Infosys co-founder gives IISc Rs 225 crore

BANGALORE: In one of the biggest philanthropic contributions to the Pure Sciences, Infosys executive vice-chairman Kris Gopalakrishnan has set aside Rs 225 crore to develop a Centre for Brain Research at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore....

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Have prepared a list of the corrupt: Arvind Kejriwal

NEW DELHI: Targeting Rahul Gandhi, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday accused him of being corrupt and said the party will field candidates against him, UPA ministers and leaders of other parties.He also took a jibe at BJP's prime ministerial candidate...

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Satya Nadella likely to be next Microsoft CEO: Report

NEW DELHI: Senior Microsoft executive Satya Nadella would replace Steve Ballmer as Microsoft CEO, two media reports said today, citing sources familiar with the processes of selecting the new leader at the Redmond-based company.Bloomberg reported that...

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Did Mahatma Gandhi see his death coming?

AHMEDABAD: Did Mahatma Gandhi have a premonition of his death just hours before he was shot at by Nathuram Godse? Strangely, there were a number of instances in the last 48 hours of Bapu's life in Delhi's Birla house when the Mahatma indicated to near...

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Andhra Pradesh assembly rejects Telangana Bill

HYDERABAD: The Seemandhra-dominated Andhra Pradesh assembly on Thursday rejected the AP Reorganization Bill, 2013. Amid pandemonium and with almost all the members having converged at the well of the House, speaker Nadendla Manohar put the resolution...

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Google selling Motorola phone business to Lenovo for $2.9 billion

SAN FRANCISCO: Google is selling Motorola's smartphone business to Lenovo for $2.9 billion, a price that makes Google's biggest acquisition look like its most expensive mistake.The deal announced on Wednesday will rid Google Inc. of a financial headache...

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The Black Death: Plague that killed millions can rise from the dead

Steve Connor, The Independent Jan 28, 2014, 06.26PM IST (A Jan 17, 2014 photo provided…) Two of the most devastating outbreaks of plague in history, each of which killed more than half the population of Europe, were caused by different...

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Girls' body language must not invite attention of rapists: Maharashtra women's panel member

NAGPUR: Remarks made by a member of Maharashtra Women's Commission Dr Asha Mirge on Tuesday are likely to stir up controversy. "Girls should be careful about what they wear. They should mind the time of their moving out. Girls' body language should not...

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'Preity caused the rift in the family'

The Shandar Amrohi-Preity Zinta saga has taken a new turn with the former's sister in a sworn affidavit accusing Preity of misleading him and striking deals for redevelopment of family-owned Filmistan Studio behind his back.In the affidavit filed at...

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Clerics: Boycott Salman Khan's films as star backs Narendra Modi

MUMBAI: A section of clerics has asked Muslims to boycott Salman Khan's films and the products he endorses till he apologises for saying Narendra Modi need not express regret for the 2002 Gujarat riots.Angry voices have risen from the community since...

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One month in office, TOI takes stock of AAP govt's promises and delivery

TOI takes stock of what the AAP government has done over a month and finds some initiatives faltering and a few hitting the target. But a month is too short to measure success or failureREVIEWAnti-graft helplineLaunched on January 8, the helpline aimed...

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Ind vs NZ: Centurion Ross Taylor leads New Zealand to seven-wicket win against India in 4th ODI

HAMILTON: India slumped to their second consecutive series defeat overseas as New Zealand rode on Ross Taylor's unbeaten century to thrash the visitors by seven wickets in the fourth one-dayer and take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match rubber...

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Japan enters where China is barred – northeast India

NEW DELHI: Japan is sailing in where China fears to tread. As India and Japan ramp up their bilateral relationship, India has invited Japan to invest in and build overland infrastructure in areas which are generally out of bounds for Chinese investments.India...

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Police suspect suicide in Tata Motors managing director Karl Slym's death

Slym, a British national, was hired in 2012 to revive Tata's flagging sales and market share in India.  The author has posted comments on this articleReuters | Jan 27, 2014, 10.25AM IST BANGKOK/MUMBAI: Karl Slym, managing director...

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Salman Khan to take responsibility for Jai Ho's failure

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is not only the Dabangg Khan of the film industry but he is also Dabangg in real life. Unlike most stars who refuse to take responsibility if their movies fail to do well at the box-office, Salman says he would take blame...

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Salman gets wooed by Bharti Singh at Mirchi Top 20 event

He came, he blushed but did he consent? Salman Khan certainly was in the mood to indulge as he attended the Mirchi Top 20 event and got proposed on stage! Stand-up comedian Bharti Singh wooed the actor in different avatars — as Krrish, Milkha, Dhoom3's...

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BJP poised for best-ever tally, Narendra Modi set to be PM, say polls

NEW DELHI: Narendra Modi could be poised to become India's next prime minister with two opinion polls released on Friday predicting that the NDA will get at least 210 seats and the BJP itself would cross the 180 mark and perhaps even 210 in the coming...

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Ind vs NZ: Ravindra Jadeja helps India tie 3rd ODI against New Zealand

AUCKLAND: Ravindra Jadeja very nearly pulled off a sensational victory with some lusty hits but could not take India home in the last over as the third one-dayer against New Zealand ended in a nail-biting tie to keep the visitors afloat in the five-match...

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MP3 player for Rs 2, LED torch for Rs 8: Undervalue Chinese imports, make a killing

In an investigation spanning six months, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has found that for over 3,673 items brought from China, the importers usually declared 1-9% of the actual value of the goods. The author has posted comments...

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Tribal girl gang-raped by members of kangaroo court as punishment for affair in West Bengal

SURI: A 20-year-old tribal girl was allegedly raped by at least 10 members of a kangaroo court in a Birbhum village on Monday night as punishment for having an affair with a youth from another community. She is in critical condition after the assault...

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Twin toilets photo at Sochi Olympics goes viral

SOCHI (RUSSIA): At least one Olympic bathroom seems to be flush with toilets.When BBC reporter Steve Rosenberg went to use the bathroom at the cross-country skiing and biathlon center for next month's Winter Olympics in Sochi, he found two toilets but...

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Emraan Hashmi calls Ash 'plastic' on Koffee With Karan

Mahesh Bhatt's outspoken ways seem to have rubbed off on his usually reserved nephew Emraan Hashmi. The duo took on actors Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Imran Khan and filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali on Karan Johar's talk show and their take on...

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My mother was too strong to commit suicide, Sunanda's son says

NEW DELHI: Sunanda Pushkar's son has come out in the defence of Union minister Shashi Tharoor even as he strongly rejected the possibility of his mother committing suicide.In a signed statement released to the media, Sunanda's son, Shiv Menon has called...

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India surrender top ODI ranking after back-to-back defeats

HAMILTON: India were on Wednesday dethroned as the number one ODI team after they suffered an agonizing 15-run defeat in a rain-truncated second ODI against New Zealand, who have now taken a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.Scorecard | Match in PicsIndia,...

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Sunanda Pushkar's death caused by drug poisoning: Doctors

NEW DELHI: The forensic report of Sunanda Pushkar has revealed that her death was caused by drug poisoning. Doctors say that this means that Sunanda did not die because of an inadvertent drug overdose but by deliberate administration of drugs aimed to...

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