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UK: 2 doctors face car-bomb terror trial in London

AP — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:30:07 +0000

Two doctors charged with trying to bomb a Glasgow airport and London’s West End will be portrayed by prosecutors as terrorists in thrall to a fundamental form of Islam, a jury in London heard...

Cricket Tries to Break out of Its Shell and into the World

Rupesh — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:55:12 +0000

Cricket, a sport that is a religion for some and entertainment for others has been entertaining its followers over the years. Test matches, ODI’s, they all seem to thrill a cricket fan and with the advent of Twenty20(T20), the sport has...

Celica Marketing Ltd: For comprehensive marketing solution

Pradeep J — Thu, 29 May 2008 10:49:45 +0000

In this competitive world a business establishment has to face tough challenges posed by other companies. To overcome the stiff competition that particular company has to chalk out new strategies to reach out directly to the potential customers....

Glasgow gets self-sufficient with Wind Turbines at Glasgow Tower

Deepa — Sat, 17 May 2008 06:59:47 +0000

After sun, its time to capture the wind power too by this windy city! Glasgow seems to on a green spree, first with Floating Solar Lily pads and now with the Wind Turbine at the Glasgow Science Centre. SHETLAND Wind Power Ltd (SWP) has just...

Floating Solar Lily pads on Clyde to empower Glasgow

Deepa — Tue, 13 May 2008 11:15:33 +0000

Soon Glasgow’ Clyde river will be a house to new kinda lilies belonging to the solar family. We have seen solar panels on roof of houses, vehicles, in gardens and backyards and many more places. But it’s the first time that I came across...

Scintillating Scotland

Pradeep J — Wed, 07 May 2008 10:34:41 +0000

Travelling to new places and exploring its natural beauty is the ideal way to take a break from the strenuous daily chores. Scotland with its varied topography is an ideal destination for you special holiday break. There are several prominent...

Echolocation to help the blind navigate like bats

Arpita Mukherjee — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:32:05 +0000

Bats use their ears as radars to receive sonic waves that help them navigate in the dark. The same method of echolocation has been pioneered to help blind children and adults to maneuver their movements. Visually impaired people are believed to...

Students invent biosensor to sniff out toxins

Anwesha — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:31:13 +0000

A team of students from the University of Glasgow won a well-deserved first prize in the Environment section of the International Genetically Engineered Machine awards with their unique invention: the world’s first self-powered...

Scotland not above child poverty

Sunit — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 08:26:16 +0000

Amidst all the highs of the British economy, its very hard to believe that 90,000 Scottish children live in dire poverty. But this is the reality. It is a matter of shame for the United Kingdom, one of the developed nations in the world, that one...

BAA to slash 2,000 airport employees

Rahul — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:00:20 +0000

BAA, the main operator of Britain’s airports, is planning to cut about 2,000 jobs and aiming to sell one or more of its seven UK airports. The firm, which was bought by Spanish firm Ferrovial last year, to streamline the services,...