Posts Tagged ‘emphasis’

Kolkata, April 6 (ANI): In a novel mode of campaigning for election, 70,000 pieces of a CD are slated to be distributed across West Bengal for playing in villages, towns and cities to sensitize the masses. The idea is to play the music at meetings, rallies and road shows before the Left front ... Full story

New Delhi, Apr.6 (ANI): Ambassador A. Peter Burleigh today assumed duties as the Charge d'Affaires of the U.S. Mission in India. Ambassador Burleigh's interim appointment by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reflects the U.S. Government's emphasis on assuring highest-level representation and continuity in U.S. Indian relations. Ambassador Burleigh's substantial diplomatic experience and many years in South Asia will provide leadership of the U.S.ission in ... Full story

Washington, Apr 2 (ANI): A new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that head and neck cancer patients who smoke, drink, don't exercise or don't eat enough fruit have worse survival outcomes than those with better health habits. "While there has been a recent emphasis on biomarkers and genes that might be linked to cancer survival, the health habits a person ... Full story

Changki (Nagaland), Mar 29 (ANI): First Aloe Vera Distillation Unit of the northeast was recently inaugurated here in Nagaland to cater to internal as well as external consumer. The Rs. 28.5 million Aloe Vera Processing Plant comprises of washing unit, extractor, juicer, storage tank, filtering device, cosmetic processor, powder unit section, tray, drier, boiler and ... Full story

New York, Mar 28 (ANI): President Barack Obama Pak-Afghan policy, which could be his signature foreign policy effort, said that al Qaeda terrorists are hiding in Pakistan and Afghanistan and he wants them to defeat them in their safe havens to prevent their return in future. Obama said he would increase aid to Pakistan and would, for the first time, set benchmarks for progress in fighting ... Full story

Moscow, Mar 27 (ANI): India will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) conference on Afghanistan in Moscow on Friday. The conference is being held ahead of the March 31 meeting on Afghanistan in The Hague, under the initiative of the United States. India is participating in both the meetings. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's special envoy, Satinder Lambah, will represent India at the conference. While India, Iran, Mongolia ... Full story

London - The private home of a British banker has been attacked by vandals following weeks of critical news coverage of a generous pension deal agreed when he was asked to leave his job by the government at the height of the credit crisis last October. Police in Edinburgh, Scotland, said windows were smashed at the Georgian townhouse of Fred Goodwin, the former chief executive of ... Full story

Melbourne (Australia), Mar.11 (ANI): Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds will have one last chance to stake his Ashes claim when Queensland take on Victoria in this year's Sheffield Shield final. Fox Sports quoted Queensland Bulls teammate Martin Love as saying: "He (Symonds) probably doesn't have the runs on the board at this stage to warrant (Ashes) selection - but runs in a final always counts. "This is probably ... Full story

Washington, March 7 (ANI): The problem of email overload in busy organizations and companies can be solved with the aid of a new computer model, say two Indian-origin researchers. Ashish Gupta at Minnesota State University Moorhead, and Ramesh Sharda at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, have described the model called Simulator for Interruptions and Message Overload in Network Environments (SIMONE) in the International Journal of Simulation ... Full story

New York, Mar.5 (ANI): An education expert has warned that some American textbooks have presented a biased view of Islam and offer a sugar-coated picture of Islamic extremism, a trend that has parents worried about what's being taught in public schools. In numerous history textbooks, "key subjects like jihad, Islamic law, the status of women are whitewashed," Fox News quoted Gilbert T. Sewall, director of the ... Full story

Washington, Mar 5 (ANI): During his presidential campaign, Barack Obama accused his predecessor George W Bush of bullying allies and suggested that he would do a better job of reaching out to old friends and finding new ones. Most American allies welcomed Obama's election, but at least one country hoped less for change than continuity, said Kim Holmes, a former Assistant Secretary of State and ... Full story

London, March 3 (ANI): 'Slumdog Millionaire' not only turned out to be an Oscar sensation, but has also earned its director Danny Boyle a chance to direct the next James Bond flick. Bond chief Barbara Broccoli, who currently heads the 007 franchise at EON Productions, is said to be leading the chase for the British filmmaker's services. "Danny is the man of the moment and ... Full story

London, March 3 (ANI): 'Slumdog Millionaire' not only turned out to be an Oscar sensation, but has also earned its director Danny Boyle a chance to direct the next James Bond flick. Bond chief Barbara Broccoli, who currently heads the 007 franchise at EON Productions, is said to be leading the chase for the British filmmaker's services. "Danny is the man of the moment and ... Full story

New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): The Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Climate Change, Shyam Saran, on Saturday said a revised plan on climate change would be submitted for approval to the Prime Minister's Council soon. The plan will help to address pressing concerns about climate change, besides ensuring energy security, Saran said. Addressing ... Full story

Christchurch (New Zealand), Feb.25 (ANI): The New Zealand cricket team will seek to put pressure on explosive Indian opener Virender Sehwag during the series that includes two Twenty20 matches, five one-day internationals and three Tests. New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori made no attempt to diminish the influence the 30-year-old could exert throughout the tour. "Sehwag creates a lot of momentum for them, he can take a game ... Full story

New Delhi, Feb 23 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Monday gave its approval to the establishment of National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG) at Kalyani in West Bengal as an autonomous institution under the aegis of Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology with the budgetary provision of Rs. 210 crores. The Institute has emphasis towards enhancement of knowledge on human health and disease ... Full story

Washington, February 18 (ANI): A new study from Binghamton University suggests that peer victimization in middle and high schools may be an important indicator of an individual's sexual behaviour later in life. Published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, the study report says that peer aggression and victimization during adolescence is a form of competition for reproductive opportunities. Andrew C. Gallup, a member of the ... Full story

New Delhi, Feb 16 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee while presenting an Interim Budget in the Lok Sabha here today said that the emphasis has been given to the empowerment of women as an abiding objective of the UPA Government. He also announced the launching of two new schemes namely the Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme and the Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme ... Full story

New Delhi, Feb 13 (ANI): Beyonce Knowles has revealed that she kept her wedding to rapper Jay-Z secret because she wanted to 'cherish' the commitment of marriage rather than the big day itself. "I think that people can put way too much emphasis on the day. It's just so temporary and it goes away in a second. And then you have this commitment you made, and ... Full story

Melbourne, Feb 6 (ANI): While it is often said that money can't buy love, an Australian psychologist has cautioned that cash act as a major bonding material when it comes to keeping couples together in difficult times. Dr Matthew Bambling of the Queensland University of Technology has revealed that many couples are parting ways owing to the recent credit crunch, as they face job insecurity, redundancy ... Full story