Monthly Archives: May 2010
With e-learning portal, Delhi University gets tech savvy
By Azera Rahman New Delhi, May 20 Keeping pace with GenY, Delhi University (DU) in its new tech-savvy avatar will launch a portal Friday where e-learning material in 12 courses… Read more
London 2012 Olympics mascots unveiled
London, May 20 Organisers of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics Wednesday unveiled the one-eyed mascots – Wenlock and Mandeville – saying they will be a big hit among children… Read more
India, Vietnam to enhance bilateral trade
Hanoi, May 20 India and Vietnam will establish a joint committee to strengthen bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, and agricultural production.
Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It’ lyrics to be auctioned
Los Angeles, May 20 The handwritten lyrics of late pop legend Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” are to go under the hammer at a memorabilia auction in California next month.
All my dancing was extempore: Shammi Kapoor
By Dibyojyoti Baksi Mumbai, May 20 His energetic, untamed, inimitable and sometimes crazy dance moves were a hit with all age groups. Veteran actor Shammi Kapoor reveals he never worked… Read more
Maoists blast rail track, torch diesel tankers on goods train
Patna, May 20 At least 15 diesel tankers caught fire when suspected Maoists derailed a goods train by blasting the railway track and then set afire one of the tankers… Read more
Andhra hastens to protect coastal villages from Laila
Hyderabad/New Delhi/Kolkata, May 19 Over 50,000 people were evacuated in coastal Andhra Pradesh by late Wednesday as hundreds of villages face threat of inundation with cyclonic storm Laila, which is… Read more
CISCE announces X, XII results; Girls outshine boys
NEW DELHI: Yet again girls outshone boys with better pass percentages in the Class-X and Class-XII boards exams this year conducted by Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE).
‘Cyclone Laila’ : Andhra Tamilnadu
Hyderabad / Chennai, May 19 Heavy to very heavy rains have devastated large coastal stretches of north Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
Cyclone Laila to hit Andhra coast Thursday morning
Chennai, May 19 The cyclonic storm Laila over the Bay of Bengal would cross Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Kakinada Thursday morning and bring rain to the coastal areas… Read more
