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Vedanta against bauxite export


September 3rd, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 3 (IANS) Vedanta group, India's largest aluminium maker, has asked the central government to discourage export of bauxite from the country as the domestic aluminium industry is struggling ... Read more...

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Coal may have to be imported to meet power demand


August 12th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) State miner Coal India Ltd (CIL) believes 50 per cent of the demand for power-grade fuel by electricity producers may have to be ... Read more...

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Goa firms get show cause for pollution


August 8th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 8 (IANS) Top mining companies in Goa have been issued show cause notice by the state government for dumping mining rejects and polluting water bodies.The offending companies include ... Read more...

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CNG prices hiked in Delhi and neighbourhood


March 5th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Compressed natural gas (CNG) in Delhi will cost Rs.1.70 more per kg from midnight Monday.In the Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad neighbourhoods, the price of ... Read more...

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India can be a great power using more renewable energy


January 17th, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) India can be a great power, ushering in a game changing third industrial revolution by utilising its renewable energy resources and collaborating with power ... Read more...

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CNG price to go up by up to Rs.2 per kg


December 30th, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The price of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) will go up by Rs.1.75 per kg in Delhi and by Rs.2 per kg in Ghaziabad, Noida and ... Read more...

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No old wives’ tale: Omega-3 prevents osteoarthritis


October 18th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 18 (IANS) Omega-3 in fish oil could "substantially and significantly" reduce the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis and slow its progression.Omega-3-rich diets fed to guinea pigs, which naturally ... Read more...

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General Motors to source 95 percent of components locally


August 30th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Faridabad, Aug 30 (IANS) General Motors said Tuesday it plans to source about 95 percent of its components from local manufacturers for its newer models."The percentage of locally sourced parts ... Read more...

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Weak law, tracking system hampers missing kids’ recovery


July 29th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) There is a huge discrepancy in the number of missing children in the country as sourced from police records and that obtained through RTI applications, ... Read more...

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Seven kids go missing in Delhi every day


July 20th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Many fathers and mothers in Delhi, especially from the working class, are coping with a sudden vacuum in their lives: their children have disappeared. Seven ... Read more...

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Goa freedom fighters attack Portuguese envoy


April 26th, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 26 (IANS) Freedom fighters in Goa Tuesday demanded an apology from Portuguese ambassador to India Jorge Roza de Oliveira for making what they called "shameless and baseless" ... Read more...

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Private FM channels to be allowed to broadcast news


March 29th, 2011 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, March 28 (IANS) Private FM radio channels will soon be allowed to broadcast news sourced from All India Radio (AIR), an official said Monday.FM radio channels will be able ... Read more...

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BJP accused of indulging in ‘vegetable politics’


February 10th, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 9 (IANS) Goa Youth Congress leaders Wednesday accused the BJP of indulging in "vegetable politics", saying that saffron-aligned wholesalers in Karnataka were thwarting attempts by the Goa government to ... Read more...

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Phydough Food Trucks To Make Life Better For Dogs!


January 7th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri Jan 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) There is a reason for the canine lovers and owners to be delighted. They can treat their four legged friends in a lavish way now onwards ... Read more...

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DRDO to commercialise its technologies


January 4th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) In order to cash in on the opportunities available for its technologies in the paramilitary and civilian sectors, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has ... Read more...

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Environment clearance held up for coal requiring projects


November 1st, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The environment ministry Monday deferred giving the green signal to all thermal power, steel and sponge iron projects awaiting clearance till the status of their environment and ... Read more...

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Allied forces ‘believed Hitler had secret Nazi hideout during WWII’


October 29th, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 29 (ANI): A set of documents revealed today showed that allied forces during the Second World War believed that Hitler had a secret Nazi hideout in the Austrian Alps where ... Read more...

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New documents reveal Hitler’s ‘last desperate stand’ during WWII


October 29th, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 29 (ANI): A set of documents revealed today showed that allied forces during the Second World War believed that Hitler had a secret Nazi hideout in the Austrian Alps where ... Read more...

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Drinking gallons of water does erase wrinkles


September 20th, 2010 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 20 (IANS) Recent research suggests that not only does water help the skin, but the extent to which it makes a difference may vary depending on the type one drinks. Doctors ... Read more...

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Aamir Khan Meets Sir Anthony Hopkins In Toronto


September 18th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 18, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Bollywood star Aamir Khan has got a double reason to celebrate during his visit to Toronto last week. The first reason is his wife Kiran Rao's ... Read more...

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Ajay Devgn May Be Seen With Vidya Balan In Silk Smitha’s Film


September 16th, 2010 - 9:38 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 16, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Bollywood actress Vidya Balan is going to enact the late South Indian sensation Silk Smitha. Now, if everything goes well, she will be accompanied by another ... Read more...

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Facebook alternative Diaspora to be launched on Sept 15


August 28th, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 28 (ANI): Diaspora, an open alternative to Facebook, is set to be launched, say developers of the project.Diaspora, which describes itself, as a "privacy-aware, personally-controlled" social network will be ... Read more...

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New Director To Replace Priyadarshan For Freaky Friday Remake


August 18th, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 18, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Bollywood veteran actor Anil Kapoor is in search of a fresh director, who will replace ace director Priyadarshan for the remake of Hollywood movie Freaky Friday. ... Read more...

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‘Night before death Scarlett was singing, talking about stars’


July 29th, 2010 - 10:20 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 29 (IANS) Hours before Scarlett Keeling was sexually assaulted and murdered at Anjuna beach two years ago, the 15-year-old was singing, talking about the stars and wanted to hear music, ... Read more...

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Cheap, simple solution to save coral reef - transplantation


June 5th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 5 (ANI): Research says that the simplest and cheapest option to preserve coral reefs may be transplantation.Carried out by Dr Graham Forrester from the University of Rhode Island, the research ... Read more...

Posted in Health Science |

GSPCL spot LNG cargo lands at Dahej


April 22nd, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, April 22 (IANS) Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd has brought in this year's first spot LNG (liquefied natural gas) cargo on Indian shores, a company spokesperson announced here Thursday. The LNG carrier ... Read more...

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Leonardo DiCaprio all set to play Frank Sinatra


February 22nd, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There has been a lot of speculation since long, about who would play the part of Frank Sinatra in his biopic. And now according to ... Read more...

Posted in Entertainment |

Malay Indian party’s call for separate local channel welcomed


January 27th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 27 (ANI): Malaysian Indian Congress Youth chief T. Mohan call for a separate channel for Astro to air locally-produced programmes has been welcomed.Mohan had said that some of the ... Read more...

Posted in World |

Crabs can help create odour repellent fabrics


January 19th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 19 (IANS) Crustaceans like shrimps and crabs may help create odour-repellent fabrics for use in cars, buses and trucks. Researchers led by Rajiv Padhye, project head at the Royal Melbourne ... Read more...

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Now, a motorised couch for fridge trips!


January 11th, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, January 11 (ANI): Too lazy to get up and fetch beer from the refrigerator? Well, a motorised chair may be just the right solution for you.Kiwi inventor Ryan Ogle's "motorised drinking ... Read more...

Posted in Health Science |

Demand for protein foods is going to grow: Minister


December 23rd, 2009 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The government Wednesday called upon agricultural scientists to increase the production of protein foods to prevent an increase in their prices owing to demands of an increasingly ... Read more...

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Mackeil Ispat sets up Rs.2 bn plant in West Bengal


December 23rd, 2009 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) Mackeil Ispat and Forging Ltd Wednesday said it has set up a plant with a production capacity of 40,000 tonnes annually at the industrial town of Durgapur in ... Read more...

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Operations conducted by LeT member serious, says police


December 10th, 2009 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 10 (IANS) The operations conducted by suspected self-styled south India chief of the Pakistani militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba T. Nazeer and his accomplice were serious, Inspector General of Police Tomin J. ... Read more...

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Bhagvad Gita used to smuggle cocaine in Trinidad


November 6th, 2009 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Paras Ramoutar Port-of-Spain, Nov 6 (IANS) The Trinidad and Tobago police have found pages of the Hindu holy book Bhagvad Gita soaked in millions of dollars worth of liquid cocaine in a ... Read more...

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Jude Law apologises to his children for fling


October 11th, 2009 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 11 (IANS) Actor Jude Law has reportedly apologised to his family after DNA tests "conclusively" proved that he is the father of actress Samantha Burke's daughter. But he has ... Read more...

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