Tamil Nadu to upgrade Nagapattinam port under PPP model
January 20th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 20 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government will upgrade the Nagapattinam port as an all-weather, deep-water greenfield port at an outlay of Rs.380 crore under the public-private-partnership (PPP) model.A ... Read more...
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Typhoon Nesat kills 31 in Philippines
September 28th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Sep 28 (IANS) Typhoon Nesat that exited the Philippines Wednesday left at least 31 people dead, displaced over 60,000 families and damaged infrastructure and crops worth over $22 million, ... Read more...
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Heavy rains hit Delhi again (Lead)
September 16th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) A day after torrential downpour crippled the city, heavy rains again lashed the capital Friday, flooding many roads and causing traffic jams.The Met office has ... Read more...
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Rains lash parts of Delhi, more showers likely (Lead)
July 27th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) A day after Delhi recorded its wettest day of the season, heavy showers lashed the capital once again Wednesday -- bringing down temperature and causing ... Read more...
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Government gives nod for Reliance Industries-BP deal
July 22nd, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The central government Friday gave its go-ahead to global energy major BP buying 30 percent stake in some of the oil and gas blocks held ... Read more...
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Kashmir’s historic town soon to be history!
July 10th, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 10 (IANS) Pul Doda, the highway town that has connected tourist hubs in Jammu and Kashmir for many years, will soon disappear from the state's map as the ... Read more...
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New paddy variety for deepwater areas developed
April 16th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 16 (IANS) Scientists in Orissa Saturday claimed to have developed a new paddy variety for India's deepwater and rain-fed lowland areas that are handicapped by the absence of ... Read more...
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US terms reports of BP resuming Gulf of Mexico drilling as ‘misconception’
April 5th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 5(ANI): US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has rejected claims that British petroleum giant BP has reached an agreement to restart drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico.Media reports have ... Read more...
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Brazilian firm to invest $9 bn in projects around the world
March 14th, 2011 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
Brasilia, March 14 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian mining giant Vale plans to invest $9 billion in about a dozen countries around the world through 2014, the O Globo newspaper reported, citing company ... Read more...
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Some sharks follow ‘mental map’ to navigate seas
March 10th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 10 (ANI): A new study has shown that some shark species are able to navigate to specific locations up to 50km away.Re-analysing tracking data from tagged sharks, ecologists found that ... Read more...
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Some sharks navigate to specific locations up to 50km away: Study
March 2nd, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 02 (ANI): A new study has shown that some shark species are able to navigate to specific locations up to 50km away.Re-analysing tracking data from tagged sharks, ecologists found that ... Read more...
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BP announces $7.2 billion partnership in India
February 21st, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- BP on Monday announced a historic oil and gas transformational partnership with India's Reliance Industries Limited valued at $7.2 billion.Under the terms of the agreement, BP will take ... Read more...
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Gulf spill study shows long-term toxic effect of dispersants
January 27th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 27 (ANI): A new study from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution examines the impact the deep-water residue of oil and dispersant-which some say has its own toxic effects-might have had ... Read more...
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HMS Ambush: Biggest ever nuclear submarine in the UK Navy
December 15th, 2010 - 12:16 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Dec 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The United Kingdom Navy has announced that it is set to launch its biggest nuclear submarine ever.The submarine is dubbed HMS Ambush. It is a massive 291 ... Read more...
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Navy, Air Force conduct joint training exercise in Visakhapatnam
November 26th, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by ANI
Visakhapatnam, Nov.26 (ANI): The Navy and the Air Force jointly conducted a training exercise here on Friday with the aim of strengthening the unified command of the Indian defence services.The objective of ... Read more...
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Devotees worship Sun god on Chhath Puja day
November 13th, 2010 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
Allahabad/Patna, Nov.13 (ANI): Scores of devotees gathered at the riverbanks on Saturday morning to worship the Sun god on the occasion of Chhath Puja.Women performed religious rituals and presented offerings to ... Read more...
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Julian Assange Leading A Secretive life?
October 25th, 2010 - 2:07 am ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Oct 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Julian Assange, the founder and head of WikiLeaks, the famous whistle blower website has been living a secretive life that resembles the lives of high profile ... Read more...
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New oil blocks up for auction with no more tax breaks
October 15th, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) India Friday launched the ninth round of auction of its hydrocarbon assets for 34 blocks, including eight deep water ones, but removed the tax exemptions given to ... Read more...
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US Federal Government Imposes New Rules On Offshore Drilling
October 1st, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Oct 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS)The US federal government imposed some new rules in Thursday which makes offshore drilling safer. It, however, maintained that it is not ready to lift the ... Read more...
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Heavy downpour wreaks havoc in Rajouri
September 25th, 2010 - 12:12 pm ICT by ANI
Rajouri, Sep 25 (ANI): Incessant rainfall has damaged scores of houses in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri District, thereby crippling normal life and creating havoc in the picturesque region.The concerned authorities on Friday ... Read more...
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Delhi’s own Venice? It’s sewage and stinks
September 24th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhulika Sonkar
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) North Delhi could well be likened Friday to Italy's Venice where boats ply -- but for the disturbing fact that these parts of the ... Read more...
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Tibetan market opens after flooding, but still deserted
September 15th, 2010 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Sugandha Pathak
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The normally busy Tibetan market in northeast Delhi bustling with college students looking to buy things at dirt cheap prices was deserted Wednesday. After a ... Read more...
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Rains force people to live on rooftops
September 14th, 2010 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
By Sugandha Pathak
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Heavy rains in Delhi have forced people living in the low-lying areas to seek shelter on terraces and pavements. Thousands in the Yamuna Bazaar area ... Read more...
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Rains submerge Delhi crematorium
September 12th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Even the dead were not spared as Nigambodh Ghat - one of the biggest cremation grounds in the city - was flooded after heavy rains lashed the ... Read more...
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Rains hit Delhi hard, roads flooded (Lead)
September 12th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Roads were flooded, traffic went out of gear and normal life was hit in the national capital as heavy rains continued to pour since early Sunday morning. ... Read more...
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Susan Boyle’s Singing Debut Was Digitally Enhanced?
August 27th, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Aug 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Susan Boyle the singing sensation who shot to fame with Britain's Got Talent is now facing controversy that has left her as well as the X ... Read more...
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Heavy rains affect normal life of Delhiites on festive day
August 24th, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by ANI
By Shreenarayan JhaNew Delhi, Aug. 24 (ANI): Heavy downpour on Tuesday morning affected general life in different parts of the capital.At various places, water logging added to the woes of people as ... Read more...
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Rains lash parched Bihar
August 24th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 24 (IANS) Rains continued to lash Bihar's capital Patna and other parts for the fourth day Tuesday giving relief to people hit by scanty rainfall this year, even as Met ... Read more...
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Rains cool Delhi, Yamuna flows above danger mark (Lead)
August 22nd, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The capital experienced a pleasant evening Sunday as the temperature dipped three notches below the average following rains during the day that led to traffic jams and ... Read more...
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Delhi hit by season’s heaviest rains, traffic jams strand commuters
August 20th, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.20 (ANI): Commuters in national capital New Delhi continued to face the impact of this season's heaviest downpour, with a majority wading through knee-deep water or being stranded in traffic ... Read more...
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Heavy rains inundated Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad
August 10th, 2010 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
Ahmedabad, Aug 10 (ANI): International cricket venue Sardar Patel stadium at Motera here was inundated with over six feet deep water logged in it following heavy rains in the last two days.Speaking ... Read more...
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Six teenagers drown in US
August 4th, 2010 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 4 (DPA) Six teenagers trying to cool off in the hot, humid summer of the Deep South drowned in a swimming accident on a river in Louisiana.
The youths, ages 13 ... Read more...
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Floodwaters continue to ravage Punjab
July 26th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
By SarabjeetFerozepur (Punjab), July 26 (ANI): Floodwaters continue to wreak havoc across Punjab.The DRD Nath post of Border Security Force (BSF) in Punjab's Ferozepur District has been submerged by floodwaters, after several ... Read more...
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Heavy rains cripple Lucknow
July 19th, 2010 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 19 (IANS) The season's first heavy downpour Monday left this Uttar Pradesh capital nearly inundated and threw life out of gear, with traffic snarls reported from across the city.
The traffic ... Read more...
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Aqua-Zorbing introduced in Andhra Pradesh
July 19th, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, July 19 (ANI): The adventure sport of aqua-zorbing has been introduced for the first time at a children's park in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.Originating in New Zealand in the twentieth century, ... Read more...
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