Research
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Taapsee Pannu to visit Agra for research
Bollywood | Dec 29, 2014, 07:32 AM ISTNew Delhi: Actress Taapsee Pannu is planning to travel to Agra to do research work for her role in the upcoming movie “Agra Ka Daabra”.She will be seen playing a young Muslim girl in the
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Extra income boosts health of elderly in poor countries
Lifestyle | Dec 28, 2014, 04:15 PM ISTNew York: A little extra income can significantly improve the health and well-being of poor, elderly people in developing countries, says a new study.They poor spend a significant portion of the extra money on doctor
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Disadvantaged men likely to do 'women's work'
Lifestyle | Dec 29, 2014, 04:54 PM ISTLondon: Men who are disabled or belong to an ethnic minority are more likely to do jobs traditionally associated with women, says a Britain-based study.Men in the lowest grade are three times more likely to
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Porn addiction linked to low marriage rates in US
Lifestyle | Dec 22, 2014, 06:55 PM ISTWashington: Porn addiction may be one of the reasons why most Americans are not tying the knot, says a study.Using data from the General Social Survey (GSS) to analyse how 18 to 35-year-old men used
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House not clean as we think: Study
Lifestyle | Dec 22, 2014, 03:23 PM ISTLondon: Most people pride themselves on trying to keep their house clean and tidy. But a new research suggests our houses are not as tidy as we think.A new study of more than 2,000 people,
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Accepting equation with boss, key to excelling in job
Lifestyle | Nov 23, 2014, 05:40 PM ISTNew York: Instead of faking it, coming to terms with the actual equation you share with your boss may help you perform better, a study shows.Workers are more motivated if they and their supervisors see
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IIAS to research on Indian traditions
India | Sep 14, 2014, 07:19 AM ISTShimla: Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS), country's premier research institute, will take up new research projects on Indian traditions and its multi-culture components in the coming years.“The institute is the most appropriate place for
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Nokia, NTT Docomo to jointly research 5G technologies
May 08, 2014, 04:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: Finnish telecom giant Nokia and Japan's NTT Docomo are to work jointly on research in fifth generation (5G) technologies.“Nokia and NTT Docomo have agreed to collaborate on research and standardisation of 5G technologies
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Indian scientist wins top British research fellowship
May 03, 2014, 09:51 PM ISTLondon: An Indian scientist in Britain has been granted a prestigious fellowship worth 1,068,000 pounds (around $1.8 million) by a top British agency that funds research in engineering and the physical sciences.Ravinder Dahiya, a senior
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China poised to overtake US as world's largest economy, research shows
May 02, 2014, 07:26 PM ISTParis: China is poised to overtake the US as the world's largest economy this year, earlier than expected.“The United States remained the world's largest economy (in 2011), but it was closely followed by China” once
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Delhi HC notice over not using donor's body for research
India | Apr 03, 2014, 08:31 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the central and city government and AIIMS after a man said the last wish of his sister to donate her body for research could
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Air pollution kills over two million people each year
World | Jul 14, 2013, 09:41 AM ISTWashington, July 14: Human-caused outdoor air pollution may be responsible for over two million deaths worldwide - a large number of them in South Asia and East Asia - each year, US researchers have said.A
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PAU seeks Rs 198 Cr for crop diversification research
India | Jul 03, 2013, 05:53 PM ISTChandigarh, July 3: Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has sought funds to the tune of Rs 198 crore from the state government to carry out research in the development of new varieties of alternative crops to
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Scientists make breakthrough in HIV research
World | Jan 22, 2013, 04:24 PM ISTWashington, Jan 22: The US researchers have cracked a system that renders certain types of immune cells impervious to HIV infection, possibly paving the way to its eradication from the body.The system's two vital components
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Indian Software Companies Must Stop Trying New Products : Gartner
Nov 22, 2011, 08:25 AM ISTMumbai, Nov 22: The Indian software and solutions providers have failed to develop new products and therefore the IT firms should stop trying to develop these, a senior official of research firm Gartner said on
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IITs: Thrust Was Not On Research, But Things Are Changing, Says Sibal
India | May 26, 2011, 04:06 PM ISTAhmedabad, May 26: Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said on Wednesday the thrust in IITs so far had not been on research, but things were changing now.His comments came in the backdrop of Environment Minister