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Scientists find key to ageing process in hypothalamus

US scientists have derived a mechanism to control ageing in mice through Hypothalamus – opens up new techniques to fight against old age diseases and extend lifespan. What...

May 9, 2013

'Baby Nobel' or Won John Bates Clark Medal for Delhi-born US economist Raj Chetty

33 year old Delhi-born Raj Chetty, a professor in the Department of Economy at the Harvard University whose ground-breaking work was quoted by US President Barack Obama in...

April 17, 2013

IMFrecognizes Somalia's new government after a 22-year break

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recognized Somalia’s new government after a 22 year break in relations with the once disorderly nation. This move came as a result of...

April 17, 2013

Fact Box: 'Zhuang Zedong' – The Architect of "Ping-Pong Diplomacy"

Zhuang Zedong(72), Chinese ‘ping-pong diplomacy’ player passed away recently. ‘Ping-pong’ = The game of Table tennis. ‘Diplomacy’ = The art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations. What...

February 12, 2013

Obama honors Indian American Scientist

Indian American scientist Rangaswamy Srinivasan has been honored with the prestigious 2011 National Medal of Technology and Innovation by U.S. President Barack Obama. For more about Rangaswamy Srinivasan:Click...

February 5, 2013

First Triangular India-US-Africa Partnership at Hyderabad

The first triangular India-US-Africa partnership in agricultural training was inaugurated by India and the US at the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad. The objective of...

February 5, 2013

John Kerry new Secretary of State in Obama’s govt

Democratic Senator from Massachusetts and former presidential candidate John Kerry chosen as U.S. President Barack Obama’s Secretary of State. He replaced incumbent Ms Hillary Clinton. Mr. Kerry had...

February 4, 2013

Battery safety concerns ground Boeing 787 and the issue with using “Lithium-ion Batteries”

The US and Japan have grounded their Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircrafts due to concerns over it battery safety. Recently, a battery-fault warning on an All Nippon Airways Dreamliner...

January 19, 2013

Tulsi Gabbard: First Hindu American Congresswoman takes oath on Gita

Tulsi Gabbard- American politician and the Congresswoman for Hawaii’s 2nd congressional district She has become the first Hindu American ever to be sworn in as a member of...

January 8, 2013

President Obama: TIME’s Person of the Year

TIME magazine has named US President Barack Obama Person of the  Year "For finding and forging a new majority, for turning weakness into opportunity and for seeking, amid...

December 26, 2012

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