Jammu gets first traffic light
August 4th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 4 (IANS) After waiting for decades, the Jammu city, with about five lakh vehicles, Saturday got its first traffic lights at 10 intersections.The new traffic signals were ... Read more...
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Lindsay Lohan involved in another car crash
July 26th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
California, July 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Famous actress Lindsay Lohan has just been involved in a car crash.
She was driving her Porsche when the accident happened. This happened on Wednesday after she ... Read more...
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Retain trial-run set-up on Delhi bus corridor: Court (Lead)
May 30th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the government to retain till its order the arrangement made by the Central Road Research Institute for an experimental ... Read more...
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Minivan runs over group of pedestrians in Japan, killing 7
April 13th, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by BNO News
KYOTO, JAPAN (BNO NEWS) -- Seven people were killed on early Thursday afternoon when a minivan ran over a group of pedestrians in the Japanese city of Kyoto, police said. The driver ... Read more...
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Moscow to have solar-powered bus stops
March 16th, 2012 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Though the Russian capital is not known for its sunshine, authorities believe the city gets enough sunlight to afford solar-powered bus stops.The stops, which will ... Read more...
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EU says ‘Single European Sky’ initiative is at risk of missing crucial targets
November 26th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- The European Union (EU) on Friday warned that its progress reports on the Single European Sky initiative show that the project is 'at risk' of missing crucial targets."There ... Read more...
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Road rage: Man booked for beating up motorist
October 8th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) A 30-year-old man was booked for rash driving and thrashing the driver of another car after a minor accident in north Delhi, police said Saturday.The ... Read more...
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Red light of 34 years turns green in Bengal, tweets Tharoor
May 13th, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Congress MP and former minster Shashi Tharoor Friday described the end of the Left Front rule in West Bengal as a traffic light that ... Read more...
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Online buzz over heart-shaped traffic light
May 10th, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, May 10 (IANS) A heart-shaped cutout over a traffic light here` created quite a flutter with many citizens going online to describe it as pretty, creative or interesting. However, ... Read more...
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“Traffic Light” Debuts On Fox
February 9th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Feb 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Fox Channel gifted its viewers with yet another comedy drama, "Traffic Light", that premiered yesterday 21:30 p.m. The show depicts the complications and occasional simplicity ... Read more...
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Report: Snail had caused fatal crash at a traffic light in UK
January 31st, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Jan 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After months of investigation, the police in Britain have concluded that an automobile crash that claimed the life of a teenager was caused by a slug or ... Read more...
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Teenager Killed As Slug Causes Traffic Light Failure
January 31st, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 31, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Katie Dagley, a 19 year old teenager, lost her life in United Kingdom, when a snail or a slug caused a traffic light failure on a ... Read more...
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Nicole Kidman says her two-year-old daughter sings incessantly
December 4th, 2010 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 4 (ANI): It looks like Nicole Kidman's hubby Keith Urban isn't the only singer in the household.The actress -- who showed off her own vocal talents in Moulin Rouge ... Read more...
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Brit housewife is UFO magnet after 17 encounters with aliens
November 11th, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 11 (ANI): A British housewife has become known as a UFO magnet after she claimed that she has been visited at least 17 times by them, with five such episodes ... Read more...
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Over-the-counter cold remedies can lead to drowsiness
November 1st, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 1 (IANS) Over-the-counter cough and cold remedies could make you drowsy, similar to being drunk, and unsafe on the roads, warn doctors.Over-the-counter medication, as well as prescription drugs, can lead ... Read more...
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Google tests self-driving car in California
October 10th, 2010 - 12:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 10 (ANI): Engineers at Google tested a car that drives on its own on the streets of California, the company has announced.The cars uses video cameras mounted on the roof, ... Read more...
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Lindsay resumes her usual routine
August 27th, 2010 - 11:35 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 27, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Finally Lindsay Lohan is out of jail and hospital and she celebrated her freedom on Thursday by doing two things that she likes the most, driving ... Read more...
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Brit kids ‘getting fatter at twice the rate of Americans’
June 26th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 26 (ANI): A recent study has revealed that British children are getting fatter at twice the rate of those in America and spend a lot more on unhealthy snacks.Researchers have ... Read more...
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Tere Bin Laden recreates Pakistan in India
May 31st, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 31, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Walkwater and Abhishek Sharma's Tere Bin Laden has managed to do what no one has so far – it recreated Karachi in our very own Indian ... Read more...
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Soon, traffic lights to control cars for better fuel management
May 31st, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 31 (ANI): In the future, you might not have to worry about wasting fuel while waiting at traffic lights. A new technology will equip traffic lights to control your vehicle's ... Read more...
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Lib Dem-Labour deal likely only if Brown steps down
May 9th, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 9 (ANI): The Liberals are seriously exploring the possibility of a Lib-Lab pact to end the present political impasse, but the key to such an arrangement has to be ... Read more...
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Curries in UK ‘contain more salt than Atlantic Ocean’
April 29th, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 29 (ANI): Curries are one of Britain's most popular dishes, but they contain more salt than the Atlantic Ocean.What's more, some ready meals, on sale in supermarkets, contain up to ... Read more...
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Give leprosy-affected a chance (Jan 31 is World Leprosy Day)
January 31st, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Ranjana Narayan
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) "Maataji, Babuji, namastey, namastey!", he greets people brightly at the traffic light, a smile lighting up his creased face. Kondasamy would be like any other ... Read more...
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Chandigarh man gets 4-year jail in road rage case
January 15th, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 15 (IANS) In one of the first-ever convictions in a road rage incident, a youth from Punjab was Friday sentenced to four years in jail for causing serious injuries to ... Read more...
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Repeat DUI Senator Anthony Galluccio pleads guilty
December 21st, 2009 - 12:24 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Boston, Dec 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Repeat DUI Senator Anthony Galluccio pleaded guilty in the hit-&-run case. He had left the scene of crash in Cambridge on 4th October. So he was asked ... Read more...
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New approach to treat Alzheimer’s disease
October 7th, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 7 (ANI): Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Centre have come up with a new approach to treat Alzheimer's disease.They suggest that the action of a small protein that is a ... Read more...
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Teen Kiwi scientist’s traffic-light noise-meter can prevent hearing loss in preschoolers
September 24th, 2009 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, September 24 (ANI): A 16-year-old Kiwi student has come up with a gadget that can prevent preschoolers from going deaf at child care, due to exposure to excessive noise.Jamie Fenton, ... Read more...
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Australian driver fined for drunken sex act
May 22nd, 2009 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 22 (DPA) Australia's far-north burnished its reputation for outrageous behaviour Friday when a Darwin court fined a man for driving while having sex with his girlfriend.
The 33-year-old builder, Brad Milne, ... Read more...
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Witness Security Up Since Murder of Veronica Guerin
May 22nd, 2009 - 2:10 am ICT by GD
The death of Veronica Guerin, the Irish crime reporter who was murdered in 1996 by drug dealers set off two important landmarks, one was the initiative taken to beef up witness security ... Read more...
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Brains are extremely flexible when it comes to decision-making
February 12th, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, February 12 (ANI): The belief that we control our own free choices has been challenged by a new study which claims that the decisions made by us internally are weaker ... Read more...
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Strong link between mobile use and road accidents found
September 16th, 2008 - 9:59 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Sep 16 (IANS) Canadian doctors have warned that using cell phone while driving adversely affects the brain's capacity to identify the danger, its visual concentration, the speed to process information and ... Read more...
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Indian taxi driver’s assailant identified
August 13th, 2008 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
By Neena Bhandari
Melbourne, Aug 13 (IANS) The passenger who abused and assaulted Indian taxi driver Lakhbir Singh over the weekend in the St Kilda suburb of Melbourne has been identified by the ... Read more...
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Man arrested for hiring gunman to kill daughter
August 13th, 2008 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
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Sao Paulo (Brazil), Aug 13 (DPA) A businessman and his father have been arrested for hiring a policeman dressed as Santa Claus to kill the businessman's illegitimate daughter in 2001, according to ... Read more...
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Human risk-taking behaviour hasnt evolved to survive modern dangers
August 7th, 2008 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 7 (ANI): Tel Aviv University researchers say people adopt risk-taking behaviours similar to those of animals like rats and bees, and that such behaviours might not prepare them for ... Read more...
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Boxing champ Amir Khan blasted for driving 180mph supercar
August 4th, 2008 - 7:58 pm ICT by ANI
London , Aug 4 (ANI): British boxer Amir Khan has been blasted for purchasing a 180mph supercar.Khan, 21, had bought an Audi R8, which does 0-60mph in 4.4 seconds and has ... Read more...
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