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Indian Americans named to digital task force

G Sayeed Choudhury, associate dean of libraries at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, and Dr Vijay Gurbaxani, senior associate dean, the Paul Merage School of Business, University of......

Madhavi Gavini named a top Davidson Fellow

Madhavi Gavini, 17, a freshman at Johns Hopkins University, was one of the top five winners of the 2007 Davidson Fellowships, established by the Davidson Institute for Talent Development.The......

Khurana, Malik, 'outstanding young Americans'

Dr Rahul Khurana, a surgeon at the Wilmer Eye Institute at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Captain Marisha Malik, of Potomac, Maryland, were among the Ten Outstanding Young......

ar to work on Mumbai health project

A 23-year-old American Fulbright Scholar studying at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, has decided to use the grant awarded to him to work for Pratham and Niramaya (Niramaya......

Now, Akhilesh's uncle is invited to US for lecture

After Harvard University's invitation to Chief Minister AKhilesh Yadav, his uncle and senior cabinet minister Shivpal Yadav has been invited by John Hopkins University, US, to deliver a lecture on......

Fuel subsidy only benefitting the rich: IMF official

The massive amount of fuel subsidy, which is taking a toll on government expenditure, is mainly benefiting the rich and not the poor, an IMF official said on Tuesday.It will take 1/10th of the......

'India should cut barriers to boost global trade'

India ranks below 100 (out of 180 countries) when it comes to doing business easily, says Pravin Krishna, Chung Ju Yung Professor of International Economics, School of Advanced International......

Ex-CTO of US may run for governorship

It is widely believed that Aneesh Chopra, who resigned last week as the first White House Chief Technology Officer, is mulling a run for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, and is likely to make an......

Extend Afghanistan- Pakistan trade agreement to India: US

The Obama Administration on Wednesday stressed on the need to extend an Afghanistan- Pakistan transit trade agreement to India, asserting this will transform the economic dynamics of the......

Govt may allow education bodies to float bonds

The ministry of human resource development is considering allowing educational institutions to float bond issues for fund generation."At present, we are working on some of these ideas. We are also......

'Aamir thought Peepli Live! was a big joke'

Anusha Rizvi is a former NDTV producer. In her first feature film Peepli Live -- produced by Aamir Khan, two poor, broken down farmers and brothers (Budhia and Natha) are about to lose their family......

Pix: Bollywood ushers in IPL-3

Bollywood was on hand to usher in the third season of the cricket extravaganza known as the Indian Premier League at a pre-IPL launch party in Mumbai on Thursday. The third season kicks of today.......

Farhan and Hrithik's birthday bash

It was a birthday unlike others. Close friends Farhan Akhtar and Hrithik Roshan decided to celebrate their 36th birthday together at a posh lounge in Mumbai's Juhu suburb.......

Images: India vs South Africa, 1st Test, Day 2, Nagpur

Hashim Amla's (253 not out) double ton put South Africa in a commanding position as the Proteas declared on 558 for six on Day 2 of the first Test in Nagpur on Sunday. Resuming the day with an......

Thousands honour Germany's Enke

Tens of thousands of fans joined family, friends and team-mates of Robert Enke to pay their last respects to the Germany goalkeeper on Sunday, five days after his suicide shocked the country and......

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Q. what do you know about Mr. Shriram Abhyankar ... ????
Manoj Joshi: A. more

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Q. Uncircumcised men are eight times aslikely to become infected with HIV than circumcisedmen, according to a study of nearly 2,300 men in Indiareleased on Thursday.A researcher at Baltimore's Johns Hopkins UniversitySchool of Medicine suggested that the inner surface ofthe foreskin does not have the same protective layeras the outside, and is potentially more vulnerable toHIV.?
Z: A. Abhyankar was born in a Maharashtrian Konkanastha Brahmin family. He earned his B.Sc. from Royal Institute of Science in 1951, his A.M. at Harvard...... more

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Q. why Jews and Muslims are circumcised , is there any medical benefits ?
ABDULLAH: A. well, the very well known fact is, either you have cut the foreskin or Not, if you get in to sexual contact with infected person, you are sure to...... more

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Q. What is the history behind the establishment of Stanford University?
ABDULLAH: A. In 1876, former California Governor Leland Stanford purchased 650 acres of Rancho San Francisquito for a country home and began the development of...... more

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Thein Sein praised for reforms in Myanmar but urged to end violence against Muslims

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama praised the reforms of Myanmar leader Thein Sein but urged him to end violence against Muslims. Sein is the... ...

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Exposure to Secondhand Smoke May Lead to Worsening of Pediatric Kidney Disease; Pediatric Nephrology Publishes Dayton Children's, Johns Hopkins Joint Study

In adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD), cigarette smoking is associated with an increased risk for CKD progression and transplant failure.... ...

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Personal Genome Diagnostics And Blueprint Medicines Form Collaboration to Identify Novel Kinase Targets

PR Newswire BALTIMORE, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Personal Genome Diagnostics Inc. (PGDx), today announced that it will use its proprietary... ...

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Ambassador David Jacobson to Join BMO Financial Group as Vice-Chair

BMO Financial Group (TSX:BMO)(NYSE:BMO) has announced that Ambassador David Jacobson, who currently serves as United States Ambassador to Canada,... ...

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