2014-08-28 India Spotlight

Delhi Development Authority Housing Scheme to Open from September 1  NDTV
New Delhi: The DDA today announced its much- awaited 'Housing Scheme 2014' - offering over 25,000 flats across various categories while scrapping the proposed plan to reserve 80 per cent flats for the city-dwellers in it. The new scheme offers flats ...

2014-08-28 India More Top Stories

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Rajnath rumours reveal costs of Modi's Big Brother reputation  Firstpost
A rumour that Rajnath Singh's son Pankaj Singh was called for a personal audience by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and then ticked off for "improper conduct" was rife in the BJP circles for the last few days, forcing the Union home minister today to come out ...

2014-08-28 India Health

24x7 chest pain helpline launched  The Hindu
The need for immediate cardiac care is growing, especially as India is one of the leading countries when it comes to heart attacks under the age of 40. To treat patients with as little delay as possible, Vijaya Group of Hospitals launched a 24-hour chest pain ...

2014-08-28 India Science

  Financial Express   

Lasers turn glass into metal  Financial Express
Extremely strong laser pulses can cause a current that persists for a while, even after the pulse has faded out.(reuters). SummaryScientists have used laser pulses to change the properties of quartz glass into metal.
Turning Glass Into Metal Possible Using Laser Pulse - Vienna University of ...   CrazyEngineers
Laser Turns Quartz Glass Into Metal for Split Second, Scientists Upbeat Over ...   Microfinance Monitor
Electronic Properties of Quartz Glass can be changed: Research   Austrian Tribune
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Burning trash has even worse health effects than previously thought  Science Recorder
A new study by the National Center for Atmospheric Research says that unreported trash burning is a much larger threat to public health and contributor to air pollution than previously estimated. Rampant in the developing world, trash burning releases ...

2014-08-28 India Sports

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England vs India: After Test mauling, Suresh Raina gives India a much needed lift  Firstpost
For ten overs, it felt like deja vu. The ball was swinging, India were 26 for 2 and Virat Kohli had departed for a three-ball duck. India's Test team had failed to go past 200 in their last five innings, lasting an average of 49.3 overs over that stretch. It looked like the ...

2014-08-28 India Entertainment

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Shah Rukh Khan is Interpol's New 'Turn Back Crime' Ambassador  NDTV
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been roped in as an ambassador for Interpol's "Turn Back Crime" campaign to promote awareness on how everyone can play a role in preventing crime. SRK, said to be the first Indian to be made an ambassador for ...

2014-08-28 India Technology

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Finally, India gets unique ID .bharat in devanagari script  Tech2
Finally, the government has launched the .bharat domain name in devanagari script covering eight languages including Hindi, Konkani and Marathi. With the launch, individuals of companies who are interested in owning a website with domain name in Hindi ...

2014-08-28 India Business

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Opening Bell 28 August | Blow to DLF as court orders to deposit Rs630 crore fine  Livemint
Mumbai: Asian markets are trading lower. Stocks fell ahead of data from Chinese industrial companies. US markets were little changed. The S&P 500 at 2,000 closed marginally up 0.01%. Half of India by area has received deficient or scanty rainfall in the ...

2014-08-28 India World

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US Checking Report of 2nd American Killed in Syria  ABC News
The U.S. is trying to determine if a second American fighting with the Islamic State group has been killed in Syria. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Wednesday that the U.S. has no independent confirmation of reports of a second American killed ...

2014-08-28 India India

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Rajnath rumours reveal costs of Modi's Big Brother reputation  Firstpost
A rumour that Rajnath Singh's son Pankaj Singh was called for a personal audience by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and then ticked off for "improper conduct" was rife in the BJP circles for the last few days, forcing the Union home minister today to come out ...