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Aero India Off To High-flying Start In Bengaluru
Asia's biennial Aero India premier air show took off in this aerospace hub on Tuesday with a spectacular flying display of fighters and helicopeters in various formations, including breath-taking aerobatics. ....
Women Winning Fewer Elections, Losing Deposits In Larger Numbers : Uttar Pradesh
Poor, populous Uttar Pradesh was the first state to have a female Chief Minister -- Sucheta Kriplani from 1963 to 1967 -- but this pioneering effort has not improved prospects for women in elections. ....
Chef Vikas Khanna's 16 Kg Tome Raises Rs 30 Lakh For Underpriveleged Kids
It's a 1,200-page love of labour that's taken 12 years to compile and on Tuesday, the 12th copy of Michelin Star Chef Vikas Khanna's limited edition "Utsav - A Culinary Epic" was auctioned for Rs 30 lakh that will go to feed 200,000 underpriveleged children through an NGO he supports. ....
Acer Launches New Convertible Laptop At Rs 42,999
Taiwanese hardware and electronics corporation Acer on Wednesday launched a convertible laptop "Acer Spin 3" in India at Rs 42,999.....
Cabinet Nod For 31 Bids For Small Oil, Gas Fields Exploration
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved 31 contracts for exploration of small oil and gas contract areas under the Discovered Small Fields (DSF) Bid Round 2016, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced here.....
Malaria Vaccine Found Effective In Early Human Trial
When administered together with antimalarial medication, an experimental malaria vaccine has been found to protect people in early clinical trial. ....
Antarctic Sea Ice Hits Record Low
Sea ice in the Antarctic has shrunk to its lowest level since records began nearly four decades ago, preliminary US satellite data has shown. ....
56% Merchants Still Do Not Accept Digital Payments
As much as 56 per cent of the merchants still do not accept digital payments because of the risks and cost of handling cash along with a fear of income loss after adopting digital payment solutions, a new survey has said.....
International Athlete Arrested With Party Drugs Worth Rs 50 Crore
Discus thrower Harpreet Singh, a silver medallist in the 2004 Australia Commonwealth Youth Games, and two of his accomplices have been arrested after police seized 25 kg of party drugs worth Rs 50 crore from them, officials said on Friday. ....
Warm Sunday Morning In Delhi
It was a partly cloudy Sunday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 15.6 degrees Celsius, five notches above the season's average.....
