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Indian Current News on 07/08/2011

2011-08-07T00:23:00.000-07:00

MiG-21s will be phased out of the Indian Air Force by 2017... Read more
Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Ahluwalia Defends Manmohan Singh's Role in 2G Case... Read more
Manipur Cabinet takes no decision on new district... Read more
PMO subverted process to appoint Jadhav as Air India... Read more
Fighting against corruption is not the monopoly of Anna Hazare's father... Read more
From abroad, Sonia signals that Rahul matters... Read more
Joshi goes soft on PMO, attacks PC in fresh PAC draft... Read more
Pak weapons made us weak: Ulfa chief... Read more
Court orders FIR against UP minister, kin in murder case... Read more
Three MLAs join SP in UP.. Read more

Business News
Standard & Poor's stuck to its guns after a withering attack on its math skills and historical accuracy in the wake of its stunning first-ever downgrade of the US credit rating... Read more
Britain's super rich lose billions; Mittal tops the list... Read more
Gold prices zoomed to yet another record of Rs 24,770 per 10 grams by adding Rs 420 in the national capital on Saturday on frantic buying by stockists and investors, driven by a firming trend overseas... Read more
Sensex tanks 387 points on recession fears in U.S... Read more

Pain relief for a listless Harbhajan

2011-08-04T22:00:00.000-07:00

It is difficult to know how Harbhajan Singh feels about picking up an injury (Grade I Abdominal Muscle strain) but it's a good guess he is a touch relieved. If he wished to escape from the scrutiny and spotlight of international cricket at any time in his career, it should be now. It has been nightm are of a series for the off-spinner... Read more

Nissan Sunny 2011 Coming Domestic Market

2011-08-04T21:49:00.000-07:00

While keeping its plan open for a low cost car to compete with Maruti Alto, Nissan on Wednesday unveiled its midsize sedan, Sunny — the second model to be produced in its Chennai plant after its compact car Micra. Kiminobu Tokuyama, MD & CEO, Nissan Motor India said the company will begin production of the Sunny by August-end, with an October launch. The price-range was not revealed.

Drama queen Rakhi Sawant for C-Sting panty`

2011-07-29T21:26:00.000-07:00

Drama queen Rakhi Sawant, who has been making headlines for her `C-Sting panty` act has thanked American reality star and socialite Kim Kardashian for inspiring her. Apparently, Kim, who loves flaunting her well carved figure, loved the concept of C-Sting panties and our desi sex-bomb too felt the need for one!

விஜய் அடுத்து நடிக இருக்கம் தமிழ் படம் யோகன் அதியம் ஒன்று

2011-07-29T21:02:00.000-07:00

முக்கிய இயக்குனர் படங்களில் நடிக ஆரம்பதிருகம் விஜய், அடுத்து நடிக இருக்கம் தமிழ் படம் யோகன் அதியம் ஒன்று - கௌதம் மேனன் இயக்கத்தில் ஆக்ஹன் படம்.
அடுத்து ஏ. ஆர். முருகதாஸ் இயக்கத்தில் நடிக இருக்கிறார் விஜய்.

Indian Current News on 27/07/2011

2011-07-26T22:15:00.000-07:00

Hegde spares none, names CM and former CM in report... Read details

Mumbai blasts accused held?.. Read details

Manmohan saw no need for GoM, says Raja... Read details

Not burdened by history’, Khar meets Krishna today... Read details

Jairam’s latest: I was made Shikhandi in MoEF... Read details

Opposition boycotts CM’s tea party, asks govt to quit... Read details

CBI submits ‘damning’ report on Jagan assets... Read details

Business News

HCL Tech net profit up 52%; beats f'cast... Read details

L&T Finance Holdings - IPO... Read details

Cairn-Vedanta deal moves closer towards getting sealed.... Read details

Rupee gains 20 paise against U.S. dollar in early trade... Read details

Other income drives up Maruti net profit 18%... Read details

Sentiments, already low, to be hit further: realty sector... Read details

The Highest number of Gmail Users in India

2011-07-26T22:02:00.000-07:00

The many Indian government departments tend to use Google’s free Gmail accounts and its security agencies have demanded access to Gmail user data in the country. After all, India has the highest percentage of Gmail users in the world, more than twice the figure for even the United States.

Gmail is obviously the number one webmail provider in India, and is at number two in the US. According to Lipsman, “Global Gmail usage is up 32% in the past year. It is up 24% in the US, 91% in Brazil and 16% in India".

The popularity of Gmail in India could also have been a factor behind the early success in India of Google’s social networking initiative, Google+, as Google’s tussle with Facebook for dominance of the Indian market, one of the hottest globally, continues.

According to Comscore, while the US accounted for nearly 5.3 million of Google+’s audience since its late June launch, India is ranked a “strong” second with about 2.8 million visitors.

It’s also indicative of how the Indian market is evolving. In mid-2010, the social networking platform with the largest user base in India was Orkut, with 19.7 million.

At that time, Facebook trailed Orkut by over one million users. By the end of June this year, Facebook’s usage had jumped to 34.5 million with Orkut dropping to 13.4 million, going by Comscore statistics.

Orkut, of course, is the original Google social media platform, predating even the failed Google Buzz network. Google did not comment on its plans for Google+ in India.

Source:HindustanTimes

Ishrat Jahan encounter: SIT gets 4th chief - Hindustan Times

2011-07-19T18:49:00.000-07:00

From Hindustan Times:

In less than one year, the special investigation team (SIT) probing the alleged fake encounter death of Mumbra girl Ishrat Jahan and three others has got its fourth chief. The Gujarat high court on Tuesday appointed CISF additional director general RR Verma,an IPS officer of the Bihar cadre, for the job. Previously karnail Singh, satyapal singh and JV Ramudu had opted out of the probe panel, citing their own reasons. The SIT also includes Mohan Jha and Satish Verm, both IPS officers of the Gujarat cadre... Read more...

Kamal Searching for Bollywood Heroins

2011-07-17T07:24:00.000-07:00

Kamal Hassan has been globetrotting in the USA and across Europe. He wanted to finalize ideal locations for Viswaroopam himself. It is going to be an action packed film made on a mammoth budget of 100 crores. The cast and crew are yet to be finalized.
The shoot will begin some time in August, with Kamal's scenes being shot first. As for the heroine and supporting cast, we hear that Kamal is looking at some big names in Bollywood. Sonakshi Sinha who was supposed to be the heroine, has left the project, so Kamal is looking around for someone else to step in. There are a lot of volunteers but Kamal is still to make up his mind.

How hide Facebook account at your work place?

2011-07-16T23:14:00.000-07:00

Now, you can easily check your Facebook account at your work place without the fear of being caught by your boss.

http://hardlywork.in website developed by a university student allows you to automatically convert your Facebook news feeds into an Excel spreadsheet, reports the Herald Sun.

Uploaded pictures and videos can be viewed by hovering over the entries, and users can interact by “liking” the updates with a simple click on the spreadsheet.

How to hide Facebook account following steps:

Go to: http://hardlywork.in/

Click Facebook Gimme dem spreadseets button

Then, Login your facebook account into login screen

Click Allow button for permission hardlyowrk.in to access your feeds

After, You will be able to see all your Facebook feeds in Excel

GSAT -12 launched Successfully from Sriharikota

2011-07-16T22:45:00.000-07:00

The Indian Space Research Organisation on Friday successfully launched its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV- C17) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, 100 km north of Chennai, carrying to space GSAT-12, a communication satellite.

The last time this configuration was used in the 2008 Chandrayaan mission that sent India’s satellite around the moon.

GSLV missions, the first with an indigenous cryogenic engine and the second with a Russian engine in the third stage, had ended in disasters

Bharti, Vodafone and Idea to share 3G networks

2011-07-14T22:03:00.000-07:00

The Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular company have decided to use each other's networks through inter and intra-circle roaming arrangements to provide seamless 3G services to their customers.

Ford launched new Fiesta 2011

2011-07-14T21:41:00.000-07:00

Ford launched to all new Fiesta in India. It is introduced first time of 1.5 litre powertrains, 1.5 L Ti-VCT, 1.5 LDuratorq TDCi engines that will drive the premium sedan. The powertrains will be manufactured to engine plant at maraimalai nagar in Chennai.New Fiesta is available in four premium trims are Style, Trend, Titanium, Titanium Plus. It is available colors in Diamond white, Moondust silver, Sea grey, Chill, Panther black, Squeeze, Kinetic blue.

Indian Current News on 15/07/2011

2011-07-14T20:38:00.000-07:00

L K Advani said repeated attacks on Mumbai should be viewed as a “policy failure”... Read details

Rahul Gandhi said ninety-Nine per cent of the terror attacks had been stopped in the country... Read details

The Gujarat on high alert after Mumbai blasts... Read details

Manmohan Singh to accept Solicitor General (SG) Gopal Subramanium’s resignation on Thursday... Read details

HC refuses urgent hearing to Thomas... Read details

Stay away from Ambani, Radia to Raja... Read details

Pro-Telangana Cong leaders on 48-hour fast, slam Azad... Read details

Sachan murder: HC orders CBI probe... Read details

Afghan’s Rabbani seeks India help... Read details

Business News

Inflation at 9.44%, makes room for further rate hikes... Read details

After Harry Potter, Warner Bros now eyes DC Comics... Read details

Father and son are split on tactics... Read details

ICICI, RelCap, HSBC in EPFO list... Read details

Rights issue latest by Q3, says SBI chief... Read details

Ghaziabad boards Metro for first traffic-free ride to work... Read details

Indian Current News on 13/07/2011

2011-07-12T20:16:00.000-07:00

The Jairam brand of governance moves from Environment to Rural Development... Read details

Reshuffle sends clear signal to DMK... Read details

Senior Punjab cop caught taking bribe... Read details

Cong manifesto may be region-specific... Read details

Moily: Campaign by vested interests... Read details

Probe says Sachan was murdered... Read details

Deo is a prominent tribal face in Cabinet... Read details

J Dey: Order on CBI probe reserved... Read details

Rail service restored... Read details

Trivedi announces jobs, officials say no such provision... Read details

MoEF conditions coercion, draconian, Lavasa tells HC... Read details

Stringent security measures for Martyrs Day... Read details

2 IM men held in Mumbai for role in Gujarat blasts... Read details

ULFA declares unilateral ceasefire... Read details

Deputy Speaker pulled up for challenging Lokayukta order... Read details

‘Anomalies’ in Noida land allotment: BJP leader moves HC... Read details

Business News

Infosys Q1 net profit falls 5% sequentially; markets frown... Read details

May IIP slips to 5.6% on dismal mining, manufacturing show... Read details

Sensex dips 309 pts on Infosys results, tepid industrial growth... Read details

Further rate hikes unlikely to exceed 50 bps, says Aditya Puri... Read details

Noida Authority to file counter-affidavit... Read details

Cairn Energy sells 10% in Indian unit to Vedanta... Read details

No Maya for opening but Metro to roll into Ghaziabad tomorrow... Read details

Reliance Industries refutes CAG findings... Read details

Mphasis plunges over 6 pc on BSE... Read details

Forum says emergency brake wouldn’t cause train derailment... Read details

India’s outward FDI drops to $5.47 bn in June... Read details

Facebook is launching Video Calls

2011-07-07T21:47:00.000-07:00

Facebook is launching a video chat function next week for its millions of users in association with Skype Service. The Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg last week tipped off the press that the company would be launching an “awesome” new product next week that has been built by Facebook's Seattle team.

Go to http://www.facebook.com/videocalling

You have to hardware component need to a webcam, a headset, speakers and a microphone. You have to plug in small software as FacebookVideoCallSetup_v1.2.199.0.

After you will able to make video call to your firends

Honeycomb 3.1 upgrade to Acer Iconia A500

2011-07-07T21:05:00.000-07:00

Now Iconia A500, the 10.1 inch tablet from Acer, will get the much awaited Android Honeycomb 3.1 upgrade by the end of this month or by early next month.

Indian Current News on 08/07/2011

2011-07-07T20:49:00.000-07:00

Kalanidhi Maran is now under the CBI scanner... Read details

Maternal, infant mortality rates still high in some states... Read details

Shimla Police arrested 35 rioter students... Read details

Man with revolver detained during Rahul padyatra... Read details

HC notice to 5 IAS officers holding more than one post... Read details

India protests Danish court’s observations in Davy case... Read details

Yechury, candidate for RS polls... Read details

An uncertain future for SPOs in Chhattisgarh... Read details

Pacts on water, border with Dhaka likely... Read details

High Court pulls up N.D.Tiwari for refusing to give blood samples... Read details

Why no women constables on trains? Court asks RPF... Read details

NDA spectrum policy led to loss of Rs 43,000 crore: DoT... Read details

Bachchan says his state tourism ad is working... Read details

Business News

SBI loans now costlier; deposits to earn more... Read details

High refunds pull down net direct tax mop-up 17%... Read details

Junglemahal: Mamata to free 46 prisoners... Read details

Govt clears FM expansion... Read details

MFIs, bankers cheer new Bill... Read details

Indian Current News on 08/07/2011

2011-07-07T20:48:00.000-07:00

New releases in HTC Wildfire S with Free 2GB Card

2011-07-05T20:32:00.000-07:00

HTC Wildfire S is launched in India. It has launched android based smartphone HTC Wildfire S in India. It is powered by Bluetooth 3.0 and 70 MHz faster processor than HTC Wildfire. It comes with latest version of Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

It has display 3.2 inches TFT capacitive touchscreen and weight 105g. It is use 600 MHz processor, 512 MB of RAM and operating system as Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS. The available internal memory is 512 MB and Micro SD Card support upto 32 GB. The camera is 5 mega pixels with LED flash and geo-tagging. It is support 3G network, Wi-Fi, GPS, A-GPS and etc.

Indian Current News on 06/07/2011

2011-07-05T19:35:00.000-07:00

Court asks CBI to probe violence in three Chhattisgarh villages... Read details

Lalu: disclose names of people hoarding black money abroad... Read details

Rahul begins UP padyatra... Read details

Punjab to conduct special survey for villages affected by uranium... Read details

Top 4 in Cabinet won’t be shifted... Read details

It is now the turn of TRS, CPI and BJP MLAs to resign... Read details

The Court questions 9.30 pm deadline for women working in bars... Read details

No announcement on mid-term exam yet... Read details

India eyes strategic toehold in Kyrgyzstan... Read details

The twenty days into trial, X-Ray scanner fails to impress civic authorities... Read details

Public hearings against power tariff hike begin... Read details

'Vision 2025' to woo investments in infrastructure... Read details

Pesky calls: DoT to meet security agencies... Read details

Treasure belongs to temple, says M.G.S. Narayanan... Read details

Police bust tech job racket, nab 4... Read details

Newly-wed strangled to death by her father... Read details

Business News

Tata says selection panel will find right successor... Read details

Exports jump 56.9 pc to USD 25.9 bn in May... Read details

Health insurance portable from October 1... Read details

NPS: Employer can make a difference!... Read details

Islamic banking can boost green finance... Read details

Naphtha duty waived, HPL to save Rs 350 cr... Read details

TDSAT stays Rs 250 cr penalty on Idea... Read details

RBI caps bank exposure in liquid funds... Read details

Indian Current News on 05/07/2011

2011-07-04T22:33:00.000-07:00

Rahul in Bhatta-Parsaul, takes on Mayawati again... Read details

Third Lokpal alternative in the offing... Read details

The Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC) has called for a 48-hour bandh... Read details

PM, Sonia to visit Bangladesh, Priyanka invited too... Read details

Murli Deora resigns ahead of reshuffle... Read details

Draw people living in poverty within growth cycle: Pratibha... Read details

Man forcibly marries 19-yr-old, held... Read details

PM for multi-sectoral approach to tackle HIV... Read details

Amartya Sen criticises neglect of elementary education... Read details

Pakistan shelling angers Afghanistan... Read details

Amitabh visits Ajmer Sharif after 40 years... Read details

TRS chief, Vijay Shanti resign from Lok Sabha membership... Read details

Chidambaram bungled issue: A.P. MPs... Read details

Fishermen issue: official to visit Colombo... Read details

Focus on security for temple treasure... Read details

Chendur Pandian sworn in Minister... Read details

All unmanned level-crossings in Mysore division will be eliminated soon... Read details

Two die as flood situation worsens in Bihar... Read details

erala signs agreement for Kerala Local Government and Service Delivery Project... Read details

Business News

The BSE benchmark Sensex lost nearly 54 points in opening trade... Read details

The rupee depreciated by 10 paise to Rs 44.52 against the U.S. dollar in early trade... Read details

Asian markets stall after Greece gets debt warning... Read details

No decision yet on revising GDP growth target: Pranab... Read details

FDI shoots up 111% at $4.66 billion in May... Read details

Banks poised for another good year: S&P... Read details

Sensex ends 52 points up... Read details

Reliance Trends to double number of stores... Read details

Indian businesses are expected to invest between $40-50 billion overseas this year ... Read details

Indian Current News on 01/07/2011

2011-06-30T20:25:00.000-07:00

Manmohan ignored ruling on CAG's rights... Read details

Lokpal Bill: Opposition builds pressure on UPA government... Read details

Difficult task ahead for India at NSG: Kakodkar... Read details

For Kenyan girl, tumour and trauma go in India... Read details

Legal experts question destruction of papers relating to 2002 communal riots... Read details

Actor, fiancé convicted in Neeraj Grover murder case... Read details

Danish court says ‘no’ to Kim Davy's extradition... Read details

India-China ties key in shaping changing world order: Sonia... Read details

Indian Forest Service exam eligibility expanded... Read details

Mumbai police lay trap, foil attack on film personality... Read details

Death of 19 children in Kolkata hospital triggers protest... Read details

23 fishermen return to Mandapam... Read details

V. Dinesh Reddy appointed AP Director General of Police... Read details

Business News

Food inflation declines to 7.78 %... Read details

Cairn-Vedanta deal gets conditional clearance... Read details

India-Malaysia FTA takes effect today... Read details

We will try to live up to a strong legacy: Vijay Sankar... Read details

Ashok Soota sells stake in MindTree... Read details

Worldwide IT spending set to grow 7.1 % in 2011... Read details

Indian Current News on 28/06/2011

2011-06-27T22:48:00.000-07:00

Killers knew about Dey routine...Read details

MoEF stands by forest officer... Read details

Under scanner, Sathya Sai Trust to make assets public... Read details

SC slams UP over land acquisition in G. Noida... Read details

The Parliament's Public Accounts Committee chief to table 2G scam report... Read details

Ranjan Maithai next Foreign Secretary... Read details

Use of kids in Posco stir illegal: Orissa government... Read details

Ex-Youth Congress leader targets Rahul... Read details

Oath-taking drama finally ends in a whimper... Read details

Jaya echoes Centre, says PM can’t be under Lokpal... Read details

Business News

Finance Minister in US for India-US economic... Read details

The Sensex to open up; Cairn India eyed... Read details

Nilekanis to give Rs 50 crore to institute... Read details

Singur: Tata Motors to move Supreme Court... Read details

Toyota enters compact car segment with Etios Liva... Read details

Melt those calories

2011-06-22T21:19:00.000-07:00

In this fitness-obsessed world; where gym is home, treadmill your pal and the staircase your daily mission, your exercise regime tops the priority list. But, really, how long can you keep doing the same old routine season after season; even the dedicated ones will need a change. Once the raindrops start and the overcast sky opens up, motivation slowly and steadily moves to zilch. Our metabolic rate also takes a lazy turn but your body needs serious movement now. Also since the cold has been proved to aid weight-loss; do just that, only with a twist.

Nothing shakes up that stubborn cellulite like a change in routine. With the fitness world offering a variety of vigorous, yet fun, fitness fundas, ditch the regulars and introduce some zing while you continue with those workouts... Read more [Source: Hindu]