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plasma TV, LCD TV & led TV - where lies the difference?

Common question that arises when a buyer thinks of upgrading their old CRT television set to a new one. More often than not, depending on which stores you visit you get alternating views about which one is better based on the salesmen’s preference an...

Delhi gets backing from Earl of Wessex for Commonwealth Games

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and vice-patron of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), ...

Researchers identify gene that causes severe anaemia

Researchers have identified a gene variant linked to a severe form of anaemia which may im...

IIM directors, board members to be appointed through collegium

Appointment of directors and borad members of the IIMs will be done through an independent...

TIRUPATI LADDOOS GO PATENT

A Kerala scientist has moved the Supreme Court challenging the grant of “geographical indi...

Sports

Azharuddin batting for Congress!

Former Indian cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin joined the Congress but there was no decision on whether he will contest the upcoming elections. According to party sources, Azharuddin said that he couldn’t decide because he wasn’t ”captain anymore”. Congress leader Veerappa Moily, in charge of party affairs in Andhra Pradesh, said formal membership of the party had been given to the Hyderabad-based cricketer, who was removed from the team after his alleged involvement in match fixing.

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Art & Culture

Decaying Egyptian mummy to get experts help

Expert assistance from Egypt is finally on its way to conserve an Egyptian mummy dating back to 2,500 BC at a museum in Hyderabad. The mummy, believed to be of Nasihu, daughter of sixth Pharaoh of Egypt, is on display at the Andhra Pradesh State Archaeological Museum since 1930 but is now decaying. A two-member team from the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), Egypt, will visit Hyderabad for conservation of the mummy. The department of archaeology and museum of Andhra Pradesh has long been see...

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Environment

New Nepal wildlife discovery boosts yeti fantasies

Almost 50 years after an expedition by Everest conqueror Sir Edmund Hillary to track down the elusive yeti of the Himalayas failed, there is fresh hope for the existence of the mythical half ape, half man with the discovery of 350 new species, 94 of which are in Nepal alone. The World Wildlife Fund Nepal said that a biological treasure trove has been unearthed in the eastern Himalayas that includes the world’s smallest deer, a `flying frog’ and a 100 million-year old gecko. Read more...

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Entertainment

Wild Guess

School DazeIt was at the end of the school year, and a kindergarten teacher was receiving gifts from her pupils.

The florist`s son handed her a gift. She shook it, held it overhead, and said, "I bet I know what it is. Some flowers." "That`s right" the boy said, "but how did you know?" "Oh, just a wild guess," she said.

The next pupil was the candy shop owner`s daughter.The teacher held her gift overhead, shook it, and said, "I bet I can guess what it is. A box of sweets." "That`s right, but how di...

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World

Indian student wins big award at Australian university

By winning the International Student of the Year award at a prestigious university here, Paramjeet Singh has brought cheer to the thousands of Indian students in Australia, a group traumatised by the recent spate of attacks on them. The 21-year-old was picked as one of the top 35 students in TAFE (Western Sydney) for the year 2008. He took the award for International Student of the Year. Paramjeet completed a two-year Diploma in Information Technology (Software Development) at Mount Druitt Colle...

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Sciencetech

Optical computer next in line…

An optical transistor, successfully crafted from a single molecule, brings researchers a step closer to an optical computer, which would be much faster and more powerful than existing counterparts. Existing central processing units (CPUs) limit the performance of computers, for example, because they produce an enormous amount of heat. The millions of transistors that switch and amplify the electronic signals in the CPUs are responsible for this.

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Politics

Sleepless in New Delhi

The war of words between Kalmadi and the Commonwealth Games Federation just got shriller. Kalmadi wants the CWGF CEO Hooper to be sacked. Fennel retaliated by saying address the issues and not the person. Hooper in his understated British accent said that even though there is no love lost between him and Kalmadi, the job could still be done. The problem is that our Ministers and Netas are used to packing committees with Yes Men and they are at a loss when dealing with Professionals who do not ow...

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Nation

All the world’s a stage and all men and women merely players

Well this quote of Shakespeare’s was embodied by all the participants of the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts trade show from 10th October to 13th October in Expo Mart on the Greater Noida Expressway. The stage was set and very well at that and the men and women definitely played the part of the players with gusto evry morning from 9 am to 6 pm.

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Business

Tata steel to spend Rs.2,000 crore on environment in Chhattisgarh

India’s largest private sector steel maker, Tata Steel, will invest Rs.2,000 crore on environment conservation at its Rs.19,500-crore plant coming up in Chhattisgarh’s militancy-hit Bastar district. “Tata Steel officials made a presentation at a public hearing on Monday for environmental clearance and committed to invest Rs.2,000 crore on environment conservation,” Bastar district collector M.S. Paraste, who presided over the meeting, told IANS.

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Faith & Religion

MOTHER INDIA

The government should consult the church and the Missionaries of Charity before taking a decision on the Albanian government’s request for Mother Teresa’s remains, the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) said. Albania is Mother Teresa’s country of origin. Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha has asked New Delhi for her remains to be returned to Albania by the 100th anniversary of her birth in August 2010.

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