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Last Updated: Nov 1, 2009 - 11:48:48 PM |
Excerpts from Indian court ruling on homosexuality
The Delhi High Court Thursday gave a landmark judgement that de-criminalises homosexuality. Here are key excerpts from the 105-page ruling:
Jul 9, 2009 - 5:52:42 PM
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Scientists create metal that pumps liquid uphill like a tree
Trees draw vast amounts of water from their roots up to their leaves hundreds of feet above the ground through capillary action. But now University of Rochester scientists have created a simple slab of metal that lifts liquid using the same principle, but at a much faster speed.
Jun 18, 2009 - 5:21:48 PM
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Scientists develop technique to trace alien life
Washington, April 24 - Researchers may be able to find extraterrestrial life even before it leaves its home planet -- by looking for left or right-handed light.
Apr 26, 2009 - 4:02:04 PM
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Mosquito survives in outer space
Moscow, Feb 22 - A Russian scientist has said that a mosquito had managed to survive in the outer space for 18 months.
Feb 22, 2009 - 9:24:27 AM
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Indian American Renu Khator is head of Houston varsity
Washington, Nov 8 - As she formally took the helm of a major US research institution, Renu Khator, the first India-born president of the University of Houston -, has outlined a bold new vision declaring student success as its first priority.
Nov 10, 2008 - 9:55:16 AM
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Nanotechnology centre to come up in AMU
Aligarh, Oct 9 - The Aligarh Muslim University - will set up a state-of-the-art Nanotechnology centre to facilitate advanced research and studies in material sciences, a university official said Thursday.
Oct 10, 2008 - 4:08:21 PM
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Blood and tears at Delhi hospitals after terror bombings
New Delhi, Sep 13 - Minutes after the terror bombings ripped through the national capital, dripping blood, running footsteps of doctors and loud wails engulfed several Delhi hospitals Saturday evening.
Sep 13, 2008 - 11:50:54 PM
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Top government doctor murdered in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, Aug 9 - The chief medical officer - of Uttar Pradesh's Etawah district was murdered early Saturday morning at his official residence, a police official said.
Aug 9, 2008 - 2:26:19 PM
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India to join International Organisation for Migration
New Delhi, May 1 - The union cabinet Thursday gave permission to India to take full membership in the International Organisation for Migration -.
May 1, 2008 - 9:26:24 PM
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Indian science could gain from open access push
Bangalore, April 12 - Indian academic institutions are finding it 'exceedingly expensive' to have a well-stocked library of science journals. New ways to access research is needed, a prominent science journal has said.
Apr 12, 2008 - 10:17:23 AM
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Latest Research
Moving an active gene from the interior of the nucleus can silence genes , preventing their transcription . scientists report .
Moving an active gene from the interior of the nucleus to its periphery can inactivate that gene report scientists from the University of Chicago Medical Center .
Feb 14, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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Existing IITs, IIMs can take thrice as many students: PM
New Delhi, Sep 13 - The student intake in the Indian Institutes of Technology - and Indian Institutes of Management - should be increased three-fold given the vast land they occupy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday.
Sep 13, 2007 - 9:31:04 PM
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Bias in research on health benefits of non-alcoholic drinks
Researchers from the Childrens Hospital, Boston, USA and the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington, D. C., USA, have found that there is a high potential for research findings into non-alcoholic drinks to be affected by bias from companies providing funding.
Jan 9, 2007 - 11:01:50 AM
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Nizam's jewelled shoes stolen in Canada
Jan 25, 2006 - 4:25:37 PM
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Jharkhand to open mental hospitals
Jan 25, 2006 - 2:12:37 PM
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Colorectal training for Asian surgeons at Singapore
Jan 25, 2006 - 2:10:37 PM
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Gujarat allows private practice by government doctors
Jan 25, 2006 - 6:17:37 AM
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'Munna Bhai' racket uncovered in Lucknow
The arrest of two doctors apparently with a controversial background here has laid bare a racket that is being compared with the Hindi movie "Munna Bhai M.B.B.S."
Jan 24, 2006 - 6:21:37 PM
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IIM-B set to log into Singapore
The Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B) has initiated steps to pave the way for setting up campuses abroad ahead of a meeting of IIM directors convened Feb 1 by Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh.
Jan 21, 2006 - 8:16:37 PM
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Court stays CBSE order on fee waiver for girls
Delhi High Court Friday stopped a Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) circular directing all schools under it to waive the fees of girls who were the only child of their parents.
Jan 21, 2006 - 8:13:37 PM
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Private sector can do more for education: Makinson
John Makinson, chairman of the Penguin Group and a member of the board of Pearson Education, Friday said India's private sector should play a greater role in primary and middle education.
Jan 21, 2006 - 8:12:37 PM
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Striking Uttar Pradesh junior doctors call off strike
Striking junior doctors resumed work in seven medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh Friday morning after four days following the state government declaring their strike as "illegal".
Jan 20, 2006 - 2:58:37 PM
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Ramadoss for strict enforcement of on-screen smoking ban
Upset over the leniency in implementing the ban on the depiction of smoking in movies and television shows, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has decided to pursue the matter with the information and broadcasting ministry.
Jan 19, 2006 - 11:35:37 PM
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National Drug Authority envisaged by mid-2007
A central drug legislation is likely to be in place by next year, paving the way for creating a National Drug Authority to check the manufacture and trade of spurious medicines, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said Thursday.
Jan 19, 2006 - 11:16:37 PM
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Emirates Airlines to link Kolkata and Dubai
Dubai-based Emirates Airlines will operate flights between Kolkata and Dubai for six days a week, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya said here Wednesday.
Jan 19, 2006 - 5:25:37 PM
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World's first Text Mining service to benefit British academics
A new £1 million initiative to help academics with their struggle against data deluge was launched on 21 March at Manchester Town Hall.
Mar 31, 2005 - 9:18:38 PM
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Curriculum Committee to Revise the Medical Curriculum in India
The Central Government in India is to set up a Curriculum Committee to revise the medical curriculum in the next one or two years.
Mar 31, 2005 - 8:31:38 PM
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Indian State Governments Authorised to Authenticate Educational Certificates
People going abroad for jobs or for higher studies can now get their educational certificates authenticated within their State itself by the authorized officials of the State Government and need not travel to Delhi for the same.
Mar 28, 2005 - 11:06:38 PM
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Databasing the Brain
Understanding the structure, function, and development of the brain in health and disease represents one of the great scientific challenges of our time. The emerging field of neuroinformatics integrates neuroscience with informatics to create unique databases and analytical tools for the large variety of neuroscience data types, applying them to brain research and linking them with databases within neuroscience and other fields such as genomics and proteomics. "Databasing the Brain: From Data to Knowledge (Neuroinformatics)" (Wiley; February 2005; $135.00; Paper; 0-471-30921-4) is the first book to comprehensively cover neuroinformatics, from relevant computational science and modeling issues to its diverse applications.
Feb 7, 2005 - 9:02:38 PM
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CBI FILES CHARGESHEETS FOR IMPERSONATION IN AIIMS PARAMEDICAL COURSE EXAMINATION
Central Bureau of Investigation has filed two chargesheets in two separate cases against S/Sh. Jalaj Kumar and Rajesh Kumar both residents of Bihar in the court of Metropolitan Magistrate, Karkardooma, Delhi for adopting unscrupulous means to obtain admission in the B.Sc (Hons.) Paramedical Course conducted by All India Institute of Medical Sciences on 27-6-2001. In similar five other cases CBI had already filed chargesheets.
Mar 26, 2004 - 10:34:38 PM
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CBI ARRESTS A MEDICAL STUDENT FOR IMPERSONATION IN PARAMEDICAL ENTRANCE EXAMINATION OF AIIMS
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested Shri Abhishek Kumar Aman, then an MBBS student at Medical College, Calcutta, who had impersonated as a candidate in the B.Sc.(Hons) Paramedical Entrance Examination,2001 conducted by All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
Feb 4, 2004 - 10:31:38 PM
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