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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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Indian
spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has offered to talk with the Naxals
and Talibans, on India-Pak and Hindu-Muslim issues etc, but no one
seems to have taken his doctrine seriously.
Balwant
Rajoana sentence has sparked yet another debate on capital punishment
and there are many in Indian jails waiting for the gallows.
Startup City
Read to know about some entrepreneurs who were sent to jail due to misuse of power, either by them or by others.
The
Internet usage in India has reached 100 million and we see great
projections in the near future. Read to know more about it.
Brocade, LSI are hiring IT professionals in CA
US-Indian
Upendra Chivukula plans to run for US Congress with the hope of unseating Republican Leonard Lance, who is seeking a third term.
India
expressed concern over the rise in rejection of US visa to its
professionals, and asked American authorities not to resort to such
protectionist tendencies.
Technology
Apple
which follows the path of secrecy has been mired in conspiracies. As a
clever marketing strategy while others, a foul-up from Apple's part.
A
40-member youth delegation from Saudi Arabia, on a perception-changing
visit to this country, got firsthand experience of India's software
power at Infosys.
Business
These
are the kids who are born with a golden spoon and will be the heirs to
the throne of their father's or forefathers empires.
While
most kids stick to their home works and video games, there are some
young kids who have turned themselves into successful entrepreneurs at a
very early age.
Magazine
Founded
in 2006 by V.A Venkatesh Babu, California headquartered Tiara
Consulting, is disrupting the traditional partner/vendor model and going
a mile ahead to enable a client's business in a 360 degree view.
When Shibulal spoke to CEOs of several global companies, he saw a dichotomy. Read to know more..
Enterprise IT
Maharashtra
remains the single largest state in the country with roughly 17.4%
share (shipments) and with a substantial share of about 63.percent.
SAP
India today launched Project Avsar (Meaning Opportunity) an initiative
targeted at developing vocational SAP skills and placement assistance
for the underprivileged youth.
Real Estate City
With
the changing time, people's way of thinking is also changing and they
are now accepting high-rise residential projects rather than independent
flat houses.
Raheja
Developers said it will invest about 300 crore in a group housing
project at Dharuhera in Haryana over the next 4-5 years.
CXO Insights
Everything Must Work For Everyone
Subhasish Mitra - Assistant Professor, Stanford University
Subhasish Mitra - Assistant Professor, Stanford University
Mohamed Yunus suggested that IT can play a crucial role in solving world hunger and eradicating world poverty. Read to know.
Incentivize Social Networking
Ashish Goel - Associate Professor, Stanford University
Ashish Goel - Associate Professor, Stanford University
If we take the case of India, inter-generational interaction is much more than in the U.S. Read to know more about this.
Travel
There
are several railway stations across the globe that has stylish,
innovative and stunning architecture, which serves as a traveler's
delight and provide them comfort.
Indian
handicrafts speak about the rich tradition and cultures our country
has. The unique art work shows the ethnicity and diversity of each state
across India.
Blogs: Editor's Choice
A
b2b portal is a compilation of web pages where both big scale suppliers
and buyers can list themselves to initiate business activities.
Yesterday's
ghastly murder of a seventeen year old in the capital by two or more of
his contemporaries shocked me and I am sure many like me.
QA Times
A
new product's expected usage can be captured and used in product
consistency and software testing could be most straightly assured.
As
days are changing rapidly in application methods, reusing the test
scripts will be very difficult to manage the test tools and test
scripts.
Most Read Jokes
When
the waitress in a New York City restaurant brought him the soup du
jour, the Englishman was a bit dismayed. "Good heavens," he said..
A
judge working a double-homicide case tells the defendant, "You're
charged with beating your wife to death with a hammer." "You bastard!"
"Ok class, does anyone know what Beethoven's last movement was?"
A teacher asks her pupils.
"Yes," Lil' Johnny pipes up..
Humor of the Day
Peter
is relaxing after work one day in a bar on the top floor of a New York
skyscraper. While he's sipping his drink, another man approaches..
The
European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English
will be the official language of the EU rather than German..
After
living in the remote wilderness of Kentucky all his life, an old codger
decided it was time to visit the big city. In one of the city's..
Life & Style
Saudi Arabia sought the help of Narayana Hrudayalaya (cardiac hospital)
in setting up a telemedicine centre in the kingdom for providing remote
healthcare to its citizens.
The simple expedient of vaccinating chickens against the bug C. jejuni could cut down the incidence of food poisoning.
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...
