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Geneva : The Earth's protective ozone layer is well on track to recovery in the next few decades, thanks to concerted international action against ozone depleting substances, said a UN report Wednesday. The conclusion was made in the…
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Washington :  US President Barack Obama Wednesday called Saudi King Abdullah about his plan to fight the Islamic State (IS) militants just a few hours before he addressed the American public and the world on the threat posed by the Sunni…
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New Delhi  :  A group of men holding saffron coloured flags with symbols of 'Om' on them staged protests at 'Aalishan Pakistan', a four-day event by around 300 exhibitors from across the border, here Thursday. The lifestyle exposition…
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Agartala : Over 38,000 voters are eligible to cast their votes in the Manu assembly by-poll in Tripura Saturday, an official said here Thursday. Tripura Chief Electoral officer Ashutosh Jindal said 38,843 voters, including 18,929 female…
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Bhubaneswar :  India Thursday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I missile from a military base in Odisha, a defence official said. The missile, which can strike a target 700 km…
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New Delhi : The bar owners in Kerala will be able to serve liquor till Sep 30 as the Supreme Court Thursday ordered a status quo till then. An apex court bench of Justice Anil R. Dave and Justice U.U. Lalit asked the Kerala High Court to…
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Washington :  People with the least common blood type, AB, are more likely to develop thinking and memory problems that can lead to dementia in later years than people with other blood types, says a study. "Our study looks at blood type…
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New York :  Humans can detect and distinguish a trillion different odours and researchers have now identified the chemical strategy that the nose applies to perceive a common class of odours found in herbs, flowers and fruits. The…
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Chennai : Director Gaurav Narayanan says actor Vikram Prabhu's portrayal of a policeman will be far different from how other actors have played the same role on screen. "I gave Vikram two months to prepare for his role. He underwent…
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Chennai : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has written to all her counterparts to rally support for her view that the central government should strive for broad consensus on the issue of Goods and Services Tax (GST). In a letter…
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