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Madhya Pradesh launches Global Investors Summit

Madhya Pradesh has launched the 2014 edition of it Global Investors Summit. The event will be held from October 8 to October 10 in Indore. Indore is considered...

October 9, 2014

Cyclone Hudhud intensifies near Andaman

Cyclonic storm Hudhud is building over the Bay of Bengal and is likely to bring torrential rains and strong wind to the region over the next few days....

October 9, 2014

DIPP clears 33 defence proposals

A meeting of the Licensing Committee of the DIPP has cleared 33 pending defense deals, some of which have been languishing with the DIPP for yeards. The defence...

October 9, 2014

DIPP

DIPP (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) was first established in 1995, and then reconstituted in 2000 and merged with the Department of Industrial Development. The Department falls...

October 9, 2014

High Court denies Bail to Jayalalitha, to approach Supreme Court

The High Court of Karnataka has denied bail to Jayalalitha in the disproportionate assets case. The Special Public Prosecutor raised no objection to granting of bail to Jayalalitha....

October 8, 2014

Pandavani

Pandavani is a lyrical folk form of narration of scenes/events from Mahabharata without the use of props. It usually has a lead singer/narrator and two accompanying musicians with...

October 8, 2014

LCZ696

LCZ696 is a new drug under development by Novartis. The drug is believed to be a significant improvement over existing drugs; it not only inhibits hormones that constrict...

October 8, 2014

Chaliha Festival

The Chaliha is an important festival celebrated by the Sindhis wherein they pray to their God, Jhulelal. A special ‘jyot’ that is believed to have protected the Sindhi...

October 8, 2014

What is the difference between Sickle Cell Anaemia and Aplastic anemia?

The major difference between the two is that while Aplastic anemia is non-genetic, Sickle Cell Anaemia is a genetic disease. Sickle Cell Anemia is a autosomal recessive genetic...

October 8, 2014

Frank Islam

Born in Azamgarh, and educated at AMU and the University of Colorado, Indian-American Frank Islam is an information technology (IT) entrepreneur, philanthropist and author of two books. In...

October 8, 2014

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