BJP’s Tarun Vijay meets home, defence ministers over Google Mapathon
byNew Delh: BJP leader Tarun Vijay Friday met the home and defence ministers to voice his concern over Google holding a Mapathon competition, saying…
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Brisk walking as good as running for heart: Study
byLos Angeles, April 5 (IANS) Walking with moderate speed using the same energy as intensive running can be beneficial in reducing high blood pressure,…
Blackberry to shut BBM Music service
byMadrid, April 5 (IANS/EFE) The BBM Music streaming service will be closed down June 2 after a 19-month run following the completion of “a…
Astronomy saviour of human civilization: Narlikar
byChandigarh, April 4 (IANS) Leading astrophysicist Jayant V. Narlikar Thursday said astronomy was quite relevant to the needs of the common man and knowledge…
Iran insists right to uranium enrichment
byTehran, April 4 (IANS) Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said Thursday that the West must recognize his country’s right to uranium enrichment in…
‘Looking forward to India’s participation in space programmes’
byMumbai: US astronaut Sunita Williams here today said she was looking forward to India’s participation in various space programmes in a big way. “I…
Goa schools to have wi-fi in four months: Parrikar
byPanaji, April 4 (IANS) All schools in Goa would be made wi-fi enabled within months, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told the state assembly Thursday….
A car that goes 1,000 km with just a litre of fuel
byAbu Dhabi: A team of engineering students in the UAE have designed a car that could potentially travel up to 1,000 km on just…
Analysts upbeat, markets toast Reliance telecom deal
byMumbai, April 3 (IANS) Indian markets continued to toast the agreement reached Tuesday by Reliance Industries to share the optic fibre network of Reliance…
CDs of best administrative practices released
byNew Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The government Wednesday released video CDs of some of the best administrative practices for their wider dissemination so that…