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Trust your gut feeling, it's right!

The next time you get a gut feeling about something, don't ignore it, for researchers at Leeds University Business School say that those feelings are real and should be taken seriously.According to......

Kolkata among cities MOST vulnerable to floods

Shanghai, Dhaka and Kolkata are the cities most vulnerable to flooding, according to a new study, reports Syed Tashfin Chowdhury A recent study has found that Kolkata is the one of the cities most......

Briton dies of rabies after dog-bite in India

A British woman who contracted rabies after being bitten by a dog during a recent visit to India has died, making her first victim of the disease in the country since 2002, health officials......

The number's up for 'Pi', say mathematicians

The humble "pi" may have had its day. Mathematicians are campaigning for the most important number in the world to be replaced with alternate value "tau". \\nThey are claiming that the number --......

Obama's friend Lata appointed to top federal job

Chicago-born Ann 'Lata' Kalayil, a close friend of fellow Chicagoan and US President Barack Obamafor over a decade from the time the latter was a community organiser and then a state Senator, has......

Indians on top at Leeds MBA programme

Leeds University Business School, one of the top B-schools in the world, enjoys a unique record - possibly unmatched by any other educational institutions abroad. Its MBA programme for practising......

Now, smartphone app to help lose weight

Researchers have developed a new smartphone app that could be key to losing weight, enabling users to regularly monitor their food intake and exercise.The study is the first to evaluate a......

5 best 'time-saving inventions' ever

It's what most women would agree upon -- washing machine is their most favourite time-saving gadget ever invented. According to a survey conducted by Internet service provider Hotmail, 32 per......

Hyderabad airport ranked world's 5th best!

Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) has been rated the world's number one airport in the category of airports handling 5 to 15 million passengers by the Airport Council......

Act now, before Mumbai, Kolkata drown!

In India, there is a perception that the current ecological disaster is a responsibility of the developed world. If we want to play in the big league we must stop seeing ecological solutions as......

The Best Tamil Films of 2010

The year 2010 has been a surprising one in Tamil cinema. Lttle known actors and off beat scripts have managed to make it to the top and stay there, stubbornly resisting the lure of......

Nandita Das talks Firaaq and more with her fans

After wowing us with her acting, Nandita Dasdecided to try her hand at direction withFiraaq.The film, which releases in theatres this Friday,isnow getting rave reviewsin international film......

'Comedy is really hard'

In the late 1990s, British-Indian filmmaker Bharat Nalluri thought he had it all -- a burgeoning Hollywood career and a line of action adventure movies to pick from.Miramax selected him to direct......

Column: A little Sex didn't hurt anybody

The women are back.I am referring to Carrie, Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte. We last saw them four years ago -- although they have occasionally reappeared in our living rooms in re-runs on HBO and......

First Look: Chhetri scores on debut

Sunil Chhetri scored on debut as Kansas City Wizards thrashed University of Tulsa 5-1 in a friendly match in Missouri, United States. The forward, who joined Kansas on Tuesday as the first Indian......

New Zealand will miss Bond: Pak coach

News of Shane Bond's latest abdominal injuryhas undeniably given a boost to the Pakistan cricket team ahead of the Basin Reserve Test that begins from Thursday. Pakistan will now be hoping to......

Sunil Gavaskar facts and figures

Born: Bombay, 10-7-1949Type: Right-hand opening batsman and occasional right arm medium pace bowler.First-class teams: Vazir Sultan Colt's XI, Associated Cement Company (ACC) XI, U-Foam XI, Bombay,......

Club cricketer hits 42 runs in an over

An unknown club cricketer on Tuesday surpassed cricketing legend Sir Gary Sobers' feat of scoring the highest number of runs in an over.Jonathan Hughes, a Yorkshire club cricketer scored 42,......

Ghosal groomed for glory

The hair is straight and unruly, flopping onto the forehead. The eyes, cheerful and curious, are shadowed with glasses. The diminutive lad walks about casually, without a hint of......

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Q. What is biomimicry ??Pl give some application ideas ??
: A. Biomimicry (from bios, meaning life, and mimesis, meaning to imitate) is the examination of nature, its models, systems, processes, and elements to...... more

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Q. Dear Sir,Kindly guide me about Leeds business school, UK. What is the career prospect for an Indian studen after Leeds MBA.\Warm regards
SriniVenkat: A. In case ya are returning to India the career prospects are equivalent to the MBAs from the good universities in India. In case ya are opting to...... more

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Model of Sun's magnetic field created

Researchers at the Universities of Leeds and Chicago have reported that they have uncovered an important mechanism behind the generation of... ...

http://www.sify.com/news/model-of-sun-s-magnetic-field-created-news-international-nfynOJahjcg.html

Kelly, jennifer to return as judges on IDOL?

Former American Idol contestants Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson are set to return to the show as judges. Clarkson won the first season in 2002... ...

http://www.asianage.com/newsmakers/kelly-jennifer-return-judges-idol-580

In an imaginary homeland, the English jihad rises

"A woman has shown to the ummah's men the path of jihad," the Al Qaeda propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki's magazine Inspire exulted after Roshanara... ...

http://www.firstpost.com/world/london-in-an-imaginary-homeland-the-english-jihad-rises-810583.html

Sun's magnetic field and 'heartbeat' modelled

A magnetic "solar heartbeat" deep in the Sun's interior, generating energy that leads to solar flares and sunspots, has been modelled by... ...

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/sun-s-magnetic-field-and-heartbeat-modelled-113052300570_1.html

Campus Management Appoints Gregory J. Dukat as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

/PRNewswire/ -- Campus Management Corp. ("Campus Management" or the "Company"), a leading provider of enterprise software products and services for... ...

http://www.itnewsonline.com/showprnstory.php?storyid=272278

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