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MDT/PTI 27 July 2012
Google Talk has been partially restored after going offline on Thursday in India and other parts of the world for hours together New Delhi: Popular instant messaging service Google Talk has been partially restored after going offline in India and other parts of the world for hours...

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MDT/PTI 27 July 2012
With 'the power of knowledge' as the central theme, the makers of KBC announced `Sirf Gyaan Hi Aapko Aapka Haq Dila Sakta Hai' as the communication theme for the sixth season.   Mumbai: The makers of the popular game show featuring Amitabh Bachchan, `Kaun Banega Crorepati' (KBC), are...

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MDT/PTI 26 July 2012
BSES officials tried to install an old meter when the customer had paid for a new meter and then denied him the electricity connection saying that he failed to fulfil commercial formalities   New Delhi: City's power distribution company BSES has been ordered by a a consumer forum to...

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MDT/PTI 26 July 2012
As of now, the deficiency in rainfall is 22% and it will fill up in the coming days, as monsoon is likely to improve in the eastern, central and Indo-Gangetic plains says the IMD New Delhi: Monsoon deficiency is expected to narrow down in the coming days with rains likely to improve in...

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MDT/PTI 26 July 2012
Despite 26 years of implementation of programmes to control pollution, water in major rivers is critically polluted as the subject is not restricted to one ministry     New Delhi: Terming water pollution as a 'national crisis', a Parliamentary committee has decided to summon officials...

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MDT/PTI 25 July 2012
Facebook said most of its subscribers from India use mobile phone to access its portal and this has prompted the company to rethink its business model   Hyderabad: Facebook has said its user base in India has grown from 80 lakh (8 million) in 2010 to five crore (50 million) now and...

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The world’s first ever RTI rating analysis conducted to find out how strong are the provisions of RTI law in 90 countries which have implemented the RTI Act, has thrown up surprising results with lesser known countries having stronger laws Consider this: When, The Associated Press, in...

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MDT/PTI 25 July 2012
About 5.71 lakh farmers from Odisha would get benefit from the Rastriya Krishi Bima Yojana Bhubaneswar: Odisha farmers affected by the last year's drought and floods, would get compensation of Rs675.32 crore as crop insurance under the Rastriya Krishi Bima Yojana, says a PTI report...

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MDT/PTI 25 July 2012
Allowing an appeal by two sons of a woman fruit vendor, the HC said, though the deceased was aged, her sons were dependant on her and she was heading the family Madurai: Madras High Court bench while rejecting the verdict given by Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Tribunal enhanced...

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The apex court said the core zones or core areas in the tiger reserves will not be used for tourism till its final directions   New Delhi: Stepping in to conserve the big cat, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that there shall be no tourism activity in any of the core zones of...

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It is distressing that the medical profession, once considered only next to godliness, has fallen victim to crass commercialism. It needs to be pulled out before it goes overboard and adds to the miseries of the common folks   A recent Sunday morning prime time TV talk show Satyamev...

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Moneylife Digital Team 24 July 2012
The price hike was necessitated as international rate for gasoline, against which domestic petrol prices are benchmarked, has risen from $106.93 a barrel at the time of last reduction to $111.59 per barrel New Delhi: After two rounds of rate cuts last month, petrol price has been hiked...

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Captain Lakshmi Sehgal was very active during the Independence movement and had commanded the 'Rani of Jhansi Regiment' of the INA formed by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Kanpur: Captain Lakshmi Sehgal, who was part of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Indian National Army, died in Kanpur on...

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Valliyur Satyavageeswaran 23 July 2012
A private medical college, spread over 25-acres ran an advertisement for the post of “Project Director”. A candidate went for the farcical interview and noticed an absence of minimum standards of professionalism and hygiene It was a scene straight out of the Bollywood movie—3 Idiots....

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Dr SD Israni 23 July 2012
It is high time that the Indian government wake up to this grim reality that is not only resulting in delay in project executions but has been causing loss of lives as well In last week’s accident, at least one person was killed and five others were injured when a slab of the...

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The government seems to be busy trying to meet the needs of the very small section of our population, not realizing that the inaction is leading to a majority of people getting stressed up affecting their health Fifty seven percent of Mumbai’s 125 lakh resident population lives within...

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The consequences of old age can be minimized by preventing the feelings of isolation and marginalization by making seniors independent and fruitful members of society The rapidly changing dynamics of the population profile—with the increasing addition of elders—those in the 60+ age...

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With barely an episode left in Satyamev Jayate’s first season, the jury is out on what is the impact created by the show.  Is it a success or did it fail to make the impact it set out to make  three months ago. Here is the first independent analysis of the show based on available digital data...

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Tracy Weber, Charles Ornstein  and   Marshall Allen (ProPublica) 21 July 2012
Unlike the airline industry, which relies on a safety net of checklists, the medical community has been slow to adopt them in all areas and often puts its faith in the outdated idea that doctors are infallible New York University’s (NYU) Langone Medical Center announced this week that it...

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It is the most talked about show in television history with one billion impressions and 49 crore viewers, says Star TV as the Aamir Khan-anchored Satyamev Jayate winds down to the end of its first season How popular has the Aamir Khan show Satyamev Jayate (SMJ) been? While anecdotal...

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