Another explosion in Allahabad, five kids injured
June 7th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, June 7 (IANS) Five children were injured Thursday when a bomb went off in a village in this Uttar Pradesh district -- the second blast in about a fortnight, ... Read more...
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Usha Martin posts Rs.71.8 crore net loss in Q2
October 31st, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 31 (IANS) After excessive rainfall in mining areas and flood at its Thailand plant, speciality steel and wire rope producer Usha Martin Monday declared a net loss of ... Read more...
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Meteorite hits mimic large volcanic eruptions
October 19th, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 19 (IANS) Some aspects of giant meteorites that have struck the earth, often with devastating consequences, may mimic the behaviour of large volcanic eruptions, researchers say.Mike Branney and ... Read more...
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Three women shot in salon
August 21st, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 21 (IANS) A man burst into a hairdressing salon in a British town and opened fire, leaving three women injured. The attacker's body was later found in the ... Read more...
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Indian doctors remove embedded bullet from Nigerian man
July 17th, 2011 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) For around 10 years an injury mark on his thigh reminded Morufu Shuaibu of the gruesome memories of a riot in his country. The pain ... Read more...
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Brace up for high apple prices as Himachal’s crop yield falls
June 13th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 13 (IANS) An apple a day is set to burn a hole in your pocket this year with the apple production in Himachal Pradesh, one of the ... Read more...
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Asian passenger held for drug trafficking in Dubai
May 5th, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, May 4 (IANS/WAM) The authorities at Dubai International Airport have arrested an Asian passenger from Pakistan while trying to smuggle 70 capsules of narcotics hidden in his stomach.Dubai ... Read more...
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Guard accidentally fires inside college, six injured
April 27th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 27 (IANS) At least six students of a government-run college were injured in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district Wednesday when a private security guard fired accidentally from his gun, ... Read more...
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Japan needs 2-3 months to end nuclear crisis
April 16th, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, April 16 (IANS) Japan will need at least two to three more months to bring an end to the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, a nuclear industry ... Read more...
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Ready to deal with any trouble, says Kashmir police chief
March 11th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 11 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Police and paramilitary forces are confident of successfully tackling without causing collateral damage separatists' plans to stir trouble during the summer, a ... Read more...
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Kashmir forces learn to control mobs the non-lethal way
March 7th, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 7 (IANS) Guns that fire pellets to stun not kill, pepper guns and non-lethal grenades that give out smoke and colours to split mobs -- the paramilitary forces ... Read more...
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Japanese scientists use red wine, sake to induce superconductivity
March 7th, 2011 - 11:01 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 7 (ANI): In a first, scientists from Japan have used alcoholic drinks such as red wine and sake to induce superconductivity.Scientists from the National Institute for Materials Science, Japan, found ... Read more...
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Ten-year-old Goa boy shoots to glory
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Panaji, Feb 23 (IANS) Ten-year-old Yash Padloskar comes across as a 'minor' but refreshing exception in a state where shooting is often viewed as an art practised by politicians, who ... Read more...
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Osmania University still tense, TRS MP arrested
January 8th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 8 (IANS) The situation in the Osmania University campus here remained tense Saturday as sporadic clashes between students and police continued for the third consecutive day while Member of ... Read more...
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Clashes continue in Osmania University, protests rock Telangana (Lead)
January 7th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 7 (IANS) For the second consecutive day, clashes broke out between students and police in Osmania University campus here Friday as protests over the Srikrishna committee report rocked Telangana.Osmania ... Read more...
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Lift media curbs on Telangana, rights panel urged
January 7th, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 7 (IANS) The Telangana lawyers' joint action committee (JAC) has sought the intervention of the Andhra Pradesh State Human Rights Commission to lift the restrictions imposed on media coverage ... Read more...
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How HIV thwarts the body’s natural defense
November 20th, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): Researchers at Rush University Medical Center have apparently found why natural killer cells are powerless against HIV.The study has marked the "beginning of a fascinating story that will ... Read more...
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Karnataka High Court upholds state ban on iron ore exports (Lead)
November 19th, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 19 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court Friday upheld the twin orders of the state government banning export of iron ore and dismissed a bunch of petitions filed by about 40 ... Read more...
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Chinese, American hops dash Himachal hopes
November 18th, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Keylong (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 18 (IANS) A species of hops is a key ingredient in brewing beer and, true to its nature, it has left a bitter taste in the ... Read more...
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Poor screening placing US air cargo security in a spot
November 14th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 14 (ANI): There is reportedly a gaping hole in aviation security, a hole so big about one billion pounds of cargo fly right through it every year, cargo on passenger ... Read more...
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Lucky cat survives being shot three times and hanged
November 5th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 05 (ANI): In the worst case of animal cruelty ever seen, a defenceless cat was held down, shot three times and nearly hanged in Britain.The feline, named Jessie, returned home ... Read more...
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Ban export of ore with 60 percent iron content: ASSOCHAM
July 20th, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) India should completely ban exports of iron ore having more than 60 percent iron content in it, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) ... Read more...
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Paintball guns can easily be converted into the real thing
May 15th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 15 (ANI): Toy guns sold in US can easily be transformed into the real killing machines. The popular airsoft or paintball guns which are used to shoot pellets of ... Read more...
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Reed canary grass can provide excellent ‘green’ fuel
February 22nd, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): A long-term research has revealed that reed canary grass can be turned into an excellent 'green' fuel for biomass power stations and, on a smaller scale, boilers in ... Read more...
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Remedy, calabash chalk, contains lead and arsenic
February 17th, 2010 - 12:23 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK CITY (BNO NEWS) – Calabash chalk, a traditional morning sickness remedy, has been found to contain lead and arsenic, the Health Department said Tuesday.The agency especially warned pregnant women not ... Read more...
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Powerful explosive device detected at Howrah station (Lead)
February 11th, 2010 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) Alert railway hawkers prevented a tragedy at the Howrah station Thursday when they alerted police about an unattended bag with wires protruding lying on a platform. Police after ... Read more...
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Miami Experiences Snow Showers
January 10th, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri,
Jan 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) January 7 saw the Miami Valley being hit with snow fall and the accumulation was expected to be around four inches. The snow was moving form ... Read more...
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Race war hits Italian town, four Africans shot
January 9th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 9 (IANS) White residents have shot four African migrants and beaten two others with iron bars in a southern Italian town that has been in the grip of a massive ... Read more...
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Suicide attack on Muharram procession kills 15 in Pakistan’s Muzaffarabad city
December 28th, 2009 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Dec. 28 (ANI): A suicide explosion in Muzaffarabad city killed at least 15 people and left over 100 injured, while another explosion near a Muharram procession in Karachi injured 35 people, ... Read more...
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Exposure to cocaine during pregnancy may lead to impulsivity in males
October 23rd, 2009 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 23 (ANI): A new American study aimed at furthering the understanding of the effects of drug abuse on humans has found that exposure to cocaine during pregnancy leads to poor ... Read more...
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Minor shot in the face for stealing Rs.10,000
October 7th, 2009 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 7 (IANS) A 16-year-old boy was shot in the face and his thigh with an air-gun several times in Canacona, Goa, for allegedly stealing Rs.10,000, police said Wednesday.
The police ... Read more...
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Cat survives after being shot 13 times in the head with pea rifle!
September 22nd, 2009 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sep 22 (ANI): A Victorian country cat has survived after being shot 13 times in the head with a pea rifle.Smokey, a 9-year-old moggie, had been shot by a .22 calibre ... Read more...
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Soon, metals might heal just like human skin
August 4th, 2009 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 4 (ANI): Scientists are working on transferring the self-healing effect of human skin to materials, in the form of evenly distributed fluid-filled capsules into the electroplated layer of metals, which ... Read more...
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Wheelchair gunman shot dead by police after stand-off
June 29th, 2009 - 7:04 am ICT by IANS
Wellington, June 29 (DPA) A paraplegic gunman who terrorized a suburban street by firing about random 100 shots from his wheelchair was shot dead by New Zealand police after a three-hour stand-off, ... Read more...
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Coming soon, treatment for gambling addiction
June 18th, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 18 (ANI): Researchers at the University of British Columbia have made a new development that has put them a step closer to creating and testing new treatments for gambling addictions.They ... Read more...
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