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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Oil flow contained - BP stock is slightly up
July 17th, 2010 - 2:16 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, July 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The incessant flow of oil that has been stopped in the Gulf of Mexico’s oilrig seems to be a source of good news for both residents of ... Read more...
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Commonwealth construction debris behind water logging on roads: Delhi CM
July 13th, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jul 13 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday blamed the debris of the ongoing construction work for the Commonwealth Games for causing water logging on the roads in ... Read more...
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Delhi CM pulls up civic agencies over rain-related traffic chaos
July 13th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 13 (ANI): Delhi Chief MiInister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday is reported to have pulled up the city's civic agencies over the rain-related traffic chaos and water-logging.The city has found ... Read more...
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Now Bihar has roads to drive development
July 11th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Rana Ajit
Patna, July 11 (IANS) Octogenarian farmer Madhav Singh is a happy man these days. Though his village Alawalpur is only 12 km away from Bihar's capital, it used to take ... Read more...
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Past post-glacial warming changed North Pacific circulation
July 9th, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 9 (ANI): A new study could provide valuable insights into what drives glacial and interglacial cycles.The article, titled, "Deep Water Formation in the North Pacific during the Last Glacial Termination" ... Read more...
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Erect penis offers insights into giant squid’s mating habits
July 8th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 8 (ANI): Discovery of a male squid with a huge elongated and erect penis has for the first time revealed the mating habits of deep-sea squid.Interestingly, the male squid's sexual ... Read more...
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Heavy rainfall lashes parts of Mumbai
July 3rd, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) Heavy rainfall lashed parts of Mumbai Saturday leading to water logging and traffic jams in some areas.
While the northern suburbs continued to be under a dry spell, heavy ... Read more...
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Life in Kolkata goes haywire after monsoon rains
June 28th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 28 (IANS) Traffic snarls and waterlogging threw normal life out of gear in this West Bengal capital following heavy monsoon rains for over an hour Monday.
Several schools declared a holiday ... Read more...
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Michael R. Bromwich To Lead New Oil Agency
June 22nd, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
June 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A former federal prosecutor was appointed as the director of a government agency that looks after oil and gas development related work and offshore drilling too. ... Read more...
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Kevin Costner’s Dream Machine To Clean BP Oil Spill
June 20th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
June 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Academy Award winning Hollywood actor Kevin Costner announced on Friday, June 18 that his company Ocean Therapy Solutions has signed contract with BP to provide ... Read more...
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Five tourists drown in Orissa pool
June 11th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 11 (IANS) At least five tourists, including three children and a woman, drowned while taking a bath in a sacred pool at a pilgrimage site in Orissa's Mayurbhanj district Friday, ... Read more...
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US President Barack Obama lashes out at BP chief Tony Hayward
June 9th, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
The United States President Barack Obama has lashed out at the CEO of BP - Tony Hayward saying that he would have sacked the BP chief, for his failure in handling the ... Read more...
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Russia, UAE offer help in tackling oil spill
May 11th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have offered their assistance in tackling the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the US Department of State has ... Read more...
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Obama arrives in Louisiana to tour oil spill area
May 3rd, 2010 - 1:58 am ICT by IANS
Louisiana, May 3 (DPA) US President Barack Obama has arrived in the US state of Louisiana to start his tour of a region that is threatened with an ecological disaster thanks ... Read more...
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Guwahati flooded, troopers deployed to rescue residents
April 20th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 20 (IANS) Authorities Tuesday deployed paramilitary troopers to carry out rescue operations in Assam's main city of Guwahati hit by massive flooding, triggered by heavy rains since Sunday.
Troopers of ... Read more...
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SeaWorld trainer injured by killer whale
April 1st, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 1, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Dawn Brancheau who is the trainer at Sea World Orlando had to go through a nightmare. When Orlando was swimming in water one ... Read more...
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Latest extreme sport: Alligator wrestling!
March 11th, 2010 - 4:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 11 (ANI): Wrestling in the US is no more confined to the ring - fighters are now trying their might against the strength of alligators in a pool.Florida's Freestyle Alligator ... Read more...
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J-K Government deploys ‘Finnish machines’ to clean Dal Lake
March 6th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Mar 6 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Government has deployed two state-of-the-art 'Finnish machines' to clean the over polluted Dal Lake.Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) officials along with engineers from ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh accident toll rises to 24
February 9th, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 9 (IANS) The death toll in Monday's accident where a tractor-trolley skidded off a road and fell into a deep, water-filled ditch in Uttar Pradesh, rose to 24 Tuesday, police ... Read more...
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18 killed in Uttar Pradesh accident
February 9th, 2010 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 8 (IANS) Ten children were among 18 people killed when a tractor-trolley in which they were travelling skidded off the road and fell into a deep, water-filled ditch in Uttar ... Read more...
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Teen fights a shark with her body board
February 3rd, 2010 - 1:26 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Wellington, Feb 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A teenager in New Zealand didn’t get scared when a shark attacked her. She bashed the shark with her body board, until the shark let her go ... Read more...
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3 Chilean kids survive 16 hours at sea on makeshift raft
January 26th, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Santiago, Jan 26 (IANS/EFE) Three children were rescued in southern Chile after floating at sea for at least 16 hours on a polystyrene panel that was swept into deep water as they ... Read more...
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Reliance discovers more gas in Krishna basin
December 22nd, 2009 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Reliance Industries has struck gas for the third successive time at its exploration block in the Krishna Godavari (KG) basin, the company said Tuesday.
RIL holds a 90 ... Read more...
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Brit kids banned from paddling in water during school trips!
November 7th, 2009 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 7 (ANI): Brit kids have been banned from paddling in water during school trips under new health and safety guidelines.The students have been told they are not to wade into ... Read more...
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ASI denies stone slabs falling from Konark temple
October 12th, 2009 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Oct 12 (IANS) After reports of a stone slab falling from the world-renowned Sun Temple of Konark in Orissa, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Monday rejected the report as "baseless" ... Read more...
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Bad boy Salman Khan rescues Kareena Kapoor
October 12th, 2009 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) So far we've heard horror stories of Salman Khan's misbehaviour with his leading ladies. But Kareena Kapoor has a different story to tell."Salman ... Read more...
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Salman Rescues Kareena
October 12th, 2009 - 1:00 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Subhash K JhaSo far we've only heard horror stories of Salman's misbehaviour with his leading and misleading ladies.But Kareena Kapoor has a different story to tell.Says Kareena, "Salman has always ... Read more...
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MPs, legislators also hit by Andhra floods
October 2nd, 2009 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 2 (IANS) It is not just the common man who is trapped in the flood waters in Andhra Pradesh but MPs, state legislators and other public representatives too are hit ... Read more...
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Samir Aftab risks life for work
September 11th, 2009 - 11:54 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Samir Aftab, who was last seen in Shadow, is all busy wrapping up shoots for Krantiveer- The Revolution. But Bangkok shooting didn't go too well with Samir it seems.
Samir and Jahan ... Read more...
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Five girls killed, 30 injured in Delhi school stampede (Second Lead)
September 10th, 2009 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Five girl students were killed and at least 30 injured Thursday morning in a stampede in a school in the capital sparked by rumours that electric current ... Read more...
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