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Science, tech studies priority for India, US: Nancy Powell
The fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics are priorities for both India and the US, outgoing American Ambassador Nancy Powell said here Monday. |
Two Indian peacekeepers injured in attack on UN base in South SudanThe Hindu/ PTI
Two Indian peacekeepers have been injured in a “deadly and unprovoked” attack by a mob of armed men on civilians sheltering inside a UN base in the war-ravaged town of Bor in South Sudan. |
India's first double-decker flyover opens in Mumbai
India's first double-decker flyover was opened for public use in this west coast megapolis and the country's commercial capital Friday. |
World's biggest peace torch lit for Indian spiritual guru in USBy Arun Kumar
Ashrita Furman, a Guinness World Records record-breaker, has lit what is claimed to be the world's biggest torch in New York in honour of Indian spiritual leader Chinmoy Kumar Ghose, popularly known as Sri Chinmoy. |
Dogs do their bit for the electionsBy Rakhi Chakrabarty/ The Times of India
It's certainly a dog's life for some 450 canines on election duty. Working in sweltering heat, putting life and limb at risk, the hardworking dogs have sniffed out about 221kg of explosives in the form of IEDs across four states in the Maoist zone. |
Andaman's Jarawa tribals: A training centre holds out new hopeBy Anurag Dey
A newly-launched training centre here is expected to play a significant role in enabling the endangered Jarawa tribe, one of the oldest inhabitants of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands whose number has shrunk to a mere 400, to decide their own future, an official said. |
Return of the King: An Indian zoo gets three Royal Bengal TigersBy Nivedita Khandekar/ The Hindustan Times
After losing over a dozen tigers over the past 18 months and left with no male Royal Bengal Tigers, a zoo in Delhi is set to start a new chapter with the recent arrival of three members of the species. |
Transgenders get right to be called the third gender in indiaBy Dhananjay Mahapatra/ The Times of India
Centuries of having to live with the oppression of an indeterminate identity came to an end for transgenders — or hijras — on Tuesday when the Supreme Court recognized them as the "third gender", separate from male or female, and gave them a leg up in their effort to secure a better social and economic future by ordering their inclusion in the OBC category for education and jobs. |
Indian-American surgeon jumps into US Congressional raceBy Arun Kumar
Anil Kumar, an Indian-American surgeon and small business owner in Michigan has filed papers as a Democratic candidate in the race for the US House of Representatives from the state's 11th Congressional district. |
Sebi lens on companies for stock tweak via MauritiusPartha Sinha / The Times of India
The market regulator has sought information from some large Indian business houses about the nature of their financial dealings with UBS, one of the largest banks in the world, about eight years ago. |
