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IGNOU begins e-books initiative for distant learners

New Delhi, Jan 27 (UNI) Taking another giant stride towards empowering people through education while taking education to newer vistas, the Indira Gandhi Naional University (IGNOU) today launched its 'e-books' initiative for its Distance Learners Library programme.

The initiative, inaugurated by IGNOU Vice-Chancellor V N Rajshekharan Pillai, would see 185 e-books reach the university's students all over India through its regional centres, according to the IGNOU.

At the initial stage, the e-books cover Sciences, Computer Sciences, Humanities and Management through its first lot of 185 books, subscribed from Netlibrary Aggregator', but would soon include a wide array of subjects and topics.

The e-books would soon be made available to other participating institutions of open and distance learning system through the National Open and Distance Learners' Library and Information Network (NODLINET).

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Scarlett Johansson says she's not like Monroe

London, Feb 11 (ANI): Scarlett Johansson has slammed reports comparing her to former screen siren Marilyn Monroe.The beauty insisted that she doesn't share much with the 50s actress.The 'Lost In Translation' star was compared with Monroe after she appeared in an advertising campaign for Dolce and Gabbana last month (Jan09).The advert features Johansson posing seductively across silk bedsheets wearing just a corset.However, the actress maintains that she wasn't trying to emulate Monroe in the.....
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