‘Reservation under RTE Act aimed at social inclusion’
August 7th, 2012 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 6 (IANS) Batting for the Right to Education (RTE), a top government official Monday said the 25 percent reservation of seats in schools for the economically deprived was ... Read more...
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Canadian delegation shows interest in tie-up with Kerala
January 11th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 11 (IANS) A Canadian delegation of law makers and businessmen Wednesday held a meeting with Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy and his senior cabinet colleagues here and expressed ... Read more...
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Intuitive thinking may explain greater faith in god
September 21st, 2011 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 21 (IANS) Intuition may explain why some people seem to place a greater faith on god than others.Intuitive thinking is about going with one's first instinct and reaching ... Read more...
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Don’t bank on ‘wisdom of crowds’ to win bets in football matches
November 16th, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 16 (ANI): A new study questions whether it's a good idea to follow 'the "wisdom of crowds' while betting on, say, a team's win in a football match.Point spreads-the number ... Read more...
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Justice over ‘pedas’, and through commonsense (A Legal Reporter’s Diary)
July 25th, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Parmod Kumar
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Could accepting a sweet peda by the driver that led to the theft of his truck and its content be made a "condition" for denying ... Read more...
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Robot helping boffins to determine how we decide to trust strangers
July 11th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 11 (ANI): American researchers are using a robot to find out how humans decide to trust strangers and if those decisions are accurate.Northeastern University psychology professor David DeSteno is collaborating ... Read more...
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Pak political parties fear clash of intuitions over judges’ elevation
February 14th, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb.14 (ANI): Major Pakistani opposition parties fear a clash between the state institutions following the Presidency's decision to elevate Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Khwaja Sharif to the Supreme ... Read more...
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Camila Alves Gives Birth To Baby Girl
January 4th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Matthew McConaughey and his longtime girlfriend Camila Alves has welcomed a new member in their family, their daughter Vida Alves McConaughey. The child was born on ... Read more...
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SunTec partners with Polish firm
November 11th, 2009 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 11 (IANS) City-based IT services provider SunTec Business Solutions has tied up with Poland's Sygnity to offer billing solutions to banking and financial intuitions in the European country.
SunTec and Sygnity ... Read more...
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Thousands of devotees celebrate Sufi saint’s anniversary in Moradabad
October 1st, 2009 - 10:44 pm ICT by ANI
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 1(ANI): Setting aside all differences of faith, caste, colour and creed, thousands of devotees converged at the Dargah (mausoleum) of Hazrat Abdul Aziz Miyyan, a Sufi saint at ... Read more...
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Share time with love: Obama’s astro forecast
August 4th, 2009 - 4:25 pm ICT by IBNS
Washington, Aug 4 (IBNS) As US President Barack Obama turns 48, astrologers have started forecasting what lies ahead for the ‘Black Leo’.
Daily Blabber turned to Astrology.com for a special reading just ... Read more...
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Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot questions the absence of primal questions
May 9th, 2009 - 7:53 pm ICT by GD
Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, American sociologist who deals with the culture of schools, and the models and structural organization of classroom life, has recently commented on the lack of primal questions in schools. ... Read more...
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Your gut feeling may lead to best decisions
February 9th, 2009 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, February 9 (ANI): Its time that people gave due importance to the words I have a gut feeling, for a brain-reading study from Northwestern University suggests that intuitions may actually ... Read more...
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Consumers make more impulsive purchases when distracted
July 20th, 2008 - 11:03 am ICT by ANI
Washington, July 20 (ANI): People make more impulsive purchases while talking on cellphones or dealing with an adamant child, says a new study, which suggests that consumers are more likely to ... Read more...
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