Indian scientists develop technique to detect genetic variations
byKolkata: In what could help predict one’s susceptibility to various ailments, a new technique to detect genetic variations associated with diseases, including cancer, has been…
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Rubbing it in, social media the trouble maker
byWas social media the powerful game-changer behind the Egypt Uprising, Arab Spring, and exodus of North Eastern residents from Bangalore? Is it to blame…
Mary Kom eager to take Priyanka on Manipur tour
byMumbai: Actress Priyanka Chopra is set to play M.C. Mary Kom in a film by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The legendary female boxer says she will…
Slip, slidin’ away: it’s skating season in Shimla
byShimla: A red balloon was today tethered to the roof of the British-era municipal corporation building for the first time this season, signalling as it…
Pistol shooter Vijay Kumar World No.2
byNew Delhi: London Olympics silver medallist Vijay Kumar climbed up a place to be ranked World No.2 in the men’s 25-metre rapid fire pistol category…
Talibani Dictat: 3 Haryana families face social boycott
byRohtak (Haryana): The families of three youths, who eloped with a girl of the same gotra (lineage) and village, are being socially boycotted in Haryana…
Dehradun is drug haven of Uttarakhand
byDehradun : The successive governments in Uttarakhand have been giving permission to private Universities and Colleges to open left and right in the state,…
Messi, Ronaldo, Iniesta named FIFA Ballon d’Or finalists
bySao Paulo: Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta have been chosen as the three finalists for this year’s Ballon d’Or award (European Footballer…
A unique funding initiative by IIT Roorkee alumnus
byAn alumnus of IIT Roorkee has launched a unique funding initiative for the students of its alma mater. The initiative, known as Student Alumni…
Kejriwal eyes youth vote
byNew Delhi: A day after launching his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Arvind Kejriwal eyed the youth vote ahead of next year’s assembly polls and…