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India launches nuclear submarine
Written on 26 Jul, 2009 at 20:10 in Featured, Politics | viewed 1,286 views times and users have made 1 comment so far
India has launched its first indigenously built nuclear-powered submarine capable of firing ballistic missiles. The submarine, once in service, will give the country the capability to fire nuclear weapons from sea besides land and air. India plans to build a fleet of five nuclear-powered submarines. Defense experts have estimated that India has between 50 and 100 nuclear warheads. VOANews.com….
Gay sex decriminalised in India
Written on 2 Jul, 2009 at 13:08 in Featured, General | viewed 632 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Gay rights activists in India say a ruling by the Delhi High Court decriminalising homosexuality in the country is a landmark. The judgement overturns a 148-year-old colonial law which described a same-sex relationship as an “unnatural offence”. Homosexual acts were punishable by a 10-year prison sentence. Many people in India regard same-sex relationships as illegitimate. Rights groups have long argued that the law contravened human rights. Full Story : BBC.com…..
(Continue reading)India to have 771 Million Mobile Connections By 2013
Written on 21 Jun, 2009 at 8:22 in Featured, Technology | viewed 327 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
India’s mobile connections are forecast to top 771 million by 2013 after growing at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 14.3 percent from 452 million connections in 2009, research firm Gartner said on Thursday. India is expected to remain the world’s second largest wireless market after China in terms of mobile connections, according to Gartner. A number of multinational mobile service providers including Vodafone, NTT DoCoMo, and Telenor have invested in Indian mobile services joint ventures. Full Story : Cio.com…
India’s new government sworn in
Written on 22 May, 2009 at 14:47 in Featured, Politics | viewed 198 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
India’s new government, with Manmohan Singh as prime minister, has taken the oath of office in the capital, Delhi. Mr Singh is taking charge for a second time, only the second PM after Jawaharlal Nehru to be returned to power following a full five-year term. The Congress party won a decisive mandate in the recent polls and Mr Singh has emerged politically stronger. Full Story : BBC.com…..
Indian State Achieves Western Standards on Fraction of Income
Written on 21 May, 2009 at 13:20 in Featured, General | viewed 182 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
The state of Kerala in southwest India is a socio-economic abberation: despite a per capita GDP of US$247, far below the world average, its 32 million people enjoy good health care, US-level birth rates, literacy rates and life expectancies. Today its economy is hurting as its foreign remittances dwindle – Kerala is known for providing much of the now shrinking Middle Eastern migrant workforce. Though the state suffers from chronic (but decreasing) unemployment, the “Kerala model” breaks the stereotype of the third world, with lessons for the First World. Full Story : TreeHugger.com….
Village of Twins
Written on 11 May, 2009 at 11:45 in Featured, Health | viewed 229 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Baffled doctors are trying to unravel the mystery of an Indian village boasting more than 220 sets of twins born to just 2,000 families. The phenomenon has seen almost six times as many twins born than the global average in the remote village of Kodinhi, in Kerala. In 2008 alone 15 pairs of twins were born in the village out of 300 healthy deliveries and this year is expected to top that number.Full Story : Telegraphl.co.uk….
Shoe hurled at Indian Prime Minister
Written on 26 Apr, 2009 at 23:49 in Featured, Politics | viewed 312 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
A youth hurled a shoe at Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at a public meeting here on Sunday . The youth who later identified himself as Hitesh Chauhan, stood up and flung a shoe towards the dais. It hit on the barricade and fell a few metres inside the “D” security zone, the 50 odd metre gap between the dais and the audience barricade. Full Story : TheHindu.com……
India Launches Its First All-Weather Spy Satellite
Written on 20 Apr, 2009 at 11:02 in Featured, Technology | viewed 352 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
The radar imaging satellite (RISAT-2) launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from Sriharikota on Monday is owned and operated by ISRO, its chief said, dismissing reports labeling RISAT-2 a “spy satellite”. However, informed sources said the satellite’s synthetic aperture radar gives it day-night capability and the ability to look through clouds and fog, thus giving it defence applications. Full Story : Indiatimes.com…..
India’s ‘holy powder’ finally reveals its centuries-old secret
Written on 20 Apr, 2009 at 9:59 in Featured, Health | viewed 250 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Scientists have unlocked the secrets of the “holy powder” turmeric. Scientists in Michigan are reporting discovery of the secret behind the fabled healing power of the main ingredient in turmeric — a spice revered in India as “holy powder.” Scientists discovered that molecules of curcumin act like a biochemical disciplinarian. They insert themselves into cell membranes and make the membranes more stable and orderly in a way that increases cells’ resistance to infection by disease-causing microbes. Full Story : Physorg.com….
India prepares for Election
Written on 15 Apr, 2009 at 13:06 in Featured, Politics | viewed 279 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
India is set to begin the world’s largest democratic exercise to determine who will lead the country as the global economic slump threatens to undo two decades of growth. The vote on Thursday is the first of five phases that will span a month, in which about 714 million people are eligible to vote. India is the world’s second most populous country, with an estimated population of 1.17 billion, representing 17% of the world population. India’s Kashmir region is reported to be the world’s largest and most militarized territory.
The World’s Cheapest Car NANO Debuts in India
Written on 23 Mar, 2009 at 18:59 in Featured, Technology | viewed 247 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
The Nano is going on sale at Tata’s 470 outlets in India; the base model does indeed carry a sticker price of Rs 100,000. Even without spending anything on marketing so far, Tata executives expect demand to far exceed their initial annual production capacity of 45,000 Nanos. Tata Motors had planned to build about 250,000 cars a year. Full Story : Time.com
Mumbai terror attacks suspect says he is from Pakistan
Written on 23 Mar, 2009 at 8:43 in Featured, Politics | viewed 240 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
The sole surviving alleged gunman who bought terror to Mumbai admitted today that he was from Pakistan. Mohammed Ajmal Kasab faces the death penalty if convicted over the attack in which 166 people were killed after terrorists bombed and shot their way across India’s biggest city. Full Story : Guardian.co.uk……
US the hot outsourcing hub, not India or China
Written on 19 Mar, 2009 at 10:51 in Business, Featured | viewed 365 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Futurists have envisioned ‘virtual’ US corporations since the 1980s. And, for the most part, US firms have vigorously outsourced the management of IT systems to far-off India and China. But a new survey throws up startling news: the offshore option is losing its sheen for US technology firms, who say they are more likely to get the job done in America. Full Story : Dnaindia.com….
(Continue reading)India detains Valentine’s activists
Written on 14 Feb, 2009 at 14:55 in @ a glance | viewed 192 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Six members of a Hindu group have been arrested in India for allegedly attacking couples celebrating Valentine’s Day. Full Story : Aljazeera…..
(Continue reading)India’s Congress wants Pakistan declared terror state
Written on 7 Feb, 2009 at 15:31 in @ a glance | viewed 201 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
India’s Congress Party on Saturday said the international community should consider declaring Pakistan a terrorist state in light of the latter’s release of a scientist who sold nuclear secrets around the globe. Full Story : Reuters.com….
@ a glance : Indian court overturns ban on smoking in films
Written on 2 Feb, 2009 at 10:41 in @ a glance | viewed 195 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
An Indian court has overturned a government ban on portraying smoking scenes in films. Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt appealed the law when it was enacted in 2005, calling it an absurd infringement of artistic expression. Full Story : CBC.ca…….
@ a glance : Indian PM Singh makes “rapid progress” after surgery
Written on 25 Jan, 2009 at 13:40 in @ a glance | viewed 232 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was making “rapid progress” on Sunday after successful coronary bypass surgery and could be back at work well ahead of general elections expected before May. Full Story : Reuters….
(Continue reading)@ a glance : Pakistan asks India to stop blame game
Written on 19 Jan, 2009 at 10:25 in @ a glance | viewed 198 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Monday asked India in a special briefing for foreign envoys to avoid blame game on Mumbai attacks and cooperate with Pakistan to help bring the culprits of this heinous crime to justice. Full Story: Xinhuanet……
(Continue reading)World Bank names blacklisted Indian IT firms
Written on 18 Jan, 2009 at 18:57 in Business | viewed 353 views times and users have made 1 comment so far
World Bank said it barred Indian IT firms, Satyam Computer Services, and Wipro Technologies for “improper benefits to bank staff” and Megasoft Consultants for “participating in a joint venture with Bank staff while conducting business with the Bank”. Satyam’s chairman and founder Ramalinga Raju resigned last week after revealing years of accounting fraud involving $1 billion.
@ a glance : India slams British foreign secretary’s Kashmir-Mumbai linkage
Written on 17 Jan, 2009 at 11:59 in @ a glance | viewed 218 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Miliband raised Indian hackles by linking the unresolved Kashmir dispute to the Mumbai attacks and because of what government sources called his “aggressive style” during his three-day visit which ended Friday. Full Story : AFP…….
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