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Ludhiana businessman designs ‘half scale’ UAV

Ludhiana, Mar. 31 : A Ludhiana-based businessman who started off with aero modelling as a hobby has designed a ‘half scale’ unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). UAV is a light aerial vehicle used by the air force for border surveillance and light combat.

Regional political party protests against Sania Mirza’s marriage with Shoaib Malik

Coimbatore, Mar. 31 : Activists of a regional political party in Coimbatore on Wednesday held a protest against the much-speculated marriage of Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza with Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik. The marriage was announced on Tuesday and will take place in April.

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Sonia Gandhi meets freedom fighter’s family at Rae Bareilly

Rae Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh), Mar 31 : Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday met veteran freedom fighter Gaya Prasad Shukla’s family on her one-day visit to parliamentary constituency in Rae Bareilly. After arriving at the Fursatganj airstrip and after a brief halt at ITI, Gandhi drove straight to the Central office of the district Congress where the veteran freedom fighter lived along with his family. It has been reported that Shukla, who was a close aide of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi breathed his last a couple of days back.

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Pranab Mukherjee calls for all-party meeting over Women’s Reservation Bill

New Delhi, Mar 31 : Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has called for an all-party meeting over the Women’s Reservation Bill on April 5 before it is tabled in the upcoming session of the Parliament. ttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has called for countrywide protests against the Bill next month, saying that the legislation was against Dalit icon Bhim Rao Ambedkar’s ideology of empowering women from all sections of society. Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has planned to hold the protests at the tehsil level and has asked its leaders to educate people about the ‘flaws’ in the Bill.

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The forgotten architectural marvels of Kashmir face neglect

Srinagar, March 31 : Though Kashmir’s scenic beauty often finds its mention in travelogues and various publications across the world time and again, its monuments and visual arts reflecting Kashmir’s heritage have largely failed to draw a similar attention. Kashmir’s heritage evolved over a span of centuries, a culture influenced by Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam at different periods in its history. Modern-day Kashmir is inherently an amalgamation of these cultural and social influences.

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Oz Supreme Court frees three LTTE supporters

Melbourne, Mar. 31 : An Australian Supreme Court has allowed three Australian-based backers of the Tamil Tigers to walk free after they admitted supporting the LTTE monetarily. Tamil community newspaper editor Sivarajah Yathavan, 39, Aruran Vinayagamoorthy, 35, and Sydney accountant Arumugan Rajeevan, 43, each pleaded guilty to providing more than a-million-dollars in cash to the terrorist group, the Herald Sun reports.

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Brit Muslim leaders ‘failing to tackle extremism’: Oxford academic

London, Mar 31: A University of Oxford academic has criticized Muslim leaders in Britain for not doing enough to tackle extremism. Nick Chatrath, a researcher at Oxford’s Faculty of Oriental Studies, claims in a paper to be published this week that in the face of growing radicalization in Britain, Muslim leaders are sweeping extremists’ points of views under the carpet instead of facing up to them. Based on interviews with radical Islamic preacher Anjem Choudary and Dr.

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Chinese wolfberries could improve vision defects caused by diabetes

Washington, Mar 31 : A boffin at Kansas State University is delving deeper into the use of Chinese wolfberries for improving vision deficiencies characteristic of type-2 diabetese. Dingbo “Daniel” Lin is studying wolfberries and their potential to improve damage to the retina. His findings show that the fruit can lower the oxidative stress that the eye undergoes as a result of type-2 diabetes.

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Essential oils may combat drug-resistant superbugs

Washington, March 31: A new study has found that essential oils can be used as an effective and cheap alternative to antibiotics against drug-resistant hospital superbugs. Professor Yiannis Samaras and Dr Effimia Eriotou, from the Technological Educational Institute of Ionian Islands, in Greece, led the research. The experts tested the antimicrobial activity of eight plant essential oils.

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