The Republic Day of India is the day that marks the adoption of the Constitution of India and the transition of India from a British Dominion to a republic on January 26, 1950. It is one of the three national holidays in India. Although India obtained its independence on August 15, 1947, it did not [...]
The explosive Caribbean all-rounder Kieron Pollard and New Zealand paceman Shane Bond emerged as the most expensive players, being sold for a whopping $750,000 (app Rs 3.42 crore) at the auction for the third edition of the Indian Premier League here today. It was a four-way tie among Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers [...]
Internet search giant Google has launched its much-awaited mobile handset titled as Nexus One. Google will sell the phone through its Web store. However, it will currently be available only for US consumers. “The Nexus One belongs in the emerging class of devices which we call ‘superphones,’ with the 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragonâ„¢ chipset making it [...]
The Delhi city-state’s administration has decided to do its bit to reduce carbon footprint: provide electric charge stations. The Delhi government is also planning incentives like base price discount, lower VAT, and road tax and registration charge refund to boost the sale of environment-friendly electric cars. “We will be ready to provide electric charge stations [...]
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been banned for two one-day internationals because of their slow over-rate and The Indian players have also been penalized 40% of their match fees against Sri Lanka on Friday. The thrilling second one-dayer ended about 45 minutes after the scheduled finish time because of frequent discussions between the Indian [...]
India takes on Sri Lanka in the 2nd One day international on Friday, December 18 in Nagpur. India is leading the 5 one day series, 1-0. // Earlier this match was scheduled to be played in Vizag but the shifted to Nagpur. The second ODI between Ind and Sl would be a day night affair. [...]
India is willing to curb its growth in carbon emissions, but stands firm on its rejection of a “peaking” year. Nor will India accept international scrutiny of voluntary domestic measures to tackle climate change, says Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh to The Times of India. Demands for a peaking year and for international scrutiny of all [...]
India wins the nail biting thriller by 3 runs. It is one of the spectacular match one can witness 825 runs in 100 overs and in the end India somehow manage to win just by three runs. Full credit to Srilankan batsmen they didn’t lose the temperament and take head-on the mountains of runs pile [...]
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has achieved completion of first ever Human Genome Sequencing in India. Scientist of CSIR at the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Delhi has sequenced the Human Genome of an anonymous healthy Indian citizen. The first Human Genome Sequence in the world was a result of [...]
The Indian Government is clear that it shall maintain its stand based on the “polluter pays†principle heading in to the 15thConference of Parties (COP) at Copenhagen, at which the international community will determine the shape of Climate Change policy post 2012 when the Kyoto Protocol is set to expire. The Government of India makes [...]
