Volkswagen to invest over Rs.700 crore in India
September 6th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) German Volkswagen Group Thursday said it will invest €100 million euro (over Rs.700 crore) in its three Indian subsidiaries, including Volkswagen India, Skoda and Audi ... Read more...
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Powerful quake off Philippines triggers small tsunami
August 31st, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by BNO News
GUIUAN, PHILIPPINES (BNO NEWS) -- A powerful earthquake struck off the eastern coast of the Philippines on Friday evening, prompting a tsunami warning for several countries, seismologists and officials said. A small ... Read more...
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Curiosity makes maiden move on Mars
August 23rd, 2012 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 23 (IANS) Mars rover Curiosity has made its first move on the Red Planet, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) said.Curiosity's maiden drive combined forward, turn and reverse ... Read more...
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Magnitude 6.4 quake hits Argentina, no casualties
May 28th, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 28 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted Santiago del Estero province in northern Argentina early Monday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. No casualties ... Read more...
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Cyclone Thane to cross Tamil Nadu coast Friday morning
December 29th, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 29 (IANS) The severe cyclonic storm Thane is expected to cross the north Tamil Nadu coast between Nagapattinam and Chennai, close to Puducherry early Friday morning, the India ... Read more...
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Coastal Andhra braces for cyclone ‘Thane’ (Lead)
December 28th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 28 (IANS) High tidal waves lashed the coast of Andhra Pradesh Wednesday under the impact of severe cyclonic storm 'Thane' over the Bay of Bengal, the Met Office ... Read more...
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High tidal waves lash Andhra coast
December 28th, 2011 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 28 (IANS) Fear gripped coastal Andhra as high tidal waves lashed the coast under the impact of cyclonic storm 'Thane' which is set to cross the coast between ... Read more...
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Andhra on alert as cyclone ‘Thane’ threatens coast (Lead)
December 27th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 27 (IANS) An alert was sounded along the Andhra coast as a cyclonic storm formation in the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify and hit the coast ... Read more...
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Cyclone threat along Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu coasts
December 27th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 27 (IANS) The south Andhra and north Tamil Nadu coast is facing the threat of a cyclone later in the week with a cyclonic storm formation in the ... Read more...
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Strong quake strikes off eastern Japan, no damage
August 22nd, 2011 - 11:06 pm ICT by BNO News
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Japan on early Monday evening, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The 6.0-magnitude earthquake ... Read more...
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Bermuda cancels tropical storm warning as Gert turns to the northeast
August 16th, 2011 - 1:12 am ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- The Bermuda Weather Service on Monday canceled a tropical storm warning for the British overseas territory after Tropical Storm Gert turned to the north-northeast, earlier than expected.Forecasters at ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake jolts eastern Japan
August 12th, 2011 - 1:55 am ICT by BNO News
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Japan on early Friday morning, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The 6.0-magnitude earthquake ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake rocks Papua New Guinea’s New Britain, no reports of damage
June 16th, 2011 - 11:15 am ICT by BNO News
KANDRIAN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck an island of Papua New Guinea (P.N.G.) on late Thursday morning, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage ... Read more...
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Japan seabed shifted 24 metres after March 11 earthquake
April 7th, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Apr 7(ANI): Last month's 9.0-magnitude earthquake that devastated Japan's northeast has shifted the seabed near the epicentre by 24 metres.The crustal movement on the seabed, measured around 130 kilometers off ... Read more...
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Cyclone Yasi to hit Queensland town
February 2nd, 2011 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Feb 2 (IANS) Cyclone Yasi is about to hit Australia's north Queensland town of Innisfail Wednesday and the damage caused by the storm is expected to be widespread, a media report ... Read more...
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Alert in Andhra as cyclone threatens coast
November 6th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 6 (IANS) Authorities in Andhra Pradesh were on high alert Saturday as a severe cyclone 'Jal' neared the state's coastline from southwest Bay of Bengal.In south coastal districts, authorities began ... Read more...
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Wet Diwali for Bangalore
November 4th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 4 (IANS) It will be a wet Diwali for Bangaloreans as the north-east monsoon is active. The city was drenched Thursday afternoon and the Met department expects rains Friday as ... Read more...
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Orissa lowers alert as cyclone crosses Myanmar coast
October 23rd, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Oct 23 (IANS) Storm warning signals in Orissa were lowered Saturday as the cyclonic storm 'GIRI' moved northwards crossing the Myanmar coast and weakened, officials said here."It moved northeastwards and weakened," ... Read more...
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Hurricane warnings issued as Tropical Storm Paula forms in the northwestern Caribbean
October 12th, 2010 - 4:13 am ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical Storm Paula formed in the northwestern Caribbean on late Monday afternoon, forecasters said, making it the 16th tropical storm of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season.The storm, located ... Read more...
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Godrej Security looking at 75 percent market share in 5 years
October 4th, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 4 (IANS) Godrej Security Solutions (GSS), part of the $3 billion Godrej Group, is targeting a 75 percent market share in the next five years from 70 percent now, a ... Read more...
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Tropical Storm Matthew Gunning for Honduras/Nicaragua, Could Threaten Florida
September 25th, 2010 - 2:30 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to reports from The National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Matthew has strengthened in the Caribbean, in the southwest part of the area.Forecasts which were coming from the ... Read more...
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Hurricane watch issued for northeastern Mexico, Texas coasts as Tropical Storm Hermine strengthens
September 6th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Newly-formed Tropical Storm Hermine will likely reach hurricane status in the next hours before hitting the coast of northeastern Mexico and southern Texas on Monday night, meteorologists said, ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake strikes the Andreanof Islands in Alaska
September 3rd, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by BNO News
ANCHORAGE (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck the Andreanof Islands in Alaska on early Friday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warnings were issued.The 6.3-magnitude earthquake at 2.16 p.m. local time (1116 ... Read more...
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Tropical Storm Fiona Moving Northwest
September 3rd, 2010 - 4:07 am ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Sep 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Early on Wednesday morning, the National Hurricane Center located the Tropical Storm Fiona near latitude of 22.6 degrees north and a longitude of 65.4 degrees west. ... Read more...
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Goa defence shipyard to capitalise on piracy
August 30th, 2010 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 30 (IANS) The Goa Shipyard Limited's (GSL) coffers could be ringing soon as the defence ministry-certified shipyard is seeking to exploit the increasing demand for armed, fast moving patrol vessels ... Read more...
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Stong earthquake hits off the coast of Kamchatka, Russia
July 30th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by BNO News
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, RUSSIA (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Russia on late Friday afternoon, seismologists said, but there were no reports of damage or casualties.The 6.2-magnitude earthquake ... Read more...
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Strong but deep earthquake strikes east of India’s Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal
June 1st, 2010 - 3:39 am ICT by BNO News
ANDAMAN ISLANDS (BNO NEWS) -- A strong but deep earthquake struck east of India's Andaman Islands on early Tuesday, seismologists said.The 6.4-magnitude earthquake at 1.21 a.m. local time (1951 UTC) was centered ... Read more...
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Strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes deep underneath western Brazil
May 24th, 2010 - 11:39 pm ICT by BNO News
SAO PAULO (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck deep underneath western Brazil on Monday morning, seismologists said, but causing no damage or casualties.
The 6.5-magnitude earthquake at 11.18 a.m. local time (1618 ... Read more...
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First tropical storm of Northern Indian Ocean cyclone season captured by NASA
May 19th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 19 (ANI): NASA's Aqua satellite has captured the formation of the first tropical storm of the Northern Indian Ocean cyclone season.Tropical Storm 1B formed in the early morning hours as ... Read more...
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Tropical cyclone forms off India’s east coast
May 18th, 2010 - 5:37 am ICT by BNO News
MADRAS, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- A tropical storm formed in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday, meteorologists said, and it could strike India's east coast by Friday.The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) ... Read more...
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Light 3.9-magnitude earthquake shakes Los Angeles
May 15th, 2010 - 4:02 pm ICT by BNO News
LOS ANGELES (BNO NEWS) -- A light earthquake shook Los Angeles on Friday evening, seismologists said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The 3.9-magnitude earthquake at 8.19 p.m. local time ... Read more...
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Light earthquake rattles southern California
May 14th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by BNO News
OCOTILLO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- A light earthquake rattled southern California on late Thursday, seismologists said, but causing no damage or casualties.The 4.0-magnitude earthquake at 10.11 p.m. local time was centered about ... Read more...
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Moderate earthquakes rattle southern California
May 9th, 2010 - 2:11 am ICT by BNO News
SAN DIEGO (BNO NEWS) -- Two moderate earthquakes shook southern California on late Saturday morning, seismologists said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The first earthquake at 11.33 a.m. local ... Read more...
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Light earthquake rattles southern California
May 6th, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by BNO News
OCOTILLO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- A light earthquake rattled southern California on early Thursday, seismologists said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was centered about 7 miles ... Read more...
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Roadside stall to meeting Obama - Delhi man goes a long way
April 16th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) It's a rags-to-riches story. Sirajuddin Qureshi, who had an humble beginning running a roadside stall in the capital, rose to such heights that he has been ... Read more...
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