Awe is good for mental health: Study
July 23rd, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 23 (IANS) Regular awe-inspiring experiences may improve our mental health and make us nicer people, experts have claimed.The findings have raised the prospect of "awe therapy" to overcome ... Read more...
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Explore Shilllong, says filmmaker Chinmoy Sarmah
April 22nd, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, April 22 (IANS) Corporate honcho-turned-filmmaker Chinmoy Sarmah is making "Shillong" with Arfi Lamba, who acted in the Oscar-winning movie "Slumdog Millionaire". He says the aim is to tell ... Read more...
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SAARC can bring real cooperation in South Asia (Comment)
January 6th, 2012 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
At last India and Pakistan, it seems, have woken up to the need for genuine cooperation in South Asia where countries of the region start depending on each other for those ... Read more...
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Wooden masks from Ghana huge draw at IITF
November 18th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Authentic tribal face masks, wall-hangings in bright colours and paintings depicting waterfalls of west Africa are a huge draw at the Ghana stall at India ... Read more...
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James Bond’s India journey scrapped
September 26th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) James Bond is no longer coming to India. Despite a green signal from the Indian railways ministry, plans to shoot a few action sequences ... Read more...
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Soon, Goa tourist hubs on your mobile phone
June 23rd, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 23 (IANS) If you are planning that trip to Goa, you can soon quit browsing through bulky travel guides. Now, all the information on the state's beaches, heritage ... Read more...
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PM condoles demise of Dorjee Khandu
May 5th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday condoled the death of Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu in a helicopter crash, saying the country had lost ... Read more...
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Krishna condoles Khandu’s demise
May 4th, 2011 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) In the first official condolence of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu's death in a chopper crash, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Wednesday said ... Read more...
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$1b ‘floating Monaco city’ yacht that has beach, buildings!
January 17th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 17 (ANI): Ever thought of a yacht having buildings, helicopters, submarines and a beach? Well, you could take a ride in one such yacht worth a billion dollars-the most expensive ... Read more...
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Demi Lovato Gets Herself A New Home!
November 13th, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 13, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Life might be a rocking one for our Disney star but it’s celebration time for Demi Lovato as she is the proud owner of a home ... Read more...
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Researchers unearth ancient water secrets at royal garden dig
October 29th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 29 (ANI): Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient royal garden- which dates back to the 7th century B.C.-at the site of Ramat Rachel near Jerusalem.Researchers at Tel Aviv University, in collaboration ... Read more...
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Clothes steal show at Ganjam’s jewellery show
August 18th, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) Flamboyant and extravagant clothing line by a Japanese designer stole show at Ganjam's exposition of exquisite collection of jewellery line at the ongoing India International Jewellery Week (IIJW).
The ... Read more...
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Undersea River Discovered Beneath The Black Sea
August 7th, 2010 - 8:08 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 7, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The researchers working in the area of the Black Sea have discovered an undersea river which flows along a channel below the surface of ... Read more...
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Scientists Discover River Under Black Sea
August 7th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Aug 7, (THAIDIAN NEWS) There lies a deep channel equivalent to a terrestrial river under the Black Sea whose water current is 350 times greater than the River Thames. The ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu goes for image makeover from temples to exotic tourism
June 9th, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, June 9 (ANI: Tamil Nadu, famed for its ancient and intricately designed temples, is seeking an image makeover to fascinate leisure and adventure tourists looking for exotic beaches and tranquil hill ... Read more...
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Are The Leaked ‘Lost’ Scripts Real? DARK UFO Confirms
May 4th, 2010 - 3:51 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Once again, pages of the script for the hit television show Lost have been 'accidentally' leaked to the internet. There has been no shortage of leaked material from ... Read more...
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47 degrees, and without power, Jharkhand roasting
April 21st, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 21 (IANS) Jharkhand is reeling under an acute power crisis and people are having a harrowing time due to a soaring mercury which has touched 47 degrees Celsius in 13 ... Read more...
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Soaring heat dries up ponds, waterfalls in Jharkhand
April 19th, 2010 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Nityanand Shukla
Ranchi, April 19 (IANS) The soaring mercury and accompanying heat wave in Jharkhand is drying up the water sources, including waterfalls, in many parts of the state. Not only humans ... Read more...
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French doctor takes 6,000-mile ride to promote ’soft side’ of terrorism-torn Pak
November 10th, 2009 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov. 10 (ANI): A French doctor is taking a 6,000-mile trip from Pakistan to Paris in order to promote tourism in the terrorism-torn country."We want to show the world the country ... Read more...
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9/11 memorial preview site opens to public
August 27th, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug.27 (ANI): Families of those killed in the World Trade Center terror attacks got a closeup look Wednesday at the memorial and museum that will forever remember their loved ones ... Read more...
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Pro-Kannada activists held ahead of Thiruvalluvar statue unveiling (Lead)
August 8th, 2009 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 8 (IANS) Hundreds of pro-Kannada activists have been detained in and around Bangalore after their plan to protest the unveiling of Tamil saint-poet Thiruvalluvar here Sunday.
Former legislator and Kannada Chaluvaligaru ... Read more...
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‘Premism’ Shoots in Chhattisgarh
August 7th, 2009 - 12:01 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
"Premism' becomes the first Indian regional language film to shoot in Chhattisgarh. Produced by Ajay Gowda, a sequence of the film was shot at the Chitrakoota falls and Thirathghat falls near Jagadalpur. ... Read more...
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American kayaker sets world record with 186 ft waterfall plunge
July 27th, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 27 (ANI): A 22-year-old American kayaker has entered record books after plunging 186 feet over a waterfall in Washington State.Tyler Bradt suffered just a sprained wrist and a broken paddle ... Read more...
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Vanessa Hudgens struggles with housework
July 26th, 2009 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
New York, July 26 (IANS) "High School Musical" star Vanessa Hudgens has confessed that she is struggling to keep her new house clean and is spending all her spare time scrubbing ... Read more...
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Five killed in earthquake in Costa Rica (Second lead)
January 10th, 2009 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
San Jose, Jan 9 (DPA) At least five people were killed after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter Scale shook Costa Rica, media reported Friday.More than 300 people ... Read more...
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10 die in Jharkhand road accidents
January 7th, 2009 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 7 (IANS) Ten people died in two separate road accidents on the outskirts of Ranchi, a police officer said Wednesday.Seven people died Tuesday when the Tata Sumo they were travelling ... Read more...
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President Patil to visit Chhattisgarh
September 27th, 2008 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 27 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil will arrive here Sunday evening on a two-day trip to Chhattisgarh, a statement of the state government said Saturday."The president will reach Raipur from ... Read more...
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Nicole Kidman believes Australian “fertility waters” helped her conceive
September 24th, 2008 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sept 24 (ANI): Aussie actress Nicole Kidman credits the waters of the Kununurra for her pregnancy, and calls it the fertility waters.Kidman, 41, and six other women had become pregnant ... Read more...
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No reprocessing activities at nuclear centres: Iran
June 1st, 2008 - 6:21 pm ICT by admin
Tehran, June 1 (IANS) Iran Sunday said there are no reprocessing activities for weapons grade uranium at its nuclear centres and that its enrichment facilities are under full supervision of the International ... Read more...
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Kannada film industry shut for a day over Hogenekkal row
April 4th, 2008 - 7:45 pm ICT by admin
Bangalore, April 4 (IANS) Leading Kannada film actors, directors, producers, singers and technicians staged a seven-hour dharna (sit-in protest) here Friday to protest against Tamil Nadu's plans for a water supply project ... Read more...
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Protests in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu over water supply project
March 31st, 2008 - 9:09 pm ICT by admin
(Lead, Changing Dateline)Bangalore/ Hogenekkal (Tamil Nadu), March 31 (IANS) Screening of Tamil films was stopped in several Bangalore theatres Monday as activists of a Tamil Nadu political party staged protests in Hogenekkal, ... Read more...
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Malayalam film industry hit by heavy rains
March 30th, 2008 - 8:50 am ICT by admin
Thiruvananthapuram, March 30 (IANS) The Malayalam film industry has suffered huge losses due to unexpected heavy rains that have lashed several parts of Kerala in the past couple of weeks. According to ... Read more...
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Flash flood kills seven in Brazil
March 11th, 2008 - 8:28 am ICT by admin
Xinhua
Rio De Janeiro, March 11 (Xinhua) At least seven people have been killed in a flash flood in Rio de Janeiro's metropolitan region, the fire brigade said. The flood Monday was caused ... Read more...
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Panchghagh waterfalls, a major tourist attraction near Ranchi
January 7th, 2008 - 9:05 pm ICT by admin
Panchghagh, Jan. 7 (ANI): Panchghagh Waterfalls, about 52 kilometres off Ranchi on the Chaibasa Road in Jharkhand, is a major attraction for thousands of domestic and international tourists.
Despite the presence of ... Read more...
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