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Internet has evolved itself into a powerful, ubiquitous, empowering and liberating medium, even though only a fragment of its full potential is known and has been exploited by us so far. In its borderless cyberspace, internet provides limitless opportunities for freedom of speech and expression.  Internet, perhaps is the nearest approximation to the utopian world of freedom, envisioned by one of our greatest poets, Dr Rabindranath Tagore. He said and I quote: “Where the mind is without fear, Where the head is held high, Where knowledge is free, Where the world has not been broken into fragments by narrow domestic walls, …..” Internet is greatly significant for India  and, we believe,  India is greatly significant for the Internet .

In an  endeavor  to create a roadmap for the next five years for innovative technologies and policies for biofuels  development in India, the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India along with The Energy and Resources Institute(TERI) launched a two day International Summit on ‘ Bioenergy : Algae  Biofuel  & Synthetic Biology 2012’ here yesterday.  Shri   Jaipal  Reddy, Minister of Science and Technology & Earth Sciences inaugurated the Summit.

The first ever National Conference on Ageing was held by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment here today. Inaugurating the two day conference the Minister, Kumari Selja said “It gives me immense pleasure to be here at the National Conference on Ageing. During the course of this Conference, we will deliberate on important issues relating to senior citizens for further strengthening our efforts to strive for an inclusive society - a society that embraces all ages. Our Government believes that the interface between the State and the Social Institutions in the care of the elderly forms an important area of intervention and needs to be addressed comprehensively. 

Haji Ali dargah in Mumbai shuts door on women Edited by Ashish Mukherjee | Updated: November 06, 2012 08:32 IST Mumbai: Trustees of Mumbai’s Haji Ali dargah, the iconic Sufi shrine visited by thousands every year and immortalised in the movies, has shut the door on women. The Haji Ali Dargah Trust says it’s “un-Islamic under the Sharia” for women to visit graves and its decision is final.

The other day, I saw a really simple way to calculate the day of the week which minimizes (in my opinion) the amount of calculation done. Here's how it goes: First, there is a day of the week that is shared in common by April 4th (4/4), 6/6, 8/8, 10/10, 12/12, and a few others every year. Let's call this day "Doomsday". It is, of course, different every year, but in a single year all of the dates above will fall on the same day. It's really easy to remember: 4/4, 6/6, 8/8, 10/10, and 12/12 all fall on Doomsday. Now, remember "I go to my nine-to-five job at the seven-eleven". 5/9, 9/5, 7/11, and 11/7 all fall on Doomsday. 3/0 (The last day of February) falls on Doomsday. January and February take a little more practice to remember due to Leap Years. In ordinary years, 2/0 (the last day of January) and 1/3 fall on Doomsday; however, on Leap Years, 2/1 and 1/4 fall on Doomsday. So the list of "Doomsday" dates to remember are: 1/3 (or 4), 2/0 (or ...