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Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Bombay High Court Monday struck down the Maharashtra government’s proposal to reserve 90 percent of college seats in the state for students from the state board.
The government had proposed only 10 percent of seats in junior colleges for students from Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Indian School Certificate [...]

English Misspelled Words – Top 10 English Misspelled Words – Top 10 Misspelled Words in English Language
All of us often make mistakes with spelling in English language. According to a recent study, the most misspelt word in English language were located and published.
List of top 10 most misspelled words in English language are as follows:
1. [...]

Washington, May 29 (ANI): Kansas-based, Indian-origin girl Kavya Shivashankar, 13, has become America’s spelling champion by winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

The budding neurosurgeon from Olathe took home more than 40,000 dollars in cash and prizes and the huge champion’s trophy.

The word spelling which she became the victor on Thursday night was “Laodicean”, which means [...]

Abohar (Punjab), May 25 (ANI): Farmers in Punjab are expecting a good season for grapes this time, as the weather remains favourable.

Grape production is completely dependent on the weather. And the only variety grown in the region, the ‘Perlette’ may be damaged by rain, making weather critical for the farmers.

Though the farmers believe a [...]

London, May 24 (ANI): Watches once owned by the Rat Pack stars Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr are going under the hammer in New York next month.

Both watches, in excellent condition and full working order, are expected to fetch almost 30,000 pounds each.

Davis Jr’s Cartier [...]

(Corrects spelling of last name of Securities and Exchange Commission chair to Schapiro from Shapiro)
By Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Friday the recession-hit U.S. economy was showing “glimmers of hope” despite remaining under strain and promised further steps in coming weeks to tackle the financial crisis.
“We’ve still got [...]

London, Feb 11 (ANI): Scientists have debunked the myth that one in 10 kids are illegitimate without their legal fathers knowing that they have been cuckolded, saying that the real figure is 1 in 25.

To reach the conclusion, Leicester University scientists scrutinised the Y chromosomes of 1,600 unrelated men with 40 surnames to test the [...]

London, Feb 11 (ANI): Scientists have debunked the myth that one in 10 kids are illegitimate without their legal fathers knowing that they have been cuckolded, saying that the real figure is 1 in 25.

To reach the conclusion, Leicester University scientists scrutinised the Y chromosomes of 1,600 unrelated men with 40 surnames to test the [...]

London, Feb 11 (ANI): Scientists have debunked the myth that one in 10 kids are illegitimate without their legal fathers knowing that they have been cuckolded, saying that the real figure is 1 in 25.

To reach the conclusion, Leicester University scientists scrutinised the Y chromosomes of 1,600 unrelated men with 40 surnames to test the [...]

London, Feb 11 (ANI): Scientists have debunked the myth that one in 10 kids are illegitimate without their legal fathers knowing that they have been cuckolded, saying that the real figure is 1 in 25.

To reach the conclusion, Leicester University scientists scrutinised the Y chromosomes of 1,600 unrelated men with 40 surnames to test the [...]

Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): It seems Americans need to very work hard on their spellings, for a new study has found that majority of the adult population is unable to spell words like “embarrassed”, “liaison” and “millennium”.

According to a study conducted by the London-based Spelling Society, 62 percent of the people find it hard to [...]

London, Jan 29 (ANI): Troubled singer Amy Winehouse was seen enjoying a game of scrabble with some of the guests at St Lucia, by sitting in only her bikini bottoms and without the top.

Winehouse spotted some fellow holidaymakers playing the game, and decided to join them.

“While taking a break from her usual antics on [...]

London, Jan 12 (ANI): A police superintendent has complied a new guide that will teach Brit cops how to spell, after being fed up with the clangers in crime reports.
Superintendent Gary Knighton has compiled a booklet for 2,000 officers who struggle to spell even the simple words.
It explains that someone who provides information is a [...]

New Delhi, Jan 5 (ANI): Hollywood actor Tom Cruise has revealed that the teachings of Church of Scientology helped him beat dyslexia.

The 46-year-old revealed that at the age of seven he was diagnosed as having the language-based learning disability that can include problems in reading, spelling, writing and pronouncing words, reports the China Daily.
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