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National and international healthcare and pharmaceutical companies have signed 131 MoUs worth Rs26,000 crore. The state government’s health and family welfare department signed several MoUs with four international and 127 national companies in the field of healthcare and pharmaceuticals during the fifth Vibrant Gujarat... 

Today bears ruled the Dalal Street, with Sensex plunging over 300 points, below the crucial 19,000 mark for the first time since November 2010 on increasing inflation and on concerns that the Reserve Bank may hike interest rates. At the close, the benchmark 30-share index, BSE Sensex declined 322.38 points or 1.68% at 18,860.44... 

Looks like the Nokia guys have planned out their stuff for the Mobile World Congress in February. Earlier today, the N9 was rumoured to be going on display and now it’s their X7 smartphone. About a month back, the X7-00 saw a couple of pictures and a video as well, but news on the phone grew cold after that. The smartphone... 

If the house seems dustier than it used to be, it may not be a reflection on your housekeeping skills. The amount of dust in the Earth’s atmosphere has doubled over the last century, according to a new study by U.S. scientists. And the increase could be a contributing factor to climate and ecology changes around the world. To... 

A new body armour ‘bullet-proof custard’ could help save soldiers’ lives. It is made up of a substance that absorbs the force of a shot or shrapnel by thickening and hardening instantly on impact. Researchers have inserted the formula called a shear thickening fluid between sheets of traditional Kevlar to produce... 

Cricket South Africa chiefGerald Majola has revealed that another “big name” has evincedinterest in becoming the national team coach a few days aftercurrent India coach Gary Kirsten”s name did the rounds. Present coach Corrie van Zyl will step down in less thanthree months after the World Cup. Kirsten, a former... 

South African all-rounder Albie Morkel has thanked India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for inquiring about him after he was excluded from the side for the five-match ODI series against the visitors. Dhoni inquired about Morkel, after the national selection panel led by former South Africa opener Andrew Hudson, gave the boot to... 

MELBOURNE: Big-hitting Robin Soderling’s aggression has taken him to the verge of two Grand Slam triumphs, but adopting the stereotypical “cool Swede” demeanour may be key to him going from champion-slayer to champion at the Australian Open. The baseline pounder with a thunderbolt serve revels in attack and... 

Dave Richardson, ICC general manager for cricket operations, feels that the Pakistan Cricket Board’s initiative to host the final of the country’s premier first class competition under lights will have a positive impact on the sport. Richardson said that the ICC, too, was working on several recommendations to make... 

John Wright, the New Zealand coach, has asked for more discipline from his misfiring batsmen ahead of the second and final Test against Pakistan which starts on Saturday. New Zealand had folded for 110 in the second innings of the first Test in Hamilton and lost by ten wickets. “We’ve got to try and get that top...