Bill to eliminate manual scavenging tabled in Lok Sabha (Lead)
September 3rd, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) A bill that seeks to prohibit manual scavenging, rehabilitate those engaged in such inhuman employment and impose stringent measures to stop such practices was introduced ... Read more...
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Bill to eliminate manual scavenging tabled in Lok Sabha
September 3rd, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) A bill that seeks to prohibit manual scavenging, rehabilitate those engaged in such inhuman employment and for stringent measures to stop such practices was introduced ... Read more...
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Diver keeps Mexico City’s sewage flowing
August 24th, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 24 (IANS/EFE) Julio Cesar Cu Camara has turned his diving hobby into an extreme job, keeping Mexico City's vast sewerage system flowing for 29 years."I'm the only ... Read more...
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Boy stuck in gutter for 24 hours
July 20th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 20 (IANS) A three-year-old boy in Colombia managed to survive despite remaining stuck in a sewer for 24 hours by holding on to a pipe, a media report ... Read more...
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Are Delhi agencies geared to tackle monsoon?
July 6th, 2012 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) When the eagerly awaited monsoon showers, bringing respite from the sweltering summer heat, finally arrive in Delhi, the city will once again and as usual ... Read more...
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Rains lash Lucknow, parts of UP
July 5th, 2012 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 5 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed Lucknow and other parts of Uttar Pradesh early Thursday, bringing respite from the hot and muggy weather. The downpour is likely to continue ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha adjourned after stink - literally (Second Lead)
May 10th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha had to be adjourned twice Thursday after members complained of a foul smell that they suspected could be a gas leak. ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha adjourned after stink - literally (Lead)
May 10th, 2012 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha had to be adjourned twice Thursday after members complained of a foul smell that they suspected could be a gas leak.Halfway through ... Read more...
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Holy Ganga receives 2,900 million litres sewage daily: PM
April 17th, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Describing the performance of states in operating and maintaining existing sewage treatment plants as "tardy", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said every day 2,900 ... Read more...
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Caffeine levels in water tied to contamination
November 22nd, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Nov 22 (IANS) Traces of caffeine in water indicates the presence of contaminants, including deadly pathogens coming from sewers, says a study."Our study has determined that there is a ... Read more...
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World’s smelliest holiday spots are in Mexico, Italy, France
March 8th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 8 (ANI): A survey has revealed the world's smelliest holiday spots and they fall in Mexico, Italy, France, Country Durham, and New Zealand.The survey by travel website Skyscanner.com came up ... Read more...
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Sewage lines to be repaired in east Delhi
January 6th, 2011 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has decided to repair all sewer lines in east Delhi after leaking sewers were found to be a key factor behind a ... Read more...
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Bruce Beresford-Redman arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife
November 17th, 2010 - 11:45 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Cancun, Nov 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bruce Beresford-Redman who produces hit shows Survivor and 'Pimp My Ride' has been arrested and detained by Mexican law enforcement officers after he was suspected of ... Read more...
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T-Rex’s cousin’s remains discovered in Edmonton sewers
August 24th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 24 (ANI): Edmonton sewer workers stumbled upon the remains of three dinosaurs - possibly the cousins of Tyrannosaurus Rex.Aaron Krywiak and Ryley Paul first saw a sharp tooth while digging ... Read more...
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Now, a robot that eats and poos!
July 21st, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 21 (ANI): Technicians in the UK have built a robot that can eat and also excrete its waste.Ecobot III, which was created by the Bristol Robotics Laboratory in the UK, ... Read more...
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Delhi approves project to keep Yamuna sewage-free
July 20th, 2010 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Delhi cabinet Tuesday approved a Rs.1,358 crore Yamuna Interceptor Sewer Project to contain pollution levels in the river.
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said that under the project, ... Read more...
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Cabinet clears Rs.497 crore for Ganga clean up (Lead)
June 10th, 2010 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Thursday approved the Rs.496.9 crore Ganga cleanup project with Japanese assistance at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
The project, under 'Mission ... Read more...
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Medals of British officer who slept through Indian mutiny up for auction
June 2nd, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 2 (ANI): The medals of a British officer who slept through the bloody Indian uprising in 1857 surrounded by 30,000 rebels in Lucknow and eventually made his miraculous escape wading ... Read more...
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Hope is gone: 800 Mumbai families lose battle for survival (Letter from Mumbai)
May 19th, 2010 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
By Satyen K. Bordoloi
Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) What was a few days ago a thriving shantytown in India's financial capital - where 60 percent of the population lives in slums - ... Read more...
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Green sex guide to help make earth last a little longer!
April 4th, 2010 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 4 (ANI): Here's some good news for eco-friendly couples: You can enjoy sex and also help save the planet, says Stefanie Weiss who has come up with an eco-sex guide.Some ... Read more...
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Chechen separatist leader claims responsibility for Moscow metro bombings
April 1st, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Apr. 1 (ANI): Chechen separatist leader Doku Umarov aka Dokka Abu Usman has claimed responsibility for Monday's Moscow metro bombings that killed 39 people.In a video statement recorded on Monday, the ... Read more...
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Chechen rebels claim responsibility for Moscow attacks
April 1st, 2010 - 8:44 am ICT by IANS
London, April 1 (IANS) A Chechen militant group has claimed responsibility for the bombings at two Moscow metro stations that killed 39 people, media reports said.
In a video message posted on ... Read more...
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Moscow attack: Russian security in search of 21 more ‘black widow’ bombers
March 31st, 2010 - 9:48 am ICT by ANI
Moscow, Mar.31 (ANI): Chilling images of the dead "black widow" suggest that they may have been among 30 women who were trained as suicide bombers in Turkey to strike at the heart ... Read more...
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Efforts to keep Ganga clean
December 19th, 2009 - 3:49 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 19 (ANI) : Varanasi District administration on Saturdayinvoked section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code on the banks of the River Ganga to keep it clean.Sub divisional magistrate, Atal Rai, ... Read more...
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Oz provincial govt. allows culling of thirsty camels terrorising desert town
November 26th, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 26 (ANI): Australia's Northern Territory government has allowed the killing of thousands of thirsty, marauding camels threatening residents and destroying water mains in the central part of the country.In ... Read more...
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Boos and cheers greet Bobby Jindal as Obama visits his turf
October 16th, 2009 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 16 (IANS) Louisiana's Indian-American Republican governor Bobby Jindal was first booed and then cheered at a town hall meeting when President Barack Obama came visiting to Hurricane Katrina hit ... Read more...
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Top Gear stars plan Italian Job Mini-chase in Belfast’s sewer
July 23rd, 2009 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 23 (ANI): Top Gear stars Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond are hoping to recreate the famous Mini car-chase scene in The Italian Job by racing through a sewer ... Read more...
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Depp identifies with ‘Public Enemies’ role
July 3rd, 2009 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
London, July 2 (IANS) Hollywood actor Johnny Depp is finding similarities between himself and his character from his new movie "Public Enemies" because of the contrasting jobs he has done before ... Read more...
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Slumdog girl to write her autobiography
June 6th, 2009 - 1:17 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
There has been a lot of drama in Slumdog Millionaire's star Rubina Ali's life. Residing in a Mumbai slum, the girl became an international figure after doing the film and traveled ... Read more...
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‘Slumdog Millionaire’ kid writes memoir
June 6th, 2009 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 6 (IANS) Nine-year-old "Slumdog Millionaire" star Rubina Ali is writing her autobiography, expected to be released next month.
Ali's life story, "Slumdog Dreaming: My Journey to the Stars", will be ... Read more...
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Worlds most expensive sewing machine with a price tag of $9k to come to UK
January 10th, 2009 - 12:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 10 (ANI): The worlds most expensive and high-tech sewing machine with an in-built video camera is set to hit the British market.After taking the consumers by storm in ... Read more...
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Postgraduates, graduates apply for sweepers’ jobs
August 31st, 2008 - 9:38 am ICT by IANS
Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 31 (IANS) Such is the high level of unemployment that graduates and even postgraduates - including an MSc in agriculture - are queuing up to apply for ... Read more...
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One month after Aarushi murder - mystery continues
June 14th, 2008 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The twists and turns in the sensational Noida double murder of teenager Aarushi Talwar and her domestic help Hemraj have kept the nation in thrall, and even ... Read more...
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New gas sensors would monitor C02 in large areas cost-effectively
May 9th, 2008 - 3:06 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 9 (ANI): Scientists have developed a novel gas sensor system, which makes it possible to monitor carbon dioxide in large areas, cost-effectively the first time.Developed at the Helmholtz ... Read more...
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New ‘MeGa’ sensor to monitor carbon dioxide concentration
May 9th, 2008 - 12:14 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 9 (IANS) A novel tube-like sensor would now make monitoring gas concentrations possible over a large area, both cheaply and effectively, doing the work of a number of existing sensors. ... Read more...
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