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Chennai: Cyclone Mahasen over southeast Bay of Bengal has moved northwestwards at a speed of 15 kmph and lay centred at 1130 hrs IST of 11th May 2013 near latitude 07.50 N and longitude 90.00 E, about 350 km southwest of Car Nicobar, 970 km east-southeast of Trincomalee, 1230 km southeast of Chennai and 1650 [...]
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) was formally constituted in 1875. Both before this formal organisation came into being and after its establishment, a series of initiatives were taken in the field of weather observation and their documentation and analysis. Notable examples were the first meteorological observations at the Madras observation in the late 18th century [...]
Bangalore: Kenyans Alex Oloitiptip and Gladys Cherono ran brave races in contrasting weather conditions to win the overall men’s and women’s titles of the Tata Consultancy World 10K Bangalore 2013, the World’s Premier 10K Run, which concluded at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, here, on Sunday. The 23-year-old Oloitiptip, not among the pre-race favourites, but with [...]
Raipur: The horrific Delhi Gang Rape case has not been forgotten as various states and organisations are gearing up for women empowerment. Spearheaded by Bollywood martial arts trainer Chitah Yajnesh Shetty, women in 12 districts of Chhattisgarh will begin learning self defence programs from May and it will continue through-out June 2013. Yajnesh’s outfit Chitah [...]
New Delhi: Mercedes-Benz India on Thursday unveiled its new GL-Class in India. Launched by legendary tennis star Boris Becker, the GL-Class sets new standards in comfort, dynamics, safety, elegance and efficiency. In addition to space, comfort, design, and off road capabilities, the new GL-Class features a full 360 degree surround camera. Eberhard Kern, MD and [...]
Delhi: A second suspect has been arrested in connection of brutal rape and attempted strangulation of a 5 year old girl in the city (read Rapist of Delhi 5 yr old arrested, 3 cops suspended). Pradeep Kumar was arrested from Lakhi Sarai district of Bihar state, in a coordinated effort with Bihar Police. Delhi Police [...]
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