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May 23 2013
An 18-year-old Indian-American girl has invented a super-capacitor device that could potentially charge your cellphone in less than 20 seconds.
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May 22 2013
A Cairo International Film Festival representative has invited India as a partner country for the movie extravaganza, to be held in November.
Soheir Abd El Kader, vice president of Cairo International Film festival, called on India's Information and Broadcasting Secretary Uday Kumar Varma to discuss India's participation as a partner country in the forthcoming edition of the Cairo gala.
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May 21 2013
Actor Sanjay Dutt will remain in the 'anda' (egg-shaped) cell in the high-security block at the Arthur Road jail here for some time, a top police officer said on Monday, as authorities in Maharashtra debate whether to shift him out of Mumbai.
"We will take some more time to take a call on whether to shift Dutt or not. He will not be shifted anywhere in the near future," Additional Dir...
May 21 2013
Over 90 people, including 20 children, were killed after a monstrous tornado ripped through the US city of Oklahoma, flattening entire neighbourhoods, crushing two elementary schools and turning the area into a war-zone.
The tornado, over a mile wide, ripped through the area on Monday with winds of up to 320 km/h. Worst hit was Moore, south of the city, where neighbourhoods were flatte...
May 21 2013
Indian tech honcho Phaneesh Murthy was Tuesday sacked as chief executive of US-based software services company iGate Corporation "for not disclosing a relationship with a subordinate", over a decade after he was forced to quit Indian IT bellwether Infosys on similar charges of sexual misconduct.
"The decision to terminate the employment of president and chief executive Phaneesh Murthy was ...
May 21 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh completes nine years in office Wednesday, the longest tenure of any prime minister outside the Nehru-Gandhi family.
But his last year in office as head of the UPA-II government is likely to see him come under pressure over a spate of governance scandals as he fights to save his personal reputation and ensure a bankable record of achievements for the 2014 elec...
May 19 2013
In a new study, an experimental drug has shown promise in treating influenza, preventing lung injury and death from the virus in preclinical studies.
University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers found that a drug called Eritoran could protect mice from death after they have been infected with a lethal dose of influenza virus.
May 17 2013
The cast and crew of upcoming romantic film 'Ramaiya Vastavaiya' launched its music in Mumbai. In a candid chat with the media persons, the cast and crew of the flick shared their experience.
The film features Girish Kumar, Shruti Haasan and Sonu Sood in the lead roles while Prabhudheva will be seen in the song "Jaadu Ki Jhappi".
May 17 2013
After keeping the media on its toes for around two months, Sanjay Dutt finally left his Bandra residence to surrender to the TADA court and commence his three and a half year jail term.
There was a frenzy that ensued as everyone -- media persons and common man alike -- gathered wanted to catch a last glimpse of the actor being driven away to the court.
May 17 2013
A woman in Poland is facing jail time after she gave birth to her premature son, who had severe alcohol poisoning at nearly 23 times the drink-drive limit, due to the high liquor levels in his mother's bloodstream.
Surgeons had to perform an emergency c-section after the 24-year-old lady collapsed while buying more alcohol at an off-license in Tomaszow.
May 17 2013
Hitting out at the scandal-hit IPL's critics, BCCI Joint Secretary Anurag Thakur on Friday said former players, who are lambasting the event in the wake of the ongoing spot-fixing controversy, are themselves minting money from the cash-rich league.
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May 14 2013
CBI has received transcripts of telephone conversations between Italian middlemen and officials of a Defence firm, in which the Italy government has 30 percent stake, and others in connection with the VVIP helicopter scam.
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May 14 2013
PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif on Monday said that he wanted to strengthen his country's testy ties with the US but insisted that the CIA's controversial drone attacks must end.
"Drones indeed are challenging our sovereignty. Of course we have taken this matter up very seriously. I think this is a very serious issue, and our concern must be understood properly," Sharif said.
May 14 2013
An employee of the electricity department was forced to return the bribe he had taken from consumers after complaints were lodged on the Facebook page of the district collector.
Officials on Tuesday said 10 consumers posted messages on the social networking site complaining that they were made to shell out bribes for new power connections by the Commercial Inspector of Tamil Nadu Gener...
May 13 2013
A 4-year-old boy has been selected as the mayor of a small town in Minnesota, called Dorset.
Mayor Robert Tufts carries his big stick around town, which has a population of 22, to keep order. The toddler is an expert fisherman, and he can also sing and dance, a daily reported.
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May 09 2013
The US India Business Council (USIBC) is planning to launch a major campaign, on a scale witnessed during the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, against certain killer provisions in the US immigration reform bill, in particular those related to much sought after H-1B visas.
In addition to mounting its own effort and putting in all its resources to convince the US lawmakers that the killer ...
May 09 2013
After Harvard University's invitation to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, his uncle and senior Cabinet Minister Shivpal Yadav has been invited by John Hopkins University, US, to deliver a lecture on flood control, official sources said.
"Yadav, who holds Irrigation Department along with other portfolios, has been invited by Hopkins University to deliver lecture on flood control and exped...
May 08 2013
Imran Khan, who was seriously injured after a 15-foot fall at an election rally on Tuesday, has appealed to people to fight for their rights.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former cricketer Imran Khan, in a video message from Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Shaukat Khanum Hospital, told Pakistanis to build a ‘new Pakistan’ characterized by justice, equality and respect for people...
May 08 2013
The rupee appreciated by 9 paise to 54.05 against the US dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange on Wednesday on increased selling of the American currency by exporters.
Strengthening of the euro against the dollar in overseas market on upbeat German economic data and a higher opening in the domestic equity market supported the rupee, forex dealers said.
May 08 2013
If you are addicted to spent your much time with social networking sites like facebook, then you must take precaution as latest study has reveal out the it can affect your mental health. Scientist has claimed that addiction with Internet is directly linked with the mental status of the patients.
According to the latest study, scientists have linked psychotic episodes in patients to Intern...
May 06 2013
The Income Tax department has detected alleged tax evasion to the tune of Rs 7 crore in the business transactions of Purti group of companies related to former BJP president Nitin Gadkari.
Probing the alleged dubious transactions of the Purti Power and Sugar Limited (PPSL) since last year, the department has completed assessments pertaining to the last two financial years and has found eva...
May 06 2013
Dr. Sachin Chopra was recently elected to the Medical Board of St. Josephs Hospital and Nursing home. The teaching facility was founded in 1888 and is one of the oldest healthcare providers in the tri state area. The hospital has a 115 million dollar operating budget; 1200 employees; 194-bed acute care hospital and a 200-bed nu...
May 04 2013
Talent from the Indian movie industry received awards from President Pranab Mukherjee at the 60th National Film Awards across various categories here on Friday. Veteran actor Pran was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke award, but the 93-year-old couldn't make it to the event.
A healthy mix of Bollywood, southern, Marathi and Bengali cinema talent won awards and some of them were looking gr...
May 02 2013
Playback singers seem to be peeved with their names not being mentioned in 'Bombay Talkies' music CD. The special title song of Bombay Talkies commemorating the 100 years of Indian cinema, does not mention the names of the singers.
The special song of Bombay Talkies has some of the most renowned playback singers like Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam, Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik, SB Balasubramanium, Su...
May 02 2013
A dental nurse accused of poisoning her boss with mercury was given a final warning for 'flatly refusing to work with colleagues' just days before the incident, a court heard today.
Ravinder Kaur, 34, would also leave patients in the treatment chair when she took her full lunch break, it is claimed.
She is accused of lacing practice manager Laura Knowles' coffee with the liquid metal us...
May 01 2013
The family of Sarabjit Singh, the Indian death row prisoner battling for life in Pakistan, returned to India on Wednesday.
Sarabjit's sister Dalbir Kaur, wife Sukhpreet and daughters Swapandeep and Poonam crossed the international border gates at the Attari-Wagah border at 11.30 am.
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May 01 2013
Expressing concern over death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh's deteriorating condition, India has asked Pakistan to release him on "humanitarian and sympathetic grounds" or to send him to a third country for "proper treatment".
“This is not the time for invoking legal and bureaucratic reasons for not taking the right steps to save a human life. We are concerned at the condition of Sarabjit S...
Apr 30 2013
The 13th Annual New York Indian Film Festival is scheduled to take place from April 30 – May 4, 2013. The fest will feature films, documentaries, and shorts from and about the Indian subcontinent. NYIFF is a once-a-year opportunity to experience the rich and diverse film cultures of the Indian subcontinent through a mix of film screenings, , industry panels, nightly parties, an awards ceremon...
Apr 30 2013
India has been ranked 38th among 165 nations in the Economist magazine's Index of Democracy 2012 with an overall score of 7.52. In addition to that, India has also been provided handsome scores for electoral process and pluralism (9.58) and Civil liberties (9.41).
The top three countries in the list are Norway (9.93) Sweden (9.73) and Iceland 9.65, whereas the United States is ranked 21st ...
Apr 29 2013
The world is no more so vast and wide as it had been just half a century before. Thanks to great development of transportation and gross lifestyle changes fostering new and newer trends of leisure, travel became almost a fundamental aspect of modern day life leading. Our aspirations to go to exotic destinations thousands of kilometers away from our homeland has been given a boost by the all helpfu...
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