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Ludhiana hosts seminar on Sufism
Ludhiana, Sep 19(ANI): Ludhiana recently played host to a national seminar on Sufism. This time, the theme was the influence of Sufism on modern times.
The Sahitaya Academy of New Delhi and the Punjab Sahitaya Academy organized the seminar.
The seminar [...]
Nine-day ‘Navratri’ festival begins all over India
New Delhi/ Faizabad/Allahabad, Sept 19 (ANI): The nine-day ‘Navratri’ festival began across India with religious fervour on Saturday.
Thousands of devotees queued up at various temples dedicated to Goddess Durga.
In New Delhi, devotees converged at Jhandewalan to offer prayers prior to dawn and observed fast throughout [...]
US army set for “hopping rotochut” that hops to avoid rubble trouble
London, September 19 (ANI): The U.S. army’s fleet of robots will soon be enhanced with the addition of forthcoming reconnaissance craft called the ‘hopping rotochute’, which will be capable of travelling deep into obstacle-ridden spaces like caves and rubble-laden buildings to video what it finds.
The self-righting probe is being developed for the Army Research Lab [...]
Election Commission issues notification for assembly elections in three states
New Delhi, Sep. 18 (ANI): The process for forthcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh will begin formally with the issuance of notification on Friday.
The prospective candidates would be able to file their nomination papers till September 25.
The prospective candidates can file [...]
Catalyst simulations for fuel cells may make clean cars a reality
Washington, Sep 18 (ANI): University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are working towards developing better catalyst for fuel cells in a bid to make clean cars a reality.
If successful, the researchers could make a car that runs on hydrogen from [...]
Tight security at Vaishno Devi shrine ahead of “Navratri”
Katra, Sept 18 (ANI): Security has been beefed up at the famous Vaishno Devi Temple near Jammu ahead of the nine-day “Navratri” festival.
Paramilitary and police personnel are patrolling and frisking people at important points in Katra, which is thronged by thousands of [...]
Farmers protest against Hydro Power Project in Himachal
Rampur (HP), Sept 18 (ANI): Hundreds of residents and farmers here protested against the construction of run-of-river hydropower plant project on the river Satluj.
The campaigners called for Save Satluj drive and complained that the hydropower plant would disturb the ecological balance [...]
Pakistan got 970-mn dollars and not 3-bn dollars from US
Islamabad, Sep 17 (ANI): The United States has provided 970 million dollars in aid to Pakistan since the PPP-led Government came to power and not three billion dollars as claimed by US Ambassador Anne Patterson, a Pakistani Finance Ministry official has said.
The [...]
Musharraf power theft scandal case: Low level workers punished
Islamabad, Sep 17 (ANI): The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) has only punished 64 junior officers for their involvement in the power theft scandal involving former President Pervez Musharraf, Shaukat Aziz and others in the luxurious Chak Shahzad farmhouses.
The [...]
We will not let Commonwealth Games suffer: Shiela Dixit
New Delhi, Sep 14 (ANI): A day after the chief of Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Michael Fennel expressed reservations regarding the completion of work and preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit on Monday admitted that there [...]
Scientists develop ‘electronic nose’ that can sniff out toxins by changing colors
Washington, September 14 (ANI): A team of scientists has developed a sensor that works as an ‘electronic nose’ in sniffing out some known poisonous gases and toxins, simply by changing colors.
Support for the development and application of this electronic nose comes from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, part of the National Institutes of [...]
Soon, ‘robobees’ that mimic bees’ behaviour
Washington, Sep 13 (ANI): A Northeastern University neurobiologist is collaborating with Harvard University researchers to develop micro flying robots that will emulate the bees’ brain, body and collective behaviour.
Biology professor Joseph Ayers would create robots, called the robobees, which would mimic the communal feeding behaviour of bee colonies.
The project will draw on the knowledge of [...]
Congress to decide over alliance with NCP on Sunday
New Delhi, Sep 12 (ANI): Union Heavy Industries Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said that the decision on alliance with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly polls would be taken by Sunday.
Speaking to the media after a meeting with Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Deshmukh said the party will take a decision on the continuation [...]
Airborne laser to shoot ballistic missile as part of flight test
London, September 12 (ANI): Soon, the Airborne Laser (ABL), built into a customized Boeing 747, is ready for flight tests, in which it will try to shoot a ballistic missile.
According to a report in New Scientist, the US Department of Defense’s Missile Defense Agency (MDA) [...]
Putin hints at return to presidency for two more terms till 2024
London, Sep 12 (ANI): Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is strongly considering to become President again and swap places with present incumbent Dimitri Medvedev, which will allow the former KGB spy to remain in power till 2024.
Putin insisted that swapping places with Medvedev was no more sinister than the Labour leadership agreement in which [...]
War talks can boost older adults’ mental health
London, Sept 11 (ANI): Encouraging elderly to talk about old times can actually improve their memory and limit effects of dementia, finds a new study.
The research team led by Professor Catherine Haslam, at the University of Exeter, showed [...]
Bopara, Shah accused of playing to keep their England places
London, Sep 11 (ANI): Indian origin England Batsman Ravi Bopara and his teammate Owais Shah have been accused of playing for their places rather than for the team, as the team trails Australia 0-3 in the seven match ODI series.
Gloucestershire [...]
PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti hurt in car mishap
Doda (J and K), Sep.10 (ANI): Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti suffered minor facial injuries on Thursday when her car was involved in an accident.
The mishap occurred soon after she told a PDP workers’ convention that the spate of fatal road accidents in the Chenab [...]
A Q Khan’s nukes to Iran claims hold no ‘official status’: Pak diplomat
Washington, Sep.10 (ANI): Hours after disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist Dr AQ Khan claimed that Pakistan had helped Iran acquire the nuclear technology with the aim to jointly emerge as a ’strong bloc’ in the region, a Pakistani diplomat has out rightly rejected Khan’s claims.
Spokesman of the Pakistani Embassy in Washington, Nadeem Kiyani, said Khan’s statement [...]
S. African athlete Semenya tries to gloss over gender controversy
Johannesburg, Sep.9 (ANI): South African athlete Caster Semenya has completed her transformation from gender troubled sporting champion into national celebrity with a photo shoot in the country’s leading gossip magazine.
While the controversy rumbles on over whether the teenage runner is really male or female, her handlers have sought to end the debate with the aid [...]
