First ever study to explore beneath the seafloor
May 4th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 4 (ANI): Scientists are one step closer in understanding the natural processes taking place below the seafloor, which also give rise to economically important ores along the seafloor and may ... Read more...
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Panjab University gets its own anthem
April 30th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 30 (IANS) The Panjab University (PU) got its own anthem Saturday that will depict the vision and spirit of the varsity, a university official said here.The university ... Read more...
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German resident returns heritage letters to Jamia
April 11th, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Rare calligraphic sheets and priceless letters, including those written by country's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, were gifted ... Read more...
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Doordarshan needs to revamp itself: TV actor Virender Saxena
March 15th, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Public broadcaster Doordarshan needs to revamp itself to stay in the reckoning in the satellite TV era because it is about the channel that focuses ... Read more...
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Indian army chief to visit US to enhance defence cooperation
March 4th, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 4(ANI): In the light of enhanced defence cooperation between India and the United States, over the last five years, Indian Army Chief, General VK Singh will visit the United ... Read more...
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Antony to look into fees charged by Sainik Schools
February 27th, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 27 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Sunday promised that the issue of high fees charged by Sainik Schools, the chain of institutions run by the defence ministry, will be looked ... Read more...
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My Paco Rabanne designs to be easily accessible: Manish Arora (Interview)
February 22nd, 2011 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
By Shilpa Raina
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Indian designer Manish Arora has been roped in as creative-artistic director for Spanish brand Paco Rabanne, which is looking for a comeback with women's wear. ... Read more...
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What’s bothering Bihar’s entrepreneurs? Ask ‘MBA Sabziwalla’
February 1st, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
By Imran Khan
Patna, Feb 1 (IANS) He is called the "MBA sabziwalla" and wants to make Bihar India's vegetable hub. Kaushlendra, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A), ... Read more...
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Lil Wayne Deems That Shooting Of The Video For ‘Welcome To My Hood’ Was Scary
January 22nd, 2011 - 11:23 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
DJ Khaled is an eminent American record producer and radio figure of Palestinian bloodline, who is also a DJ and record label executive. Some of his albums are We The ... Read more...
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Now, pre-paid cards for fresh vegetables
January 22nd, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Lucknow, Jan 22 (IANS) Pre-paid cards are soon to cover packed, garden fresh vegetables. Kaushlendra, an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A), is getting set to launch it in ... Read more...
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Air Marshal Browne is new IAF vice chief
January 1st, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) Saturday got its new vice chief in Air Marshal N.A.K. Browne. He took over from Air Marshal P.K. Barbora, who retired a ... Read more...
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Vice Admiral D.K. Joshi takes over as CISC
December 31st, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.31 (ANI): Vice Admiral D.K. Joshi on Friday took cover as the chief of Integrated Defence Staff to Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) from Air Marshal S.C. Mukul.Earlier, ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoists train guns on yet another Indian firm
December 11th, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Dec 11 (IANS) Continuing their policy of obstructing Indian investors, Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas Saturday trained their guns on yet another Indo-Nepal joint venture, threatening to bring it to a halt.The ... Read more...
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College to celebrate Dilip Kumar birthday
December 9th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 9 (IANS) The G.N. Khalsa College here will Saturday celebrate the 88th birthday of veteran actor Dilip Kumar, one of its oldest students.On Saturday, students will donate 88 bottles of ... Read more...
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This wheelchair-bound weightlifter inspires many (Dec 3 is World Disability Day)
December 3rd, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
By Rahul Vaishnavi
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Polio bound him to a wheelchair and he faced ridicule the first time he visited a gym. But Joginder Singh Saluja fought the odds ... Read more...
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Pushpanjali Dutta blends Assam’s traditional, contemporary designs
December 1st, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by ANI
Golaghat District (Assam), Dec.1 (ANI): Pushpanjali Dutta, a budding fashion designer from Golaghat District in Assam, has gained fame for effectively blending traditional and contemporary Assamese designs in her creations.Dutta, 29, ... Read more...
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Amita Chattopadhyay joins as first vice chancellor of Presidency University
November 1st, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 1 (IANS) Renowned professor of philosophy Amita Chattopadhyay Monday became the first vice chancellor of Presidency University, housed in the erstwhile Presidency College here."To enhance the quality of the ... Read more...
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Amita Chattopadhyay first vice chancellor of Presidency University
October 6th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 6 (IANS) Renowned professor of philosophy Amita Chattopadhyay is all set to be the first vice chancellor of the Presidency University.Chattopadhyay is an alumnus of the Presidency College and ... Read more...
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Chaulia named vice dean at O.P. Jindal University
October 1st, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 1 (IANS) Oxford Universiry alumni Sreeram Sundar Chaulia has been named the first vice dean of the Jindal School of International Affairs at the O.P Jindal Global University in Haryana.According ... Read more...
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Nepal president to visit China Oct 31
September 12th, 2010 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 12 (IANS) Nepal's President Ram Baran Yadav will begin his visit to China from Oct 31. This will be his debut visit to China since becoming the first president of ... Read more...
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After winning 32-year legal battle, a royal loses again
August 4th, 2010 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Sharat Pradhan
Lucknow, Aug 4 (IANS) After winning a 32-year-long court battle following which huge properties were restored to the erstwhile royal of Mahmoodabad by the apex court in 2005, an ... Read more...
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Who is T.S. Darbari?
August 3rd, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) T.S. Darbari, the joint director general of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CWGOC) now in the eye of the storm over alleged irregularities, is a man who ... Read more...
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Pentagon Discloses The Identity Of The American Sailor Believed To Be Seized By The Taliban
July 28th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, July 28, 2010 (Just Flashed): An American sailor had vanished in Afghanistan in the preceding week. It is now being suspected widely that this sailor is in the possession of the ... Read more...
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Indian doctor makes to the top in Canada (With Image)
July 18th, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, July 18 (IANS) With most Indian doctors here driving taxis because of non-recognition of their degrees, few have established themselves in their medical profession in Canada. But Amritsar-born physician ... Read more...
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Footloose glaciers cracking up
July 15th, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 15 (IANS) Glaciers that lose their grounding on the seafloor and begin floating behave very erratically, producing larger icebergs than their grounded cousins, says a new study.
Fabian Walter and colleagues ... Read more...
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Queen appoints new governor general of Canada
July 9th, 2010 - 11:18 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 9 (IANS) Queen Elizabeth, who is also the sovereign of Canada, Thursday appointed David Johnston as the new governor general of the country.
A known academic and lawyer, Johnson will take ... Read more...
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Philanthropy can be profit in disguise for corporates
July 3rd, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) If, as a corporate, you that think employing a physically challenged person is just philanthropy, think again. It may actually benefit your business if you harness the ... Read more...
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Two more teens charged in Indian-American scientist’s murder
July 2nd, 2010 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
New York, July 2 (IANS) US police has charged two more teenagers for the murder of an Indian-American computer scientist outside his home at Old Bridge in New Jersey.Three ... Read more...
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Descartes’ stolen letter’s contents set to be revealed
June 23rd, 2010 - 3:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 23 (ANI): A letter written by 17th century French philosopher and mathematician René Descartes, which was stolen by notorious book thief Guglielmo Libri in the mid-1800s, is heading back to ... Read more...
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Our teachers were most caring, La Martiniere alumni spring to defence
June 22nd, 2010 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) Many former students of Kolkata's prestigious La Martiniere for Boys School have come out in its defence after the controversy created by a student's suicide after being ... Read more...
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I can’t direct ‘Agneepath’ remake: Karan Johar (Film Snippets)
June 15th, 2010 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar is scared to direct the remake of his father's 1991 hit "Agneepath", famous for portraying megastar Amitabh Bachchan as the "angry young ... Read more...
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Hugh Grant Treats Oxford Students
June 9th, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 9, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Hugh Grant joined the students of Oxford University last weekend, where he was invited for a formal dinner. The actor later went towards the college bar ... Read more...
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India’s youngest Everest climber wants to join army
June 4th, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) A 16-year-old school boy, who created history by becoming the youngest Indian to climb Mt. Everest, met Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh and expressed his desire ... Read more...
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8. On-call rickshaws, with frills, proposed for Games
June 3rd, 2010 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
By Azera Rahman
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The humble cycle rickshaw could jazz up for the Commonwealth Games, complete with a driver-cum-tourist guide, newspapers and fruit juices. Around 1,000 battery-operated rickshaws ... Read more...
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Nita Kapoor is new secretary-defence finance
May 31st, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Nita Kapoor, a 1973-batch Indian Defence Accounts Services (IDAS) officer, Monday took over as the new secretary, defence finance, replacing Indu Liberhan who retired Monday, an official ... Read more...
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