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Miss World 2012: Vanya Mishra Loses Crown to Miss China; Wins 'Miss Social Media' & 'Beauty with a Purpose' [PHOTOS]

India's Vanya Mishra lost the Miss World 2012 beauty pageant to Miss People's Republic of China, Wenxia Yu, on Saturday at the Dongsheng stadium in Ordos, China.

Aug 19, 2012

NEC Announces ₹4 Million Cash Award for Mary Kom

North Eastern Council (NEC) on Monday announced ₹4 million cash award to MC Mary Kom for winning a bronze medal for the country at the just concluded London Olympics 2012.

Aug 14, 2012

A surface-to-surface Agni V missile is launched from the Wheeler Island off the eastern Indian state of Orissa.

Pakistan Intensifying Nuclear Arms Production to Counter India

Pakistan's nuclear weaponry is primarily aimed at India, after the former was found accelerating its nuclear weapon production capacity and seeking circumstances to use them as a hedge against India's nuclear arsenal, Press Trust of India (PTI) cited a US report as saying.

Aug 10, 2012

Samsung Launches Chelsea FC Youth Football Camp in US

Samsung Electronics has launched the U.S. leg of the Samsung - Chelsea FC Youth Football Camp with an aim to encourage children aged 9 to 13 to pursue their dreams and nurture athletic talent.

Jul 19, 2012

Sunita Williams' Multiple Tasks in Space Besides Expedition 32

World famous Indian-American woman astronaut Sunita Williams will be occupied with several other tasks besides working on her space project "Expedition 32".

Jul 15, 2012

Amitabh Bachchan Requests B’wood Celebs to Help Save Tigers

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, brand ambassador of "Save Our Tigers" campaign, urged people and the Hindi film industry on Sunday to help save the reducing number of tigers in India. During the campaign, Bachchan urged all celebrities to make good use of the attention they are getting for the noble cause.

Jul 15, 2012

MGNREGA Raised Average Wage by 81 Percent: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recited some statistical information on MGNREGA programme, which has arguable raised over the years and appreciated UPA's governance for making it possible, while releasing the employment scheme for rural people on Saturday.

Jul 14, 2012

World Bank to Offer ₹5.55 Billion for Bihar Rural Development Project

The World Bank, government of India, and the Bihar government on Monday signed an agreement for $100 million in additional funds for the ongoing development of rural development programme "Jeevika".

Jul 10, 2012

Lonesome George Last Giant Tortoise of Pinta Island Dies

A giant tortoise, which is believed to be the last member of the Pinta island subspecies, has died at the Galapagos National Park on the Galapagos Islands.

Jun 25, 2012

IMA Doctors Call For Day-Long Nationwide Strike, Medical Services to be Affected

The members of the Indian Medical Association will hold a nationwide day-long strike to protest against government's amendments to the Clinical Establishment Act, 2010 and other policies including the National Council for Human Resources in Health Bill-2011 and the new three-year Bachelor of Rural Health and Care programme.

Jun 25, 2012

Nasa Astronaut Sunita Williams to Head Back to ISS

Indian-American space scientist, Sunita Williams, will return in July to the International Space Station where she worked as a flight engineer for six months back in 2006.

Jun 24, 2012

'Satyamev Jayate' Impact: Actor Aamir Khan to Discuss Medical Issues in Parliament

Parliamentary Standing Committee of Rajya Sabha has now invited Aamir Khan to share his findings regarding malpractices in the medical sector. Aamir becomes the first non-MP Bollywood personality to enter the House.

Jun 19, 2012

7 Points on Which Motorola Droid Razr Maxx Scores Over Samsung Galaxy S3

Motorola Droid Razr Maxx's striking feature is its camera which can capture images without time lag.

Jun 17, 2012

India, Canada Sign MoU on Road Transportation and Infrastructure Development

India and Canada have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Infrastructure Development, Operation & Maintenance of Roads during the visit of Dr. C.P. Joshi, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, to Canada.

Jun 12, 2012

India Observes World Environment Day amidst Hot Summer: What is Green Economy?

Global warming has become a huge challenge to the world. Days are getting hotter and natural calamities are occurring more often. And on Tuesday, humanity observes World Environment Day (WED) with the theme 'Green Economy: Does it include you?' India observes World Environment Day amidst hot summer.

Jun 5, 2012

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