New technology automatically updates online data
November 30th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Nov 30 (IANS) Popular websites Wikipedia and Tripadvisor rely on public participation to build up their pool of information, in a process known as crowd data sourcing.Even though ... Read more...
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Demand to designate Goa port as pharma export zone
August 2nd, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 2 (IANS) The Rs.6,500 crore pharmaceutical industry in Goa will stand to benefit by millions of rupees if Mormugao is scheduled as a designated port for exports of ... Read more...
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Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Hotel prime attraction at Bangalore’s cake exhibition
December 18th, 2010 - 10:08 pm ICT by ANI
By SwetaBangalore, Dec.18 (ANI): Scores of people flocked to the 36th annual cake exhibition in Bangalore, where a cake modelled on the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai was displayed in the show.The ... Read more...
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Modi visits village school, launches academic scrutiny
December 10th, 2010 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Dec 9 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Thursday launched the three-day state-wide "Gunotsav" (academic scrutiny exercise) with a surprise visit to a primary school in Kheda district, an official ... Read more...
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Austin Powers’ Shaguar up for grabs on eBay
June 21st, 2010 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 21 (ANI): The iconic Jaguar E-Type car used in the Austin Powers movie series is now up for grabs on eBay.The Union Jack-clad Jaguar E-Type, known as the Shaguar, was ... Read more...
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ComED Customers Suffer Power Outage For Hours After Severe Storm Lashes Chicago
June 19th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Chicago, June 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Over a quarter million people living in Chicago region had to suffer from long power cut after a raging storm lashed the region on Friday ... Read more...
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Hyderabad artist makes 16-foot long pen for Manmohan Singh
June 17th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, June 17 (ANI): To spread the message of compulsory education for every citizen of India, M. Srinivasa Acharya, an artist from Hyderabad, has created a 16-feet long fountain pen for ... Read more...
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Chief Justice of India concerned over 3.5 crore pending court cases
July 25th, 2009 - 11:12 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, July 25 (ANI): Chief Justice of India K.G.Balakrishnan on Saturday expressed concern over about 3.5 crore pending cases in courts across the country and said that filing of cases has grown ... Read more...
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90 people died in decade of Delhi Metro accidents: Sreedharan
July 22nd, 2009 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) As Delhi Metro faces a tough time with three accidents in the last 10 days, its chief E. Sreedharan Wednesday said that 90 people have died in ... Read more...
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Lost British backpacker Jamie Neale found after 11 days
July 15th, 2009 - 6:59 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 15 (ANI): An English bushwalker has been found alive 11 days after he went missing in the freezing cold of the Blue Mountains.Jamie Neale, 19, was found by the NSW ... Read more...
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UK man makes up kidnap story to avoid wife’s nagging
July 4th, 2009 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jul 4 (ANI): A man, who was weary of his wife's nagging, made up a story that he had been kidnapped at knifepoint as he dared not tell her he had ... Read more...
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Murray mania causes 120 m pounds worth of work loss in UK
July 4th, 2009 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Edinburgh (Scotland), July 4 (ANI): With around eight million viewers watching the Wimbledon semi-final between British tennis hope Andy Murray and American Andy Roddick, experts have estimated that 120 million pounds ... Read more...
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Scientist achieves “mission impossible” study of elusive long-beaked echidna
June 10th, 2009 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 10 (ANI): A scientist has successfully completed the first study of a rare egg-laying mammal called the long-beaked echidna, which many other field biologists considered "mission impossible".The scientist in question ... Read more...
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Army deployed in Bhopal, albeit for a cause
January 30th, 2009 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 30 (IANS) The men in olive green were deployed here Friday, albeit for a cause with a difference. Joining the war against water crisis, 250 army personnel, took part in ... Read more...
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”Buckingham Palace” in Bangalore!
December 21st, 2008 - 8:42 pm ICT by ANI
By K.G.Vasuki
Bangalore, Dec.21 (ANI): Hundreds of curious people are thronging to watch the 16 feet high Buckingham Palace model put on display at the 36th annual Nilgiri''s Cake Exhibition being held ... Read more...
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Robots may soon leave bartenders jobless
August 19th, 2008 - 7:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 19 (ANI): British and Japanese researchers have developed a robot that may give bartenders a run for their money.
The robot called Mr. Asahi can pull pints, pour shots and ... Read more...
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Delhi to get longest elevated corridor for Commonwealth Games
July 31st, 2008 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The Delhi government Thursday decided to construct a dedicated flyover, the longest in Delhi, to connect Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main venue of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, ... Read more...
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New robot may leave bartenders jobless
July 27th, 2008 - 11:01 am ICT by ANI
London, July 27 (ANI): British and Japanese researchers have developed a robot that may give bartenders a run for their money.
The robot called Mr. Asahi can pull pints, pour shots and ... Read more...
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Snowstorm-hit areas of China recovering slowly
February 11th, 2008 - 4:30 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): Life in the snowstorm-hit areas of south and east China provinces, where at least 60 people were killed, is gradually returning to normal as disrupted transport and ... Read more...
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