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Wildfire approaching Michael Douglas, Oprah Winfreys houses near Santa Barbara

November 14th, 2008 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, November 12 (ANI): Michael Douglas, Rob Lowe, and Oprah Winfreys houses in the hills of the wealthy Southern California coastal town of Montecito face the danger of being gutted by ...

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Rural IT kids dream of replicating brand Bangalore back home

November 8th, 2008 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, Nov 8 (IANS) As India's silicon hub, brand Bangalore is not just global, but also catching up fast with rural IT kids in Karnataka to replicate its success story in villages.The ...

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5.1 magnitude quake rattles northeastern Greece (Lead)

October 14th, 2008 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS -
Athens, Oct 14 (DPA) An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale shook northeastern Greece early Tuesday. There were no reports of injuries or damage.Seismologists at the Athens Geodynamic Institute said the ...

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‘Gulabi Talkies’ is an outstanding film (Kannada Film Review)

September 16th, 2008 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS -
Film: "Gulabi Talkies"; Screenplaywriter-Director: Girish Kasaravalli; Camera: S.Ramachandra, Music Director: Issac Thomas; Producer: Basanth Kumar Patil; Rating: ****"Gulabi Talkies" is an outstanding film with a perfect casting and top class performances. Internationally ...

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Matt Damon, Wyclef Jean in Haiti to aid storm victims

September 14th, 2008 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Sept 14 (ANI): Matt Damon and Wyclef Jean have extended their support to relief efforts for thousands of flood victims in Haiti. They are urging others to help the United Nations ...

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Twin bombs kill at least 11 in Algeria (Lead)

August 20th, 2008 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Algiers/Paris, Aug 20 (DPA) In the latest of a series of terror bombings, twin blasts Wednesday claimed at least 11 lives in the city of Bouira, the Algeria's interior ministry and local ...

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12 dead in bomb attack in Algeria

August 19th, 2008 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS -
Algiers/Paris, Aug 19 (DPA) At least 12 people, including 11 security officials, were killed when suspected Islamist terrorists attacked a military convoy near the coastal town of Skikda, 350 km east of ...

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Six killed as school van falls into river

August 14th, 2008 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, Aug 14 (IANS) At least six people, including three schoolchildren, were killed when the van they were travelling in fell into a river in spate in Karnataka's coastal town of Mangalore ...

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Traditional Chinese fishing nets on the verge of disappearance

July 29th, 2008 - 9:53 am ICT by ANI -
By Juhan Samuel Kochi, July 29 (ANI): ''Chinese Fishing Nets'', a centuries old unique fishing technique, introduced by Chinese traders in the 14th Century, finds it hard to survive in the coastal ...

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Karnataka plans ID cards for city residents

July 28th, 2008 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, July 28 (IANS) Karnataka plans to issue identity cards to people living in cities and towns as part of stepped up security measures following Friday's serial blasts in Bangalore. Close circuit ...

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Huge tidal waves hit Kanyakumari, trigger tsunami fears

July 20th, 2008 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS -
Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu), July 20 (IANS) Huge tidal waves, nearly 20 feet in height, hit this coastal town of Tamil Nadu for the second consecutive day triggering tsunami fears among the residents. ...

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Beijing readies for ‘green and safe’ Olympics

July 7th, 2008 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS -
By Pranay Sharma Beijing, July 7 (IANS) With security posing as major a challenge as clean environment, China is taking all steps to ensure that Beijing 2008 is not only a "green Olympic" ...

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Israel-Hezbollah prisoner swap set for this week: report

July 7th, 2008 - 2:39 am ICT by IANS -
DPA Ramallah/Tel Aviv, July 7 (DPA) The expected prisoner swap between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah movement will be carried out in three stages beginning Thursday, the Palestinian Maan news agency reported Sunday ...

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Meditating against racism, the Asian way

June 17th, 2008 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS -
By Venkata Vemuri London, June 17 (IANS) Apart from teaching meditation, an Indian-born teacher of holistic health also prescribes fighting racism - as the rightwing British National Party (BNP) has learnt the hard ...

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More than 1,500 evacuated from California wildfire

June 13th, 2008 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS -
DPA San Francisco, June 12 (DPA) More than 1,500 residents were evacuated near Santa Cruz in California, after a wildfire threatened homes in the coastal town south of San Francisco. Officials had warned ...

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Court stays land acquisition for Vedanta University

May 24th, 2008 - 9:55 pm ICT by admin -
Bhubaneswar, May 24 (IANS) The Orissa High Court has stayed until June 23 acquisition

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Gods in Puri given sandalwood bath

May 15th, 2008 - 4:21 pm ICT by admin -
By Sarda Lahangir Puri, May 15 (ANI): Devotees in Puri were a busy lot. They bathed the idols of Puri gods with 'Chandan' (sandalwood paste) to relieve them from the scorching summer ...

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Brazil promotes ambitious nuclear programme

May 8th, 2008 - 7:29 pm ICT by admin -
Rio de Janeiro, May 8 (IANS) Brazil plans to move ahead over the next few years with an ambitious nuclear programme that includes power plants and a nuclear submarine, EFE news agency ...

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Shipwreck laden with treasures found off Namibian coast

May 2nd, 2008 - 8:51 pm ICT by admin -
DPA Windhoek (Nambia), May 2 (DPA) Geologists prospecting for diamonds off the Namibian coast discovered a shipwreck laden with gold coins, cannons and elephant tusks on the seabed, reports said Friday. The remains ...

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Abducted Indian engineer’s family hopes for his release

April 24th, 2008 - 9:51 pm ICT by admin -
Bangalore, April 24 (IANS) The family of Indian engineer Sarang Mohammed Naeem, kidnapped in Afghanistan early this week, has been assured by the Indian authorities that efforts are on to secure his ...

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Heavy rains in Orissa throw life out of gear

April 5th, 2008 - 5:22 pm ICT by admin -
Bhubaneswar, April 5 (IANS) Heavy rains in parts of Orissa during the past 24 hours have thrown life out of gear in the state, an official said Saturday. According to unconfirmed reports, ...

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Illegal travel to India lands Sri Lankans in trouble

March 31st, 2008 - 8:51 pm ICT by admin -
Chennai, March 31 (IANS) Two Sri Lankans were arrested and another four including a woman detained for questioning Monday off the Rameshwaram coast in Tamil Nadu for trying to enter India illegally, ...

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14 killed in Peru bus collision

March 16th, 2008 - 10:48 am ICT by admin -
Lima, March 16 (IANS) At least 14 people have been killed and 35 injured when two passenger buses collided head-on in northern Peru, Spain's EFE news agency reported Sunday. The accident occurred ...

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Idealistic Briton abandons money-less walk to India

February 29th, 2008 - 7:34 pm ICT by admin -
London, Feb 29 (IANS) A young British businessman who set out on a much-publicised money-less mission to walk from Bristol to India is back in Britain, having given up even before leaving ...

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Puri, the new yoga and ayurveda capital for foreign tourists

February 22nd, 2008 - 8:28 pm ICT by admin -
Puri, Feb.22 (ANI): The temple built in honour of Lord Jagannath is one of the major attractions of the coastal town of Puri in Orissa. But now, tourists are making their way to ...

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Udupi’s Paryaya controversy raises questions on the role of seers

January 20th, 2008 - 10:29 pm ICT by admin -
Bangalore, January, 20 (ANI): Even though the issue of ascension of Paryaya Peetha and worshipping of famous deity Lord Krishna in Udupi has been resolved, it has raised many questions pertaining to ...

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Udupi’s Paryaya controversy raises questions on the role of seers

January 20th, 2008 - 6:40 pm ICT by admin -
January, 20 (ANI): Even though the issue of ascension of Paryaya Peetha and worshipping of famous deity Lord Krishna in Udupi has been resolved, it has raised many questions pertaining to the ...

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What a trip to the doctor would have been like in Roman times

December 9th, 2007 - 2:09 pm ICT by admin -
London, Dec 9 (ANI): Italian archaeologists have shed new light on how doctors practised in Roman times by discovering an ancient doctor's surgery. The medical implements found show that doctors, their surgeries and ...

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Trent University anthropologist reveals lifestyle clues of Inca mummies

November 14th, 2007 - 8:37 am ICT by admin -

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Carnivorous dino tracks from Cretaceous era discovered Down Under

November 14th, 2007 - 2:33 am ICT by admin -

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