Ford India recalls over 1.28 lakh cars for faulty components
August 13th, 2012 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 13 (IANS) Ford India, the Indian subsidiary of American auto giant Ford Motor Company, is recalling 128,655 units of its popular Figo and Classic models to rectify problems ... Read more...
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Chevron faces $25 mn fine for Brazil oil spill
July 20th, 2012 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 20 (IANS/EFE) Brazil's National Petroleum Agency said Thursday that Chevron Corp. will be fined nearly 50 million reais ($24.7 million) for an oil leak at an ... Read more...
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Pakistan grounds all private jets for checks
April 24th, 2012 - 7:08 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 24 (IANS) In the wake of last week's deadly plane crash near here, Pakistan's aviation authorities Monday grounded all passenger aircraft run by private companies in the ... Read more...
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Chevron detects new oil leak in Brazil
March 17th, 2012 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, March 17 (IANS/EFE) US oil supermajor Chevron Corp. announced it has detected a small crude leak at the same field off Brazil's coast where another spill occurred ... Read more...
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Highlighting Bhopal’s cause through art (With Images)
February 2nd, 2012 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 2 (IANS) The year he was born saw the world's worst industrial disaster, the Bhopal gas leak. Some 27 years down the line, he is now trying to ... Read more...
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Divers to attempt plug oil leak from sunken ship
August 10th, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) While oil continued to spill and spread from sunken cargo ship M.V. Rak Carrier off Mumbai, the maritime authorities Wednesday decided to requisition a specialised ... Read more...
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Sunken ship spewing less oil, say maritime authorities
August 9th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Oil spill from the sunken cargo ship, M.V. Rak Carrier has reduced though oil patches have been noticed on Mumbai beaches and further down on Alibag ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Massa’s test session ‘goes up in smoke’ as new Ferrari F150 catches fire
February 4th, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 4(ANI): Ferrari Formula One driver Felipe Massa's first day testing of the new F150 went up in smoke, when the car caught fire after completing only 12 laps of the ... Read more...
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Faulty luxury planes ferrying Oz VIP’s living only on hope and prayer
January 22nd, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Jan 22 (ANI): The fleet of luxury planes that fly Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and other VIPs in the country and abroad, has been reportedly facing mechanical faults, resulting ... Read more...
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Obama Administration Sues BP And The Other Entities For The Catastrophic Oil Spill In April
December 16th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
December 16, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Divisions of BP Plc (British Petroleum) and four other businesses have been sued by the Obama government over accusations that the companies infringed American ecological ... Read more...
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BP oil spill cannot be compared with Bhopal disaster
September 8th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) British High Commissioner Richard Stagg Wednesday said the recent oil spill in US waters could not be compared to the scale of the Bhopal gas disaster, even ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Louisianan Governor, Bobby Jindal, Utters That The Lid Has Been Put Down On The ‘Mariner’ Platform Production
September 3rd, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, September 3, 2010 (Just Flashed): The Republican Governor of Louisiana happens to be Bobby Jindal, who possesses Indian bloodline. He divulged in the afternoon on Thursday that the shutters have been ... Read more...
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Around 20,000 Children Suffering From Emotional Disorder Due To Hurricane Katrina
August 23rd, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Aug 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A recent study published in the journal "Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness" points out to the serious emotional disturbance that is eating up the lives ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Sushma seeks enhanced compensation for Bhopal victims (Second Lead)
August 11th, 2010 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Urging higher compensation for the victims of the Bhopal gas disaster, Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj Wednesday suggested that parliament pass a unanimous resolution to scrap the ... Read more...
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Sushma calls for parliament resolution on Bhopal (Lead)
August 11th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Pressing for higher compensation for the victims of the Bhopal gas disaster, Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj Wednesday suggested that parliament pass a unanimous resolution to scrap ... Read more...
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Environmentalists worried over oil spill
August 10th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) Environmentalists say the oil leak in the sea off Mumbai due to the sinking of a ship would lead to an ecological disaster.
Efforts are on to remove the ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
No fresh reports of oil leak off Mumbai coast
August 10th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Aug 10 (ANI): The anti-pollution operations are still on here to neutralise the oil effect, as no fresh oil leak was reported on Tuesday following the collision of two cargo ships ... Read more...
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Oil leak stops from sinking ship, slick danger unabated (Second Lead)
August 9th, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) An ecological disaster loomed large off Mumbai and the Konkan coastline due to an oil slick though the Coast Guard Monday said it had stopped the leak from ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Oil slick danger looms over Maharashtra coast (Lead)
August 9th, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) An ecological disaster loomed large off Mumbai and the Konkan coastline Monday due to an oil leak from a sinking Panamanian ship in Mumbai harbour.As the Indian ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Indian Navy, Coast Guard making frantic efforts as Mumbai oil slick spreads
August 9th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Aug 9 (ANI): The Indian Navy and Coast Guard are making frantic efforts to contain the oil leak following the collision of two cargo ships off the Mumbai coast, which has ... Read more...
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BP begins ‘Static Kill,’ to permanently seal oil leak shaft
August 4th, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 4 (ANI): British Petroleum has begun pumping heavy drilling mud into its stricken well in the Gulf of Mexico, a procedure known as 'static kill', on Tuesday to permanently seal ... Read more...
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BP oil spill: World’s worst accidental release, topples Mexico’s 1979 spill
August 3rd, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 3 (ANI): The Obama administration has claimed that British Petroleum's oil spill in the Gulf of Maxico is the world's worst accidental release of oil with nearly five million barrels ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Robert Dudley Is New CEO Of BP
July 27th, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
London, United Kingdom, July 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Following one of the largest disasters in recent times and facing a lot of criticism over the oil leak episode in the Gulf ... Read more...
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Containment Problem With Both Mel Gibson And Oil Leak Says Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
July 25th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
July 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It seems that the "Terminator" star and Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger is in a mood to take some shots at the "Road Warrior" Mel Gibson. ... Read more...
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Gibson’s rep laughs off Schwarzenegger’s wisecracks
July 23rd, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 23 (ANI): Mel Gibson's rep has laughed off Arnold Schwarzenegger's jibe about the Braveheart star's troubled personal life. The California governor had recently compared Gibson to the Gulf of ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Arnie ‘compares Mel Gibson to Gulf oil spill’
July 22nd, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 22 (ANI): Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Governor of California, has compared Mel Gibson to the Gulf oil spill.The former Terminator star joked that while BP had seemingly contained its ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Arnold Jokes About Mel
July 22nd, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 22, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Recently, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger made some funny comments about Mel Gibson's current condition.He said it right in front of the commissioners in Sacramento. Arnold Schwarzenegger, ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
BP Well Cap Not Effective In Controlling Oil Leak
July 19th, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
New Orleans, July 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Officials who have been monitoring the blown-out oil well off the Gulf of Mexico have found seepage on the ocean floor which indicates that ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
BP’s 2012 London Olympics sponsorship at stake over oil leak in Gulf of Mexico
July 18th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 18 (ANI): British Petroleum's sponsorship of the 2012 London Olympics could be at risk if the oil giant is found guilty of negligence in the Gulf of Mexico leak.According to ... Read more...
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Britain to help in probe into BP’s Lockerbie link
July 17th, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 17 (DPA) The British government has promised to "engage constructively" with Washington over claims that the release of the terminally-ill Lockerbie bomber last year was linked to possible BP ... Read more...
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BP: No oil leak, but pressure levels in well a concern
July 17th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 17 (ANI): British Petroleum (BP) has confirmed that the new cap is still preventing the oil from spilling into the Gulf of Mexico, but has expressed concern over the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
BP Plugs Oil Flow Into Gulf Of Mexico
July 16th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
July 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Finally there is a ray of hope and a sigh of relief for southeast Louisiana citizens as BP has temporarily found out a solution to stop ... Read more...
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BP ‘temporarily’ stops oil leak in Gulf of Mexico
July 16th, 2010 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
Houston, July 16(ANI): The gush of oil from BP's spewing well in the Gulf of Mexico has been 'temporarily' stopped for the first time in three months, raising hopes that it ... Read more...
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BP says it has capped oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico
July 16th, 2010 - 3:34 am ICT by BNO News
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA (BNO NEWS) – British Petroleum (BP) on Thursday said no more oil is gushing into the Gulf of Mexico for the first time since April after an integrity test ... Read more...
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BP begins test for last effort to cap oil leak
July 15th, 2010 - 6:47 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 15 (DPA) Oil giant BP Wednesday began a critical test to determine whether it can finally stop an oil leak that has been gushing from a ruptured well in the ... Read more...
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