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Punjab government gives nod to online lottery system

The Punjab government has given approval for starting an online lottery system to enhance revenues of the state. How will it work? The online lottery system would be conducted, operated...

June 2, 2013

Archaeopteryx regains Bird status

Fossil creature Archaeopteryx that lived about 150 million years ago is back on its perch. It has again been brought in the class of Birds. Background: Archaeopteryx fossil...

June 1, 2013

Fact Box: induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSC)

Scientists improve Yamanaka’s invention to make iPSCs Scientists at the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, China have claimed that they have improved the efficiency of Shinya Yamanaka’s...

June 1, 2013

India, Thailand to make trilateral highway ready by 2016

Indian PM Dr. Manmohan Singh who was on a visit to Thailand and Thailand PM Yingluck Shinawatra have expressed hope for the completion of the ambitious project to...

June 1, 2013

India, Thailand sign extradition treaty

India and Thailand have signed an Extradition Treaty, concluded a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to exchange intelligence related to money laundering and terrorism financing and ratified the Treaty...

June 1, 2013

Noted filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh passes away

Noted film-maker Rituparno Ghosh (49), who created a new wave in Bengali cinema with his thought-provoking work passed away. Rituparno Ghosh: Rituparno Ghosh was an Indian Bengali film...

June 1, 2013

Telecom Ministry clears project for setting up mobile towers in Naxal-affected States

The government has swung into action to beef up security in Naxal affected States after top Chhattisgarh Congress leaders including several people were killed in recent Naxal attacks....

June 1, 2013

GoM approves Coal Regulatory Authority Bill

The Coal Regulatory Authority Bill which seeks to set up an independent regulatory authority for the coal sector to address contentious issues such as pricing, supply and quality has been...

June 1, 2013

India, Japan to expedite negotiation on civil nuclear pact

Prime Ministers of India and Japan have inked a joint statement directing officials of their countries to speed up the negotiations of an Agreement for Cooperation in the...

June 1, 2013

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