NIA officials get secure 3G communication system
July 3rd, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 4 (IANS) Officials of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) have now been provided with a secure 3G mobile-based communication system to seamlessly report crime and other incidents from ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Lichen can survive in hostile space conditions
June 24th, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, June 24 (IANS) You can freeze it, thaw it, vacuum dry it and expose it to radiation, but lichen can still survive.
In 2008, scientists from the European Space ... Read more...
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Journalists trained on safety in hostile areas
June 18th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 18 (IANS) Around 50 journalists from 30 countries Monday attended a training programme in Beijing on the safety of reporters working in hostile conditions like war, conflicts, plague ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
CRPF constable shoots self in Srinagar
June 14th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 14 (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable Thursday committed suicide here by shooting himself with his rifle, police said."Today, CRPF constable Santosh Kumar, of 61 battalion, ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Through mountain of snow, they open road to Lahaul (Feature with image)
April 27th, 2012 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Manali, April 27 (IANS) In a rigorous four-month effort, they chipped away a mountain of snow to once again link this Himachal Pradesh tourist resort with the picturesque ... Read more...
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Transparent 3-D chips to power next gen computers
March 28th, 2012 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 28 (IANS) Transparent and flexible memory chips that can shrug off temperatures twice as hot as a kitchen oven and survive other hostile conditions are likely to usher ... Read more...
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Trainee cop commits suicide in Kashmir
January 27th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 27 (IANS) A trainee constable with Jammu and Kashmir police was found hanging in a barrack in Baramulla's Sheeri Police Training School, police said Friday.There was speculation that ... Read more...
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BSF trooper shot dead by senior in Kashmir
December 30th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 30 (IANS) In yet another incident of fratricidal shootout, a paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF) senior trooper shot dead his junior colleague in south Kashmir's Pulwama district ... Read more...
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Penalise those making pilots fly in adverse conditions: MPs
August 11th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) A parliamentary committee has asked the government to come up with penal provisions against those travellers, including VIPs, who force helicopter pilots to operate in ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
BSF should get best training, working conditions: Chidambaram
May 25th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday said the Border Security Force (BSF) should be provided with best working conditions and training as thousands of troopers ... Read more...
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Mars spacesuits, unmanned rover tested in Spanish mining desert
May 4th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 4 (ANI): A Spanish mining terrain has become the latest testing ground for specially-made equipment that could one day take mankind to Mars.European Space Agency scientists tested the spacesuit simulator ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Trooper in Kashmir goes berserk, kills four (Lead)
April 28th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 28 (IANS) A trooper of the Rashtriya Rifles went on a shooting spree inside a camp in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir Thursday, killing four of his ... Read more...
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Soldier kills four colleagues in Kashmir army camp
April 28th, 2011 - 10:16 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 28 (IANS) A soldier went on a shooting spree inside an army camp in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir Thursday, killing four of his colleagues before he ... Read more...
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Sticky mussels inspire tough coating for living cells
April 7th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 7 (ANI): Mussels' ability to stick to a wide variety of objects is well known.Now inspired by this, scientists have developed a protective coating with the potential to enable living ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
NASA must study sex in space: Scientists
January 13th, 2011 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 13 (ANI): Experts have suggested that NASA must touch on the topic of space sex.According to them, there haven't been any studies on whether a child be conceived in zero-G ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Microbes survive 553-day ordeal outside ISS
August 24th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 24 (ANI): Bacteria taken from cliffs at Beer on the South Coast have been found alive even after being put in hostile conditions of a space station above the Earth's ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Possible cause of one form of bowel disease identified
August 3rd, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 03 (ANI): Scientists have found one possible cause of irritable bowel syndrome-a small piece of RNA that blocks a substance protecting the colon membrane, leading to hostile conditions that can ... Read more...
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Boffins unravel secret of ancient Mayan dye’s longevity
July 31st, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 31 (ANI): Taking a cue from a Mayan pigment - a brilliant blue colour that still adorns the walls of their ancient temples - scientists have developed a new dye ... Read more...
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Ancient corals provide hope that reefs may survive global warming
March 2nd, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 2 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have determined that half a million year old fossil corals are providing fresh hope that coral reefs may be able to withstand the ... Read more...
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Mayawati asks officials to ‘expedite’ action against corruption
December 29th, 2009 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 29 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Tuesday asked officials to expedite action in all pending cases of corruption.
Chairing a law and order review meeting at the Yojana Bhawan here, ... Read more...
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Pak militants using high altitude posts to infiltrate, says army
August 10th, 2009 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
Aangan Pathri Post (Pir Panjal, Jammu), Aug.10 (ANI): Desperate attempts are being made by militants to enter India before the passes are rendered inaccesible by snowfall and inclement weather, army officials have ... Read more...
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Delhi tops in road accidents in metros: Study
June 12th, 2009 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The national capital tops in road accidents in the metros, with pedestrians accounting for almost half the fatalities in Delhi as road conditions are most unsafe for ... Read more...
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India will look to defy history in New Zealand (Preview)
March 17th, 2009 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Hamilton, March 17 (IANS) India will seek to put behind a morale shattering record in hostile conditions and script a fresh chapter when they take on New Zealand in the first ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Young Tibetans yearn to reclaim homeland
March 10th, 2009 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
By Fakir Balaji
Bylakuppe (Karnataka), March 10 (IANS) As exiled Tibetans around the world remember the failed uprising against the Chinese 50 years ago, in their largest settlement in southern India the descendants ... Read more...
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Soldier commits suicide in Kashmir
September 24th, 2008 - 2:25 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 24 (IANS) An Indian Army soldier allegedly committed suicide by hanging at a military camp in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday.Police sources told IANS that hawaldar Raj Kumar ... Read more...
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