By:Mihir The government ordered a ban on Internet porn sites. Acting on the order, ISP (internet service providers) in India, blocked 850 websites without any information to its users. People got to know about this after they tried to access the sites and they were disappointed when it displayed a blank screen instead of the […]
Shanghai Mobile World Congress (MWC), an annual event organised by GroupeSpeciale Mobile Association (GSMA) in Barcelona, is turning to India and China which has lately seen explosive growth in the mobile telephony sector. GSMA is an association of mobile operators and related companies devoted to supporting the standardising, deployment and promotion of the GSM mobile […]
Bengaluru Global software major Oracle Corporation has its second largest workforce in India, with 10 product development centres across the country, a senior official said. “Of the 120,000 workforce we have globally, 31,000 are in India, making it the second largest after our employees’ strength in the US,” Oracle president Thomas Kurian said at an […]
By: Kavita karki A small yet important step everyday leads to development in you and can make a better you. Create a world of reality that signifies the person who you are as the person you want to be. Look into the mirror, stop. Don’t think about what you don’t like rather ask yourself why […]
Australia opener Chris Rogers has revealed former skipper Steve Waugh’s words of wisdom inspired him to score an unbeaten knock of 158 runs on the first day of the second Ashes Test here. Australia ended the first day’s action at 337/1 with Rogers and Steven Smith (129 not out) scoring fine centuries to put the […]
India’s first National Basketball Association (NBA) player Satnam Singh Bhamara, who played two consecutive games in the 2015 NBA Summer League debut for Dallas Mavericks, on Monday said it was a great feeling to be part of the squad, but he needs to work harder to find a place in the first team. Satnam played […]
Strathfield MP Jodi McKay visited Strathfield State Emergency Service (NSW SES) last Wednesday to take a first-hand look at the Unit’s training and operations. A brief the Unit sent to local Council and Parliamentary representatives on their storm response in April and May prompted her visit. “Our SES volunteers in Strathfield are always on-call, […]
The world cannot be only subject to the US and the West, said a state-run Chinese daily which warned that “things will get tough if Washington suspects any organization that includes China and Russia”. Global Times in an editorial “Anxiety over Ufa summits unnecessary” said that as no head of a Western state will attend […]
Continuity in treatment and the help offered by NGO-run homes for free stay during medication of children fighting cancer are the focus of a documentary film made by a cancer survivor here to spread awareness. Kapil Chawla, who successfully fought off cancer a few years ago, has filmed the facilities at a Kolkata-based free-stay home […]
It was her parents’ love for sitar exponent Pandit Ravi Shankar that introduced Paola Carraro to Indian art and music far away in Brazil. Carraro, who started learning sitar from Ravi Shankar’s disciple Alberto Marsicano, says India was the biggest inspiration in her life and Indian culture continues to fascinate her. “Indian music has always […]