Nepal: Plunging Beijing diplomacy!

Nepal: Plunging Beijing diplomacy!
Telegraphnepal.com
Embassy sends Nepal Minister to Delhi. Appalling diplomacy. It is thus widely believed that the first hand information of Premier Wen's approaching Nepal visit may have been “intentionally leaked” by the Nepali minister who had just arrived Kathmandu ...
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Minorities' Commission seeks powers like NHRC

Minorities' Commission seeks powers like NHRC
Zee News
New Delhi: After battling for several years for a constitutional status, the National Commission for Minorities has now dropped the demand but seeks powers to investigate on the lines of National Human Rights Commission. The Commission has now dropped ...
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Trade accord with India by mid-year, says Thailand industry minister

Trade accord with India by mid-year, says Thailand industry minister
Times of India
NEW DELHI: India and Thailand hope to conclude a far-reaching duty-free agreement by the middle of this year that will help double bilateral trade to $14 billion by 2014, Thai industry minister MR Pongsvas Svasti has said. "Previously, we had tariff ...
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India supplies the workforce of the world

India supplies the workforce of the world Financial Times By James Lamont and Girija Shivakumar in New Delhi Ayodya Prasad Gaur was destined to follow his father into the Indian government's revenue service. “My father always told me to go into the revenue service. It was safe and you earned a good salary,” ... See all stories on this topic »

Barack Obama raises outsourcing bogie, calls out to US companies to bring jobs ...

Barack Obama raises outsourcing bogie, calls out to US companies to bring jobs ...
Economic Times
BANGALORE/NEW DELHI: US President Barack Obama once again raised concerns on outsourcing, calling out to US firms to bring jobs back home, during his final State of the Union speech before the November elections. Obama's speech comes at a time when the ...
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Facebook data: Thousands of journalists now have a Subscribe ...

Facebook data: Thousands of journalists now have a Subscribe ...
By Colleen Taylor
The subscribe button, which launched in September 2011, lets people receive public updates from another Facebook user in their News Feeds without adding them as a friend. According to Facebook, reporters have been especially receptive ...
GigaOM

Red Bee launches social TV guide RedDiscover

Red Bee launches social TV guide RedDiscover
DigitalTVEurope.net
The platform can be used to create personalised EPGs that allow integration of images and video links as well as immediate access to social network-based commentary on shows. Red Bee's first customers for the new platform are UK listing magazine Time ...
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Facebook is killing top social networks worldwide

Facebook is killing top social networks worldwide
ZDNet (blog)
By Emil Protalinski | January 25, 2012, 12:16pm PST Summary: Facebook's steady growth doesn't just mean it remains the world's largest social network. It also means Facebook is killing off top social networks on a per-country basis.
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Billionaire gives $5 million to pro-Gingrich group

Billionaire gives $5 million to pro-Gingrich group
Sun,8 Jan 2012 05:19 AM PST
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A Las Vegas billionaire has contributed $5 million to an independent group backing Newt Gingrich, breathing new life into the former House Speaker's struggling campaign for the GOP presidential nomination and casting renewed attention on the role of such groups in the 2012 contest.

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Aiming high: Multinational captives seek high-end talent

Aiming high: Multinational captives seek high-end talent
Economic Times
... now creating more skilled jobs in India. Scope International, the wholly-owned captive of Standard Chartered Bank in Chennai and Bangalore, has moved from being a cost-effective venture for the group to becoming an integral part of its operation. ...
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Syrian rebel leader threatens to escalate attacks

Syrian rebel leader threatens to escalate attacks
Tue,3 Jan 2012 09:43 AM PST
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - The commander of Syria's armed rebels threatened on Tuesday to step up attacks on President Bashar al-Assad's forces, saying he was frustrated with Arab League monitors' lack of progress in ending a government crackdown on protests. "If we feel they (the monitors) are still not serious in a few days, or at most within a week, we will take a decision which will surprise the regime and the whole world," the head of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), Colonel Riad al-Asaad, told Reuters in an interview. ...

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An estimated 20 tons of dead herring fish mysteriously washed up on the cost of Norway and then disappeared.

The fish remains turned up on Norway's northern coast on New Year's Eve, and officials are still looking to explain just how and why they showed up.


"People say that something similar happened in the 80s," said local resident Jan-Petter Jorgensen, 44, who was walking his dog Molly when he made the discovery.


"Maybe the fish have been caught in a deprived oxygen environment, and then died of fresh water?" Jorgensen asked.


Maybe so. Other possible explanations are that the herring may have been driven ashore by predators or washed onto the shore by a powerful storm. Jens Christian Holst of Norway's Institute of Marine Research told the AP that the great herring surge likely came about via a combination of factors. Holst also said the institute will be testing some of the fish to make sure they did not die from disease.


Locals, meanwhile, had to ponder just what a seaside community does with 20 tons of dead fish. However, nature once more intervened, and the massive dead-herring haul vanished just as quickly as it seemed to have appeared. Holst says that coastal tidewaters most likely washed the fish remains back into the North Sea.


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Iowans head to caucus with election stakes high

Iowans head to caucus with election stakes high
Tue,3 Jan 2012 10:09 AM PST
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DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Republican White House hopefuls made last-ditch pitches to woo voters across Iowa on Tuesday, with polls giving at least three - Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul - a shot at winning the first contest of the 2012 presidential campaign. Iowa's quirky caucuses are known more for weeding out candidates than picking the future president, and finishing in one of the top spots could provide a big boost to any contender in the volatile contest to pick a challenger to Democratic President Barack Obama in the November 6 election. ...

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Man with explosives detained at Texas airport

Man with explosives detained at Texas airport
Sat,31 Dec 2011 06:59 PM PST
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A man was detained Saturday after trying to go through a security checkpoint at a Texas airport with explosives in military-grade wrapping, federal and local officials said.

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Swedish woman finds wedding ring after 16 years, on a carrot

Swedish woman finds wedding ring after 16 years, on a carrot
Sat,31 Dec 2011 05:36 AM PST
AFP -
A Swedish woman who lost her wedding ring 16 years ago was flabbergasted when she found it again, around a carrot growing in her garden, media reported Saturday.

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The promise of tomorrow The Hindu

The promise of tomorrow The Hindu Some of these rising stars, who have grown up outside the city or abroad, have made this classical arts hub their home and have given up lucrative jobs to pursue music full-time. To know more about their creative dreams and dynamics, Chitra Swaminathan ... See all stories on this topic »

Vizio Showcases 3D Technology at Rose Bowl in Pasadena

Vizio Showcases 3D Technology at Rose Bowl in Pasadena
GamerLive.TV
VIZIO isn't waiting until CES 2012 to showcase its new technology. As presenting sponsor of the 98th Rose Bowl, VIZIO will bring new technologies and innovative activations to fans, adding to the game day experience for college football fans. ...
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Apple nears German court rebuff in row with Samsung

Apple nears German court rebuff in row with Samsung
Thu,22 Dec 2011 05:38 AM PST
Reuters -
DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - A German court rejected Apple's claims that Samsung Electronics' reworked tablet PC still looks like a copycat version of the iPad, in a preliminary assessment. Apple is fighting several rival makers of smartphones and tablet PCs in courts worldwide over intellectual property. Its battle with Samsung, which is Apple's supplier as well as a competitor, has been especially bitter, with some 30 legal cases in 10 countries. ...

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Steve Jobs to get Grammy for revolutionizing music

Steve Jobs to get Grammy for revolutionizing music
Thu,22 Dec 2011 04:18 PM PST
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(Reuters) - First it was a bronze statue in Hungary. Now it's a Grammy. The accolades for Steve Jobs, who died Oct 5, are still pouring in. The Recording Academy said on Wednesday it is giving the co-founder of Apple a special "Trustees Award" Grammy. The Grammys, of course, are the top honors in the U.S. music industry. "As former CEO and co-founder of Apple, Steve Jobs helped create products and technology that transformed the way we consume music, TV, movies, and books," the Recording Academy said in a statement. ...

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AT&T wins regulatory approval to buy Qualcomm spectrum

AT&T wins regulatory approval to buy Qualcomm spectrum
Fri,23 Dec 2011 05:14 AM PST
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(Reuters) - AT&T Inc said late on Thursday that it won regulatory approval to buy wireless spectrum from U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc, a move that would boost the company's 4G network. AT&T is buying 700 megahertz (MHz) airwaves for about $1.93 billion, with the aim of countering criticism over iPhone service quality and competitive threats from rivals like Verizon Wireless. "This spectrum will help AT&T continue to deliver a world-class mobile broadband experience to our customers," Bob Quinn, an AT&T senior vice president, said in a statement. ...

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U.S. shoppers less than merry after online glitches

U.S. shoppers less than merry after online glitches
Fri,23 Dec 2011 12:50 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tom Nenon, a philosophy professor at the University of Memphis, is vexed with his online shopping experience at Best Buy, a sentiment shared by other U.S. Internet shoppers this holiday season. Just days before Christmas, he received an email from the top U.S. consumer electronics chain informing him that his online order for a 42" Samsung TV will not be fulfilled. ... Full Story

Manning's legal strategy could lead to plea deal

Analysis: Manning's legal strategy could lead to plea deal
Wed,28 Dec 2011 04:23 PM PST
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - While it may appear that the government's document-leaking case against U.S. Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning is strong, the defense could have some surprising leverage with prosecutors and force plea negotiations. Prosecutors may in particular find it difficult to prove the 24-year-old Manning intended to provide the information to enemies of the United States such as al Qaeda, and that the information was helpful to them, legal experts said. ...

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