First flight of Haj pilgrims arrives in Srinagar
November 30th, 2011 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Nov 30 (IANS) The first flight of pilgrims who performed the holiest Muslim pilgrimage of Haj this year reached here Wednesday.Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah received the ... Read more...
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Luiten wins Iskandar Johor Open golf, Kapur tied 15th
November 20th, 2011 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Johor Bahru (Malaysia), Nov 20 (IANS) Rising star Joost Luiten of the Netherlands translated a run of good form to win the weather-shortened Iskandar Johor Open Sunday. India's Shiv Kapur ... Read more...
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NATO ends its mission in Libya
November 1st, 2011 - 7:51 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Nov 1 (IANS) NATO Monday officially declared the end of military campaign in Libya, sealing of its seven-month mission in Libya."Today, at midnight Libyan time, a NATO Airborne Early ... Read more...
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US Congresswoman’s husband to retire from NASA
June 23rd, 2011 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 23 (IANS/EFE) Astronaut Mark Kelly announced that he will retire from NASA and the US Navy Oct 1 to devote his attention fully to his wife, Rep. ... Read more...
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NASA invites 150 Twitter followers to Endeavour launch
April 26th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- NASA has invited 150 of its followers on the social networking website Twitter to a behind-the-scenes perspective from the press site at the agency's Kennedy Space Center ... Read more...
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Pope to talk with ISS crew
April 22nd, 2011 - 8:30 am ICT by IANS
Rome, April 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Pope Benedict XVI will talk with International Space Station (ISS) astronauts during the space shuttle Endeavour's final mission to the station, the official newspaper of ... Read more...
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Nikumaroro Island Linked To Amelia Earhart’s Disappearance?
December 11th, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Dec 11, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A group of researchers are claiming that a small fragment of bone traced on the remote Kiribati island of Nikumaroro may belong to the stalwart pilot ... Read more...
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‘Space mice’ may pave way to help keep humans fit in space
October 30th, 2010 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 30 (ANI): On its last flight, Discovery will not just carry astronauts, but 16 rodent passengers too.The project is aimed at understanding why space flights make humans more vulnerable to ... Read more...
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Pilots were experienced, well-rested, asserts AI chief (Second Lead)
May 23rd, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mangalore, May 23 (IANS) Air India Sunday asserted that the pilot and co-pilot of its Boeing 737 aircraft, which crashed and killed 158 people Saturday here, were experienced and well-rested and ... Read more...
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Aeromexico may suspend its last connecting flight to Phoenix, Arizona
May 6th, 2010 - 1:14 am ICT by BNO News
MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) -- Mexican airline Aeromexico said on Wednesday that it may suspend its last connecting flight to Phoenix, Arizona due to a significant fall in demand after the adoption ... Read more...
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Man who cremated Hitler won’t tell where ashes are
May 2nd, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 2 (IANS) A former Russian officer who burnt the bones of German dictator Adolf Hitler refuses to reveal where the ashes were scattered.
Vladimir Gumenyuk, 73, is said to be the ... Read more...
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Durban’s new airport opens ahead of World Cup
May 1st, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, May 1 (DPA) A new 7.2-billion-rand ($986 million) airport went into service in South Africa's third largest city of Durban Saturday, a little over a month before the start of the ... Read more...
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Former KGB officer claims to have cremated Hitler
May 1st, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, May 1 (ANI): A former KGB officer has sensationally claimed to have cremated the bones of Adolf Hitler.Russian Vladimir Gumenyuk, 73, refused to disclose the location of the ashes fearing the ... Read more...
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Of six GSLV launches, only two were successes
April 15th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), April 15 (IANS) The GSLV rocket mission that failed Thursday was the sixth launched by India. Of the six, only two were successes and one a ... Read more...
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Hudson crash landing hero Sullenberger retires
March 4th, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 4 (ANI): American Airlines pilot captain Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger, who made headlines after safely gliding a jet onto the Hudson River last year, has retired.Sullenberger, who saved the lives ... Read more...
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Wrestling superstar Umaga’s last flight was with Britney
December 11th, 2009 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 11 (ANI): Pop princess Britney Spears is said to have been one of the last people to have spent time with wrestling superstar Umaga before he died.Spears, 28, was ... Read more...
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Indians beginning to enjoy crime fiction, says author Etteth
April 7th, 2009 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Thriller and horror story writer Ravi Shankar Etteth, who has woven his new whodunit around freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, says Indians are just beginning to ... Read more...
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No British Airways flight to Kolkata from Monday
March 29th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) British Airways suspended its direct service to London from here Sunday, with the last flight taking off at around 5 a.m., even as national carrier Air India ... Read more...
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Antarctica base ships in 16,488 condoms!
June 9th, 2008 - 11:06 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington , June 9 (ANI): People at McMurdo base in Antarctica will be playing safe in the sack this winter thanks to the 16,488 condoms that have been delivered there.The shipment ... Read more...
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