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Wikipedia turns to India; to set up office

MUMBAI - With a view to furthering the growth of content in Indian languages, the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) will set up an office in the country within six months. The office will support the existing Bangalore-based India chapter of the free online resource website. "We are talking about an offic

Urdu, a victim of partition

I am not much of a talker - never been one. And my wife never lets an opportunity pass to rub it in. While I read or endlessly flip television channels, her reproving glances drill holes in my whole being, for both not talking and not paying attention to whatever she's saying. Lately, her focus has

YouTube co-founder Hurley steps down as CEO

LOS ANGELES: Chad Hurley is relinquishing his post as CEO of YouTube, the company he co-founded five years ago that revolutionized video on the Internet. Hurley said he'll remain an adviser and that Salar Kamangar, vice president of product management, will become CEO. Hurley, along with Steve Chen

Vacancies of Civil Engineers in Riyadh

Al-Rashid Trading & Contracting Co. Riyadh ,KSA (www.rtcc.com.sa) recruting for their current on going project. For expericed engineers (civil) they are offeri required for Riyadhng good salary above SR.10, 000 +family status +family medical+Annual 30day leave, ofcurse should negotiate according

Opportunities in QATAR FERTILISER COMPANY (QAFCO)

QATAR FERTILISER COMPANY (QAFCO) is an ISO 9001, 14001 and OSHAS 18001 certified company and is the largest single site Ammonia and Urea fertilizer producer in the Middle East and a leading exporter in the World Market. The company is located at Mesaieed in the State of Qatar, and operates 4 Ammoni

Windows 7 is 'fastest-selling OS ever'

SEATTLE: Microsoft Corp's Windows 7 has sold more than 240 million copies in its first year, the company said, making it the fastest-selling operating system, and helping the software giant to record profits despite a recent dip in computer sales growth. The new software, which costs from $80 for a

Apple unveils mobile-inspired Macs

Apple unveiled a new line of Macs on Wednesday, upgrading the notebooks and laptops with features inspired by its popular mobile devices, the iPhone and iPad. "We asked ourselves: What would happen if a MacBook and an iPad hooked up?" CEO Steve Jobs said in unveiling the new devices at an event in

Communal harmony and secularism have been reduced to mantras

It has been my considered view that December 6, 1992, would not have happened in the age of 24-hour news television. Through the forest of microphones and broadcast vans that would have swarmed the disputed site in Ayodhya, it would have been impossible for either the Uttar Pradesh government or the

Photo Gallery : Bhatkal Streets/Jali/Bunder

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The social networking tools you need for business

Washington - Have the Facebooks and Twitters of the world passed you by? Are e-mail and telephone the primary ways you can be reached or that you reach out? If so, you're probably wondering at this point whether it even matters be keep up with the latest social networking sites and tools. The short

Editorial: Holding the flock together

The notice issued by the Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly to 11 Bharatiya Janata Party legislators, who had joined the revolt against Chief Minister Yeddyurappa and given letters to the Governor withdrawing their support to the government, raises interesting constitutional issues regard

Yahoo! seeks boost from search

Yahoo! began rolling out changes to its Web search engine on Thursday, the first significant revamp since it partnered with Microsoft to take on market leader Google.Microsoft and Yahoo! reached an agreement last year which calls for the US software giant to eventually power searches at all Yahoo! w

Facebook offers new way to sort friends

PALO ALTO, California - Facebook is introducing tools that will make it easier for people to separate their online friendships into different groups and copy all the personal information they have posted on the Website.The new features will start rolling out to Facebook's more than 500 million

Ayodhya Verdict:ASI report far from foolproof?

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad HC may have gone by the Archaeological Survey of India's (ASI) report submitted to it in April 2003 to rule that the disputed site is the birthplace of Ram but noted historians had drilled holes in the report when it first came out.Though the ASI report refrained f

'Cyber Storm III' tests US preparedness for cyber attack

Keyboard warriors from the United States and a dozen other nations were battling a simulated cyber attack Tuesday on government and private networks that undermines basic trust in the Internet."Cyber Storm III," which simulates a "large-scale cyber attack on critical infrastructure," involves thousa

RIM unveils new tablet computer

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion has unveiled its new tablet computer 'BlackBerry PlayBook', which will hit the markets early next year taking on Apple's iPad.The PlayBook has a seven-inch touch screen - half the size of the iPad - high-definition cameras in the front (3 megapixel) and back (5 me

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