GOPIO plans global Gadar centennial in 2013
March 15th, 2012 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 15 (IANS) The Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) is organizing the Gadar Centennial Commemoration, the 100th anniversary of the Gadar Movement to liberate India from ... Read more...
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Pakistani child prodigy’s stamp issued
February 3rd, 2012 - 7:13 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 3 (IANS) Pakistan's postal department Thursday issued a commemorative postage stamp as a tribute to Arfa Karim Randhawa, who became the world's youngest Microsoft Certified Professional at the ... Read more...
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Stamp to honour young Pakistani prodigy
January 21st, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 21 (IANS) Pakistan will issue a postage stamp to honour Arfa Karim Randhawa who in 2004 became the world's youngest Microsoft certified professional at age nine and ... Read more...
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Advani jibe at PM on Emergency
January 5th, 2012 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran L.K. Advani Thursday took a jibe at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying he had recently missed an opportunity to ... Read more...
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Media can battle evil of paid news on its own: PM (Second Lead)
January 2nd, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Expressing concern over the practice of paid news in the Indian media, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said there should be no "external control" ... Read more...
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Focus on issues of national importance, PM tells media (Lead)
January 2nd, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) There should be no outside control on the media, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Monday while stressing that it should focus on issues ... Read more...
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Focus on issues of national importance, PM tells media
January 2nd, 2012 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) There should be no outside control on the media, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Monday while stressing that it should focus on issues ... Read more...
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ICMR to develop affordable diabetes test strip: Azad
November 8th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has been tasked with developing affordable test strips for diabetes, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Tuesday."Diabetes is ... Read more...
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Postage stamp on Rashtrapati Bhavan released
August 5th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Marking the 80th anniversary of the commissioning of Rashtrapati Bhavan, President Pratibha Patil Friday released a commemorative stamp on the historical building."The postage stamp ... Read more...
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Fiji issues stamp on British wedding
April 29th, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Suva, April 29 (IANS) Fiji issued a postage stamp Friday to mark the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.Joape Kuinikoro, chief executive officer of Post Fiji, said that ... Read more...
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Teen Marilyn Monroe’s letter reveals ‘hubby kept her busy cooking and cleaning’
April 22nd, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
Signed 'Norma', and written in pencil, the eight-pages long letter dated September 14, 1942 is addressed to her foster mother Grace Goddard.The envelope has a postage stamp showing it was sent from ... Read more...
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‘Skin-printing’ device could rebuild damaged, burnt skin
February 21st, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): Scientists at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine are working on a specialized skin "printing" system that could be used to rebuild damaged or burned skin.The researchers ... Read more...
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President Patil inaugurates World Philatelic Exhibition ‘INDIPEX 2011′
February 12th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 12(ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Saturday inaugurated the World Philatelic Exhibition 'INDIPEX 2011' in the national capital.India Post has organized the weeklong exhibition in collaboration with the ... Read more...
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Nantotechnologists create ‘world’s smallest Christmas card’
December 24th, 2010 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 24 (ANI): Nantotechnologists at the University of Glasgow have created what they believe is the world's smallest Christmas card.The card is so small it could fit on to the surface ... Read more...
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Queen’s head to be removed from British stamps?
December 19th, 2010 - 4:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 19 (ANI): It has emerged that the Queen's head would soon disappear from British stamps if the government goes ahead with its controversial plan to sell off the Royal Mail. ... Read more...
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President Patil releases commemorative postage stamp on pioneer industrialist Singhania
December 1st, 2010 - 10:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dc 1(ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Wednesday released a commemorative stamp and the first day cover (FDC) brought out by the Indian Posts in honour of Lala Kamlapat Singhania ... Read more...
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India’s apex audit body CAG completes 150 years tomorrow
November 15th, 2010 - 10:28 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 15 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil will on Tuesday release a commemorative postage stamp at the Vigyan Bhavan official convention centre here as India's audit institution, the Comptroller ... Read more...
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Education key to empowering people: President
October 28th, 2010 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 27 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Wednesday said that education is the most potent instrument for empowering people and called upon schools and teachers to promote high moral and cultural ... Read more...
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A new and simple sensor to sniff out shoe bombs
October 20th, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 20 (ANI): Scientists have developed a simple sensor to detect an explosive used in shoe bombs.This finding by the University of Illinois scientists could lead to inexpensive, easy-to-use devices for ... Read more...
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Millennium celebrations of Thanjavur temple conclude
September 27th, 2010 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 26 (IANS) The curtains came down on the millennium celebrations of the Thanjavur Brihadeeshwara Temple here Sunday evening with the state government announcing several development projects for Thanjavur costing around ... Read more...
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‘Lung Zapper’ fires equivalent power of 70 ovens to vaporize tumours
September 12th, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 12 (ANI): For the first time in the UK, an innocuous-looking new laser machine, which packs enough power to vaporise lung tumours, is being used.The cost of this device ... Read more...
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Postage stamp on YSR released
September 2nd, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 2 (IANS) A commemorative postage stamp on Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the late Andhra Pradesh chief minister, was Thursday released on the occasion of his first death anniversary.
Visakhapatnam region post master ... Read more...
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‘Lab on a chip’ micro rheometer to improve viscosity tests dramatically
September 2nd, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 2 (ANI): Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created a miniature device that can make complex viscosity measurements on sample sizes as small as a ... Read more...
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Hindus laud Malaysian postage stamp of Mahamariamman Temple
August 25th, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Aug 25 (ANI): Hindus have applauded Malaysian postage stamp of Sri Mahamariamman Temple, said to be the oldest functioning and richest Hindu temple in Malaysia.Noted Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in ... Read more...
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Malaysia’s oldest Hindu temple portrayed on stamp for the first time
August 23rd, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 23 (ANI): Malaysia's oldest Hindu temple - the Sri Maha Mariamman temple -- has been given the honour of being the first ever to be portrayed on a ... Read more...
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PM releases postage stamp on Kerala Muslim leader
August 2nd, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday released a commemorative postage stamp on the late Syed Mohammed Ali Shihab Thangal, a Kerala Muslim leader known for his knowledge ... Read more...
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Bangladesh issues FIFA World Cup postage stamp
July 11th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 11 (IANS) Bangladesh issued a commemorative postage stamp Sunday to mark the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
Post and Telecommunications Minister Raji Uddin Ahmed Raju released the stamp, which, ... Read more...
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Dutch reach World Cup final after 3-2 win over Uruguay
July 7th, 2010 - 3:51 am ICT by BNO News
CAPE TOWN (BNO NEWS) -- Despite a last minute goal from Maximiliano Pereira, The Netherlands on Tuesday proceeded to the World Cup final after a 3-2 win over Uruguay.A thrilling game it ... Read more...
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Netherlands leads Uruguay 3-1 as end nears
July 7th, 2010 - 2:33 am ICT by BNO News
CAPE TOWN (BNO NEWS) -- Oh boy. After ending the first half of the match tied 1-1, the Netherlands managed to score two goals just minutes apart. The Dutch are already celebrating ... Read more...
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Postage-stamp size water purifier could save millions of lives
April 14th, 2010 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 14 (ANI): A new water purifier inspired by computer chip technology could save millions of lives.Developed by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the new water purifier uses ... Read more...
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‘Lab-on-a-chip’ device may detect kidney failure and diabetes
February 27th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 27 (ANI): Scientists in Australia have reported the first use of ordinary cotton thread and sewing needles to literally stitch together a 'lab-on-a-chip' device capable of detecting diseases such as ... Read more...
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Cancer drugs may now find their way to tumour
February 20th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) Scientists have developed a way to make simple oil droplets "smart" enough to navigate through a complex maze, almost like a trained lab rat. This technique might help ... Read more...
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‘Lab-on-a-chip’ devices stitched together with cotton thread and sewing needles
February 19th, 2010 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 19 (ANI): Scientists in Australia have reported the first use of ordinary cotton thread and sewing needles to literally stitch together a microfluidic analytical device, which is microscopic technology that ... Read more...
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Soon, spray-on skin that heals burns in days
November 23rd, 2009 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, November 23 (ANI): A clinical trial of spray-on skin that heals burns in days is set to begin in the US in December.Dr James Holmes of the Wake Forest Institute for ... Read more...
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Pakistan issues stamp to honour China
October 1st, 2009 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 1 (Xinhua) Pakistan issued a commemorative postage stamp Thursday to mark the 60th anniversary of Communist China, and Beijing's envoy described Sino-Pakistani relations as "higher than the Himalayas, deeper than ... Read more...
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