SPLITSVILLE If Indian TV broadcasting has to deliver on its promise, it has to do to TV what multiplThe wonder of it never ceases to amaze me. Just 12 years back, you and I were waiting for the Sunday evening film on Doordarshan. As slaves to the state-owned broadcaster, we waited with bated breath for […]
It’s a material world
Mahatma Gandhi’s sandals, a pair of metal-rimmed glasses, a pocket watch, and a bowl and plate are set to be auctioned in New York, amid some furore in India. Sections of Gandhi’s family and others have demanded the government do something, anything, to stop this "immoral" sale. Historical objects come under a "restricted list" category […]
Govt okays MVNO services
If not 3G (third generation) telecom service during the current UPA regime, the government has ensured that at least mobile virtual network operation (MVNO) comes into India soon. Six months after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) recommended introduction of MVNO service, the government has accepted it. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will now […]
Great-Grandfather Asked to Prove he is 18
GREAT-GRANDFATHER John Payne was stunned when a store assistant refused to let him buy fishing equipment until he could prove he was old enough. Mr Payne, 73, from Wiltshire, was buying a fishing catapult at the Original Factory Shop in Melksham when he was asked to show valid identification proving he was over 18. He […]
Hope for Prostate Cancer patients
An aluminus of Indian Institue of Science ( IIsc ) and a researcher at the Cancer Centre of the Medical College of Georgia,US , Dr.Arun Sreekumar, alongwith his team 25 researchers, clinicians and bio-informaticians have achieved a break-through in the diagnosis of prostate cancer.According to him, this was the first metabolic marker which has been identified among […]
FG Sacks NAMA MD, Nine Other Aviation Chiefs
Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) Managing Director, Ado Sanusi, and some Directors were swept away by a gale that hit the aviation industry on Thursday, which the government hopes would reposition the sector. The announcement, made by Aviation Minister, Babatunde Omotoba, redeployed some Directors. Sanusi was replaced by pioneer NAMA Managing Director, Ibrahim Auyo. Sacked […]
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