A Finnish solution to arsenic water in India
September 9th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Helsinki, Sep 9 (IANS) A Finnish water chemistry company has been roped in to solve the chronic problem of arsenic water in India."We have been asked by India's ministry of ... Read more...
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A Finnish solution to arsenic water in India (Lead)
September 9th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Helsinki, Sep 9 (IANS) A Finnish water chemistry company has been roped in for a pilot project aiming to solve the chronic problem of arsenic water in India."We have been ... Read more...
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Biggest day since World Cup final: Yuvraj
September 8th, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Vishakapatnam, Sep 8 (IANS) Hours before his first match in over 10 months, cricketer Yuvraj Singh said that this would be the biggest day in his life since the World ... Read more...
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32 die as Tamil Nadu Express catches fire (Roundup)
July 30th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad/Chennai, July 30 (IANS) In one of India's most horrific train tragedies, 32 people were killed when a second class coach of the Chennai-bound Tamil Nadu Express caught fire ... Read more...
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Alive by God’s grace, says train fire survivor
July 30th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 30 (IANS) A shaken survivor of the fire in a sleeper coach of the New Delhi-Chennai Tamil Nadu Express Monday attributed his survival to the "grace of God"."It ... Read more...
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HAL makes rocket fuel tank for ISRO
July 19th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 19 (IANS) Stat-run defence behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has designed and built an indigenous fourth stage rocket fuel tank for the Indian space agency, helping it ... Read more...
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DCNS delivers equipment for India’s Scorpene submarines
February 29th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) French defence major DCNS and its Indian partner Flash Forge have delivered key equipment meant for onboard crew safety on India's Scorpene submarines, six of ... Read more...
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Global retail stores seen only in 23 out of 53 eligible cities
November 28th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) With states now to decide whether or not they will permit global multi-brand retailers set up their stores, the going appears smooth in just 23 ... Read more...
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India develops technology to fight aliens in the sea
June 12th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Dona Paula (Goa), June 12 (IANS) India has developed an eco-friendly technology to treat sea water brought in by cargo ships into our domain, bringing along with it alien organisms ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu yet to decide on using old submarine as museum
January 21st, 2011 - 1:32 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 20 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government is yet to decide on accepting as a gift the decommissioned naval submarine, INS Vela, for converting it into a museum based in Chennai, ... Read more...
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CBI nabs naval commander in paper leak case
October 6th, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) A senior Indian Navy officer has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the leak of a defence examination paper, an official said ... Read more...
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CBI arrests four for paper leak
September 26th, 2010 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Sunday arrested four people in connection with a question paper leak ahead of an examination for recruitment of lower division clerks in ... Read more...
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Cyclone Laila to weaken by Thursday afternoon: IMD
May 20th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Cyclone Laila, which has hit the southern parts of the country and claimed 10 lives, will weaken by Thursday afternoon, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
"The ... Read more...
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Bidding process for IPL franchises to begin Feb 21
February 17th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi said the bidding process for the two new franchises of the Twenty20 league will begin Feb 21 and the bids ... Read more...
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India joins elite group with launch of the INS Arihant nuclear sub
July 27th, 2009 - 4:49 am ICT by John Le Fevre
The launch of India’s first nuclear powered submarine, the INS Arihant (Destroyer of Enemies) for sea-trials, puts the populous South Asian nation into an elite class of countries that have constructed ... Read more...
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Indian Navy to induct its sixth landing ship tank
May 18th, 2009 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) In a bid to boost its amphibious capabilities, the Indian Navy will Tuesday commission its sixth landing ship tank (LST), which can carry upto 10 tanks, 11 ... Read more...
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BJP announces four more candidates for Lok Sabha polls
March 14th, 2009 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released the names of four more candidates from Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha elections.
On Friday, the BJP ... Read more...
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BJP announces 46 more candidates for Lok Sabha polls
March 13th, 2009 - 6:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi , Mar 13 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday announced candidates for 46 more Lok Sabha seats from the states of Kerala, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, ... Read more...
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New venues announced for IPL matches
March 10th, 2009 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Mar 10 (ANI): Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi on Tuesday said that that Ahmedabad and Vishakapatnam have been confirmed as new venues for the second edition of the ... Read more...
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Cyclone warning for coastal Andhra Pradesh
November 15th, 2008 - 11:13 pm ICT by ANI
Vishakapatnam, Nov 15 (ANI): The cyclonic storm, Khai Muk over west central Bay of Bengal moved westwards and lay centered at 0830 a.m. today near latitude 14.50 N and longitude 82.50 ... Read more...
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BigAdda’s userbase crosses three million mark
November 11th, 2008 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group's social networking site, BigAdda, Tuesday announced that its registered user base has crossed the three million mark since its launch in August 2007. ... Read more...
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Check firm’s antecedents before joining: Indian embassy in Qatar
September 2nd, 2008 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Sep 2 (IANS) The Indian embassy in Qatar has urged all Indian workers seeking employment in that Gulf nation to check the antecedents of the company recruiting them before taking up ... Read more...
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Raina, Dhoni shine for India (Lead)
August 27th, 2008 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Aug 27 (IANS) After the middle order batsmen had put India in a strong position, the tourists failed to accelerate in the death overs and were bowled out for 258 with ... Read more...
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Editors Guild criticises Reservation Samithi for attack on ‘Andhra Jyoti’
May 28th, 2008 - 6:31 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 28 (ANI): The Editors Guild of India has condemned an assault on the journalists of Andhra Jyoti newspaper by the activists of the Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi in ... Read more...
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Maritime university to come up in Chennai
April 17th, 2008 - 11:40 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) A bill seeking to set up a new maritime university in Chennai was moved in parliament Thursday. "The Indian Maritime University Bill, 2007, was presented in parliament. ... Read more...
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