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India providing
humanitarian assistance to Libya
New Delhi, Jan 31: The Ministry of External Affairs in a
press release today informed that Indian Government is
providing additional humanitarian assistance to Libya worth
one million US dollars.
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Internet giants, financial services
firms team up to fight phishing attacks
London, Jan 31: Some of the world’s biggest Internet companies and financial
services firms have joined forces to create a set of e-mail authentication
standards designed to reduce the threat of deceptive spam and phishing fraud.
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India among nations least able to
defend themselves against cyber-attacks: Survey
Washington, Jan 31: India, alongwith Brazil, Romania and Mexico are among the
nations least able to defend themselves against emerging cyber attacks, a new
survey has revealed.
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Mum’s love can
boost kid’s brain development
Washington, Jan 31: School-age children who get plenty of
nurturing from their mothers early in life have brains with
a larger hippocampus, a key structure important to learning,
memory and response to stress, a new study has found.
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England batsmen asked to learn art of
playing spin from Dravid
London, Jan 31: England batsmen have been asked by their batting coach to learn
from Rahul Dravid how to play spin and pick length in turning conditions after
the No.1 Test team collapsed for 72 in the second Test against Pakistan in Abu
Dhabi.
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Dhoni excited to face ‘intelligent’
new skipper Bailey in T20 series against Oz
Melbourne, Jan 31: Indian skipper MS Dhoni has said he is excited about facing
Australia’s new Twenty20 skipper George Bailey in the two matches to be held
this week.
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Too much work
doubles depression risk
Washington, Jan 31: People who work 11 or more hours a day
are more than two times likely to go through major
depression compared to those working seven to eight hours a
day, a new study has warned.
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One glass of milk
a day could boost your memory power
Washington, Jan 31: Drinking at least one glass of milk
everyday could not only boost your intake of much-needed key
nutrients, but it could also positively impact your brain
and mental performance, experts suggest.
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It may take 10m
generations for cats to evolve as big as elephants
Washington, Jan 31: An international team of researchers
exploring mammal size after dinosaurs became extinct 65
million years ago has found that it took about 10 million
generations for terrestrial mammals to hit their maximum
mass: that’s about the size of a cat evolving into the size
of an elephant.
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Why you miss finding your car keys
when getting late for work
London, Jan 31: The brain system that is responsible for movement runs too fast
for the visual system to keep pace, researchers have suggested.
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Now, laser-guided
bullet that steers itself to its target
London, Jan 31: The US government has developed a self
steering bullet that can sense a laser spot on the target
from more than a kilometre away, and then go straight into
it.
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Angry Birds’ boss
says ‘piracy attracts more business’
London, Jan 31: The chief executive of the entertainment
media company behind mobile gaming phenomenon, Angry Birds,
has said that piracy helps companies attract more business.
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Brain’s speech
centre in different location than believed
Washington, Jan 31: Human speech is processed in an entirely
different part of the brain than researchers have long
believed, a new study has claimed.
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Shakespeare’s
skill lies in his grammar not in words, academic claims
Washington, Jan 31: William Shakespeare may appear to have
used and coined more words than his contemporaries but his
rate of word coinage is actually similar to other writers, a
researcher has claimed.
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