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Aakash 2 Tab to be manufactured by Foreign Firm
Communications Minister Kapil Sibal has said that many foreign companies have shown interest in manufacturing the second version of the low-cost tablet Aakash 2 in India. “We have invited companies from across the world for manufacturing and many are ready to manufacture it here,” Sibal told reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration of World [...]- I've said nothing wrong against Virbhadra: Kejriwal
Civil society activist Arvind Kejriwal has said that apologising to union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Virbhadra Singh over remarks against him was not needed as he had only presented facts about Singh. “I have only presented the facts, nothing wrong. My conscience does not allow me to apologise with the fear [...]
- Fire hit AMRI Hospital Kolkata to be re-opened
The AMRI Hospital authorities are planning to reopen a portion of their complex in Dhakuria, sealed off by Kolkata Police after a major fire choked 94 people to death in one hospital building last December. “Yes, we are planning to open the unaffected portions of the complex shortly,” Manish Goenka, director of Advanced Medicare Research [...]
- Indira Gandhi International Airport adjudged most Improved Airport in World
Indira Gandhi International Airport at NEw Delhi has been adjudged the world’s most improved airport as well as the number one airport in India by SKYTRAX-World Airport Awards. Indira Gandhi International Airport is the busiest Airport of India.With the commencement of operations at the new Terminal 3, Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport has become India’s and [...]
- West Bengal Government to launch its own TV Channel
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday said the government is thinking about launching a state-owned news channel and bringing out a magazine to highlight achievements of the officials. “Even if you work hard and honestly then also your achievements and success will not be highlighted. You won’t get any recognition for that in the [...]
- Google to invest in Space Explorations & Natural resources Venture
Internet Search Leader Google will now invest in ambitious space exploration and natural resources venture. Google Chairman Eric Schmidt and CEO Larry Page have teamed up with Avatar director James Cameron to start such a project. More details are awaited next week. The fledgling company, called Planetary Resources, will be unveiled at a Tuesday news conference [...]
- Textbooks in Jammu and Kashmir show PoK as Azad Kashmir
In a shocking incident, Class 3 students in an Army School of Jammu and Kashmir are being taught that Pakistan Occupied Kashmir(PoK) is Azad Kashmir. The controversy surfaced three days ago when it was found that the map practice exercise book for schools run by Army Education Welfare Society showed PoK as Azad Kashmir. “As [...]
- Indian elected as member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
India born Kamaljit Singh Bawa, a distinguished professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, has been elected a member of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Bawa, founder and president of Bangalore based Ashoka Trust for Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), will join the academy Oct 6 with some of the [...]
- Team Anna member Qasmi caught recording meeting proceedings
The Members of India Against Corruption and Team Anna suffered a major setback when they found a core committee member Mufti Shamoon Qasmi recording the proceedings of the Internal meeting and transmitting it without permission. While Qasmi has been asked to stay away from few future meetings, he himself denounced the membership. Team Anna was discussing the group’s [...]
- Regular Soda Intake raises chances of Heart Stroke
Regularly quaffing sugar-sweetened, low-calorie sodas is likely to spike risk of a stroke, but intake of caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee seems to lower it, a study reveals. The study is the first to examine soda’s effect on stroke (when brain is deprived of blood supply) risk. Previous research has linked sugar-sweetened beverage consumption with weight [...]
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