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noreply@blogger.com (MNV COLLECTIONS) — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 04:45:00 +0000

SBI to hire over 45,000 officers

noreply@blogger.com (MNV COLLECTIONS) — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:28:00 +0000

NEW DELHI: The country's largest lender State Bank of India plans to hire over 5,000 officers, the vast majority of whom would be for its associate banks.

While a total of 4,987 officers would be recruited for associate banks of SBI, as many as 206 officers would be hired for State Bank of India itself.

The associate banks for which recruitment is being done include State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Patiala, State Bank of Mysore and State Bank of Travancore.

SBI has started the process of hiring by releasing public advertisements for all these positions.

The bank would be hiring the people for the post of probationary officers for its associate banks, while those in the parent bank would be hired in the position of specialist officers in divisions like law, economics, medical and security.

In the proposed hiring exercise, 1,000 probationary officers would be hired for State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, 1,416 for State Bank of Hyderabad, 1,328 for State Bank of Patiala, 843 for State Bank of Mysore and 400 for State Bank of Travancore.

Last year, SBI had said it plans to hire a total of 27,000 employees -- 20,000 to 22,000 people in clerical posts and 5,500 people at the probationary officer level.

All the PSU banks together, including SBI, are planning to hire about 45,000 personnel during 2011-12 to meet their workforce requirements.

Two wild elephants go berserk in Mysore

noreply@blogger.com (MNV COLLECTIONS) — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:25:00 +0000

MYSORE: Two wild elephants stormed into Mysore early Wednesday, trampling one person to death and causing panic in this cultural city.

"The wild elephants entered the city around 6 a.m. from a nearby forest, wreaked havoc in a suburb trampling one person to death and caused panic in the area," state higher education minster S.A. Ramdas told reporters in Mysore, about 140 km from Bangalore.

After three hours of high voltage drama and mayhem, the twin jumbos were tranquilised by forest guards and chained to trees.

The victim has been identified as Renuka Prasad, a 55-year-old resident of Bamboo Bazar in the old city.

"Prasad was trampled to death by one of the young tuskers near his house when he came out on hearing the commotion in the area. Though he was rushed to a nearby government hospital, he was declared brought dead," Ramdas lamented.

Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa announced Rs.500,000 as compensation to Prasad's kin.

"As a precautionary measure, we have declared holiday for schools and colleges in the city for the day (Wednesday) and deployed additional policemen in the suburbs to prevent any untoward incident," Ramdas said.

While one elephant entered a women's college by crossing over the compound wall and menacingly roamed in the ground, the other jumbo entered into the residential area and the nearby market, attacking Prasad and a cow.

"The forest guards and officials from the Mysore zoo were alerted and they rushed to the spot to control the jumbos by tranquilising them. They will be sent to the nearby forest by the evening," Ramdas pointed out.

According to the state forest department officials, the twin young jumbos came from T. Narsipur forest range, about 35 km from Mysore along with two others, who, however, remained on the outskirts of the city.

"The growing man-animal conflict due to encroachment of forests, decline in forest area due to unregulated expansion of farm lands and increasing movement of people and transport vehicles through the elephant corridor are making the wild jumbos enter villages and towns in search of food and shelter," a forest official said.

Ramdev's health deteriorates; doctors advise him to break fast

noreply@blogger.com (MNV COLLECTIONS) — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:22:00 +0000

HARIDWAR: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's health has started deteriorating as his fast for tougher anti-graft laws and bringing back black money from foreign nations, entered fifth day here on Wednesday.

Doctors attending to the yoga guru have advised liquid intake and requested him to end his fast soon.

"His health is going down. He has lost weight and is suffering from dehydration. He is not keeping well," chief medical officer, Haridwar Dr Yogesh Sharma said briefing mediapersons about Ramdev's regular check ups.

Sharma said, "We have requested that he should take liquid intake like milk and juices. It will be better if he ends his fast."

The yoga guru, along with hundreds of his disciples, is observing a fast from June 4 at Patanjali Yogapeeth, around 20 kms from here, to press for his demands of bringing back black money from foreign nations, tougher anti-graft laws and to uproot corruption from the country.

Earlier in the day, Ramdev did not show any sign of relentlessness and said that his fast will continue till Centre accepts all his demands.

"My fast is on along with thousands of my followers in each and every part of this country. People in 624 districts are on fast," he said.

He said, "I request children, old age people not to participate in the fast. Others should join this movement like many of their brethren."

Scores of Ramdev supporters are also participating in a day-long sit-in by social activist Anna Hazare demanding a strong anti-corruption Lokpal bill in New Delhi today.

Ramdev's followers continue to pour in from all over the country, raising anti-graft slogans, chanting holy songs and listening to sermons being given by religious leaders at the huge 'yagya shala' inside the Yogapeeth.

"We are with Baba till he ends his fast. There are many others who are also fasting along with him," said Lokesh, who has come from Haldwani near here to participate in the campaign.

Nano official launch in Sri Lanka, at Rs.3.80Lakh

noreply@blogger.com (MNV COLLECTIONS) — Sat, 28 May 2011 15:04:00 +0000

NEW DELHI: Tata Motors on Saturday said it has begun exporting Nano with the official launch of the small car in Sri Lanka, with a price tag starting at LKR 9.25 lakh (about Rs 3.80 lakh).

"Sri Lanka has become the first international market for the Tata Nano, with the people's car being commercially launched in the country today," the company said in a statement.

The car will be sold through its 50-year old distributor in the country -- Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC (DIMO).

"Tata Motors has already established a firm footprint in international markets...The Tata Nano will play a major role in the next phase of growth of our international business," Tata Motors Managing Director and Group CEO Carl-Peter Forster said.

A company spokesperson said the three variants of the car will be available at ex-showroom prices between LKR 9.25 lakh (about Rs. 3.80 Lakh).

Honda website hacking exposes 283000 customers

noreply@blogger.com (MNV COLLECTIONS) — Sat, 28 May 2011 14:56:00 +0000

TORONTO: The personal information of more than 283,000 customers at Honda Canada has been breached, the company confirmed.

Honda Canada said the stolen data included names, addresses, vehicle identification numbers and in some cases financing account numbers.

It said the data was not the type that would typically be used for identity theft or fraud, such as birth dates, telephone numbers, email addresses, credit card numbers, bank account numbers, driver's license numbers, social insurance numbers, or dollar amounts of financing or payments.

The company said the information was collected in 2009 as part of a series of customer mail programs encouraging Honda and Acura owners to register at the myHonda and myAcura websites. It added that the unauthorized access was recent.

The Toronto Star reported Honda first noticed suspicious activity on the e-commerce websites in late February and that it said in a letter to affected customers dated May 13 that it was tipped off by unusual volume on the sites, including "some unauthorized attempts to access account information."

Honda would not confirm the additional details the newspaper gave in its report.

The company said it is notifying all the affected customers by mail. It said it does not recommend taking any specific action at this time, other than being alert for marketing campaigns from third parties that reference Honda vehicle ownership.

Honda said it has had a toll-free line -- 1-800-839-2826 -- open since May 16 for customers who would like further information.

Leopard enters Hema Malini's bungalow

noreply@blogger.com (MNV COLLECTIONS) — Fri, 27 May 2011 15:21:00 +0000

A leopard strayed into the bungalow of Bollywood actor Hema Malini here Friday morning, triggering panic.

The leopard, believed to have come from the adjoining Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), was spotted by a security guard in the premises in Dindoshi area of northwest Mumbai.

The actor was not at home at the time of the incident.

Neighbours immediately alerted the park authorities who sent a team equipped with tranquilizers and a cage to trap the wild cat, Chief Conservator of Forests S. A. Thorat told IANS.

The park, spread over around 100 square km, has over five dozen leopards and many other wild animals living in the thick forests.

Leopards often stray into houses in the neighbourhood including the Film City, Aarey Milk Colony, Dahisar, Borivli, Kandivli, Malad, Goregaon, Mulund and Bhandup.

There have been instances of leopards getting killed by speeding vehicles on the Western Express and Eastern Express highways.

Ferrari entered in Indian market

noreply@blogger.com (MNV COLLECTIONS) — Fri, 27 May 2011 15:11:00 +0000

Italian luxury sports car maker Ferrari on Thursday officially entered the Indian market with popular models such as the California, 458 Italia, 599GTB Fiorano and the latest FF at prices starting from Rs 2.2 crore onwards.

Patna girl fails in CBSE exam, kills herself

noreply@blogger.com (MNV COLLECTIONS) — Fri, 27 May 2011 14:47:00 +0000

PATNA: A girl student, Anjali Kumari, committed suicide here on Friday after she failed in her Class XII Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) examination, results of which were announced on Friday.

City SP Shivdeep Lande said Anjali, 18, a resident of Jai Mahavir Colony under Agamkuan police station and daughter of one Nand Kishore Sharma, committed suicide by jumping before a train. Her body was found lying near the railway tracks, he said.

Lande said the police also recovered a copy of Class XII CBSE examination result from the deceased's possession. He said prima facie it appeared that she was dejected as she had failed in the examination.

CBSE's class 12 results of Patna Zone were declared on Friday.

Ind vs Pak: India beat Pakistan to reach World Cup final

noreply@blogger.com (MNV COLLECTIONS) — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:10:00 +0000

India set up a World Cup final clash with Sri Lanka by inflicting a 29-run defeat on arch-rivals Pakistan.

Misbah-ul-Haq top scored for Pakistan with 56 and his was the last wicket to fall as India bowled out Pakistan for 231 runs in 49.5 overs in their semifinal match clash at the PCA stadium in Mohali on Wednesday.

Ind vs Pak: Pakistan restrict India to 260

noreply@blogger.com (MNV COLLECTIONS) — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:24:00 +0000

Wahab Riaz registered his maiden five-wicket haul as Pakistan restricted India to 260/9 despite Sachin Tendulkar's 85.

Riaz got his fifth wicket when he had Zaheer Khan caught behind by Kamran Akmal in World Cup semifinal clash at the PCA stadium in Mohali on Wednesday.

Ind vs Pak: Ajmal scalps Sachin Tendulkar

noreply@blogger.com (MNV COLLECTIONS) — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:16:00 +0000

Saeed Ajmal had Sachin Tendulkar caught by Shahid Afridi in the covers to place India at 187/5 in 37 overs.

Tendulkar was dropped four times before Afridi grabbed the catch. Tendulkar scored 85 runs off 115 balls with the help of 11 fours in World Cup semifinal clash at the PCA stadium in Mohali on Wednesday.

Ind vs Pak: Kohli, Yuvraj fall, India four down

noreply@blogger.com (MNV COLLECTIONS) — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:20:00 +0000

Wahab Riaz dismissed Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh off successive balls to place India at 141/4 in 25.3 overs.

Wahab Riaz first had Virat caught by Umar Akmal at backward point and on the next delivery, clean bowled the in-from Yuvraj with a superb reverse swinging yorker.

Ind vs Pak: Pakistani fielders dropped Sachin Tendulkar twice

noreply@blogger.com (MNV COLLECTIONS) — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:16:00 +0000

Pakistani fielders dropped Sachin Tendulkar twice and he made them pay by hitting his 95th ODI half-century.

Tendulkar was first dropped by Misbah-ul-Haq at mid-wicket when he was on 27 and a few overs later Younis Khan dropped a simple catch at mid-off when Tendulkar was at 45. The unlucky bowler at both times was Pakistani captain Shahid Afridi.

Ind vs Pak: India lost second wicket

noreply@blogger.com (MNV COLLECTIONS) — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:52:00 +0000

India lost their second wicket when Mohammad Hafeez had Gautam Gambhir stumped by Kamran Akmal in their World Cup semifinal clash at the PCA stadium in Mohali on Wednesday.

Tendulkar and Gambhir brought up the Indian 100 in the 16th over

noreply@blogger.com (MNV COLLECTIONS) — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:35:00 +0000

Sachin Tendulkar and Gambhir brought up the Indian 100 in the 16th over.

Tendulkar took India to 73/1 in 10 overs after the dismissal of Virender Sehwag.

Tendulkar survived two close calls in Saeed Ajmal's second over. On the fourth delivery, the ball hit Tendulkar on the pads, the Pakistani players appealed and umpire Ian Gould raised his finger. Tendulkar opted for the review and the replays showed that the ball was going down the leg side. The decision was overturned.

On the next delivery, Tendulkar missed the doosra while playing a front foot shot and Kamran Akmal took off the bails in a flash. Square leg umpire Simon Taufel went for the third umpire and the replays showed that Tendulkar had brought his right foot down in the crease just in time.

Sachin leads Indian run charge against Pakistan

noreply@blogger.com (MNV COLLECTIONS) — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:12:00 +0000

Sachin Tendulkar took India to 73/1 in 10 overs after the dismissal of Virender Sehwag in their World Cup semifinal clash against Pakistan at the PCA stadium in Mohali on Wednesday.

Sehwag out LBW for 38 runs; India's 50 come up

noreply@blogger.com (MNV COLLECTIONS) — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:00:00 +0000

Wahab Riaz trapped Virender Sehwag plumb in front of the wicket after India got off to a fiery start in their World Cup semifinal clash at the PCA stadium in Mohali on Wednesday.

Virender Sehwag hit 9 fours in his 25-ball 38 and his onslaught started when he hit five fours off Umar Gul's second over as India got off to a flying start.

India won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan

noreply@blogger.com (MNV COLLECTIONS) — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:49:00 +0000

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in their World Cup semifinal match at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on Wednesday.

The Indians are likely to retain the same team that prevailed over holders Australia in the quarterfinal though the think tank may be tempted to include a seamier considering the conditions of the PCA stadium pitch.

Since spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has done a decent job in the two matches he has played so far, it is unlikely that he will be disturbed to accommodate a pacer nor is the team management keen to sacrifice a batsman.

Amid all the excitement and tension, Indian fans will also be hoping that Sachin Tendulkar, who has been in very good form right through the tournament, achieves the memorable milestone of scoring his 100th international century.

Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Raina, who is expected to be retained in the team, have enough talent and skill to put the runs on the board.

Pakistan, on the other hand, have played like a unit and have gelled quite well despite being plagued by match-fixing scandals and an unending sequence of controversies.

The team has largely depended on their bowlers to reach the semis and the batting looks a little suspect. Younis Khan and Misbah-ul Haq are the two experienced batsmen though the youngsters have a lot of talent.

The pitch at the PCA Stadium sports some grass and the fast bowlers will have more purchase from the wicket than the spinners.

Another factor, which is expected to play a role in the outcome of the match, is dew. Over the last few days there has been heavy dew with the outfield being wet at night.

Teams (from):
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Virat Kohli, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, R Ashwin, Munaf Patel, Ashish Nehra, Piyush Chawla, Suresh Raina, S Sreesanth.

Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (capt), Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Ahmed Shahzad.

Umpires: Simon Taufel and Ian Gould (both on-field), Billy Bowden (third umpire), Rod Tucker (fourth umpire). Ranjan Madugalle (match referee).

The winner of the clash will meet Sri Lanka in Saturday’s final in Mumbai.

For netizens, semifinal is no less than World War III

noreply@blogger.com (MNV COLLECTIONS) — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 04:10:00 +0000

MUMBAI: It is no surprise that on the eve of the World Cup semifinal between India and Pakistan, the internet is filled with fans on both sides taking potshots at each other in the form of tweets, status messages and jokes.

Already on Twitter and Facebook, the Mohali match has been renamed World War III. And while the first ball has not yet been bowled, over 1,700 members of Cricket Fans on Facebook have begun agonizing over what would happen if the game ended in a tie. Those seemingly more educated about the rules and regulations have taken it upon themselves to explain concepts such as OOPSE (One Over Per Side Eliminator).

There is little denying that cricket is a religion and Sachin a god in this country. One joke doing the rounds on the social networks goes: Afridi (joining his hands in prayer): God, please help us win the semi final.

God: Sorry, I open the batting for India. Also, there is no denying that in India cricket and politics can be found in the same arena. Certain sections of a social network have begun calling the Mohali match The Great Cricket Diplomacy Meet, alluding to PM Manmohan Singh's invitation to Pakistan's PM Yousaf Raza Gilani to watch the game together.

A discussion that ran into over 330 comments on the Prime Minister's Facebook page debated whether his move was in the interest of the nation. ''How many times will you get stabbed in the back?'' one poster asked. Others praised the move while alluding to an Indian victory in the same vein. ''Great diplomatic idea. Good sportsman spirit means acknowledging victories without humiliating opponents.''

And then there are those that believe India's fate in this World Cup depends on whether Captain M S Dhoni's wife continues with her high-profile fasts for her husbands success. Indian netizens have been spending time on Sakshi Dhoni's social-networking fan pages, pleading with the 24-year-old to continue fasting and to "plz remain wid dhoni bhaiya during d match".

On the whole, the match has ensured that India-Pakistan and Mohali turned into top trending topics on Twitter.

Relatedly, a comScore report said that World Cup 2011 has created the highest volume of traffic over 13 million users for cricket sites in India. ''Across the globe, fans are turning to the internet for real-time updates, results and live-streaming of matches,'' said Joe Nguyen, comScore vice president for Southeast Asia. Reports by Google Trends show that the maximum cricket-related searches around 13% — came from Mumbai, with Bangalore and New Delhi notching 8% each. Interestingly, the most popular search phrase is India-Pakistan semifinal fixed.

Heavy rain and thunderstorm ahead of Indo-Pak semifinal match

noreply@blogger.com (MNV COLLECTIONS) — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 04:00:00 +0000

MOHALI: Heavy rain and thunderstorm lashed Mohali on the eve of the blockbuster World Cup semifinal clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium on Wednesday.

The Meteorological Department has forecasted a partly cloudy sky to prevail in this region with a little chance of light rain by the evening on Wednesday.

"The local forecast for tomorrow is partly cloudy sky with less chance of rain," an official of the Chandigarh-based MeT Department said.

Earlier in the day, Mohali and Chandigarh witnessed bright sunshine. Dust storm with drizzle had occurred on Monday.

According to the MeT's area forecast, including that of entire Punjab, there could be dust storm or thunderstorm with light rain at a few places in the state on Wednesday.

The MeT said that currently western disturbance is prevailing over Jammu and Kashmir and its neighbourhood while Rajasthan and its neighbourhood has been experiencing an Upper Air Cyclonic Circulation.

The maximum temperature at Mohali and Chandigarh is hovering in the range of 30-32 degrees Celsius.

The maximum relative humidity on Tuesday was around 68 per cent and the minimum relative humidity was likely to be around 39 per cent.

According to the Mohali pitch curator Daljit Singh, ball is likely to seam around under the flood lights.

Pakistan cricket fans enter India to watch Mohali semi-final

noreply@blogger.com (MNV COLLECTIONS) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:20:00 +0000

Cricket lovers from Pakistan who were lucky enough to get tickets to the ICC World Cup semi-final match in Mohali on Wednesday started arriving in India through the Wagah-Attari border on Monday.

Daily News 4 You was present at the border as the cricket crazy people from the neighboring country entered India. Most of the fans said while they understood the tension involving the match, they hoped it would be played in a spirit of friendship.

Pakistani cricket fan Mohammed Abbas said, "I hope both teams put up a good show. I believe that this is the actual World Cup final between India and Pakistan. Both teams are balanced. I am also excited that three Asian teams are in the semi-finals."

The excitement was palpable as the cricket fans looked forward to an epic contest. They however said that they were also ready to accept the result with true sportsmanship.

Pakistani fan Sheena said, "Everyone is very excited. I think we should maintain our cordial relations. Victory or defeat is at the will of the God but I obviously want my country to win."

Among the Pakistani cricket lovers there were even fans of Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh. They were expecting a high adrenaline match, especially after the mind game started by Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi.

They were also well aware of the political importance of the match as it is going to be the first India-Pakistan match being played on Indian soil after 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai.

"I hope it will be a good and friendly match. More importantly, the people of both the countries should enjoy it. Victory or defeat is not much of an issue. Everybody is very excited and Wednesday is a public holiday in Pakistan," said Romana Tanwir.

Indian vs Pakistan: Dhoni urges team-mates not to get distracted by media hype

noreply@blogger.com (MNV COLLECTIONS) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:18:00 +0000

MOHALI: All the members of the Indian team are fit for Wednesday's World Cup semifinal clash against Pakistan, according to captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni who strongly urged his teammates not to get distracted by the hype surrounding the high-voltage clash and just focus on the game.

Dhoni said Indo-Pak cricket matches tend to generate such media hype and it was important for the players not to get sucked into the frenzy and lose focus of the task at hand.

"Well, we know the kind of hype media India-Pakistan matches generate. We are not getting involved in all this. We need to know what we are expected to do and focus on that," Dhoni said at the pre-match media conference.

"All this is part of cricket and we have to accept it. But the key is not to get involved. We will have the biggest distinguished guests (referring to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani) to see the match, we have to be at our best," Dhoni said.

Asked whether the excessive hype would affect the Indians who are playing at home, the Indian skipper said, "It is not really affecting us. We all know it is a big tournament and we have prepared a lot. Our preparations have been the same like what we have done in the past few days."

Dhoni was not unduly worried about his batting form and reckoned that he had just not got opportunities to score big though he has been striking the ball well.

Asked specifically if pressure of captaincy was taking a toll on his batting, Dhoni responded: "It is only a cricketing aspect, nothing to do with form. I have been batting quite well. Sometimes the situations are not great to play flamboyant cricket. In the Bangladesh match, such a situation was there but I didn't get to bat."

"If you are batting at No 5, 6, or 7, you don't get to bat much if the top order scores. I think the last game (against Australia) was ideal but it went straight to a fielder. It does not go your way always. Form has not been a worry," he added.

13 Year old girl raped by father in Delhi

noreply@blogger.com (MNV COLLECTIONS) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:39:00 +0000

NEW DELHI: A 13-year-old girl has alleged that she was being repeatedly raped by her father for the past three years. The girl, a resident of Jakhira in north Delhi, said that her father would get drunk and commit the crime. The girl, who studies in class VIII in a government school, has also said in her statement that she had contemplated running away from the house to avoid the "humiliation". Based on the victim's statement, police arrested her father, Tej Bahadur (47), on Tuesday. A case of rape has been registered at the Sarai Rohilla police station.

"The accused - father of two boys and three girls - might have been involved in physically abusing his other children. While the youngest daughter, aged 9 years, has testified seeing her father abusing her 13-year-old sister, the eldest (21) had run away from her residence some time back. The girl had recently gone to visit her aunt at Paschim Vihar and it was here that she finally narrated what had been happening for the past three years. The aunt approached us and a medical test of the victim confirmed rape. We arrested the accused next day,'' said a senior investigating officer at Sarai Rohilla police station.

The cops said the victim was the second among three sisters and was helping the father run the house. "Her mother died due to an illness just after her younger sister's birth. Over time, the father took to alcohol and became abusive. We are mulling slapping harsher charges against the accused based on investigations,'' said the officer.

Of the 489 cases of rape reported in 2010, 52 of the accused were relatives, 65 were friends, 222 were neighbors and 130 were other known persons. In 96% of rape cases known persons were involved. Just like in this case - where the accused had not studied beyond class XII - 87% of accused were illiterate or school/high school dropouts.

Orkut Borrows the 'Like' feature of Facebook

noreply@blogger.com (MNV COLLECTIONS) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:06:00 +0000

The Orkut blog just announced that they have added a new “like” button in Orkut that will help you quickly react to your friend's stories through smileys.

Unlike Facebook where pressing the Like button mostly means that you have really liked the story, Orkut’s implementation of the Like feature is much more complex and ugly offering users a whole range of emotions.