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Biopirates hijack traditional knowledge about nature
Hamburg, May 14 (DPA) Business concerns in the West often make money by patenting their own medicines and agricultural products based on the traditional knowledge
Airbus revises A-380 delivery schedule
Amsterdam, May 13 (IANS) Citing time and resource constraints, European aircraft-maker Airbus has revised the delivery schedule of its A-380 super jumbo aircraft, reducing the ...World has conducted over 700 n-tests in 50 years: Russia
Moscow, May 13 (RIA Novosti) Up to 730 nuclear tests have been conducted in the past 50 years by the US, China, France, India, and ...Indian power company to be year's biggest Aim float
London, May 13 (IANS) An Indian power project development company has announced plans to raise up to $500 million after a dual-listing on Aim and ...Hewitt supports Barton's stand against paparazzis
London, May 13 (IANS) Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt is all praise for former 'OC' actress Mischa Barton for taking a stand against recent paparazzi photographs ...Pitt's tattoo tribute to New Orleans
London, May 13 (IANS) Hollywood star Brad Pitt is paying tribute to the hurricane Katrina affected New Orleans by having a tattoo of it on ...Lopez, Anthony's twins to tour Spain with them
London, May 13 (IANS) Star couple Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony will take their twin babies with them this summer to visit Spain. At a press ...Age no bar for action roles: Harrison Ford
London, May 13 (IANS) Action star Harrison Ford, whose 'Indiana Jones And The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' is set to release May 22, says ...Doherty tried to kill a kitten with spade
London, May 13 (IANS) Troubled British rocker Pete Doherty says he came to his senses and decided to get rid of his drug habit after ...Noel Gallagher is being narrow minded: Jay-Z
London, May 13 (IANS) Hip hop star Jay-Z has finally spoken out on the controversy surrounding his performance at the Glastonbury Festival, Britain's best known ...Ponting expects West Indies series to be tough
Port of Spain, May 13 (IANS) Australian captain Ricky Ponting expects a tough fight from the West Indies in the three-Test series, starting at Sabina ...OPEC crude price close to $120
Vienna, May 13 (DPA) The price for crude oil produced by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) continued its record-breaking climb, OPEC said. One ...Following the leader is not such a great idea
London, May 13 (IANS) Ever wonder why sometimes people in groups do apparently foolish things, such as standing in the street and staring skyward when ...Vladimir Putin appoints new government
Moscow, May 13 (RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has announced his new government, keeping the main ministers in their posts and bringing in ...Windies board mulls suspended sentence for Samuels
Port of Spain, May 13 (IANS) West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels may be given a suspended sentence instead of a ban after being found guilty ...Tsonga, Murrat through to Hamburg Masters second round
Hamburg, May 13 (DPA) Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga made history for himself and Andy Murray shook off the ghosts of the past as both seeds posted ...Beware of 'miracle healers' on the web
Berlin, May 13 (DPA) Many Germans no longer take the standard piece of advice on medicines: 'Ask your doctor or pharmacist about risks and side ...NATO turns to its smallest newcomer to learn web warfare
Brussels, May 13 (DPA) Four years ago almost to the day, Estonia became the smallest country to join NATO since 1949, increasing the number of ...Pakistan readmitted to Commonwealth (Lead)
London, May 12 (IANS) Pakistan was Monday readmitted to the Commonwealth nearly six months after it was suspended for flouting democratic norms of the international ...Pakistan back in 53-nation Commonwealth (Second Lead)
London, May 12 (IANS) Nearly six months after it was expelled from the Commonwealth, Pakistan was Monday readmitted into the 53-nation body following the restoration ...EU ministers to meet Tuesday on Myanmar crisis
Brussels, May 12 (DPA) The European Commission is due to meet Tuesday in Brussels to discuss the ongoing crisis in Myanmar following Cyclone Nargis. The scale ...Dubai-style island resorts planned on the Thames
London, May 12 (IANS) Gulf property developers are planning to build luxury island resorts in England - complete with yacht marinas, theatres, an opera house ...Brown not to host Dalai Lama at Downing Street
London, May 12 (IANS) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will receive the Dalai Lama at the office of England's top church leader rather than at ...Rushdie tipped to win Best of Booker, voting begins
London, May 12 (IANS) Bookmakers Monday named Indian-born novelist Salman Rushdie's 'Midnight Children' as the favourite to win the Best of Booker award after organisers ...Home draw postpones Inter Milan's victory party
Milan, May 12 (DPA) Inter Milan squandered a chance to win the Serie A title before their home crowd Sunday as Siena held them to ...Most Commented
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Shahrukh Javed Jah
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03 March, 2008 03:57:37
I think musharraf should be ranked nuumber 1
Yogishri Oumkaar
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20 February, 2008 05:32:50
For democracy to survive, the majority of population of a country should be liberal, which is not the case with Pakistan. Democracy means a setup ...
Yogishri Oumkaar
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14 February, 2008 09:19:25
This was not just a political tamasha, they have also made a mockery of the lives of thousands of people. Every morning in almost all ...
Yogishri Oumkaar
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03 February, 2008 09:23:57
Mr. Raj Thackeray seems to be the most ignorant about Chhath Puja. By his comments, he has shown disrespect towards the people of Bihar ...
Steve Rice
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22 January, 2008 09:33:49
Mr. Gordon Brown has come on this visit to India and China with a specific purpose. As rightly said in the article Britain has now ...