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| INDIA4U NEWS | May 17, 2012 |
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Music makes people more productive at workplace
'Moderate' background noise like music or even chatter is better than silence to spark creativity at work, an Indian origin researcher has said....
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| NATIONAL |
Northeast films shine at the 59th national film awards
The recent praise for movies from northeast India, has reinforced the cinematic talent of the region. ...
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General Motors to pull 'ineffective' Facebook ads
General Motors plans to stop advertising on Facebook after deciding that paid ads on the social networking site have little impact on consumers' car purchases....
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J.Lo gets boytoy Casper Smart smarten up wardrobe
Jennifer Lopez's boyfriend Casper Smart has to watch what he wears, as he can no longer wear sweat pants when he is out with her....
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| SPORTS |
Nicole Scherzinger steals spotlight at 'Men in Black' premiere
Nicole Scherzinger sizzled in a figure-hugging purple gown at the German premiere of her latest film 'Men in Black 3' on Tuesday....
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Corporate giants reach out to underprivileged kids
Magic shows, movies and a whole lot of goodies. Children from humble backgrounds across the capital Tuesday had a field day as two corporate giants, PVR and Nirulas, on two separate occasions, entertained them - and promised them something even bigger education....
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| TRAVEL |
Widespread protest against British plan to honour 1857 dead
In an unusual development, Hindus, Muslims and even ideologically divergent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) seem to be joining hands to oppose the arrival of a British delegation to pay homage to their ancestors who were killed during India's first war of independence in 1857, described as the mutiny by the British....
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| SPECIAL REPORTS | Jun 9, 2008 |
Dr. Pramod Deo takes over as Chairman, CERC
Union Minister of Power, Shri Sushilkumar Shinde, today administered the Oath of Office and Secrecy to Dr. Pramod Deo, Chairman, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC)....
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Steady growth in the opening of bank accounts of NREGA beneficiaries
During 2007-08 Rs 10,738.47 crore was paid as wages to more than 3.3 crore households out of a total expenditure of Rs 15,856.89 crore. Such huge flow of funds from Government treasury to poor rural households provides an immense opportunity to bring the beneficiaries into the fold of the organized banking system. Despite the spread of rural bank branches, large number of rural households still does not have any access to banking services. More than 50% of the adult population in rural areas do not have bank accounts. Now with the implementation of NREGA large flow of funds is occurring from government to the rural households which open up a new chapter in the history of rural development in India....
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Central assistance under DDP to Gujrat and Rajasthan
The Ministry of Rural Development has sanctioned Rs. 250.64 lakh to the State Governments of Gujrat and Rajasthan for the implementation of Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Desert Development Programme” (DDP) during the current financial year 2008-09....
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I.M.G Khan takes over as Member UPSC
Shri I.M.G Khan former Secretary (Posts), Department of Posts, took the Oath of Office and Secrecy as Member, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) today. The Oath was administered by Shri Subir Dutta, Chairman, UPSC....
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Call for joint action on bird flu, other veterinary diseases by SAARC nations
A two-day SAARC conference of Chiefs of Veterinary Services began here today with a call to tackle bird flu and other trans-boundary animal diseases jointly....
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