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2008 Democratic National Convention: Day 4

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Making transplanted organs invisible to immune system may prevent rejection

November 16th, 2008 - 11:54 am ICT by ANI -
London, November 16 (ANI): Experiments on pigs have given rise to a simple technique to make transplanted organs invisible to the immune system, so that they would not be rejected by ...

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Overfishing may deplete European bluefin tuna

November 9th, 2008 - 12:06 pm ICT by ANI -
!-- NO IMAGE -- Washington, Nov 9 (ANI): New analyses have revealed that the European bluefin tuna could become depleted throughout the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean, all due to overfishing. Bluefin tuna, is ...

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NCP candidates battle Congress in Chhattisgarh despite alliance

NCP candidates battle Congress in Chhattisgarh despite alliance

November 6th, 2008 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Nov 6 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), which is contesting the Chhattisgarh polls in alliance with the Congress, has been unable to rein in its own candidates, who have filed ...

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Politicians, scribes play cricket for a cause

Politicians, scribes play cricket for a cause

November 4th, 2008 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS -
Mehsana (Gujarat), Nov 4 (IANS) Politicians and journalists in a north Gujarat district played a 19-overs-a-side match Tuesday, inaugurating a 27-day cricket tournament to nurture talented youth in the region.The opening match ...

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British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan to get new hi-tech body armour

November 3rd, 2008 - 3:45 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 3 (ANI): British troops serving in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan would be provided with a new hi-tech combat outfit and hundreds of better-armoured vehicles by the Ministry ...

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Palamu district authorities use postcards to promote responsive administration

October 21st, 2008 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI -
By Suman Negi Palamu (Bihar), Oct.21 (ANI): District administration in Palamu in Jharkhand has recently started a novel postcard scheme to attend to the problems of local residents, especially those living in ...

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Palamu district authorities use postcards to promote responsive administration

October 21st, 2008 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI -
By Suman Negi Palamu (Bihar), Oct.21 (ANI): District administration in Palamu in Jharkhand has recently started a novel postcard scheme to attend to the problems of local residents, especially those living in ...

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Indian National Lok Dal rejoins NDA

Indian National Lok Dal rejoins NDA

October 12th, 2008 - 9:54 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 12 (ANI): With an objective to push the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) out of power, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) on Sunday rejoined the Bharatiya Janata ...

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Manali hosts Hercules Mountain Biking Himachal 2008

October 8th, 2008 - 8:00 pm ICT by ANI -
By Prem Thakur Manali, Oct.8 (ANI): The tourist resort of Manali recently played host to the concluding part of the Himalayan Adventure Sports and Tourism Promotion Association (HASTPA) sponsored Hercules Mountain Biking ...

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Students to rate teachers in Uttar Pradesh university

September 25th, 2008 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Sep 25 (IANS) In a role reversal, starting next academic session, students of the Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU) will assess their teachers, university officials said Thursday. Students will evaluate the ...

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Dalai Lama’s envoys to hold parleys with China again

September 25th, 2008 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS -
Dharamsala, Sep 25 (IANS) Envoys of exiled Tibetan spiritual guru, the Dalai Lama, will hold parleys with the Chinese government again next month, Tibet's government-in-exile said Thursday.It will be the eighth round ...

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Twenty petrochemical companies to be privatized in Iran

September 24th, 2008 - 9:05 am ICT by ANI -
Nicosia, Sept 24 (ANI): Gholamhossein Nejabat, Managing Director of the National Petrochemical Company (NPC) of Iran, has said that 20 subsidiaries of NPC have been earmarked for privatization. He added that ...

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Vice-President Ansari to inaugurate 4th NE Business Summit today

September 15th, 2008 - 8:23 am ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Sept 15 (ANI): Vice President Hamid Ansari will inaugurate the 4th North East Business Summit here today. The two-day summit is being organised by the Department of North East Region, ...

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Mountain biking expedition gets underway in Himachal Pradesh

September 14th, 2008 - 8:21 pm ICT by ANI -
Shimla, Sept 14 (ANI): An audacious bunch of bikers on Sunday roared through the dirt tracks of mountainous Shimla in a bid revive the dying sports. The two-wheeler race ''Shimla Motorcycle Challenge ...

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Vice-President Ansari to inaugurate 4th NE Business Summit tomorrow

September 14th, 2008 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Sept 14 (ANI): Vice President Hamid Ansari will inaugurate the 4th North East Business Summit in Guwahati tomorrow. The two-day summit is being organised by the Department of North ...

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McCain advertisement distorts Obamas views on sex education

McCain advertisement distorts Obamas views on sex education

September 11th, 2008 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI -
New York, Sept.11 (ANI): The McCain campaign has escalated its efforts to portray Democratic presidential rival Senator Barack Obama as a candidate whose values fall outside the mainstream. It unveiled a new ...

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National Foundation for Teachers” Welfare organizes voluntary fund collection drive

September 3rd, 2008 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Sept 3 (ANI): The National Foundation for Teachers'' Welfare organised a voluntary fund collection drive here today ahead of Teachers'' Day. The drive was carried out with the help ...

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Youth Baton Relay reaches Gujarat

August 28th, 2008 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS -
Palanpur (Gujarat), Aug 28 (IANS) The Youth Baton Relay (YBR) that began Aug 1 from Delhi Unioversity campus and which will cover nine states, 199 cities, towns and villages over a distance ...

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Self-employment project for women by scientist body

August 25th, 2008 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Aug 25 (IANS) In order to make rural women of Uttar Pradesh self-employed , a scientist body here has initiated a training project, officials said Monday. Scientists at ...

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Father of modern Olympic spirit largely forgotten (Commentary)

August 5th, 2008 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS -
By Claude Arpi The Beijing Olympics are almost here, but not many remember Pierre de Coubertin, the French baron who restored the Olympic Games in 1896. The spirit with which the ancient Games ...

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Telemedicine allows better stroke treatment decisions than telephone consultations

August 4th, 2008 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI -
London, August 4 (ANI): Establishing audio-video contacts between doctors and patients through the internet may have an immediate and profound impact on the treatment of stroke patients throughout the world, say ...

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Charity run for orphan kids held in J-K

July 20th, 2008 - 8:22 pm ICT by ANI -
Srinagar , July 20 (ANI): A charity run was organised for the rehabilitation of orphan kids in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir bank and SSP Srinagar Afadul ...

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Celibate snow leopard to get foreign female companion!

July 16th, 2008 - 10:04 am ICT by IANS -
By Vishal Gulati Shimla, July 16 (IANS) Single at six can sure be lonely - at least if you are a male snow leopard! To help one such captive big cat in a ...

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Boucher to hold talks with Sharif, other Pak politicians on July 2

Boucher to hold talks with Sharif, other Pak politicians on July 2

June 29th, 2008 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad , June 29 (ANI): U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Central Asia and South Asian affairs, Richard Boucher, will call on Nawaz Sharif in Lahore on July 2 just prior ...

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NASA spacecraft to search for water on the Moon

June 25th, 2008 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 25 (ANI): Engineering teams are conducting final checkouts of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, known as LCROSS, that will take a significant step forward in the search ...

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Vaghela to dedicate handicrafts related projects in Srinagar

June 21st, 2008 - 8:49 am ICT by ANI -
Srinagar, June 21 (ANI): Union Minister for Textiles Shankarsinh Vaghela will dedicate the Indian Institute of Carpet Technology and the Craft Development Institute to the nation here today. These projects will ...

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Carpet Technology Institute set up in Srinagar

June 20th, 2008 - 7:42 pm ICT by ANI -
Srinagar, June 20 (ANI): The Indian Institute of Carpet Technology and the Craft Development Institute will be declared open here by Union Minister of Textiles Shankersinh Vaghela tomorrow. These projects will give ...

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Hindutva related discussion forums on Orkut to join hands

June 6th, 2008 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI -
By Sandeep Datta New Delhi, June 6 (ANI): Perturbed by hackers attempts to spoil various Hindutva related discussion forums on Orkut, the popular social networking website, the supporters of the Sangh Parivar ...

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11 mobile phone agents arrested in Uttar Pradesh

May 27th, 2008 - 5:41 pm ICT by admin -
Lucknow, May 27 (IANS) Eleven agents of different mobile companies were arrested in Lucknow for not keeping records about their customers' identification proof while issuing SIM cards, the police said Tuesday. Lucknow ...

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Law Panel favours creation of federal anti-terror agency

Law Panel favours creation of federal anti-terror agency

May 27th, 2008 - 5:39 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 27 (ANI): The Parliamentary Panel on Law has said that it is in favour of a federal crime agency, including giving special powers and intelligence know how. E ...

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