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Jonas Salk 100th Birthday: Google Doodle Celebrates Scientist Who Developed Polio Vaccine
To mark the 100th birthday of the man behind the polio vaccine, Google featured a cartoon depiction of Jonas Salk on its search page. Born on October 18, 1914 the American researcher and virologist joined a team working on a vaccine against polio in 1942 at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. He went on to head the Virus Research La...
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Mangalyaan Earns a Nod From Google
Google Doodle on Friday marked one month since the historic entry of India's first Mars mission spacecraft Mangalyaan (also known as the Mars Orbiter Mission) with a graphic depiction of the orbiter in space.
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Google Raises a Toast to the Kon-Tiki Adventurer
The latest Google Doodle is a tribute to the 100th birth day of the man behind the celebrated 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition Thor Heyerdahl. The Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer died at the age of 87 in 2002.
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Kamal Haasan Joins Elite Ranks of PM's Celebrity Cleaning Campaign
On the day of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's launch of the Clean India Mission, actor Kamal Haasan responded to his call to select celebrities to join the clean-up challenge.
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Judges Fail to See Eye to Eye in Tapas Pal's case
In temporary relief for Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal, two judges of a division bench of the Calcutta High court today differed on the appeal in Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal's case.
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Alleged Alien and Shadow Caught on NASA Video of Moon
A YouTube video of a NASA image that appears to show an alien and its shadow has gone viral on the internet racking up two million hits in less than a month.
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Mallika Sherawat Gets Court Notice Over Wearing Tricolour in Film Poster
The Hyderabad High Court has issued notices to Mallika Sherawat and the Centre on a petition against a poster of a film that shows the Bollywood actress draped in the three colours of the national flag.
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Two Russians Killed, 10 Injured as Bus Plunges Into River in Uttarakhand
Two Russian nationals were killed and 10 others injured when the bus they were travelling in fell into Bhagirathi River in Uttarakhand today.
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Thane: Woman Allegedly Raped at Gun-Point Inside Car
A 29-year-old woman was allegedly raped at gun-point at Bhayandar Railway Station in Thane district on the outskirts of Mumbai.
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17 Killed in Kashmir Road Accident
Seventeen people were killed and scores injured when a bus going to the Valley fell into a deep gorge on the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Ramban district of Jammu region Tuesday.
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Narendra Modi reaches out to farmers, promises higher prices for crop
Seeking to woo farmers, Narendra Modi has promised that minimum support price of crop will be fixed to ensure 50 per cent profit for them if the national alliance his party, the BJP, leads comes to power.
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Caught on camera: leopard attack in Maharashtra village
In an indication of increased conflicts between man and animal, leopard attacks have been on the rise with the latest one occurring in Chandrapur in Maharashtra. The attack which was caught on camera shows terrified residents trying to chase away the leopard with rods and instead fleeing for their lives when the leopard turns on them.
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Bengal Minister's son-in-law arrested for attack on poll officials
The Election Commission has directed West Bengal Director General of Police, or the DGP, to arrest all those involved in yesterday's attack on officials engaged in poll duty at Malda. Apart from those named in the FIR, the EC has also ordered the arrest of the organiser of the motor bike rally during which the incident occurred. A compliance repo...
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Jonas Salk 100th Birthday: Google Doodle Celebrates Scientist Who Developed Polio Vaccine
To mark the 100th birthday of the man behind the polio vaccine, Google featured a cartoon depiction of Jonas Salk on its search page. Born on October 18, 1914 the American researcher and virologist joined a team working on a vaccine against polio in 1942 at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. He went on to head the Virus Research La...
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Mangalyaan Earns a Nod From Google
Google Doodle on Friday marked one month since the historic entry of India's first Mars mission spacecraft Mangalyaan (also known as the Mars Orbiter Mission) with a graphic depiction of the orbiter in space.
-
Google Raises a Toast to the Kon-Tiki Adventurer
The latest Google Doodle is a tribute to the 100th birth day of the man behind the celebrated 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition Thor Heyerdahl. The Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer died at the age of 87 in 2002.
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Kamal Haasan Joins Elite Ranks of PM's Celebrity Cleaning Campaign
On the day of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's launch of the Clean India Mission, actor Kamal Haasan responded to his call to select celebrities to join the clean-up challenge.
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Judges Fail to See Eye to Eye in Tapas Pal's case
In temporary relief for Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal, two judges of a division bench of the Calcutta High court today differed on the appeal in Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal's case.
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Alleged Alien and Shadow Caught on NASA Video of Moon
A YouTube video of a NASA image that appears to show an alien and its shadow has gone viral on the internet racking up two million hits in less than a month.
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Mallika Sherawat Gets Court Notice Over Wearing Tricolour in Film Poster
The Hyderabad High Court has issued notices to Mallika Sherawat and the Centre on a petition against a poster of a film that shows the Bollywood actress draped in the three colours of the national flag.
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Two Russians Killed, 10 Injured as Bus Plunges Into River in Uttarakhand
Two Russian nationals were killed and 10 others injured when the bus they were travelling in fell into Bhagirathi River in Uttarakhand today.
-
Thane: Woman Allegedly Raped at Gun-Point Inside Car
A 29-year-old woman was allegedly raped at gun-point at Bhayandar Railway Station in Thane district on the outskirts of Mumbai.
-
17 Killed in Kashmir Road Accident
Seventeen people were killed and scores injured when a bus going to the Valley fell into a deep gorge on the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Ramban district of Jammu region Tuesday.
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Narendra Modi reaches out to farmers, promises higher prices for crop
Seeking to woo farmers, Narendra Modi has promised that minimum support price of crop will be fixed to ensure 50 per cent profit for them if the national alliance his party, the BJP, leads comes to power.
-
Caught on camera: leopard attack in Maharashtra village
In an indication of increased conflicts between man and animal, leopard attacks have been on the rise with the latest one occurring in Chandrapur in Maharashtra. The attack which was caught on camera shows terrified residents trying to chase away the leopard with rods and instead fleeing for their lives when the leopard turns on them.
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Bengal Minister's son-in-law arrested for attack on poll officials
The Election Commission has directed West Bengal Director General of Police, or the DGP, to arrest all those involved in yesterday's attack on officials engaged in poll duty at Malda. Apart from those named in the FIR, the EC has also ordered the arrest of the organiser of the motor bike rally during which the incident occurred. A compliance repo...
