One killed in Kashmir road accident
September 7th, 2012 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 7 (IANS) One person was killed and 20 injured when the minibus in which they were travelling in overturned in Jammu and Kashmir's Badgam district Friday, police said.Badgam ... Read more...
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Russian caught smuggling 320 turtles from Mexico
September 6th, 2012 - 7:34 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Mexican authorities have detained a Russian who tried to smuggle 320 rare turtles out of Mexico, an environmental official said.Mexico's deputy environmental prosecutor Sergio Herrera ... Read more...
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Three Lucknow students die in accident
September 5th, 2012 - 10:46 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 5 (IANS) Three Lucknow university students were killed and three injured when their car turned turtle here late Tuesday, police said.The accident took place after a tyre of ... Read more...
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19 killed in Iran traffic accident
September 2nd, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 2 (IANS) At least 19 people were killed and 25 injured in Iran Sunday when their bus hit a rock and turned turtle, RIA Novosti reported.The accident took ... Read more...
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Two die in Yamuna Expressway accident
August 31st, 2012 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mathura, Aug 31 (IANS) Two labourers were killed when the tractor they were travelling in overturned on the Yamuna Expressway near Mathura, police said Friday.The incident happened around midnight in ... Read more...
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Five die in Yamuna Expressway accident
August 29th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Aug 29 (IANS) Five people were killed Wednesday when a truck turned turtle on the Yamuna Expressway near Mathura after one of its tyres burst, police said.Half a dozen ... Read more...
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LPG tanker explosion kills two (Lead)
August 28th, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kannur (Kerala), Aug 28 (IANS) Two people were killed when a tanker carrying Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) exploded after hitting a road divider and turning turtle here late Monday night.A ... Read more...
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Turtle taped to balloons freed from a tree
August 23rd, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
California, Aug 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Reports say that a turtle was found taped in a balloon at a eucalyptus tree which is located at the sea shores at southern California. The Humane ... Read more...
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Three killed, four hurt in road accident
August 3rd, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Aug 3 (IANS) Three people were killed and four others seriously injured when a Qualis carrying them hit a road divider early Friday morning near Akbar's tomb Sikandra on ... Read more...
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SUV rams into car, turns turtle in Delhi
July 18th, 2012 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) At least three people travelling in two vehicles here had a miraculous escape after a sport utility vehicle (SUV) jumped a traffic signal, hit a ... Read more...
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UAE film ‘The Turtle’ released on YouTube
June 6th, 2012 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, June 5 (IANS/WAM) "The Turtle", an environmental film made in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been released on YouTube."The Turtle" stars young Emirati schoolboy Ahmed Al Dahoouri, ... Read more...
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46 die in road accidents across 3 states (Roundup)
May 28th, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/Kolkata/Chennai, May 28 (IANS) At least 46 people have been killed and 55 injured in road accidents in three states, once again highlighting the lack of safety measures on ... Read more...
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Osian film fest returns, starts July 27
May 23rd, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The popular Osian's Cinefan Film Festival is back with a new logo after a two-year hiatus. Bringing the finest films from India, Asia and Arab ... Read more...
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Two killed, 37 injured in Kashmir road accident
May 16th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 16 (IANS) Two people were killed and 37 others injured Wednesday when an overloaded bus turned turtle en route to Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Srinagar.According to police, ... Read more...
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Munda, wife escape as chopper crash lands (Lead)
May 9th, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 9 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda and his wife had a narrow escape Wednesday when their chopper turned turtle and landed on its side at the airport ... Read more...
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One killed, 12 students injured in UP road mishaps
May 3rd, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 3 (IANS) A school student was killed and more than a dozen others injured in two separate road accidents in Uttar Pradesh Thursday, police said.The first incident took ... Read more...
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20 dead in UP road accident
April 29th, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 29 (IANS) At least 20 people were killed, while over 12 others were injured Sunday when two buses collided in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district, around 265 km from ... Read more...
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Agra road accident claims two lives
April 27th, 2012 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, April 27 (IANS) Two people were killed on-the-spot and half a dozen others critically injured when their tractor-trolley was hit by a speeding truck-trailer in the wee hours of ... Read more...
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Turtle clocks Rs.122 crore revenue
April 18th, 2012 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 18 (IANS) Turtle, a leading manufacturer and retailer of men's apparel and accessories, registered a growth of 50 percent in revenue during 2011-12 and expects the same level ... Read more...
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Driving at high speed, man killed in Delhi accident
April 13th, 2012 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) A 23-year-old youth was killed while his friend escaped unhurt when their car, driven at a very high speed, turned turtle after hitting a road ... Read more...
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17 hurt in Uttar Pradesh accident
March 3rd, 2012 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 3 (IANS) As many as 17 women constables headed for polling duty were injured Saturday in Moradabad when a mini-bus carrying them overturned.The women, who are undergoing police ... Read more...
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50,000 endangered turtles nest in Odisha’s Rushikulya beach
March 1st, 2012 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 1 (IANS) The much-awaited mass nesting of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles have commenced in Odisha, with at least 50,000 of them laying their eggs at the Rushikulya ... Read more...
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School children hurt in accident
December 22nd, 2011 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Seven children going home from school in an autorickshaw were injured when the vehicle turned turtle in east Delhi Wednesday, police said.The injured boys and ... Read more...
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Four killed in Uttar Pradesh road accident
December 5th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 5 (IANS) Four people were killed and seven critically injured when the car carrying them overturned in Uttar Pradesh's Etah district, police said Monday."The accident took place late ... Read more...
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Turtle eggs communicate before hatching
November 30th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 30 (IANS) Baby turtles can communicate with one another before they hatch and can arrange to emerge from their eggs at the same time, an Australian study has ... Read more...
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Scientists say that turtles communicate with each other before hatching
November 30th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, Nov 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists in Australia say turtles communicate with each other when hatching so that the weaker ones could have the chance to survive. The researchers concluded that stronger ... Read more...
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15 killed in Afghanistan road accident
November 12th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 12 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed Saturday in a road accident involving a bus, a car and two motorcycles in Afghanistan's Helmand province, police said."A passenger ... Read more...
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One student killed, 10 hurt as van overturns
October 20th, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 20 (IANS) A student was killed while 10 others were injured when their school van overturned in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah district Thursday, police said.The accident took place in ... Read more...
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Entourage finale aired
September 12th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sept 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After eight seasons, the final episode of the show Entourage was aired on Sunday. The show has over the years received mixed reviews and averaging decent ... Read more...
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34 killed in Afghan bus accident
August 20th, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 20 (IANS) Thirty-four people were killed and 24 others were injured Saturday when the passenger bus in which they were travelling turned turtle in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, ... Read more...
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Six-year-old dies as school van overturns
August 5th, 2011 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 5 (IANS) A six-year-old student was killed and 10 children injured when their school van overturned in Uttar Pradesh Friday, police said.The accident took place in Naraini area ... Read more...
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300 bits of plastic found inside dead turtle
July 1st, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 1 (IANS) A giant sea turtle starved to death as its gut was choked with over 300 bits of plastic, it was reported hereExperts were horrified to find ... Read more...
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Tanker accident jams highway
June 28th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 28 (IANS) A tanker carrying LPG turned turtle near Pipli town in Haryana Tuesday, police said, causing a massive traffic jam on the perennially busy highway between Delhi ... Read more...
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Five killed in Uttar Pradesh accident
May 14th, 2011 - 10:45 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 14 (IANS) Five members of a marriage party were killed and 10 critically injured when their overloaded jeep overturned after being hit by a speeding truck in Uttar ... Read more...
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Iran to put monkey into space
April 20th, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, April 20 (IANS) Iran plans to launch a monkey into space in mid-September, the ISNA news agency said Wednesday, citing Iranian Space Agency head Hamid Fazeli.The monkey will be ... Read more...
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