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  • Share of developing nations in investments set to triple by 2030 Share of developing nations in investments set to triple by 2030

    WASHINGTON - The share of developing countries led by China and India in global investment is expected to triple by 2030 to three-fifths, from one-fifth in 2000, says the latest edition of the World Bank's Global Development Horizons (GDH) report, which explores patterns of investment, saving and capital flows as they are likely to evolve over the next two decades. Seventeen years from now, ...

  • Indian students win $60k grand prize at 2013s Dell Social Innovation Challenge

    A team of students from India became the winner of the 60,000-dollar-grand-prize at the Dell Social Innovation Challenge (DSIC 2013) for its project Solar Conduction Dryer. The winning team comprised of two Indian students, Shital Somani and Vaibhav Tidke from Mumbai. Shortlisted from more than 2,600 projects ideas that addressed issues impacting more than 110 countries, five finalists ...

  • Chinese Premier Li arrives Sunday to discuss border and more

    All issues would be on the table, including the India-China boundary question, when Chinese Premier Li Keqiang meets Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here Sunday evening. Li, who arrives in India Sunday afternoon on a three-day state visit, and Manmohan Singh are also likely to discuss the proposed border defence cooperation agreement during their talks, sources said Saturday. Li's visit comes ...

  • Inmates clash in Goa jail probe ordered

    Prison authorities Saturday ordered a probe into a clash between inmates that left three under-trials injured in a Goa jail late Friday. A spokesperson for the Aguada Central Jail, about 20 km from here, said that Syron Rodrigues, Amog Naik and Amay Shirodkar, who are undergoing trial in separate murder cases, were taken to a primary health centre for treatment and then taken back to the ...

  • NHRC notice to Haryana over girls harassment

    The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a response from Haryana's chief secretary and director general of police over media reports that panchayats of six villages have decided against sending girls to school over fears of sexual harassment. The NHRC has sought reports from the two officials over the issue within a month. The commission also directed them to inform it about the ...

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Did Gene Roddenberry know? Did he have any idea what he was unleashing when he created "Star Trek," a sci-fi TV series that started in 1966 and was canceled after three years of dismal ratings? Did he understand the implications of his actions, that hordes of die-hard fans would devote their lives to his personal vision of a better future? Did he know it would create an entire subculture that is ... ...

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  • Who am I to relaunch Shruti Haasan asks Prabhudheva

    Filmmaker Prabhudheva, who has cast Shruti Haasan in "Ramaiya Vastavaiya", says he is no one to "relaunch" the daughter of veteran actress Kamal Haasan. "It's not a relaunch! Shruti is Kamal Haasan's daughter. Who am I to relaunch her," Prabhudheva told IANS. Shruti has earlier featured in Bollywood films like "Luck" and "Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji", which didn't manage to elicit the expected ...

  • Spot fixing Three cricketers to be questioned again

    and 120 (B) (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC. The Delhi Police arrested the three players in a post-midnight operation in Mumbai May 16 for spot fixing in IPL matches for payments of upto Rs.60 lakh, just for giving away a pre-determined number of runs in an ...

  • One killed as army foils infiltration bid in Kashmir

    A junior commissioned officer (JCO) was killed and a soldier was injured when army soldiers foiled an infiltration bid in north Kashmir's Kupwara district early Saturday, an official said. A gunfight erupted between a group of four-five militants and security forces when the soldiers detected the infiltration bid in Machil area, an army spokesperson said. "The militants opened fire resulting ...

  • Filmmakers in awe of Mariyaan trailer

    Renowned filmmakers such as Deepa Mehta, Ashutosh Gowariker and Shekhar Kapur are floored by the recently released trailer of upcoming Tamil romantic-drama "Mariyaan". Directed by Bharatbala, "Mariyaan" features Dhanush in the lead role. It narrates the story about the will to survive of a fisherman held captive. Buoyed by the response he received for the trailer, Bharatbala posted on his ...

  • BCCI Working Committee to decide on quantum of punishment for IPL spot fixersRajeev Shukla

    Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council Chairman Rajeev Shukla on Saturday said that the Working Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) would meet in Chennai on Sunday to decide on the quantum of punishment to be given to the three cricketers accused of spot fixing in the sixth edition of the event. Interacting with media here, Shukla said: "The BCCI Working ...

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