Punjab, Haryana slightly warmer Thursday
December 29th, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 29 (IANS) Most parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh were slightly warmer Thursday with the minimum and maximum temperatures showing increase over temperatures recorded Wednesday.Chandigarh recorded a minimum ... Read more...
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Fog affects 47 trains (Lead)
December 29th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) A thick layer of fog enveloping the capital Thursday morning hit hard rail traffic with 32 trains cancelled and 15 delayed. Air traffic, however, remained ... Read more...
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Amritsar continues to shiver, records minus 1.4 temperature
December 28th, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 28 (IANS) The cold wave in Punjab's Amritsar city continued Wednesday with the city recording a low of minus 1.4 degrees Celsius, four degrees below normal, officials at ... Read more...
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Coldest Christmas in five years in Delhi
December 25th, 2011 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) It was the coldest Christmas in the capital in the last five years with the minimum temperature Sunday dropping to 2.9 degrees, five notches below ... Read more...
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Amritsar shivers at 0.4 degrees, Hisar at 1.5
December 23rd, 2011 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 23 (IANS) The minimum temperatures dropped sharply in various parts of Punjab and Haryana Friday with Amritsar recording a low of 0.4 degrees Celsius, four degrees below average.In ... Read more...
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Foggy, chilly morning in Delhi
December 23rd, 2011 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) A thick layer of fog enveloped the capital early Friday with the minimum temperature settling two notches above average at 6.1 degrees Celsius. The Met ... Read more...
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Chilly morning in Delhi, sunny day ahead
December 22nd, 2011 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Delhiites woke up to a foggy and chilly Thursday morning with the minimum temperature settling two notches below average at six degrees Celsius. The Met ... Read more...
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Fog disrupts train services in Delhi, flights unaffected (Lead)
December 21st, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) A fog blanket over large parts of northern India hit railway traffic, delaying 50 trains, but air traffic was largely unaffected."There is a heavy backlog ... Read more...
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Giant tsunami-shaped clouds spotted in Alabama
December 21st, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Birmingham, Ala., Dec 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Residents in Birmingham, Alabama woke up to a rare phenomenal on the sky on Friday (the 16th of December 2011). Several calls were sent to the ... Read more...
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A pleasant Wednesday in the Capital (Lead)
December 21st, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The national capital witnessed a pleasant day Wednesday with the maximum temperature recorded one notch above average at 23 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department ... Read more...
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Delhi airport gears to tackle foggy winter
December 20th, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) With Delhi airport likely to be fogged out for the next two months, the airport authorities have made special provisions to look after passengers, including ... Read more...
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Chilly morning, slight respite from fog
December 20th, 2011 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Chilly winds continued to make Delhiites shiver Tuesday as the minimum temperature settled three notches below average at 4.8 degrees Celsius. However, there was slight ... Read more...
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Chilly weekend in Delhi, fog expected Monday morning (Lead)
December 18th, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Delhi experienced a chilly and hazy weekend Sunday and the cold weather is set to continue, an official said.A light blanket of mist accompanied by ... Read more...
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Chilly day in Delhi (Lead)
December 17th, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Delhi witnessed a chilly day with the minimum temperature dipping three notches below average to 5 degrees Celsius Saturday, the weather said, adding the chill ... Read more...
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Clear sky forecast for Monday (Lead)
December 11th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Delhi experienced a pleasant and sunny Sunday with the maximum temperature recorded at 23.2 degrees Celsius -- average for this team of the season. A ... Read more...
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Nine killed in China bus-truck collision
December 10th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 10 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and seven seriously injured in northwest China after a long-distance bus collided with a truck in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region ... Read more...
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Nippy morning in Delhi
December 4th, 2011 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) It was a nippy Sunday morning in Delhi with a light blanket of fog enveloping the city. But the day is likely to be clear ... Read more...
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Foggy morning, sunny day ahead for Delhi
December 2nd, 2011 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Delhiites woke up to a foggy Friday morning with the minimum temperature recorded three notches above average at 12.2 degrees Celsius. The Met office has ... Read more...
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Pleasant, nippy morning in Delhi
December 1st, 2011 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) It was a pleasant and nippy morning in Delhi Thursday with a light blanket of fog enveloping the city. The met office has forecast a ... Read more...
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Foggy morning in Delhi, clear day ahead
November 24th, 2011 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) A light blanket of fog enveloped Delhi early Thursday morning with the met office forecasting a clear and sunny day ahead."The minimum temperature was recorded ... Read more...
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Foggy start, sunny day ahead in Delhi
November 22nd, 2011 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Fog greeted Delhiites Tuesday morning but gave way to a warm and sunny morning as the minimum temperature settled three notches above average at 14.8 ... Read more...
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20 vehicles collide in China, five dead
November 22nd, 2011 - 2:23 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 22 (IANS) At least five people died and many others were injured when more than 20 vehicles collided in China, authorities said.The accident took place in the central ... Read more...
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Pleasent day in capital (Lead)
November 21st, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, November 21 (IANS) The capital Monday experienced a pleasent but hazy day with the maximum temperature being recoded at 27.8 degrees Celsius - one notch above average.While ... Read more...
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Sunny day in Delhi, pleasant week ahead (Lead)
November 20th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) It was a sunny and pleasant Sunday here as the maximum temperature settled at 27.7 degrees Celsius, average for this time of the season. The ... Read more...
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Fog strands 1,200 ships in China
November 18th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 18 (IANS) More than 1,200 ships were stranded in eastern China Friday due to heavy fog, an official said.Parts of Jiangsu province were engulfed by heavy fog Friday ... Read more...
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Eight dead as 30 vehicles collide in China
October 23rd, 2011 - 6:04 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 23 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and seven injured in a pile-up of over 30 vehicles in China's Tianjin municipality, police said.The accident happened Saturday morning ... Read more...
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Four die in 50-vehicle pile-up in Chile
October 13th, 2011 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, Oct 13 (IANS/EFE) At least four people died and 20 were injured in a 50-vehicle pile-up on the highway linking this Chile capital with its busiest seaport, police ... Read more...
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Indonesian volcano erupts
August 18th, 2011 - 5:36 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 18 (IANS) Mount Lokon, an active volcano in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province, has erupted, forcing people living near the volcano to evacuate, a media report said.The eruption took ... Read more...
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Russian plane crash toll rises to 46
June 26th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) One of the passengers who survived the crash of an aircraft near the northern city of Petrozavodsk died in Moscow, bringing the toll to 46, ... Read more...
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Virtual tool may help Parkinson’s victims walk
June 22nd, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 22 (IANS) Researchers may have hit upon a new way of helping Parkinson's victims who face difficulty in walking.They are hoping to use a simulated virtual reality environment ... Read more...
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TV series to explore life of Iran’s last shah
May 14th, 2011 - 10:10 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, May 14 (IANS) An Iranian director plans to make a television series on the private life of Iran's last monarch Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who ruled from 1941 to 1979, ... Read more...
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Dubai to launch solar-powered fog-detection system
April 14th, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, April 13 (IANS/WAM) Dubai would soon launch a solar-powered fog-detection and warning system to improve the people's safety, a top official said.The system will help in low visibility and ... Read more...
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Martian weather report reveals ice and fog near surface
March 18th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 18 (ANI): A pair of cameras mounted on the back of the Phoenix Mars Lander captured how laser light, emitted by the Lander's light detection and ranging (lidar) system, was ... Read more...
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New anti-fog coating to prevent fog formation on eyeglasses
March 17th, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 17 (ANI): Scientists have come out with the very first permanent anti-fog coating, which could eliminate, once and for all, the fog on eyeglasses, windshields, goggles, camera lenses, and on ... Read more...
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Cloudy day in Delhi, showers expected (Lead)
March 2nd, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Delhiites witnessed overcast skies throughout Wednesday as the met office predicted showers in some parts of the city at night or on Thursday morning."Showers are ... Read more...
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