Fresh Syria massacre was planned terror: Syrian envoy
June 7th, 2012 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Militant groups are responsible for a fresh massacre that left some 100 people dead in a Syrian village, said the Syrian envoy here who added ... Read more...
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Fitch maintains its AAA US credit rating
August 17th, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 17 (IANS/EFE) Fitch Ratings has announced that it is maintaining its evaluation of the US credit rating at the maximum level of AAA, with a stable outlook, ... Read more...
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MCD briefs councillors on dengue, malaria
August 8th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Monday held a workshop to brief councillors on tackling vector-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria in the monsoon ... Read more...
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Genuine oversight, not monumental error: Chidambaram on Most Wanted list (Second Lead)
May 18th, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday admitted that a "genuine oversight" had led to the inclusion of the name of Wazhul Qamar Khan - a ... Read more...
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Fugitive list goof-up shows ministry incompetence: Jaitley
May 17th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley Tuesday slammed the home ministry for the goof-up in the list of most wanted fugitives given ... Read more...
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Highly radioactive water leak in tsunami hit Fukushima nuke plant plugged: TEPCO
April 6th, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Apr 6 (ANI): Tokyo Electric Power Corporation has claimed that it has succeeded in stopping highly radioactive water from leaking into the Pacific Ocean from the earthquake-cum-tsunami hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear ... Read more...
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Complications arise in radioactive water removal at Japan’s Fukushima nuke plant
March 31st, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar. 31 (ANI): The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency in Japan has said that complications have risen in efforts taken to remove radiation contaminated water from a reactor building at the ... Read more...
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Japan’s tsunami hit nuke plant workers unlikely to take up given option to quit
March 26th, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar 26 (ANI): Tokyo Electric Power Corporation has reportedly given an option to workers of Japan's earthquake-cum-tsunami hit nuclear power station in Fukushima Prefecture to decide whether or not to continue ... Read more...
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Unusual requests of plane passengers revealed by cabin crew
February 2nd, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 2 (ANI): A list of the unusual requests plane passengers make has been revealed by a cabin crew and it includes the most asked question - "Please can you open ... Read more...
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78,000 tonnes of garbage collected from Three Gorges Dam
December 12th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 11 (IANS) Sanitation workers have collected 78,000 tonnes of garbage from China's Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydro-power project on the Yangtze river in the country's southeast. More than ... Read more...
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‘Deflection poses no threat to Bhakra Dam’
September 14th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 14 (IANS) The 1.05-inch deflection in the Bhakra dam poses no threat to the structure and it is being monitored regularly, the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) said Tuesday.
According to ... Read more...
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Yamuna flowing at alarming level in Haryana, two killed
September 11th, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 11 (IANS) The Yamuna river continued to flow close to the danger mark in Haryana, flooding over 120 villages of Panipat and Yamunanagar districts and killing two youngsters, an official ... Read more...
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Punjab, Haryana villages flooded as rivers rise alarmingly
September 10th, 2010 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 10 (IANS) Close to 75 villages in Punjab and Haryana were flooded and thousands of acres of farm land inundated as the Yamuna, Satluj and other rivers rose to alarming ... Read more...
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No threat of flood from Bhakra dam, say officials
August 12th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 12 (IANS) There is no immediate need to release water from Himachal Pradesh's Bhakra dam -- a process that may flood some low-lying areas in Punjab -- despite the rising ... Read more...
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US has over 5000 existing nuclear war-heads
May 4th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 4 (ANI): The size of the United States' nuclear warheads is estimated to be 5113, the Pentagon has disclosed, but according to the Federation of American Scientists an estimated 4,600 ... Read more...
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Tevez to compete with Rooney for Premier League’s Golden Boot
March 2nd, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 2 (ANI): Manchester City ace striker Carlos Tevez has set himself the stiff challenge of rivalling Manchester United counterpart Wayne Rooney for the Premier League's Golden Boot prize.The Manchester ... Read more...
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Arthritis drug may help treat inflammation in Graves’ eye disease patients
November 7th, 2009 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): A drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis has been found effective in reducing inflammation in patients with Graves' eye disease after steroids failed.Graves' eye disease is an autoimmune ... Read more...
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Activists form human chain against climate change (With Images)
October 24th, 2009 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Students and activists from across the country and abroad gathered at Delhi's historic Red Fort Saturday and formed a human chain in the shape of a huge ... Read more...
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Pre-targeting approach may lead to personalised cancer therapies
October 5th, 2009 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 5 (ANI): Bringing personalized medicine one step closer from the laboratory to patients, researchers in The Netherlands have shown the potential to pre-target the treatment of cancer cells.Pretargeting combines new ... Read more...
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Indundation threat over Vijayawada, many Andhra villages
October 5th, 2009 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 5 (IANS) The threat of massive flooding loomed large over Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada city and hundreds of villages in Krishna and Guntur districts with the water level in the Prakasam ... Read more...
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Joint monitoring commitee meets to review swine flu situation
June 13th, 2009 - 7:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 13(ANI): The joint monitoring committee constituted by of the health ministry was held here on Saturday to chart the potential course of swine flu in view of the 15 ... Read more...
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WHO declares swine flu a pandemic - Full country statistics
June 12th, 2009 - 2:09 am ICT by John Le Fevre
The worlds peak health body, the World Health Organization (WHO), has raised the alert level for influenza A(H1N1), or swine flu, to the maximum level of six, declaring the virus a ... Read more...
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A bit of wine, chocolate, tea can help boost memory
December 24th, 2008 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 24 (ANI): A modest amount of wine could help to beat memory loss and delay the onset of dementia, claim researchers, who added that the same goes for a ... Read more...
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Separatists blow up TV mast in northern Spain
February 23rd, 2008 - 10:00 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Bilbao (Spain), Feb 23 (DPA) Suspected militants from the Basque separatist group ETA bombed a television mast near Bilbao Saturday, causing material damage but no injuries, Spanish police said. Police had received ... Read more...
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