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Bhupen Hazarika
awarded Padma Vibhushan
New Delhi, Jan 25: The President of India today approved the
conferment of Padma Awards for 2012 with veteran Assamese
singer, poet and musician Late (Dr.) Bhupen Hazarika,
receiving the Padma Vibhushan along with Cartoonist Late
Mario De Miranda from Goa.
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Mahatma Gandhi''s followers flay
Anna''s ''slap'' remark
Ahmedabad, Jan 25: Followers of Mahatma Gandhi on Wednesday expressed their
anguish over veteran social activist Anna Hazare''s remark that a person has no
option but to slap the corrupt when he runs out of tolerance and patience.
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Former President Kalam lauds Election
Commission
New Delhi, Jan 25: Former President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Wednesday
applauded the work of Election Commission of India (ECI) in conducting free and
fair elections in the country.
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Myanmar hopes to
usher in democracy
New Delhi, Jan 25: Myanmar''s Foreign Minister, Wunna Maung
Lwin, on Wednesday said his country was moving ahead with
democratic reforms and expected to see concrete and tangible
steps from the western powers to ease its two-decade-long
international isolation.
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Facebook, Twitter, MySpace tell
Google ‘Don''t be evil’ in search results
London, Jan 25: Social networking sites Facebook, Twitter and MySpace have
created a new web tool to direct users’ attention to what they call ‘biased
search results from Google,’ delivering a resounding message to the tech giant-
“Don''t be evil”.
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Syrian regime decides to stand up to
‘conspiring universe’
Damascus (Syria), Jan.25: The Syrian regime has vowed to solve its own problems
even if "half the universe" is conspiring against it.
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Apple reports
record profits, revenues and iPhones, iPads, Macs sales
London, Jan 25: Technology giant Apple has reported its best
quarter ever for revenue and earnings as it sold more
iPhones, iPads and Mac computers than in any three-month
period in its history.
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New Zealand school
teaches Sanskrit and claims it helps children understand
English
Nevada (US), Jan 25: A school in New Zealand has a ‘Sanskrit
Language Studies’ program and claims that learning Sanskrit
accelerates a child’s reading ability.
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Fracking could be
2011’s word of the year
Melbourne, Jan 25: The word ‘fracking’ is emerging as the
favourite new word for most people as it leads Macquarie
Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2011 poll.
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IMF cuts global forecasts and warns of
debt crisis
Washington, Jan.25: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that it is
cutting its forecasts for growth and warning of a deeper downturn if Europe
doesn''t take stronger action to stem its debt crisis.
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Google replacing
‘human brain’ as main memory source
London, Jan 25: Internet has over-powered our brains in
becoming the main source of memory for us, a new study has
revealed.
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Over 40 new
species discovered in South American forests
London, Jan 25: More than 40 species of creatures that
scientists believe to be new to science have been discovered
in tropical forests of a tiny South American country.
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Food fried in
olive or sunflower oil ‘not bad for heart’
London, Jan 25: Eating fried food may not harm your heart,
if it is cooked using olive or sunflower oil, experts say.
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South East Asian
snake’s venom could also turn back puberty
London, Jan 25: If you manage to survive the highly toxic
bite of the Russell Pit Viper, there are chances you might
end up developing symptoms that suggest a reversal of
puberty.
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