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 | Spaceflight not safe, still dangerous: Sunita
MIL/Agencies/photo courtesy: Reuters Jun 18, 2007 Author:
Houston: June 18, 2007 (Monday) – After Atlantis being cleared for return to the Earth after necessary repairs of its thermal shield, Indian-American Astronaut Sunita Williams on Sunday said that the Spaceflight is still dangerous with an implied meaning that spacecraft requires more improvement from the safety point of view.
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| 202. |
More HIV/AIDS cases detected in Tibet
MIL/Agencies/Assciated Press Jun 17, 2007 Author:
Beijing: June 17, 2007 (Sunday) - As per the latest report, the number of HIV carriers and people with full-blown AIDS has risen to 41 in Tibet Autonomous Region while there were 30 cases last year.
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| 203. |
Seven half-burnt fetuses dumped near Gurgaon
MIL/Agencies/NDA Jun 15, 2007 Author:
New Delhi : June 15, 2007 (Friday) - About 40 kilometers from Delhi got a shocking news on Thursday morning when medical officers along with some policemen pounced on an illegal nursing home and recovered seven female fetuses, which were burnt and dumped in a drain in the hospital premises.
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First case of Chikungunya in 36-year-old
MIL/Agencies Jun 13, 2007 Author:
New Delhi: June 13, 2007 (Wednesday) - The first case of chikungunya in this season was reported yesterday from Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. This disease is a viral infection transmitted by Aedes Aegypti mosquito — the same mosquito that causes dengue fever.
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Strike disrupts Indian flights
MIL/Agencies Jun 13, 2007 Author:
New Delhi: June 13, 2007 (Wednesday) - After the talks failed between the Union and the Management, the ground staff of state-run airline Indian went on strike to demand higher wages and benefits as a result thousands of passengers were stranded at airports across India today.
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Chikungunya claim 42 lives in Kerala, Maharashstra falls next
MIL/Agencies Jun 13, 2007 Author: IRS/Sanjay Sawant
Mumbai: June 13, 2007 (Wednesday) - The outbreak of chikungunya in Kerala has claimed 42 lives and now the experts say that Maharashtra falls the next, it has now been put on high alert.
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Central Rly cancels many trains after derailment
MIL/Agencies/PTI Jun 12, 2007 Author:
Visakhapatnam: June 12, 2007 (Tuesday) - The South Central Railway, Vijayawada Division has cancelled several express and passenger trains including the Vijayawada-Visakhapatnam Ratnachal Express, Visakhapatnam-Tenali Janmabhoomi Express, Guntur-Visakhapatnam Simhadri Express, Rayagada-Vijayawada Passenger, Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada passenger and Visakhapatnam-Machlipatnam passenger.
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Can Terrorists justify their actions with Prophet Muhammad’s teachings?
MIL/Milad-un-Nabi Jun 11, 2007 Author: IRS/Rabia Mills
Dr. Raj Baldev, Cosmo Theorist from India, a great admirer of Prophet Muhammad Sahib, reproduces the great views of Prophet Muhammad Sahib for the benefit of the general public, which he had uttered for the guidance of all people, all ages and for all times. Dr. Raj Baldev wonders whether the terrorists have ever cared to read his great sayings and tried to follow them.
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Yorkshire Tourist Board highlights tourist attractions on IIFA 2007
MIL/Agencies/YTB Jun 7, 2007 Author:
Yorkshire, June 07, 2007- The Yorkshire Tourist Board, one of the key agencies behind the bid to bring the IIFA Weekend to Yorkshire, hopes to witness a major boost to tourism in the region and has given 10 broad attractions.
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| 210. |
30-minute operation can restore sight to millions (updated)
MIL/Agencies Jun 7, 2007 Author:
07, 2007 – A break through has come for the age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which causes blindness in elderly people. The pioneering stem cell surgery can take care of such cases. This technique is being developed by British Scientists.
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Men with low male sex hormone live shorter life
N\MIL/Agencies Jun 6, 2007 Author: David Derbyshire
June 06, 2007 - Men with low levels of testosterone normally die younger than others. A research suggests that they suffer a third higher risk of not reaching middle age compared with those who have high levels of the male sex hormone.
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Exercise after meals help weight loss: UK Scientists
MIL/Agencies/BBC Jun 6, 2007 Author:
London: June 06, 2007 - Exercising after meals can help lose weight by boosting hormones, which suppress appetite. The Surrey University and Imperial College London has published this work in the Journal of Endocrinology.
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Nexavar is nectar for liver cancer patients – but has side effects
MIL/Agencies Jun 5, 2007 Author:
June 05, 2007 - The findings of a clinical trial presented by doctors at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago on Monday has raised hope for the deadly liver cancer patients by which their survival can be prolonged for a few months.
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| 214. |
China rejects Toothpaste Warning, contents not harmful
MIL/Agencies Jun 4, 2007 Author:
Beijing : June 04, 2007 – China has categorically rejected today the allegation level by American Consumers that the Chinese toothpaste is harmful. The F.D.A. also confirmed that the toothpaste had contained diethylene glycol between 3 to 4 percent and that is not harmful.
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 | Watson's DNA Mapped with miraculous results
MIL/Agencies Jun 4, 2007 Author: IRS/Abhishek Garg
June 04, 2007 - James Watson, Noble Laureate, the co-discoverer of the NDA double helix with Francis Crick has become the first person to get his own DNA sequenced. He was given the sequenced DNA report during a ceremony at Baylor College of Medicine. James Watson and Francis Crick, who died in 2004. Different combinations of A, T, G and C give different DNA for every individual.
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1. Microlight pilots set off to make world record
MIL/Agencies Jun 1, 2007 Author:
New Delhi, June 1, 2007 - Two valiant IAF pilots, Wing Commanders Anil Kumar and Rahul Monga have set off from here today with a view to break the world record for fastest circumnavigation of the globe in a Micro-light aircraft.
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Thousands of Dalits embrace Buddhism
MIL/TNN May 28, 2007 Author:
Mumbai, May 28, 2007 - In a surprise move, thousands of tribals and Dalits have got themselves converted to Buddhism at a massive gathering here on Sunday, marking the 50th year of Dr B R Ambedkar. It is done to escape the rigid Hindu caste system.
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Dera closure deadline ends, security on high alert
MIL/Agencies/TOI May 27, 2007 Author:
Chandigarh, May 27, 2007 - The five Sikh High Priests had set a deadline for the closure of all Dera Sacha Sauda by Sunday, but nothing concrete has happened, the security personnel are, therefore, worried over the situation which can aggravate, hence they are on the high alert
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Dera seeks apex court protection against Akal Takht threat
MIL/Agencies May 25, 2007 Author:
New Delhi, May 25, 2007 - The Dera Sacha Sauda sect Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking its intervention against an ultimatum by the Akal Takht that the sect vacate its premises across the country by May 27 and the members stop their activities.
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A daily drink good for woman’s heart
MIL/Agencies May 24, 2007 Author:
Washington, May 24, 2007 - Epidemiologists at the University at Buffalo have revealed that women who regularly enjoy an alcoholic drink or two have a significantly lower risk of having a non-fatal heart attack than women who are life-time abstainers.
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