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Diageo's new Indian CEO: 5 things you should know about Ivan Menezes
by FP Staff
May 08, 2013

the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He holds an MBA degree from Northwestern University Kellogs School of Management.He has worked with Nestle #
Now, 'insect-inspired' camera that can click photos across 180 degrees
May 03, 2013

and the Northwestern University has developed a hemispherical digital camera with 180 miniature lenses and exceptionally wide-angle field of view.Humans capture pictures #ThisisNext # Technology # Camera
New pattern to maximise solar energy
by F wire
Jan 27, 2013

power.Researchers at Northwestern University sought to design the geometric pattern of the current single-crystal silicon solar cells to maximize #Sports # Politics # India # Congress # NewsTracker # Firefox # Muslim # indian # Images
Twin stars can wreck planetary systems
by F wire
Jan 08, 2013

likely be ejected if the sun had a companion star, says a team of Northwestern University's researchers.Researchers found that wide binary stars #Sports # India # NewsTracker # Education # News # Christmas # Holiday # indian # Ajax # Green # archives # ians-photo
NY Times loses bid to uncover details on drone strikes
by FP Staff
Jan 03, 2013

;judicious" in its use of drones, and that the program was "kept on a very tight leash."She also cited a speech on March 5, 2012, at Northwestern University #Politics # United States # India # China # Business # Technology # Government # markets # Entertainment # Mexico # lifestyle
Want to lose weight? Mobile apps might be the answer
Dec 11, 2012

they initially lost, said lead researcher Bonnie Spring, from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.The benefits of using an app #smartphones # weight loss # HealthBuzz # mobile apps
Do nano particles prevent brain from multiple sclerosis?
Nov 23, 2012

King, who co-authored the study with Stephen Miller, professor at Northwestern University, US, according to a Sydney statement.Daniel Getts from #didyouknow # Health # Multiple sclerosis # Brain # Nano particles
Can a robust heart extend your lifespan?
Nov 20, 2012

at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.Researchers extracted data from five different cohorts included in the Cardiovascular Lifetime Risk Pooling #Health # heart disease # Diabetes # Blood pressure # Middle age # total cholesterol
'Humans possess capacity to sense the future'
by F wire
Oct 26, 2012

and Neuroscience Lab at Northwestern University, the journal Frontiers in Perception Science reports. "You might even have a chance to open that spreadsheet #India # NewsTracker # indian
How humans can 'sense the future'
Oct 26, 2012

and Neuroscience Lab at Northwestern University, the journal Frontiers in Perception Science reports."You might even have a chance to open that spreadsheet you #didyouknow # Health # Presentiment # anomalous anticipatory activity

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Why India is concerned about supplying arms to Afghanistan

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Sreesanth and IPL spot fixing: Why history makes it so hard to believe the police

With the glut of information regarding the IPL spot fixing scandal and the three cricketers how much of it can we really trust?
Phaneesh Murthy admits to relationship with employee

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Not just niceties, China and India need to focus on thorny issues

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Why the Indian media gives a damn about poverty

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Goa meet: Will the BJP finally find a way out of its troubles?

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Why Dhoni, Tendulkar can't distance themselves from spot fixing

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Movie Review: 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' leaves you dissatisfied

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Here's how the Delhi Police stumbled upon spot-fixing in IPL

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Ex-Citi CEO Vikram Pandit, JM Financial join hands for banking foray in India

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Movie Review: The Great Gatsby is the most Bollywood of Baz Luhrmann's films

The great American dream is an integral part of America. It’s ‘great’ in that it symbolises not truth, but hope when the truth is disillusioning; it symbolises not facts, but ideals when facts are unnerving; it symbolises not likelihood, but promise when likelihood is all but bleak.

Google I/O 2013 keynote: New Maps, Search, Plus, and S4 with 'pure' Android

We’re tracking the Google I/O conference 2013 live – what will be unveiled?
Hero worshipped in Kerala, Sreesanth still innocent in his state

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Why return of Dreamliners won't change Air India's fortunes

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Wrong on Ghaziabad: The Kiran Bedi argument for moral policing

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Cloak but no dagger: The awfully mundane world of spies

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From here on, Sonia-Manmohan dyarchy is a slow train wreck

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IPL 2013: How Isa Guha is changing perceptions about cricket presenters

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