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by nithish
06 Nov 2018 23:29
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016
Replies: 3095
Views: 816729

Re: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016

Taliban storms fourth Afghan base this month The Taliban stormed yet another Afghan military base overnight, this time in the western province of Farah near the border with Iran. All but three of the border policemen manning the outpost were either killed or captured, according to reports. Farah is...
by nithish
18 Apr 2018 02:29
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion
Replies: 1747
Views: 439108

Re: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion

Bomb blast outside Indian consulate office in Nepal KATHMANDU: A bomb went off outside an Indian consulate office in Nepal's Biratnagar, damaging the wall of the premises, a media report said today. Morang SP Arun Kumar BC said the blast took place last night in an open space behind the building th...
by nithish
01 Mar 2018 01:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016
Replies: 3095
Views: 816729

Re: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016

Afghanistan's Ghani offers talks with Taliban 'without preconditions' KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani offered recognition of the Taliban as a legitimate political group on Wednesday as part of a proposed political process that he said could lead to talks aimed at ending more than 16...
by nithish
09 Nov 2017 03:30
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian investments thread
Replies: 441
Views: 87673

Re: Indian investments thread

Any gurus invested in these?

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by nithish
23 Dec 2014 03:08
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Oil & Natural Gas: News & Discussion
Replies: 1620
Views: 460393

Re: Oil & Natural Gas: News & Discussion

Why Saudis Decided Not to Prop Up Oil WSJ needs a subscription but paste the URL into google search, click the first link - read in full In early October, Saudi Arabia’s representative to OPEC surprised attendees at a New York seminar by revealing his government was content to let global energy pri...
by nithish
30 Nov 2013 05:52
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Personal Health, Nutrition and Fitness Thread
Replies: 6544
Views: 32735

Re: Personal Health, Nutrition and Fitness Thread

Courts quietly confirm MMR Vaccine causes Autism The MMR vaccine is a combined vaccine against measles, mumps, and rubella; three serious infections which used to be common in children before the MMR vaccine. Measles can lead to blindless, mumps infertility, and rubella is especially dangerous in p...
by nithish
25 Mar 2013 04:42
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Multimedia - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 2242
Views: 614927

Re: Military Multimedia Content

Inside Combat Rescue -Part 1- Visions of War 8Rc4_2_YXuw About the Show The elite Combat Rescue members of the U.S. Air Force, Pararescuemen, or PJs, have one mission: rescue American or Allied forces in extreme danger. Whether their targets are shot down or isolated behind enemy lines, surrounded, ...
by nithish
18 Mar 2012 03:55
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Personal Health, Nutrition and Fitness Thread
Replies: 6544
Views: 32735

Re: Personal Health, Nutrition and Fitness Thread

gurus, what routine do you use for deadlifts? I've been trying 5x5 for a while but not been progressing much
by nithish
08 Jan 2012 07:53
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Nature Conservation in India News & Discussion
Replies: 807
Views: 181128

Re: Nature Conservation in India News & Discussion

India's first anti-poaching tiger force begins work India's first forest ranger unit charged specifically with preventing tiger poaching has gone into action. The 54-member force will patrol tiger reserves in national parks straddling the borders of Karnataka, Tamil Nado and Kerala states in the so...
by nithish
28 Dec 2011 00:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India and Japan: News and Discussion
Replies: 2129
Views: 390376

Re: India and Japan: News and Discussion

Japanese PM is visiting Japanese Prime Minister arrives in India to expand ties The Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshihiko Noda, arrived here on a two-day state visit today to attend the sixth annual India-Japan summit. Noda was greeted by Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur and Foreign ...
by nithish
28 Dec 2011 00:06
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Navy and International Anti-Piracy Ops
Replies: 1192
Views: 299503

Re: Indian Navy and International Anti-Piracy Ops

Somali pirates seize Italian freighter with 7 Indians Suspected Somali pirates on Tuesday hijacked an Italian cargo vessel with 18 crew, including seven Indian seafarers, off the coast of Oman. The Italy-flagged M T Enrico Ievoli with 15000 mt of caustic soda on board was hijacked at 0403 hours GMT...
by nithish
28 Dec 2011 00:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-EU News & Analysis
Replies: 1806
Views: 418277

Re: India-EU News & Analysis

Slovenia invites Indian investments and tourists In order to increase the bilateral trade with India, the southern European country of Slovenia is inviting investments in its auto sector while its engineering companies are open to transfer technology to Indian corporates, said the country's envoy. ...
by nithish
24 Dec 2011 03:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India and ASEAN / East Asia
Replies: 721
Views: 147171

Re: India and ASEAN / East Asia

India, Thailand work on defence cooperation pact Stepping up its engagement with countries in East Asia, India on Friday held the first meeting of defence dialogue with Thailand, taken in line with the agreement between the two countries reached earlier this year. Both sides exchanged views on the ...
by nithish
17 Dec 2011 02:30
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Health Care Sector
Replies: 1211
Views: 238848

Re: Indian Health Care Sector

Randomized Trial of Yoga in Metastatic Breast Cancer The practice of yoga might reduce psychological distress and modulate abnormal cortisol levels and immune responses in patients with metastatic breast cancer, according to a study presented here at the 34th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Sympos...
by nithish
23 Oct 2011 22:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sri Lanka - News and Discussion
Replies: 3770
Views: 620821

Re: Sri Lanka - News and Discussion

India-Lanka power grid link feasibility study likely by Dec A feasibility study for the interconnection of electricity grids between India and Sri Lanka is expected to be complete by December this year, more than a year after the two countries agreed on the proposal. The nearly Rs 4,000-crore India...
by nithish
23 Oct 2011 22:51
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
Replies: 3952
Views: 1225351

Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion

Field evaluation trials of anti-tank missile soon The field evaluation trials (FET) of MBDA Missile System's Pars 3 LR fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), shortlisted alongside Rafael Advanced Defence System's Spike-ER for the Indian Army's weaponised Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) ‘R...
by nithish
14 Oct 2011 04:21
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Health Care Sector
Replies: 1211
Views: 238848

Re: Indian Health Care Sector

TB Cases Decline Worldwide for the First Time the first time, the number of people infected with tuberculosis (TB) each year is declining, according to Mario Raviglione, MD, director of the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Stop TB program. In a numbers-heavy talk, Dr. Raviglione highlighted a mix ...
by nithish
12 Oct 2011 02:54
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Health Care Sector
Replies: 1211
Views: 238848

Re: Indian Health Care Sector

Effective HIV Prevention Seen in India An Indian initiative to prevent HIV infection in 6 of the country's states has been successful in preventing more than 100,000 infections during a 5-year period, according to an article published online October 11 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. The initiat...
by nithish
02 Oct 2011 03:10
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Health Care Sector
Replies: 1211
Views: 238848

Re: Indian Health Care Sector

‘Mystery brain disease’ kills 51 kids in 50 days in Bihar Suspected encephalitis, a brain infection, has killed 51 children in Bihar's Gaya district in the last seven weeks, with three more kids succumbing to the disease, an official said on Saturday. "Three more children died on Friday,"...
by nithish
20 Sep 2011 05:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussion 9th Aug 2011
Replies: 2935
Views: 341925

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussion 9th Aug 2011

The General Medical Council (they register and regulate doctors in the UK) came out with a report on medical education in the country, and there was a certain relevant tidbit in it: 239,270 doctors were on the medical register, of whom 226,682 held a licence. 37% of registered doctors qualified outs...
by nithish
18 Sep 2011 22:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: People's Republic of China Nov 22, 2009
Replies: 3245
Views: 572006

Re: People's Republic of China Nov 22, 2009

Chindia JVs ahead as CEOs talk third-nation forays Industry captains from India and China will shortly kick-start formal discussions under the recently set up CEOs forum to hammer out the contours of a strategy on a wide range of issues including possible joint ventures in new growth hotspots such ...
by nithish
18 Sep 2011 22:43
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 9599
Views: 1241096

Re: Internal Security Watch

Man arrested for passing sensitive info to ISI Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad today arrested a person for allegedly passing strategic informations to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) here, a senior police official said. Fazlur Rahman alias Guddu, a native of Ranchi, was arrested fro...
by nithish
18 Sep 2011 01:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 9599
Views: 1241096

Re: Internal Security Watch

CCTV cameras to dot Bangalore In the wake of a blast at the Delhi High Court, the State Home department has decided to install CCTV cameras across Bangalore City. Home Minister R Ashoka told reporters here on Saturday that the State government, which had been advised by the Centre to tighten securi...
by nithish
18 Sep 2011 01:12
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Iran News and Discussions
Replies: 3301
Views: 599427

Re: Iran News and Discussions

U.S. making India-Iran trade a hard struggle: envoy With the U.S. making it difficult for Asian countries including India to make payments for oil imported from Iran, it has been a “hard struggle” to channelise the funds through other routes, according to the Iranian Ambassador to India Syed Mehdi ...
by nithish
18 Sep 2011 01:08
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Health Care Sector
Replies: 1211
Views: 238848

Re: Indian Health Care Sector

Coimbatore spine surgeon delivers Hunterian Oration The president of the Association of Spine Surgeons of India and chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics and Spine Surgery at Ganga Hospital in Coimbatore, S. Rajasekaran, was chosen by the Royal College of Surgeons of England to deliver the Hun...
by nithish
17 Sep 2011 20:16
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian M&A Deals
Replies: 315
Views: 75646

Re: Indian M&A Deals

India's GVK to pay $1.3bn for Australia coal assets Indian infrastructure giant GVK on Saturday said it would pay $1.3 billion for Australia's Hancock coal and infrastructure projects as it lines up energy supplies for upcoming power plants. The purchase of three coal mines, a railway line and port...
by nithish
17 Sep 2011 20:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Libyan War : Political and strategic aspects
Replies: 1051
Views: 130799

Re: Libyan War : Political and strategic aspects

India supports Libyan rebels at UN India Saturday extended its support to the Transitional National Council (TNC) of Libya to attend the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York. "India extended its support to the acceptance of credentials of the delegation of the...
by nithish
17 Sep 2011 20:11
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: J&K News and Discussion-2011
Replies: 3989
Views: 588126

Re: J&K News and Discussion-2011

Tourism boost in Indian Kashmir as violence ebbs More than 700,000 tourists have visited Indian Kashmir so far this year, the highest number since an insurgency erupted against New Delhi's rule more than two decades ago, an official said. Police say violence is at its lowest level since the start o...
by nithish
17 Sep 2011 01:15
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Manufacturing Sector
Replies: 681
Views: 578200

Re: Indian Manufacturing Sector

ArcelorMittal bets on Karnataka to push India plans ArcelorMittal India expects Karnataka to be the mainstay of its India plans and expects the state's pro-industry policies, and faster mine allocation procedures, to push its long-awaited projects off the ground. But the world's largest steel manuf...
by nithish
17 Sep 2011 00:49
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussion 9th Aug 2011
Replies: 2935
Views: 341925

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussion 9th Aug 2011

India, UK inch towards collaborative defence research and development India and United Kingdom entered into a letter of arrangement (LOA) today to pursue collaborative defence research and development cooperation with UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) and facilitate making best ...
by nithish
13 Sep 2011 21:39
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Personal Health, Nutrition and Fitness Thread
Replies: 6544
Views: 32735

Re: Personal Health, Nutrition and Fitness Thread

I can run, walk and cycle all day what I can't do is lift weights. I simply hate going to the gym. I cannot even do a set of 20 bicep curls using a 30lb dumbbells I use what pyts use i.e 20/25lb ones(there also I start cheating on the form from 2nd set onwards). :oops: This is the bicep workout I'v...
by nithish
12 Sep 2011 04:13
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Health Care Sector
Replies: 1211
Views: 238848

Re: Indian Health Care Sector

MIT's India innovator collaborated With IISc, IIT-Chennai A communication device to help the speech-impaired that otherwise costs Rs 5 lakh in the West is now available for Rs 30,000 in India. No wonder the inventor of the device has been described by MIT Technology Review as Innovator of the Year ...
by nithish
12 Sep 2011 03:46
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6370
Views: 1440856

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh cools Indian Grand Prix doubts McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh has played down speculation the Indian Grand Prix could be boycotted because of wrangling over tax. The 12 Formula 1 teams and drivers are concerned they will be hit with big tax bills at next month's ra...
by nithish
11 Sep 2011 21:43
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Autos Thread
Replies: 3776
Views: 718239

Re: Indian Autos Thread

--wrong topic--
by nithish
11 Sep 2011 01:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terrorist attack on Delhi High Court
Replies: 518
Views: 66414

Re: Terrorist attack on Delhi High Court

Sleuths tap America to crack Delhi blast case With no conclusive leads more than 72 hours after the Delhi high court bombing, New Delhi has exchanged notes with Washington on whether US intelligence has picked up any signal or communication, particularly from the sub-continent, that could provide a...
by nithish
05 Sep 2011 05:03
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Space Program Discussion
Replies: 3966
Views: 981196

Re: Indian Space Program Discussion

Indian students discover 5 asteroids Five asteroids, including a rare Trojan asteroid, have been discovered by ten Indian students during an international astronomy project. Of the ten students, two are from Delhi, who discovered a main belt asteroid (2011 QM14) in August as part of the All India A...
by nithish
30 Aug 2011 02:37
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Education System
Replies: 3962
Views: 841162

Re: Indian Education System

Is this 3 year thing equivalent to a residency? Whats the curriculum like? The posting for the GP are out patient based only or hospital based? I was under the impression that the 3 year training for GP is more like supervised practice under the NHS. Do surgeons still lose the Dr. designation these...