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invented. Chess is believed to have been invented in India, sometime before 500 AD. It quickly spread to Persia where it was called Shatranj, a Persian version of a Sanscrit word. It was adopted by the Muslims who retained the...
analysis: Transition in a time of conflict —Abbas Rashid Daily Times Surely, it is obvious that for the president at this time it is preferable to many other options to cede power to a prime minister from his own party. And...
City to observe Eid-ul-Zuha on Saturday Times of India CHANDIGARH: Eid-ul-Zuha, which falls on Saturday, is also called Eid-ul-Adha in Arabic and Bakr-Id in the Indian subcontinent, as the tradition of sacrificing a goat is...
Eid-e-Qorban Today After Massive Splurge Kashmir Observer Srinagar, Nov 27, KONS: Eid-ul-Azha, an occasion symbolizing the spirit of sacrifice, and total submission to the Supreme Will, is being celebrated in the valley on...
Once upon a time it was synonymous with all that was great about the nation that invented the train. The mighty Victorian railway centre at Crewe was not only the most celebrated junction in the world, but the nerve centre of...
One year after terrorist attacks rocked the Indian capital of Mumbai, Simon Israel of Independent Television News updates the political situation there. SIMON ISRAEL: India's commandos used today's anniversary for a display of...
Nov 27, 2009 (The Economic Times - As top Chinese enterprises such as Bank of China and China Telecom seek to globalise their operations, they are increasingly turning to multinational and Indian outsourcing firms including IBM...
Nuclear power could solve our energy problems but it has rather nasty by-products: radioactive waste. Not only the disposal of the old core rods but also reactor operation results in a large amount of low-level waste,...
The demand for mobile services in India can only be described as 'insatiable' following news from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) that the country's mobile operators collectively activated 16.67 million new...
Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Nov. 27--IT management software major CA has launched new products in the virtualisation domain, and is on course to mark a 20 percent hike in headcount in its India operations by the end of this...
