Women in Bihar plough fields, sing to please rains gods
July 29th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 29 (IANS) Women in Bihar's Buxar district are performing a curious ritual to reduce the rain deficit in the state -- ploughing fields, singing and dancing at ... Read more...
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Greater Noida farmers prepare for next round of battle
July 21st, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, July 21 (IANS) After a series of court verdicts in their favour, farmers here are now readying for the next round of battle against land acquisition -- exposing ... Read more...
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Boeing plans $300 mn investment in Indian defence industry
April 13th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) US aerospace major Boeing has submitted a $300-million plan for investment in the Indian defence industry as "offsets" for the four additional P8I long-range maritime ... Read more...
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Angry footballer faces jail ‘for trying to mow down referee with car’
October 27th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 27 (ANI): An angry footballer who tried to mow down the referee by driving onto the pitch is now facing jail.Joseph Rimmer, 28, attempted to plough into referee David Harkness ... Read more...
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Farmers incur crop loss due to rain, snowfall in Haryana district
October 24th, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
By Dherender KumarRohtak (Haryana), Oct.24 (ANI): Farmers incurred huge loss due to an unseasoned rain and snowfall devastating the wheat crop in Haryana's Rohtak District."We have lost the reaped crop. We had ... Read more...
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West has made more mistakes in Afghanistan than Russia, claims envoy to Kabul
September 12th, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Sept.12 (ANI): Russia's Ambassador to Afghanistan, Andrey Avetisyan, has claimed that Britain and America have made more strategic blunders than Russia in the war-ravaged nation, and this would delay a successful ... Read more...
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Zed urges Hindus for vow of animal compassion on Naga-panchami
August 8th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Aug 8 (ANI): Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, sending Naga-panchami greetings to one billion Hindus of the world, has appealed to them to take a vow of compassion to all animals ... Read more...
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Tension on border after firing by Bangladesh Rifles (Lead)
June 15th, 2010 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 15 (IANS) Tension prevailed along the India-Bangladesh border in southern Meghalaya Tuesday after Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) troops resorted to "unprovoked firing" in different areas.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops, ... Read more...
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Online games help professionals de-stress - but only so much
June 12th, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Rahul Vaishnavi
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) He juggles hectic corporate meetings and numerous deadlines, but 28-year-old marketing professional Rajiv Singh never fails to plough his farm and water his plants. ... Read more...
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England World Cup squad put on `Dr Death’s’ super carb diet
June 5th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 5 (ANI): Food prepared by Chef Tim De'Ath will be provided to England's football stars during this year's FIFA World Cup.Jocularly referred to as Dr. Death, Tim will put the ... Read more...
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Flintoff to make comeback by next month
June 4th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 4 (ANI): England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, who retired from test cricket in 2009 after helping England regain the Ashes from Australia, is expected to return to action for his county ... Read more...
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Angry UK troops use new tank against Afghan Taliban for first time
February 16th, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
Nad-e-Ali District (Afghanistan), Feb.16 (ANI): Angry British troops have used the mighty IED-busting Trojan tank against the Taliban in Nad-e-Ali district on Monday during Operation Moshtarak, The Sun reports.The Trojan is ... Read more...
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Indian Air Force to meet future needs indigenously
October 15th, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) will fully back indigenous enterprises to develop critical technologies to not only meet its future needs but also to reduce dependency on ... Read more...
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Mel B wants Spice Girls reunion for World Cup in South Africa
September 24th, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 24 (ANI): Former Spice Girls member Melanie Brown, known as Scary Spice during the band's heydays, is said to be eager for the girls to reunite for a last ... Read more...
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Online blog matching drunk people and yoga positions becomes huge hit
July 22nd, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 22 (ANI): A new blog, which displays pictures of drunk people that match with yoga positions, has become a huge internet craze.Sprawled across a bench, bending backwards over a ... Read more...
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Pitting a billy goat against National Games bullying
July 9th, 2009 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Panaji, July 9 (IANS) The farmers of Virnoda village in north Goa allege that the sports ministry is bullying them to part with fertile farm land for the construction of ... Read more...
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Monsoon woes continues in Uttar Pradesh
July 4th, 2009 - 9:55 pm ICT by ANI
Madna (Uttar Pradesh), July 4 (ANI): Delay in Monsoon in Uttar Pradesh, is upsetting villagers and farmers of Madna village, as they are going through a tough time as the fields in ... Read more...
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Woman’s body lay for five years in Edinburgh apartment
July 4th, 2009 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 4 (DPA) A woman's body lay for five years in her Edinburgh apartment before it was discovered after neighbours notified authorities about a water leak, media reports said Saturday.
Police had ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh villagers perform rituals to usher in rain (Lead)
June 25th, 2009 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 25 (IANS) Marriages of frogs are being conducted, women folk are harnessing themselves to the yoke to plough the fields, and children are ritualistically rolling on the ground. In the ... Read more...
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Rites and rituals to invoke rains in Uttar Pradesh
June 25th, 2009 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 25 (IANS) As Uttar Pradesh sweats under the blistering heat and there is no sign of the monsoon, villagers are resorting to invocations, rites and ritual to appease the rain ... Read more...
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Manchester United fan kills four in Nigeria
May 29th, 2009 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Nairobi/Abuja, May 28 (DPA) A Nigerian fan of Manchester United killed four people and injured ten others when he drove a minibus into a crowd of Barcelona supporters, Nigerian police said ... Read more...
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Peter Andre wants a ‘quickie divorce’ from Jordan
May 25th, 2009 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 25 (ANI): Oz musician Peter Andre has revealed that he wants a "quickie divorce" from his estranged wife Jordan, despite the latter's constant pleas to reconcile.Though Jordan begged Peter to ... Read more...
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IPL aids South African school for children with disabilities
May 16th, 2009 - 9:20 am ICT by IANS
By Fakir Hassen
Bloemfontein, May 16 (IANS) Of the many schools who have benefited from the Indian Premier League II (IPL) being played in South Africa, the Bartimea Combined School here has probably ... Read more...
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BBC to cut 90 jobs in news by 2010
May 8th, 2009 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
London, May 7 (IANS) British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) News has announced its decision to sack nearly 90 jobs by 2010.
The Mirror online reported that the bulk of the cuts are to take ... Read more...
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To protest Chinese rule Tibetan farmers refuse to sow spring crops
April 11th, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 11 (ANI): Tibetan farmers discontented with the Chinese rule have refused to sow their fields in a show of passive resistance against Beijing.Chinese officials are so anxious at the latest ... Read more...
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Pharmaceutical experts selling English Channel water as blocked nose remedy in US
March 9th, 2009 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 9 (ANI): Pharmaceutical experts are selling water from the murky English Channel to Americans as a blocked nose remedy.
Drugs company Shering-Plough claims that its Afrin PureSea Hydrating Nasal Rinse ... Read more...
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Father unaware son has been a legislator for 10 years
February 21st, 2009 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 21 (IANS) Kawasi Lakhma has been a Chhattisgarh legislator for the past 10 years, but his 90-year-old father remains unaware of his status and hopes that Lakhma would return to ... Read more...
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Brahmos to be main attraction of Armys Republic Day contingent
January 23rd, 2009 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 23 (ANI): BrahMos, a 290-km range cruise missile that can touch 2.8 times the speed of sound, will be the main attraction of the army contingent for the ... Read more...
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Runaway stars create weird cosmic sculptures
January 8th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 8 (ANI): The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered 14 runaway stars speeding through dense interstellar gas, creating weird cosmic sculptures known as bow shocks.Astronomers led by Raghvendra Sahai of ... Read more...
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Warm welcome for Omar Abdullah in Srinagar
December 31st, 2008 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 31 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir chief minister-designate Omar Abdullah was received warmly by a huge crowd of enthusiastic supporters at the Srinagar airport Wednesday after his arrival from New Delhi.Waving ... Read more...
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Treasure hunter discovers 7th century pure gold cross, worth 25,000 pounds
August 7th, 2008 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 7 (ANI): A treasure hunter, using a metal detector, has discovered a pure gold cross dating from the 7th century, which is worth at least 25,000 pounds.The anonymous finder ... Read more...
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Orissa tribals come to UK to protest mining in their sacred hills
August 3rd, 2008 - 10:20 am ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
London, Aug 3 (IANS) A delegation of Orissa tribals has come all the way to London to confront the owner of a company planning to mine bauxite from a hill ... Read more...
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Dhanbads Maoist is today a peasant
June 20th, 2008 - 8:35 pm ICT by ANI
By Suman Negi
Dhanbad, June 20 (ANI): While many youngsters find it hard to come out of the web of Naxalism, there are several persons who after having served their terms in ... Read more...
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New dresses, decorated foreheads mark Orissa festival
June 14th, 2008 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 14 (IANS) Young girls wore new dresses, decorated their foreheads with artistic motifs in sandalwood paste and swung from ropes hung from trees Saturday to mark the beginning of a ... Read more...
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Coimbatore traditional bullock cart race attracts hordes of enthusiasts
June 9th, 2008 - 8:48 pm ICT by ANI
Coimbatore, June 9 (ANI): This years traditional bullock cart race in Coimbatore attracted hordes of enthusiasts today.The bullock cart race, which is popularly known as 'rekla' race, is organised to ... Read more...
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