60 percent supply restored after major power breakdown
July 30th, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Nearly 60 percent of electricity supply has been restored, Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said Monday after a major breakdown in Northern Grid plunged seven states, ... Read more...
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Power supply hit in north India
July 30th, 2012 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Power supply in seven states across north India was hit early Monday following a breakdown in the Northern Grid, an official said.Apart from ... Read more...
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Crackdown against unruly mobikers in Srinagar
June 5th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 5 (IANS) Alarmed by unruly mobike riders zooming through the streets of Srinagar at break-neck speeds, the traffic department Tuesday launched a crackdown against them.Throwing traffic safety rules ... Read more...
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16 die in Uttar Pradesh bus tragedy (Lead)
May 19th, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 19 (IANS) At least 16 people returning from a religious congregation were killed and over a dozen injured when a private bus in which they were travelling rammed ... Read more...
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Type 2 diabetes rising among kids: Experts
November 11th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 11 (IANS) Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the illness, is on the rise among children under 15-years-old, with altered lifestyles and bad food habits increasing ... Read more...
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Blast at Kashmir scrap dealer’s home, one killed
June 7th, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 7 (IANS) One person was killed and two injured in a powerful explosion at the home of a scrap dealer in Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday afternoon, police said.The ... Read more...
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New Oz captain Clarke hoping to earn respect of his doubters
March 31st, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 31(ANI): New Australian skipper Michael Clarke accepts that he has never been the most popular player among his country's cricket fans, but believes he can win over his doubters.Clarke was ... Read more...
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Delhi shelter homes uninhabitable; over 1,800 children flee: RTI data
January 19th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Azera Rahman
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) They were rescued from a difficult life of living on the streets or from the clutches of employers forcing them into labour and sent to ... Read more...
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3 Dead In Tucson Plane Crash
July 29th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Tucson, July 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Wednesday at around 1:45 p.m. (local time), the AS350 B3 Eurocopter, a medical helicopter, crashed on a Tucson street claiming the lives of all ... Read more...
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Arjun Singh maintains silence on Anderson issue
June 11th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Even as Congress leader Arjun Singh is being increasingly blamed for the release of former Union Carbide Corp chief Warren Anderson in 1984, the then Madhya ... Read more...
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Andrew Koppel, Son Of Ted Koppel Dies After Drinking Binge
June 5th, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
New York, June 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Andrew Koppel, the son of the former ABC host Ted Koppel died on early Monday after his night long bar hopping escapade with a ... Read more...
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AEI Says Goodbye To David Frum, Reasons Unknown
March 27th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri DeyWashington, Mar 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) David Frum was fired from his post on Wednesday. He was ousted of his job a day after he was harshly called the "media's go-to ... Read more...
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Stillbirth risk increases fourfold in IVF mums: Study
February 24th, 2010 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 24 (ANI): A new study has revealed that women undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF) are four times more likely to have a stillborn baby than those getting pregnant naturally or ... Read more...
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Bangalore’s swine flu toll rises to 36
September 7th, 2009 - 11:11 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 7 (IANS) Two more swine flu deaths were reported from Bangalore, taking the toll to 36 in the city and 43 in Karnataka, health officials said Monday. The two latest ... Read more...
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How humans can help save critically endangered waterbird from extinction
July 27th, 2009 - 3:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 27 (ANI): Humans can help in saving the world's most threatened bird species, called the white-shouldered ibis or waterbirds, from extinction, according to new findings by the University of East ... Read more...
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Human impact could save endangered bird
July 27th, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) Human impact on one of the world's most threatened bird species could save it from extinction, says a new study.
The study by University of East Anglia (UEA) ... Read more...
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BJP accepts verdict, performance far below expectations: Jaitley (Lead)
May 16th, 2009 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Conceding that the people's mandate was in favour of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), archrival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday said the results were "far ... Read more...
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Gujarat health department starts probing typhoid spread
March 17th, 2009 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 17 (IANS) Gujarat's state health department Tuesday began investigating the causes behind the rising number of typhoid cases among children in the villages of Bavla, Kherala and Bhayla on the ... Read more...
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Amy Winehouse may face legal action after Paris festival exit
August 31st, 2008 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 31 (ANI): Amy Winehouse may face legal charges for pulling out of a concert in Paris hours before she was due to headline it.The organisers of the show are ... Read more...
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Amy Winehouse in legal trouble
August 31st, 2008 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 31 (IANS) The organisers of a French music festival are threatening legal action against troubled singer Amy Winehouse after she pulled out of the event at the eleventh hour saying ... Read more...
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Tiger, Nicklaus may not have best advice, when it comes to putting
July 15th, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 15 (ANI): A new study has shown that golfers who take the advice of instructors to keep their heads perfectly still while putting may be hampering their game.
Tim ... Read more...
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KPS Gill brushes aside his resignation demand
March 10th, 2008 - 7:20 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Mar 10 (ANI): In the wake of India's unprecedented failure to qualify for the Olympics, under-fire Indian Hockey Fedaration (IHF) chief KPS Gill on Monday renounced the thought of his ... Read more...
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Elective caesareans raise babies breathing problems risk fourfold
December 12th, 2007 - 1:19 pm ICT by admin
London, Dec 12 (ANI): A study has revealed that babies delivered by elective caesarean section around term face up to four times the risk of breathing problems as compared with babies delivered ... Read more...
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