Drive against tinted glasses on cars in Delhi from Friday
May 3rd, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Come Friday, 50 teams of the Delhi traffic police will be stationed in the capital to crack the whip on vehicles with tinted glasses ... Read more...
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Poor quality rivets sank Titanic
April 2nd, 2012 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 2 (IANS) Poor quality of rivets holding the Titanic's hull together may have come loose after colliding with an iceberg, sinking the ship a century ago, a study ... Read more...
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Mercury soars in Kashmir
June 24th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 24 (IANS) The Kashmir Valley is witnessing a hot summer this year as the mercury continues to rise and the weather office has forecast a further increase in ... Read more...
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Warm day in Delhi, hotter days ahead (Lead)
March 17th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) It was a warm Thursday in the national capital with the maximum temperature at 33 degrees Celsius, which was three notches above average."The maximum temperature ... Read more...
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Believe it or not - glaciers are growing!
January 28th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 28 (IANS) There is some good news regarding climate change - glaciers are actually growing!
The reason being that hotter summers may actually slow down the flow of glaciers, ... Read more...
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Using liquid foam technology to improve greenhouse, plant microclimates
December 29th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 29 (ANI): A team of Canadian researchers has developed a liquid foam technology to improve greenhouse climates by reducing solar heat radiation and temperatures during the hot summer season.Results showed ... Read more...
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Ranbir, Shammi Kapoor Shoot For Rockstar Beating Heat Of Delhi
July 13th, 2010 - 3:44 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 13, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): At the age of 78 years, veteran Shammi Kapoor is still able to match steps with his 27 year old grandson actor Ranbir Kapoor, with ... Read more...
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Shanghai World Expo attendance hits 20 mn mark
June 28th, 2010 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 28 (IANS) More than 20 million people have visited the World Expo Park in Shanghai since its official opening May 1, organisers said Monday.
The number of Expo visitor arrivals broke ... Read more...
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Drinking tea can be as hydrating as water
June 18th, 2010 - 2:20 am ICT by IANS
London, June 18 (IANS) Tea can be as good as water to keep you hydrated, a study has found.
"If you fancy a cup of tea on a hot summer's day, have it. ... Read more...
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Seven LeT guerrillas, two soldiers killed in Kashmir (Fourth Lead)
May 7th, 2010 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 7 (IANS) Seven Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) guerrillas and two army soldiers were killed in an over 24-hour gunfight, ending Friday evening, in a forested and mountainous area of north Kashmir's Baramulla ... Read more...
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Five LeT guerrillas killed in Kashmir gunfight (Second Lead)
May 7th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 7 (IANS) Five Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) separatist guerrillas were killed in a fierce gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said Friday.
The exchange of gunfire between the ... Read more...
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Five guerrillas, two soldiers die in Kashmir gunfight (Lead)
May 7th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 7 (IANS) Five separatist guerrillas and two Indian soldiers were killed in heavy fighting in a forest area in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said Friday.
The deaths took place ... Read more...
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‘Buridi’ to hit screen on April 30
April 19th, 2010 - 11:45 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 19, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Aryan Rajesh and Aiswarya are playing the lead in "Buridi' directed by EVV Satyanarayana and jointly produced by Eedara Srinivas, Eedpuganti Purnachandra Rao, Eedpuganti Subrahmanyeswara Rao and ... Read more...
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Delhi’s hottest April 16 in five years (Lead)
April 16th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) With the mercury touching 42.9 degrees Celsius Friday, it was the hottest April 16 the capital has seen in the past five years, the Met department said.
"The ... Read more...
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Delhi records hottest day of the season, power demand jumps (Second Lead)
April 15th, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Delhi recorded the hottest day of the season Thursday with the mercury soaring to 42.3 degrees Celsius, six notches above average. The increase in temperature shot up ... Read more...
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Free Lassi distributed in Coimbatore to beat the heat
April 15th, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Coimbatore, Apr 15 (ANI): To beat the scorching heat, a unique initiative has been started in Coimbatore where social workers are now distributing Lassi to the people free of cost.Jayanthi Priya, who ... Read more...
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Animals fed ice-cream in Coimbatore Zoo to beat the heat
April 9th, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Coimbatore, Apr 9 (ANI): Animals residing in the Coimbatore zoo being fed ice creams, watermelons, and other citrus fruits to help them beat the heat."We are facing so may problems regarding heat ... Read more...
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Armed forces bracing for a ‘hot summer’, says Antony
April 1st, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony said here Thursday that in view of increased cross-border infiltration, the Indian armed forces were bracing for a "hot summer" this year.
"We are expecting ... Read more...
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Bihar set to witness hot summer
March 24th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 24 (IANS) Bihar is set to witness a scorching summer this year with several parts already recording temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius, an official said Wednesday.
"In the last two days, ... Read more...
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Soon, cotton fabrics to charge iPods, MP3 players and cell phones
March 10th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 10 (ANI): Ever thought that your comfy cotton T-shirt could monitor your heart rate and breathing, analyse your sweat and even cool you off on a hot summer's day? Or ... Read more...
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Electric fish plug special channels into their cells to communicate
September 29th, 2009 - 4:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 29 (ANI): University of Texas at Austin researchers have discovered that just as people plug in to computers, smart phones and electric outlets to communicate, electric fish communicate by quickly ... Read more...
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First Ashes Test may not go the distance, feels ex-player Dean Jones
July 7th, 2009 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 7 (ANI): If former Australian Test cricketer dean Jones is to be believed, the first Test in Cardiff will probably end before five days.According to Jones, it is a new ... Read more...
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“Waxed” Obama almost melts under Eiffel tower’s scorching sun!
June 30th, 2009 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 30 (ANI): US President Barack Obama with newly acquired grey hair travelled to the Eiffel tower in wax form along with two bodyguards.After visiting France's most famous monument ... Read more...
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Swine flu can turn more lethal in winter: Scientists
June 21st, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Richa Sharma
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) As the influenza A (H1N1) virus spreads across the globe, scientists in India are worried over the possibility of the second wave of the pandemic ... Read more...
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Global warming can lead to spread of tick-borne disease
December 31st, 2008 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 31 (ANI): Global warming might lead to the spread of tick borne diseases in humans, warns a professor at the University of Marseille School of Medicine in France.Didier Raoult, ... Read more...
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Shade trees can reduce power bills during hot summer months
November 16th, 2008 - 12:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 16 (ANI): A leading researcher has said that shade trees can reduce homeowners electricity bills during hot summer months.According to professor David Laband in the Auburn University School ... Read more...
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RECOLLECTIONS OF A COMMUNICATOR,Remembering Jawaharlal Nehru (Part III)
November 14th, 2008 - 9:49 pm ICT by ANI
The next time I saw Panditji was soon after the Chinese Aggression. The venue was the National Stadium, and the occasion was the concert by Lata Mangeshkar in memory of the ... Read more...
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The cardinal sins never to commit during interviews revealed
October 3rd, 2008 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 3 (ANI): Want to crack a job interview without any blunders? Well, then here are some things, which the interviewers don''t expect you to do during the one on ... Read more...
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Flip-flops can give you skin cancer, warn doctors
June 13th, 2008 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 13 (ANI): Theyre the latest fad, and the coolest footwear in the hot summer season, giving you the much desired casual look, but according to experts, the much-loved flip-flops ... Read more...
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Rudraprayag residents fear annual forest fire
May 6th, 2008 - 7:25 pm ICT by admin
Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand), May 6 (ANI): Every summer, the forests of Uttarakhand face the danger of forest fires.
This year the blaze, which broke out early in the season, has already engulfed ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh turns to CFL bulbs to save energy
May 4th, 2008 - 6:15 pm ICT by admin
Raipur, May 4 (IANS) Compact Fluorescent Lighting (CFL) bulbs will replace the conventional incandescent bulbs in state government offices and state-run boards and corporations in Chhattisgarh as part of an exercise to ... Read more...
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Trendy flip-flops may pose major threat to the feet
April 12th, 2008 - 12:59 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Apr 12 (ANI): Theyre the latest fad, and the coolest footwear in the hot summer season, giving you the much desired casual look, but according to a group of researchers ... Read more...
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