Russian club owner jailed over blaze that killed 156
May 15th, 2012 - 3:00 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The co-owner of a nightclub in Russia where a fire killed 156 people in 2009 has been sentenced to six and a half years in ... Read more...
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17 killed in Moscow fire (Lead)
April 3rd, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 17 people died in a fire that swept through a market warehouse in Moscow early Tuesday, Russia's emergencies ministry said.The fire began around ... Read more...
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Su-30 fighter crashes in Russia, crew safe
February 28th, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Su-30 fighter jet crashed during a test flight in Russia Tuesday, but both the crew members ejected safely, officials said.The crash occurred around 10.20 ... Read more...
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17 died in New Year fires across Russia
January 3rd, 2012 - 5:49 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 17 people, including three children, died in separate fire incidents across Russia during New Year celebrations, local emergencies services said.Nine people died ... Read more...
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Fukushima disaster can’t be cited to stop Kudankulam: Scientist
September 21st, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 21 (IANS) The nuclear disaster in Japan's Fukushima following a tsunami cannot be cited as an argument against the two reactors that are being built in Kudankulam in ... Read more...
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MiG-21 crashes in Punjab, pilot safe
September 6th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Rajpura (Punjab), Sep 6 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) Tuesday lost another MiG-21 combat aircraft in a crash near Rajpura town in Punjab's Patiala district. The young pilot, who ... Read more...
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Alaska Pipeline Leak Puts Focus On BP
January 11th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Alaska, Jan 11, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The pipeline leak in Alaska has resulted in anxiety that oil prices may soar further upwards and BP shares may end up bearing the brunt. ... Read more...
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China operating world’s longest high high-speed railway network
December 7th, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Dec 7 (ANI): Chinese Railways Minister Liu Zhijun has claimed that his country is operating the world's longest and high high-speed railway network with a combined length totalling 7,531 kilometres.English.news.cn ... Read more...
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Qantas A380 Flight Service Returns To Normalcy
November 27th, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Australian airline Qantas resumed its Airbus SAS A380 services first time after an engine explosion few weeks back that resulted in the airline stalling all flights ... Read more...
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First Qantas A380 flight takes off since engine explosion incident
November 27th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 27 (ANI): The first Qantas A380 passenger flight has taken off from Sydney Airport after it suffered a setback following a midair engine explosion earlier this month on one of ... Read more...
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Pakistani rights group condemns killing of British woman
October 29th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 29 (IANS) A Pakistani women rights group Friday strongly condemned the brutal murder of a Pakistani-origin British citizen in the country and urged the government to take immediate action to ... Read more...
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Boeing delivers 202nd strategic airlifter to US Air Force
September 23rd, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Long Beach (California), Sep 23 (IANS) Boeing has delivered the 202nd C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifter to the US Air Force (USAF). India is in talks to purchase 10 such aircraft.
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Crashed Chinese plane’s pilot alive, but unable to talk
August 25th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Aug 25 (ANI): The pilot of a passenger plane that crashed in China's Heilongjiang Province, killing 42 people and injuring 44 others on Tuesday, is reportedly alive but unable to talk.Doctors ... Read more...
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No plane crash for nearly six years in China
August 25th, 2010 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 25 (IANS) China had kept a remarkable air travel safety record of 2,100 days or 69 months without accidents before a passenger plane crash in Heilongjiang province Tuesday night, ... Read more...
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Captain of crashed Chinese plane alive
August 25th, 2010 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 25 (IANS) The captain of the passenger plane that crashed in northeast China killing 42 people late Tuesday is alive, but unable to talk, doctors said.
It appeared that Qi Quanjun, ... Read more...
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Lufthansa Cargo plane crashes in Saudi Arabia, no fatalities
July 27th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by BNO News
RIYADH (BNO NEWS) -- A Lufthansa Cargo aircraft crashed at an airport in the Saudi capital on Tuesday morning, officials said, injuring the two pilots on board.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft crashed ... Read more...
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Fake Swede pilot who flew for 13 years without licence says con was easy
May 18th, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 18 (ANI): A Swedish man, who worked as a passenger pilot without an original licence for 13 years before he was busted, has said it was "surprisingly easy" to fake ... Read more...
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British consortium to build roads in India, says Kamal Nath (Lead)
February 2nd, 2010 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 2 (IANS) A group of key British construction companies has set up a consortium to build roads and highways in India, Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath said Tuesday.
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British consortium to build roads in India, says Kamal Nath
February 2nd, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 2 (IANS) A group of three British construction companies have set up a consortium to build roads and highways in India, Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath said Tuesday.
The ... Read more...
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Ethiopian airliner carrying 90 people crashes into Mediterranean
January 25th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Beirut, Jan. 25 (ANI): An Ethiopian airliner carrying 82 passengers and eight crew members crashed into the Mediterranean sea shortly after taking off from the Beirut International Airport on Monday morning, officials ... Read more...
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Russian nightclub fire toll rises to 152
December 25th, 2009 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 25 (RIA Novosti) The toll in the Dec 5 deadly blaze at a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm has risen to 152, the regional emergencies service said in ... Read more...
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‘Cervical cancer jab as deadly as the disease’
October 4th, 2009 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 4 (ANI): A leading expert who helped develop the cervical cancer vaccine has claimed that the jab may be more deadly than the disease.Dr Diane Harper, the University of Missouri-Kansas, ... Read more...
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Old Mig-21 phaseout hit by fighter jet shortage
September 19th, 2009 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Ritu Sharma
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) They have a poor safety record. But the Indian Air Force (IAF) is reluctant to phase out its old Soviet era warhorse MiG-21 due to ... Read more...
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MiG crash ‘flamed out’ another IAF pilot
September 10th, 2009 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Known as "flyboy" to his friends, 26-year-old Flt Lt Manu Akhouri of the Indian Air Force (IAF), killed in a MiG-21 crash Thursday, was a second generation ... Read more...
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Cancer safety fears of most common heartburn treatment rejected
September 10th, 2009 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 10 (ANI): The largest ever study on 'Proton pump inhibitors' (PPI)-the second most prescribed group of drugs for heartburn-has dismissed all fears about the cancer causing effects of the treatment.PPI ... Read more...
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Come to Australia, it’s safe: Australian deputy PM (Lead)
August 31st, 2009 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Allaying fears that Australia is a racist country, Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard Monday reassured the Indian student community of her country's safety record and appealed to ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro wasn’t operating under any pressure, says Jaipal Reddy
July 13th, 2009 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 13 (ANI): Union Minister for Urban Development Jaipal Reddy on Monday refuted accusations that the metro rail mishap was a result of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) pushing ... Read more...
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No corporate rivalry behind Ambani chopper sabotage, say police (Second Lead)
May 4th, 2009 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) Ruling out corporate rivalry behind the attempt to sabotage industrialist Anil Ambani's helicopter, Mumbai police Monday claimed to have cracked the sensational case and arrested two employees of ... Read more...
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Lipoic acid supplements can reduce heart attack risk
March 31st, 2009 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 31 (ANI): A new study has shown that dietary supplementation with lipoic acid, a natural compound found at low levels in red meat and green leafy vegetables, can significantly reduce ... Read more...
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Indian Air Force to retire MiG-23 fighter jets
March 5th, 2009 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) will Friday bid adieu to its MiG-23 'swing wing' ground attack fighter jets after nearly 30 years in service.
The MiG-23 BN aircraft, ... Read more...
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Measles virus derivatives boon for prostate cancer
January 22nd, 2009 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) Certain measles virus vaccine strain derivatives can effectively infect and kill prostate cancer cells.Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths among American men with ... Read more...
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Living legend summits Everest 18th time to save the planet (Lead)
May 22nd, 2008 - 4:40 pm ICT by admin
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, May 22 (IANS) A legendary mountaineer who holds the record for the maximum number of conquests of Mt Everest risked his life and broke his own record Thursday ... Read more...
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Authorities fix duration of ‘Char Dham’ pilgrimage in Uttarakhand
April 28th, 2008 - 9:37 pm ICT by admin
Dehradun/ Rishikesh/ Badrinath, Apr 28 (ANI): The Uttarkhand Government has made it compulsory for a pilgrim to complete his journey for Char-Dham pilgrimage at least in ten days in order to ... Read more...
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Gulf shipyards set to witness major growth
April 18th, 2008 - 12:08 pm ICT by admin
Dubai, April 18 (IANS) Shipyards in the Gulf are rapidly emerging as regional hubs for ship building, repairs and conversions as the Middle East maritime industry witnesses rapid growth, according to industry ... Read more...
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Nine killed in road accident in western Nepal
March 12th, 2008 - 3:56 pm ICT by admin
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Kathmandu, March 12 (DPA) Nine people were killed when a tractor plunged off a mountain road in a remote part of western Nepal, the police and media said Wednesday. The tractor was ... Read more...
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