Sluggish Bolt wins as sharp Blake also triumphs
September 8th, 2012 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels (Belgium), Sep 8 (IANS/CMC) Sprint icon Usain Bolt and fellow Jamaican Yohan Blake scored contrasting victories to headline the season-ending Memorial Van Damme Diamond League meeting here.While Bolt coasted to ... Read more...
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Bolt breezes to take 200m in Zurich Diamond League
August 31st, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, Aug 31 (IANS) London Olympics champion Usain Bolt sprinted to a comfortable 200m win in the Diamond League meeting in Zurich.Bolt posted a meet record of 19.66 seconds as ... Read more...
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Bolt, Blake break meet records in Lausanne
August 24th, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Lausanne (Switzerland), Aug 24 (IANS/CMC) Olympic legend Usain Bolt and his Jamaican heir apparent Yohan Blake both set new meet records as they swept both sprints at the Lausanne Grand Prix ... Read more...
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Happy Birthday Usain Bolt!
August 21st, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Kingston, Aug 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It will be very enticing for Usain bolt who will be hosting a grand birthday party very soon. He has been declared as the world champion in ... Read more...
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Briton scoops 148-mn-pound jackpot
August 11th, 2012 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug (IANS) A Briton has come forward to claim the 148.7 million pounds Euromillions jackpot, making it the nation's second largest lottery win, the Telegraph reported saturday.The win continues ... Read more...
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Olympics: Jamaica celebrates historic 200m one-two-three
August 10th, 2012 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica), Aug 10 (IANS/CMC) Chaos erupted in Jamaica's capital city Thursday afternoon as thousands gathered in the busy thoroughfare of Half Way Tree to witness the men's 200 metres finals ... Read more...
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Olympics: Bolt creates history winning 100m, 200m (Roundup)
August 10th, 2012 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS) Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has created Olympic history by becoming the first man to win the 100 and 200 metres in successive games.Bolt Thursday night ran ... Read more...
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Olympic athletics: I have nothing left to prove, says Bolt (Second Lead)
August 10th, 2012 - 6:24 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS) In a show of his sprint dominance to sports fans around the world, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won the gold medal in the 200 metres here ... Read more...
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Olympic athletics: Bolt claims historic double with 200m gold (Lead)
August 10th, 2012 - 3:56 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS) In a display of his sprint dominance to sports fans around the world, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won the gold medal in the 200 metres ... Read more...
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Olympic athletics: Bolt storms to 200m glory to make history
August 10th, 2012 - 3:09 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Usain Bolt scorched to Olympic gold in the men's 200 metres Thursday, blazing into the history books as the first sprinter to retain both ... Read more...
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Olympics: Bolt breezes into 200m final
August 9th, 2012 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS/CMC) Usain Bolt is poised to defend his Olympic 200 metres title Thursday in a bid to cement his status as a sprint legend.
Bolt effortlessly breezed into ... Read more...
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Olympic athletics: Bolt, Brathwaite anxiously eyeing semis
August 8th, 2012 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS/CMC) Sprint superstar Usain Bolt described his opening 200 metres heat here as "easy" as he took a giant step towards an unprecedented repeat Olympic sprint double at ... Read more...
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Gogoi for harnessing hydropower in Assam
May 31st, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Assam government will soon constitute a global level expert committee to look into the various aspects of using Piano-key Weir technology to harness the ... Read more...
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Ticketholder in Britain wins 41 mn pound jackpot
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:09 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 21 (IANS) A ticketholder in Britain has won nearly 41 million pounds on the EuroMillions draw, the daily Telegraph reported Saturday.Agent Camelot said that the winner scooped the ... Read more...
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Scotch whisky industry unaffected by recession
January 2nd, 2012 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 2 (IANS) The whisky industry in Scotland, one of the most popular in the world, has not been affected by the economic downturn because of developing overseas markets, ... Read more...
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Man jailed for stealing ambulance in Britain
December 17th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 17 (IANS) A football fan has been jailed in Britain for stealing an on-call ambulance from outside a heart attack patient's house.After attending the England international against Spain ... Read more...
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British couple wins $260 mn jackpot
July 16th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 16 (IANS) A British couple is on cloud nine after winning Britain's biggest lottery jackpot of 161 million pounds (about $260 million).Colin and Chris Weir, who live in ... Read more...
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Ants defend their host tree
May 22nd, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 22 (IANS) Ants fend off competing plant species by marking their host tree with chemical signals in the depths of tropical rainforests."The ants inhabit hollow channels inside the ... Read more...
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Dipika, Joshna in last 8
April 21st, 2011 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 20 (IANS) Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa kept Indian hopes alive by advancing to the quarterfinals of the WISPA Indian Squash Challenger series here Wednesday.Second seeded Dipika, ranked ... Read more...
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Historical Chattabal weir in J-K restored
December 5th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Dec.5 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir government has planned to start water transport as the historical Chattabal weir has been restored in the valley."This is a humble effort of the incumbent ... Read more...
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Burglar in UK drops phone at victim’s house, then calls police to report it missing
September 14th, 2010 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 14 (ANI): A burglar in Britain really made it easy for the police to catch him, when after leaving his phone at his victim's place he called them to report ... Read more...
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Court orders stop to construction on Gomti river bed
June 18th, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 18 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court Friday ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to stop all construction activity along the banks of the river Gomti here.
A division bench ... Read more...
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New ash disposal system at NALCO power plant
April 26th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 26 (IANS) State-owned National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) Monday said it has commissioned an eco-friendly system of ash disposal at a cost of Rs.50 crore at its captive power plant ... Read more...
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J-K Govt. takes steps to restore the lost glory of Weirs
December 3rd, 2009 - 7:38 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Dec.3 (ANI): After deciding to restore the lost glory of Weirs (dams along rivers and lakes) in the Kashmir Valley, the state government has commenced the revival work on a war-footing.First ... Read more...
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US lead in the President’s Cup in San Francisco
October 11th, 2009 - 5:03 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
San Francisco, Oct 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The perfect partners Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker helped to put the Americans in position to stay perfect on home soil, on Saturday.They set a record ... Read more...
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