(IANS) India is listed as the third most powerful country in the world after the US and China and the fourth most powerful bloc after the US, China and the European Union in a new official US report.
The new global power lineup for 2010 also predicted that New Delhi's clout in the world will further rise by 2025, according to "Global Governance 2025" jointly issued by the National Intelligence Council (NIC) of the US and the European Union's Institute for Security Studies (EUISS).
Using the insights of a host of experts from Brazil, Russia, India and China, among others, and fictionalised scenarios, the report illustrates what could happen over the next 25 years in terms of global governance.
In 2010, the US tops the list of powerful countries/regions, accounting for nearly 22 percent of the global power.
British pop star Lily Allen to sue Apple.
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(PTI) One of the British pop star Lily Allen is on the headlines. Not for any concert, but she gonna sue the Technology giant Apple after her laptop, produced by the company, was hacked.
The 25-year-old who is expecting her first child with boyfriend Sam Cooper, filed a lawsuit against Apple in the London High Court last week, reported Sun online.
Lily Allen recently found out that her laptops have been accessed without her permission and tried without success to determine the identity of the hacker.
After the company failed to help her, Allen decided to take them to court.
The 25-year-old who is expecting her first child with boyfriend Sam Cooper, filed a lawsuit against Apple in the London High Court last week, reported Sun online.
Lily Allen recently found out that her laptops have been accessed without her permission and tried without success to determine the identity of the hacker.
After the company failed to help her, Allen decided to take them to court.
Now it will be difficult for the hackers to hack a Google Account.
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(AP) After some of the email account of Chinese activist being hacked, google is taking extra measures to maintain the privacy of the users.
An additional security measure introduced Monday will require typing a six-digit code after an account holder's Google password is entered. The codes will be sent to people's mobile phones.
The two-step login means it will take more than a password to get into an account.
China with its huge space plans, plans to go beyond Venus.
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(IANS) China has now set its sight on planet Venus, where it hopes to land a space probe by 2015. A probe to Mars and the country's first moon landing has also been chalked out.
The first unmanned space laboratory, Tiangong-1, will be launched in 2011, after which there would be the first unmanned docking with the Shenzhou-8 spacecraft, Yang Liwei, China's first astronaut to visit space in 2003, was quoted as saying by the People's Daily.
Manned spacecraft Shenzhou-9 and unmanned Shenzhou-10 will be launched in 2012, and by 2020, China will launch its first orbital space station, he said.
Ye Peijian, commander-in-chief of the lunar-probe programme, said an orbit of the moon can be expected by 2020. China may launch its first manned moon landing in 2025, a probe to Mars by 2013 and to Venus by 2015.
The first unmanned space laboratory, Tiangong-1, will be launched in 2011, after which there would be the first unmanned docking with the Shenzhou-8 spacecraft, Yang Liwei, China's first astronaut to visit space in 2003, was quoted as saying by the People's Daily.
Manned spacecraft Shenzhou-9 and unmanned Shenzhou-10 will be launched in 2012, and by 2020, China will launch its first orbital space station, he said.
Ye Peijian, commander-in-chief of the lunar-probe programme, said an orbit of the moon can be expected by 2020. China may launch its first manned moon landing in 2025, a probe to Mars by 2013 and to Venus by 2015.
Facebook denies building a Smartphone.
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After a Tech site Techcrunch reported that facebook may be developing a mobile phone secretly, heart beats of gizmo lovers were raised.
But the company says it s not true. In an e-mail, Jamie Schopflin, a Facebook spokeswoman, said the company is, and has for some time, been developing various features and services to integrate its social functions into various mobile phones and applications. But, she wrote, Facebook is not building a phone.
But the company says it s not true. In an e-mail, Jamie Schopflin, a Facebook spokeswoman, said the company is, and has for some time, been developing various features and services to integrate its social functions into various mobile phones and applications. But, she wrote, Facebook is not building a phone.
Here is more of her e-mail:
Our approach has always been to make phones and apps more social. Current projects include everything from an HTML5 version of the site to apps on major platforms to full Connect support with SDKs to deeper integrations with some manufacturers. Our view is that almost all experiences would be better if they were social, so integrating deeply into existing platforms and operating systems is a good way to enable this. For an example, check out Connect for iPhone and the integration we have with contact syncing through our iPhone app. Another example is the INQ1 phone with Facebook integration (the first so-called Facebook Phone ). The people mentioned in the story are working on these projects. The bottom line is that whenever we work on a deep integration, people want to call it a Facebook Phone because that s such an attractive soundbite, but building phones is just not what we do.
48 years old Maryellen Mara-Christian bags 465 kg alligator in US.
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(AP) Maryellen Mara-Christian 48-year-old former bank marketing officer from Fitchburg, Massachusetts has bagged a 13-and-a-quarter foot (four metres), 1,025-pound (465 kilograms) alligator in a swampy area in between Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion on Wednesday during the state's alligator hunting season.
In this hunting competition she participated with her husband, who is a firefighter and a part-time hunting guide.
Mara-Christian says she hooked the alligator with her fishing pole and battled for two hours to get him near the boat.
The hunting season rules state that you have to secure the gator and get it to the boat before you're allowed to shoot it.
In this hunting competition she participated with her husband, who is a firefighter and a part-time hunting guide.
Mara-Christian says she hooked the alligator with her fishing pole and battled for two hours to get him near the boat.
The hunting season rules state that you have to secure the gator and get it to the boat before you're allowed to shoot it.
Drinking water will help to ease Wrinkles.
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(IANS)Recent research show how water helps the skin to be healthy.
Doctors and nutritionists agree that drinking at least eight glasses of water daily helps maintain a clear, youthful complexion. They are agreed that oodles of water will "flush out" our systems, banish spots, plump out wrinkles and moisturise our skin.
In a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, female volunteers were told to drink one-and-half litres of water daily for eight weeks without changing their lifestyle, reports the Daily Mail.
Some drank ordinary tap water. Others drank Willow Water, a natural mineral water sourced in the Lake district in Britain. The latter contains salicin, a derivative of willow bark which, when metabolised, turns into salicylic acid, a compound found in a number of skin products, known for its anti-inflammatory properties and acts in the same way as aspirin.
Doctors and nutritionists agree that drinking at least eight glasses of water daily helps maintain a clear, youthful complexion. They are agreed that oodles of water will "flush out" our systems, banish spots, plump out wrinkles and moisturise our skin.
In a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, female volunteers were told to drink one-and-half litres of water daily for eight weeks without changing their lifestyle, reports the Daily Mail.
Some drank ordinary tap water. Others drank Willow Water, a natural mineral water sourced in the Lake district in Britain. The latter contains salicin, a derivative of willow bark which, when metabolised, turns into salicylic acid, a compound found in a number of skin products, known for its anti-inflammatory properties and acts in the same way as aspirin.
New Device to freeze your Toned Body.
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Scientists at Zeltiq in California have developed a device that freezes body flab to remove extra content from your body.
Known as CoolSculpting device, it is being promoted as a painless alternative to liposuction, features a gel patch that clamps on to flabby parts and freezes fat cells.
It works by killing the fat cells at sub-zero temperatures , which are re-absorbed and flushed away by the body over the next few months, leaving the patient trimmer.
They realised that although fat freezes at a lower temperature than other types of tissue, skin and muscles can survive sub-zero temperatures without suffering lasting damage.
Known as CoolSculpting device, it is being promoted as a painless alternative to liposuction, features a gel patch that clamps on to flabby parts and freezes fat cells.
It works by killing the fat cells at sub-zero temperatures , which are re-absorbed and flushed away by the body over the next few months, leaving the patient trimmer.
They realised that although fat freezes at a lower temperature than other types of tissue, skin and muscles can survive sub-zero temperatures without suffering lasting damage.
Multi purpose Super Robo legs being developed by Japanese Scientist.
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New concept of mobile legs are being researched at the Chiba Institute of Technology in Japan.
It can be described as being six feet two inches tall with a remarkable pair of legs and carry around weights of up to 100 kg.
The robot called Core is all legs which can bend and move around. The legs are topped by a platform that can be loaded with weights of up to 100 kg, reports the Daily Mail.
It comes with shock absorbers and weighs 228 kg. The device is at the prototype stage, but developers believe Core could be used on building sites or even to move disabled people around.
It can be described as being six feet two inches tall with a remarkable pair of legs and carry around weights of up to 100 kg.
The robot called Core is all legs which can bend and move around. The legs are topped by a platform that can be loaded with weights of up to 100 kg, reports the Daily Mail.
It comes with shock absorbers and weighs 228 kg. The device is at the prototype stage, but developers believe Core could be used on building sites or even to move disabled people around.
Zandu Balm Sues 'Munni badnaam’ from the film Dabangg.
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Emami, makers of ayurvedic pain balm "Zandu Balam" sues the producer of the Movie "Dabaang" for using their copy right content in one of the popular item song 'Munni Badnaam' without prior permission or consent.
Zandu Pharmaceuticals, has slapped a notice on Arbaaz Khan Productions Private Limited on using the words Zandu Balm in the popular song.
The company has asked the producers of Dabangg to withdraw the song or remove the name of the product from it.
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Zandu Pharmaceuticals, has slapped a notice on Arbaaz Khan Productions Private Limited on using the words Zandu Balm in the popular song.
The company has asked the producers of Dabangg to withdraw the song or remove the name of the product from it.
Source: IBNLIVE
Sub African Sahara leads in global decline in HIV cases.
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So funds and campaigning against HIV is finally showing its results.
Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are leading a global decline in new HIV infections, the UN has said.
UNAids said 22 countries in the world's worst affected region had seen a drop in new cases of more than 25%.
The fall was because of greater awareness and better use of preventative measures, it said.
But UNAids also noted that cases of HIV were increasing in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and among gay men in developed countries.
Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are leading a global decline in new HIV infections, the UN has said.
UNAids said 22 countries in the world's worst affected region had seen a drop in new cases of more than 25%.
The fall was because of greater awareness and better use of preventative measures, it said.
But UNAids also noted that cases of HIV were increasing in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and among gay men in developed countries.
Miracle: Tiny Toddler escapes Mishap on Busy Main Road in Turkey[VIDEO]
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This may be Miracle or sensible driving, what ever...... A Baby in Turkey was almost on the middle of the road, peeking out without get noticed for her mom.
CCTV footage shows the toddler wandering onto the road after waking up in bushes in the southern Mediterranean city of Antalya.
His mother had left him sleeping and was unaware he had woken up, according to reports.
Spanish Designer comes out with Spray-on clothing concept.
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A fashion designer from Spain has come up with the a new concept of clothing. "Spray-on clothing" is first of its kind in apparel wearing, thanks to some help from chemical engineers at Imperial College London.
Scientists think the fabric, created through careful use of an aerosol, could have applications not only in high fashion but in medicine and industry.
Scientists think the fabric, created through careful use of an aerosol, could have applications not only in high fashion but in medicine and industry.
Boeing plans to enter Space Tourism.
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USA Boeing on Wednesday announced it plan to enter the growing that it was entering the space tourism business which will be big blow for Obama's plan to motivate NASA to concentrate on Space Tourism.
The new business may take off as early as 2015, would most likely launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida to the International Space Station.
Recently, Obama administration has proposed turning over to private companies the business of taking NASA astronauts to orbit, and Boeing and Bigelow Aerospace of Las Vegas won an $18 million contract this year for preliminary development and testing of a capsule that could carry seven passengers.
"We're ready now to start talking to prospective customers," said Eric C. Anderson, co-founder and chairman of Space Adventures, the space tourism company based in Virginia that would market the seats for Boeing.
The new business may take off as early as 2015, would most likely launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida to the International Space Station.
Recently, Obama administration has proposed turning over to private companies the business of taking NASA astronauts to orbit, and Boeing and Bigelow Aerospace of Las Vegas won an $18 million contract this year for preliminary development and testing of a capsule that could carry seven passengers.
"We're ready now to start talking to prospective customers," said Eric C. Anderson, co-founder and chairman of Space Adventures, the space tourism company based in Virginia that would market the seats for Boeing.
Affordable wireless mobile charging coming soon.
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Fujitsu one of the Japanese technology company has developed a system that is capable of charging multiple portable electronic devices wireless.
Prototype was unveiled at an Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers conference at Osaka Prefecture University and it claimed that it was first of its kind in the world.
It works on the transmission of electricity using magnetic fields between the charger and the electronic device. The technology allows wireless charging at distances of up to several metres.
Scientists at Fujitsu Laboratories plan to commercially sell products having wireless charging system by 2012.
Prototype was unveiled at an Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers conference at Osaka Prefecture University and it claimed that it was first of its kind in the world.
It works on the transmission of electricity using magnetic fields between the charger and the electronic device. The technology allows wireless charging at distances of up to several metres.
Scientists at Fujitsu Laboratories plan to commercially sell products having wireless charging system by 2012.
Beggar caught enjoying in luxurious 5 star hotel in Dubai.
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(PTI)A beggar of Asian origin, who was recently arrested for begging, was found to be residing in a five star hotel, Major Mohammad Rashid Al Muhairi, Director of Tourist Security in the Dubai police said.
Without identifying or naming the beggar who was arrested, Al Muhairi said the man had been deported earlier, but had returned seeing the high income, the illegal practice offered, Khaleej Times reported.
Al Muhairi said, as many as 360 people had been arrested in the city during Ramadan and Eid this year.
He said, most of the people arrested for begging were foreigners on visit visa with the majority of them being Asians followed by Arabs.
Without identifying or naming the beggar who was arrested, Al Muhairi said the man had been deported earlier, but had returned seeing the high income, the illegal practice offered, Khaleej Times reported.
Al Muhairi said, as many as 360 people had been arrested in the city during Ramadan and Eid this year.
He said, most of the people arrested for begging were foreigners on visit visa with the majority of them being Asians followed by Arabs.
USA going Gaga over its outsourcing policies. Now, 'Made in America' Bills passed by US House.
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(PTI) USA is going crazy in its Outsourcing policies. In another protectionist measure primarily aimed at China, the US House of Representatives passed two different bills that mandate the Congress and the Department of Homeland Security to purchase only US-made goods.
The Congressional Made in America Act, introduced by Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, requires the Congress to buy goods and services made in America for the first time in nearly seven decades.
Similarly, the Berry Amendment Extension Act, introduced by Congressman Larry Kissell directed the Department of Homeland Security to buy clothing, tents, and other products made in America.
“These two bills, unanimously passed by the House, will help in creating American jobs and expanding America's manufacturing sector,” said Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
The Congressional Made in America Act, introduced by Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, requires the Congress to buy goods and services made in America for the first time in nearly seven decades.
Similarly, the Berry Amendment Extension Act, introduced by Congressman Larry Kissell directed the Department of Homeland Security to buy clothing, tents, and other products made in America.
“These two bills, unanimously passed by the House, will help in creating American jobs and expanding America's manufacturing sector,” said Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
Russian scientist claims to found remedy for Anti-Aging
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(CNN)Vladimir Skulachyov, a bioenergetics professor in Moscow, 40 year's research on Anti-Aging is almost complete. He says that this research was his life work.
The treatment is based on how oxygen reacts in the body and says the difficult part has been to try and prevent side effects.
If the wonder drug lives up to its promise, the implications could be huge in preventing ageing and increasing the prospect of a longer and better quality of life.
"99% of the time oxygen turns into harmless water, but there's that one per cent that turns into a super-oxide that later turns into very poisonous elements," said Skulachyov.
The treatment is based on how oxygen reacts in the body and says the difficult part has been to try and prevent side effects.
If the wonder drug lives up to its promise, the implications could be huge in preventing ageing and increasing the prospect of a longer and better quality of life.
"99% of the time oxygen turns into harmless water, but there's that one per cent that turns into a super-oxide that later turns into very poisonous elements," said Skulachyov.
Sushil Kumar makes india proud by winning the first ever gold in World Wrestling.
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(PTI) Sushil Kumar on Sunday created history by becoming the first Indian wrestler to win a gold medal at the World Championships, here.
Sushil, who was only the second Indian to win an Olympic medal when he grabbed a bronze at Beijing Games in 2008, overcame Russia's Gogaev Alan 3-1 in the final to clinch the gold.
He had defeated Azerbaijan's Hasanov Jabrayil in the semifinal of the free style 66kg category event.
After getting a bye in the first round, he beat Akritidis of Greece, Martin Sebastian of Germany and Buyan Jav of Mongolia en route to the final.
Sushil, who was only the second Indian to win an Olympic medal when he grabbed a bronze at Beijing Games in 2008, overcame Russia's Gogaev Alan 3-1 in the final to clinch the gold.
He had defeated Azerbaijan's Hasanov Jabrayil in the semifinal of the free style 66kg category event.
After getting a bye in the first round, he beat Akritidis of Greece, Martin Sebastian of Germany and Buyan Jav of Mongolia en route to the final.
World's first anaesthesia given via videoconferencing .
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(ANI) In a world first, doctors at McGill''s Department of Anaesthesia treated patients undergoing thyroid gland surgery in Italy remotely via videoconferencing from Montreal on August 30..
Dr. Thomas Hemmerling and his team used the approach, which is part of new technological advancements, known as "Teleanesthesia".
And the new approach involves a team of engineers, researchers and anaesthesiologists who will ultimately apply the drugs intravenously which are then controlled remotely through an automated system.
The feat comes as a result of an on-going scientific collaboration between Hemmerling's team and the Italian team of Dr. Zaouter of the Department of Anaesthesia of Pisa University (Chairman Prof. Giunta).
Dr. Thomas Hemmerling and his team used the approach, which is part of new technological advancements, known as "Teleanesthesia".
And the new approach involves a team of engineers, researchers and anaesthesiologists who will ultimately apply the drugs intravenously which are then controlled remotely through an automated system.
The feat comes as a result of an on-going scientific collaboration between Hemmerling's team and the Italian team of Dr. Zaouter of the Department of Anaesthesia of Pisa University (Chairman Prof. Giunta).
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