First Tata-made Sikorsky S-92 helicopter airframe flies (With Images)
August 20th, 2012 - 9:54 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 20 (IANS) The first Sikorsky S-92 - a large, twin-engine helicopter that can be used for both civil and military purposes - with a Made-in-India airframe is now ... Read more...
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Presidential polls: Ballot boxes to reach Delhi by Friday
July 19th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) With the voting in the presidential poll over Thursday, the ballot boxes from 29 states and union territories will travel by air, rail or road ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Death toll mounts in Vizag steel plant blast
June 14th, 2012 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 14 (IANS) The death toll in Wednesday's explosion in Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) rose to 11 with two of the injured succumbing Thursday.Two workers who were critically injured ... Read more...
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15 killed in fire at Vizag Steel Plant (Lead)
June 14th, 2012 - 1:34 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 14 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and 20 others injured in a major fire that broke out at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant Wednesday night, witnesses said.The ... Read more...
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Travelator to make Shirdi Sai Baba temple visit hassle-free
November 9th, 2011 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Shirdi (Maharashtra), Nov 9 (IANS) For the first time in India, the famous Sai Baba temple in Shirdi is planning to install travelators, or moving walkways like the ones at ... Read more...
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Day after blast, terror stalks Chhattisgarh miners
June 27th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kirandul (Chhattisgarh), June 27 (IANS) Hundreds of men lining up for work on a Monday morning... a day after a blast killed four policemen, it appeared to be business ... Read more...
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Designer turns escalator into ‘Sushi-lator’
December 27th, 2010 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) The escalator has travelled either up or down and in a straight line for more than a century that it has been in use. But a revolutionary new ... Read more...
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Warning of rising seas alarmist and wrong
December 6th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 6 (IANS) Predictions that global warming could cause sea levels to rise by six feet in the next century are alarmist and wrong.The forecast made by the influential 2007 Intergovernmental ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Video of topless young boy resisting pat down at US airport sparks outrage
November 23rd, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 23 (ANI): Video footage of a topless young boy resisting a pat down at a US airport has sparked outrage and it was viewed on YouTube nearly one million times.Luke ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Man held at Malaysian airport with 100 live reptiles in his bag
August 31st, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Authorities at the Malaysia airport were dismayed when they came across 100 live reptiles in the bag of a man who has already been found guilty ... Read more...
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Now, solar-power ‘Seaswarm’ robots to clean up Gulf oil spill in 30 days
August 28th, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 28 (ANI): Scientists may bring in a swarm of solar-powered robots to clean up the Gulf oil spill in a record time of 30 days.The robots, named 'Seaswarm', are being ... Read more...
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Changes in sun’s conveyor belt could be behind prolonged solar cycle
August 4th, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 4 (ANI): Changes in the Sun's conveyor belt could have caused the prolonged solar cycle 23, which ended recently.The Sun goes through cycles lasting approximately 11 years that include phases ... Read more...
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Sabarimala temple averse to suggestion on widening steps, door
July 17th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Sanu George
Sabarimala (Kerala), July 17 (IANS) A fresh controversy has broken out in Kerala's famed Sabarimala temple, this time over a court suggestion to consider widening of the temple's 18 holy ... Read more...
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Chris Jericho Reaches New Heights With “Downfall”
June 23rd, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Los Angeles, June 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) You might have seen him throwing punches and kicks in the ring against his opponents but this time Chris Jericho will be standing on ... Read more...
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Gulf Tragedy: Oil May Reach Loop Current Within 24 Hours
May 4th, 2010 - 2:52 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists say that the Gulf's tragic oil spill could reach what is called the 'Loop Current' within the next day. This would take parts of the oil slick ... Read more...
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Lafarge denies mining in Meghalaya despite court ban
March 20th, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, March 20 (IANS) Lafarge Umiam Mining Private Limited (LUMPL), a subsidiary of French firm Lafarge, Saturday dismissed a civil society group's allegations that the company was ignoring the Supreme Court's stay ... Read more...
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New oil-and-water ’self-assembly’ approach to quickly create electronic devices
January 13th, 2010 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 13 (ANI): Using a simple property that oil and water-based liquids do not mix, researchers have demonstrated a simple, cheap way to create self-assembling electronic devices.Crucially, the approach could allow ... Read more...
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Bering Strait influenced ice age climate patterns worldwide 100,000 years ago
January 11th, 2010 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 11 (ANI): A new study has shown that water levels in the Bering Strait helped drive global climate patterns during ice age episodes dating back more than 100,000 years.The international ... Read more...
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‘Conveyor Belt Of Love’ Is The New Speed Dating Show On ABC
January 6th, 2010 - 8:55 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The new dating show on ABC 'Conveyor Belt Of Love' has caught the fancy of the people. The reality show which promises to entertain people sufficiently, ... Read more...
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ABC’s New Speed Dating Show “Conveyor Belt Of Love” Premieres On Monday
January 5th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Jan 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) ABC Network has started the new year with a bang with an array of dating reality shows, that is all set to make viewers feel that ... Read more...
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Maoist explode bomb in SAIL mine in Orissa
November 20th, 2009 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI
Meghatpu (Orissa), Nov 20 (ANI): Maoist activists on Friday exploded a bomb in a Steel Authority of India (SAIL) mine here on Friday.The rebels reportedly also planted another bomb at Kiribur mine ... Read more...
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Wal-Mart arrest could head to trial
November 17th, 2009 - 2:04 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
St. Louis, Nov 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Heather Ellis switched checkout lines at a southeast Missouri Wal-Mart store three years ago and it simply changed her life. That day a dispute began that ... Read more...
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Two die as China-bound ferry collides with barge
November 6th, 2009 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, Nov 6 (DPA) Two people died after a barge collided with a ferry travelling between Hong Kong and China, news reports said Friday.
The two dead, believed to be Dutch tourists, ... Read more...
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Bigg Boss 3, Episode 22 - Sheryl & Vindu nominated
October 27th, 2009 - 12:06 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mumbai, Oct 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Today was the Nomination Monday and there was lot of speculation in the house, over it. Everybody thought that Ismail Durbar would get nominated as he ... Read more...
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Hot weather, strong alcohol, melting ice creams top bizarre holiday complaints list!
September 17th, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 17 (ANI): Hot weather, strong alcohol and melting ice creams have topped a list of bizarre holiday complaints received from British holidaymakers in the last year by an online travel ... Read more...
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Suniel Shetty’s costumes stolen in South Africa, officials perturbed
July 27th, 2009 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Hassen
Johannesburg, July 27 (IANS) Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty has claimed that costumes for a film he is currently shooting in Durban were stolen and hinted that it could be ... Read more...
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‘Motion picture’ of past warming paves way for snapshots of future climate change
July 17th, 2009 - 3:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 17 (ANI): By accurately modeling Earth's last major global warming and answering pressing questions about its causes, a team of scientists is unraveling the intricacies of the kind of abrupt ... Read more...
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Biggest Arctic glacier on verge of losing Manhattan-sized ‘tongue’
July 15th, 2009 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 15 (ANI): Reports indicate that the biggest glacier in the Arctic is on the verge of losing a chunk of ice the size of Manhattan.According to a report in New ... Read more...
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Scientists uncover surprising new pathway for North Atlantic circulation
May 14th, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 14 (ANI): A new study has shown that much of the southward flow of cold water from the Labrador Sea moves not along the deep western boundary current, but along ... Read more...
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New domestic terminal building inaugurated at Surat
February 27th, 2009 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
Surat, Feb 27 (ANI): The new domestic terminal building was inaugurated at Surat today.
The new domestic terminal building has an area of 8474 square metre and is a glass and steel ... Read more...
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Saturns moon Enceladus may be more dynamic than previously believed
December 16th, 2008 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 16 (ANI): Latest flybys of Saturns moon Enceladus made by NASAs Cassini spacecraft have provided more evidence of an active world, with ongoing changes spotted on and around the ... Read more...
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CO2 removing mechanism resumes in North Atlantic Ocean after a decade
December 1st, 2008 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 1 (ANI): Scientists have determined that due to a dramatic loss of sea-ice in the Arctic during the summer of 2007, convective mixing in the North Atlantic Ocean, a ... Read more...
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Why brain’’s ability to process information diminishes with age
September 3rd, 2008 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 3 (ANI): Scientists have found how brain''s ability to process information diminishes with age and have also shown that this break down is responsible for the decreased ability to ... Read more...
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Soon, automatic baggage checking at Delhi airport
June 18th, 2008 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Indian capital's Indira Gandhi International Airport has begun trial runs for an 'inline baggage system' that would not only enable baggage to get checked and assigned ... Read more...
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Neyveli Lignite workers to continue strike
June 10th, 2008 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 10 (IANS) The conciliation talks held here between Neyveli Lignite Corp Ltd (NLC) and its striking contract workers broke down Tuesday as the labourers were steadfast on their demands - ... Read more...
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