Batch of 2,589 pilgrims leave for Amarnath Zeenews Jammu: A new batch of 2,589 pilgrims left from here on Saturday for their onward journey to cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas. | Comprising 1,561 men, 650 women, 43 children and 335 sadhus, the batch left from the base camp at Bagwatinagar here in a fleet of 65 vehicles at 0400 hour...
Gender war, yet to be won The Hindu | V.R. Krishna Iyer | The move to create a U.N. Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, named U.N. Women, is a major stride for humankind. | Whether you believe in god or not, every effect must have a cause. Out of nothing, nothing comes: ex nihilo nihil fit. Any creation must have ...
Microblogging milestone as user posts 20 billionth tweet The Australian | SOCIAL microblogging website Twitter yesterday reached a new milestone as a user in Japan posted the sites 20 billionth tweet, according to technology website Mashable. | Launched in 2006, Twitter allows users to post messages, or tweets, of up t...
Japanese user claims Twitter's 20 billionth tweet The Times Of India TOKYO: Twitter's 20 billionth message didn't make much sense, but it spoke volumes about the rapid global growth of the microblogging service. | It came at 12:44 am (local time) this morning from user "GGGGGGo Lets Go" in Japan, where Twitter has exp...
Regular customers rewarded unique services globally The Times Of India Globally too companies reward regular customers with a host of unique lifestyle services. | Black credit card | A service offered to a select few among the super rich. The ultra premium cards symbolize power and indulgence. A black-card holder means ...
It’s time for NE to take PPP route to growth The Times Of India Despite becoming the second fastest growing and the fourth largest economy of the world, India continues to face large gaps in demand and supply of essential social and economic infrastructure and services. | Rapidly growing economy, increased indust...
Economic recovery in Asia far from being robust: Rajat M Nag, Asian Development Bank The Times Of India Rajat M Nag, managing director general of Asian Development Bank, does not like to term the global economic recovery as fragile, but says it’s far from being robust. He is a firm believer of “India and China” story rather than “India or China...
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Hamas should not add to Palestinian suffering Gulf News | The definition is commonly agreed upon: totalitarian rule is a political system where the state, usually under the control of a single political leader, faction or class, recogni...
India's communists should think again Gulf News | One interpretation of the Cultural Revolution in China, some four decades ago, is that Mao Zedong wanted party members and bureaucrats to experience life in the villages. His pur...
The Inordinately Strange Life of Dyce Sombre by Michael H Fisher The Guardian | William Dalrymple marvels at the tragic and extraordinary life of Britain's first Anglo-Indian MP David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre, painted by Charles Brocky. | At around 4am on 21 September 1843, a man recently certified as a lunatic escaped from his ...
Stewart Lee: my life on the shelf The Guardian | What happens to a man who compulsively collects comics, books, records and CDs? He becomes very good at building shelves… Comedian Stewart Lee on the challenges and hazards of extreme storage | Stewart Lee at home with a fraction of his books and...
Göran Lindberg and Sweden's dark side The Guardian | The Sweden of Henning Mankell and Stieg Larsson - all shadowy rightwing conspiracies and prostitution rings – might not be so far from the truth Retired Swedish police chief Göran Lindberg, who was jailed last week for rape and assault. Photogra...
Internet security expert uses fictitious character to show risks of social networking Newstrack India | Washington, July 25 (ANI): Internet security specialist Thomas Ryan, who invented the character of "Robin Sage," has demonstrated some of the risks of social networking and will attend the 'Black Hat Technical Security Conference' in Las Vegas this month to share his findings in a presentation titled "Getting in Bed with Robin Sage. ...
Need democracy in classrooms: Sibal Deccan Herald New Delhi, July 19, (PTI): | Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal today batted for ''democracy'' in the classrooms and said students should be allowed to follow their aspirations. | "Democracy has always been associated with politics... we never think of democracy in classrooms," he said wondering why the concept was so "far removed" from classes. | Siba...
