Away from home, they keep us safe every Diwali (Feature)
October 23rd, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) In the backdrop of constantly buzzing landlines in the Connaught Place fire control room here, Sharad Tewatia manages to take his wife's call on his ... Read more...
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Apex court slams civic officials for illegal constructions
June 1st, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday slammed the officers of civic agencies across the country for looking the other way while private builders encroach government land, violate ... Read more...
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Nuclear crisis worsens as radiation levels rise above normal in Tokyo
March 15th, 2011 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar 15 (ANI): Japan's nuclear crisis has taken a turn for the worse with nuclear radiation being detected in Tokyo, which is 250 kilometres southwest of a Japanese quake-stricken atomic power ... Read more...
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Japanese PM urges residents near exploded Fukushima reactor to stay ‘indoors’
March 15th, 2011 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar 15 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has urged citizens residing within 30 kilometres of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station to stay indoors after an explosion took place in ... Read more...
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Explosion at Japan’s Fukushima reactor damages its crucial steel containment structure
March 15th, 2011 - 11:53 am ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar 15 (ANI): One of the most seriously troubled reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Japan suffered a setback on Tuesday morning after an explosion took place in ... Read more...
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‘Threadbare’ UK forces can’t sustain even small military intervention
February 26th, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 26 (ANI): Senior British officers have said that the country's forces would struggle to mount even a small scale military intervention because they do not have 'any protection against ... Read more...
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Students’ strike hits medical college hospitals
January 28th, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 28 (IANS) Normal functioning at the five medical college hospitals in Kerala continued to be hit for the fourth day Friday as post-graduate students have struck work, demanding a stipend ... Read more...
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Brazil rains: Death toll rises to 610 (Lead)
January 16th, 2011 - 9:28 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 16 (IANS/EFE) The death toll from the heavy downpour in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro has risen to 610, as the search for victims and survivors ... Read more...
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Death toll in Brazil rains rises to 549
January 16th, 2011 - 7:35 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 16 (IANS/EFE) The death toll from the heavy downpour in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro has risen to 549, as the search for victims and survivors ... Read more...
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Pineapple Express To Bring Rainfall And Strong Winds In California
December 18th, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Dec 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A formation of moisture pipeline originating from Hawaii which is called Pineapple Express is headed towards the western states of USA, say the weather experts. It ... Read more...
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Air India plane stuck on runway, operations hit
October 23rd, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) In yet another near-disaster, an Air India aircraft arriving here from London got stuck off the runway shortly before Friday midnight, airport officials said Saturday.Shortly after vacating the ... Read more...
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Poor global community support to Pak flood victims extraordinary: UN official
August 23rd, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug.23 (ANI): A United Nations official has urged the global community to step up its response to flood-hit Pakistan on an urgent basis.Louis-George Arsenault, Director of Emergency Operations for UNICEF ... Read more...
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G8/G20 summits to be most expensive three days for Canada
May 27th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, May 27 (IANS) The G8 and G20 summits being held here next month will cost Canada a record $1.1 billion - the most expensive 72 hours in the ... Read more...
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Powerful Explosion Rocks Army Base Outside Huntsville, Alabama
May 5th, 2010 - 11:08 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 05 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An explosion that completely destroyed one building, and may have damaged others, rocked a US Army Base just outside Huntsville Alabama at 8:45 this morning (Wednesday). Redstone Arsenal ... Read more...
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Thai government cracks down on protesters
April 10th, 2010 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, April 10 (DPA) The Thai government Saturday launched a crackdown on protesters who have seized sections of the capital for weeks in their bid to pave the way for new ... Read more...
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North Dakota National Guard mobilizes for flood operations
March 16th, 2010 - 1:02 am ICT by BNO News
FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA (BNO NEWS) – The North Dakota National Guard will mobilize soldiers and airmen to begin flood operations for seven of the state’s southeastern counties, the American Forces Press Service ... Read more...
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Ryan Clark Benched In Match Against Broncos On Monday
November 10th, 2009 - 7:50 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Nov. 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Ryan Clark was benched in the game on Monday night against the Broncos. The Pittsburgh Steelers safety had a near fatal moment in the game against ... Read more...
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Doctors strike paralyses work at Chhattisgarh hospital
July 21st, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 21 (IANS) Work at Chhattisgarh's biggest government hospital ground to halt with emergency operations also being put off Tuesday, five days after 250 junior doctors went on an indefinite strike. ... Read more...
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Fresh bird flu scare in Nepal after lull
February 20th, 2009 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Feb 20 (IANS) Less than a fortnight after Nepal's Maoist government said the situation was under control in eastern Nepal, where the first bird flu outbreak was reported last month, fresh ... Read more...
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Pak quake survivors beg for shelter as winter sets in
November 3rd, 2008 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar , Nov 3 (ANI): The quake-hit people in Balochistan are begging for shelter from the Pakistani authorities ahead of the winter season.A strong earthquake of 6.5 magnitude on the Richter ... Read more...
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Number of dead and missing in Myanmar cyclone raised to 138,000
June 24th, 2008 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Yangon, June 24 (DPA) A total of 138,373 people were killed or reported missing when Cyclone Nargis smashed into Myanmar's central coast last month, a joint assessment of the disaster revealed ... Read more...
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Myanmar’s military supremo visits cyclone victims
May 19th, 2008 - 12:40 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Yangon, May 19 (DPA) Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Than Shwe finally visited victims of cyclone Nargis over the weekend, two weeks after the storm struck leaving 133,000 people dead and several ... Read more...
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Aircraft with Pawar, Patel aboard lands with snag
April 11th, 2008 - 9:40 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Senior union ministers Sharad Pawar and Praful Patel faced some scary moments Friday as the Kingfisher Airlines aircraft they were travelling by developed a mid-air snag and ... Read more...
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Bowel cancer screening halves emergency admissions, cuts deaths
December 2nd, 2007 - 12:08 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 2 (ANI): A pilot site has revealed that bowel cancer screening halves emergency admissions for the disease and significantly cuts death rates.The figures refer to tests carried out in Coventry ... Read more...
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