40 artists donate to South Asian art platform
November 5th, 2011 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Forty leading Indian contemporary artists have donated their art works to resuscitate and expand the Khoj International Artist's Association - one of South Asia's leading ... Read more...
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Delhi celebrates longest day of year with solar fest
June 21st, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi June 21 (IANS) With scores of students and others in attendance, Delhi Tuesday celebrated the longest day of the year, called the summer solstice, with a skit and ... Read more...
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Solar fest in Delhi on longest day of the year
June 20th, 2011 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Delhi will host a solar fest Tuesday to celebrate the longest day of the year - which marks the summer solstice in the northern ... Read more...
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SETI announces that they are closing the Alien Project due to lack of funding
April 29th, 2011 - 1:44 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, April 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute has announced that due to lack of funding, the Alien Project has been closed. The institute is a non-profit making ... Read more...
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Jaitapur nuclear power project stays, asserts Jairam Ramesh (Lead)
April 15th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) The controversial 9,900 MW Jaitapur nuclear power project in Maharashtra will be implemented despite all hurdles, union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said ... Read more...
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Day, night to be equal Monday
March 21st, 2011 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Day and night will be of equal duration Monday, marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere.According to the Science Popularisation Association of Communicators ... Read more...
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DMK begins spectrum outreach meetings in Tamil Nadu
December 24th, 2010 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 24 (IANS) The ruling DMK Friday began a series of public meetings across Tamil Nadu, explaining the issues involved in the 2G spectrum allocation that cost its party leader Andimuthu ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Nirupama stresses increasing importance of Public diplomacy in international relations
December 10th, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 10 (ANI): Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said here on Friday that public diplomacy is the vehicle for dissemination of the ideas, interests, concepts, and the approaches that define ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Day and night to be equal Thursday
September 22nd, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Day and night will be of equal duration Thursday, marking the beginning of autumn in northern hemisphere.
During an autumnal equinox, the sun shines directly overhead ... Read more...
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US to launch 40 million-dollar women’s rights programme in Pakistan
August 31st, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug 31(ANI): The United States is launching a new 40-million dollar 'Gender Equity Grants Programme' in Pakistan to expand women's rights and support the country's policies against gender inequities."The US and ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Day and night to be equally long Saturday
March 19th, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Sky gazers in the capital are looking forward to watch the spring equinox Saturday - when the sun shines directly overhead as viewed from the earth, making ... Read more...
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Submissions invited for Mani Bhaumik prize for excellence in astronomy
October 16th, 2009 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
Berlin, October 16 (ANI): The International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009) is soliciting nominations and submissions for the IYA2009/Mani Bhaumik Prize for Excellence in Astronomy Education and Public Outreach.Thousands of astronomy education ... Read more...
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NASA’s online game lets you peer through the James Webb Space Telescope
April 29th, 2009 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 29 (ANI): NASA has developed a flash on-line game about telescopes, featuring its next-generation spacecraft, the James Webb Space Telescope.The game, called "Scope it Out!" includes an introduction to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Germany’s Afghan campaign ‘failure’, says army general
November 29th, 2008 - 2:43 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Nov 29 (DPA) A German Army general called Berlin's efforts to help Afghanistan a "failure" Friday and demanded that Berlin roll out development aid Afghans could see.The outspoken criticism by Hans-Christoph ... Read more...
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EU has concerns over security issues
January 8th, 2008 - 3:36 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Jan 8 (ANI): The head of the European Union (EU) Observer Mission Michael Gahler, has expressed concern over the security of mission members during his meeting with Pakistan Interior Minister Hamid ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Now, movies of the cosmos to be posted on the net
January 8th, 2008 - 1:52 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 8 (ANI): A collaboration between Bill Gates and Charles Simonyi, a former Microsoft developer, could see the development of an innovative telescope that will make movies of the night sky ... Read more...
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