Irish cancer-survivor on epic 7,000-mile journey round the world in gyrocopter
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 5ANI: Irishman Norman Surplus, who survived bowel cancer in 2003, is on an ambitious adventure of attempting to circumnavigate the globe in a gyrocopter. As part of his 7,000-mile journey round the world, he has reached Malaysia - the 15th country on the way of his epic journey  read more
Posted by aniin on Thursday Aug 05
Tonnes of wheat left to rot in Kanpur
Kanpur, July 29 ANI: Hundreds of tonnes of wheat procured by the Food Corporation of India FCI have been left to rot due to official apathy and lack of storage space at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Wheat loaded  read more
Posted by aniin on Thursday Jul 29
Workshop on 'natural disasters' rescue course in Himachal Pradesh
Nainital, June 27ANI: A three-week long training on hill disaster rescue is being held in Nainital, Himachal Pradesh. The purpose of this training is to familiarise the personnel of local administration  read more
Posted by aniin on Monday Jun 28
Police baton charge mob protesting against construction of new flyover in U.P.
Etawa Uttar Pradesh, June 15 ANI: The Uttar Pradesh Police resorted to baton charge to quell an agitated mob in Uttar Pradesh's Etawa on Tuesday. The local residents were protesting against the construction of a flyover connecting a major highway without any foot over bridge for the pedestrians  read more
Posted by aniin on Wednesday Jun 16
US may use new weapons for quick strikes
Washington, Apr. 23 ANI: In the coming years, President Obama will decide whether to deploy a new class of weapons capable of reaching any corner of the earth from the United States in under an hour and  read more
Posted by aniin on Saturday Apr 24
Obama crosses 'colour line', elected first black US presiden
INT59International/PoliticsObama crosses 'colour line', elected first black US president AfternoonleadBy Arun KumarWashington, Nov 5 IANS Declaring that "change has come to America", Barack Obama created history Tuesday with a resounding win over rival John McCain, crossing the country's "colour line" to be elected the country's first African American president ."Change has come to America," the Democratic candidate said, addressing the country as the  read more
Posted by IANS on Friday Nov 07
SIACHEN GLACIER
NAT10National/Environment/DefenceSiachen trek: The experience of a lifetime With imagesBy Ritu SharmaSiachen Glacier, Oct 28 IANS It was for me the experience of a lifetime: an eight-day trek up the Siachen Glacier in Jammu and Kashmir, once regarded as the world's highest battlefield at 22,00 feet where the guns have been silent since 2003 after an India-Pakistan truce.The 80-km trek from the Siachen Base Camp to Camp 3 and back by a 32-member group of defence personnel, military school students  read more
Posted by IANS on Wednesday Oct 29
Incredibly rare meteor 'fireball' captured on camera
INT27International/ScienceIncredibly rare meteor 'fireball' captured on cameraToronto, Oct 25 IANS A network of cameras captured an incredibly rare video footage of a bright, slow, meteor fireball crashing to the earth at predawn, north of Ontario, weighing a few hundred grams.These cameras, operated by the physics and astronomy department of the University of Western Ontario's UWO Meteor Group, captured these images in March this year. Peter Brown associate professor and Phil McCausland,  read more
Posted by IANS on Sunday Oct 26
Gale winds put Richard Branson's transatlantic record attemp
London, Oct 25 ANI: English business magnate Sir Richard Branson's attempt at a transatlantic record may be in jeopardy after "massive seas and very strong gales" swept away a life raft, and ripped the main sail. Branson, his children Holly, 26, Sam, 23, and Olympic hero Ben Ainslie had set sail from New York on October 22 in an attempt to set a record for the fastest crossing.The billionaire spoke via satellite from his 99-foot yacht Virgin Money, and revealed that the storms hammering  read more
Posted by aniin on Sunday Oct 26
Guy made Madge feel 'worthless'
London, October 18 ANI: Madonna has based her divorce on extraordinary grounds - the Queen of Pop is claiming that her hubby Guy Ritchie insulted her at various public occasions making her feel 'worthless'.The 50-year-old singer was believed to have had the upper hand in her marriage, but her claims have revealed an all-together different story, reports the Daily Mail.The allegations include Guy humiliating Madonna in public saying 'she looked like a granny' in comparison to her younger  read more
Posted by aniin on Monday Oct 20
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