Life without a cellphone? Ask the refuseniks The Telegraph India Oct. 24: Not so long ago, we all lived in a world in which we decided where to meet friends before leaving the house, and hiked to the nearest payphone if we got a flat tire. Then we got cellphones. | Well, not everyone. For a hardy few that choose to ignore cellphones, life is a pocketful of quarte...
"NSG will go hi-tech soon" The Hindu | Staff Reporter | MANESAR: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday said the National Security Guard (NSG) would soon induct high technology and new weapons to its fold. | "The country today needs the NSG as a well-trained and fully-equipped force with an always alert group of commandos to tack...
Drug with dual benefits for heart The Hindu | A study led by an Indian-origin researcher has found that a drug that raises levels of 'good' cholesterol can also help clear clogged arteries in heart patients who are already on standard statin therapy, Oxford University announced Wednesday. | Th...
Life without a cellphone? Ask the refuseniks The Telegraph India Oct. 24: Not so long ago, we all lived in a world in which we decided where to meet friends before leaving the house, and hiked to the nearest payphone if we got a flat tire. Then we got cellphones. | Well, not everyone. For a hardy few that choose t...
Gene study explains spread of Islam Deccan Chronicle Gene study explains spread of Islam | Hyderabad, Oct. 23: The spread of Islam in India was predominantly a cultural conversion associated with minor (but detectable) levels of gene flow primarily from Iran and Central Asia, and not directly from the ...
Users may get per-second rate Deccan Chronicle Users may get per-second rate | Mumbai | Oct. 5: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) could soon direct all Indian telecom operators to offer a pay-per second tariff pl...
Buddha loses again: his IT dept scraps Wipro, Infosys projects Indian Express | Three days after West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee asked his party and cabinet colleagues to ensure that investment plans by IT majors do not suffer, the state I...
Steps sought for protecting geological site at Ariyalur DNA India | Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu): With researchers recently unearthing 65 million-year-old fossilised dinosaur eggs at a village in Ariyalur district, academicians have asked authorities to protect the geological site for future scientific analysis. | ...
Wrong portrayal of city irks Chennaiites Deccan Chronicle Wrong portrayal of city irks Chennaiites | Chennaiites today are an angry lot and they have a good reason to be. Recently a reader of Deccan Chronicle pointed out the website of originally one of the most popular travel guides, Lonely Planet which de...
NTT DoCoMo R&D centre to be in South The Hindu | Special Correspondent | Company launches GSM services in Kolkata | - PHOTO: ARUNANGSU ROY CHOWDHURY | VALUE-ADDED SERVICES: Anil Sardana, Managing Director, Tata Teleservices, launching GSM services in Kolkata on Thursday. | KOLKATA: India may be t...
Give priority to Marathis for jobs: MNS to SBI Indian Express | Continuing its agitation for the cause of sons of soil, Raj Thackeray led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena has written a letter to State Bank of India (SBI) for considering locals for the new jobs. | "We have written a letter to SBI administration demanding consideration of locals on priority for 1100 clerical posts announced by them," said MNS general...
SPECIAL REPORT: Welcome to the Clone Farm The Guardian * People already eating meat from offspring of cloned cows * Critics say testing is scant and safety questions remain * How much does it cost to clone a cow? At least $15,000 By Karl Plume ENID, Oklahoma, Nov 13 (Reuters) - To the untrained eye, Pollard Farms looks much like any other cattle ranch. Similar looking cows are huddled in similar lookin...
