NRI teen invents 30-second phone charger
Yahoo! India News - 19 hours agoIndian-American teen invents gadget that can charge phone in 30 seconds More »NRI teen invents 30-second phone charger
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Sahara pulls out of IPL, not to renew BCCI sponsorship
IANS - 12 hours agoNew Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Pune Warriors India, owned by Sahara India Pariwar, pulled out of the already scandal-hit Indian Premier League (IPL) Tuesday and announced that they will not renew their sponsorship of the Indian cricket team after the present contract expires in December 2013. More »Sahara pulls out of IPL, not to renew BCCI sponsorship
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Vindu Dara Singh nabbed for IPL scam links
IANS - 14 hours agoMumbai, May 21 (IANS) A Mumbai magistrate Tuesday sent Bollywood actor Vindu Dara Singh, who was arrested earlier Tuesday for suspected links in the spot-fixing scam in the ongoing IPL tournament, to police custody till May 24. More »Vindu Dara Singh nabbed for IPL scam links
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Use social media to reach out to youth: Modi
IANS - 16 hours agoNew Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Attending his first meeting of the BJP's parliamentary board after being re-inducted in the central team, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday suggested using social media to reach out to the youth. More »Use social media to reach out to youth: Modi
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Supreme Court rejects bid to halt IPL
Reuters - 14 hours agoNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Supreme Court dismissed a petition on Tuesday seeking to scrap the remaining matches of the lucrative Twenty20 cricket competition amid growing concerns about corruption in the sport. Former test bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and two other players were arrested along with 11 bookmakers on Thursday on suspicion of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The case has prompted the government to look at the possibility of introducing a law to combat matchfixing and spot-fixing. ... More »Supreme Court rejects bid to halt IPL
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Talks with Taliban only option for Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif
ANI - 17 hours agoLahore, May 21 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif, has told newly elected lawmakers that Pakistan has no other option apart from negotiating with the Taliban in the interest of peace. More »Talks with Taliban only option for Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif
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BJP parliamentary board to discuss general elections
IANS - 21 hours agoNew Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The parliamentary board of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is meeting here Tuesday to chart out the strategy for the 2014 general elections. More »BJP parliamentary board to discuss general elections
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Another arrest in IPL spot fixing case
IANS - 21 hours agoNew Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Former Ranji player Baburao Yadav is the latest to be arrested for spot fixing in the Indian Premier League, Delhi Police said Tuesday. More »Another arrest in IPL spot fixing case
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UPA losing ground, PM's image taking beating, say opinion polls
IANS - 9 hours agoNew Delhi, May 21 (IANS) On the eve of the fourth anniversary of UPA-II, opinion polls have not brought any cheer to the government, predicting slide in the ruling alliance's tally amid rising dissatisfaction among large sections of urban voters over its performance. More »UPA losing ground, PM's image taking beating, say opinion polls
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Govt. employees take pledge against terrorism
ANI - 18 hours agoNew Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Anti-Terrorism Day was observed throughout the country on Tuesday with employees in government offices, public sector undertakings (PSU) and other public institutions taking a pledge in this regard. More »Govt. employees take pledge against terrorism
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Venus, Jupiter and Mercury will dance in spring twilight
ANI - 21 hours agoWashington, May 21 (ANI): Three planets - Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury will present a spectacular sky show during the last week of May. More »Venus, Jupiter and Mercury will dance in spring twilight
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Prayer, spirituality gets the doctors' nod
IANS - 22 hours agoNew Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Hardly anyone doubts the power of prayer and almost everyone has a turnaround tale - maybe personal, or of someone else's - that credits the "miracle" to a prayer. Now while science and spirituality may not always see eye to eye, holistic treatment is now finding greater acceptance, and spirituality, among everything else, is recommended by doctors as part of the healing process. More »Prayer, spirituality gets the doctors' nod
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Pappu Yadav released from jail
IANS - 19 hours agoPatna, May 21 (IANS) Four days after the court acquitted former RJD MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav on charges of killing CPI-M leader Ajit Sarkar, he was formally released from jail here Tuesday, police officials said. More »Pappu Yadav released from jail
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Sreesanth used spot-fixing money on branded apparel
IANS - 13 hours agoNew Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Tainted cricketer S. Sreesanth went on a shopping spree with the money he earned from spot-fixing, buying apparel worth Rs.1.95 lakh for himself and a mobile phone costing over Rs.40,000 for his girlfriend, Delhi Police said Tuesday. More »Sreesanth used spot-fixing money on branded apparel
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IAS officers politicking, will complain to PM: Parrikar
IANS - 13 hours agoPanaji, May 21 (IANS) The Goa government will complain to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about some Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers indulging in "politics", said Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Tuesday while accusing a central officer of trying to intimidate state bureaucracy. More »IAS officers politicking, will complain to PM: Parrikar
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Trinamool destroying development, democratic systems: Left Front
IANS - 14 hours agoKolkata, May 21 (IANS) West Bengal's Left Front Tuesday charged the Trinamool Congress government with destroying the process of development and participatory democracy in the state over the past two years it has been in power. More »Trinamool destroying development, democratic systems: Left Front
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IPL Spot-fixing: TV star Vindu Dara Singh arrested in Mumbai
ANI - 16 hours agoMumbai, May 21 (ANI): Vindu Dara Singh, the actor son of the late wrestler-cum-actor Dara Singh, was arrested here today for his alleged role in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal. More »IPL Spot-fixing: TV star Vindu Dara Singh arrested in Mumbai
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Cricket: Botham backs Anderson to break his record
AFP - 11 hours agoLONDON, May 21, 2013 (AFP) - Sir Ian Botham is confident James Anderson will far exceed his England record of 383 Test wickets after the Lancashire seamer broke the 300 barrier during last week's series-opening victory over New Zealand at Lord's. More »Cricket: Botham backs Anderson to break his record
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Saving our mothers
Hindustan Times - 8 hours agoIndia, May 22 -- India has taken several big strides over the past decade to reduce maternal mortality. The results are beginning to show. A decade ago, close to 75,000 women died every year during child birth or due to pregnancy-related causes. By 2010, this number had fallen to 50,000. The country's maternal mortality ratio fell from 301 per 100,000 live births in 2003 to 212 in 2009. ... More »Saving our mothers
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Microsoft unveils Xbox One with Spielberg, Activision tie-up
Reuters - 3 hours agoBy Bill Rigby and Malathi Nayak REDMOND, Washington (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp unveiled the "Xbox One" on Tuesday, its first new gaming console in eight years, and its strongest push so far to dominate consumers' living rooms with an array of exclusive media content. The Xbox One took four years to develop and will be the launchpad for a "Halo" live-action video series produced by Steven Spielberg. It will be sold worldwide "later this year," games unit chief Don Mattrick told reporters at an event at the software company's campus near Seattle, without providing details on timing or pricing. ... More »Microsoft unveils Xbox One with Spielberg, Activision tie-up