Washington: Dip a piece of paper into ink infused with carbon nanotubes and silver nanowires, it morphs into a real battery. Crumple the piece of paper and it still works. These are some of the newest ways of storing power, says Stanford University researcher Yi Cui, assisitant professor of material science and engineering. Stanford scientists [...]
December 9, 2009 | Posted in
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London: Although pop-ups on a computer screen may only last a few seconds, they tend to set back our performance, say researchers. Helen Hodgetts and Dylan Jones, professor of psychology at Cardiff University, examined the cost of such interruptions in terms of the time taken to complete a simple seven-step computer task. “Our findings suggest [...]
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London : Britain has tightened immigration rules from January for Indian IT professionals seeking to move to the UK under inter-company transfers. From next year, workers in this category will need to have 12 months experience instead of six months as at present with their employer before they can be transferred to the UK, official [...]
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The developed and developing divide is sharper than ever with the coming to light of a possible new deal, drafted by the Danish government after talks with leaders of several developed countries, including Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. The draft leaked and was first published by the British newspaper The Guardian. The document says global [...]
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New Delhi : As the Babri report raises a storm in Parliament for yet another day, now a searing attack from the BJP. The party has called the report a dud and entirely devoid of credibility. “It is a report which is devoid of any credibility, its futility media has referred to as the dud [...]
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New Delhi : The Prime Minister has apologised in Parliament for the controversial remark by a Congress MP against former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The Prime Minister said, “I was not in the House yesterday, but got to know that some untoward incident in the house in regard to Vajpayeeji …I apologise for that.” [...]
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MUMBAI: Two private sector banks, ICICI Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank, have joined home loan war with sub-9% annual rates of interest. While ICICI Bank is offering home loans for 8.25% per annum, Kotak Mahindra Bank is giving a special category loan to salaried customers at as low as 7.99% and at 8.49% to others. [...]
December 9, 2009 | Posted in
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New Delhi: Liberhan Commission report on Babri Masjid demolition is set to trigger another stormy session in Parliament on Tuesday when it will be discussed in Rajya Sabha. During the debate on Tuesday in Lok Sabha behaviour of MPs hit a new low in Lok Sabha. The Bharatiya Janata Party is yet to decide if [...]
December 9, 2009 | Posted in
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Mumbai: Wedding bells are ringing for Manisha Koirala and looks like she doesn’t want to make any mistake. Industry rumour has it that Manisha, who has been in a long-time steady relationship with Christopher Dorris, wants to settle down with him only after confirming how compatible they are living under the same house. So Manisha [...]
December 9, 2009 | Posted in
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Aligarh: Religion does not matter when it comes to becoming the prime minister and a Muslim can get the top job provided he is the most capable person for it, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said here today. “It is not about what religion or community you come from, it is what you bring to the [...]
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