Thursday, September 16, 2010

FLS Jobs and News Updates - FLSBlog

FLS Jobs and News Updates - FLSBlog


eBay India Motors gets its first car buyer

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 07:31 AM PDT

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Global on-line retail major eBay Thursday said an Indian American doctor made the first global car purchase on eBay India Motors. According to the company, Minhaj Naiyer bought a Tata Nano for his family based in Varanasi through eBay Motors from a Mumbai dealer. “After looking at various options, I turned to [...]


NBU Result 2010: NBU declares results for different subjects online

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 07:22 AM PDT

The University of North Bengal has declared NBU Result 2010 for different courses online and the results are now available online on the result section of the official website. A direct link to the said section is provided below for reference. For NBU Result 2010: Click Here A special notification regarding the result server overload has also [...]


Assam flood update: Brahmaputra water recedes, thousands homeless

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 07:11 AM PDT

Guwahati, Sep 16 (IANS) The water levels of the Brahmaputra river in Assam receded Thursday, although thousands of people are still reeling under the devastating floods. A Central Water Commission bulletin Thursday said the Brahmaputra and its major tributaries were showing a falling trend, although they were still flowing above the danger mark. “The situation has improved [...]


Asin becomes brand ambassador of new Lux soap

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 07:07 AM PDT

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Actress Asin Thottumkal has joined the likes of Aishwarya Rai, Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif as the new brand ambassador of Lux soap. She has been signed as the face of the soap’s new variant Lux Sandal & Cream. “It’s a beauty accolade to be associated with the legendary beauty brand Lux, [...]


Australian Cyclist pulls out of CWG Delhi 2010

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 06:52 AM PDT

Melbourne, Sep 16 (IANS) Australian cyclist Richie Porte Thursday was forced to pullout from the Commonwealth Games as his Saxo Bank team denied him clearance to compete in the Oct 3-14 Games in New Delhi. Porte joins compatriots champion swimmer Stephanie Rice and tennis players Lleyton Hewitt and Samantha Stosur in giving the Oct 3-14 Games [...]


Pope condemns child abuse on British visit

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 06:42 AM PDT

London, Sep 16 (DPA) Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Britain Thursday on an historic and highly controversial state visit that is expected to promote church unity while also being punctuated by protest and debate. The scandal over child sex abuse in the Roman Catholic church and controversial remarks about Britain by a papal adviser have added [...]


Simplex to design Durgapur Airport to be built by BAPL

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 06:37 AM PDT

Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) Construction company Simplex Infrastructures Ltd (Simplex) has bagged the designing and building contract of the proposed Durgapur airport to be built by the Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Ltd (BAPL), the company said Thursday. The airport would be a regional one, designed to handle aircraft such as Airbus 320/319 and Boeing 737. It would [...]


Andrew Flintoff retires from all forms of cricket

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 06:27 AM PDT

London, Sep 16 (IANS) Former England captain Andrew Flintoff has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket with immediate effect after being told his recovery from the major surgery he had after the 2009 Ashes series would not be sufficient for a comeback. Flintoff has undergone surgery twice on his troublesome knee. His last match [...]


National Centre for Mathematics to be set up jointly by IIT and TIFR

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 06:26 AM PDT

Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) Two premier institutes of India — the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) — have joined hands to set up the National Centre for Mathematics (NCM) in the city. A memorandum of understanding to facilitate the establishment of NCM — the first such institute [...]


CWG 2010, everything is ready, says Delhi Chief Secretary

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 06:23 AM PDT

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) With only 17 days to go for the Commonwealth Games and delegates starting to arrive in the capital, a top Delhi official Thursday reiterated that everything was ready for the mega sporting event. Chief Secretary Rakesh Mehta told IANS that almost all the projects for the Games, including beautification and infrastructure-related, [...]


Rahul backs Omar, in Bengal wants Trinamool respect for Congress

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 06:13 AM PDT

Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Thursday strongly backed Omar Abdullah, asserting that the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister needed time and support as he was doing a “tough and sensitive” job. However, he declined to comment on revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Kashmir or intervene in that [...]


Ekta Kapoor upset with Pavitra Rishta crew

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 06:01 AM PDT

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) TV czarina Ekta Kapoor, who is known for her strictness, went fuming when on a surprise visit to the sets of her popular Zee TV show “Pavitra Rishta” she found the crew working mindlessly on the storyline. Ekta was upset on finding out that her team was busy making her lead [...]


Profit booking drags Sensex down

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 05:59 AM PDT

Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities Thursday closed 84 points lower on profit booking, although foreign funds pumped in over $500 million. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 19,476.93 points, closed at 19,417.49 points, 84.62 points or 0.43 percent down from its previous close [...]


Delhi Metro official accuses senior of sexual harassment

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 05:54 AM PDT

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) A legal officer of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Thursday alleged the general manager was sexually harassing her for the past few months. A DMRC official said a committee has been set up to probe the charge. Speaking to IANS, the woman officer said: “I have been going through the [...]


Sikhs in US happy Obama may visit Golden Temple

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 05:50 AM PDT

Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) The small but influential Sikh community in the US has expressed joy at reports that President Barack Obama may visit their holiest shrine, the Golden Temple, during his visit to India in November. “We are confident that after Obama’s visit to the Golden Temple, the US residents would come to know about [...]


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