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Anisur Rahman Dhaka, Feb 22 (PTI) India has said it is willing to extend “all necessary cooperation”, including training to lawmakers, to help strengthen further the newly-elected Bangladesh Parliament. This was conveyed by Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, who is on a three-day visit here, during a meeting he had with Premier Sheikh Hasina last [...]

Washington, Jan 27 (ANI): German scientists have found evidence that gene therapy reduces symptoms in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
The study led by an investigator at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) was conducted on two patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis.
Originally conceived as a means of treating genetic diseases, such as cystic fibrosis and hemophilia, gene [...]

Saying that it is yielding enough money, and it’s aimed to cut costs, Google Inc, on Tuesday, announced that it is ceasing its two-year-old service to sell newspaper advertising, and thus gave a big blow to its own efforts to extend its ad program beyond web.
On its blog on Tuesday, the company stated that on [...]

An announcement was today made by Tata Indicom that they have entered in a partnership with Indusgeeks Solutions Private Ltd, according to which it will extend its ongoing “Suno Dil Ki Awaaz” campaign into the virtual world.
An interactive ‘virtual competition’ involving Virtual World and Talent Hunt would be launched by Tata Indicom with the aim [...]

Bangkok – Thailand’s 81-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Tuesday congratulated Barrack Obama on his inauguration as the 44th president of the US and sent his wishes for greater “progress and prosperity” for the American people.
“I am pleased to extend to Your Excellency my sincere congratulations and best wishes for your success and happiness as well [...]

Budapest  – One of three terminals at Budapest’s Ferihegy International Airport was closed from 4 pm Monday as ground staff resumed a strike over pay and conditions.
In a repeat of the first days of industrial action six weeks earlier, crowds of hundreds of confused passengers amassed in the check-in area after security gates were closed.
Ground [...]

In the midst of lower sales and increasing competition in the world’s fastest-growing telecom market, Motorola, which is facing lower sales now, has decided to shut down its distribution division in India. It has been learnt that now the distribution work will be done out of Singapore.
As of now150 people have already been informed regarding [...]

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has approached union law ministry to get legal aid on the issue of increasing base price for 3G and broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum allocation. Interestingly, the telecom department is not is the favor of increasing base price of 3G spectrum as it can discourage companies to participate in the [...]

New Delhi, Jan 9 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to extend Sanjeev Nanda’’s interim bail in connection with the BMW hit-and-run case.
Justice Kailash Gambhir dismissed the petition which means Sanjeev has to surrender himself on Saturday.
On December 19, the court had granted three-week interim bail to Sanjeev, who is undergoing five years [...]

London, Jan 8 (ANI): England’s new cricket captain Andrew Strauss has tough tasks on hand of getting his teammates united in the present scenario and make the team perform as it has scored victories only against lower-ranked opponents in the last 18 months.
Strauss has two immediate tasks on the tour to the West Indies that [...]

Lahore, Jan 7 (ANI): Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik has said that he is ready to take the national team to the top of the cricket rankings after his tenure as skipper was renewed for an indefinite period.
The Pakistan Cricket Board last week opted to keep 26-year-old Malik on as captain for the foreseeable future, [...]

Delhi/Gurgaon, Jan.7 (ANI): Visa and Delhi Gurgaon SuperConnectivity Ltd. (DGSCL) have introduced a Standing Instruction (SI) facility that enables motorists to reload their Smart Tags automatically using their Visa credit cards.
This will be convenient for motorists as the Smart Tags can be programmed to automatically reload when the stored value decreases to a specified level. [...]

Chennai, Jan 5 (ANI): Consim Info Pvt Ltd, formerly known as BharatMatrimony Group, has announced the launch of the world’’s first matrimony channel on the internet, BharatMatrimony.tv.
The pioneering website features exclusive and exciting videos that will create an engaging, informative and compelling experience for audiences across the globe.
BharatMatrimony.tv will also produce capsules covering news, events [...]

Washington, Jan 6 (ANI): A team of astrophysicists has developed the first complete map of the Milky Way galaxy’s four spiral arms.
The new map was developed by Iowa State University’s Martin Pohl, Peter Englmaier of the University of Zurich in Switzerland and Nicolai Bissantz of Ruhr-University in Bochum, Germany.
As the sun and other stars revolve [...]

Washington – The United States is pushing for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that would require Hamas to halt rocket attacks into Israel but would also open crossings into the isolated enclave, US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Monday.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke to more than a dozen counterparts over the weekend [...]

Islamabad, Jan.5 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday urged the U.S. to extend its help to both India and Pakistan towards resolving the issue of Kashmir.
His appeal came a day after a senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Maulana Abbas Ansari, appealed to the international community to help resolve the Kashmir [...]

New Delhi, Jan 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today condoled the passing away of the former Chief Minister of Tripura and Senior Congress leader Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar.
In his condolence message, Dr. Singh recalled Majumdar’’s contribution of the development of the state.
“I extend my heartfelt condolences to the members of his bereaved family and [...]

Washington, January 5 (ANI): John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston have thanked fans for showing support over the demise of their son, in their first public statement since the tragedy on January 2.
The celebrity couple’s 16-year-old Jett was found unconscious in a bathroom, where he had apparently fallen and hit his head following a [...]

New Delhi, Jan.4 (ANI): The Government of Delhi has issued directives to all its schools not to conduct classes for students up to standard eighth till Tuesday in view of prevailing cold wave condition.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi too has announced closure of schools till Tuesday. Many private schools have decided to extend the winter [...]

London, Jan. 4 (ANI): Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said that the war on terror is must for Pakistan’s survival.
“Pakistan will have to continue fighting against terrorism for its survival,” Hussain was quoted by The News, as saying.
During a meeting in MQM international secretariat in London, he urged all the members of [...]