Militant hideout busted in Kashmir, arms cache recovered
August 27th, 2012 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 27 (IANS) A huge cache of arms, ammunition and explosives has been recovered from a militant hideout in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir.In an operation launched Sunday ... Read more...
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Congress seeks apology from Vijay Goel
August 22nd, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The Congress Thursday demanded an apology from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Goel for calling Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit a "cheat" and ... Read more...
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Delhi to become kerosene-free city
August 20th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Delhi is set to become the first kerosene-free city with the government launching a scheme Tuesday under which 350,000 families using kerosene oil will get ... Read more...
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Eco-friendly stove a boon for rural women (With Image)
July 25th, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Juelkunti (Karnataka), July 25 (IANS) Time was when women of this village of 121 households had to daily trudge for considerable distances to gather firewood to light their stoves for ... Read more...
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Green stoves burn bright in Bihar’s tiger land (With Images)
December 19th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Valmiki Nagar (Bihar), Dec 19 (IANS) More than a hundred households living within Bihar's Valmiki Tiger Reserve have switched from the traditional mud stoves to the more efficient eco-friendly 'chulhas' ... Read more...
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As Chhath ends, Hindu-Muslim amity shines through
November 2nd, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 2 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands prayed to the rising sun Wednesday after taking a dip in rivers and ponds across Bihar to mark the end of Chhath. The ... Read more...
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Turkey quake death toll surpasses 600
October 31st, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by BNO News
VAN, TURKEY (BNO NEWS) -- The death toll as a result of a powerful earthquake which devastated eastern Turkey earlier this month has surpassed 600, officials said on Monday. It is feared ... Read more...
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2,000-year-old stoves found in ancient China battlefield
June 11th, 2011 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 11 (IANS) Ancient stoves dating back 2,000 years have been found in an ancient battlefield in north China.The field in Shanxi province was where the famous Battle of ... Read more...
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Roberts named global ambassador for UN campaign
May 7th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 7 (IANS) Actress Julia Roberts has been appointed as the global ambassador for a United Nations Foundation campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of smoke from ... Read more...
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Bigg Boss 4 Has A Wild Guest This Week!
November 25th, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
After assigning different types of tasks to the house mates, this week Bigg Boss has certainly made life a little more difficult for the some of the inmates who are living ... Read more...
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Bigg Boss 4: Inmates Experience City Life And Village Life!
November 24th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
However, after all the screaming and shouting has got over there is a different course of life for the inmates of the house. Bigg Boss has given them a task of ... Read more...
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Bigg Boss 4 Day 50: Housemates have a ball playing the villagers vs. city people game
November 24th, 2010 - 1:27 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mumbai, Nov 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bigg Boss has given a task to the leftover contestants of the house that they have to portray the characters of hardcore villagers and modern city ... Read more...
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Yunus receives SolarWorld Einstein Award
September 9th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 9 (IANS) Bangladesh's Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been honoured with the SolarWorld Einstein Award for 2010 for initiating generation and distribution of solar energy in his country.
Yunus received the ... Read more...
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Soybean could create ‘green fuel from thin air in future’
August 6th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 6 (ANI): There's petrol, diesel and even electricity - but soybean could be fuel of the future, according to a new study.Vanadium nitrogenase, an enzyme found in the roots of ... Read more...
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Pizzas in Naples being baked using wood from stolen coffins?
May 19th, 2010 - 1:49 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Naples, May 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) This news is sure going to leave a bad taste in the mouth. There are reports that restaurants are using wood from stolen coffins to bake their ... Read more...
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Naples pizza restaurants ‘using wood from stolen coffins’
May 18th, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 18 (ANI): Some pizza restaurants in Naples are using wood from stolen coffins, according to investigators.The popular Italian dish is said to rely on smoke from wood-fired stoves for ... Read more...
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China quake toll rises to 1,944
April 19th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 19 (IANS) The death toll in the 7.1 magnitude quake in China's Qinghai province has risen to 1,944, it was announced Monday.
At least 216 people were still missing, Xinhua quoted ... Read more...
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Energy efficiency steps to get green signal
August 23rd, 2009 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Steps to boost India's energy efficiency, including mandatory efficiency ratings for everyday equipment, are expected to get the go-ahead when the Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change ... Read more...
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Mandatory energy efficiency ratings in the offing
July 31st, 2009 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Refrigerators, air-conditioners, distribution transformers and fluorescent lamps will need mandatory ratings from the Indian government's Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) from Jan 7 next year, Minister ... Read more...
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Artifacts unearthed in Abu Dhabi date back to Late Stone Age
June 9th, 2009 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Abu Dhabi, June 9 (ANI): In different surveys and excavations carried out in different parts in Abu Dhabi, archaeologists have unearthed priceless artifacts that date back to the Late Stone Age.According to ... Read more...
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Indian scientist says clean cooking stoves can save the planet
April 19th, 2009 - 4:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 19 (ANI): Soot from mud cooking stoves in tens of thousands of villages in India is emerging as a major source of global warming, according to a leading climate scientist ... Read more...
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Burning wood, animal dung behind brown haze above Indian Ocean
January 23rd, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 23 (ANI): In India, many people burn wood and animal dung to heat their homes and cook their food. Now, a new study has revealed that burning such biomass, ... Read more...
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August 27th is the Most Unromantic Day of the Year!
August 27th, 2008 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 27 (ANI): Planning a romantic evening with lover? Well, in that case, stop right there, for todays the most unromantic day of the year.Thats the conclusion of a new ... Read more...
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Documents destroyed in West Bengal secretariat fire (Lead)
August 7th, 2008 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 7 (IANS) There was a blaze in the first floor of the West Bengal government secretariat - Writer's Building - Thursday morning. And Minister of Fire Services has blamed the ... Read more...
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A hot Jacuzzi and a bit of bubbly at 15000 feet atop Mont Blanc!
November 14th, 2007 - 2:17 am ICT by admin
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