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world class with the access to great echnology.” Prasad said: “I have requested him to consider electronic manuacturing in India. I have also equested that Microsoft has a great profile in the field of social ervices, (and) digital literacy can be promoted. We had a very purposeful exchange. I am very happy nd I warmly welcome him.” “I have suggested to him that we re keen if there are certain suggesions to give to further improve the Digital India concept. We are quite willing to accept. We are talking bout the concept of other products that they are going to launch n India, including from digital ocker to cloud to data centers. I have requested him to consider lectronic manufacturing,” the
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up NRI grievance panel “I have been flooded with requests from the diaspora community about the various problems that they face in Kerala. Most of the complaints pertain to boundary disputes on their property...,” added Chennithala. The most recent study conducted by K.C.Zachariah and S.Irudayarajan of the Centre for Development Studies reveal that the number of Kerala emigrants as on 2014 was 2363,000. During the 12-month period ending March 1, 2014 the total remittances stood at `726.80 billion. Remittances were 1.2 times the revenue receipt of the state, 4.9 times the money that the state got from the Centre as revenue transfer and 1.5 times the entire government expenditure.
the Modi government has envisaged `1000 billion Digital India project. Make in India is a national programme to transform India into a global manufacturing hub.
Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy
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muscle cells intact. It causes muscles to rapidly degenerate and weaken. DMD predominantly affects males. A majority of patients develop heart or respiratory failure, survivng into their 20s or early 30s. Subha Raman, a cardiologist and professor at the Ohio State Univerity's Wexner Medical Center, led a eam in a clinical trial that tested he combination of eplerenone and ither an ACE inhibitor or an
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quasi judicial body. “This will be put before the Cabinet on January 7. Punjab is he only state in the country where uch a commission exists and it is working well,” said Chennithala.
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Communications and IT Minister Prasad added. With the aim to turn the country into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy,
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BENGALURU: Infosys Ltd. on December 30 announced a $5-million annual outlay for its corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in the US through its not-for-profit trust Infosys Foundation. “We will focus on making computer science education accessible to communities in the Americas,” the software major said. The company appointed Sudha Murthy, Vandana Sikka and Sandeep Dadlani as trustees of the foundation in the US.
of heart muscle disease — a leading cause of death in boys and young men with DMD. “We believe this research offers evidence that supports the early use of these readily available medications,” said Raman. Raman and her team based this trial on their earlier lab findings that showed this combination of medicines reduced muscle damage and preserved function in an animal model of DMD. In this trial, researchers enrolled 42 boys with DMD who also showed evidence of early heart muscle damage by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
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A prominent victim was Ka rachi’s counter-terro ris Aslam Khan, m chief Chaudhry kil January 10. Bu led in a blast on bravery, 14-ye t in a case of rare ar-old Aitzaz Ha — late for school in Kh san Pakhtunwa’s Hangu — Jan yberuary 9 sacrificed his own life to stop a suicide bomb er hundreds of at the gate, saving inside. The Jun his schoolmates e 8 Karachi air attack led to port op Azb” in North eration “Zarb-eW azi ris tan aga Tehreek-e-Ta inst lib and other ter an Pakistan (TTP) rorist groups. TTP retaliate d with the No The ber 2 Wagah vembo least 60 dead mbing, leaving at , and the De cember 16 Peshawar which left 14 school massacre 1 dead, includ 132 children aged 8 to 18 ing thousands , and students acutely traum of atized. Termed “Pak was the country istan’s 9/11”, it attack , su ’s worst-ever terror rpassing the Karachi attack 2007 to’s motor on Benazir Bhutcade when were killed. 139
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