Nobel Prize 2009

3 Americans(Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W Greider, Jack W Szostak) won the 2009 nobel prize in medicine for discovering a key mechanism in the genetic operation of cells ,an insight that has inspired new lines of research into cancer.
The trio solved the mystery of chromosomes, the rod like structure that carry DNA, protect themselves from degrading when cell divides.

NREGA named after Mahatma Gandhi

• COMMEMORATING Mahatma Gandhi’s 140th birth anniversary, the government on Friday announced its decision to rename its flagship rural employment programme as Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made the announcement at a programme marking the 50th anniversary of the launching of Panchayati Raj. Even as the government stressed on the importance of the panchayati raj institutions, there was a keen realisation that there was a need for reform.

U.N. releeases Mahatma Stamp

Marking the International Day of Non-Violence, President of the UN General Assembly Ali Abdussalam Treki, released a Mahatma Gandhi stamp on the occasion of his 140th birth anniversary. The United Nations Postal Administration released the $1 stamp designed by Miami-based artist Ferdie Pacheco. The stamp shows the Father of the Nation in red, blue and gold. Envelopes marked with the stamp and the U.N. seal are on sale.

The Bandra Worli Sea Link.

From a mumbaikar's point of view--(in the sequence he told us)
Its almost 6.7 km long stretch and takes 6-7 mins to cover.
It is a suspension bridge designed by an architect.
It was planned for Bandra-Worli-HajiAli-Nariman Point, but right now.. it is only functional for the Bandra worli route.
The initial vision for this link came in the 1960 but the actual work started around 10 years back.
There were agitations by the fishermen against this link.
The planning was done for 8 lanes.. only 4 are functional as of now.
The one way cost is Rs. 50 and the two way cost is Rs. 75.

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Wondering what this is???? This can be your mobile number in near future.

For over 15 years, India has been using mobile numbers starting with '9xxxxxxxx'. Pioneering the paradigm shift, Reliance Mobile is rolling out its new GSM mobile '8010xxxxxx' number series.. This makes Reliance Mobile India's first GSM operator to roll-out the new mobile number series starting with “8”.

Obituary: Patrick Swayze

Remeber "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost"... what was common in these hits....   Actor Patrick Swayze.The world lost him on Monday after his long battle with pancreatic cancer.Swayze was 57 and was diagnosed with advanced stage-four pancreatic cancer in january 2008, leaving him with only a one-percent chance of surviving longer than five years, according to medical experts.He bravely fought the disease in the public eye, continuing to work on the sets despite gruelling cancer treatments and significant weight loss.