Helsinki, Jan 31 (Inditop.com) Nordic airline Finnair has started offering cargo facilities free of charge for carrying aid to earthquake-hit Haiti and is also planning to fly special planes carrying equipment and personnel to the nation’s capital Port au Prince, according to a company statement.
“Finnair has been playing a role in contributing humanitarian assistance to [...]
Melbourne, Jan 31 (DPA) Roger Federer put down the challenge from Scot Andy Murray with a comprehensive 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(11) victory for his fourth Australian Open title here Sunday. It was Federer’s 16th Grand Slam title.
The world number one’s success denied the dream of Murray and the British nation as the Scot failed to snap [...]
New Delhi, Jan 31 (Inditop.com) In the age of internet when information is just a click away, an NGO Sunday emphasised on developing reading habits among children by making books available to them.
To promote reading culture, the Association of Writers and Illustrators for Children (AWIC) is conducting an International Conference on ‘Children’s Libraries – Building [...]
Guwahati, Jan 31 (Inditop.com) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Sunday rejected the demand for a separate Bodoland state and instead advocated the need for a greater Assamese society where people of all communities live together.
“I would say we should live together instead of trying to further fragment the state. Other genuine grievances and demands of [...]
Chennai, Jan 31 (Inditop.com) Indian opener Gautam Gambhir predicted a tough series against visiting South Africa next month and even more so in the absence of Rahul Dravid who is out of action with a fractured jaw he suffered during the recently concluded series in Bangladesh.
Gambhir, signed up by MRF last year, was here Sunday [...]
Agra, Jan 31 (Inditop.com) Use of robots and computers for surgery on patients with urological problems will be discussed at an international conference on advances in urology, to be held in the city of the Taj Mahal beginning Feb 3.
The five-day conference will be attended by over 1,000 Indian and 200 foreign specialists in urology.
In [...]
Chennai, Jan 31 (Inditop.com) Ashwin Sundar stamped his authority on the first weekend of the MRF Challenge series with emphatic back-to-back wins in the showpiece Formula 1600 class here Sunday.
The 20-year old Sundar, who cut his racing teeth at this very track, demonstrated his skills and intimate knowledge of the 3.71 Kms long circuit to [...]
Kolkata, Jan 31 (Inditop.com) Altogether 40 cars, 25 from India and 15 from Bhutan, will compete in the third Indo-Bhutan Friendship Car Rally 2010-Eastern Himalayan Challenge which begins from Siliguri in northern West Bengal Feb 4.
The three-day rally, kickstarting from the Himalayan Tennis Academy in Siliguri, will go through challenging routes in India and Bhutan [...]