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Abdul Kalam is India's 'most trusted' person

Former President APJ Abdul Kalam is India's 'most trusted' person, followed by industrialist Ratan Tata and former police officer Kiran Bedi. An online survey to identity the 100 most trusted Indians - conducted for Reader's Digest by market research group The Digital Edge - has thrown up quite a few surprises. The survey, which will be published in the latest issue of the magazine, had sought responses on celebrities from different fields. Infosys co-founder Narayan Murthy is placed fourth while music composer A R Rahman is next, followed by chess champion Vishwanathan Anand. PM Manomhan Singh ranks only seventh on the list while cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and cartoonist R. K. Laxman have bagged the eighth and ninth positions. The tenth rank is shared by ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair, economist Amartya Sen and Wipro chief Azim Premji. Unique Identity Authority of India chairman Nandan Nilekani, actor Amitabh Bachchan and ArcelorMittal chairman Lakshmi Mittal also...

NASA radar on Chandrayaan-I detects ice deposits on moon

Washington, Mar 2 (PTI) Scientists have detected more than 40 ice-filled craters in the moon's North Pole using data from a NASA radar that flew aboard India's Chandrayaan-I. NASA's Mini-SAR instrument, lightweight, synthetic aperture radar, found more than 40 small craters with water ice. The craters range in size from 2 to 15 km in diameter. The finding would give future missions a new target to further explore and exploit, a NASA statement said, adding it is estimated that there could be at least 600 million metric tons of water ice in the craters. "The emerging picture from the multiple measurements and resulting data of the instruments on lunar missions indicates that water creation, migration, deposition and retention are occurring on the moon," Paul Spudis, principal investigator of the Mini-SAR experiment at the Lunar and Planetary Institute, said yesterday.

70 of the Records Held by Sachin Tendulkar

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1. Highest Run scorer in the ODI 2. Most number of hundreds in the ODI 41 3. Most number of nineties in the ODI 4. Most number of man of the matches(56) in the ODI's 5. Most number of man of the series(14) in ODI's 6. Best average for man of the matches in ODI's 7. First Cricketer to pass 10000 run in the ODI 8. First Cricketer to pass 15000 run in the ODI 9. He is the highest run scorer in the world cup (1,796 at an average of 59.87 as on 20 March 2007) 10. Most number of the man of the matches in the world cup 11. Most number of runs 1996 world cup 523 runs in the 1996 Cricket World Cup at an average of 87.16 12. Most number of runs in the 2003 world cup 673 runs in 2003 Cricket World Cup, highest by any player in a single Cricket World Cup 13. He was Player of the World Cup Tournament in the 2003 Cricket World Cup. 14. Most number of Fifties in ODI's 87 15. Appeared in Most Number of ODI's 407 16. He is the only player to be in top 10 ICC rankin...

'Unless I have 4% agri growth, GDP growth of 9% will not be possible'

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee speaks to MK Venu on the general philosophy behind the budget What is the general philosophy behind this Budget? First, I had indicated in my Budget speech last year that I would like to come back to the path of fiscal consolidation as soon as the process of recovery starts. We injected Rs 1,86,000 crore through three stimulus packages last year. The issue was how quickly we can come back to the path of fiscal consolidation. Then the CSO's projections of 7.2% growth for the year 2009-10 and the indication in the first two quarters growth of 6.1% and 7.9%, respectively clearly show that it is possible to enter into a higher growth trajectory. These two were the objectives, in addition to the UPA government's article of faith: inclusive growth. I had to address the problems of the vulnerable sections of society. And then, unless I have 4% growth in agriculture on a sustainable basis over the medium term at least, it would not be possible to hav...

Tips to boost brainpower

Small changes can help you stay sharp later in life and could keep your brain in tip-top shape. On "The Early Show Saturday Edition," Dr. Cynthia Green, Ph.D., has spelled out some tips for the same, reports CBS News. Green and the editors of Prevention magazine wrote, "Brainpower Game Plan: Sharpen Your Memory, Improve Your Concentration, and Age-Proof Your Mind in Just 4 Weeks." Exercise: Go for a walk or run, swim - anything to get yourself moving. Seek new challenges: Look for some simple ways to push you out of your intellectual routine every day, like - brushing teeth with non-dominant hand, taking a new route to work. Get your head in the game: Spend 10 to 20 minutes every day giving your everyday intellectual skills a good workout by playing games that require you to play against the clock. Play board games like Boggle or Set. Socialize: Connect with others in a meaningful way each and every day.