Bill Gates makes hush-hush visits to Andhra firms
byHyderabad, May 31 (IANS) Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates visited Biological E. Ltd, a leading vaccine manufacturer, and the International Crops Research Institute…
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Trinamool, BJP have tacit understanding: Bengal opposition
byKolkata, May 31 (IANS) Campaigning for the crucial Lok Sabha by-poll from Howrah, the Left Front and Congress Friday accused the Trinamool Congress of…
Fall in agricultural workers in Tamil Nadu
byChennai, May 31 (IANS) Tamil Nadu has registered a fall in the number of people involved in agricultural activities during 2001-2011 as compared to…
Task force to formulate blueprint of national testing agency
byNew Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The human resource development ministry Friday announced setting up of a task force to formulate a blueprint of a…
Visit to Japan, Thailand successful: PM
byOn Board PM’s Special Aircraft, May 31 (IANS) Describing his visits to Japan and Thailand as “highly successful”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said…
Space available for pro-growth policies: PM
byOn Board PM’s Special Aircraft, May 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said that space was now available for growth-promoting policies in the…
Mutual friends feature on Facebook not secure enough
byWashington, May 31 (IANS) A study has shown that Facebook’s ‘mutual friends’ feature may create security risks and privacy issues. Often admired for bringing…
IGNOU offers course on Gandhi
byNew Delhi: Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is offering a masters programme on Gandhi and Peace Studies from the 2013 session, an official…
Court extends Meiyappan, Vindoo custody till Monday
byMumbai, May 31 (IANS) A Mumbai court Friday extended till June 3 the police custody of the IPL spot fixing scam accused Gurunath Meiyappan,…
Rituparno Ghosh was an actor’s delight: Big B
byMumbai, May 31 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who worked with late filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh in “The Last Lear”, says he always gave “immense liberty”…