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Special: 25 years after Indira Gandhi's assasination

2009-10-27T08:11:00.000-07:00

It has been 25 years since prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated Oct 31, 1984 perhaps, as a consequence of Operation Bluestar at Amritsar's Golden Temple four months earlier. Events of those days are still fresh in memory. After Operation Bluestar ended and the complex was still in a state of chaos and disorder, then president Zail Singh visited the place June 8, 1984. Given the impact

25th Death Anniversary Special: Milestones in Indira Gandhi's life

2009-10-27T08:08:00.000-07:00

Milestones in Indira Gandhi's life: Nov 19, 1917: Indira is born 1938: Joins Indian National Congress 1942: Marries Feroze Gandhi Sep 11, 1942: Couple is imprisoned at Naini Central jail, Allahabad, on charges of subversion 1947-1964: Remains with her father Jawaharlal Nehru as hostess and close supporter 1947: Under Mahatma Gandhi's instructions, Indira Gandhi works in riot-affected areas

Twitter filled with news on Missing Andhra CM Y S R Reddy

2009-09-02T05:43:00.000-07:00

Famous Micro-blogging website Twitter is full with live news feeds regarding the missing Andhra Pradesh CM Y S Rajasekhar Reddy. Tweets are coming every second either in the form of a prayer message or a news detail. Anxiety in government and Congress circles is growing even as seven helicopters, including four from the Indian Air Force, are on desperate search and rescue mission for the

TV9 News and Sakshi News bring live details on Missing Andha CM YSR Reddy

2009-09-02T05:35:00.000-07:00

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy remained untraced Wedneday evening, nearly seven hours after his helicopter went missing amid bad weather in a densely forested Maoist stronghold, triggering a desperate search by the military and police. TV9 News Channel Website The government said at least five Indian Air Force and one private helicopter had joined the hunt for the missing

Panic grips YSR Reddy's followers

2009-09-02T05:29:00.000-07:00

Missing Andhra Pradesh CM Y S Rajasekhara Reddy still not found? With panic and anxiety writ large on their faces, hundreds of Congress party workers gathered at the state secretariat here waiting to hear some news about the whereabouts and safety of Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, who remained untraced since his chopper went missing Wednesday morning. State ministers, top bureaucrats, a

Andhra CM YSR Reddy still missing

2009-09-02T05:26:00.000-07:00

Four other along with Y S Rajasekhara Reddy in the missing helicopter Hopes for the safety of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy were fading along with daylight Wednesday evening, eight hours after his helicopter went missing amid bad weather in a densely forested Maoist stronghold, triggering a desperate search by the military and police. There were fears that the falling

Fifth death due to Swine Flu in India

2009-08-09T22:46:00.000-07:00

Four-year-old Sanjay Balakrishnan died of influenza A (H1N1) infection at a private hospital here Monday, becoming the sixth swine flu victim in the country.Sources at Neta Hospital, where the boy was admitted, said he had been hospitalised with fever and diarrhoea last week. Later, he was diagnosed with kidney failure and chest congestion.On Saturday, Balakrishnan tested positive for swine flu.

Henri Cartier Bresson 100th Birth Anniversary Special

2009-08-09T05:07:00.000-07:00

B. 1908, D. 2004Chanteloup, Seine-et-Marne, FranceHenri Cartier Bresson is considered to be the father of modern photojournalism, an early adopter of 35mm format, and the master of candid photography.He helped develop the “street photography” style that has influenced generations of photographers that followed.His sharp-shooter’s ability to catch “the decisive moment,” his precise eye for design

Second Swine Flu death in India, 49 new cases in Pune

2009-08-08T08:17:00.000-07:00

At least 49 new swine flu cases were reported Saturday in this Maharashtra city, as a doctor and a pharmacist, both influenza A(H1N1) patients, continued to be critical for the second day, health authorities said.A swine flu patient in Mumbai has also turned critical, according to the officials.The authorities shut down four more colleges and a school in Pune for a week after some students tested

Fehmida Panwala is India's second swine flu victim

2009-08-08T08:16:00.001-07:00

A 53-year-old woman died of swine flu here Saturday evening, as the influenza A(H1N1) virus claimed its second victim in India in less than a week, officials said.The woman, identified as Fehmida Panwala, a Mumbai resident, died at Kasturba hospital here, Maharashtra's Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Sharvari Gokhale told IANS.A resident of Jogeshwari suburb in northwest Mumbai, Fehmida was

Physicists find new explanation for solar system's being

2009-07-21T07:23:00.002-07:00

A team of international astrophysicists has found a new explanation for the early composition of our solar system.The team has found that radioactive nuclei found in the earliest meteorites, dating back billions of years, could have been delivered by a nearby dying giant star, six times the mass of the sun.Maria Lugaro from Monash University said the findings could change our current ideas on the

This IAF pilot chased the sun's shadow

2009-07-21T07:23:00.001-07:00

For an Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter pilot chasing a target at Mach 2.5 or more than twice the speed of sound and yet not managing to play catch seems like something out of a sci-fi film. But for Air Marshal S. Mukerji, chasing the sun's shadow during the total solar eclipse on Oct 24, 1995, that's exactly what happened.Heralding the IAF's participation in scientific study of total solar eclipse

How animals react to solar eclipse

2009-07-21T07:19:00.000-07:00

Did you know animals and birds often prepare for sleep or behave confusedly during total solar eclipse? Well, here are some other little known facts about solar eclipse.- The longest recorded duration for a total solar eclipse is 7.5 minutes.- A total solar eclipse will not be visible until the sun is more than 90 percent covered by the moon.- When the sun is covered 99 percent, day becomes night

Major temples, including Tirupati, to close during Surya Grahan

2009-07-21T07:15:00.000-07:00

Major Hindu temples across India will shut their doors for a day July 22 to ward off the negative energy said to be generated by the total solar eclipse, which, priests and spiritual gurus say, weaken the natural "positive aura" of idols in shrines.While the Venkateswara temple in Tirumala will close its gates at 9 p.m. July 21 to 8 a.m. July 22, the Lakshmi-Narayan temple in the capital, also

२१वी सदी का दीर्घतम सूर्य ग्रहण

2009-07-21T06:46:00.000-07:00

Astrology and Total Solar Eclipse 2009

2009-07-21T06:44:00.000-07:00

Credits: Julie Demboski’s AstrologyOf the two Lunar eclipses and one Solar eclipse occurring in this set, the upcoming Solar one is the one to watch. Not literally, of course, as that will burn your eyes out (no wonder people were frightened of eclipses–there must have been plenty of village idiots who did just that–and who wouldn’t think it was God, or gods, or Baal, or Apollo, or Ra punishing

ज्योतिष और पूर्ण सूर्य ग्रहण २००९

2009-07-21T06:40:00.000-07:00

बुधवार सुबह जब इस सदी का सबसे लंबा और पूर्ण सूर्यग्रहण होगा तो भारत में कुछ लोग हवाई जहाज़ में सवार होकर इसका नज़ारा देख रहे होंगे और कुछ ज़मीन पर इसके नकारात्मक प्रभाव से बचने की कोशिश में होंगे.इतना लंबा सूर्यग्रहण दोबारा 123 साल बाद होगा. पूर्ण ग्रहण भारतीय समय के मुताबिक सुबह छह बज कर 23 मिनट से देखा जा सकेगा और इसे देखने के लिए बेहतरीन जगह है पटना के पास का तरेगना गाँव जहाँ यह ग्रहण तीन मिनट

पूर्ण सूर्य ग्रहण २००९

2009-07-21T06:33:00.000-07:00

पूर्ण सूर्य ग्रहण २००९ और भारतभारत, पाकिस्तान, चीन, जापान समेत अनेक देशों में 22 जुलाई का सूर्य ग्रहण दिखाई देगा। विज्ञानिकों का कहना है कि ये इस शताब्दी के लंबे सूर्य ग्रहण में से एक होगा।भारत में पूर्ण सूर्यग्रहण के मौक़े पर पर्यटकों को लुभाने की कोशिश जोर शोर से की जा रही है.हालांकि भारत में पूर्ण सूर्यग्रहण केवल कुछ मिनट के लिए ही दिखाई देगा लेकिन पर्यटन कंपनियों ने इस मौक़े को भुनाने के लिए

Path of Surya Grahan 2009

2009-07-21T06:29:00.001-07:00

The total solar eclipse will be of longest duration during this century. It will be visible in India, some of the Japanese islands, China and Pacific Ocean. The eclipse begins with the sunrise in the western part of India, travels to eastern part of India, crosses to Myna-mar (Burma), small islands of Japan and China. In India Surat, Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Varanasi and Patna are some of the

Surya Grahan on July 22 to Be Most Viewed Ever

2009-07-21T06:27:00.000-07:00

A Purna Surya Grahan passing over some of Earth's most densely populated regions on Wednesday, July 22, 2009, may become the most viewed eclipse ever. People across central India and in parts of Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Myanmar will briefly find themselves in daytime darkness before the solar eclipse proceeds into China.Most of the best viewing opportunities are in China, where some 30

THE TRIPLE SOLAR ECLIPSES OF JULY AND AUGUST 2009

2009-07-21T06:25:00.000-07:00

This year there have already been two eclipses - of the Sun on Jan 26 and of the Moon on Feb 9 respectively. During July/August 2009, we shall be witnessing three eclipses in a row. However, there is nothing to be alarmed about. The orbits and positions of the Moon and the Earth with respect to the Sun can make it happen. In fact two consecutive eclipses in a year are more common. A lunar eclipse

Total Solar Eclipses observed from India

2009-07-21T06:23:00.000-07:00

Do you remember or have read about the total solar eclipse of Feb 16, 1980? The path of totality passed over India making it the first total solar eclipse of the century to be observed from India. In independent India, scientists, teachers and students from various research and educational institutions, universities and schools for the first time ever went about in large numbers to study so

What is a Solar Eclipse or Surya Grahan

2009-07-21T06:22:00.001-07:00

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is fully or partially covered. This can only happen during a new moon, when the Sun and Moon are in conjunction as seen from the Earth. At least two and up to five solar eclipses can occur each year on Earth, with between zero and two of them being total eclipses.[1] Total solar eclipses are nevertheless

Total solar Eclipse of July 22, 2009 | Surya Grahan 2009

2009-07-21T06:19:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday, 2009 July 22, a total eclipse of the Sun will be visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses half of Earth which includes most of eastern Asia, and the Pacific Ocean. The total solar eclipse of 22nd of July 2009 will be the longest eclipse of the 21st Century being 6 minutes 38 seconds at the point of maximum eclipse. The occurrences of total solar eclipses are still

India gets ready for Solar Eclipse 2009

2009-07-21T06:18:00.000-07:00

A long wait by sky gazers to look at a rare celestial event will end tomorrow (July 22) when the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century will be seen in Indian cities like Surat, Indore, Bhopal, Varanasi and Patna. July 22nd promises a solar eclipse that will be visible in many regions in India. The moon will hide the main disc of the sun and only the outer portions will be visible and