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Frozen plane in Siberia pushed by Passengers
(CNN) -- Yes, this really happened! A bunch of passengers left their seats to give their frozen plane a push at a snowbound airport...
Swachh Bharat campaign becomes part of CBSE exam
Now, Class 9 and 11 students of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be tested on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat...
Death of 15,000 Ducks of Avian Influenza puts Kerala on red alert
Thiruvananthapuram: With lab tests confirming avian influenza to be the cause of mass death of ducks in parts of Kerala, a red alert has...
You have been followed by Spyware for Six Years
The cyber security firm Symantec made a curious announcement over the weekend. Apparently, a highly sophisticated online spying tool has been in global circulation...
Delhi Cops arrest traffickers. Twenty minors rescued
In a massive crackdown against organised trafficking rackets, police teams from Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand have arrested 10 traffickers and rescued 20 minors in the...
India to invest $ 4 billion to curb power theft
India will spend 253 billion rupees ($4.1 billion) to tackle rampant theft of electricity by rolling out metering in cities and upgrading old distribution...
ISKCON Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Prabhupada’s Leaving for U.S.
ISKCON is ramping up for its mega 50th anniversary celebrations, with events to be held all over the world throughout the year 2016. These...
Are children better off now? Global report card
Twenty-five years ago this month, the countries that compose the United Nations reached a landmark agreement that laid the foundation for much-needed strengthening of...
In a 11-country survey of older adults, Americans turn out to be sicker
A new survey was released November 19 as a Web First by Health Affairs, called "International Survey Of Older Adults Finds Shortcomings In Access,...
India’s Internet users set to overtake USA
New Delhi, Nov 19, 2014, (PTI):
"The number of internet users in India would reach 302 million by December 2014, registering a year-on-year growth of...
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Mythology is a wrong word for Vedas and Puranas
It's almost like an established tradition today that the super-science and the mind-boggling stories of historical value found in the ancient Vedic texts, called...
Here they go again- Ghost of Big Bang haunts scientists
Last time they tried it and thought they made it. Then came controversies and debates. Some scientists said they got what they were looking...
Month full of Dancing – What makes Kartik month so special?
We have heard of people dancing on the new year day, on birthdays, in clubs and in parties. Such dancing lasts for a day...
We will miss you, O Purushottam month!
Purushottam month has just gone. It has gone away from us to return after three years. It came to bless us and left after...
Understanding Vata dosha in Ayurveda
In the ancient Ayurvedic text, the Charak Samhita, Charak describes all the etiological factors which contribute to disturbances in the body’s channels (srotas). ...
