October 10, 2012
By Staff Reporter & Columnist, Sam Prasad Jillella – Special to MYDOSTI.COM
WASHINGTON DC — Spicer Memorial College (SMC), located in Pune, India, will turn one hundred in 2015, and will celebrate a century of its history from January 28- February 1.
October 10, 2012
Washington — Louisiana's Indian American Governor Bobby Jindal is expected to become chairman of the Republican Governors Association next year to keep the potential future presidential candidate in the public eye, according to a media report.
October 10, 2012
NEW DELHI: India's recent burst of reforms will lead to stronger economic growth, visiting US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has said, reflecting the turnaround in global sentiment towards the country after the government relaxed foreign direct investment norms.
October 10, 2012
New Delhi — India, which has become a major exporter of agricultural produce in the world, should switch from a "see-saw" policy on agricultural exports to a long-term export-import policy, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said here Tuesday.
October 10, 2012
Washington — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised India's growth forecast down to 4.9 percent in 2012, rising to 6 percent next year, as it presented a gloomier picture of the global economy.
October 9, 2012
New Delhi: Indian government plans to provide affordable electricity to all households in the next five years, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday.
”The Government of India aims to provide 24x7 electricity to all households in the country and affordable access to electricity in the next 5 years,” he said inaugurating an International Seminar on Energy Access organized by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and CII here.
October 9, 2012
According to WHO, a parasite known as 'brain-eating amoeba' has killed 10 people in southern Pakistan. The parasite lives in unclean water and can kill its host in 5 to 7 days.
October 9, 2012
The Nobel Committee at Swedish Karolinska Institute in Stockholm announced on Monday that two scientists shared r the 2012 Nobel Prize in Medicine.
2012 Nobel Prize Winners in Medicine: John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka
October 9, 2012
This is a look of various religions practiced in Pakistan.
* Pakistani Shi'ite Muslims perform self-flagellation as they take part in religious procession.
* Pakistani Christian women show their bangles near a crucifix as part of Christmas celebrations.
October 9, 2012
New Delhi: A new film of Salman Rushdie's 1981 novel 'Midnight's Children' is due to be released in India after fears that it would not find a distributor in the country which is set, according to a report.
