 2012 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Aug 21 (IANS) Do you recall memories from long ago as if they happened yesterday, yet you can't think of what you ate for dinner last night? It's a ... Read more...
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Ranbir recalls sweet memories of grandpa Raj Kapoor
June 2nd, 2012 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) Ranbir Kapoor was all of six when his legendary grandfather, Bollywood actor-filmmaker Raj Kapoor passed away in 1988. On the latter's 24th death anniversary Saturday, ... Read more...
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I miss feeding vultures in Pakistan: Actress Dilshad Vadsaria (Interview)
September 12th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) She left Pakistan when she was six. But Los Angeles-based actress Dilshad Vadsaria, of Indian and Portuguese descent, says she has vivid memories of Pakistan ... Read more...
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Bill Clinton calls old Times Square filled with hookers as ‘romantic’
April 15th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 15 (ANI): Former US President Bill Clinton has described the early New York's Times Square, when it was a crime-ridden danger zone filled with prostitutes and crooks, as "romantic and ... Read more...
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Ashley Judd reveals childhood sexual abuse in new memoir
April 1st, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 1 (ANI): Actress Ashley Judd has opened up about the traumatic childhood she led in a new memoir, which also reveals she had been a victim of sexual abuse.Judd, 42, ... Read more...
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Documentary on Afghan diaspora in India released
October 3rd, 2010 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Afghan students in India and popular Afghan restaurants in south Delhi - these are only few examples of the thriving diaspora from the war-ravaged country, who have ... Read more...
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Nepal prays for Mother Teresa
August 26th, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 26 (IANS) There were no film festivals, exhibitions or special trains named after her. But the sisters at the Missionaries of Charity in Nepal remembered their founder, ... Read more...
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Why do our senses evoke vivid memories?
August 8th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) New research explains why a whiff of perfume reminds us of the fun-filled days spent with our grandmother or why the tinkling of a bicycle bell takes us ... Read more...
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Indian origin author scripts tale of migrants and myths (IANS Books)
June 21st, 2010 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
In his new novel, "The Mythologist", San Francisco-based Indian origin author Vamsee Juluri has captured the inner chaos of a young migrant in the US who has grown up in ... Read more...
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The Two Coreys: A Look Back - RIP Corey Haim 1971-2010
March 11th, 2010 - 4:24 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Almost every one of us who were teenagers during the eighties has vivid memories of The Breakfast Club, Rock Ballad Bands,Freddy Krueger, and The Two Coreys. ... Read more...
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How cues and context make us recall familiar people
December 8th, 2009 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 8 (ANI): You see a familiar face in the crowd but can't recall how you know them, but as you talk, a few cues from conversation or context could evoke ... Read more...
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Student, faculty researchers capturing history of Tibetans in exile
December 5th, 2009 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Fayetteville (Arkansas, US), Dec. 5 (ANI): Geshe Thupten Dorjee, a Tibetan monk who teaches at the University of Arkansas, Sidney Burris and 15 students from the university, are working on a text ... Read more...
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Documentary brings out plight of children affected by AIDS
October 14th, 2009 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Maitreyee Boruah
Bangalore, Oct 14 (IANS) Five-year-old Savithri Kumar has vivid memories of her loving parents, both of whom passed away due to HIV-AIDS two years ago."Both my parents loved me very ... Read more...
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Forgotten memories still exist in the brain
September 10th, 2009 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 10 (ANI): A new research by UC Irvine neuroscientists suggests that memories exist even when forgotten.With the help of advanced brain imaging techniques, the study's scientists discovered that a person's ... Read more...
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Listening to favourite music can boost Alzheimer’’s patients memory
February 24th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 24 (ANI): Patients with Alzheimer''s disease could improve memory by listening to their favourite songs, suggests a new study.Listening to certain tunes from past evokes powerful and vivid memories ... Read more...
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Why do popular songs trigger specific memories?
January 22nd, 2009 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) Just thinking about a particular song can evoke vivid memories of the past or special events in your life."We thought that actually hearing the song would bring back ... Read more...
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Thinking about popular songs can bring back old memories
January 22nd, 2009 - 11:21 am ICT by ANI
Washington, January 22 (ANI): Just thinking about popular songs can evoke vivid memories of the past, if Kansas State University researchers are to be believed.
"We thought that actually hearing the ... Read more...
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Symonds prepares for a feisty summer against the Proteas
December 8th, 2008 - 11:11 am ICT by ANI
Brisbane, Dec.8 (ANI): Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds is preparing for another feisty Test summer against the South Africans, following last years run-ins with Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh.
According to the Daily Telegraph, ... Read more...
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Beatles music helps recall memory
September 8th, 2008 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 8 (ANI): Beatles music appears to be one of the most powerful triggers of memories, as people can still recall where they were and what they were doing when ... Read more...
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Anderson selling off ‘X-Files’ memorabilia for charities
July 15th, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 15 (IANS) Gillian Anderson, the former star of the hit detective series "X-Files", is selling off memorabilia from the show to support her favourite charities. Contactmusic.com reports that Anderson has ... Read more...
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With Indian origin woman envoy, Uganda makes a point
April 23rd, 2008 - 1:53 pm ICT by admin
By Shubha Singh
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Women ambassadors are not an unusual sight in the Indian capital; there are normally about half a dozen women envoys based here at any given ... Read more...
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