Students measure Earth’s circumference on longest summer day
June 22nd, 2012 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Students from various Delhi schools participated in an exercise Thursday to measure the Earth's circumference on the longest day of the summer.Organised by Science Popularisation ... Read more...
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Yale University brings Hindi debating to America
March 29th, 2012 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 29 (IANS) Students from America's top universities like Yale, Harvard, Princeton and Columbia are all set for a debate on the theme of "Higher education is not worth ... Read more...
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Rajan Shahi says ‘yeh meri Dilli’ with new show!
January 4th, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) He spent his student life in the bylanes of New Delhi, and now television serial producer Rajan Shahi is set to revisit the capital to ... Read more...
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Mukherjee ‘delighted’ his book among top 100 best non-fiction
August 31st, 2011 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) Indian American Pulitzer Prize winner Siddhartha Mukherjee is "delighted" that his book on cancer has been listed 75th among Time magazine's "All-Time 100 Best Nonfiction Books" with ... Read more...
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Seth assumes charge as cabinet secretary (Lead)
June 13th, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Ajit Kumar Seth, a 1974-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, Monday assumed charge as the new cabinet secretary. He took ... Read more...
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Seth takes over as cabinet secretary tomorrow
June 13th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Ajit Kumar Seth, a 1974-batch Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, will Tuesday take over as the new cabinet secretary.The ... Read more...
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Indian American Siddhartha Mukherjee bags Pulitzer
April 19th, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington/New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Indian American cancer specialist Siddhartha Mukherjee has bagged a Pulitzer prize for his book "The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer", bringing great ... Read more...
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How to slay ‘the emperor’? Ask Indian American cancer specialist
December 12th, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) Indian American cancer specialist Siddhartha Mukherjee, whose very first book has become a runaway success, advocates a strong anti-smoking campaign and breast cancer screening to battle ... Read more...
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Commonwealth Games: Queen’s Baton rally organized in Delhi
October 1st, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 1 (ANI): The Queen's Baton Relay (QBR) of the XIXth Commonwealth Games was carried out in a rally here today.Suresh Kalmadi, the Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, ... Read more...
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Commonwealth Games: Queen’s Baton reaches Delhi
September 30th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 30 (ANI): The Queen's Baton Relay (QBR) of the XIXth Commonwealth Games reached host city New Delhi on Thursday after completing a 20,000 kilometer long journey, passing through all ... Read more...
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President to inaugurate Mother Teresa centenary function
August 26th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil will inaugurate a commemorative meeting here to mark Mother Teresa's birth centenary Saturday.
Sister Prema, the superior general of Missionaries of Charity (the religious ... Read more...
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Hospital starts programme on behaviour problems of children
November 24th, 2009 - 10:46 am ICT by IANS
By Richa Sharma
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Alarmed by rising incidents of aggression and violence among adolescents, a hospital here has started a life skills training programme for students in various schools ... Read more...
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Delhi school to raise funds to help street, slum kids
November 18th, 2009 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) St. Columba's School here is all set to host a music concert Friday, not just to entertain the audience, but raise funds for mid-day meals and a ... Read more...
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Spelling Bee buzz at American Center
November 13th, 2009 - 6:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.13 (ANI): Students in north India will have a chance to test their spelling mettle in the third annual Spelling Bee competition sponsored by the U.S. Embassy's American Center in ... Read more...
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French World Cupper Dhorasoo’s date with Indian street children
April 4th, 2009 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) For kids like Ram Kewal, Raju, Anis, who have grown up living on the streets of Delhi, it was a special Saturday morning. Playing along side ... Read more...
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Nearly 45,000 Christian schools and colleges closed Friday
August 29th, 2008 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Nearly 45,000 schools, colleges and other educational institutes run by Christian organisations around the country were closed Friday to protest the continued violence against the community in ... Read more...
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Charging Brisbane school kids for photo-op with `Pup Clarke draws flak
July 23rd, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 23 (ANI): A Brisbane schools plan to charge students 50 dollars to have their photo taken with Australian cricketer Michael Clarke and wearing his baggy green cap has been ... Read more...
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Computer games are ‘good’ for kids, says study
November 14th, 2007 - 2:56 am ICT by admin
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