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Genome of Denisovian decoded

German anthropologists have decoded the entire genome sequence of a Denisovan, representative of the extinct Asian group related to Neanderthals, from a finger bone fossil, a study reveals.

A royal scratch that would cost her $29,800

That's a scratch that will cost her dear, and she feared much more. But a woman in China is 'relieved' she would have to pay only 188,000 yuan ($29,800) for a tiny-winy scratch her car caused to a Rol

PM pledges support to new Maldivian president

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has written to new Maldivian President Mohamed Waheed assuring him of India's continued support after the dramatic regime change in the archipelago.

India was committed

China plans to create 45 million jobs in 2011-15 period

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China on Wednesday put forth a plan to boost employment during the 2011-15 period, which aims to create 45 million jobs and keep the registered urban unemployment rate within 5 per cent.

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Woman held for posing as Mamata's aide

A 40-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday for posing as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's personal assistant and duping people of more than Rs.8 lakh, police said.

Seema Malhotra was a

Advance train reservation period extended

The railways have decided to increase the advance reservation period for booking train tickets from the existing 90 days to 120 days effective from March 10, an official statement said on Wednesday.

All should be allowed to bid in 2G auction: Bharti Airtel

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Under a fair market mechanism, all players should be given equal opportunity to participate when a 2G auction takes place, leading telecom firm Bharti Airtel said on Wednesday.

"We are believers of t

Maldives president wants to meet Manmohan Singh

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India has pledged support to new Maldivian President Mohamed Waheed who spoke with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on telephone on Wednesday and sought a meeting with him, a day after the dramatic regim

Yuvraj blames himself for delaying treatment

India's star cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who is undergoing chemotherapy in the US for a malignant tumour in his lung, blamed himself for the delaying his treatment and said he was recovering well and woul

Court notice to Delhi Police on cop's front-rolls

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought an explanation from the Delhi Police commissioner and an officer after the latter made a constable do front-rolls within the Patiala House court complex as pun

Syria has been simmering since 2011, when the Arab Spring wafted over it from the heartland of the Arab world — Egypt.

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee is obviously a worried man as he gets ready to present the Union Budget on March 16. He has admitted to losing sleep over the mounting burden of subsidies.