Master Plan clears way for home buyers in Noida Extension
August 24th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) Friday approved the Greater Noida Master Plan 2021, bringing smile to thousands of home buyers in Uttar Pradesh's ... Read more...
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Life to continue as normal, says teenage hero Walcott
August 16th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain (Trinidad), Aug 16 (IANS/CMC) Newly-crowned Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott says he does not plan to change anything about his training regimen despite his new-found fame.Walcott returned here Monday ... Read more...
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Weird weather rains seaweed over Gloucestershire village
August 9th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Gloucestershire Village, Aug 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Residents of Gloucestershire Village were left wondering when the weather brought them seaweed rain. The residents were left in awe when they woke up to seaweed ... Read more...
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Crocodile causes panic in Shanghai
August 7th, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Aug 7 (IANS) There was panic when a 1.5-metre-long crocodile was found in a creek in a suburban residential area in this Chinese business hub.Animal protection authorities caught the ... Read more...
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Four killed in China stabbing, arson attack
August 4th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 4 (IANS) Four people were killed in a suspected stabbing and arson attack in northeast China's Heilongjiang province Saturday, police said.The incident took place in a residential area ... Read more...
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Over 40 killed in Iraq violence (Lead)
July 23rd, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, July 23 (IANS) A series of bomb and gun attacks struck Iraq early Monday, killing at least 44 people and wounding dozens more, the interior ministry said.The deadliest attack ... Read more...
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Key panel clears way for home buyers in Noida Extension
June 28th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) There is a positive news for thousands of home buyers in 'Noida Extension' after a key panel Thursday approved the Draft Master Plan for Greater ... Read more...
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Nine killed in Indonesian Air Force plane crash (Lead)
June 21st, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 21 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and 35 injured Thursday when an Indonesian Air Force Fokker F27 transport aircraft crashed into a residential area while approaching ... Read more...
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Nigerian embassies open condolence registers
June 6th, 2012 - 7:42 am ICT by IANS
Abuja, June 6 (IANS) Nigerian embassies abroad have been ordered to open condolence registers for the victims of an air crash three days ago in the country.All 153 people on ... Read more...
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Have few flight paths over populated areas: Pakistani daily
May 19th, 2012 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 19 (IANS) Few flight paths should go over densely populated areas, said a leading Pakistani daily Saturday following the death of four pilots in a mid-air collision of ... Read more...
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Four pilots killed as two PAF planes collide (Lead)
May 17th, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 17 (IANS) Four pilots were killed Thursday when two Pakistan Air Force (PAF) trainer planes collided in the country's northwest, police said.
The accident took place at about ... Read more...
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Gulmarg shivers at minus two degrees Celsius
April 14th, 2012 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 14 (IANS) With the minimum temperature falling six degrees below normal, north Kashmir's ski resort town of Gulmarg Saturday shivered at minus 2.3 degrees Celsius. Incessant rains ... Read more...
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Punjab cracker unit blast leaves four dead (Lead, changing dateline)
April 13th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Moga (Punjab), April 13 (IANS) A powerful blast in an illegal fire-cracker making unit in a residential area of this Punjab town Friday left four people dead and three others ... Read more...
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Costa Rican diplomat kidnapped in Venezuela (Lead)
April 10th, 2012 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, April 10 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan authorities confirmed Monday that they are investigating the abduction of a Costa Rican diplomat in Caracas.Guillermo Cholele, trade attache at the Costa Rican Embassy, was ... Read more...
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Julio Iglesias pays $15.2 mn for Miami mansion
April 10th, 2012 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 10 (IANS/EFE) Spanish singer Julio Iglesias has just bought a $15.2 million mansion on an exclusive island in north Miami's Intracoastal Waterway, The Miami Herald reported.The 68-year-old singer ... Read more...
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Leopard strays into Nashik colony, attacks three
March 26th, 2012 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Nashik (Maharashtra), March 26 (IANS) Panic gripped the city as a leopard strayed into a thickly populated residential area from the adjacent jungles Monday and attacked three people, including a ... Read more...
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Strong quake jolts Mexico
March 21st, 2012 - 3:32 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, March 21 (IANS) Strong tremors were felt in Mexico City and prompted residents to flee in panic from swaying buildings Tuesday as a powerful magnitude-7.6 earthquake jolted Mexico.The ... Read more...
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Nightlong windstorm rattles Kashmir Valley
March 20th, 2012 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 20 (IANS) A nightlong windstorm damaged hundreds of homes, uprooted trees, shattered windowpanes and blocked roads in Kashmir Valley Tuesday, officials said.Schools throughout Kashmir have been closed as ... Read more...
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Protest in Chhattisgarh capital against toll plaza
January 11th, 2012 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 11 (IANS) People in this Chhattisgarh capital Wednesday stepped up their protest against a leading road construction company for trying to illegally setting up a toll plaza.Dozens of ... Read more...
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Villagers threatened by dam cracks in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
January 9th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) A reservoir dam of a mini hydel power project built with Chinese assistance in Pakistan-administered Kashmir has developed cracks threatening around 70 families living ... Read more...
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Eight killed in Pakistan bombing
December 30th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 30 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and 13 injured Friday evening in a powerful suicide bombing in a residential area in Pakistan's Quetta city, media reports ... Read more...
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Leopard enters Panchkula town, causes scare
December 29th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Panchkula (Haryana), Dec 29 (IANS) A leopard entered a residential area in Haryana's Panchkula town Thursday afternoon, causing a scare among people.Wildlife officials, who were able to pin down ... Read more...
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Cycling enthusiasts rejoice, dedicated cycle lanes coming up (Postcard from Bangalore)
November 12th, 2011 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 12 (IANS) The experience of the US and years of advocacy by groups of cycling enthusiasts in the city is behind a dream-come-true project in this traffic-cramped tech ... Read more...
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3 die in Mexican plane crash
November 1st, 2011 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Tijuana (Mexico), Nov 1 (IANS/EFE) Three people were killed when a small plane crashed in a residential area of this northwestern Mexican border city.The aircraft Monday plummeted to the ... Read more...
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Fire in Amritsar cracker shop
October 23rd, 2011 - 10:13 am ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Oct 23 (IANS) One person was injured and goods worth millions of rupees were destroyed when an illegally run cracker shop caught fire in this Punjab city, an official ... Read more...
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After tigress, now leopard terrorises Chhattisgarh residents
October 15th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 15 (IANS) Dozens of families in the forested villages of Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district are trying to hunt down a leopard that killed a woman and several pet animals ... Read more...
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Building collapses in Andhra, 15 feared trapped
September 16th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 16 (IANS) At least 15 people are feared trapped under the debris of a five-storeyed building which collapsed Friday in Kakinada, about 500 km from here on the ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro now goes to Ghaziabad (Lead)
July 14th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow/New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Delhi Metro rail services were Thursday further extended into Uttar Pradesh, connecting the national capital to the suburban Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, the state ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro services to Ghaziabad begin
July 14th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The much awaited Delhi Metro services from Anand Vihar in east Delhi to Vaishali in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district started Thursday morning, an official said."The ... Read more...
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Mumbai blasts: The locations and time
July 14th, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) Details of the three blasts that shook south Mumbai Wednesday evening:
- Zaveri Bazar blast at 6.59 p.m. It's a prime business-cum-residential area, around four km ... Read more...
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Army chief promises action against guilty in teen’s killing
July 6th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) With the Chennai police probing the role of army men in the killing of a teenager at a military residential complex, Indian Army chief General ... Read more...
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Guard murdered for not opening gate promptly
July 2nd, 2011 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Mohali, July 1 (IANS) A security guard, who failed to immediately open the entrance gate of a residential area here, was brutally murdered by an local resident and his friend ... Read more...
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A Pakistani locality where residents don’t want police post
July 1st, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 1 (IANS) The residents of a locality in Pakistan's Peshawar city are against re-building of a police post blown up in a car bomb blast as they fear ... Read more...
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22 injured as power line breaks, falls on houses (Lead)
June 23rd, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) As many as 22 people, including six children, were injured when a high tension power line melted and fell on their houses in east Delhi, ... Read more...
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22 injured in Delhi fire
June 23rd, 2011 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Twentytwo people, among them six children, were injured when a high tension electrical wire melted and fell on houses in east Delhi, fire officials ... Read more...
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