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Millions gather on the Ganges for mass Hindu festivalDehradun, India (AFP) Jan 12, 2010 Hundreds of ash-covered, naked holy men and millions of Hindu pilgrims are making their way to northern India to take part in one of the largest religious gatherings on Earth. For Hindu devotees, the three-month Kumbh Mela, which begins Thursday in the towns of Haridwar and Rishikesh, offers the chance to wash away their sins with a ritual bath in the holy waters of the River Ganges. Eve ... read more |
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Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 11, 2010The latest satellite imagery from NASA's Aqua and Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellites have provided forecasters with signs in clouds and rainfall that Edzani is strengthening in the Southern Indian Ocean. Edzani has become a tropical cyclone as a result of low wind shear and warm ocean temperatures. The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite's main mission is to ... more  
Geneva (AFP) Jan 8, 2010A UN special envoy said Friday he would visit India to examine problems linked to the management and disposal of hazardous products and wastes. Okechukwu Ibeanu said he would focus on how shipbreaking and the e-waste industry, which handles discarded electronic goods such as television sets, cellphones and computers, affected those who lived close to, or worked in the industries. The bus ... more  
Thiruvananthapuram, India (PTI) Jan 08, 2010The indigenously built highly sophisticated cryogenic engine is undergoing a final review by ISRO before it is cleared for use in the test launch of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-D3 later this year. "We are conducting a final thorough review of the cryogenic engine that will power the GSLV," Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman K Radhakrishnan told PTI on the sidelines ... more |
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New Delhi (UPI) Jan 7, 2009 The Indian army is on a hunt for a substantial number of firearms that shoot around corners, according to a Defense Department request for information. The Ministry of Defense wants interested original equipment manufacturers to submit proposals by Jan. 30 and to include some details of a transfer of technology for making the weapons in India. The weapons, often called cornershot ... more  
Srinagar (AFP) Jan 6, 2010Suspected Muslim militants on Wednesday opened fire in the main market area of Indian Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar, killing at least one police officer and sending residents ducking for cover. Police said one or two gunmen had taken up positions in a city centre hotel which was quickly surrounded by heavily armed members of the security forces. "We are trying our best to evacuate pe ... more  
Washington (AFP) Jan 6, 2010A Chinese court has handed a six-year prison term to a Tibetan film-maker who made an internationally watched documentary in which ordinary people aired grievances, his family said Wednesday. Dhondup Wangchen, 35, had trekked across the Himalayan territory for five months asking about topics including Chinese rule, the exiled Dalai Lama and the Olympics which Beijing was preparing to hold ... more |
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