New York, May 10 An Indian-origin scientist Vivek Reddy, recently developed the first leadless pacemaker in the world. The invention has shown promising results after one year of human trials on 32 patients who received the pacemaker. “This is the first time we have seen one-year follow-up data for this innovative, wireless cardiac pacing technology. […]
Palakkad (Kerala), May 10 (IANS) The total number of mass marriages arranged by Middle East based Keralite P.N.C. Menon’s Sobha Group has touched 438 after 19 more weddings were solemnized Saturday. Under the programme of organising community marriages, women from the Vadakkenchery and Kizhakkenchery gram panchayats, in Palakkad district, which have been adopted by Menon, are […]
The book entitled Mahatma Gandhi & My Grandfather, Allama Mashriqi: A Groundbreaking Narrative of India’s Partition by Nasim Yousaf, a grandson of Allama Mashriqi, will be exhibited at BookExpo America, one of the largest book fairs in the world. The fair runs from May 28-31, 2014 at the Javits Center in New York City. BookExpo […]
The Department of Agriculture’s Authorised Officer (AO) programme is saving Australian exporters time and money by empowering them to undertake specific export inspections. Australia’s Chief Plant Protection Officer, Dr Vanessa Findlay, said the AO programme provides greater flexibility to export businesses. “Plant and plant products for overseas markets must be inspected to ensure importing country’s […]
Education: .550 more teachers next year .Total education budget of $4.58billion .Includes extra spending of $188million next year (a 4.3% increase on 2013-14) .Plus $10million to support the transition to the student-centred funding model .An extra $812million over four years for forecast growth .Average spend per student $15,824 (an increase of $150 or 1% per […]
Astana, May 8 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed and nine others injured when a van collided with a car in the southern Kazakh province of Kyzylorda Wednesday, authorities said. The accident took place on a highway near Tartugay city around 9 a.m., Xinhua quoted the provincial internal department of Kyzylorda province as saying in […]
Book: Coolie Woman – The Odyssey of Indenture; Author: Gaiutra Bahadur; Publisher: Hachette India; Pages: 274; Price: Rs.599 Over half a million Indians were taken to the Caribbean colonies to work on the sugarcane plantations; a little more than a third of them were women. Some of them travelled abroad on their own without male […]
· A range of health services, including an urgent care centre · More accessible health care for all Geelong, not just the north · Victorian Coalition Government making our health system healthier The Victorian Coalition Government is building a healthier Geelong by investing $28 million in Barwon Health North, which will deliver health care close […]
Title: On A Clear Day You Can See India; Author: C. Balagopal, Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India; Pages: 203; Prices: Rs.299 It was at age 60 that C. Balagopal decided to unwrap memories and rely on old notes and diaries to put together this fascinating book on what he saw – and did – as a […]
Abuja, May 5 (IANS) The Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram Monday claimed responsibility for the abduction of schoolgirls in the northeast region of Nigeria, a media report said. The claim is believed to have been made by the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, in a new video, Nigerian newspaper Premium Times reported. The girls were […]