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What's cooking on wok? An internet boom!
Penang (Malaysia): An Indonesian techie is trying to bring in a quiet revolution with the wok - a large, round-bottomed Chinese cooking vessel. His "wokbolic" is a low cost
Silicon Valley mourns Motwani's death
Washington: 'Today, whenever you use a piece of technology, there is a good chance a little bit of Rajeev Motwani is behind it,' wrote Google co-founder Sergey Brin
10 most dangerous web search terms revealed
Melbourne: Web searches including terms like lyrics, free music downloads are most likely to put your computer at risk of virus or even malicious software,
White House creates new cyberspace watchdog
Washington: The White House Friday moved to stem escalating cyber crime as threats to Internet security and wireless technology grow at an alarming pace.US President Barack
UK's oldest Twitter user is a 103 year-old woman
London: While most ladies her age prefer to sit quietly, 103-year-old English lady Ivy Bean loves to Twitter, something that has made her the oldest user of the social networking
Google's Street View service halted in Greece
Athens: Greece's data protection agency has stopped Google from continuing to photograph the country's streets for its Street View service and asked further reassurances

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PM to take view on decriminalising gay sex
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:00:19 -0000
After Delhi HC's verdict decriminalising gay sex, the matter is now in PM Manmohan Singh's court - on whether to amend the archaic law dealing with the issue.
Witness claims Kasab used him as human shield for escaping
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:08:12 -0000
An eye witness to the terror attack at Cama Hospital on November 26 last year told a special court hearing the case that Kasab and Abu Ismael had made him "human shield" while trying to escape from the clutches of police.
Mamata Banerjee has a complex: Lalu Prasad
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:02:41 -0000
Lalu Prasad on Friday sought to embarrass railway minister Mamata Banerjee on the rail budget saying she had used his achievements in the ministry to build her case.
Nitish targets Lalu, says Mamata's white paper will expose him
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:54:31 -0000
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar utilized Railway minister Mamata Banerjee's rail budget to fire another salvo at her predecessor Lalu Prasad saying the planned white paper on the present financial status of the Railways would 'expose' his arch rival.
Meningitis claims 257 lives since 2008 in Meghalaya
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:49:19 -0000
A total of 257 people have lost their lives due to suspected meningococcal meningitis in Meghalaya since 2008, the state government said on Friday.
UP govt gives nod to file chargesheet against Varun
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:20:08 -0000
Uttar Pradesh govt on Friday gave the green signal for filing of chargesheet in a court against BJP MP Varun Gandhi for making inflammatory speeches in Pilibhit.

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12 new cases of swine flu, total 128 in India
Twelve new cases of swine flu were reported in the country on Friday, taking the total number of influenza A (H1N1) cases to 128, health officials said in New Delhi.
Goa police wait for anti-terror squad
Goa Police's plans to raise an anti-terrorist squad (ATS) has hit a financial roadblock even as the coastal state earlier this week received intelligence inputs about possible terror attack.
Jaya gift case: CBI court rejects petitions
A CBI court has rejected petitions filed by two former AIADMK ministers to cancel the 'cognisance' taken by it to prosecute them in the Rs two crore 'birthday gift case' for abetting former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to receive a huge amount on the occasion of her birthday in 1992.
Protesters clash with police after Friday prayers
At least 25 persons, including seven security personnel and two scribes, were injured as police fired teargas shells to disperse stonepelting protesters who took to streets after Friday prayers in different parts of Kashmir Valley on Friday.
Industry welcomes railway budget's initiatives
Reactions to the rail budget were mainly positive with logistics players, exporters and analysts describing it as "forward-looking."
Swine flu: Screening post set up along B'desh border
Alerted by the spread of swine flu in the country, Meghalaya government has set up a screening post at the international land crossing along the Bangladesh border at Dawki to check travellers.

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Railway Budget: 50 world class stations, no hike in fares
In a thanks-giving budget, Mamata Banerjee proposed no increase in passenger fares or freight tariff while announcing a slew of measures including launch of 12 non-stop point-to-point long-distance trains.
Gay sex: Chidambaram, Azad and Moily mull legalisation
Home Minister P Chidambaram along with his cabinet colleagues Law Minister Veerappa Moily and Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad held meeting to analyse Delhi HC's judgement.
Varun hate speech: UP Govt all set to file chargesheet
UP govt gave the green signal for filing of chargesheet in a court against BJP MP Varun Gandhi for making allegedly inflammatory speeches in Pilibhit.
Mamata has a 'complex', read out what I announced: Lalu
Lalu Prasad sought to embarrass Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on the rail budget saying she had used his achievements in the Ministry to build her case.
'Conversion, reconversion led to Kandhamal riots'
Judicial commission probing the Kandhamal riots has said that religious 'conversion and re-conversion' led to the violence.
AI staff walk out of work for 2 hrs despite warning
Notwithstanding a warning by management, AI staff 'walked out' of work for two hours as part of their nationwide protest against delayed in salaries.

 

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