Pakistani firing seeks to push terrorists into Kashmir
August 23rd, 2012 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 23 (IANS) The sudden spurt in firing by Pakistani border guards along the Jammu and Kashmir border is aimed at pushing militants as well as narcotics smugglers into ... Read more...
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Tunnel from Pakistan for major induction into India
August 9th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 9 (IANS) A long underground tunnel dug from Pakistan into Jammu and Kashmir was meant to push a large body of people into India and not small groups ... Read more...
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End of tunnel from Pakistan found
August 8th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 8 (IANS) The end point of an underground tunnel dug from Pakistan to push terrorists and weapons into Jammu and Kashmir has been found, police said Wednesday.The discovery ... Read more...
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BSF chief to inspect tunnel from Pakistan
August 1st, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 1 (IANS) Border Security Force (BSF) chief U.K. Bansal is expected here Thursday to inspect an underground tunnel dug from Pakistan to infiltrate terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir."Bansal ... Read more...
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15 Al-Qaeda prisoners escape from Yemeni jail
December 12th, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Aden (Yemen), Dec 12 (IANS) As many as 15 Al-Qaeda prisoners escaped through a tunnel from a Yemeni jail in the port city of Aden Monday, said an official.About 15 ... Read more...
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Hundreds injured after subway trains collide in Shanghai
September 28th, 2011 - 12:59 am ICT by BNO News
SHANGHAI (BNO NEWS) -- More than 270 people were injured on Tuesday afternoon when a subway train rear-ended another in Shanghai, the largest city in China, officials said. None are in a ... Read more...
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Connaught Place to remain dug up for another year
July 15th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The recent monsoon showers have added to the slush on the dug-up portions of Delhi's central commercial hub Connaught Place, and a civic official Friday ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro to dig deeper for tunnels in third phase
June 15th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Delhi Metro, known for its engineering marvel, is set to dig deeper for its third phase lines which at some places require constructing tunnels under ... Read more...
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Deep sea port to come up on reclaimed land in Bengal
February 5th, 2011 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Haldia (West Bengal), Feb 4 (IANS) A new deep sea port will come up at Sagar in West Bengal by reclaiming 2,000 acres of land through dredging, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee ... Read more...
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Starving North Korea’s heir-apparent building 100mn pounds luxury villa
January 2nd, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 2 (ANI): Kim Jong-un, North Korea's designated future leader, is building luxury offices and homes for himself worth over 100 million pounds while a huge number of population in the ... Read more...
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Large Hadron Collider recreates ‘mini Big Bang’
November 8th, 2010 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 8 (ANI): Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have succeeded in recreating the Big Bang on a miniature scale.The Telegraph reports that the collisions were produced by firing ... Read more...
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Scientists create ‘mini Big Bang’ to unravel atom’s mysteries
November 8th, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 8 (IANS) The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has succeeded in creating a miniature version of the Big Bang by smashing stripped-down lead atoms together.
The reaction created temperatures ... Read more...
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Youth activists in Kolkata protest against recent metro train mishap
October 26th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Oct.26 (ANI): Youth activists of Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), protested against recent derailment of a metro train in Kolkata.Protestors held a demonstration outside the Metro Rail Bhavan demanding ... Read more...
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CPI Marxist leader slams Banerjee over Kolkata metro mishap
October 25th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
By Sankha GhoshKolkata, Oct.25 (ANI): Senior Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Biman Bose slammed Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee for her baseless allegations against his party over the recent metro train ... Read more...
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Michael Jackson hid in tunnel to avoid staff
August 12th, 2010 - 8:33 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) Late singer Michael Jackson had once hid in a secret underground tunnel at a concert to avoid talking to his staff, says his voice coach.
Coach Yvie Burnett, ... Read more...
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Archeologists Excavate Tunnels And Ancient Tomb In Mexico
August 5th, 2010 - 8:11 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Aug 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) If all goes the way the archeologist of National Institute of Anthropology and History (NIAH) are anticipating, then they are just few feet away from finding ... Read more...
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Factfile on Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
July 27th, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Factfile on Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
1. Renovation cost: Rs 961 crore (approx $200 million)2. Seating capacitity: 60,0003. PTFE (Poly-tetra fluore ethylene) membrane roof largest in Asia.4. Earthquake resistant building5. Competition area: 400 metres ... Read more...
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Six Palestinians killed in Gaza tunnel blast
May 29th, 2010 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Gaza, May 29 (IANS) At least six Palestinians were killed Saturday when a gas canister exploded in an underground tunnel in Rafah town on the Gaza-Egypt border, officials said.
The canister was being ... Read more...
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Physicists begin to see data from “Big Bang Machine”
January 7th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 7 (ANI): Three physicists from Iowa State University have started to see real data from the Large Hadron Collider, which is the planet's biggest science experiment.The multibillion-dollar collider ... Read more...
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Physicists look at initial data from Large Hadron Collider
January 7th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 7 (IANS) Three physicists who took winter trips to the Large Hadron Collider are beginning to see some real data from the planet's biggest experiment.
Last month the ATLAS ... Read more...
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Now, a song for the “Big Bang Machine”
December 28th, 2009 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 28 (ANI): Reports have indicated that the official choir of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is to record a song dedicated to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), ... Read more...
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Cate Blanchett’s Brighton pad up for sale
December 25th, 2009 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 25 (ANI): Cate Blanchett's Brighton home, including her designer bathtub, has been put up for sale.The 40-year-old beauty had moved to the pad a few years back and a ... Read more...
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Nations sign accord for 1 bn euro laser
December 1st, 2009 - 2:00 am ICT by IANS
Hamburg, Dec 1 (DPA) Ten nations signed an accord in Hamburg to build a giant X-ray laser machine at a cost of more than 1 billion euros ($1.5 billion) to do scientific ... Read more...
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‘Big Bang’ machine almost ready to run again
May 4th, 2009 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 4 (ANI): The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which is the biggest atom-smashing machine ever built, is almost ready to run again.The LHC straddles the borders of France and ... Read more...
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Israeli rocket victims file lawsuit against North Korea
April 10th, 2009 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, April 10 (DPA) Thirty residents of northern Israel that were wounded by rockets fired from south Lebanon by Hezbollah during the 2006 Lebanon war have filed a lawsuit at the Washington ... Read more...
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Big Bang Machine to be re-started later this year
February 9th, 2009 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 9 (ANI): An official statement from CERN indicates that the Large Hadron Collider, popularly known as the Big Bang Machine, will be up and running in time to deliver ... Read more...
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Apex court favours separate jail for terrorists
February 5th, 2009 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Separate high-security prisons should be built in states to house terrorists and gangsters, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday while stating that law and order and prisons are ... Read more...
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Big Bang Machine to re-start in June
January 5th, 2009 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 5 (ANI): If reports are to be believed, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), popularly known as the Big Bang Machine, should be fixed and re-started in June this year.According ... Read more...
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Repair work for Big bang machine hit by huge bill
December 6th, 2008 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 6 (ANI): The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) has determined that repairing the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which has been built to simulate the big bang, could cost ... Read more...
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“Big bang machine” shut down until spring 2009
September 24th, 2008 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 24 (ANI): Scientists have announced that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which aims to unravel the secrets of the Big Bang, will be closed down until spring 2009, as ... Read more...
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Heres how long Big Bang machine would take to defrost a pizza!
September 20th, 2008 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 20 (ANI): Skeptics dreading that the particle collision in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) would bring about the end of the world, could put their fears to rest, as ... Read more...
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Big bang machines atom smashing delayed due to magnet fault
September 20th, 2008 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 20 (ANI): Plans for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to start smashing its first particles next week have been derailed after it developed a significant fault in its magnets.The ... Read more...
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Scientists fix Big Bang machines glitches ahead of particle smash next week
September 18th, 2008 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 18 (ANI): Engineers have fixed the glitches in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), and the machine is all set to start smashing its first particles together early next week. ... Read more...
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Doomsday collision set for early next week!
September 17th, 2008 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 17 (ANI): The first collisions between subatomic particles will take place in the giant Large Hadron Collider (LHC) next week, among fears that it might create a doomsday-like scenario ... Read more...
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What is the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) ?
September 11th, 2008 - 7:39 pm ICT by David M N James
The experiment carried out at the Cern laboratory in Switzerland has suddenly made the world aware of the complexity and profundity of the scientific wonder. People are wondering and asking about terms ... Read more...
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