Indian embassy site becomes porn site

Administrator — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:57:10 +0100

Web portal which once belonged to the Indian embassy in Bahrain has now turned into a porn site with a local telecom services provider blaming the mission for the lapse.

The Teen Porn website, located at www.indianembassy...

Now, get your eyes tested by a cellphone

Administrator — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:09:06 +0100

A team led by an Indian-origin professor has devised a method of using mobile phones for conducting eye tests, a technique it hopes will be useful in places lacking hi-tech eye equipment.

The device, called NETRA, which means eye in Hindi, has been designed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab associate professor Ramesh Raskar, visiting professor Manuel Oliveira, student Vitor Pamplona and postdoctoral research associate Ankit Mohan.

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CHERRAPUNJI: The wettest Place on Earth...

Administrator — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 06:30:39 +0100

INTRODUCTION TO CHERRAPUNJI

Oldest City of India

Administrator — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 06:17:27 +0100

Varanasi , also commonly known as Benares or Banaras or Banāras and Kashi, is a city situated on the banks of the River Ganges in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, regarded as holy by Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and probably the oldest of India.

The city has been a cultural and religious centre in North India for several thousand years. The Benares Gharana form of Indian classical...

Rajneeti in Dubai

deepak — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:56:25 +0100

Katrina, Ranbir, Arjun and Prakash Jha were in Dubai on June 1, 2010 to promote their film Raajneeti

The...

Homeschooled 14-yr-old tops Delhi IIT entrance

Administrator — Thu, 27 May 2010 09:11:16 +0100

Fourteen-year-old Sahal Kaushik, who holds the 33rd rank at all-India level in the IIT JEE exam, emerged the Delhi region topper in the entrance examination.

At the press conference to honor the toppers, Sahal, who was too shy to speak on stage, handed the mike over to his mother Ruchi Kaushik. But that was just for a while, off the stage, the boy giggled with his friend and answered media questions quite comfortably.

"He mixes where he wan...

Why should Manipur remain in India?

Administrator — Mon, 24 May 2010 10:12:08 +0100

Kamminlung Singson was sitting next to me on a four-hour hopping flight from Delhi to Imphal. He had one year of training in a short-term programme of Indian Army and was on his way back home to Churachandpur, about 60km from Imphal. He was supposed to travel by train up to Guwahati and then take a bus, but the highways to his hometown, NH 39 and NH 53, had been blocked by Naga rebels for almost 30 days at that time, so he had to somehow arrange for an air ticket. Not many Manipuris can af...

Youth should awaken and work for a corruption free govt: Abdul Kalam

Administrator — Fri, 21 May 2010 06:04:18 +0100

Former president A P J Abdul Kalam has stressed the need for an awakening among the youth for a corruption free government and administration.

Describing the 54 crore youths of the country as its biggest asset, he said India would definitely become a super power by 2020 if youngster...

Mumbai\'s amazing dabbawalas

Administrator — Tue, 18 May 2010 05:58:45 +0100

Four thousand five hundred semi-literate dabbawalas collect and deliver 175,000 packages within hours. What should we learn from this unique, simple and highly efficient 120-year-old logistics system?

Hungry kya? What would you like: pizza from the local Domino's (30 minute delivery) or a fresh, hot meal from home? Most managers don't have a choice. It's either a packed lunch or junk food grabbed from a fast food outlet. Unless you live in Mumbai ,...

A BPO to be established in Hyderabad Central Jail for Educated Prisoners

Administrator — Mon, 17 May 2010 06:10:56 +0100

For the first time in India, a BPO is going to be set up in a prison which will be run by educated prisoners. Cherlapalli Central Jail in Hyderabad is all set to become the first jail in the country to feature a BPO in its jail premises. Jail authorities already had a deal with private IT Solution Company and soon this BPO project will be initiated. A well known IT firm Radiant Info Systems has signed the deal with jail authorities to set up a BPO exclusively for prisoners.

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Anand wins world chess crown of 2010-2011

Administrator — Fri, 14 May 2010 07:46:23 +0100

SOFIA, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Viswanathan Anand, 40, was officially crowned here on Thursday as the world chess champion for the 2010-2011.

The Indian grandmaster retained his title against Veselin Topalov in 12-game match achieving 6.5 points while the challenger managed to ge...

Takshila: World\'s first University

Administrator — Mon, 10 May 2010 06:14:10 +0100

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Should Mumbai be made a Union Territory?

Administrator — Fri, 07 May 2010 11:08:59 +0100

Fifty years after their formation as different states of the Indian Union, Gujarat and Maharashtra have much to be proud of. Both states are among India's developed and industrialised states. Both st...

First Indian professor to become the Dean of the Harvard B-school

Administrator — Thu, 06 May 2010 04:31:27 +0100

Indian-born business administration scholar Dr Nitin Nohria is set to become the tenth Dean of Harvard Business School (HBS). Dr Nohria who is currently the Richard P Chapman Professor of Business Administration at HBS, has also held senior administrative positions at the School, including senior associate dean for faculty development and chair of HBS' organisational behaviour unit.

Dr Nohria graduated in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Te...

New Bollywood Star

musicbizpro — Wed, 05 May 2010 08:37:33 +0100

Bollywood's latest sensation, singer-songwriter, composer, Rahul Seth. Im sure you might've heard his work even if you havent heard of him. Out now with his brilliant new album Cherry Plum. Check this out to read more about what he has achieved and to listen to and buy some of his ...

In-Compartment Infotainment Systems Soon On Indian Railways

Administrator — Tue, 04 May 2010 05:04:44 +0100

Soon, you may get to experience “In-Flight Entertainment” like services plus internet on your very own Indian Railways. As a part of their new drive to offer infotainment solutions to passengers, the Indian Railways is looking at various ways in which it could provide passengers with the ability to check their e-mail, twitter, Facebook or may be do business while on the move. The Indian Railways has already been taking steps in that direction by opening up the Indian Rail...

India\'s first electricity museum inaugurated

Administrator — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:06:25 +0100

AHMEDABAD: Exciting plasma balls with flashes of electricity visible, an interactive presentation explaining how hydro power is generated or a screen that you can slide and the film playing on the screen changes. All this an much more for the children seeking to know about how, what, why, who and when about electricity is now put up at the latest exhibit at the Science City in Ahmedabad.

India's premier electricity museum, CLP Electrodrome, was inaugurated on Thursday ...

Did you Know that India has the Largest River Island in the world__\'MAJULI\'

Administrator — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:44:55 +0100

MAJULI

Majuli or Majoli is a fluvial island in the Brahmaputra river, in the Indian state of Assam. Majuli is the largest riverine island in the world and the largest freshwater island in South Asia.

Majuli had a total area of 1,250 square kilometers (482.6 sq mi), but now having lost significantly to erosion it has an area of only 650 square kilometers (251.0 sq mi).The island is formed by the Brahmaputra river in the south and the Kherkutia Xuti, joined by the Suban...

Manmohan Singh:The most qualified leader in the world...

Administrator — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:50:19 +0100

Stories of extreme hardship, braving impossible odds and innumerable sacrifices, abound in the lives of nearly 90 per cent of the students in the country. But among them, some perform exceptionally well. Their academic laurels are so brilliant, that at times their CV looks intimidating. Some like our Prime minister,who has achieved a lot in his life..

Manmohan Singh (born 26 September 1932) is the 14th and current Prime Minister of the Republicof India. He is t...

All Indian villages to have high-speed broadband in 3 years

Administrator — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 09:47:59 +0100

From a teledensity (number of phones in use for every 100 individuals) of just 1.4 per cent in 1995, India today has reached a teledensity of over 50 per cent, with big cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, etc going up to 130-140 per cent, same as in Europe and North America.

These facts were shared by Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Sachin Pilot at a media briefing in Toronto on March 31.

"But in r...

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