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Foreign media reacts to Kasab death sentence

As expected, coverage of the verdict and death sentence of lone surviving 26/11 terrorist Mohammad Ajmal Kasab dominated last week: Through interviews with the victims' families, analysis and......

Are you smarter than an Indian 10th grader?

Do you know the value of (1 + cot A - cosec A) (1 + tan A + sec A)? If you do know the answer to this trigonometric puzzler, you can remotely claim to know your tenth grade math well. Chances are......

Astronomers get closer view of a black hole

Astronomers have managed to get a closer look at the black hole than ever before, allowing them to study how they send out jets of particles at nearly the speed of light. These projectiles,......

Al Qaeda team may be in place in US: Report

The White House has convened a top-priority meeting on Thursday to deal with new intelligence that suggests a group of Al Qaeda operatives is en route to the United States, or likely already in......

Mumbai's brand new train

For those compelled to commute in Mumbai, here's a question on a lot of minds: What is the new train like?The train in question is the Western Railway's Millennium Train, which has been given an......

Acoustics pioneer and founder of Bose Corporation dies at 83

Amar Bose, the founder and chairman of the audio technology company Bose Corporation has died. He was 83. Announcing his death company president Bob Maresca said, "He was more than our chairman. He......

Open Source advocate Atul Chitnis passes away

Open source advocate Atul Chitnis, 51, passed away on Monday. Chitnis, who was battling cancer, is survived by his wife Shubha and daughter Geetanjali. Chitnis was founder of FOSS.IN (earlier know......

3G spectrum? An FAQ

The policy making regime for making spectrum available should be fair, transparent, equitable and forward looking, said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on December 12. The government......

Biometric PAN cards? What are those?

Finance Minister P Chidambaram has announced that soon biometric smart Permanent Account Number (PAN) cards may be issued to reduce chances of duplication and to ensure better tax compliance. The......

What is 3G spectrum? How does it help you?

It's boom time for mobile phones in India. And people are looking forward to more information, faster data access and multimedia services through their mobile phones. 3G technology is here to turn......

Big Music joins hands with T-Series

Reliance Big Entertainment entered into a strategic alliance with music company T-Series and digital media entertainment company, Hungama Mobile, wherein all three companies will co-own the music......

Why Hollywood no longer has access to China

Those travelling to China between now and May 2008 may have to forego the simple pleasure of a Hollywood flick at a local cinema in that country. According to a report in The Independent, UK, China......

Genelia signs Kannada film, Upendra, a Telugu one

Noted lyricist and filmmaker P Bhaskaran is no more. He died at the age of 83 on February 25.Malayalis continue to sing his songs, which were known for its poetic elegance. Born on April 21, 1924......

What Abhishek loves

It was Mumbai FM radio station Radio City RJ Archana Pania's lucky day when she got a chance to meet her favourite star's son Abhishek Bachchan at Mumbai's J W Marriot hotel, where he had come for......

Kajol's trade secrets, Aamir's apprehension!

Surprisingly, Yash Chopra's Fanaa has not been promoted in regular Bollywood style. There have been no interviews of the leading cast -- Aamir Khan, Kajol and Tabu -- or the director, Kunal......

Zidane on song, Head-Butt a hit in France

Zinedine Zidane's seeing red in the final of the football World Cup has inspired a chart-topping song in France. The song is called, you guessed it, Head-Butt (or rather, Coup de Boule in French).......

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