Science & technology

Symonds struggling with generation gap

Melbourne, With Andrew Symonds struggling to contain his drinking problem, friends of the controversial all-rounder are blaming the changed environment in the Australian dressing room for his current predicament.
Symonds, who was sent home before the start of the ongoing T20 World Cup in England for violating team rules on alcohol consumption, has been struggling to [...]

Ride bike sans petrol, invention of CG youth

Raipur, A 30-year-old youth from Durg has claimed to have invented a motor-cycle which runs without petrol and diesel.
Mahendra Bharadwaj gave the first trial run of his ”unique” motorbike before Chhattisgarh Chief minister Raman Singh here yesterday.
The chief minister, who had earlier sanctioned a financial assistance of Rs 53,000 to Bharadwaj for his [...]

When Vijaywargiya decided to quit politics!

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Industries Minister Kailash Vijaywargiya not only lost his sleep but also made up his mind to quit politics over a question posed by his son.
”Politics becomes bed of thorns on many occasions. Conspiracies hatched due to competition not only affects public life but also family life very deeply,” Mr Vijaywargiya [...]

85 budding scientists presented science talent awards in Kashmir

Srinagar, To encourage students to choose their career option beyond conventional streams of engineering and medical science, Jammu and Kashmir State Council for Science and Technology, held a science talent promotion scholarship distribution ceremony here, official sources said today.
They said Science talent promotion scholarships are awarded to students for encouraging them to pursue [...]

Four Soft eCustomsTM SAGITTA approved by Netherlands

Hyderabad, Four Soft Limited (4S), a global leader offering software solutions for transportation and logistics industry, today announced that its web-based software solution 4S eCustomsTM SAGITTA has been certified by the Netherlands customs authorities, for Sagitta Import and Export compliance.
This certification has been achieved by intense testing efforts between Four Soft’s and the Netherlands [...]

Battle of ballots in TN tomorrow

Stage set for counting of votes in Krishna dist in AP

Vijayawada,Election officials were making elaborate arrangements for counting of votes of the two Lok Sabha and 16 Assemby seats at three different centres in Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh on May 16.
The polling for the Parliamentary and Assembly seats in this district was held in the second phase on April 23.
Official sources told UNI that [...]

Pig breeding farm with foreign technology in Nagaland

Kohima, Nagaland Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Minister T R Zeliang has delared that the state will have a pig breeding farm based on the German and United Kingdom technologies in Jalukie this year.
There are good number of demonstration pig farms in almost all the districts of the state. He informed that the state is one [...]

Soren admitted to Apollo hospitals

Chennai, Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukthi Morcha (JMM) MP Shibu Soren was tonight admitted to Apollo Hospitals here following a cardiac related ailment.
Mr Soren flew down here from Kolkata by an Indian Airlines flight and walked into a waiting at from the airport.
He drove down to the ambulance after alighting from the [...]

B M Birla Science Centre awards to young Indian scientists

Hyderabad, The B M Birla Science Centre, Hyderabad, will be awarding Rs one lakh each to young Indian scientists in Physics and Biology for 2008.
The applicant should be a resident of India, who is not more than 40 years of age as on December 31, 2008.
All nominations should be sent in triplicate, including a [...]