STD 25 Paise, Local 10 Paise per minute!

"New Delhi: New IT and Telecom minister A. Raja has announced that his department would be slashing the STD and Local telephone call rates soon.Now you would be able to do STD and Local telephone call at a rate of 25 Paise and 10 paise per minute respectively. With this...

Revenue investigates Barclays tax mole claims

"Revenue investigates Barclays tax mole claims guardian.co.uk, Monday 16 March 2009 22.00 GMT HM Revenue & Customs was tonight investigating explosive allegations about tax avoidance schemes operated by Barclays...

Foster's to make 300 to 400 redundancies

I'm noticing anecdotally that the recession is really hitting architects....here are another 400 laid off by Norman Foster's office."Foster & Partners shuts Berlin and Istanbul offices the day after it highlights profitability to staff Foster & Partners has announced...

Nepal Maoist govt orders to seize passport of defaulters

Taking strong action against the bank loan defaulters Nepal government has decided to revoke their passport. Nepali government will seize the passport of the loan defaulters. "The government has decided to impose a ban on transactions of properties of defaulters, restrict...

Apple launches new iPod series for festive season in India

Apple has announced that it has introduced a new range of iPods in India to coincide with the festive season. The new range varies from the 1GB iPod Shuffle starting at Rs2,300 to a 32GB iPod Touch at...

ISAF Soldiers Killed in Southern Afghanistan

The NATO causalities risen in Afghanistan. the dead of these two servicemen were took place when the Afghan defense ministry has announced that security forces will be strengthened this year. " Two ISAF servicemen...

Guinea coup, Capt. Camara agrees elections 2009, mining stopped

French envoy Joyandet The french envoy Mr. Joyandet it is not realistic to ask for elections in 6 months, voter's lists not ready. France will continue with financial aid to prepare elections 2009.  People...

Google's Android Gains More Powerful Followers

"Today is a dark day for Nokia and Microsoft: Telco Vodafone, equipment maker Ericsson and handset maker Sony Ericsson have joined Google’s camp in making rival cell-phone software. Today,...

Jay Leno to prime time: Why NBC is doing it

"Everyone knew the face of late-night TV would change when Jay Leno left The ­Tonight Show, but prime time as well? On Dec. 9, NBC announced that the reigning king of late night will stay put at the network by...

Microsoft's Black Friday and the Success of Xbox 360

"Microsoft announced today that on Black Friday its Xbox 360 game console outsold Sony's PlayStation 3 at a 3 to 1 ratio. That record weekend of sales puts the 360 over 25 million systems sold worldwide, surpassing the sales of the original Xbox"Say what you will, but...

Ex-cop on Baja's most wanted list in custody for kidnapping charges

Once again participation of cops and former cops in organized crime seems more than evident. Military must renew and strengthen  their strategies to keep ahead on this fiery battle against cartels. " TIJUANA...

Google Calendar officially comes to Apple's iCal

Google on Monday formally announced full support for the CalDAV protocol along with the release of a small piece of software for Mac computers that lets users easily link up their Google Calendars with the iCal...

MTV to Host Inaugural Ball for Obama

"NEW YORK -- MTV is throwing an inaugural ball for President-elect Barack Obama. The network announced Tuesday that it will host the "Be the Change Inaugural Ball" at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington on Jan. 20. The event will be...

Ashutosh Kaushik wins Bigg Boss

Ashutosh Kaushik, the ‘dhaba’ owner from Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh  , was named winner of Bigg Boss Season two on Saturday at a star-studded finale. He takes home prize money of Rs 1 crore."Ashutosh...

The foreclosure freeze tide

"WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)--As Capitol Hill remains under siege from all sides of America's faltering economy, pressure to stem the tide of foreclosures continued to make inroads as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac became the latest to join the foreclosure freeze movement.The...

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