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February 2009

Indian Rupee falls to record low

Sliding for the fifth day in a row, the Indian rupee today breached the 51-mark for the first time ever against the greenback as the local currency lost 66 paise on sustained strong demand for the US dollar from foreign banks and oil importers amid weak stock markets. Dealers in foreign exchange said that the [...]

Humans had modern feet 1.5 million years ago

Ancient footprints found in Kenya shows that some of the earliest humans walked like us even 1.5 million years ago. After initial research scientists have found that those earliest human beings had anatomically modern feet.
This anatomical interpretation, which is published as the cover story in the Feb. 27 issue of the journal Science, is the [...]

13,000-year-old tools unearthed

Recently landscapers digging a hole for a fish pond in the front yard of a Boulder, Colorado home, found some 13000 year-old tools buried by the Clovis people in a cache. The home’s owner Patrick Mahaffy, thought that those 83 tools were just a century or two old before contacting researchers at the University of [...]

Men and Women appreciates Beauty differently

It is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But now, science says that it is actually in the brain of the beholder! The findings of a study suggests that men and women use their brains differently and they have different ways of appreciating the objects of beauty.
During the study, professor Francisco [...]

‘Slumdog Millionaire’ rules 81st Academy Awards with 8 Oscars

“Slumdog Millionaire,” a rags-to-riches tale set in Mumbai, India, sweeps eight Oscars at the 81st Academy Awards including the award for Best Motion Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Film Editing, Best Original Score and Best Original Song. The award ceremony which took place at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles on [...]

Air India to raise money for 7 new aircraft

Air India, the national flag carrier airline of India, has floated tenders for long-term loans to raise around 5,000 crore ($1.06 billion) from domestic and global financial institutions for acquiring seven new aircraft from Boeing.
The National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL), the holding company formed after the merger of Air India and Indian Airlines, [...]

Hugh Jackman named Australia’s most chivalrous man

Australian actor Hugh Jackman, who is well-know for his performance in X-Men series and some other superhit Hollywood movies, has been named the most chivalrous people in Australia in a new poll. Jackman pipped former cricketer Glenn McGrath to land the first spot. AFL great Ron Barassi rounded off the top three, reports News.com.au.
Tied in [...]

BSNL launches 3G Mobile Services in India

Government owned telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) today launched the third generation (3G) mobile service in India. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi inaugurated the much awaited service by using video conferencing.
Union minister for communication and IT A Raja spoke about the new developments: “Considering the need for faster penetration of 3G, and [...]

“Heaven On Earth” as “Videsh” in India

The Hindi version of “Heaven on Earth”, a film by NRI filmmaker Deepa Mehta, will be released in India as “Videsh”. The film is schedule for March release. It is being released under the B.R. Films’ banner.
“Heaven on Earth” tells about domestic violence in the immigrant community in Canada and Bollywood actress Preity Zinta plays [...]

ISRO to launch satellite made by University

For the first time in the history of Indian space research, a satellite developed by a university in India will be launched by the Indian Space Research Institute (ISRO) during the next flight of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). Tentatively scheduled for launch in March-April this year, the vehicle will carry a small remote-sensing [...]

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