Tax telecom sector more to recover fuel losses, Greenpeace urges
January 18th, 2012 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Calling for a drastic change in the country's energy policies, Greenpeace Tuesday appealed to the government to levy additional taxes on the telecom service providers ... Read more...
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New chief for Ishrat Jahan probe team
July 15th, 2011 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, July 15 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Friday appointed a new head for its special investigation team (SIT) probing the Ishrat Jahan suspected staged shoot-out case.A bench of ... Read more...
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Optogenetics could one day be used to treat Parkinsons
May 4th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 4 (ANI): The invention of optogenetics tools has literally shed light on how our brains work, providing hope for a new treatment for neurological disorders such as Parkinsons.These 'tools' take ... Read more...
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Professional course on competition policy launched
January 29th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) With the enactment of the Competition Act and the flurry of cases the regulator is handling, a Delhi-based research institution has launched two courses in the areas ... Read more...
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How melanoma tumours evade drug treatment
November 25th, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 25 (ANI): A new research has discovered how some melanoma tumours evade drug treatment.The findings by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT pinpoint ... Read more...
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Orangutan gestures have specific intentional meanings
June 18th, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 18 (ANI): In a study on a group of orangutans, researchers have found that these non-human primates perform gestures that have intentional meaning and are made with the expectation of ... Read more...
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Two-thirds of world’s blind are women: Study
October 8th, 2009 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 8 (IANS) Two-thirds of blind people worldwide are women and girls, and the gender bias has resulted in men and boys having twice the access to eye-care, says an international ... Read more...
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Vaccine for urinary tract infections comes closer to reality
September 18th, 2009 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 18 (ANI): A simple vaccine may soon be available to protect against urinary tract infections, thanks to researchers from University of Michigan.The study conducted over mice showed that the vaccine ... Read more...
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Workshop on Keralas ancient martial arts to be held in Dubai
March 5th, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Mar 5 (ANI): A world class instructor from Germany is set to hold a workshop on Keralas ancient martial arts Kalarippayat in Dubai this weekend.Gerhard Schmid, the instructor based in ... Read more...
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Researchers trying to minimise side effects of chemotherapy
August 7th, 2008 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS) Researchers are trying to determine exactly how chemotherapy kills malignant tumours in order to minimise their side effects and test efficacy of safer agents. Stephen Taylor and Karen ... Read more...
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Palestinian human rights situation deteriorating: UN committee
July 2nd, 2008 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
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Amman, July 2 (Xinhua) A UN fact-finding committee expressed concern over the deteriorating human rights situation in Palestinian territories and said the Israeli practices in the territories have aggravated the situation, the ... Read more...
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Foundation laid for formwork factory in Visakhapatnam
March 24th, 2008 - 11:25 pm ICT by admin
Hyderabad, March 24 (IANS) Maytas Infra Ltd and Nagarjuna Construction Co Ltd, two of India's leading infrastructure developers, have entered into a partnership with a German firm to establish a factory in ... Read more...
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