G. Kasturi, former editor of The Hindu is dead (Lead)
September 21st, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 21 (IANS) G. Kasturi, former editor of The Hindu group, passed away here Friday, said a family member. He was 87.He was also the former managing director of ... Read more...
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Keep calm, Jayalalithaa appeals to Kerala’s people
December 7th, 2011 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 6 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Tuesday made a fervent appeal to the people of Kerala, urging them not succumb to the machinations of unscrupulous mischief-mongers and ... Read more...
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Mark Wahlberg to redesign his car
October 30th, 2011 - 2:16 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 30 (IANS) Actor Mark Wahlberg is set to team up with technical experts to convert his vehicle into a "fully connected" mobile office.The "Fighter" star will appear on ... Read more...
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Experts to resolve arsenic, fluoride problems: Ramesh
October 9th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 9 (IANS) Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said Sunday that his ministry would send a team of experts to find out solutions to diseases caused by arsenic ... Read more...
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Supreme Court notice to poll panel on EVMs (Lead)
July 25th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday directed the Election Commission to decide on a petition seeking provisions for instant verification of votes cast through electronic voting machines ... Read more...
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Mumbai blasts: Suspect’s sketch being prepared
July 16th, 2011 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) Claiming to have secured "solid leads" in the 13/7 blasts here, a top Mumbai police officer said Saturday that the investigations are now moving in "a ... Read more...
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Dismantling of toxic ships in Gujarat worries apex court
May 25th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday expressed concern over the environmental impact of dismantling and recycling of foreign ships carrying radioactive material and other toxic wastes ... Read more...
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Pak agrees granting ‘most favoured nation’ status to India would spur trade relations
April 29th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 29(ANI): Pakistan has agreed that granting the most favoured nation (MFN) status to India would spur the expansion of their bilateral trade relations.At the 5th round of Indo-Pak talks on ... Read more...
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US, India to convene Joint Task Force on reducing climate damaging HFCs
February 24th, 2011 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.24 (ANI): The United States and India have agreed to convene a Joint Task Force (JTF) that will examine effective approaches to reduce the use of climate-damaging hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs).The task ... Read more...
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Lalu to meet election panel over irregularities in EVMs
December 22nd, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Dec 22 (IANS) Former Bihar chief minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) head Lalu Prasad will Thursday meet Election Commission officials to formally complain about alleged irregularities in electronic voting ... Read more...
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Another building collapses at ancient Pompeii
December 1st, 2010 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Pompeii (Italy), Dec 1 (IANS/AKI) Another part of the world-famous ancient Roman city of Pompeii in southern Italy has collapsed, archaeological officials said Tuesday.Following days of heavy rains, a section of a ... Read more...
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Pak slams release of WikiLeaks cable showing US pressure to scupper illicit nukes
November 29th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 29(ANI): Pakistan has criticized the release of classified US diplomatic cables by whistleblower website WikiLeaks which claims that highly enriched uranium could be diverted from a research reactor in the ... Read more...
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US wanted to remove uranium from Pakistani reactor: WikiLeaks
November 29th, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 29 (IANS/AKI) US diplomatic cables released by whistleblowing website WikiLeaks show that since 2007 the US has been engaged in an effort to remove highly enriched uranium from a Pakistani ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks: US trying to remove uranium from Pak facility over illicit nuke use fears
November 29th, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 29(ANI): The United States has mounted a highly secret effort, so far unsuccessful, to remove highly enriched uranium from a Pakistani research reactor that American officials fear could be diverted ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks lays bare nuclear standoff with Pakistan, hacking by China (Lead)
November 29th, 2010 - 10:49 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 29 (IANS) A dangerous standoff with Pakistan over nuclear fuel and a global computer hacking effort by China are among the revelations laid bare by a cache of ... Read more...
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Wikileaks reveals standoff over nuclear fuel in Pakistan
November 29th, 2010 - 7:22 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 29 (IANS) The secret US diplomatic communications leaked by Wikileaks have exposed a dangerous standoff over the use of highly enriched uranium in Pakistani reactor as America fears the ... Read more...
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Mohun Bagan to help soccer development in northeast
November 25th, 2010 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 25 (IANS) City soccer giants Mohun Bagan Thursday joined hands with Assam Football Association (AFA) in a first of its kind venture in Indian sports to help in the overall ... Read more...
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MCD never formed panel to check unsafe buildings: RTI activist
November 17th, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The 67 people who perished in a building collapse in east Delhi Monday could perhaps have been saved if the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) ... Read more...
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India to raise grain storage capacity 25 percent to curb rotting
September 23rd, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
By T.G. Biju
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Stung by the Supreme Court's rap on rotting grain in the warehouses of state-run agencies, with some estimates pegging the losses at Rs.58,000 crore ... Read more...
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India seeks ‘lawful access’ to all telecom data
August 31st, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India has asked companies that allow users to make voice calls over the Internet to provide security agencies access to their encrypted data, a day after BlackBerry ... Read more...
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CEC reposes faith in EVM technology
August 31st, 2010 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 31 (IANS) Amid increasing debate on the reliability of electronic voting machines (EVMs), Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi Tuesday reposed faith in the EVM technology, which he said had stood ... Read more...
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Himachal to get sericulture training centre
June 23rd, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 23 (IANS) The Central Sericulture Board plans to open a demonstration and training centre in Himachal Pradesh, an official said here Wednesday.
"We are planning to open a demonstration and training ... Read more...
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Indian experts to learn Chinese foodgrain storage methods
June 17th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) India will send a team of technical experts to China to study the warehouse construction and foodgrain preservation methods, Minister of State for Agriculture K.V. Thomas said ... Read more...
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Stay on panel for Delhi’s mobile phone towers (Lead)
June 4th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday stayed a single bench order asking the central government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to form a panel to study ... Read more...
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Court stays panel on Delhi’s mobile phone towers
June 4th, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday stayed a single bench order asking the central government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to form a panel to study ... Read more...
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Court orders panel on Delhi’s mobile phone towers (Lead)
May 31st, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Keeping at abeyance the sealing of illegal mobile phone towers in the city, the Delhi High Court Monday ordered the central government and the Municipal Corporation of ... Read more...
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Court orders panel on Delhi’s mobile phone towers
May 31st, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday ordered the central government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to form a panel and submit a report by Sep 15 ... Read more...
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India’s ‘Sulabh Sauchalaya’ going global
May 23rd, 2010 - 10:42 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 22 (IANS) The low-cost Indian toilet system, popularly known as Sulabh Sauchalaya, will now be taken to 50 developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the ... Read more...
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US engineers’ body lauds low-cost Indian toilet technology
May 18th, 2010 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 18 (IANS) A top American engineers' body has recognized the low-cost toilet technology developed by Indian NGO Sulabh International to improve community health, hygiene and environment in the ... Read more...
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UN expresses concern over Afghan schoolgirls’ strange illness
May 12th, 2010 - 11:48 pm ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – A United Nations (UN) envoy expressed serious concern about the illness that has affected Afghan girls attending school, the UN said Wednesday.Several girls that are attending school ... Read more...
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NASA seeks Cameron’s help to build 3D camera for Mars use
April 30th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 30 (ANI): NASA scientists are seeking director James Cameron's help in creating a new 3D camera for use on Mars, it has emerged.The technical experts, building a high-resolution 3D camera, ... Read more...
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Arjun to kick-start ‘Jai Hind’ sequel
April 10th, 2010 - 6:46 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 10, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): It's almost 15 years; the film "Jai Hind' was made and even today, it stands out as a favorite showpiece for every movie buff. Well, Arjun's breathtaking ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa wants Tamil Nadu to join dam panel
February 23rd, 2010 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 22 (IANS) AIADMK General Secretary J.Jayalalithaa Monday urged the Tamil Nadu government to nominate someone who can effectively put across the state's viewpoint on the Mullaperiyar dam case.
She condemned the ... Read more...
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DMK opposes apex court’s Mullaperiyar dam panel (Lead)
February 20th, 2010 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 20 (IANS) A day after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said that the state had not lost anything in the Mullaperiyar dam case, his party Saturday voiced its ... Read more...
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Wordpress Down For Around Two Hours
February 19th, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Feb 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Wordpress, which is used by millions of bloggers all over the world experienced some downtime issues. It has been reported that the outage problem of this ... Read more...
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