Situation in Europe not as bad as perceived: EU official
August 22nd, 2012 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) Stating that the situation in Europe is not as bad as is generally believed, European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) CEO Klaus Regling Tuesday asserted that the ... Read more...
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Khan academy releases their iPad app
March 12th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The YouTube lecture series Khan Academy is all set to revolutionize the educational world with their new iPad app. The basic idea of the brains behind ... Read more...
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Vice President to deliver UPSC Foundation Day lecture on Tuesday
May 1st, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 1(ANI): Vice President Hamid Ansari will be the main speaker at the UPSC Foundation Day lecture on governance, which will be held at Vigyan Bhawan here on May 3. ... Read more...
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Relics from 3,000 B.C. displayed in UAE
March 30th, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, March 30 (IANS/WAM) An exhibition of over 200 ancient treasures dating to 3,000 B.C. are being exhibited in Abu Dhabi.The relics from the British Museum's Middle East collection ... Read more...
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India sinking into morass of corruption: Karan Singh
February 10th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 10 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Karan Singh Thursday said that India was gradually "sinking into a morass of corruption". Speaking as a guest speaker in ... Read more...
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21st century should be century of dialogue: Dalai Lama
February 7th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 7 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Monday said that the 21st century should be known as the century of dialogue. Speaking here in a Goa government sponsored lecture ... Read more...
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Have libraries in places of worship, says Dalai Lama
February 7th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 7 (IANS) Buddhist spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama Monday suggested that the numerous temples of worship mushrooming across the country should also house libraries along with statues of deities. "There ... Read more...
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Marxist Jyoti Basu had a bourgeois lifestyle: Dalai Lama
February 7th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 7 (IANS) Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama stole a march on Indian Marxists Monday when he said that veteran Marxist leader Jyoti Basu himself led a bourgeois lifestyle. ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama blames Karmapa aide for cash, land scam
February 7th, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 7 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Monday gave a clean chit to Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, whose public trusts have been accused of a land scam and illegally ... Read more...
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Terrorists focusing on islands as safe havens: Experts
January 8th, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Global terrorists are turning their attention towards islands as safe havens and may join pirates to form relationships of convenience, experts said, stressing that India needs to ... Read more...
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Goa freedom fighters protest celebration of Portuguese arrival
November 11th, 2010 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Panaji, Nov 11 (IANS) Goan freedom fighters are up in arms again. They had once fought against Portuguese rule in the state and this time they are opposing grand plans ... Read more...
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Young Indianpopulation an asset in taking nation to greater heights: Manmohan Singh
October 27th, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Oct. 27 (ANI): Describing people as India's biggest asset, visiting Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Wednesday said at a time when the industrialised world is aging rapidly, ... Read more...
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Panjab University mulls ‘Centre for Pakistan Studies’
October 27th, 2010 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 26 (IANS) The Panjab University (PU) here is considering setting up a 'Centre for Pakistan Studies' for the systematic study of India's relations with its neighbour.PU Vice Chancellor R.C. Sobti ... Read more...
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Maoists want to overthrow Indian state by 2050: Pillai (Second Lead)
March 6th, 2010 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Maoists want to overthrow the Indian state by 2050, Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said Friday and admitted that it would take at least 7 to 10 years ... Read more...
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Long haul to put down Maoist threat, says home secretary (Lead)
March 5th, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Crushing the Maoist challenge is going to be a long haul because the armed rebel cadres were entrenched in no-go areas, Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said Friday ... Read more...
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Long bloody war to stamp out Maoist threat: Home secretary
March 5th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Stamping out the Maoist threat is going to be a "long bloody war" because the armed rebel cadres were very highly motivated and trained, Home Secretary G.K. ... Read more...
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‘Slumdog Millionaire’ worst film I have seen, says Karnad
February 8th, 2010 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 8 (IANS) Padma Bhushan awardee and Jnanpith award winner Girish Karnad Monday called "Slumdog Millionaire" the worst film he has ever seen.
Karnad, a towering, multi-faceted creative personality in ... Read more...
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Mandelson looks to ‘value chain’ on visit to India
December 17th, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 17 (IANS) Britain's Business Minister Peter Mandelson is visiting India for five days from Friday in a bid to forge business, education and science partnerships that he says will ... Read more...
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Muhammad Yunus to deliver Lok Sabha memorial lecture
December 8th, 2009 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will deliver the second Professor Hiren Mukerjee Memorial Annual Parliamentary Lecture Wednesday evening in the Central Hall of Parliament House.
Yunus, managing director ... Read more...
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Corruption is a cancer to society: President Patil
November 12th, 2009 - 7:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 12 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil on Thursday expressed concern over increasing corruption in all walks of life and described it as a cancer affecting society.Delivering the inaugural lecture ... Read more...
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President Patil to deliver lecture on Governance and Public Service today
November 12th, 2009 - 11:53 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 12 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil will inaugurate the Foundation Day lecture on Governance and Public Service here today.The lecture has been organised by the Union Public Service ... Read more...
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Vanadana Shiva invited to lecture in Canada
October 15th, 2009 - 10:12 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Oct 15 (IANS) India's award-winning ecologist Vandana Shiva has been invited to speak on alternative forms of democracy at the world-famous University of Waterloo in Canada.
A recipient of the 1993 Right ... Read more...
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Micro-credit pioneer Yunus to address Indian parliament
September 1st, 2009 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 1 (IANS) Micro-credit pioneer and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been invited to deliver a lecture in the Indian parliament during its winter session this year.
Yunus will deliver the second ... Read more...
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Rare 15th century Valencian tiles unearthed at Surrey palace
August 24th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 24 (ANI): A team of archaeologists has unearthed rare 15th century Valencian tiles during excavations at the ruins of a Surrey palace, once owned by Henry VIII.According to a ... Read more...
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TERI, DuPont ink MoU on green building designs
April 3rd, 2008 - 8:56 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Apr 3 (ANI/Business Wire): The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and DuPont on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote the cause of green building design and ... Read more...
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The relevance of Thomas Hobbes in the 21st century
December 27th, 2007 - 3:07 pm ICT by admin
By Sanjay Kumar
New Delhi, Dec.27 (ANI): When the English philosopher, Thomas Hobbes, wrote Leviathan in the seventeenth century, he changed the face of Western theorizing insofar as the definition and notion of ... Read more...
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