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Friday, 2 March 2012



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Friday, March 02, 2012
Top News
U.S. Special forces have currently stationed in five South Asian countries including India as part of the counter-terrorism co-operation with these nations.
U.S. said it supports India's investment in civil nuclear power and its support to NGOs is just for development and democracy programmes.
Startup City
Many have wondered what goes on in the minds of the people who go on to start successful companies.Read to know about.
February 2012 saw a rising spree in fund raising by the Indian founded started based out of the U.S. Read to know.
India is hiring in California
US-Indian
Parita Shah, Deputy Director of Public Affairs in the U.S. commerce department has quit her job to join APCO as the Vice President.
India on Thursday stepped up efforts to deepen its economic ties with the American state of South Carolina during a key meeting between India's Ambassador here Nirupama Rao and Governor Nikki Haley.
Technology
Microsoft's Windows 8 consumer preview has crossed one million downloads in the first 24 hours after it was launched on Wednesday.
A Delhi court today dropped the software giant's name out of a law suit against social networks calling it an "odd man out".
Business
Facebook has announced that the companies and organizations that have brand pages on it, can not only get a new look and new features, but also will be able to update their pages using Facebook's new Timeline.
Mobile phone shipments to India have grown by 10 percent to 183.4 million units in 2011 against 166.5 million units in 2010, says CyberMedia Research study.
Magazine
Most entrepreneurs see an IPO as the ultimate goal and sign of success and tend to slow down their pace, things seems to be much different with Cavium CEO Syed Ali.
A good idea, a smart business plan, persistence, good people skills and hard work, now is the perfect time to start a company.
Enterprise IT
10 problem areas in the wireless network range across messaging, calling and data activity reveals the study.
The Windows 8 OS offers certain features that are expected to be beneficial to business users.
Real Estate City
To bring investors back into the market, realty players will have to focus on improving their cash flow position and reduce debt among others.
Tata Housing Development Company announced tie-up with Arvind group to develop Rs.1,600 crore integrated township.
CXO Insights
Indian Entrepreneurialism Version 4.0
Vivek Ranadive - Chairman and CEO of TIBCO
I first came to the U.S. in 1974 with only $50 in my pocket and a desire to get the best technical education I could.
No Room Here For Fancy Butterfly Models!
Kanwal Rekhi - Managing Director of Inventus Capital
Though the global economy is going through one of its worst recessions in recent memory, this could be boom-time for real entrepreneurs.
Travel
Honeymoon is the most beautiful time that a couple could probably cherish for their entire lifetime. People look for places that offer soothing climate, serene surroundings and beautiful landscape.
India is diverse; tourists who traverse through various parts of India have always been fascinated by India's cultural and geographical richness, architectural marvels.
Blogs: Editor's Choice
The myth that surrounds the persona of a CEO as a person who never fails has been blown away by the adversities that continuously affected the industry during the past couple of years.
Do you remember the popular Iodex advertisement? It gave a very simple but yet a meaningful message about pain relief. Today, we are at a stage where, to some extent, we find ourselves in Aha moment compared to..
QA Times
Testing always requires a formal plan. But there are circumstances where testers need to skip plans to achieve their targets assigned and the tips below will help testers to work without a formal plan.
To be successful, most applications require extensive testing prior to release. The 10 steps briefs about how to test web applications and can be modified according to the needs of the program.
Most Read Jokes
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Humor of the Day
A Friend Of Mine Said: "Onions Are The Only Food That Makes You Cry . . . " That Was Before I Hit Him In The Face..
One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm a mother was tucking her son into bed. She was about to turn off the light when..
Vicky was at a business conference. During a break, she decided to call home collect. Her six-year-old son picked up the phone and heard..

Life & Style
Falak, a two-year-old baby admitted to AIIMS with grievous injuries in January, is doing well and may be moved out of the intensive care unit in a couple of days.
Memory training can even re-engage the hippocampus, part of the brain critical for memory formation, according to the findings by the Emory University School of Medicine.

Book of the Day
The Ramayana is the oldest poem in Sanskrit.Hence its author is known as the Adi Kavi or pristine Poet.
What makes India a nation? What has held its many disparate societies with their diverse, sometimes conflicting...