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Traffic pollution worsens asthmatic symptoms in kids

November 14th, 2008 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 14 (ANI): Traffic pollution, particularly in urban areas, can worsen respiratory health in children with asthma, according to a study. The study has claimed that such worsening of respiratory systems ...

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Green bride rides bus to her wedding!

September 21st, 2008 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI -
Wellington, September 21 (ANI): An ecologically conscious bride has taken a bus on her wedding day to reach the marked venue. Anna Chisnell, who went in No. 5 Red Bus with her ...

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Smelly people, long queues the things that irritate Aussies the most!

September 21st, 2008 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Sept 21 (ANI): Stinky people, unstocked supermarket shelves, lengthy queues and the office know-it-all are some of the things that irritate Australians the most, a new survey has found. The study, ...

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Eight of family dead in Tamil Nadu road accident

August 20th, 2008 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS -
Palani (Tamil Nadu), Aug 20 (IANS) Eight members of a family, including three women, were killed after a head-on collision between a van and a privately-owned public transport vehicle Wednesday, police said.The ...

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London Underground helps Gillian Anderson travel incognito

London Underground helps Gillian Anderson travel incognito

August 11th, 2008 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Aug 11 (ANI): Gillian Anderson has revealed that she opts to commute on London''s Underground - because she never gets noticed. The X-Files star, who lives in the British capital, avoids ...

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UN condemns blasts in Bangalore, Ahmedabad

July 29th, 2008 - 10:47 am ICT by IANS -
DPA New York, July 29 (DPA) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the series of bombings that struck the Indian cities of Bangalore and Ahnedabad on Friday and Saturday, killing and wounding ...

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Beijing motorists find alternative modes of transport for Olympics

July 18th, 2008 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Beijing, July 18 (Xinhua) With not even a month left for the Olympics, people of Beijing are shedding their four-wheelers for more convenient alternative modes of transport. To commute freely, Jiang Shengping ...

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Jammu shuts down over Amarnath land transfer issue

Jammu shuts down over Amarnath land transfer issue

July 16th, 2008 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI -
Jammu, July 16 (ANI): Pro-Hindu organisation activists today observed a shutdown in Jammu over the issue of forest land not being transformed to the Amarnath Shrine Board. It may be recalled that ...

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Haryana Roadways to add 1,000 more buses to its fleet

July 11th, 2008 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, July 11 (IANS) The Haryana government will add 1,000 new buses to the fleet of the Haryana Roadways during the 11th Five Year Plan to meet the growing needs of public ...

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Your choice of coffee reflects your personality!

Your choice of coffee reflects your personality!

July 7th, 2008 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, July 7 (ANI): How you take your coffee is really all thats needed to reveal the kind of person you. And, backing this up is a new research commissioned by Hudsons ...

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‘Small cities fail to attract huge investments in IT sector’

July 3rd, 2008 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS -
Chennai, July 3 (IANS) Poor infrastructure facilities limit the potential of the small cities in Tamil Nadu in attracting major investments in IT sector, though they offer huge cost advantage compared to ...

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Delhi Metro is most comfortable: study

June 15th, 2008 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Delhi Metro is among the most comfortable means of public transport, says a study conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). Sham Rane, a post-graduate mechanical ...

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Kashmir paralysed as traders join transporters’ strike

June 11th, 2008 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, June 11 (IANS) Life in the Kashmir valley was thrown completely out of gear Wednesday with traders joining transporters in their strike against the hike in fuel prices. Day three of ...

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Transporters’ strike jams life in Kashmir

June 9th, 2008 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, June 9 (IANS) Public transport stayed off the roads and offices and educational institutions reported thin attendance Monday as a four-day strike against the hike in fuel prices brought life to ...

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Two killed, 20 injured in day’s second blast in Sri Lanka (Lead)

June 6th, 2008 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS -
Colombo, June 6 (IANS) At least two people were killed and 20 more wounded when a bomb went off inside a private transport bus in the central Kandy district, Friday, the military ...

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20 killed, 40 injured in blast near Colombo (Lead)

June 6th, 2008 - 10:44 am ICT by IANS -
Colombo, June 6 (IANS) At least 20 people were killed and 40 injured when a powerful bomb ripped through a packed bus near an university on the outskirts of the Sri Lankan ...

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Delhi Govt. gives relief to Delhiites by increasing Rs.10 only on LPG

June 5th, 2008 - 9:57 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, June 5 (ANI): The Delhi Government has decided to increase only 10 rupees inclusive of tax on a domestic LPG cylinder instead of 50 rupees as decided by the ...

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Kerala shuts down to protest fuel price hikes

Kerala shuts down to protest fuel price hikes

June 5th, 2008 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, June 5 (IANS) Educational institutions in Kerala were closed and public transport was hit by Thursday's state-wide shutdown called by the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the opposition Bharatiya Janata ...

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BRT corridor a success in China: Sheila Dikshit

June 3rd, 2008 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday said the bus rapid transit system (BRTS) was a success in Beijing because of high sense of traffic discipline among the ...

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Dikshit in China to study Games preparation, transport

May 26th, 2008 - 6:40 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is in Olympics-bound China to explore ways to prepare New Delhi for Commonwealth Games 2010 and streamline the messy public transport at ...

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French workers on strike as Sarkozy assumes Thatcherite posture on pension eligibility

May 23rd, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by admin -
London, May 23 (ANI): French President Nicolas Sarkozy has decided to make people work a year longer to qualify for a full pension, and this has led tens of thousands of ...

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French transport workers strike to protest pension reform

May 22nd, 2008 - 2:53 am ICT by admin -
DPA Paris, May 22 (DPA) Long-suffering French commuters were in for another day of delays and traffic jams as railway and public transport workers began a 36-hour strike Wednesday evening. The French national ...

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20 killed, dozens missing in Nepal bus accident

May 19th, 2008 - 7:07 pm ICT by admin -
DPA Kathmandu, May 19 (DPA) At least 20 people were killed and dozens were feared missing after an over-crowded bus plunged off a mountain highway in western Nepal Monday, the police said. The ...

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Brits spend 18 years of their working lives commuting to work!

May 19th, 2008 - 6:14 pm ICT by admin -
London, May 19 (ANI): Commuters in Britain spend up to 18 years of their working lives reaching and getting back from office. The average figure is five years, 29 days a year, ...

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India to account for 6 in 10 global heart disease cases by 2010 (re-issue)

April 27th, 2008 - 4:59 pm ICT by admin -
London, Apr 27 (ANI): India is expected to account for 60 pct of heart disease cases in world, within the next two years, warn researchers. The team comprising Indian and Canadian researchers ...

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India to account for 6 in 10 global heart disease cases by 2010

April 26th, 2008 - 1:11 pm ICT by admin -
London, Apr 26 (ANI): India is expected to account for 60 pct of heart disease cases in world, within the next two years, warn researchers. The team comprising Indian and Canadian researchers ...

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Carey claims she is ordinary

April 8th, 2008 - 2:00 pm ICT by admin -
London, April 8 (IANS) Pop star Mariah Carey has been notorious for being a diva, but she recently indicated that she is simple and makes no demands. Mirror.co.uk reports that Carey flies ...

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Kashmir shuts down to protest plight of detainees

April 5th, 2008 - 2:04 pm ICT by admin -
Srinagar, April 5 (IANS) Normal life was affected here Saturday in the wake of a shutdown by separatists to protest the alleged miserable condition of Kashmiri detainees in various jails in the ...

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Steve-Os parents fed him alcohol as a baby

March 25th, 2008 - 3:24 pm ICT by admin -
London, Mar 25 (ANI): Daredevil performer Stephen Gilchrist Glover better known as Steve-O, revealed that his parents fed him alcohol as a baby. The Jackass star claimed that his late mother was ...

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Truck crash kills 10

March 16th, 2008 - 4:29 pm ICT by admin -
DPA Islamabad, March 16 (DPA) Ten people were killed and four missing after a passenger truck fell into a deep ravine early Sunday in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province, media reported. The open-back truck, ...

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