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IGNOU to popularise science through mobile phones
An initiative that aims to educate people across the country about science through free mobile updates has been launched here, an official said Wednesday. ‘Science@Mobile’ is an innovative scheme by IGNOU’s National Centre for
Read More »‘No joint examination of weapons seized from Italian ship’
A court here Wednesday dismissed an Italian government plea for joint forensic examination of the weapons seized from the Italian ship Enrica Lexie and which were allegedly used in the killing of two Indian
Read More »Virat Kohli the only centurion Batsmen in the series
Delhi: Virat Kohli proved to be the best batsmen in the series as he has been the only batsmen who have scored the century. The innings yesterday proved that he was a future talent
Read More »Van Persie likely to miss friendly match
Arsenal star striker Robin Van Persie is doubtful for the Netherlands friendly football match Wednesday against England as he continues to nurse a groin injury, coach Bert van Marwijk confirmed. Van Persie picked up
Read More »Sensex closes quiet as GDP numbers disappoint
A benchmark index for Indian markets Wednesday gave up its intra-day gains and closed on a flat note with sentiments dampened as official data showed that economic growth for the October-December quarter was at
Read More »Sehwag not dropped, Kohli excellent future captain: Srikkanth
Indian chief cricket selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth Wednesday rated Virat Kohli as an “excellent future captain” and insisted that Virender Sehwag was not dropped and only “rested” on doctor’s advise for the Asia Cup beginning
Read More »Mumma’s girl’ Sonakshi feels pampered
At 24, Sonakshi Sinha is quite a pampered girl! When the actress returned to Mumbai after a month-long schedule in Kolkata, she was welcomed at the airport by her mother. “Back home after a
Read More »Now Preity shoots at Eiffel Tower
Preity Zinta, who has been busy working on her debut co-production “Ishq In Paris” in the French capital, was delighted to shoot at the iconic Eiffel Tower. “Shot at the Eiffel tower tonight. Now
Read More »“Bengal needs to check children’s deaths, malnutrition”
The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) Wednesday said West Bengal needs to improve its infant mortality rate, primary education and malnutrition of poor children, and should address the issue of equity in terms of
Read More »New valve implant brings hope to cardiac patients
In a cheering development for heart patients, a new technique to implant an artificial valve by a catheter instead of a surgery has been successfully performed in India. For thousands of Indians living with
Read More »PM’s rally hit by audio failure in Goa
Prime minister Manmohan Singh suffered acute embarrasment after the failure of the public address system at an election rally at Sanquelim, 40 kms from state capital Panaji. The public address system failed just after
Read More »Lajong ropes in MNC as stakeholder
Dubai-based multinational company Anglian Holdings, which has an investment in Danish club FCV Vikings, Wednesday announced they have bought a 25 percent stake in the I-League team Shillong Lajong Football Club. Company chief executive
Read More »Activists brief Jayalalithaa on Kudankulam risks
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday assured a delegation from the People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE), who briefed her about the risks of the Kudankulam nuclear power project, that she would go
Read More »B/E Aerospace opens engineering services unit in Hyderabad
B/E Aerospace, the world’s leading manufacturer of aircraft cabin interior products, Wednesday opened its engineering services division in Hyderabad. Paul Mueller, who holds the business and economic portfolio at the US Consulate, inaugurated the
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