A 10-storey building in 48 hours?
A 10-storey building, set to come up in just 48 hours! A businessman in Chandigarh claims it is possible, and he will prove it. Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal is set to lay the foundation stone of the 10-storey building, INSTACON, Thursday. The brain behind the project, bus
Microsoft sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses in a month: executive
Microsoft Corp has sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses in the month since the launch, according to one of the new co-heads of the Windows unit, setting a faster pace than Windows 7 three years ago. The sales number represents a solid but unspectacular start for the touch-friendly operating system
Indian Education Activist rewarded $ 500,000 in Doha, Qatar
Doha - DR. Madhav Chavan, an Indian educationist and social worker who has helped millions of Indian children learn to read and write without a brick and mortar school or the aid of a single paid teacher won the world innovation Summit for Education Award (WISE) 2012 here in Doha , Qatar handed ove
How to Build the World's Tallest Skyscraper in 90 Days
A Chinese company thinks they've simplified the construction process so much that they can build the world's tallest skyscraper in 90 days. Broad Sustainable Building Corporation will lay the foundation for their "Sky City" project this month. The company, famous for building tall buildings in ri
100-foot statue of Swami Vivekananda coming up in Udupi
UDUPI: Swami Vivekananda, already standing tall in the annals of Indian history, is about to stand taller – at about 100 feet to be precise. Coming up at Bailur village near Udupi, the statue will be the tallest monolith in India. The monument will be erected adjacent to the Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama
Lenovo all-in-one desktop launched; priced at Rs 26,000
Mumbai, November 14:Computer maker Lenovo on Wednesday said it has launched a compact all-in-one desktop targeted at small businesses. The new product called 'ThinkCentre Edge 62Z' is an option for traditional desktop users who are looking at a clutter-free workspace with integrated Wifi connecti
2G auction ends, government gets bids worth just Rs. 9,400 crore
New Delhi/Mumbai: India, battling a ballooning fiscal deficit, has raised less than a quarter of its 400 billion rupees target in the auction of second-generation (2G) mobile phone airwaves seen as too pricey by carriers. The low prices paid will provide respite to a debt-ridden industry suff
Microsoft releases IE 10 for Windows 7
The latest version of Microsoft’s Web browser is now available to the vast audience connecting to the internet on personal computers running on the Windows 7 operating system. The redesigned browser, Internet Explorer 10, made its debut last month when Microsoft released Windows 8, which makes dr
Kingfisher Airlines needs to raise $1 bln by Nov 30 - SBI
Ailing Kingfisher Airlines (KING.NS) needs to raise or commit at least $1 billion by November 30, the chairman of State Bank of India told reporters on Wednesday, adding that lenders are not looking at liquidating the carrier's assets as of now. The bank is the leader of a 17-bank consortium, whi
Saif’s Pataudi property reportedly valued at 750 cr
Sources indicate that Saif Ali Khan, the current Nawab of Pataudi, has a huge ancestral property in his name in Pataudi. It is said that the palace and some of the the other family properties collectivelly are reportedly valued around Rs 750 cr. Our source says, "Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi has left
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Shettar Admits to Rs 600-crore Employment Scam
New Delhi, Sep 19 (DHNS): Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Tuesday admitted that the charges of misuse of over Rs 600 crores of central government money deployed for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) were true, but said the whole truth would be known
10 Indians among 13 dead in Jubail road mishap
Jubail - 17 Sep 2012: At least 13 people killed including 10 Indians in a ghastly road mishap occurred in Al-Jubail in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Monday. According to sources, at least five among the victims are Keralites. Two Nepalese and one Pakistani were among those dead. The tragedy occurre
RBI cuts CRR by 0.25%, releases Rs 17,000 cr liquidity
Mumbai - 17 Sep 2012 (PTI): Taking a cautious stance, the Reserve Bank on Monday cutCRRby 0.25 per cent - the percentage of deposits banks keep with central bank - but refrained from reducing lending rates in view of high inflation.The RBI decision, which comes days after a slew of measures taken by
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UPSC/KPSC Examinations: 2012 Minority community result
Government of Karnataka, Directorate of MinoritiesComplete Marks List of candidates in screening test for Pre?Examination training for Minority Candidates forUPSC/KPSC Examinations: 2012 ? Screening Test was taken by 619 candidates; Cut-off in Objective Type paper was 35% (42 out of 120). ? Essays o
40 feared killed, many injured in fire in Sivakasi fireworks unit; toll could go up
Sivakasi - 05 Sep 2012: A major fire broke out at a firecracker factory inSivakasiin Virudhunagar district in southTamil Naduon Wednesday. According to TV reports, at least 40 people were feared dead, while dozens more injured in the explosion. While police confirmed that 10 bodies were pulled out o