The UN Security Council voted unanimously Friday to impose sanctions on the leaders of last month's military coup in Guinea-Bissau and key supporters, demanding they reinstate the legitimate democratic government immediately. - 3 hours ago, 19 May 12, 5:37am -
President Barack Obama pressed Europe on Friday to shift toward a more pro-growth policy and away from austerity to tackle a crisis that threatens to push Greece out of the euro zone and send economic shockwaves worldwide. - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 3:47am -
Germany's chancellor apparently waded into Greece's choppy political waters on Friday, when Athens said Angela Merkel suggested that the country should hold a referendum on the euro together with next month's national elections. - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 3:37am -
US stocks fell on Friday after a sloppy debut by Facebook Inc spoiled hopes that a spectacular open for the most-anticipated stock sale in years would brighten the mood in what has been a gloomy month for markets. - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:03am -
Pakistan allowed four containers of office supplies for the US embassy in Kabul to cross into Afghanistan for the first time following a six-month blockade, officials said today. - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 1:36am -
US crude oil futures fell more than 1 percent on Friday, down for the sixth straight session, as worsening problems in Greece and Spain raised worries of contagion in the euro zone and as a late tumble in U.S. equities spurred further selling in oil markets. - 8 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:20am -
Greeks "suffering" from two years of austerity cuts must meet reform pledges in order to keep receiving EU-IMF loans, European Parliament president Martin Schulz said on Friday. - 10 hours ago, 18 May 12, 10:34pm -
The House of Representatives has voted to require the United States to sell 66 new fighter jets to Taiwan, with lawmakers saying the deal would close a growing military gap with China. - 10 hours ago, 18 May 12, 10:30pm -
Tens of thousands of mainly Shi'ite Bahrainis protested outside the capital Manama on Friday against the possible unification of Gulf Arab countries, a Reuters witness said. - 12 hours ago, 18 May 12, 8:57pm -
The two-member commission, headed by a former Bombay high court judge, had been formed by the state government to look into the allegations of the housing society. - 13 hours ago, 18 May 12, 7:42pm -
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday he believed al-Qaida was responsible for two suicide car bombs that killed at least 55 people in Syria a week ago and that the death toll in the country's 14-month conflict was now at least 10,000. - 14 hours ago, 18 May 12, 6:50pm -
S&P's assessment should be viewed in the context of the current economic difficulties that nations around the globe are facing, said Pranab Mukherjee. - 14 hours ago, 18 May 12, 6:48pm -
India and Pakistan have beefed up security at the Wagah land border crossing after receiving a letter from the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba that threatened to blow up an integrated check post that was recently opened to boost bilateral trade. - 15 hours ago, 18 May 12, 5:31pm -
India and Pakistan have beefed up security at the Wagah land border crossing after receiving a letter from the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba that threatened to blow up an integrated check post that was recently opened to boost bilateral trade. - 15 hours ago, 18 May 12, 5:31pm -
Parliament on Friday approved a bill to provide more powers to the Railway Protection Force (RPF) to check instances of theft in railways and prevent misuse of its vacant land. - 15 hours ago, 18 May 12, 5:25pm -
A few British lawmakers have written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalitha protesting against the nuclear power plant at Kudankulam in a tsunami-prone area of Tamil Nadu. - 16 hours ago, 18 May 12, 4:37pm -
With the Centre fine-tuning its draft amendment legislation to make bribery in private sector a criminal offence, two southern states – Tamil Nadu and Kerala -- have suggested home ministry to make it more stringent. - 19 hours ago, 18 May 12, 1:35pm -
Six district police chiefs are among seven IPS officers transferred by the Uttar Pradesh government, an official spokesman said. - 20 hours ago, 18 May 12, 12:34pm -
Three powerful tiffin bombs planted by suspected Maoists were detected by security personnel engaged in combing operations in Odisha's Naxal-hit Nuapada district. - 20 hours ago, 18 May 12, 12:29pm -
Iraqi officials say three bombs have struck a bird market in eastern Baghdad, killing four people and wounding dozens. - 21 hours ago, 18 May 12, 12:06pm -
At least eight persons were killed on Friday night when a bus carrying pilgrims to Ajmer collided with a truck and burst into flames at Kotwali Dehat police station of the Bahraich district. - 19 mins ago, 19 May 12, 8:22am -
Italy on Friday called back its ambassador to India for “consultations” after a charge sheet for murder was filed against two Italian marines in the killing of two Indian fishermen off the Kerala... - 6 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:16am -
With the Supreme Court banning the use of dark films on windshield and windows of cars, the Chennai traffic police have launched a campaign to educate vehicle owners against the use of such films a... - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:10am -
A software professional, who was returning home after work, was assaulted by an unidentified gang on Pallavaram – Thoraipakkam Radial Road, late on Thursday. Police said nothing was taken from the... - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 1:44am -
A 19-year-old catering student died in an accident on the Perambur flyover on Thursday evening, after an MTC bus rammed into his motorcycle. His friend, riding pillion, escaped with minor injuries.... - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 1:43am -
Chennai Corporation has ordered retenders for 84 components of civic improvement work worth over Rs.6.8 crore, following allegations that a councillor's family member had prevented contractors from... - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 1:43am -
In a bizarre incident, several motorcycles and bicycles parked near Tambaram Sanatorium railway station were completely destroyed in a fire on Thursday afternoon. Police ruled out sabota... - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 1:37am -
The Census Department is taking steps to speed up the recording of biometric details and demographic data of residents to generate Resident Identity Cards (RIC), as part of the National Population... - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 1:35am -
Two years ago, when Vaishakh. R, decided to shift from his matriculation school to Maharshi Vidya Mandir, he had a plan. So did A.V. Nannan, when he suggested to his mother that they shift to Chen... - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 1:32am -
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Chennai Circle, has set up a medicinal plant garden at Sri Venkatesaperumal temple in Tirumukkudal near Kancheepuram, to commemorate 150 years of ASI.... - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 1:31am -
Last Sunday, 12-year-old H. Shailaja died when a speeding two-wheeler rammed her father's motorcycle, near Raj Bhavan. The girl, who was riding pillion, was thrown off the bike and came under the... - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 1:23am -
Facebook stumbled on its first trading day on Friday as shares ended barely above the starting price after a glitch-plagued market debut on the Nasdaq that failed to live up to its enormous hype. Facts & figures - 52 mins ago, 19 May 12, 7:49am -
China is exploiting Western commercial technology, conducting aggressive cyber espionage and buying more anti-ship missiles as part of a steady military build-up, the Pentagon said Friday. - 1 hour ago, 19 May 12, 7:37am -
The Gurgaon police on Friday collected blood samples of Delhi University student Suraj Sehrawat, the main accused in the BMW hit-and-run case. - 8 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:58am -
A day after a parliamentary panel sought to end state intervention in land acquisition for industry — both private and PPP, two cabinet ministers expressed their disagreement with its main recommendation. - 8 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:56am -
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned on Friday morning when BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi’s demand for the suspension of the Question Hour to take up the issue of alleged land grab by Gujarat governor Kamla Beniwal was rejected by the chair. - 8 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:53am -
Death due to a mosquito bite is an accident and is covered under accidental death insurance, a consumer forum here has said. - 8 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:50am -
Social networking site Facebook's initial public offering opened for trading at $42.05 at a $4 premium per share on Nasdaq on Friday. Eighty million shares were traded in the first 30 seconds. Yashwant Raj reports. Facts and figures - 8 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:47am -
An unidentified body of a man with the head, torso and upper limbs missing was found stuffed in a bag in south Delhi's Defence Colony on Friday. - 8 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:40am -
Maybe you've already noticed, but if you haven't: retail prices of almost all products and services of everyday use - from food to footwear and movie tickets to medicines - rose sharply in April, signaling India's inability to control household inflation, partly stoked by a falling rupee. Up, up and away - 8 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:37am -
Italy on Friday called back its ambassador to India for "consultations" after a murder chargesheet was filed against two Italian marines for the killing of two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast on February 15. - 8 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:33am -
The government will completely shut down Air India's (AI) international operations if management pilots join AI pilots, who have been on mass sick leave since May 7. - 8 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:30am -
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Nitin Gadkari may have differed on certain "organisation matters" but Modi's presence at the party's Mumbai conclave was not linked to the issue of latter's getting second term, senior party sources close to them said on Friday. - 8 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:22am -
The US has plans in place to attack Iran if necessary to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons, Washington’s envoy to Israel said, days ahead of a crucial round of nuclear talks with Tehran. - 9 hours ago, 18 May 12, 11:55pm -
The Calcutta high court today granted anticipatory bail to Preeti Surekha, one of AMRI Hospital directors, against whom an arrest order was issued after a fire last December claimed 94 lives, mostly patients. - 10 hours ago, 18 May 12, 10:14pm -
Italy recalled its ambassador from New Delhi today after two Italian members of an anti-piracy unit were charged with the murder of two Indian fishermen in an escalation of an increasingly tense diplomatic dispute. - 12 hours ago, 18 May 12, 8:33pm -
Facebook Inc shares rose less than expected on their first day of trade today and huge order volume caused technical problems that marred the coming out party of the No 1 online social network. Facts and figures about Facebook - 14 hours ago, 18 May 12, 7:11pm -
The Mumbai Cricket Association today punished Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan for his alleged misbehaviour. Experts say it is a first-of-its-kind decision when a celebrity has been penalised for his or her misconduct. Deshmukh announces SRK ban | Scuffle in pics - 14 hours ago, 18 May 12, 6:57pm -
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday warned the government against bringing the Lokpal bill on the last day of the current budget session of Parliament and not to pass it on pretext of time constraint. No such excuse will be accepted this time, it said. - 14 hours ago, 18 May 12, 6:44pm -
Greece began preparing on Friday for its second election in just six weeks, with increasing alarm over the crisis in the eurozone after the savage downgrading of banks in Spain. - 14 hours ago, 18 May 12, 6:29pm -
Four persons were arrested and charged with attempt to murder in connection with the attack on three judges and driver in south-east Delhi following a minor accident, police said on Friday. - 14 hours ago, 18 May 12, 6:21pm -
It's not just employees of Facebook Inc and its original investors who are expecting a big payday from the No 1 social network's much-anticipated initial public offering. - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 1:38am -
Facebook Inc made a surprisingly modest debut on the Nasdaq on Friday as a sky-high valuation and trading glitches capped the stock's rise. - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 1:25am -
A speeding truck rammed into the jeep ferrying passengers to Bangarmau in Bilhaur area on the city outskirts, SP Kanpur (Rural Area) Manoj Sonkar said. - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 1:21am -
McMorris Rodgers has represented Washington state in the US House of Representatives since 2005 but spent much of that time in relative obscurity, even while rising in 2009 to become the only woman among the senior Republican leadership in Congress. - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 1:19am -
Facebook today is valued at 109.36 billion after it raised a whopping $16 billion in a much-trumpetted IPO (Initial Public Offer) billed as America's second-largest ever. - 8 hours ago, 19 May 12, 1:01am -
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking a CBI probe into the mysterious death of a non commissioned officer of Army Intelligence Corp nearly 34 years ago when he was allegedly taken into military custody in connection with the infamous Samba spy case. - 10 hours ago, 18 May 12, 10:49pm -
Congress and BJP claimed that it was due to their efforts that the central government stepped in to help out the stranded youngsters from Gujarat in Angola. - 10 hours ago, 18 May 12, 10:47pm -
The House approved the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which added nearly $4 billion to the president's spending request. - 10 hours ago, 18 May 12, 10:41pm -
The West Bengal CM lost her cool and stormed out of an interactive TV session when members of audience asked her about the arrest of a professor for forwarding a cartoon lampooning her. - 10 hours ago, 18 May 12, 10:37pm -
Social networking site Facebook India was issued a show cause notice by an Odisha court for allegedly publishing libellous statements against a senior CPI (M) leader of the state. - 10 hours ago, 18 May 12, 10:30pm -
The name of Mukherjee, who is also the leader of the Lok Sabha is prominently doing the rounds as a presidential candidate alongwith the Vice-President Hamid Ansari. - 10 hours ago, 18 May 12, 10:26pm -
Chavan said the state was attracting investment in a big way and assured the industry that his government would clear obstacles if any to facilitate its flow. - 10 hours ago, 18 May 12, 10:20pm -
His comments came following the arrest of Australian player Luke Pomersbach on a charge of molesting the woman and attacking her fiance. - 11 hours ago, 18 May 12, 10:07pm -
Chancellor Angela Merkel's sacking of a former close ally was designed to show her leadership would not flag abroad at a critical juncture in the euro zone crisis or in Germany in the face of growing domestic problems, analysts said. - 11 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:53pm -
Buffetted by allegations of spot- fixing by five players and molestation by a cricketer, the IPL drew criticism from political leaders some of whom demanded an immediate ban on the tournament. - 11 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:44pm -
Russia today evinced keen interest in jointly working in West Bengal, particularly in IT, healthcare, steel, education and tourism sectors. - 11 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:40pm -
Sources said the all-party meeting will be held at the Prime Minister's residence to explore possibilities of bringing a legislation to establish a quota in promotions to all government servants from the SC, ST and OBC categories. - 11 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:40pm -
Those who are always glued to the popular social networking site "Facebook" can now may find a slice of their own life while reading the novel "Romance on Facebook" penned by Amrita Priya. - 31 mins ago, 19 May 12, 8:10am -
Standing over his ball in a swale behind the 18th green, Jason Dufner would have been content with a par and a spot in the big group tied for the lead in the Byron Nelson Championship. - 40 mins ago, 19 May 12, 8:01am -
Los Angeles police say two suspects have been arrested in the killings of two Chinese graduate students who were shot to death near the University of Southern California campus. - 41 mins ago, 19 May 12, 8:00am -
Los Angeles police said Friday that they arrested two suspects in the killings of two Chinese graduate students who were shot to death near the University of Southern California campus last month. - 41 mins ago, 19 May 12, 8:00am -
Former welterweight champion Andre Berto has failed a doping test, and the promoter of his rematch with Victor Ortiz says next month's fight is off. - 41 mins ago, 19 May 12, 8:00am -
Justin Verlander came within two outs of his third no-hitter, allowing only Josh Harrison's ninth-inning single in the Detroit Tigers' 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. - 41 mins ago, 19 May 12, 8:00am -
A terminal at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport was closed for a time after an unknown chemical sent five people to the hospital with respiratory complaints. - 41 mins ago, 19 May 12, 8:00am -
A woman allegedly stabbed by her best friend during an argument while sitting behind the wheel of a car tried to drive away and struck her attacker's 2-year-old daughter, authorities said Friday. - 41 mins ago, 19 May 12, 8:00am -
Quebec's provincial government passed an emergency law Friday restricting demonstrations and shutting some universities as the government seeks to end three months of protests against tuition - 41 mins ago, 19 May 12, 8:00am -
, Fla. (AP) — Tommy Hanson pitched seven effective innings, Freddie Freeman drove in two runs and the Atlanta Braves beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Friday night. - 41 mins ago, 19 May 12, 8:00am -
Cole Hamels pitched seven strong innings, and Hunter Pence and Freddy Galvis homered to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to their sixth straight victory with a 6-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on - 56 mins ago, 19 May 12, 7:45am -
Cole Hamels pitched seven strong innings, and Hunter Pence and Freddy Galvis homered to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to their sixth straight victory with a 6-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on - 56 mins ago, 19 May 12, 7:45am -
United Nations: An expert panel's report says North Korea continues to violate U.N. sanctions, citing possible attempts to ship arms to Syria and Myanmar and illegally import luxury goods, U.N. - 56 mins ago, 19 May 12, 7:45am -
J.P. Arencibia and Rajai Davis each hit two home runs, Yan Gomes hit his first career homer and the Toronto Blue Jays routed the New York Mets 14-5 on Friday night. - 56 mins ago, 19 May 12, 7:45am -
The nation called Ed Ray a hero when he led a terrified group of children to safety after they were kidnapped aboard their school bus and held underground for ransom in the summer of 1976. - 1 hour ago, 19 May 12, 7:31am -
The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) will declare the results for ICSE (Class X) and ISC (Class XII) 2012 on Saturday at 3 pm. - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:04pm -
"Wait and see" was the cryptic reaction of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to a host of questions on the issue of next President of India. - 3 hours ago, 19 May 12, 5:38am -
Italy on Friday recalled its ambassador to India after a charge sheet was filed against two Italian marines in the killing of two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast three months back. - 3 hours ago, 19 May 12, 5:21am -
IIT-JEE 2012 results were declared on Friday morning. Candidates can access the results of the Joint Entrance Exam Test (JEE) through the website www.jee.iitm.ac.in. - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 4:06am -
Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Staffan De Mistura on Friday described the killing of two Indian fishermen by Italian marines as "accidental". - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 4:00am -
A Delhi court said that it will hold an inquiry into the allegations levelled by Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh in a criminal defamation case. - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 3:53am -
The Defence Ministry was on Friday slammed by a Parliamentary panel for the "negativism" over employing more women in the three Services and taking women officers as a "time gap" arrangement to meet the shortage of male officers. - 6 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:57am -
The government on Friday said "no specific instance" of flow of terror funds into the real estate sector has come to its notice. - 6 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:55am -
Demanding that the Lokpal Bill be brought in this session by incorporating changes suggested by the Opposition, the BJP on said the govt should not think it can get away with a repeat of the scenario. - 6 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:47am -
The government AICTE has received applications from around 150 technical institutions, requesting permission for closure citing various reasons. - 8 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:16am -
The government said there has been a decrease in the dropout rate of students in classes I-V from over 40 per cent in 1999-2000 to below 30 per cent in 2009-10. - 10 hours ago, 18 May 12, 10:44pm -
Lt Gen K Surendra Nath of Combat Army Training Aviation School on Friday said Army aviation is the lifeline of Army in difficult working conditions of border and North-East areas. - 11 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:37pm -
A number of Union Ministers belonging to Congress allies in the UPA have also been given representation in the Committee which was reconstituted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. - 11 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:32pm -
The government on Friday said it is considering a proposal for setting up of Universities for Research and Innovation. - 11 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:19pm -
Krishna Tirath said the NCW had recommended several amendments in the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act 1986, which were under the consideration of the Government. - 12 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:02pm -
It took a Lok Sabha question for the government to wake up to the problem of multiple registration by doctors in the Medical Council of India registry. - 12 hours ago, 18 May 12, 8:56pm -
Both BJP and NCP led by Sharad Pawar are not impressed with AIADMK and BJD’s decision to support PA Sangma for President. - 12 hours ago, 18 May 12, 8:37pm -
Refusing to answer a question on the increasing crime rate in West Bengal, Mamata accused the audience of being CPM cadres and walked out of the show. - 1 hour ago, 19 May 12, 7:30am -
Dutt delivers his lines like he's reading out the phone book, Bachchan hams it up no end as the gangster-turned-minister. - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 1:17am -
The West Bengal Chief Minister lost her cool and stormed out of the show when students asked her about crime against women in the state. - 8 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:17am -
The marines, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, were stationed on a merchant ship off the southern Indian coast to protect it from pirate attacks. - 12 hours ago, 18 May 12, 8:52pm -
There was high drama inside the courtroom as the victim broke down while explaining the incident, and moments later, Luke too fainted. - 12 hours ago, 18 May 12, 8:37pm -
The Civil Aviation Ministry has alerted the Indian Air Force to set up special medical boards to check the agitating pilots. - 12 hours ago, 18 May 12, 8:16pm -
At least 25 people are feared dead after a private bus they were travelling in caught fire near Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh.Related StoriesRCB's Luke Pomersbach faints in court, complainant breaks down: 10 big factsZardari's donation to Ajmer shrine to come from public moneyIndia and Pakistan beef up security at Wagah following terror threatsAkhilesh Yadav gives 15-day deadline to officials to improve law and orderLaw student gan… - 8 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:36am -
All season long, Rahul Dravid's Rajasthan Royals have punched above their weight. It was, therefore, little short of ironic that they were put out of IPL V by a team that has, from the very start, mer...Related StoriesDid Shah Rukh Khan autographs trigger fight at Wankhede Stadium?Londoners Adopt Twisted LoyaltiesMary Kom qualifies for London OlympicsShah Rukh's ban is unconstiutional, says Mamata's party; BCCI unhappy tooBurn it like B… - 9 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:07am -
Facebook Inc shares fizzled on their first day of trade on the Nasdaq, erasing early gains of as much as 18 per cent to trade close to their initial public offering price.Related StoriesGovernment outlines proposed austerity measuresSensex above 16,000 as markets recover, SBI gainsRupee dives to 54.91, recoversMark Zuckerberg rings Nasdaq opening bellFacebook shares fall to $ 38 after opening at $ 42 - 9 hours ago, 18 May 12, 11:42pm -
What will the Facebook share close at?Related StoriesIs the IPL becoming more about controversies than about cricket?What do you think about the SRK cricket controversy? - 10 hours ago, 18 May 12, 10:17pm -
Luke Pomersbach, the 27-year-old Australian who plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, has been accused of molesting a woman and assaulting her fiance in a Delhi hotel. He says the charges are fal...Related StoriesZardari's donation to Ajmer shrine to come from public moneyIndia and Pakistan beef up security at Wagah following terror threatsAkhilesh Yadav gives 15-day deadline to officials to improve law and orderLaw student gang-ra… - 11 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:42pm -
Sidhartha Mallya, the Director of the Royal Challengers Bangalore, has tweeted in response to the allegations that his team player, Luke Pomersbach, molested a young woman at a five-star hotel in Delh...Related StoriesZardari's donation to Ajmer shrine to come from public moneyIndia and Pakistan beef up security at Wagah following terror threatsAkhilesh Yadav gives 15-day deadline to officials to improve law and orderLaw student gang-ra… - 11 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:40pm -
On Friday morning, actor Shah Rukh Khan was declared banned from Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium for five years. The Maharashtra Cricket Association or MCA, said the actor had to be penalized for allege...Related StoriesDid Shah Rukh Khan autographs trigger fight at Wankhede Stadium?Londoners Adopt Twisted LoyaltiesMary Kom qualifies for London OlympicsIPL 5: Consolation win for Deccan eliminates RajasthanBurn it like Beckham: The Olympic fla… - 11 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:37pm -
With expectations sky high, Facebook shares jumped xx per cent on debut.Related StoriesGovernment outlines proposed austerity measuresSensex above 16,000 as markets recover, SBI gainsRupee dives to 54.91, recoversMark Zuckerberg rings Nasdaq opening bellFacebook fizzles on debut after opening at $42.05 - 11 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:26pm -
A first-year girl student of law at Haryana's all-women university, Bhagat Phool Singh Women's University, near Sonipat town has been hospitalised after alleged gang-rape by four youths, police said o...Related StoriesRCB's Luke Pomersbach faints in court, complainant breaks down: 10 big factsZardari's donation to Ajmer shrine to come from public moneyIndia and Pakistan beef up security at Wagah following terror threatsAkhilesh Yadav gi… - 12 hours ago, 18 May 12, 8:33pm -
A five-metre long iron rod, which had pierced the face of a 50-year-old man in a freak accident at an under-construction building in Kochi, was removed by surgeons at a private hospital.Related StoriesJagan assets case: CBI seeks permission from Andhra Pradesh government to attach his propertiesAssets case: CBI gets permission to attach Jagan Mohan Reddy's propertiesRichard Loitam case: Murder and culpable homicide ruled out, says repor… - 12 hours ago, 18 May 12, 8:29pm -
David Beckham wants two things: the flame to burn right and a spot on Britain's Olympic team.The former England national team captain and Los Angeles Galaxy star will light a cauldron at a ceremony Fr...Related StoriesDid Shah Rukh Khan autographs trigger fight at Wankhede Stadium?Londoners Adopt Twisted LoyaltiesMary Kom qualifies for London OlympicsShah Rukh's ban is unconstiutional, says Mamata's party; BCCI unhappy tooIPL 5: Consola… - 13 hours ago, 18 May 12, 8:05pm -
It is Mumbai's brand new infrastructure project to improve and refurbish the city's mass rapid transport systems. The Mumbai Monorail will augment local railway services and is expected to offer faste...Related StoriesHeat wave in Odisha, mercury touches 45 degree Celsius19-yr-old created fake Facebook profile of Mumbai top copBody found chopped up in South Delhi's Defence ColonyTwo Sai Baba devotees donate gold worth 60 lakhsIIT-JEE 20… - 13 hours ago, 18 May 12, 7:51pm -
Eighteen-year-old Rakesh Ranjan Nayak, the son of a poor village shopkeeper, surprised all when his name appeared in the list of successful candidates for this year's IIT-JEE.While Rakesh ranked 154 i...Related StoriesHeat wave in Odisha, mercury touches 45 degree Celsius19-yr-old created fake Facebook profile of Mumbai top copBody found chopped up in South Delhi's Defence ColonyTwo Sai Baba devotees donate gold worth 60 lakhsMumbai's M… - 13 hours ago, 18 May 12, 7:46pm -
The son of the Pakistani prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani allegedly caused a scene on board a flight from Lahore to Karachi, according to a local newspaper.Related StoriesUS prepared for Osama with model having minutest detailWall Street girds for Facebook frenzyBrazil judge sentences Twitter userWatch 'ring of fire' in the sky this SundayBritish citizen arrested with babies' bodies for black magic - 13 hours ago, 18 May 12, 7:44pm -
The woman who was allegedly molested by cricketer Luke Pomersbach in a five-star hotel in Delhi has said he "tagged along" with her fiance; and her back to their five-star hotel after a party and ins...Related StoriesZardari's donation to Ajmer shrine to come from public moneyIndia and Pakistan beef up security at Wagah following terror threatsAkhilesh Yadav gives 15-day deadline to officials to improve law and orderLaw student gang-rap… - 13 hours ago, 18 May 12, 7:44pm -
What do you think about the SRK cricket controversy?Related StoriesIs the IPL becoming more about controversies than about cricket?What will the Facebook share close at? - 13 hours ago, 18 May 12, 7:17pm -
Shares, which will trade under the FB symbol, have been priced at $38 apiece.Related StoriesGovernment outlines proposed austerity measuresSensex above 16,000 as markets recover, SBI gainsRupee dives to 54.91, recoversFacebook shares fall to $ 38 after opening at $ 42Facebook fizzles on debut after opening at $42.05 - 13 hours ago, 18 May 12, 7:17pm -
The websites of the Congress party, the Department of Telecommunications and Reliance Big Entertainment were brought down on Friday by hacker group OpIndia, which claims to be partnering with internat...Related StoriesConfusion reigns as Indian ISPs block Vimeo, torrent websitesIf Internet had existed, Emergency would have been a fiasco: JaitleyIran to sue Google over dropping Persian Gulf name7-year old wins Doodle for Google 2012 - 14 hours ago, 18 May 12, 7:03pm -
India and Pakistan have beefed up security at the Wagah border crossing after receiving a letter from the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) that threatened to blow up an Integrated Check Post that was rece...Related StoriesRCB's Luke Pomersbach faints in court, complainant breaks down: 10 big factsZardari's donation to Ajmer shrine to come from public moneyAkhilesh Yadav gives 15-day deadline to officials to improve law and orderLaw student… - 14 hours ago, 18 May 12, 6:22pm -
Akhilesh Yadav, the young Chief Minister who swept to power on a promise of a safe Uttar Pradesh, has given officials in his state 15 days to improve law and order.Related StoriesRCB's Luke Pomersbach faints in court, complainant breaks down: 10 big factsZardari's donation to Ajmer shrine to come from public moneyIndia and Pakistan beef up security at Wagah following terror threatsLaw student gang-raped in SUV for 24 hours, then thrown… - 15 hours ago, 18 May 12, 6:10pm -
The managing committee of the MCA at an emergency meeting today banned Shah Rukh Khan from entering the Wankhede Stadium for five years. - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 1:46am -
Whatever it is, law is not taking its course in Andhra Pradesh. The legal course is being guided by political interests of ruling party, not in accordance with public interesting investigating the accused for their white collar political crimes with misuse of state authority. The apprehension is that the High Command of Congress party is commanding CBI to selectively ‘use’ [...] - 15 hours ago, 18 May 12, 5:13pm -
Below is the text of the speech delivered by Sitaram Yechury, leader of CPI(M) group in the Rajya Sabha, in the House on May 13, 2012 on the occasion of 60th anniversary of the Indian parliament I RISE to join all the members of parliament and the rest of the country on this 60th birthday of independent India’s parliament. As the [...] - 16 hours ago, 18 May 12, 4:14pm -
IT is a time of change in European politics. Voters, tired of the policy environment in which Europe’s economic crisis remains unresolved even as new burdens are imposed on them in the name of much-needed austerity, are revolting. Governments and politicians that support and implement austerity are being displaced by a vote in favour of the Left (and marginally for the [...] - 17 hours ago, 18 May 12, 3:25pm -
THE veto exercised by Russia and China on February 4 in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on the resolution against Syria and the retreat by the rebels from cities like Homs and Idlib in March have put the plans for regime change in Syria, hatched in western capitals, on hold. The West and its allies in the Arab world, [...] - 17 hours ago, 18 May 12, 3:16pm -
WE the undersigned are concerned that Kapil Sibal, minister for human resource development, made an ex cathedra announcement, that the cartoon in the Class XI text book, found offensive by several members of parliament, would be removed, and that he was looking into other potentially offensive cartoons with a view to their possible removal. Whatever be the merits of the case [...] - 18 hours ago, 18 May 12, 3:09pm -
EVEN after 64 years of independence, the condition of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes continues to be appalling, both socially and economically. They lag behind even the minimum parameters in all aspects. The discrimination both economic and social continues. Despite all the tall promises made and schemes announced, not much progress has been made and most of these promises have [...] - 19 hours ago, 18 May 12, 2:00pm -
Despite the global recession originating in the US economy and even as the debt crisis still looms large on it , the United States currency dollar still remains powerful in the global economy . In fact in the wake of the recent developments, the global confidence in the strength of Us dollar is declining. The global capital and the countries [...] - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 6:00pm -
The World health statistics 2012 report, released today, puts the spotlight on the growing problem of the noncommunicable diseases burden. One in three adults worldwide, according to the report, has raised blood pressure – a condition that causes around half of all deaths from stroke and heart disease. One in 10 adults has diabetes. “This report is further evidence of the dramatic [...] - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 11:13am -
Britons seem to be doing away with their traditional good manners, as a survey has found two out of three people in Britain wouldn’t mind answering a call on their cellphone despite being on a dinner date. According to a poll, carried out by mobile phone firm Recombu, once revered for our good manners, Britain has become more ‘Rude Britannia’ [...] - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 11:10am -
Don’t be surprised if you lose your mental acuity after bingeing on soda and sweets for as little as six weeks while cramming for your midterms and finals at the college. A new University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) rat study is the first to show how a diet steadily high in fructose (fruit sugar) slows the brain, hampering [...] - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 11:09am -
One in eight deaths of British adults under the age of 64 is caused due to alcohol, an international conference on tackling problem drinking has been told. For every European, the social cost of alcohol abuse has been estimated to be 240 pounds a year, with the annual bill for the National Health Service (NHS) alone being 2.7 billion pounds, [...] - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 11:02am -
Contemporary Indian popular fiction that narrates “desi” cosmopolitan stories has been mirroring the changing man-woman relationship in a more open and accepting urban India, a leading literary agent says. Even 10 years ago, romantic novels spun stories about a man and one woman, whose sacrosanct monogamous love twisted and turned its way to the altar after epic struggles. Brazen romantic [...] - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 9:50am -
Key facts About 16 million adolescent girls give birth every year – most in low- and middle-income countries. An estimated three million girls aged 15-19 undergo unsafe abortions every year. In low- and middle-income countries, complications from pregnancy and childbirth are a leading cause of death among girls aged 15-19 years. Stillbirths and newborn deaths are 50% higher among infants [...] - 3 days ago, 16 May 12, 10:34am -
In every religion, culture and civilization, feeding the poor and hungry is considered amongst the most noble deeds. In the Hindu religion, for instance, one is able to do one’s ‘punya’ (good work) by feeding the poor. However, such large-scale feeding will require huge investment in both resources and time. A better alternative is to create conditions by which proper [...] - 3 days ago, 16 May 12, 10:31am -
Jammu and Kashmir is not only home to the vast cultural and ethnic diversity but also the heaven for arts and crafts that have been carefully nurtured for the centuries. A variety of motifs, techniques and crafts flourished in the land as the people from different regions and many skilled craftsmen decided to settle amidst its charming abundance of natural [...] - 3 days ago, 16 May 12, 10:26am -
Growing uncertainties of weather and climate pose a major threat to food security of the country and thus warrant for farmers empowerment of informed decision in agricultural risk management. Besides the possible impacts of climate change also pose major challenges in agriculture sector in the country. The combination of long-term changes and the greater frequency of extreme weather events are [...] - 3 days ago, 16 May 12, 10:23am -
“Mar ke bhi chain na paya to kidhar jayenge? (If there is no peace in death, then where will I go?” This Urdu couplet from Ibrahim Zauq aptly sums up the problem of the dead in Hyderabad. In this booming metropolis, where thousands struggle for a place to live in, even death offers no solution. Rapid urbanisation, burgeoning population, escalating [...] - 3 days ago, 16 May 12, 9:35am -
Oil Industry Development Board (OIDB) an organization under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas OIDB was established on 13th January, 1975 under the Oil Industry (Development) Act, 1974 to provide financial assistance for development of Oil Industry. The functions of the Board, as defined in Section 6 of the Act, involve rendering financial assistance to the promotion of all such [...] - 5 days ago, 14 May 12, 2:48pm -
Motherhood is a divine feeling, a wonderful experience, but it brings with itself tremendous responsibilities which call for proper care for both mother and the child. For a healthy mother and child, it must be ensured that required medical care is provided to pregnant woman and full immunization course is administered to the child. It is with this spirit in [...] - 5 days ago, 14 May 12, 2:47pm -
Some 360,000 tonnes of milk poured down kitchen sinks in Britain creates a carbon footprint equivalent to exhaust emissions of 20,000 cars annually, or 100,000 tonnes of CO2, a study says. The study conducted at the University of Edinburgh, UK, identifies ways that consumers could also help curb greenhouse gas emissions – by reducing the amount of food they buy, [...] - 5 days ago, 14 May 12, 2:45pm -
New Delhi/Rome, May 18: Italy recalled its ambassador to India after a charge sheet was filed against two Italian marines in the killing of two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast three months back. Official sources in New Delhi said - 6 hours ago, 19 May 12, 3:00am -
Jind (Har), May 18: Yoga guru Ramdev accused the central government of targeting anti-corruption crusaders in the country. "The government has targeted people who have raised their voice against rampant corruption and I am no exception," he told reporters after - 9 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:00am -
Kolkata, May 18: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday appealed to the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) to reconsider its decision to ban Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan from entering the Wankhede Stadium for five years. The MCA on - 15 hours ago, 18 May 12, 5:43pm -
Qinhuangdao, China: Star Indian woman boxer MC Mary Kom (51kg) has qualified for the 2012 London Olympics. Though the five-time world champion failed to make it to the semi finals of the ongoing World Championships here as she lost on Wednesday - 15 hours ago, 18 May 12, 5:33pm -
Colombo, May 18: Jailed former Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka was today granted bail by the High Court here in a case for harbouring military deserters, ahead of an imminent presidential pardon for him. Fonseka, 61, was in detention - 15 hours ago, 18 May 12, 5:30pm -
New Delhi, May 18: This years Indian Premier League (IPL) was nothing short of dramatic, after the spot fixing scandal, actor Shahrukh Khan’s ban from the Wankhede stadium and the latest being the assault case against Royal Challengers Bangalore player Luke - 16 hours ago, 18 May 12, 5:07pm -
New Delhi, May 18: The results for IIT-JEE, the joint entrance examination for admission to the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, were declared on Friday with Arpit Agarwal from Delhi topping the list. In all, 4,79,651 candidates appeared in the - 18 hours ago, 18 May 12, 3:00pm -
New Delhi, May 18: Against the backdrop of alleged molestation of a woman by an Australian player in IPL, a demand was made in the Lok Sabha for a high level probe into the affairs of the tournament, with a BJP - 18 hours ago, 18 May 12, 3:00pm -
New Delhi, May 18: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has finally revealed his list of “unpopular” austerity measures, a day after he announced in Parliament that India will have to tighten its belt to come out of its grim fiscal situation. Revealing - 18 hours ago, 18 May 12, 2:23pm -
New Delhi, May 18: A 60-year-old doctor accused of raping a widow employed at Delhi government's ayurvedic hospital has been discharged by a court here as the victim had committed suicide two months after the alleged incident. Additional Sessions Judge - 18 hours ago, 18 May 12, 2:15pm -
New Delhi, May 18: Vijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher Airlines owes Rs 269.06 crore income tax and I-T Department has initiated penalty and prosecution proceedings against the private carrier, Government informed the Lok Sabha today. Kingfisher Airlines was found to have deducted - 19 hours ago, 18 May 12, 2:00pm -
New York, May 18: As the scandal over the exit of politburo member Bo Xilai continues to reverberate, evidence is mounting that relatives and wards of current and former Chinese VVIPs have also amassed vast wealth. 'Princelings' have also been found - 19 hours ago, 18 May 12, 1:45pm -
Gujarat, May 18: From Tokyo to Tennessee and from Moscow to Mombasa, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi enjoys immense international popularity. Come Sunday, 20th May 2012 he will be addressing a mammoth gathering of Non-Resident Gujaratis (NRG) and Non-Resident Indians (NRI) - 19 hours ago, 18 May 12, 1:31pm -
Jind (Haryana), May 18: Famous yoga guru Baba Ramdev after waging war against the corrupt babus and highlighting the issue of black money is all set to take up the matter of the aam aadmi having a say on who is - 20 hours ago, 18 May 12, 1:01pm -
Chennai, May 18: A 26-year-old woman techie working with Wipro committed suicide in a star hotel on GST Road, St Thomas Mount, Chennai, Tamil Nadu on Thursday by consuming sleeping pills.The deceased, Ramalakshmi, a divorcee, lived with her mother Krishnaveni in - 20 hours ago, 18 May 12, 12:36pm -
Chennai, May 18: A day after backing former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma's candidature for the Presidency, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today asked all parties to "rise above political considerations," and support the tribal leader for the top job. - 20 hours ago, 18 May 12, 12:30pm -
Mumbai, May 18: Rupee hit another all-time low of 54.85 per dollar in the late morning trade today losing 38 paise on fresh demand for the American currency from banks and importers. The rupee resumed lower at 54.60/61 per dollar - 20 hours ago, 18 May 12, 12:15pm -
Washington, May 18: The US has slapped sanctions on two individuals linked with the Taliban and Haqqani network based along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, barring American citizens from any dealings with them. Bakht Gul, a Haqqani Network communications official, has been - 20 hours ago, 18 May 12, 12:15pm -
London, May 18: Two months after he was shot dead by French special forces, a 23-year-old Algerian origin terrorist was found to have been plotting to attack the Indian embassy here on the direction of his Taliban handlers in Pakistan. - 21 hours ago, 18 May 12, 12:00pm -
Bangalore, May 18: Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa believes in action and wants to take things forward even if the situation is not favourable on the political front. In spite of CBI beginning its probe on Yeddyurappa’s role in the - 21 hours ago, 18 May 12, 11:38am -
While the needle of suspicion in the TPC murder points to some key lieutenants of CPM leader Pinarayi Vijayan in Kannur, the UDF is busy gauging how the possible arrest of some top leader of the CPM would impact on the public mood.All of a sudden, some CPM leaders have taken to the streets, protesting the arrests of its comrades. While more than a dozen CPM workers have been in police custody for the last many days, the party looked… - 9 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:00am -
When Diwakar Kumar’s father, a poor truck mechanic in Munger in Bihar, first knew of the difference between IIT and ITI and tried not to use the two interchangeably while speaking, he thought his son could never make it to the hallowed IITs. But the dreams of the father and the son came true on Friday.With the free coaching he got at the Super 30 institute for underprivileged students in Patna, Kumar cracked the prestigious Indian I… - 9 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:00am -
At least eight persons were killed on Friday night when a bus carrying pilgrims to Ajmer collided with a truck and burst into flames at Kotwali Dehat police station of the Bahraich district. The bus collided head-on with the truck on Gonda-Bahraich road near Chilwaria village and caught fire at around 2230 hours. District Magistrate Kinjal said eight bodies have been recovered from inside the bus and 44 injured people were taken to ne… - 9 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:00am -
The results of the IIT joint entrance examination for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology were declared Friday, with Delhi’s Arpit Agarwal topping the list.A total of 24,112 candidates have secured ranks to get admission in various categories, among whom is 18-year-old Rakesh Ranjan Nayak, son of a poor village shopkeeper from Orissa’s riot-hit Kandhamal district, who was ranked 154th.From among rank holders, 19,426… - 9 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:00am -
Following up on her announcement of support for former Lok Sabha Speaker P.A. Sangma to be the next President, chief minister Jayalalithaa made a fervent appeal to all parties Friday to “rise above political considerations” and support his candidature in the July poll. The tribal leader might have the backing of Ms Jayalalithaa’s AIADMK and her Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik’s BJD, but his own Nationalist Congress Party has… - 9 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:00am -
A 19-year-old maid from Maharashtra jumped to death from the 12th floor of an apartment in Panampilli Nagar in Kochi on Friday evening. The dead was identified as Anasurya, who was employed at the house of Isaac Joseph in Great Orchard apartments. According to police, no foul play is suspected as of now. “The house owner said Anasurya had the habit of getting upset for silly reasons. She recently had asked for a few days leave to g… - 9 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:00am -
The Union home ministry on Friday asked states to adopt a 'zero tolerance' policy against 'racial profiling and discrimination faced by Indian citizens of Northeastern states'. In an advisory sent to all states and UTs, the MHA has suggested stringent measures, including action against police officers if they fail to act on a complaint or any information received from a citizen hailing from the Northeast, regarding a cognizable offence… - 9 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:00am -
Pre-poll surveys conducted by various agencies for regional TV channels and opinion polls carried out for political parties show the YSR Congress led by Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is leading in a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 16 of the 18 Assembly constituencies where byelections are to be held in June. One popular regional channel that aired its pre-poll survey conducted between May 1 and 10, predicted that 14 seats would likely go to M… - 9 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:00am -
The Tamil proverb ‘Do not live in a place where there is no temple’, seems to be meaningless for the people of Ettipatti in Krishnagiri district for they have aborted building a temple fearing death. Apparently, their councillor E.K. Sankaran died in a road mishap in 2004 because Lord Hanuman got angry at his funding the construction of an Amman temple.“Sankaran died after he gave money for building the temple at the entrance t… - 9 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:00am -
The Election Commission will now insist on voters compulsorily carry their photo identity card or the voter's slip in Andhra Pradesh. The EC earlier used to allow several other cards like PAN Card as an identity card for the voters to cast their vote. However, now that practice has been stopped as the state has achieved 100 per cent photo identity card distribution, Election Commissioner H. S. Brahma told reporters here today. He hel… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 12:00am -
The ameer of the banned jihadi organisation Jamaatul Daawa Hafiz Mohammad Saeed seems to be the prime suspect behind a threat letter, apparently sent by Lashkar-e-Tayiba and warning the Pakistani authorities to blow up the recently inaugurated Attari check post at Wagah border near Lahore. Amir Mir reports - 6 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:28am -
The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday claimed that it was due to their efforts that the Central government stepped in to help out the stranded youths from Gujarat in Angola. - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:10am -
They had set from their homes in the remotest corners of Eastern Uttar Pradesh for a pilgrimage to the famous Ajmer 'dargah', but barely a few hours later many of them met their gruesome end as the bus in which they were travelling, caught fire after a collision with a truck loaded with sand in Bahraich, about 130 km from Lucknow, Friday evening. - 9 hours ago, 18 May 12, 11:53pm -
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday warned top state officials to maintain communal harmony at all costs. - 9 hours ago, 18 May 12, 11:48pm -
Large scale violence triggered by a clash between policemen and villagers left one dead and several other injured in a village on the outskirts of Allahabad, 200 km from Lucknow, on Friday. - 10 hours ago, 18 May 12, 11:04pm -
A celebratory lunch at Windsor to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth's reign has been marred by a row over the guest list, with campaigners criticising the invitation to monarchs from countries like Bahrain and Swaziland with allegedly poor governance record. - 11 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:49pm -
Activists and cartoonists on Friday came on a single platform to protest against the removal of the Ambedkar toon from textbooks and lamented that MPs who objected to it did not read a "single line" of the book. - 11 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:24pm -
"The embassy also remains in touch with the relevant French authorities in regard to its security. In planning its security requirements, the Embassy takes into account all possible threats including those mentioned in the press report," he said. - 11 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:21pm -
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday arrested one of its former superintendents of police and a middleman for allegedly helping in dilution of charges against a coal merchant in return of some bribe amount after carrying out searches at his office in New Delhi from where over Rs 50 lakh were recovered. - 11 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:17pm -
In Rome, the Italian Foreign Ministry in a statement said: "In the light of the developments in the situation in Kerala and the charges against the two Italian servicemen, Latore Massimiliano and Salvatore Girone, the Italian ambassador to New Delhi, Giacomo Sanfelice has been recalled to Rome for consultations with the government". - 11 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:14pm -
DTN World News: Molestation charges against Luke Pomersbach: Court to examine CCTV footage ... - NDTV: The Hindu... http://t.co/BxXzWtdL - 5 mins ago, 19 May 12, 8:36am -
#News #Usa #Obama Why chess is booming in India: Why chess is booming in India More... ... http://t.co/18JJQZKI #World #Newspaper - 6 mins ago, 19 May 12, 8:35am -
RT @madversity: When double-digit inflation is less news than cheap shenanigans of cricket starlets and booze scions you know India has lost its way - 6 mins ago, 19 May 12, 8:35am -
RT @madversity: When double-digit inflation is less news than cheap shenanigans of cricket starlets and booze scions you know India has lost its way - 6 mins ago, 19 May 12, 8:35am -
RT @madversity: When double-digit inflation is less news than cheap shenanigans of cricket starlets and booze scions you know India has lost its way - 6 mins ago, 19 May 12, 8:35am -
When double-digit inflation is less news than cheap shenanigans of cricket starlets and booze scions you know India has lost its way - 7 mins ago, 19 May 12, 8:34am -
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I SUCK AT DRAW SOMETHING! DELETED SCENES & BLOOPERS: http://bit.ly/DrawXTRASOUR NEW CHANNEL: http://youtube.com/ShutUpCartoonsAfter Ian realizes his Draw Something pictures are coming to life, he and Anthony decide to have a little fun with it.------------------------------------Hey it's our very own website: http://smosh.comOh and our Facebook page: http://facebook.com/smoshWant to know when we're filming and/or pooping? Now you can: http://twitter.com/s… - 8 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:43am -
THANKS FOR 500'000 BROS :D - Fridays With PewDiePie (Episode 27) Hello and welcome to my show :) .. FRIDAYS WITH PEWDIEPIE! It's my weekly check-in with my bros my subscribers. http://pewdiepie.netPatacorow (intro):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK40zRQCeRs&list=UUON0rPRJBoy9Jo9dMAME3aA&.........T-Shirts: http://pewdiepie.spreadshirt.com/ (US)http://pewdiepie.spreadshirt.net/ (EUROPE)Facebook l http://on.fb.me/p8ksGr Twitter l http://bit.ly/gETQhTFridays with PewDiePie intro was made by G… - 11 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:46pm -
Baby With A Gun I blame video games.Behind the Scenes! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8ca_P1Dm_sCo-Directed & Edited by Jack Howard (http://youtube.com/jackhoward)Music by Todd Bryanton (http://youtube.com/lildeucedeuce)Sound Design by Dan Pugsley (http://danpugsley.co.uk)Filmed by Ciaran O'Brien (http://twitter.com/ciaranobrien)My Twitter: http://twitter.com/thetomskaMy Facebook: http://facebook.com/thetomska - 13 hours ago, 18 May 12, 7:22pm -
It was certainly tragic that a pole crushed a 6-year-old boy in New Jersey yesterday. But that’s not why the story is making national news. The reason you’re reading about it now is because during a live news report on the accident, a man in the background fell out of a house window. Seriously. You [...] - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 1:14am -
Thousands of images are supplied by multiple wire services to newspapers across the country each day. Many of those images depict ordinary scenes of life in different countries around the world. There are three picture editors that contribute to the Big Picture blog, each of them seeing the world in a little bit of a different way. Their backgrounds, their experiences, their interests - all very disparate. Each of them given the same re… - 8 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:55am -
This interactive infographic shows how much Mark Zuckerberg is worth based upon the value of the Facebook IPO and his share of the company. - 8 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:21am -
Many students are immersed in the concepts of economics, but some studies show that the internet generation may be able to better grasp the topic with help from online gaming. - 9 hours ago, 18 May 12, 11:28pm -
This is a trifecta of geek awesomeness puts the iPhone in its proper place as an alien technology planted on Earth to catalyze our evolution into (more) sapient beings - 9 hours ago, 18 May 12, 11:18pm -
With the proper projector the world is your canvas. Our friends at Oobject have assembled 15 of the most innovative building facade projections since MIT employed one as a giant Tetris board. - 10 hours ago, 18 May 12, 10:49pm -
The death of an ancient cedar tree inside a remote park on Canada's Vancouver Island is being showcased by an environmental group seeking more protection against illegal loggers. The 800-year-old tree was attacked by poachers with power saws over time at Carmanah Walbran Provinc … - 10 hours ago, 18 May 12, 10:43pm -
Facebook is once again being sued for tracking its users even after they logged out of the service. The latest class action lawsuit demands $15 billio - 11 hours ago, 18 May 12, 10:10pm -
I've been deaf since birth and there are lot of "sound words" that I read a lot but don't really know what they mean, and dictionary definitions often just refer to other sound words. It's never mattered to me before, but now I'm trying to write a novel with one hearing narrator and every time I use a sound word I'm not sure I'm using it right. I posted awhile ago to /r/writing about "scream", "shout" and "yell" but I've generated a lis… - 4 hours ago, 19 May 12, 4:16am -
Hey folks! Some proof - http://twitter.com/#!/fwong/status/203612072834113536 I am Freddie Wong, a creator of weekly YouTube videos and self-described C-list internet celebrity. Together with my friend Brandon Laatsch, we run the 5th most subscribed YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/freddiew, and our videos average approximately 5,000,000 views each. We just put out two episodes of a feature-length webseries we've been working on en… - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 3:54am -
In 1987, he was invited to a White House dinner by Ronald Reagan. Few of the guests appeared to know who he was. During dinner, Nancy Reagan turned to him and asked what he'd done with his life to merit an invitation. Straight-faced, Davis replied: "Well, I've changed the course of music five or six [...] - 30 mins ago, 19 May 12, 8:11am -
Last weekend I went to Shag the Store in Palm Springs, California. A variety of art pieces by Shag were for sale, along with paintings up for a charity auction by artists who painted live at Coachella. Handbags, art books, home décor, and other items were also being sold. It was fun to walk around [...] - 2 hours ago, 19 May 12, 7:00am -
Matthew Epley's Grand Old Party project takes the approval-rating curves of GOP presidential hopefuls and turns them into 3D solids, then turns those into buttplugs. Grand Old Party demonstrates that as a people united, our opinion has real volume. When we approve of a candidate, they swell with power. When we deem them unworthy, they [...] - 3 hours ago, 19 May 12, 5:30am -
Redditor Surprisemailbox posted this image of a note left by a seven year old for her parents, regarding security policies at home: "If you put a pasword on that I will make your life a nitmare." The day Poesy leaves me a comparable note, I will have validation that all my parenting was not in [...] - 4 hours ago, 19 May 12, 4:30am -
Were I anatomically capable of having a boner, Gilbert Gottfried's reading of the best-selling erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey would kill it dead. Forever. (collegehumor.com) - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 4:09am -
Starbucks generates 4 billion paper cups a year, or 12 cups for every man, woman and child in America. The coffee giant knocks ten cents off beverage price for customers who bring in their own mugs, but Mark Gunther writes: "If Starbucks really wanted to save trees, it wouldn’t offer discounts to people who bring [...] - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 4:08am -
Jamais Cascio meditates on complexity, culminating with: "In other words, the opposite of 'complex' is not 'simple,' the opposite of 'complex' is 'isolated.'" See also Kathryn Myronuk's "All complex ecosystems have parasites." (via Warren Ellis) - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 3:48am -
The joint JAXA/NASA Hinode mission captured this image of the January 6, 2011 solar eclipse. On May 20-21 (this coming Sunday night through this coming Monday morning), sky-watchers in Asia and much of the U.S. will be able to view a “ring of fire” eclipse or a partial eclipse of the Sun, depending on their [...] - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 3:20am -
Facebook's IPO was obviously the single most discussed topic on Twitter today. The good folks over at social media data platform DataSift monitored what Twitter users were saying about the IPO throughout the day and came up with some interesting conclusions. Turns out, the ups and down of how Twitter's users felt about the stock pretty much mirrored the price of Facebook's stock as the day progressed. - 3 hours ago, 19 May 12, 5:18am -
Just after the markets closed on its first day of public trading, Facebook amended its S-1 with a complete prospectus detailing how much stock each underwriter got to sell. Morgan Stanley, the lead-left bank, received 162.1 million shares ($6.15 billion worth) followed by J.P. Morgan with 84.8 million ($3.22 billion), and Goldman Sachs pulled down 63.1 million shares ($2.4 billion). - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 3:58am -
Mark Zuckerberg's remote ringing of the opening bell and Facebook's initial stock trades were a bit anti-climactic in person at the NASDAQ Marketsite in New York City, as we've written -- NASDAQ is a digital exchange after all, so there's not too much to see visually. But being there was still a great opportunity to talk all things Facebook with David Kirkpatrick, the NYC-based founder of Techonomy, Fortune Magazine alum, and best-s… - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 3:57am -
GameStop is hurting. Same store sales fell 5%-11% and revenue was down 17% to $2 billion. Profit fell to $72.5 million. Arguably, those are still huge numbers and presumably a new console refresh should push the company out of the doldrums. But what the company has just launched - a new MVNO called GameStop Mobile - is almost inexplicable.GameStop Mobile is, in short, an unlimited data and voice offering for $55 a month (down to $20… - 6 hours ago, 19 May 12, 3:09am -
While, arguably, you’re not going to convince many kids to give up their Topps or Pokemon cards for these things, it’s nice to know they exist. They’re 3D Printer trading cards featuring some of the best 3D printers in the world. You got your Makerbot Replicator, your UP! Printer, and your Printrbot Plus. You got stats on there, a little trivia, some pricing information and then you can trade with your friends (“Awwww man, I nee… - 6 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:33am -
Facebook has just acquired mobile commerce startup Karma, which makes apps for gifting friends and family. The terms of the deal are undisclosed but 16 employees of the startup will be joining Facebook. The purchase will help Facebook build up monetization prowess on mobile platforms -- an area that it had said it's admittedly weak in. The price was not disclosed.With the deal, Facebook gets two extremely experienced leaders in buil… - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:02am -
The underwriters of Facebook's $16 billion debut on NASDAQ fought to the finish to keep the company's shares above last night's final price of $38 a share. Shares closed at $38.23 today. Sources tell us that the syndicate of banks underwriting the deal have been putting in buy orders to keep its price afloat. It's not necessarily a bad outcome for Facebook as the company didn't leave any money on the table, but bankers are sure to be un… - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:01am -
In case there was any confusion after Facebook's eight years in business and its recent geographic expansions, it was cleared up today: Facebook's home and heart lies in Silicon Valley. TechCrunch TV saw that first-hand this morning at NASDAQ's Marketsite in New York City's Times Square. We were on hand there for the ringing of the NASDAQ opening bell, but as expected, Facebook's founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg took advantage of the… - 8 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:26am -
Is The Avengers worth your money? Do the disc-blasting Nerf guns leave a welt? How do you pull a Pebble and rein in $3 million on Kickstarter? In this week's TC/Gadgets webcast, we answer all this and more. - 8 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:22am -
The human body and its brain are pretty incredible. They're also fragile and dumb. Realizing this can make your life miserable, or you can look at it as an opportunity and take control. This weekend, learn a few built-in superpowers you may not have known you had. All they take is a little practice. More » - 3 hours ago, 19 May 12, 5:30am -
Verizon relents a little on unlimited data, Congress considers fighting for some "hearts and minds" at home, and Mac folks can relax about lost hotkeys.More » - 4 hours ago, 19 May 12, 4:30am -
As we inch closer to summer, you're more likely to run into poison ivy, bug bites, and the other itchy ailments that come with being outside. Redditor xume points out that banana peels are a great homemade remedy for itchy skin. More » - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 4:00am -
Windows: AniExplorer enables hidden animations in the Windows Explorer interface, letting you customize your file manager and give it a little pizazz. More » - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 3:30am -
The Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale.More » - 6 hours ago, 19 May 12, 3:00am -
By nature, we're optimistic. We think we're better than most people at virtually everything we do. We believe we'll beat the odds of getting cancer even when we smoke a pack of cigarettes a week. This is the result of our optimism bias, and it both helps us succeed and make some of the dumbest decisions of our lives. Here's how it works, and how you can make it work for you. Mor… - 6 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:30am -
This week we squeezed our workout routine into 20 minutes, ordered tailor-made clothing on the cheap, cured our router's constant need for a reset, and more. Here's a look back. More » - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 1:30am -
Bandits are very simple to understand: they're a rubber band with a hook. This may not seem extremely compelling at first glance, but there's actually a lot you can do with them. They can be used to hang a water bottle on your bike, your sunglasses from your car's rearview mirror, tools on a ladder when you need to set them somewhere, and virtually anything you can think of. More … - 8 hours ago, 19 May 12, 1:00am -
Getting new Facebook notifications is always fun, but that red number gets a lot more annoying when your notifications are just filled with apps you don't want and comment threads you no longer care about. Today, Facebook added new controls to the notification dropdown so you can unsubscribe from certain threads and apps right away. More » - 8 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:30am -
Ever found a beautiful bird dead outside your home? Chances are it smashed into your window and never recovered. For every dead bird you find, just imagine how many were snatched up by a cat or pulled into the brush by some other critter. Worldwide, window collisions kill close to a billion(!) birds every year. With spring migration currently underway in the northern hemisphere, now is a… - 9 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:00am -
The rumor du jour is that Microsoft is just two weeks away from launching a competitor to Amazon's massively popular EC2 service. This seems like big news, until you consider that Microsoft already offers a competitor to Amazon EC2. - 3 hours ago, 19 May 12, 5:38am -
Using your smartphone to take a photo of a document is one of those things that seems like it should be easy, but just isn't. First you have to futz with the angle and the distance. Then there's the flash: on, it's too bright and washed out; off, it's dark and blurry. - 3 hours ago, 19 May 12, 5:35am -
Check out Wired's full coverage of the historic SpaceX launch on our new commercial-space portal, Open Space. A live feed will begin an hour before the scheduled launch, which is at 1:55 a.m. PDT on Saturday, May 19. - 4 hours ago, 19 May 12, 5:00am -
The ITC decided on Friday that Motorola's phones and tablets should be banned from sale in 60 days due to a violation of a Microsoft patent. President Obama could possibly overturn the sale ban. - 4 hours ago, 19 May 12, 4:48am -
Android phones are meant to be open, but unfortunately the best Android phone on the market is locked down, thanks to AT&T. It's time Google started to change that, by walking its talk on Android openness. - 4 hours ago, 19 May 12, 4:13am -
Take a tour of the launch pad where SpaceX will attempt to make history May 19 by launching its Dragon capsule for a rendezvous with the International Space Station. - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 3:41am -
Amazon is reportedly pitching Kindle Fire welcome-screen ads. If they can pull it off, it could lead to an even cheaper Kindle Fire. - 6 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:57am -
What will fill television's black hole after Fringe ends next season? The rash of new shows announced by networks over the past week include a few prime-time contenders that will offer an alternative to the usual doctor/lawyer/cop and sniggling singles/smug family fodder. Which ones will nail their fantastical high-concept premises when they air this fall? Hard to say at this point, but here's our short list of the most tantalizing show… - 6 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:57am -
Check out Wired's website this weekend for all your space needs: the SpaceX launch on Saturday, May 19, and an annular solar eclipse in Sunday, May 20. - 6 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:54am -
Psychology is rich in findings that emerge from complex statistics done on the behavior of college students behaving for money or course credit. It's fair to wonder, then, how well those findings relate to the real world: Maybe a result is peculiar to undergrads, or maybe it's a subtle effect that ...Read More - 6 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:24am -
Today, our most resolute Cartesians are libertarians. They’re for gay rights, property rights, and against any ideology that treats the individual as part of a whole. They are typically “nonfoundationalists.” That means MY irreducible existence is the bottom line, and there’s no reason why I ...Read More - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:11am -
What's the Latest Development? A series of studies offer varying points of view on whether students should take on more debt to receive a degree from a more prestigious college. When institutions are evaluated according to the their renown and how much money their students earn after graduating ...Read More - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:00am -
What's the Latest Development? Yale philosophy professor Shelly Kagan is pretty sure death is a bad for a person but she can't put her finger on the precise reason. Take these two different scenarios: (1) Your friend is about to begin a 100 year space mission and, even more dramatic, radio ...Read More - 8 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:31am -
Big Think hit the streets (the intersection of Wall & Broad, NYC) during the AM rush hour this Friday, May 18th with a guerilla theater piece for Facebook IPO day. It's a funny, poignant clash between worldviews on the cultural and economic implications of the rise of the social web. Facebook's ...Read More - 9 hours ago, 18 May 12, 11:29pm -
What's the Latest Development? The concepts of service and volunteering are undergoing radical changes due to new technology platforms and an increasingly competitive job market. As one might expect, there will be a side to service increasingly motivated by individuals' self-interest. Start ups ...Read More - 12 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:00pm -
A friend recently asked me: why has public opinion on same-sex marriage “evolved,” in Obama’s coinage, while public opinion on abortion grinds itself deeper into a rut? It’s an interesting question. Americans across demographic groups have grown steadily more tolerant of same-sex marriage (or ...Read More - 12 hours ago, 18 May 12, 8:57pm -
One consistent theme I’ve found of investigating outrage is how often those who are outraged demand that legality align itself to their morality. Consider for example New York State’s non-criminal status of child pornography. In The Atlantic Wire’s mildly outraged article, Adam Martin writes ...Read More - 12 hours ago, 18 May 12, 8:35pm -
What's the Latest Development? Sexual boredom seems to be an unfortunate result of every long-term relationship, but why? Some say it's a sign of incompatibility, others say it demonstrates a weak imagination. Still others say sexual boredom results from our evolutionary biology, which works ...Read More - 13 hours ago, 18 May 12, 7:15pm -
What's the Latest Development? Fathers are increasingly present in their children's lives, according to Census Bureau statistics and academic research. Men are changing more diapers, driving kids to activities more often and providing a base of emotional support they might not have had from ...Read More - 15 hours ago, 18 May 12, 5:28pm -
snydeq writes "With WWDC around the corner, iOS 6 rumors are taking center stage, but the real action for developers may be around iCloud. Forthcoming OS X Mountain Lion will integrate iCloud into the formal file system, making iCloud usage much easier and thus more common, and thanks to iCloud Documents, which lets apps open and save documents directly in iCloud, developers will be able to better tap iOS-to-OSX document syncing in the… - 2 hours ago, 19 May 12, 7:09am -
First time accepted submitter ixarux writes "India is at a crucial crossroad at the moment. Internet censorship laws are getting stricter as it begins to ban file-sharing and video-sharing websites. It started with Indian courts allowing censorship of Google, Facebook, etc. It has now gone one step ahead and decided to ask ISPs to block file-sharing sites. It is the movie industry which is again at the forefront of this. Anonymous reta… - 2 hours ago, 19 May 12, 6:20am -
First time accepted submitter eGuy writes "ZDNet sparked a debate about password policies when John Fontana wrote about my open source (LGPL) password policy project that rewards XKCD-like passwords. Steve Watts of SecurEnvoy replies that it is too little, too late. What think ye? Is there hope for passwords?"… - 4 hours ago, 19 May 12, 4:50am -
zarmanto writes "It seems the Flashback botnet has netted their creators nothing but frustration. Flashback was tagged early on by anti-virus vendors, who promptly sink-holed many of the command & control addresses, and essentially crippled the hacker's ability to control the vast majority of the Flashback botnet... but that's not the best part. The Flashback spawned click fraud campaign resulted in... nada! It seems that their pay-per… - 4 hours ago, 19 May 12, 4:28am -
jbrodkin writes "The U.S. International Trade Commission today ordered an import ban on Motorola Mobility Android products, agreeing with Microsoft that the devices infringe a Microsoft patent on 'generating meeting requests' from a mobile device. The import ban stems from a December ruling that the Motorola Atrix, Droid, and Xoom (among 18 total devices) infringed the patent, which Microsoft says is related to Exchange ActiveSync tech… - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 4:08am -
An anonymous reader writes "The folks at Facebook may be focusing on their IPO today, but a complaint filed in federal court has given them something else to think about. The filing consolidates 21 separate but similar cases and alleges Facebook invaded users privacy by tracking their browsing behavior even after they had logged out of the site. The claim seeks $15 billion in damages. 'If the claimants are successful in their case agai… - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 3:27am -
sciencehabit writes "A project to drill deep into the heart of a 'supervolcano' in southern Italy has finally received the green light, despite claims that the drilling would put the population of Naples at risk of small earthquakes or an explosion. Yesterday, Italian news agency ANSA quoted project coordinator Giuseppe De Natale of Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology as saying that the office of Naples mayor Luigi… - 6 hours ago, 19 May 12, 3:05am -
New submitter The God of Code writes "EA has announced that they will be waiving all Origin distribution fees for crowd-funded games — like those from Kickstarter — for the first 90 days. 'The public support for crowd-funding creative game ideas coming from small developers today is nothing short of phenomenal,' Origin VP David DeMartini commented. 'It's also incredibly healthy for the gaming industry. Gamers around the world deser… - 6 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:45am -
CowboyRobot writes "Opening with the line, 'To me, a personal computer should be small, reliable, convenient to use and inexpensive,' Steve Wozniak gave his system description of the Apple-II in the May, 1977 issue of BYTE. It's instructive to read what was worth bragging about back then (PDF), such as integral graphics: 'A key part of the Apple-II design is an integral video display generator which directly accesses the system's progr… - 6 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:22am -
benrothke writes "Elementary Information Security, based on its title, weight and page length, I assumed was filled with mindless screen shots of elementary information security topics, written with a large font, in order to jack up the page count. Such an approach is typical of far too many security books. With that, if there ever was a misnomer of title, Elementary Information Security is it." Read below for the rest of Ben's review… - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:01am -
The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your st… - 1 hour ago, 19 May 12, 7:25am -
The English Premier League is arguably the world’s most popular sports organization, and this season saw explosive growth off the pitch in… - 2 hours ago, 19 May 12, 7:10am -
There are those who look up at the stars and decide to become astronomers, while others want to be astronauts. Then there are those who want to build… - 2 hours ago, 19 May 12, 6:52am -
OK, so Facebook’s IPO may have seemed like a lot of sound and fury for 23 cents, but there will still doubtlessly be some celebrating in Menlo P… - 2 hours ago, 19 May 12, 6:36am -
Private spaceflight company SpaceX is scheduled to fly its Dragon capsule toward the International Space Station early on Saturday, marking the first… - 2 hours ago, 19 May 12, 6:19am -
This week awarded us a colorful new collection of GIFs. Here’s a look at Mashable‘s picks for the top GIFs of the week, everything from th… - 3 hours ago, 19 May 12, 6:04am -
It’s been called sexy and jawdropping — and it’s also incredibly high-tech. It’s a new type of sleek airplane called Synergy… - 3 hours ago, 19 May 12, 5:53am -
Facebook closed its first day of public trading valued at $105.19 billion, making it worth almost exactly as much as PepsiCo, which is valued at… - 3 hours ago, 19 May 12, 5:40am -
Friday night means party time. But you probably don’t party like the older gent in this video. He opens his beers like a real man — by u… - 3 hours ago, 19 May 12, 5:15am -
Mashable’s mRank is presented by Samsung’s SMART cameras. Simply shoot your image and share it instantly on your social sites, using built-i… - 4 hours ago, 19 May 12, 5:00am -
Of the 25 San Francisco bars supposed to launch with SceneTap today, about 10 dropped out after recent local outcry.... - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 12:00am -
Editor's PickWhat were you doing at 9:30 a.m. Eastern? You certainly weren’t ringing the NASDAQ’s opening bell as Facebook CEO M... - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 12:00am -
Who says educational games have to be boring? I've learned a lot more than I expected this week from Blizzard Entertainment's release of Diablo III. H... - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 12:00am -
Aaron Sorkin, screenwriter for the Facebook-inspired The Social Network, is working on an adaptation of the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacs... - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 12:00am -
As you may have heard, a bunch of people just acquired Scrooge-McDuck quantities of cash thanks to this morning's Facebook IPO. So exactly who is wa... - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 12:00am -
Nearly 30 minutes after the scheduled trading debut, Facebook shares rose, quickly fell, and ultimately hovered around the initial $38 target price.... - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 12:00am -
How does Google scan and digitize 20 million books? With a hidden army of workers. Andrew Norman Wilson's ScanOps aims to make them less hidden.... - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 12:00am -
Tired of hearing nice stories about people getting rich? Here's an antidote: Nokia, once the largest phone company in the world, burned through near... - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 12:00am -
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