Santiniketan (IANS) Hundreds of people from India and abroad congregated in the sylvan surroundings of the Visva-Bharati university here as the celebrations of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's 150th birth anniversary got off to a colourful start Sunday.
The university, founded by Tagore in 1921, reverberated at dawn to his touching songs as students and teachers - resplendent in traditional dresses - went around the campus in a procession singing his compositions.
Everybody then assembled at Chatimtala - the exact spot under a chatim tree where the poet's father Debendranath had established an ashram way back in 1863 - and took part in prayers that culminated in a rendition of a series of devotional songs composed by the bard, who holds the distinction of having authored the national anthems of two sovereign nations India and Bangladesh.
Hrithik considered to quit acting after 'Jodha Akbar'
Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan says he considered to quit acting as he virtually slipped into depression after 'Jodha Akbar'.
The 36-year-old star was so badly injured while shooting for Ashutosh Gowariker's epic drama that he thought acting would not be his cup of tea anymore.
"Before beginning shooting for 'Kites', I was trying to get my knee treated and doctors said it will not be able function. I was heartbroken and was even contemplating an alternative career in singing or direction," Hrithik said.
Kasab 26/11 Mumbai attacker to hang on a Bihar rope
When the hangman's summon arrives for Ajmal Amir Kasab, ordered hanged by a Mumbai court, his end would come with a specially woven Buxar Manila rope around his neck.
The hangman's rope, 15-feet in length and weighing 3.75 kilograms, is a speciality of the prisoners ward of Buxar Central jail-handwoven with a special cotton thread known as the J-34 variety. The Buxar Central jail has been the sole supplier of the hangman's rope for the last one decade to each and every jail in the country.
The hangman's rope, 15-feet in length and weighing 3.75 kilograms, is a speciality of the prisoners ward of Buxar Central jail-handwoven with a special cotton thread known as the J-34 variety. The Buxar Central jail has been the sole supplier of the hangman's rope for the last one decade to each and every jail in the country.
Book blows 'cool' Obama's cover
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NEW YORK: A new book on US president Barack Obama has revealed that even though the Commander in Chief portrays a cool image, he does lose his temper at times.
The book, 'The Promise: President Obama, Year One', by Newsweek senior editor Jonathan Alter, recounts a series of private blow-ups, including a particularly fiery one involving the nation's top military brass.
"A presidential dressing down unlike any in the US in more than half a century," the New York Daily News quoted Alter as describing the October 2009 eruption.
The outburst came after Gen. Stanley McChrystal gave a speech in London in which he publicly rejected proposals to turn the tide in Afghanistan with more drone missiles and special forces, a strategy backed mainly by vice-president Joe Biden.
NEW YORK: A new book on US president Barack Obama has revealed that even though the Commander in Chief portrays a cool image, he does lose his temper at times.
The book, 'The Promise: President Obama, Year One', by Newsweek senior editor Jonathan Alter, recounts a series of private blow-ups, including a particularly fiery one involving the nation's top military brass.
"A presidential dressing down unlike any in the US in more than half a century," the New York Daily News quoted Alter as describing the October 2009 eruption.
The outburst came after Gen. Stanley McChrystal gave a speech in London in which he publicly rejected proposals to turn the tide in Afghanistan with more drone missiles and special forces, a strategy backed mainly by vice-president Joe Biden.
Things to know about Google
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Internet giant Google has come a long way since it was founded in a garage in 1998 in California. The company, started by Larry Page and Sergey Brin with four computers and a $100,000 cheque from Sun co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim, is today the world's top technology brand.
Over the past decade the company's growth has been staggering. Here are some lesser-known facts about the Web icon from this decade-long journey.
Ever wondered how many page views world's no. 1 internet search engine clocks in a day? The figure is a staggering 7.2 billion. The company's daily visitors number around 620 million.
Internet giant Google has come a long way since it was founded in a garage in 1998 in California. The company, started by Larry Page and Sergey Brin with four computers and a $100,000 cheque from Sun co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim, is today the world's top technology brand.
Over the past decade the company's growth has been staggering. Here are some lesser-known facts about the Web icon from this decade-long journey.
Ever wondered how many page views world's no. 1 internet search engine clocks in a day? The figure is a staggering 7.2 billion. The company's daily visitors number around 620 million.
Nicotine increases memory function
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Washington: It is already known that nicotine enhances our ability to think, perform and take tests. Now, according to scientists, it increases our memory function, too.
Up to now, results about nicotine's effects on boosting human performance were mixed.
According to Dr Stephen Heishman, a scientist with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (part of the National Institutes of Health), in the past, researchers kept doing studies on the effects of nicotine and human performance without taking into account the drug''s harsh withdrawal effects.
Washington: It is already known that nicotine enhances our ability to think, perform and take tests. Now, according to scientists, it increases our memory function, too.
Up to now, results about nicotine's effects on boosting human performance were mixed.
According to Dr Stephen Heishman, a scientist with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (part of the National Institutes of Health), in the past, researchers kept doing studies on the effects of nicotine and human performance without taking into account the drug''s harsh withdrawal effects.
Two cups of coffee 'can prevent heart attacks'
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London: Here's some good news for coffee buffs — drinking two cups of the beverage a day — can protect some heart attack victims from complications that may lead to coronary failure, a new study has claimed.
Researchers have carried out the study and found that heart attack patients who drank three or more cups of coffee a day were 90 per cent less likely to develop the condition, known as left ventricular systolic dysfunction or LVSD.
The study's recommendation goes against evidence of people suffering palpitations and irregular heart rhythms after drinking strong coffee, the 'Daily Express' reported.
For their study, the researchers monitored 374 male and female heart attack patients. Those with normal blood pressure were found to be protected against developing LVSD by drinking coffee.
London: Here's some good news for coffee buffs — drinking two cups of the beverage a day — can protect some heart attack victims from complications that may lead to coronary failure, a new study has claimed.
Researchers have carried out the study and found that heart attack patients who drank three or more cups of coffee a day were 90 per cent less likely to develop the condition, known as left ventricular systolic dysfunction or LVSD.
The study's recommendation goes against evidence of people suffering palpitations and irregular heart rhythms after drinking strong coffee, the 'Daily Express' reported.
For their study, the researchers monitored 374 male and female heart attack patients. Those with normal blood pressure were found to be protected against developing LVSD by drinking coffee.
Dil ki ‘Malik’a-DC Exclusive [sania-shoaib after marriage interview]
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Normally, we don’t allow anything to come between us,” jokes Shoaib Malik as you slip in the recorder in the little space available on the sofa shared by his wife Sania Mirza.
On a serious note, that line pretty much sums up the chemistry between the newly-weds who are having a ball of a time.Being a sporting couple obviously has its own advantages and Sania has a long list of them. “Lot of things can be left unsaid; they don’t need to be explained. You understand each other’s lifestyles, mood swings (sportspersons go through a gamut of emotions during matches). A lot of things are similar — we understand the importance of training, rest, practice and having a good time… He’s been around when I’ve lost matches and I’ve been around on the phone when he has lost games. You know sometimes, it’s ok to shut up — you don’t want to talk about shopping when someone’s lost a match. It’s a bit difficult for non-sportspersons to understand that. There are so many small things which I think are much easier in life,” she reveals.
Nokia sues Apple over iPad, iPhone patents
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Now its my turn says Nokia. You might had heard apple suing htc, google over its patent now its the finnish firm chance to sue to apple makers.
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Helsinki: Nokia, the world's top handset maker, broadened its patent fight with Apple Inc on Friday to include the iPad, deepening the bitter legal disputes between the two smartphone rivals.
The firms turned to the courts in the last year as Nokia battles Apple, which only entered the cellphone business in 2007, but has taken a sizeable share of the fat-margined, fast-growing smartphone market.
The Finnish firm, on the other hand, has shed market share in smartphones along with margins and stunned investors last month by delaying its new software upgrade for phones, seen as key in its struggle with Apple.
Article appeared on ibnlive.in.com
Helsinki: Nokia, the world's top handset maker, broadened its patent fight with Apple Inc on Friday to include the iPad, deepening the bitter legal disputes between the two smartphone rivals.
The firms turned to the courts in the last year as Nokia battles Apple, which only entered the cellphone business in 2007, but has taken a sizeable share of the fat-margined, fast-growing smartphone market.
The Finnish firm, on the other hand, has shed market share in smartphones along with margins and stunned investors last month by delaying its new software upgrade for phones, seen as key in its struggle with Apple.
Is Google facing the heat ??
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Hyped Talk exculsive.
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google makeover imageSo what do you think, is google facing the heat from the other Internet giants? ? Though it is in the top position having market share(search) of 65 % and Microsoft's Bing increasing popularity and eating away the share of Google and Yahoo share.
iPad global launch date confirmed by Apple
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Apple has announced that its iPad tablet computer will go on sale in nine countries outside the US on 28 May.
The new markets are Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK.
The cheapest model will retail at £429 in the UK. The same version in the US costs $499 (£337).
Part of the difference in price is due to British VAT and US sales tax. The same model before tax costs £37 ($55) more in the UK.
The consumer gadget was launched in the US domestic market on 3 April, but Apple had to delay deliveries to international consumers.
Nintendo looks to restore magic with 3D console
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Nintendo on Friday brushed off suggestions its magic may be fading despite declining sales of its Wii console, as it prepares to unveil a handheld 3D device it hopes will drive a new gaming revolution.
President Satoru Iwata remained tightlipped about the much-awaited gadget, tentatively know as the "3DS", only saying it will offer a whole new gaming experience to players.
He also shrugged off suggestions that Nintendo has passed the peak of its growth after the company announced its first decline in annual profit for the first time in six years Thursday on slowing sales of its Wii and DS devices.
First Indian women in UK House
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London : Britain finally got its first female MPs of Indian origin as 37-year-old Ms Priti Patel won in Witham for the Conservative Party and Ms Valerie Vaz won the Walsall South seat for the Labour party on Friday.
Along with two Indian-origin female MPs, two new Indian-origin male Tory candidates were elected to Parliament. Dr Ashok Kumar, Labour MP in last Parliament, passed away in March and an Indian-origin MP Parmjit Dhanda lost the poll. The three main political parties had fielded a record 89 Asian candidates, compared to 68 in 2005.
London : Britain finally got its first female MPs of Indian origin as 37-year-old Ms Priti Patel won in Witham for the Conservative Party and Ms Valerie Vaz won the Walsall South seat for the Labour party on Friday.
Along with two Indian-origin female MPs, two new Indian-origin male Tory candidates were elected to Parliament. Dr Ashok Kumar, Labour MP in last Parliament, passed away in March and an Indian-origin MP Parmjit Dhanda lost the poll. The three main political parties had fielded a record 89 Asian candidates, compared to 68 in 2005.
Why did Sachin Tendulkar join Twitter? Interview
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Screenshot taken on 07/05/10
Here is an exclusive of Mid-Day.comDo u know with his first tweet sachin had more than 5,000 followers and said to be breaking twitter records.
Q. Why did you start tweeting?
Sachin: Actually, it was Atul Kasbekar (photographer) and other guys who kept asking me whether I am on Twitter. When I said I am not, they informed me about a fake Sachin who is giving his opinion every now and then on various matches. I felt it was unfair - people getting wrong ideas, wrong messages, which were not from me.
'Historic' day as first non-latin web addresses go live
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Source: Icann
Arab nations are leading a "historic" charge to make the world wide web live up to its name.
Net regulator Icann has switched on a system that allows full web addresses that contain no Latin characters.
Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are the first countries to have so-called "country codes" written in Arabic scripts.
The move is the first step to allow web addresses in many scripts including Chinese, Thai and Tamil.
More than 20 countries have requested approval for international domains from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann).
It said the new domains were "available for use now" although it admitted there was still some work to do before they worked correctly for everyone. However, it said these were "mostly formalities".
- Egypt's Ministry of Communications is amongst the first live web addresses.
- The first country codes:
- Egypt: مصر
- Saudi Arabia: السعودية
- United Arab Emirates: امارات
Source: Icann
Arab nations are leading a "historic" charge to make the world wide web live up to its name.
Net regulator Icann has switched on a system that allows full web addresses that contain no Latin characters.
Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are the first countries to have so-called "country codes" written in Arabic scripts.
The move is the first step to allow web addresses in many scripts including Chinese, Thai and Tamil.
More than 20 countries have requested approval for international domains from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann).
It said the new domains were "available for use now" although it admitted there was still some work to do before they worked correctly for everyone. However, it said these were "mostly formalities".
Short sleep ups risk of premature death
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London, (IANS) People who sleep for less than six hours each night were 12 percent more likely to die prematurely than those who get the recommended six to eight hours.
The study by the University of Warwick and Federico II University Medical School, Italy, provides evidence of the direct link between short duration of sleep and an increased chance of dying prematurely.
The research also notes that consistent overlong sleeping (over nine hours a night) can be a cause for concern. While, unlike short sleeping, overlong sleeping does not in itself increase the risk of death, it can be a significant marker of underlying serious and potentially fatal illnesses.
The study by the University of Warwick and Federico II University Medical School, Italy, provides evidence of the direct link between short duration of sleep and an increased chance of dying prematurely.
The research also notes that consistent overlong sleeping (over nine hours a night) can be a cause for concern. While, unlike short sleeping, overlong sleeping does not in itself increase the risk of death, it can be a significant marker of underlying serious and potentially fatal illnesses.
Luxury Mercedes-Benz EC145 Helicopter
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Its Time for the luxury and the futuristic flying with Mercedes-Benz, ya you heard right flying with Mercedes-Benz. Upto now you are familiar the Mercedes-Benz>>Luxury cars but now it time for the luxury flight.
The European Suborbital Shuttle
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Following the trail of SpaceShipTwo, Dassault has been working on a new suborbital civilian spacecraft. Not to be confused with the Future High-Altitude High-Speed Transport 20XX, the new aircraft could be a 11-ton vehicle derived from their VEHRA satellite launcher.
Microsoft announces Spindex social media aggregator
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Article appeared on telegraph.co.uk
Microsoft plans to help people deal with social media overload.
Microsoft has announced that it is building a tool to aggregate all of a user’s social media activity into a single place. Spindex, which works in a similar way to products such as Friendfeed, aims to show users all their social network activity and avoid the hassle of logging on to various websites. It says it will help you you “Make sense of your social overload.
The General Manager of Microsoft’s Fuse Labs, Lili Cheng, wrote on the company’s blog that “Spindex, which we’re making available in early technical preview form, aggregates your social streams (Facebook, Twitter, Bing, etc.), making it simple for you to find what’s new, see personalized trending topics, and generally make the most of the time you spend being social on the Web.”
Microsoft plans to help people deal with social media overload.
Microsoft has announced that it is building a tool to aggregate all of a user’s social media activity into a single place. Spindex, which works in a similar way to products such as Friendfeed, aims to show users all their social network activity and avoid the hassle of logging on to various websites. It says it will help you you “Make sense of your social overload.
The General Manager of Microsoft’s Fuse Labs, Lili Cheng, wrote on the company’s blog that “Spindex, which we’re making available in early technical preview form, aggregates your social streams (Facebook, Twitter, Bing, etc.), making it simple for you to find what’s new, see personalized trending topics, and generally make the most of the time you spend being social on the Web.”
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