Private capsule to launch cargo to space station
September 21st, 2012 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 21 (IANS) A private capsule is scheduled to fly to the International Space Station on a cargo mission Oct 7, US space agency NASA announced.
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Reliance unit launches subsea cable service in Iraq
July 2nd, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Reliance Globalcom, a unit of Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group, Monday said it has launched a subsea cable service in Iraq that will substantially increase the war-ravaged ... Read more...
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First commercial spacecraft docks with space station
May 26th, 2012 - 4:18 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 26 (IANS) Private American spaceflight company SpaceX's unmanned capsule docked with the International Space Station (ISS) Friday, becoming the first commercial spacecraft to have reached the orbital outpost, ... Read more...
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NASA hails new era in space
May 23rd, 2012 - 5:59 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 23 (IANS) NASA head Charles Bolden has hailed a "new era" in exploration after the launch of the first cargo delivery to the space station Tuesday by a ... Read more...
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US hypersonic weapons threat to Russia: Minister
May 11th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US research into hypersonic weapons, which Washington aims to complete by 2015, represents an especially serious threat to Russia, acting Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin ... Read more...
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Five books published in India on Commonwealth shortlist
April 26th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Indian publishing is carving a formidable space for itself on the Commonwealth Book Prize list for 2012 with five titles published in the country on ... Read more...
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Dunlop India suspends operations at Chennai plant
February 22nd, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 22 (IANS) Tyre maker Dunlop India has suspended operations at its plant here citing labour unrest.In a statement to the Bombay Stock Exchange, the Rs.174 crore turnover company ... Read more...
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Northeeast trade forum wants Sumo wrestling in Olympics
February 15th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 15 (IANS) Indian state Assam is soon to join the league of countries demanding inclusion of Sumo wrestling in the Olympic Games.A leading trade forum based in ... Read more...
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Investors were duped by Citigroup’s risky investments: Report
December 13th, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 13 (IANS) Several executives of Indian American chief executive Vikram Pandit led Citigroup were in open insurrection against top management over risky, speculative investments that failed in spectacular ... Read more...
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NFL Scores 2011: Week 3
September 26th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sept 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Going into their third week game, the Ravens and the Rams had everything to play for because they had both lost their two previous games. The ... Read more...
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Soon, Twitter and Facebook will be available on your cars!
April 10th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, April 10 (ANI): Car owners could soon upgrade the software systems on their car, upload apps and even interact with social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook.The basis for ... Read more...
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World’s most powerful rocket to blast off in 2013
April 6th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, April 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The world’s most powerful rocket is expected to blast into space by late 2013. The rocket, Falcon 9-Heavy, has twice the capacity of its predecessor.The rocket ... Read more...
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SpaceX unveils plans for world’s most powerful rocket
April 6th, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 6 (ANI): Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), an American space transport company, has unveiled plans for a new rocket that it says will be the world's most powerful.The California-based firm, ... Read more...
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US citizen held in Pakistan on ‘illegal stay’ charges released on bail
March 8th, 2011 - 11:53 am ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Mar 8(ANI): The bail plea of US national Aaron Mark DeHaven, who was arrested in Peshawar for overstaying his visa validity period and sent to jail on a 14-day judicial remand ... Read more...
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Global warming 300mn years ago ‘triggered the arrival of the dinos’
November 30th, 2010 - 11:32 am ICT by ANI
London, Nov 30 (ANI): Scientists have revealed that global warming devastated tropical rainforests 300 million years ago, which triggered an evolutionary burst among reptiles -- and inadvertently paved the way for the ... Read more...
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Family Of Balloon Boy Moves To Florida
September 5th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Fort Collins, Colorado, Sep 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The family of the 6-year-old boy Falcon Heene who was at the center of the balloon boy hoax have left there house in ... Read more...
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‘2010 PREDATORS’ are ‘Ipod versions’ - Robert Rodriguez
August 3rd, 2010 - 11:53 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 3, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Predator fans who loved the monster in the original 1987 are in for a treat as the 2010 sequel by Robert Rodriguez will have different types ... Read more...
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Japanese scientists identify ‘minute particles’ aboard Hayabusa space probe
July 5th, 2010 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 5 (ANI): Japan's space agency claims to have identified "minute particles" of what may be asteroid dust collected by the probe Hayabusa. "We started the process of opening the sample ... Read more...
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Falcon Tyres to pump in Rs.850 crore in two units
June 16th, 2010 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 15 (IANS) Ruia Group-owned Falcon Tyres is pumping in Rs.850 crore for setting up a new unit in Uttarakhand and expanding capacity at its Mysore plant for manufacturing two-wheeler and ... Read more...
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Capello’s secret weapon for WC success: a 230mph falcon named ‘Victoria’ Beckham
June 10th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 10 (ANI): To make sure the England team's training pitches remain safe from pests, coach Fabio Capello's secret weapon is a 230mph falcon.The bird is named Victoria after ... Read more...
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US Rocket Launch Mistaken As UFO In Australia!
June 6th, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Sydney, June 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The much awaited launch of the Falcon9 rocket was successful but it triggered UFO rumor in Australia.The Australians found a bright and spiraling light ... Read more...
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Bright spiralling light spotted in sky Down Under rocket, not UFO
June 6th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 6 (ANI): A Sydney astronomer has said that a bright spiralling light spotted in the sky over eastern Australia, believed to be a UFO, was probably a rocket.People in Victoria, ... Read more...
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Balloon boy’s dad heads to jail
January 12th, 2010 - 3:53 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 12 (DPA) The father who triggered a massive alert after falsely claiming his six-year-old son was adrift in an experimental helium balloon headed to jail Monday to serve a ... Read more...
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Kathy Griffin now won’t be allowed at the CNN’s New Year eve show
January 6th, 2010 - 3:21 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, Jan 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The foul-mouthed Kathy Griffin won’t be allowed back on CNN’s New Year’s Eve show after two consecutive years of profanity-laced jokes, AOL.com’s PopEater blog reported ... Read more...
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Kathy Griffin Goes Haywire As She Drops The “F-Bomb” On CNN’s New Year Special
January 1st, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) New Years Eve is a time to celebrate and everyone wants it to be a memorable event. No one wants a goof up in shows while ... Read more...
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Colorado Balloon Boy’s parents given jail sentences
December 24th, 2009 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 24 (ANI): Richard and Mayumi Heene, the parents of the Colorado Balloon Boy, have been handed jail sentences.The couple had wrongly informed the authorities and the media that their six-year-old ... Read more...
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Colorado Balloon boy’s parents pleads guilty
November 14th, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 14 (ANI): The parents of the Colorado Balloon boy, who was mistakenly thought to have floated off in a balloon only to be later found hiding at his own house, ... Read more...
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Jabari Greer Scores Touchdown, Wraps Up Match
November 3rd, 2009 - 7:13 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Nov. 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Jaberi Greer's performance against the Falcon's went a long way in saying that he is bent on taking his team on a winning spree. He performed ... Read more...
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Mum “admits” Balloon Boy incident “a hoax”
October 24th, 2009 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 24 (ANI): The mum of a six-year-old American boy once feared missing inside a runaway helium balloon has apparently admitted to investigators that the whole episode was a hoax and ... Read more...
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Falcon Heene ‘Balloon Boy’ is a big hoax
October 23rd, 2009 - 2:15 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Colorado, Oct 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Falcon Heene ‘the balloon boy’ is literally in the eye of a storm. His fame hungry parents have thrust him into the limelight with their infamous Balloon ... Read more...
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Charges likely against Balloon Boy parents Richard & Mayumi Heene
October 20th, 2009 - 2:28 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Colorado, Oct 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The publicity hungry parents of the Balloon Boy, Richard and Mayumi Heene are likely to face charges on several counts.Mayumi Heene is married to Richard Heene, ... Read more...
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Charges likely against Balloon Boy’s father Richard Heene
October 20th, 2009 - 12:38 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Colorado, Oct 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The flight of a home-made helium balloon that touched off a frantic and a wide-spread rescue attempt for the young boy thought to be on board ... Read more...
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Parents Of Balloon Boy Likely To Face Criminal Charges
October 19th, 2009 - 8:15 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Colorado, Oct 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Colorado sky witnessed a bizarre incident late last week when a helium balloon floated across, supposedly carrying a 6-year old boy. The balloon was ... Read more...
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Colorado Sheriff confirms balloon boy incident was hoax
October 19th, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 19 (ANI): Authorities in Colorado have confirmed the balloon boy incident was a hoax.A couple of weeks earlier, 6-year-old Falcon Heene's parents, Richard and Mayumi had raised alarm that the ... Read more...
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Balloon Boy’s Father Puts End To Son’s Misery
October 18th, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Oct 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Richard Heene, father of the infamous 'balloon boy' Falcon Heene, the boy who created international furor by disappearing for hours, attempted to put an end to ... Read more...
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