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Extensive slouching leads to back pain

Dubai, Jan 21m2011, (Gulf News): It's bad for your back if you are a "weekend warrior", or if you're overweight, or slouch over the steering wheel during the long commute to work, doctors said."About 80 per cent of people suffer from back pain some time in their life and it is due to poor posture, p

Call for more transparent communication channels

DUBAI, 22 January 2011 (Khaleejtimes): The vast majority of respondents (87.7 per cent) across the Middle East said that they are loyal to their current employers, according to the latest online poll series conducted by Bayt.com.The results of the 'Employee Motivation at the ME workplace' showed tha

Google co-founder targets Facebook

Google Inc co-founder Larry Page will take over as CEO from Eric Schmidt, a surprise move to make the company more nimble at a time when competition heats up with fast-growing rivals like Facebook.Page's assumption of day-to-day operations marks a return to Google's technological roots, 13 years aft

World 'running out of Internet addresses'

SYDNEY, 21 January 2011 (AFP): The world will run out of Internet addresses "within weeks", according to one of the founding fathers of the web, a report said on Friday.Vint Cerf, who helped create the web by connecting computers using Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, said it was his "fault" that t

Governor Bhardwaj gives sanction to prosecute Karnataka CM Yeddyurappa

BANGALORE: Karnataka on Friday night appeared heading for a showdown with Governor H R Bhardwaj granting sanction for prosecution of chief minister B S Yeddyurappa on corruption charges and a defiant CM asking him to apologise for remarks against the BJP government. The stand off came to a head wi

15th century inscription of Sangamay Dynasty found in Udupi village

Udupi, January 19,2011 : An important inscription of 15th century belonging to the Sangama Dynasty of Vijayanagar Empire is discovered at Rattadi, a small villege in Kundapura taluk of Udupi District.The stone record was preserved in the Bhandarkars College Kundapur and brought to the notice of Prof

Mobile number portability for Rs 19

New Delhi, Nov 20,2011 ( DHNS) :Tired of your existing cell phone service provider? Just dump it by paying Rs 19 and go for a new service provider without changing your number under the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) scheme.The MNP, which allows cell phone holders to change their service provider w

Praful, Khursheed, Jaiswal get Cabinet rank in minor reshuffle

New Delhi, January 19, 2011 :In a minor expansion of his Council of Ministers on Wednesday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh introduced three new faces, upgraded five Ministers and shuffled the rest of the pack. The top four jobs - Finance, Home, External Affairs and Defence - were left untouched, and

Manmohan to roll out mobile number portability today

New Delhi, Jan 20,2011 :Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will formally announce a nationwide roll-out of the much-awaited mobile number portability (MNP) service on Thursday. This facility will allow mobile subscribers to switch operators without changing their phone numbers, thus forcing telecom compa

It's plunder of the nation, says court

New Delhi, January 19, 2011 :Describing black money stashed away abroad by Indians as "pure and simple theft of national money," the Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the Centre's approach to tackling this menace and retrieving the huge amount kept in foreign banks.When Solicitor-General Gopal S

Rupee depreciates by 17 paise against dollar in early trade

Mumbai, January 20, 2011 (PTI):The rupee depreciated by 17 paise to Rs 45.62 a dollar in early trade on Thursday following weak domestic equity markets. Dealers said dollar's gains against other currencies and a weak opening at bourses weighed on the rupee sentiment. The rupee had ended 3 paise do

2010 was second hottest year on record

LONDON/OSLO,19 January 2011(Reuters) : Last year was the world's second hottest behind 1998 in a temperature record dating back to 1850, the director of research at Britain's Climatic Research Unit (CRU) Phil Jones said on Wednesday.Jones' unit, compiling data with the Met Office Hadley Centre, is o

Let us make childern safe

ubai, 20 January 2011 (Khaleejtimes): THE IMPACT from the Khaleej Times 'Make your child safe' campaign has been tangible to the extent that it underscores the sense of outrage and horror that a vast swathe of people have felt.While accepting the premise that the arrested individuals are only guilt

Scientists closer to creating quantum computers

LONDON, 19 January 2011, (Reuters) - Scientists have moved a step closer to creating ultra-fast quantum computers by generating 10 billion bits of quantum entanglement in silicon for the first time.The achievement in silicon, the basis of the computer chip, has important implications for integration

Single vaccination will cover 6 diseases in kids

Dubai, Jan 20,2011 (Khaleejtimes):Infant vaccination will be a less 'painful issue' for parents and children in the UAE as the MoH is introducing an injection that gives immunity against six types of diseases with one shot.From February, the National Immunisation Programme (NIP) of the ministry wil

Vacancies in Saudi Oger LTD

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Rouqa Salman Kola wins Shaane Naunihaal

Bhatkal, Jan 19,2011 (Bhatkallys News) :Rouqa Salman Kola bagged the prestigious 'Shaane Naunihaal' (best student) award which was presented to her at the Naunihaal Annual Day held last week. The silver award (excellent student award) went to Shaniya Abdul Mateen Kapti. The recipients of eminent stu

Heavy Rains Cause Disruptions in Central, Eastern Provinces of Saudi Arabia

RIYADH/DAMMAM, Jan 19, 2011 (Arab News): The sun remained hidden behind dark clouds due to heavy downpour from that started since early hours of the morning on Tuesday. Incessant Rains have deluged the roads in Dammam region and there is no sign of relief for at least for the next 24 hours as per M