More rains add to Agra’s woes
September 17th, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Sep 14 (IANS) Three spells of rain Friday brought the temperature down in Agra, but they only led to more potholes on the highway to Delhi and flooded the ... Read more...
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Monsoon active again in Himachal
September 3rd, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 3 (IANS) After a few days of lull, the southwest monsoon has once again got activated in Himachal Pradesh with some areas in the state experiencing heavy ... Read more...
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Muggy Saturday in Delhi, rain expected Sunday (Lead)
September 1st, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Delhi witnessed a muggy Saturday, with temperatures a notch above average and humidity reaching 95 percent. Rains have been forecast for Sunday evening."The sky will ... Read more...
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Madras HC reserves order on Kudankulam petitions
August 29th, 2012 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 29 (IANS) Disposing of a plea against Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), the Madras High Court Wednesday reserved its decision on other petitions filed by G. Sundarrajan for ... Read more...
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Relief soon from unusual heat in Kashmir Valley
August 23rd, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 23 (IANS) With temperatures soaring to over 33 degrees Celsius during the last six days in the Kashmir Valley, people have been complaining of an unusual August heat."Yes, ... Read more...
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Limbless man swims between US and Russian Isles
August 20th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Bering Strait, Aug 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A limbless man has challenged many when he swam from America to Asia within less than two hours.
Quadruple Amputte Philippe Croizon is the alleged ... Read more...
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Chances of rain in Delhi
August 16th, 2012 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) A partly cloudy day with chances of rain in some areas lie ahead for the national capital, say met officials said Thursday.The maximum temperature is ... Read more...
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Heat wave bakes US, dozens dead
July 8th, 2012 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 8 (IANS) Unrelenting heat wave continued to bake much of the US, and it has caused the death of over 40 people so far.Saturday's temperatures soared over 100 ... Read more...
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Jaipur schools closed till July 8
July 1st, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 1 (IANS) With no respite from heat in sight as the monsoon has been delayed in Rajasthan, the Jaipur district administration has extended the summer vacation for ... Read more...
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Indian archers ranked 3rd for Olympic qualifier
June 20th, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) The Indian troika of Jayanta Talukdar, Rahul Banerjee and Tarundeep Rai gave the country the third place in the London Olympics qualification round at Ogden, in ... Read more...
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Chinese astronauts get e-mail from earth
June 19th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 19 (IANS) Chinese astronauts in the orbiting space module Tiangong-1 Tuesday received the first of its kind e-mail from earth.The Beijing Aerospace Control Centre said the e-mail contains ... Read more...
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Sunstroke toll rises to 37 in Odisha
June 15th, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 15 (IANS) Authorities in Odisha Friday confirmed one more death due to sunstroke, taking the number of heat-related deaths in the state this summer to 37.The latest death ... Read more...
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Heat, power cuts and politics in Jammu (Letter from Jammu)
June 6th, 2012 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 6 (IANS) A severe heat wave coupled with unbridled power cuts has raised tempers in the Jammu region and led to resentment against the Omar Abdullah government's ... Read more...
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The heat is on! Dos and don’ts for hair care
June 1st, 2012 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Snip, serum, shampoo and screen. With the mercury at 45 degrees Celsius and the sun blazing down, experts say you must go for frequent trims, ... Read more...
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Shimla’s temperature 6 degrees above average
May 29th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 29 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh Tuesday were unusually hot with prominent tourist spots recording maximum temperatures two to five degrees above the average, the weather office ... Read more...
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Another sweltering day in Delhi, no respite Sunday (Lead)
May 26th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Delhi residents continued to sweat it out Saturday even as the maximum temperature fell slightly from Friday's 44 degrees Celsius to settle at 42.7, two ... Read more...
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No respite from heat wave in Odisha
May 26th, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 26 (IANS) The blistering heat wave in Odisha is likely to continue for the next four-five days, the weather office here said Saturday.Many places in the western parts ... Read more...
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Scorching sun, power outages add to UP’s ’summer misery’
May 22nd, 2012 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 22 (IANS) The gruelling heat wave that started in Uttar Pradesh a week ago shows no sign of abating with the mercury expected to touch 45 degrees Celsius ... Read more...
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China braces for heavy rains
May 20th, 2012 - 9:48 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 20 (IANS) Heavy rains will lash the western and southern regions of China over the next two days, the meteorological authority said Sunday.Heavy rains, hail and high ... Read more...
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Dust storm hits Delhi, delays flights
May 17th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) A layer of dust covered the capital Thursday bringing down visibility and delaying the landing of flights."A 60 km per hour wind between 4.30-7.30 a.m. ... Read more...
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Mercury soars in Odisha, Titilagarh records 44.5 C
May 15th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 15 (IANS) A heat wave sweeping across Odisha intensified Tuesday with maximum temperature rising to over 44 degrees Celsius at some places, Meteorological Department officials said.Titilagarh town in ... Read more...
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Nippy morning in Delhi, windy day ahead
March 21st, 2012 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) It was a nippy, sunny morning for the capital Wednesday with the minimum temperature plunging to 13 degrees Celsius from 21 degrees the day before. ... Read more...
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China to launch moon-landing craft
March 5th, 2012 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) China will launch a moon-landing craft next year as part of its third lunar exploration programme, an official said Monday.Chang'e-3 has "legs" to support the spacecraft ... Read more...
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Shooting in Petrozavodsk is a miracle: Tannishtha
February 21st, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Actress Tannishtha Chatterjee says shooting for Joe Wright's "Anna Karenina" was a surreal experience in the northwestern Russian town of Petrozavodsk, where the temperature ... Read more...
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Man survive two months in car in -30C
February 20th, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 20 (IANS) A Swedish man was pulled of a snow-covered car after having survived two months in sub-zero temperatures.Peter Skyllberg, 44, had eaten nothing but handfuls of snow ... Read more...
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315 killed in Russia due to frost so far
February 14th, 2012 - 4:28 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 14 (IANS) Strong frost has claimed 215 lives while injuring over 5,500 others in Russia so far in 2012, said the Russian Ministry of Health and Social Development ... Read more...
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Cold wave to hit China
February 5th, 2012 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 5 (IANS) A cold wave will sweep China nationwide from Sunday evening to Tuesday, bringing gale winds and plunging temperatures in most parts of the country, the meteorological ... Read more...
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China braces for big freeze
February 4th, 2012 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 4 (IANS) Temperatures in most parts of China will drop by up to 14 degrees Celsius in the next three days, further intensifying the cold front sweeping the ... Read more...
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Ukraine’s cold wave toll reaches 100
February 3rd, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, Feb 3 (IANS) A total of 101 people have died so far in Ukraine due to severe cold weather, with 38 succumbing in the past 24 hours till Friday ... Read more...
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Six people die of cold in Romania
January 31st, 2012 - 2:55 am ICT by IANS
Bucharest (Romania), Jan 31 (IANS) As many as six people have died of cold in Romania, the country's healthy ministry said Monday.According to the Health Ministry, four more people died ... Read more...
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Traffic restored on Srinagar-Jammu highway
January 14th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 14 (IANS) The Srinagar-Jammu national highway was reopened to traffic Saturday and over a thousand vehicles moved towards their destinations on the road.According to eye-witnesses, Brigadier T.P.S. Rawat, ... Read more...
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Delhi shivers on Lohri, clear day ahead (Lead)
January 13th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) It was a chilly day in the capital Friday courtesy icy winds that blew throughout the day even as the city celebrated the festival of ... Read more...
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Taps freeze in chilly Kashmir
January 11th, 2012 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 11 (IANS) Water taps, lakes and other water bodies continued to freeze Wednesday as both the maximum and the minimum temperatures remained below zero degrees Celsius in ... Read more...
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Australians experience hottest new year since 1900
January 4th, 2012 - 8:31 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 4 (IANS) Australians have been asked to heed safety advice from authorities as much of the country swelters through what is already shaping up to be a record-breaking ... Read more...
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No white New Year’s Eve for Himachal’s hill stations
December 31st, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 31 (IANS) Hill stations in Himachal Pradesh will miss a white New Year's Eve as hardly any snow has fallen in the past few days.In the state ... Read more...
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