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Heavy rain claims 28 lives in Tamil Nadu

November 26th, 2008 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI -
Chennai, Nov.26 (ANI): Four days of heavy downpour has brought life in Tamil Nadu to a complete standstill killing at least 28 people. Continous rain along with strong and gusty wind ...

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Gorakhpur’’s Sun Temple facing neglect

November 25th, 2008 - 9:03 pm ICT by ANI -
By Pawan Sah Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Nov.25 (ANI): A temple dedicated to the Sun God and having a number of old idols here, is close to losing its grandeur because of continued ...

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Gorakhpur’’s Sun Temple facing neglect

November 25th, 2008 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI -
By Pawan Sah Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Nov.25 (ANI): A temple dedicated to the Sun God and having a number of old idols here, is close to losing its grandeur because of continued ...

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Gorakhpur’’s Sun Temple facing neglect

November 25th, 2008 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI -
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Nov.25 (ANI): A temple dedicated to the Sun God and having a number of old idols here, is close to losing its grandeur because of continued official apathy. Located ...

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Dutch archaeologists claim to have found dArtagnans tomb

November 15th, 2008 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 15 (ANI): In a quest to locate the tomb of dArtagnan, an inspiration for Alexandre Dumass novel The Three Musketeers, Dutch archaeologists have discovered a small church where they ...

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Antony compliments DRDO for successful test of Shourya Missile

November 12th, 2008 - 10:35 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 12 (ANI): Defence Minister A. K. Antony on Wednesday congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on the launch of the surface-to-surface missile Shourya. Antony said in ...

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3,000 people evacuated ahead of missile test in Orissa

November 12th, 2008 - 10:52 am ICT by IANS -
Balasore (Orissa), Nov 12 (IANS) Over 3,000 people living near a defence base in Orissa's Balasore district were evacuated Wednesday ahead of a missile test in the area, an official said."About 3,010 ...

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South Pole is becoming a tourist hotspot

November 11th, 2008 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI -
Wellington, Nov 11 (ANI): New figures have shown that the South Pole is gradually becoming a tourist hotspot, with increasing numbers of tourists heading there for vacation, despite the fact that ...

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No new players or stadium, says Chelsea chief

November 11th, 2008 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Nov 11 (DPA) Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon insisted that the club will not be making any new signings in January and has no immediate plans to move away from Stamford ...

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Mahathir wants Malaysian kids to learn swimming

November 9th, 2008 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS -
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 9 (IANS) Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad admits to not being able to swim. But he wants parents to ensure that their wards can.Mahathir, who was the longest serving prime minister, ...

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New hydrogen-absorbing metal alloy sixty percent lighter than battery

November 5th, 2008 - 3:56 pm ICT by ANI -
Amsterdam, Nov 5 (ANI): A researcher has shown that that an alloy of the metals magnesium, titanium and nickel is excellent at absorbing hydrogen, and is sixty percent less than a ...

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Dalit Panthers block trains in Chennai protesting against killings in Sri Lanka

Dalit Panthers block trains in Chennai protesting against killings in Sri Lanka

October 23rd, 2008 - 7:42 pm ICT by ANI -
Chennai, Oct 23 (ANI): The activists of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) or Dalit Panthers Party in Chennai on Thursday blocked trains protesting against killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka. Activists of VCK, ...

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Dinos may not have been the first great migrators

October 22nd, 2008 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 22 (ANI): A new study has suggested that contrary to popular belief, polar dinosaurs may not have traveled nearly as far as originally thought when making their bi-annual migration, ...

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Ex-US pilot recalls being told to shoot down Brit UFO in 1957

October 21st, 2008 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct.21 (ANI): A former American pilot has revealed that more than 50 years ago, he was ordered to shoot down a UFO in British airspace. Recalling the event, 77-year-old Lieutenant Milton ...

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Greenlands ice sheet in danger due to worlds fastest-flowing glacier

October 17th, 2008 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct 17 (ANI): Dramatic images taken at least every six hours over an entire year, using time-lapse technique, reveal how the worlds fastest-flowing glacier is draining Greenlands ice sheet and ...

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385,000yr-old ”Devils” trails” in Italy confirmed as world’’s oldest human footprints

October 14th, 2008 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI -
London, October 14 (ANI): A team of French researchers has confirmed that "devils'' trails" preserved in volcanic ash atop the Roccamonfina volcano in Italy are the oldest human footprints, and that ...

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US drone strike kills 5 in North Waziristan

October 12th, 2008 - 11:47 am ICT by ANI -
Miranshah, Oct 12 (ANI): A missile strike by a suspected US spy drone hit a compound in a Pakistans tribal area bordering Afghanistan late Saturday killing five people. Two missiles struck ...

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Three foreigners, 4 others killed in US drone attack in Pak tribal areas

Three foreigners, 4 others killed in US drone attack in Pak tribal areas

October 10th, 2008 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI -
Miranshah, Oct 10 (ANI): At least seven people, including three foreigners, were killed in a missile attack by a suspected United States drone, 20 kilometres east of Miranshah, local witnesses have ...

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Assam clashes: Shoot-at-sight orders

October 4th, 2008 - 8:37 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Oct 4 (ANI): The Assam Government has issued shoot-at-sight orders today in curfew-bound Udalguri District where at least seven persons were killed and more than 50 injured in clashes between ...

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US strikes in Pak tribal areas kills 21

US strikes in Pak tribal areas kills 21

October 4th, 2008 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI -
Peshawar , Oct 4 (ANI): United States air strikes on three villages in North Waziristan have killed at least 21 people and wounded several others. Intelligence officials said a pilotless drone aircraft ...

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Polish firm quits operations in Pak after engineers abduction

September 30th, 2008 - 10:23 am ICT by ANI -
Warsaw , Sept 30 (ANI): The Polish firm Geofizyka Krakow, whose engineer was abducted in Pakistan two days ago, has reportedly decided to quit its operations in the strife-torn country and ...

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A woman in Tamil Nadu drives her way to record

September 28th, 2008 - 8:16 pm ICT by ANI -
Trichy (Tamil Nadu), Sept 28 (ANI): A woman cab driver in Trichy in Tamil Nadu entered the Limca book of records for driving her taxi with 49 people on Sunday. Thirty-six-year-old Poonkodi ...

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Guiding Internet traffic can dramatically reduce P2P downloading time

September 10th, 2008 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI -
London, September 10 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Washington in Seattle have come up with a new scheme that can solve the problem low connection speeds during peer-to-peer (P2P) downloading. ...

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Boeing jet with 123 on board crashes in Kyrgyzstan (Lead)

August 25th, 2008 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS -
Bishkek/Moscow, Aug 24 (DPA) A Boeing 737 passenger jet with 123 people on board crashed in Kyrgyzstan's Bishkek city airport Sunday, the Kyrgyz Civil Defence Ministry reported.A spokesman for the airport ...

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Pak Taliban kills two US spies

Pak Taliban kills two US spies

August 24th, 2008 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI -
Miranshah, Aug 24 (ANI): The Pakistans unit of the Taliban, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has reportedly killed two tribesmen for allegedly spying for the US in North Waziristan . According to local ...

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Pigeon in custody for drug smuggling!

August 22nd, 2008 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Aug 22 (ANI): Bosnian police have taken a pigeon into custody for smuggling drugs into one of the country''s highest security jails. According to Josip Pojavnik, deputy warden of Zenica prison, ...

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Youth dies after being thrown out of train

August 20th, 2008 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS -
Ranchi, Aug 20 (IANS) A young man died after a policeman pushed him out of a speeding train in Koderma district of Jharkhand, police said. The policeman has been arrested.Assistant Sub Inspector ...

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Pak security forces continue shelling militant pockets in tribal areas

Pak security forces continue shelling militant pockets in tribal areas

August 17th, 2008 - 11:52 am ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Aug.17 (ANI): Security forces in Pakistan are continuing with their intense shelling of militant hideouts in the country''s remote tribal areas. Reports from the Bajaur Tribal Agency said that shelling was ...

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Spanish couples bad pronunciation cost them 3870!

August 15th, 2008 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Aug 15 (ANI): A Spanish couple''s language difficulties have cost them thousands of euros after they mispronounced their destinations name while giving directions to a Norwegian taxi driver. The couple, who ...

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11 drown as school van falls into river in Mangalore (Lead)

August 14th, 2008 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, Aug 14 (IANS) At least seven children between seven and 10 years and four adults were drowned Thursday morning when a school van they were travelling in fell into a river ...

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