Everything you need to know about Manimuthar Project: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Manimuthar Project: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) From a pure music channel to a youth-oriented general entertainment channel -- the transition of Channel V, which now boasts of a mix of drama content and reality shows, was an important business decision, says its spokesperson.
Abu Dhabi, May 19 (IANS/WAM) The announcement of the UAE's Ministry of Education about the School Leadership Project to raise standards in the country's education sector is an important initiative which needs to be highly commended, a UAE daily has said.
Washington, May 17 (ANI): NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has broken the record for the farthest total distance driven by any NASA vehicle on another world.
Kaliningrad (Russia), May 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's newest Baltic Fleet warship, the Project 20380 Boiky corvette, was handed over to the navy Thursday, a fleet spokesman said.
Moscow, May 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Indian aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya has been put in dry dock at Russia's Sevmash shipyard for cosmetic repairs, ahead of final sea trials and delivery to the Indian Navy later this year, the company said.
Washington, May 9 (ANI): How does tennis icon Venus Williams see the oncoming ball, let alone return her sister Serena's 120 mph serves?
Moscow, May 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's newest Baltic Fleet warship, the Project 20380 Boiky corvette, will be handed over to the navy May 16, St. Petersburg's Severnaya Verf shipyard said.
Washington, May 02(ANI): Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are reportedly postponing their nuptials because they want to avoid a possible overlap with her former husband Brad Pitt's big day with fiancee Angelina Jolie.
Shimla, May 1 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Forest Minister Thakur Singh Bharmouri Wednesday said that a nine percent increase has been registered in the average income of families living in the state's rural areas after the Mid-Himalaya Project implementation.
Washington, April 30 (ANI): ESA's Herschel space observatory has now run out of its supply of liquid helium coolant, ending more than three years of pioneering observations of the cool Universe.
Moscow, April 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian Navy will take delivery of two Project 955 Borey-class ballistic-missile submarines, the Alexander Nevsky and the Vladimir Monomakh, and one Yasen-class attack submarine, the Severodvinsk, by the end of the year, a defence ministry official said.
London, April 23 (IANS) Singer-songwriter Calvin Harris was reportedly attacked while performing at Project Club here during the weekend.
Washington, Apr. 17 (AI): It is 'indisputable' that the United States tortured detainees in the years after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, a non-partisan panel has said.
Washington, Apr 17 (ANI): Focusing prostate cancer testing on men at highest risk of developing the disease is likely to improve the ratio between benefits and the harms of screening, a new study suggests.
Woking (Surrey), April 9 (IANS) McLaren Mercedes, the world's first carbon-neutral Formula 1 team, has re-confirmed its carbon-neutral status and has formed a partnership with CNI (UK) Limited, who will join the team as an associate partner for sustainability.
Accra (Ghana), April 3 (IANS) The FIFA Goal Project is helping modernise the management and administration of football in Ghana, a senior official of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) said here.
Delhi State BJP chief Vijay Goel has said that in 2010, the CAG and the Shunglu Committee both indicted Sheila Dikshit Government for committing corruption in the projects connected with Commonwealth Games. Again, the CAG has slammed the Delhi Government for corrupt practices adopted in the execution of the much-hyped ?Signature Bridge Project?.
Islamabad, March 31 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has completed 64 water projects being carried out in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the northwest and southern region at a cost of about $5.80 million.
Washington, March 29 (ANI): Focusing on the present rather than letting the mind drift may help to lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol, according to a new study from the University of California, Davis.
Langkawi, March 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) India is unlikely to bill Russia for the delay in the delivery of the refitted aircraft carrier Vikramaditya caused by engine problems last year, said Viktor Komardin, deputy general director of Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport.
Washington, Mar 26 (ANI): While most of us go online regularly for help in diagnosing health issues, very few of us actually post information, questions or experiences on health topics, a study has said.
Washington, March 20 (ANI): NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) helped astronomers to witness the last moment of the agency's twin GRAIL (Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory) spacecraft, when they were intentionally crashed into a mountain near the Moon's north pole on Dec. 17, 2012.
Washington, Mar 16 (ANI): A team of scientists has revived and reactivated the genome of an extinct Australian frog.
Washington, Mar. 14 (ANI): Teenagers in America continues to lead the nation in smartphone use, with one-quarter of teens accessing the Internet mostly from their cell phones, a new study has found.
Washington, March 13 (ANI): Using a new high-tech gadget, astronomers have observed four planets orbiting a star relatively close to the sun in unprecedented detail, revealing the roughly ten-Jupiter-mass planets to be among the most exotic ones known.
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The 9th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa Project Partnership, the largest ever India-Africa business meet, begins here March 17.
Los Angeles, March 8 (IANS) Actress Charlize Theron is teaming up with her stylist, Leslie Fremar to design the new Theron Jeans line.
New Delhi, Mar. 6 (ANI): Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal has launched the Electronics Project Proposal System (e-PPS), developed by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, through the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).
London, Mar. 6 (ANI): Scientists have published the most detailed brain scans that the world has ever seen, as part of a project to understand how the organ works.
London, Mar. 6 (ANI): An international group of researchers, including scientists from the University of Southampton, has discovered seven new regions of the human genome-called loci-that are associated with increased risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness.
Moscow, March 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian Navy will refit, modernise and recommission two Sierra class (Project 945) titanium-hull nuclear-powered attack submarines by 2017.
Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): US Republican strategist Karl Rove has said that rebuilding the GOP brand in California will be a difficult task, and the party must recruit candidates who reflect the diversity of the country, and in particular, California.
Mexico City, Feb 28 (IANS/EFE) Experts from nine countries have come together to promote the use of nanotechnology to preserve works of art and other cultural treasures, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History said.
Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS/WAM) The UAE "Project to Assist Pakistan" has said the construction of the Sheikh Zayed Bridge over the Swat river in Pakistan is almost complete.
London, Feb 21 (ANI): Google has revealed for the first time what view users will get through its 'Project Glass' wearable computer.
Islamabad, Feb. 20 (ANI): After India won the Kishanganga dispute in the International Court of Arbitration at the Hague against Pakistan, the 969MW Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project would be badly affected and would have to be redesigned.
Washington, Feb 17 (IANS) Reducing carbon dioxide emissions alone may not be enough to curb global warming. There is a need to develop technologies that remove large amounts of the gas at the source, say researchers.
Moscow, Feb 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's air-defence systems manufacturer Almaz-Antei will for the first time show mockup models of advanced battlefield surveillance radar systems at an international arms exhibition in Abu Dhabi.
London, Feb 9 (ANI): Ailing Paul Gascoigne paid a poignant tribute to fans, chums and professionals who have rallied round to support him in his latest battle with booze.
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Friday told members of the parliamentary consultative committee attached to his ministry that Married Accommodation Project (MAP) for the armed forces personnel will be completed by 2018.
Karachi, Feb. 8 (ANI): PKNIC - a shared registry system that manages the .pk domain name space (DNS) for Pakistani websites - which was hacked twice in the last three months, remains vulnerable to basic-level cyber attacks.
Sydney, Feb. 6 (ANI): Facebook users are taking a break from the world's biggest social networking site for weeks at a time due to too much drama, boredom and scads of irrelevant information, a new US study has found.
Moscow, Feb 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Sevmash shipyard has fixed the engine problems which caused a delay in the delivery of the refitted aircraft carrier Vikramaditya to the Indian navy last year, a United Shipbuilding Corporation source said Friday.
Sydney, Jan 30 (IANS) Anti-venom shots may not be able to reverse nerve damage caused by the venom of the death adder, a species native to Australia, a new study has found.
London, Jan 21 (ANI): Christine Bleakley looked dazzling in a flowing silver bespoke Project D gown on Dancing on Ice on Sunday.
Moscow, Jan 14 (IANS) Russia will build two more nuclear-powered strategic submarines of the Borei A class this year, the official Rossiyskaya Gazeta daily reported Monday.
London, Jan 12(ANI): Only five percent Arsenal fans believe Arsene Wenger should stay as club's manager with almost half of respondents from one of Gunners' biggest supporters' groups feel boss should go.
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Indian Navy is set to "very soon"issue a RfP (Request for Proposal or tender) for a new line of six submarines with AIP (Air Independent Propulsion) capability.
St. Petersburg, Dec 30 (IANS) Yury Dolgoruky, Russia's latest ballistic missile nuclear submarine, will be put into service with the navy Sunday.
Sydney, December 28 (ANI): 'Project X', a widely panned film which is said to have been inspired by Australian party boy Corey Worthington, was the most pirated film of 2012, TorrentFreak has revealed.
New York, Dec 25(ANI): Heidi Klum and her estranged husband, Seal, have made peace for the sake of their four kids, and are also planning to reunite for Christmas.
New Delhi, Dec 24 (ANI): Asserting that the development of the nuclear energy programme has been a key pillar of the strategic partnership between New Delhi and Moscow, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday said India deeply appreciates the support extended by Russian engineers and scientists in the construction of Unit 1 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project.
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Worried over 82 tiger deaths this year in India, the highest in a decade, the environment ministry is finalising a standard operating procedure (SOP) that for the first time will give forest officials clear guidelines on investigating such deaths. But tiger conservators feel it may be too little and too late.
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) A five-year programme to fight the rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in India with an initial focus on improving outcomes for people with diabetes and high blood pressure was launched here Thursday.
Sydney, Dec 9 (IANS) 'Begging' dolphins that interacted with humans for food are at greater risk of getting entangled in nets or hit by boats than other dolphins, says a study.
Washington, December 6 (ANI): Mediterranean diet, which is an international star acclaimed by the scientific community as the best dietary paradigm, seems to creak under the burden of the economic crisis scaring the food trolley of millions of families worldwide, researchers say.
Washington, Dec 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Cellphones -- Americans can't seem to live without them, or even with them, according to some recent studies that looked at the growing trend of cellphone addiction in the US and the impact compulsive use has on relationships.
Washington, December 3 (ANI): New figures from the Global Carbon Project has predicted that worldwide carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are set to rise again this year, reaching a record high of 35.6 billion tonnes.
Abu Dhabi, Dec 2 (IANS/WAM) The UAE-Pakistan Assistance Project has produced a documentary film entitled "Spirit of Solidarity".
Islamabad, Nov. 29 (ANI): Pakistan is the seventh most corrupt and the top-most insecure nation out of a total of 97 countries, according to the Washington-based World Justice Project (WJP), which recently released its 2012 Rule of Law Index.
Moscow, Nov 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has ended up near the bottom of the list on the Law Index 2012 released by the World Justice Project Wednesday.
Moscow, Nov 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's newest attack submarine, the Project 855 Severodvinsk, has successfully fired its first cruise missile at a land target during the manufacturer's sea trials in the White Sea.
London, November 26 (ANI): Experts including one of Indian origin are now beginning to put special focus on a newly identified sleep disorder called "semi-somnia", which is claiming growing numbers of sufferers.
Chennai, Nov 23 (IANS) People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) Friday said dumping spent nuclear fuel in Kolar gold mines could lead to disastrous health consequences.
Washington, Nov 20 (IANS) A robust heart in the middle age may help extend your lifespan by a maximum of 14 years, than peers who have two or more cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, says a study.
New Delhi, Nov 16 (ANI): Law and Justice Minister Dr. Ashwani Kumar will inaugurate and deliver the keynote address at a two-day international conference on "Equitable Access to Justice: Legal Aid and Legal Empowerment" here tomorrow.
New Delhi, Nov 15 (ANI): Union Water Resources Minister Harish Rawat has inaugurated the Ministry of Water Resources pavilion in the 32nd edition of India International Trade Fair (IITF) here.
Washington, November 10 (ANI): Using the High Contrast Instrument for the Subaru Next Generation Adaptive Optics (HiCIAO), a large international team of astronomers has observed and examined PDS 70, a young star about 10 million years old with a mass similar to that of the Sun.
Moscow/New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) India Friday added more teeth to its navy when it inducted a new Russian-built multi-role stealth frigate, carrying the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, into its fleet, adding to its recently growing blue water capabilities.
Washington, November 6 (ANI): People who have optimal heart health in their middle age may live up to 14 years longer, free of cardiovascular disease, than their peers who have two or more cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors.
Washington, Nov. 4 (ANI): A recent research report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project has said 'the use of social media is becoming a feature of political and civic engagement for many Americans'.
London, November 1 (ANI): Scientists behind the 1000 Genomes Project have developed a map of normal human genetic variation - everything from tiny changes in the genetic code to major alterations in our chromosomes.
London, October 21 (ANI): Kylie Minogue, who's peachy butt cheeks have been as famous as her voice ever since she wore her iconic gold hot pants in 2000, has finally given up her best booty crown to Pippa Middleton after comparing backsides at Buckingham Palace.
Washington, Oct. 20 (ANI): Liberal Democrats in the US are more likely to hit Facebook's "Like" button than conservative Republicans, according to a new report.
Washington, Oct. 19 (ANI): US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's 'binders full of women' comment during the second presidential debate has become a political and cultural phenomenon, which was mocked by President Barack Obama and Photoshop-savvy bloggers alike.
Washington, Oct. 17 (ANI): Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney raised eyebrows during the second presidential debate when he claimed that as governor of Massachusetts, he had been so dismayed at the lack of female candidates in the cabinet that he sent women's groups out to find them.
London, Oct. 17 (ANI): British children spend more than 100 minutes online everyday, compared to their European counterparts who spend an average time of 88 minutes, a new study has found.
London, Oct 17 (ANI): Joe Kittinger, the man whose record Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner broke when he fell 24 miles to Earth, has described watching the daredevil's death-defying leap as 'deja vu'.
Ottawa, Oct. 11 (ANI): A new Canadian study has revealed that there is no compelling evidence to support a host of widely held beliefs regarding wartime sexual violence.
London, October 8 (ANI): Even though official alien existence may never have been recorded, but their supposed preferred method of transport has come close to becoming a reality - flying saucers.
Mumbai, Oct 5 (IANS) Fahad Ali, seen as rebellious teenager Keshav Desai (KD) in Channel V's "The Buddy Project", likes doing intense roles and says that he is fond of grey undertones in his character.
Manama, Oct. 3 (ANI): Indian multinational real estate firm Sobha Developers have said it would start work on the three billion dollar Dubai Meydan City Project by early next year.
Moscow, Oct 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The date for handing over an Indian Navy aircraft carrier refurbished in a Russian shipyard has slipped again and is now due only in the fall of 2013, following recent sea trials which revealed problems in its boilers, Russia's United Shipbuilding Corporation said Tuesday.
Washington, Sep 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US law enforcement surveillance of emails, text messages and phone calls are at an all-time high, according to government documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union.
New Delhi, Sep 26 (ANI): Union Corporate Affairs Minister Dr. M. Veerappa Moily on Wednesday said that the second phase of the e-governance initiative of his ministry will see gradual replacement of desktops, printers and scanners.
Washington, September 24 (ANI): Coinciding with the announcement of Emmy awards, PEOPLE.com has handed out an equally honourable award -TV's Sexiest Man and Woman.
Amsterdam, Sept. 23 (ANI): A birthday party invitation that went viral on Facebook ended in rioting after thousands of revellers descended on a small town in The Netherlands.
Toronto, Sep 21 (IANS) Even on the playground, our childhood peers know us better than we do ourselves and may be able to best predict our success as an adult.
Washington, September 21 (ANI): Childhood peers from grade school may be able to best predict an individual's success as an adult, researchers say.
Washington, September 20 (ANI): NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has come closer to a football-size rock that will be the first for the rover's arm to examine.
Moscow, Sep 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Sea trials of an Indian Navy aircraft carrier refitted at a Russian shipyard were unsuccessful due to design failures in the vessel's boilers, a former Russian official has said.
Moscow, Sep 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Sea trials of an Indian Navy aircraft carrier refitted at a Russian shipyard were unsuccessful due to design failures in the vessel's boilers, a former Russian official has said.
London, Sep 13 (IANS) Singer Dannii Minogue tumbled at an event here after she lost balance on some steps.
London, Sep 13 (IANS) Crows are far more socially well connected and seem to share information than suspected, a Scotland research claims, saying they have human-like networks of friends and pass information among each other.
Kochi (Kerala), Sept 13 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Thursday underlined the need to meet modern urban challenges with tenacity and resolve.
New Delhi, Sept 11 (ANI): India will assist Palestine to develop vocational training centres there, as a part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and Member of Executive Committee of Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO), Dr. Saeb M.S.Erakat, here on Tuesday.
Kolkata, Sep 11 (IANS) State-run Coal India, which is emphasising on Coal to Liquid (CTL) conversion technology, said a project for development of indigenous catalyst for the process is under implementation.
New York, September 10 (ANI): Heidi Klum has spoken out for the first time since her divorce from Seal turned nasty after he accused her of "fornicating with the help".
London, September 7 (ANI): A dramatic plan to put humans on another star within 100 years received the backing of former President Bill Clinton on Thursday.
London, Sep 7 (IANS) Project Daedelous, so far the most audacious plan to place humans on a star within 100 years, would develop a gigantic spaceship weighing 50,000 tonnes that could travel at blinding speeds of about 80 million mph powered by nuclear fusion, its developers say.
