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S'pore celebrates 37th b'day with economic upturn
Singapore: Singapore will celebrate its 37th birthday this week with an extra lift from a rebound from its worst economic slump and a renewed sense of political assertiveness in the region.
Efforts on to regenerate 'monkey jack' at TN sanctuary
Coimbatore: The Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park, Pollachi in the district had taken steps to regenerate the rare 'monkey jack' species from seeds for ex-situ conservation, according to a senior official.
'We want the world to know we still think of her'
Los Angeles: Despite investigators' claims that she committed suicide, fans of Marilyn Monroe around the world still refuse to believe it, and the tragic and mysterious death of the Hollywood legend still fuels her popularity 40 years after her death.
Virtual big shop goes gaga on kitchenware sale
Bangalore: The 'Big Bazaar', the virtual big shop on Hosur Road is the happening shopping retail outfit in this Silicon Valley of India. The latest shopping 'hang-out' has the shopping aficionados spending time and money (and sometimes saving it too!) while picking the choicest of items.
Indians victims of their own civilisation: Naipaul
Washington: The ancient, surviving civilisation which every Indian takes pride in is in fact "making them its own victims by telling that their identity is incomplete without the foreign chit," says Nobel Laureate V S Naipaul in a newly published collection of his essays.
Galaxy is older than earlier thought: Astronomers
Seoul: The age of the galaxy we are living in is around 13 billion years old, one billion years older than earlier thought, according to Korean astronomers.
Maharishi Yogi aides comfort lost souls in US
Washington: A "Vedic City" has been established in the United States by followers of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, "vaastu", whose discourses on application of ancient Indian wisdom in the modern world has captured the imagination of people around the globe.
Centre urged to grant heritage status for Nirmand
Shimla: Art lovers in the Northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh have urged New Delhi to grant heritage status to a picturesque village which boasts some of the finest specimens of uniquely Himalayan architecture, dating back about 1,500 years.
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