Issue 257, Tuesday 09 February 2010

Iconic Indian Ads: Can India's Ad Industry take on the world?

India's entertainment industry is likely to create global opportunities for more than films, video games and TV shows. Its advertising industry, drawing upon the iconography of Bollywood, is also set to take on the world. read more

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Commander Ali Dizaei found guilty & jailed for 4 years

Commander Ali Dizaei has today, Monday 8 February 2010, been found guilty of misconduct in public office and perverting the course of justice following an investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. read more

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Indian Scientist identifies genetic link to ageing in humans

British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiology at the University of Leicester Professor Nilesh Samani and his team announced today (7 February 2010) that they have identified for the first time definitive genetic variants associated with biological ageing in humans. read more

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Plans for the UK’s first Hindu Secondary School turned down

Plans by the iFoundation for the UK's first state-funded Hindu Secondary school have been turned down by the Department of Children, Schools & Families who claim that funds for new secondary schools are already committed elsewhere. read more

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Other News in Brief

[Blog] Why is 'No' always the first answer that Hindus get?
Lord Mandelson seeks deeper trade ties with India
New slum programme to help eight million Indian poor
U.S. Announces Free Mobile Health Text Service for Pregnant Women

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