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New solar cell technology boosts efficiency of photovoltaics

Washington, Apr 30: The creation of a 3-D nanocone-based solar cell platform has allowed a team of scientists to boost the light-to-power conversion efficiency of photovoltaics by nearly 80 percent. The team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Jun Xu discovered the technology substantially overcomes the problem of poor transport of charges generated by solar photons.

‘Cougar’ mom Laura Lanham says she could be next big star in US

New York, Apr 30: Laura Lanham, the self-proclaimed “cougar” – and estranged wife of accused city scammer, Willard, insists she could become America’s next big reality star. Laura, 42, is a brunette mother of one and stepmother to two, who in addition to her writings and risque photos from the web site cougarlife.com, once sent nude photos to Playboy and confessed that she’s an exhibitionist.

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Gilchrist satisfied with Kings XI Punjab’s performance in IPL-4

Kolkata, Apr 30: Kings XI Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist has said that his team is trying to play the best cricket possible. Talking about his team’s performance in this edition of Indian Premier League, Gilchrist said that his team has performed well so far except few matches.

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Chopper with Arunachal chief minister missing

Itanagar, April 30: A Pawan Hans chopper with Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu went missing Saturday after taking off from Tawang, triggering a massive search, Arunachal MP Takam Sanjay said. Sanjay told IANS that the four-seater B-3 chopper lost communication with the ground after crossing the Tezpur airbase in Assam.

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Ellen DeGeneres, Lady Gaga share kiss after singer performs new song

London, Apr 30: Stand-up comedian Ellen DeGeneres and ‘Poker Face’ singer Lady Gaga shared a kiss after the latter performed her new song on the show. DeGeneres, 53, kissed Lady Gaga, 25, real name Stefani Germanotta, after she sang her latest single Judas.

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Murli Manohar Joshi submits draft PAC report to Lok Sabha Speaker

New Delhi, Apr 30: Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Murli Manohar Joshi submitted a copy of the of the controversial 2G draft report to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Saturday. The ruling Congress Party and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) had accused Joshi of having ‘malafide intention’ of destabilising the government, and demanded an explanation from him over the leakage of the draft report.

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Coalition, Afghan forces making "tangible progress" against the Taliban: Pentagon

Washington, Apr 30: The Pentagon has said that the international coalition and its Afghan partners have made “tangible progress” against the Taliban in Afghanistan over the past six months. “We’ve wrested away areas the insurgents have had under control for years,” a senior defense official said, while detailing the report on ‘Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan’.

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New York Police Commissioner issues honeymoon invitation to Wills, Kate

New York, Apr 30: New York’s Police Commissioner has issued an invitation to Prince William and Kate Middleton to spend their honeymoon in the Big Apple. Raymond Kelly was asked by the British consulate there to send a taped greeting to the newlyweds, and he obliged in a video surrounded by a dozen of New York’s Finest, including two officers born in the UK.

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Trinamool misled rural Bengal: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

Nandigram, April 30: Two days after arch rival Mamata Banerjee stormed the area, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Saturday campaigned in this rural belt and charged the Trinamool Congress with blocking industrialisation by misleading the people. Bhattacharjee said the Left Front government had only tried to make Nandigram a second Haldia, the bustling industrial and port town across the Haldi river, but could not do so as the Trinamool Congress put up hurdles.

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