Kalam’s green mission at Rashtrapati Bhavan
July 2nd, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The sprawling Mughal Gardens in Rashtrapati Bhavan became a laboratory for nature-related experiments for A.P.J. Abdul Kalam during his 2002-07 presidential tenure."It was a great ... Read more...
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Two-day Africa festival opens in capital (With image)
June 18th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) A two-day festival of African culture opened at the Kamani Auditorium in the capital Monday with music and dance performances by troupes from Zambia, the ... Read more...
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Fanatics attacked me: Gay painter
January 6th, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Artist Balbir Krishan, a gay painter from Uttar Pradesh, Thursday claimed that he was assaulted by unidentified men at the end of his solo exhibition ... Read more...
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Focus on Indian folk at Sangeet Natak Akademi festival
July 27th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The colours of Indian folk traditions is the highlight of the ongoing Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards festival in the capital. Four folk musical troupes will ... Read more...
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A quick look at India’s 2010 art gallery (To go with Art: 2010 in Retrospect)
December 21st, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Here's a look at what made news in Indian art in 2010:- Anish Kapoor Retrospective at National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mehboob Studio (Delhi, Mumbai)- Artiger: ... Read more...
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Wood And Metal In Rolaids Activates The Recall Of Its 13 Million Packages
December 10th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
December 10, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): McNeil Consumer Healthcare (MCH), which is a division under the famous pharmaceutical company, Johnson & Johnson (J&J), has asserted that it is going to recall ... Read more...
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Doctors with diplomate board degrees can teach in colleges
October 27th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) In a bid to reduce the shortage of medical faculty in the country, the union health ministry has decided to allow doctors with a degree from the ... Read more...
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World Book fair inaugurated in Delhi
January 30th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The 19th World Book Fair began at the Pragati Maidan here Saturday with 'India- The Nehru-Gandhi family and indigenous publishing' as its spotlight.
The nine-day fair, organised ... Read more...
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Degrees for UP medicos post government hospital stint
November 29th, 2009 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 28 (IANS) Seeking to overcome the shortage of doctors in public hospitals and medical centres in Uttar Pradesh, the state government now plans to grant degrees to students of state-run ... Read more...
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Amal Allana gets second term as NSD chief
June 15th, 2009 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Monday appointed veteran theatre personality Amal Allana as chairperson of the National School of Drama (NSD) for a second term with immediate effect. ... Read more...
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Suppressing hunger hormone in brain’s ‘pleasure centre’ curbs craving for drug
April 2nd, 2009 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 2 (ANI): In a breakthrough towards overcoming addiction, scientists have found that if a hormone related to hunger regulation is blocked in the brain's "pleasure centre", it can suppress craving ... Read more...
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