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CHIKMAGLUR An Escape From Reality
Chikmagalur, literally means the “town of younger daughter”, placed amid scenic landscape in a fertile valley, it is surrounded by lush green coffee plantation hills. The town is a major trade and commercial centre in […]
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UP CM Akhilesh Yadav approves setting up two leather parks in Kanpur and Hardoi to attract investment of Rs 2,000 crores
LUCKNOW (TIP): Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has given an in principle approval for two mega leather cluster projects in Hardoi and Kanpur districts. In a meeting with leather industrialists from Kanpur, the Chief Minister assured […]
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Einstein’s brain now an interactive app; shell out $10 and have a look
CHICAGO (TIP): The brain that revolutionized physics now can be downloaded as an app for $9.99. But it won’t help you win at Angry Birds. While Albert Einstein’s genius isn’t included, an exclusive iPad application […]
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Sri Lanka prevail in Super Over
Pallekele (TIP): Tillakaratne Dilshan, who had scored 76 off 53 in regulation time, set himself under the ball at long-off, turning side ways to make sure he knew where the boundary cushions were – they […]
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L&T Construction gets orders worth Rs 1,241 cr
COIMBATORE/MUMBAI (TIP): L&T Construction has got new orders worth Rs 1,241 crore during the month. The company’s buildings and factories division has got orders totalling Rs 697 crore for building residential towers and factories. The […]
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Norwest Venture Partners invests Rs 120 cr in Thyrocare
MUMBAI (TIP): Thyrocare Technologies, a Mumbai-based medical diagnostics services provider, has raised about Rs 120 crore from private equity (PE) firm Norwest Venture Partners (NVP). Through the deal, Thyrocare has diluted about 10 per cent […]
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Eunuchs show why women live longer than men
LONDON (TIP): Male sex hormones may be responsible for shortening the lives of men as compared to women, a new study has claimed. Researchers in Korea found that eunuchs – castrated men living centuries ago […]
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Soon, bugs fed on whiskey ‘leftovers’ to power cars
LONDON (TIP): Bacteria fed on whiskey “leftovers” can now be used to fuel vehicles. A Scottish company has signed a ‘first of its kind deal’ in the world to turn by-products from its distillery into […]
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Amarnath dropped from selection committee, Patil new head
MUMBAI (TIP): Mohinder Amarnath, widely predicted to be the next chairman of selectors, has been dropped from the selection committee following its reconstitution on September 28. Sandeep Patil, Amarnath’s World Cup winning team-mate, is the […]
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Actress sues California man behind anti-Muslim film
LOS ANGELES (TIP): An actress in an anti-Islam film that triggered violent protests across the Muslim world sued a California man linked to its production on Wednesday for fraud and slander, saying she had received […]
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NATO: Halt in joint Afghan operations won’t hurt strategy
played down the significance of the alliance’s decision to scale back joint operations with the Afghan army and police after a string of insider attacks, saying NATO’s strategy of handing over responsibility for the war […]
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As i see it: Dollar Billionaires in Poor Countries India’s Philanthrocapitalism
In this time of global financial crisis, when so many are suffering financial hardship, most countries have witnessed increases in their number of dollar millionaires. These ‘High Net-Worth Individuals’ (HNWI), according to a report by […]
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5 Indian-Americans on Forbes’ richest list
NEW YORK (TIP): Vinod Khosla, Bharat Desai and three other Indian-Americans figured on the list of richest people in the US released by Forbes magazine. The magazine released the list on September 19. Bill Gates […]
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“Prime suspect” in Libya consulate attack dares government to arrest him
BENGHAZI : Ahmed Boukhatala didn’t look like a wanted man, sipping mango juice across the table from me in a Benghazi hotel, a CBS correspondent reported. Dressed in a crisp white robe, a long grey […]
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Bank of America to cut Jobs
NEW YORK (TIP): Bank of America Corp. is accelerating a broad cost-cutting plan and has set a target of shedding 16,000 jobs by year’s end-cuts that would see the company relinquish its title as U.S. […]