India Robot Olympiad 2010 held, winners to represent country

TECHTRONICS EDUCATION (India) Limited organized the fifth edition of Indian Robot Olympiad (IRO) 2010, the annual national level robotics championship in association with LEGO, world’s premier manufacturer of play and education materials.

 

The Olympiad was organized at Genesis Global School, Noida with participation from over 100 schools. The Olympiad is amongst many initiatives taken by Techtronics Education to promote the basic mantra of learning by doing in the Indian education system.

 

The Indian Robot Olympiad is held in three categories - primary school, junior high and senior high. In this showcase of talent and intellect, teams from over 100 different schools across India

Top five players to set the stadia on fire at US Open on Monday

THE OPENING day of the US Open on Monday will see stalwarts like Kim Clijsters, Roger Federer, Venus Williams and Andy Roddick battling it out at the Arthur Ashe center court. Clijsters will be defending her 2009 US Open title, while men's defending champion Juan Martin del Porto will be missing from action due to injury.

 

The matches which will be played across 17 courts will see Kim Clijsters taking on Hungarian Greta Arn and Venus Williams pitched against Italian Roberta Vinci in the women's singles. Andy Roddick and Roger Federer will take on France's Stephane Robert and Argentinian Brian Dabul respectively.

 

Marwah Studios team up with Queen's Baton Relay at Kochi

THE CITY of Kochi will have the attention of the nation's sporting fraternity as the XIX Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay makes its way around with receptions at 17 locations here on the National Sports Day on Sunday (August 29).

The baton reached the city on Saturday (August 28), accompanied by a convoy of vehicles and a full fledged multi media team of Marwah Studios, the only official media team of the relay, after an official reception at the Cochin International Airport in Nedumbassery. District Collector M Beena received the torch, after its Lakshadweep leg, from Commander VN Singh who

BCCI most likely to press criminal charges against Lalit Modi

THE BOARD of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is most likely to press criminal charges against deposed IPL Chairman Lalit Modi, next week. As per reports, BCCI might use Modi's receipt of $80 million he received in facilitation from WSG as one of the grounds for pressing charges.

 

Following massive irregularities in the IPL Twenty20 league, Modi was suspended from his position as IPL's chairman soon after IPL 3 concluded. To further probe into the matters, BCCI had earlier set up a disciplinary

US Open draw announced, matches to begin on Thursday

THE DRAW for US Open was announced in New York on Thursday. With Rafael Nadal and Caroline Wozniacki the top seeds in the upcoming US Open, fourth seed Andy Murray might face tough challenges as the game develops. Although the men's match looks tough, second seed, Roger Federer can be assured of a smooth road till the quarterfinals.

 

2009 champion, Kim Clijsters, who is the defending champion this year, is seeded number two followed by Venus Williams at number 3. The stakes are equally high for Wozniacki and Clijsters as the former just came out victorious from the Roger's Tournament in

Renault to launch five new cars by 2013

FRENCH AUTOMOBILE giant, Renault S.A's Indian wing is all set to roll out five new cars between mid-2011 and mid-2013. The new  products will also include small cars which will be launched in 2012. Taking a note of the brisk demand in one of the fastest automobile markets in the world, the notification was issued by Renault's India chief Sudhir Rao.

 

Attending the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) summit in New Delhi, Rao said that at present the company is at the conceptualisation stage for a car that would meet the requirements of the Indian market. Refusing to give further information about

Army to beef up security during Commonwealth Games

The government has decided to rope in the army to ensure foolproof security for the ensuing Commonwealth Games  to be held in Delhi from October 3. Around 1000 personnel of special units from the army are likely to be deployed during the games.

 

Sources informed that the army personnel are scheduled to be deployed at the venue by September 15. This move will come into effect a little more than a fortnight before the games commence. The Commonwealth Games 2010 are scheduled to begin from October 3.

 

The deployed personnel will help in providing technical assistance related to intra-force communication, maintenance of