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Terrorism is the common enemy of India, US: Roemer
March 20th, 2010 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Mar 20 (ANI): United States Ambassador to India, Timothy J. Roemer, on Friday said the Al-Qaeda, Taliban and Lashkar-e-Toiba were the common enemies of both India and America.
"We ...
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Vernal Equinox 2010 Falls On March 20
March 19th, 2010 - 9:17 pm ICT by GD
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By Meena Kar
Mar 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) After experiencing several chilly months of winter, people of the North Pole are waiting for the spring season. According to the reports, Saturday, March 20, 2010 ...
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Can consider amendments to nuclear liability bill: BJP
March 17th, 2010 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Expressing strong opposition to the nuclear liability bill in its present form, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) indicated Wednesday it was willing to consider any amendments ...
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Chinese girl’s ‘looking for love’ ad attracts mob!
March 13th, 2010 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
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London, March 13 (ANI): A Chinese girl has thousands of suitors to choose from after posting a message that she was looking for romance.
Zhang Mengqian, like other female students at the University ...
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Germany proposes to set up science and technology centre in India
March 12th, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by ANI
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By Sandhya Sharma
New Delhi, Mar 12 (ANI): India-Germany science and technology cooperation touched all time high with a visiting German delegation proposing to set up the German House of Science and Innovation ...
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Bomb found in car hired by Bihar Minister
March 11th, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by ANI
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Patna, Mar 11(ANI): A bomb was found in a car hired by Bihar Science and Technology Minister Anil Kumar on Thursday. According to reports, the bomb was found hidden underneath a Scorpio ...
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Chidambaram asks CISF to set up R&D wing
March 10th, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
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Ghaziabad, March 10 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday asked the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to set up a research and development (R&D) unit comprising highly qualified personnel from various ...
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Internet still an ‘unaffordable’ option, says Queen
March 8th, 2010 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
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London, March 8 (ANI): Queen Elizabeth II has praised the achievements in the field of science and technology but pointed out that the Internet remained an "unaffordable option" for much part of ...
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India, Saudi Arabia sign new Riyadh Declaration
March 1st, 2010 - 6:57 am ICT by IANS
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By Aroonim Bhuyan
Riyadh, March 1 (IANS) India and Saudi Arabia signed a new Riyadh Declaration here Sunday, the second day of the three-day visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to this ...
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More funds given for ocean and weather research
February 26th, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) India will spend Rs.168 crore more next fisal for carrying out oceanographic and weather research, according to the union budget tabled Friday in the Lok Sabha.
The ...
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‘Desi Viagra’ likely to roll out of Kerala institute
February 26th, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
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Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 26 (IANS) A plant-based 'desi Viagra' is likely to roll out of Kerala's Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute (TBGRI) near here in under two years, says its director.
TBGRI director ...
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‘Just one intense workout a week as effective as gyming everyday’
February 26th, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Feb 26 (ANI): Hitting gym every day? Well, a group of scientists has poured cold water on your efforts by claiming that just one intense workout a week can produce the ...
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Brit MPs demand ban on homeopathic medicines
February 23rd, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Feb. 23 (ANI): British parliamentarians have called for a ban on homeopathic treatment, which costs the country four million pounds-a-year despite the fact that they have no scientific basis.
According to a ...
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Cheap soundproof latex tiles can silence noisy neighbours
February 23rd, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Feb 23 (ANI): Fed up of the noise in your neighbourhood? Well, soundproof solution is now possible in the shape of novel tiles made from latex and a few plastic buttons.
Zhiyu ...
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Robot to provide 3-D images of dangerous locations
February 21st, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): Soldiers and first responders may soon have a better way to evaluate the interior of dangerous structures, thanks to a robot that provides 3-D images of risky locations.The ...
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New method may lead top more energy efficient solar panels
February 21st, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): A scientist has come up with a new method to reconfigure the way solar panels are connected, which could lead to solar arrays in the future that are ...
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Microsoft and Yahoo! get approval to implement Web ad partnership
February 18th, 2010 - 11:27 pm ICT by BNO News
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REDMOND, WASHINGTON (BNO NEWS) -- Microsoft and Yahoo! on Thursday announced that they have received clearance for their Web ad search agreement, without restrictions, from both the U.S. Department of Justice and ...
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India, Israel to negotiate free trade pact
February 18th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
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Jerusalem, Feb 18 (IANS) India and Israel have decided to negotiate a bilateral free trade pact, even as the two sides will work towards improved cooperation in areas like biotechnology.
This was the ...
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‘India’s claim to extended economic zone pending with UN’
February 15th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
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Panaji, Feb 15 (IANS) India's claim for an extended maritime economic zone in the Arabian sea and the Bay of Bengal is pending before a United Nations agency, Union Minister for Science ...
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Diamond-based nanowire devices advance quantum science and technology
February 15th, 2010 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Feb 15 (ANI): A team of scientists at Harvard University has taken another step towards making applications based on quantum science and technology possible, by creating diamond-based nanowire devices.
The research was ...
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Avert starvation catastrophe, scientists tell world leaders
February 15th, 2010 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, Feb 15 (IANS) Scientists are urging world leaders to avert a major starvation catastrophe by the end of the century.
Specifically, they urged policymakers to begin thinking in dramatically different ways to ...
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President Obama appoints special envoy to the Muslim world
February 14th, 2010 - 3:41 pm ICT by BNO News
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- President Barack Obama on Saturday appointed one of his staff members to serve as his Special Envoy to the organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), the second ...
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Joint research by Britain, India to boost nuke cooperation
February 13th, 2010 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Days after India and Britain signed a civil nuclear cooperation declaration, the two countries Saturday inked a pact to undertake joint research in the area.
"The declaration ...
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Second U.S. Science Envoy begins travel to France and Middle East
February 13th, 2010 - 4:27 am ICT by BNO News
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WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – The second U.S. Science Envoy, Dr. Elias Zerhouni, began a ten-day trip to France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait last Wednesday, U.S. Department of State announced on ...
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India, Turkey to develop and enhance cooperation in science and technology
February 9th, 2010 - 9:27 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Feb.9 (ANI): India and Turkey on Tuesday desired to develop and expand cooperation in science and technology and in other areas of common interest and launched an Advanced Science and ...
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Clinton aide’s presence not connected to Bt Brinjal: US embassy (Lead)
February 9th, 2010 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) US diplomat Nina Fedoroff, science and technology adviser to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, arrived in the capital late Monday on an invitation from Indian scientists.
Fedoroff made ...
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Clinton aide in Delhi on Bt Brinjal decision day
February 9th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) US diplomat Nina Fedoroff, science and technology adviser to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, arrived in the national capital late Monday. She is here on an official ...
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India churns out a third of world’s engineers
February 6th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
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Agartala, Feb 6 (IANS) India accounts for nearly a third of the world's engineering graduates each year, and offers a million students the opportunity to pursue technology courses annually, Science and Technology ...
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India-Hungary sign social security agreement
February 4th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by ANI
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Budapest (Hungary), Feb 4(ANI): India and Hungary have signed an agreement on social security facilitating short-term employment to strengthen ties between the two countries.
The agreement was signed by visiting Indian Commerce and ...
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Entering bedrooms to make science exciting to students
February 4th, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) In an effort to draw the best talent to science, the Indian government has come up with an "innovative" way to reach out to students by ...
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Chavez celebrates 11 years in power
February 3rd, 2010 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
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Caracas, Feb 3 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez celebrated 11 years in power on his 55th birthday and hopes to continue as head of state for another similar term.
"I like that number ...
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‘Mechanism to bridge gap between Centre and State for transfer of technology’
February 1st, 2010 - 10:28 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Feb 01 (ANI): Union Minister of state for Prime Minister office (PMO) informed here on Monday that an institutional mechanism for two way flow of information between Centre and States ...
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PM holds talks with Scientific Advisory Council
January 29th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday held talks with the Scientific Advisory Council to discuss a roadmap to make India competitive and a global innovation hub in ...
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Iran indicates N-fuel technology breakthrough
January 24th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
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Tehran, Jan 24 (IANS) Indicating a major breakthrough in the field of nuclear fuel enrichment technology, Iran said Sunday it will disclose the achievement in the coming weeks.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said ...
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Driving impairs ability to comprehend language (re-issue)
January 24th, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Jan 24 (ANI): While talking on cell phone is known to affect an individual's ability to drive, a new study has shown that driving also reduces one's ability to comprehend and ...
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Driving impairs ability to comprehend language
January 23rd, 2010 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Jan 23 (ANI): While talking on cell phone is known to affect an individual's ability to drive, a new study has shown that driving also reduces one's ability to comprehend and ...
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Size matters when it comes to videogame success
January 21st, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Jan 21 (ANI): Always struggled with video games? Well, blame your brain structure for it, say scientists.
In a new study, researchers have said that a person's performance on a video game ...
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Unrest spreads in Tamil Nadu deemed universities
January 20th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Jan 20 (IANS) The unrest amongst the students of the deemed universities in Tamil Nadu, whose derecognition has been sought, spread Wednesday with protests being held in several of them.
The central ...
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Hungary Foreign Minister to visit Mumbai
January 19th, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Jan.19 (ANI): Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Balazs, who is currently on an official visit to India, will be visiting Mumbai for three days from January 19 to 21.
Balazs had an ...
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Bt Brinjal safe for humans, says science ministry (Lead)
January 19th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) While the government is conducting nationwide public consultations on whether genetically modified brinjal should be commercially released, the science ministry Tuesday endorsed the product, calling it "safe ...
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