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Mkts end flat mirroring Asian peers
The markets closed flat on the first day of the week; it opened in the red showed some recovery but slipped in the negative terrain again.
Argentine eves beat Spain, win bronze
Argentina claimed the bronze medal in the women's hockey World Cup when they trounced hosts Spain 5-0.
Schumacher's home town left in tears
Michael Schumacher fans who hoped to celebrate their home town hero's eighth world championship were crushed.
Now a paper that can't be set ablaze
The scientist claims to have developed a paper that can withstand temperature up to 700 degrees Centigrade.
Sexy ways to meet academic ends
An increasing number of female students in the UK are resorting to prostitution to pay rising university tuition fees.
Follow script, Comrades tell Menon
New Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon went to CPI-M headquarters and held discussions with senior party leader S
Human brain works like a digital computer
A psychology professor has found a region of the human brain that operates almost like a digital computer.
Indian economist, a Nobel probable
Jagdish Bhagwati, listed for this years Nobel economic prize, is a noted proponent of free trade.
Indian youth gets 7/10 from Kalam
Kalam gave a 7 out of 10 to the Indian youth and said it takes a lot of hard work to reach the highest scale.
US speaks up: BPOs must protect data
The US on Friday said India needs to have a credible data protection regime in its own interest.
Space debris hit Atlantis during mission
A piece of space debris punched a small hole in one of Atlantis's radiator panels during its recent space flight.
Dengue: HC slams Centre, Govt
Delhi HC sought explanations from the central and Delhi governments as well as the MCD on their failure to deal with dengue.
Tata Motors fined for defective car
Tata Motors will pay Rs 7.65 lakh as compensation, (including the refund) to a person who was sold a defective car.
Jessica case: HC hauls up prosecution
The court hauled up the prosecution, asking it why no action was taken against witnesses who turned hostile.
Beckham not retiring, says spokesman
David Beckham has no plans to retire from the game in two years' time, a spokesman for the Madrid midfielder said.
'Ageing' Rushdie takes a dig at fatwa
Salman Rushdie jokingly advised everyone against being the subject of a fatwa like the one Khomeini issued.