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Bill Gates confident India can eradicate polio

Microsoft’s local mapping service for 9 Indian cities

Microsoft’s local mapping service for 9 Indian citiesSoftware giant Microsoft, joined by rivals Google and Yahoo, has launched a local mapping service for India, which offers users access to detailed listings and street maps for 9 Cities, business listings across 29 cities, and access to highway networks to 20,000 cities and towns.

Microsoft's India Development Centre (MSIDC) in Hyderabad has developed the first version of the service, on the PC and mobile at http://maps.live.co.in and http://m.live.co.in.

India’s IT industry hails Obama’s win warily

India’s IT industry hails Obama’s win warilyThe Indian software industry body, NASSCOM, hailed Barack Obama's historic win in the US elections, hoping that the President-elect would find new ways to partner and boost economies of the two nations in the wake of the global economic meltdown.

Heidi Klum’s ‘Kali’ costume drama enrages Indian-American leaders

Heidi Klum’s ‘Kali’ costume drama enrages Indian-American leadersThe German celebrity and the supermodel, Heidi Klum has invited the displeasure of the Hindu leaders in America by dressing up as Hindu goddess Kali for a Halloween party. Her husband, singer Seal, dressed up as Indian mythical character, Angulimaal, at the party thrown in New York by Klum herself, and attended by many celebrities.

Syringes sold at Wal–Mart, Sam’s Club recalled by FDA

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Whole grain cereals ward off heart failure risk

Heart FailureA research by Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota and the Department of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Diseases Program, University of North Carolina has revealed that whole grain cereals can ward off heart failure risk. The researchers used data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) for their study. They analyzed the results of baseline exams of more than 14,000 White and African American adults conducted in 1987-89, with follow-up exams completed during 1990-92, 1993-95, and 1996-98. By whole-grain foods the researchers meant oatmeal or grits, whole-grain cold cereal, and whole-grain or dark bread.

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