Facebook’s hedgehog mascot that never wasWednesday, February 02, 2011,02:13:06 AM
Facebook could have had a mascot. A blue, hedgehog, mascot. Twitter has its flocks of tiny blue birds fluttering around. And Google’s Android mobile operating system has an army of green robots hovering on billboards and ads. It seems Facebook was at one time considering creating....
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Fall of aussie cricket Tuesday, February 01, 2011,12:49:40 AM
There are negative omens everywhere for Australian cricket. Television ratings are down 24% over 10 years; grounds are near empty for all but T20s and Ashes Test matches; the only real competitors, Rugby League and Aussie Rules Football, are booming, with Australian....
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Egypt unrestSunday, January 30, 2011,02:14:15 AM
Egypt has, for the past few days, been embroiled in riots as the Egyptian people take to the streets protesting Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year-old reign. While violence rocks Cairo, the Internet cut off, and Mubarak refuses to step down, the world waits to see the outcome of this story. Will change come....
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Angry birds peace treatySaturday, January 29, 2011,02:07:12 AM
You might be from another planet not to know about the Angry Birds game “which has cost millions of innocent people their ability to concentrate in work!” The funny game, which is one of the most popular games on mobile phones, is about birds who all have special skills and they are angry....
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What women want on valentine’s dayFriday, January 28, 2011,02:06:22 AM
Guess what, guys? It’s not a dozen long-stemmed red roses and a pricey box of chocolates that women get all misty-eyed over when mid-February rolls around each year. True, retailers love to push these traditional heart-day gifts, but most women would be far more impressed by a....
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Indian tricolourTuesday, January 25, 2011,10:04:58 PM
Last year after stopping short of declaring that Kashmir was no longer part of India — “autonomy,” “self-determination” and all the other good things — our Prime Minister curiously stopped pursuing the line. And now Lal Chowk has happened. Expectedly, our leader in the blue turban ....
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Bhimsen JoshiTuesday, January 25, 2011,02:11:39 AM
“If you had a chance to spend a weekend with a man — any man in history or now — who would it be?” asked A. Which man — stranger — would I spend the weekend with. The answer is quite simple — Bharat Ratna Bhimsen Joshi in his prime, all the way from the 1960s to the late 1980s.....
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Tony Blair and Chilcot inquirySunday, January 23, 2011,02:09:33 AM
Tony Blair came to the Iraq inquiry with last year’s game plan. Answer questions on his terms. Talk about the big picture, keep it subjective and off the specifics. He may think he did this well. Until he put his foot in his mouth. The panel did not need to pin Blair down on anything. It has the....
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Is mallya’s royal challengers bangalore local or like imfl?Saturday, January 22, 2011,02:11:30 AM
When it took off, the Indian Premier League (IPL) was supposed to be, among other things, about building strong city-based local identities. In other words, what the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers do to residents of those cities, the Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians were supposed....
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Path: a personal networkFriday, January 21, 2011,02:04:38 AM
Wear your heart on your sleeve? Former Facebook executive Dave Morin wants you to show your emotions on his social networking site Path. The latest feature from Morin’s San Francisco start-up is called ‘emotions’, buttons that let you show how a photograph or a short video a friend has ....
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If dara were sultanThursday, January 20, 2011,02:17:47 AM
The play Dara by the Ajoka theatre group of Lahore celebrates the life of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan’s eldest son, Dara Shikoh — a practicing Sufi, scholar and painter. Writer and director Shahid Nadeem’s script tells the story of this unsung hero who won the hearts of the people on the....
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Taming the judiciaryWednesday, January 19, 2011,02:05:42 AM
One of the prominent failures of post Independent India, is its justice delivery system. Even after 63 years of Independence, the system never refined itself. Most of the time, justice is delayed, diluted, delusional and hence denied. Judiciary is a big joke here. Remember the last person....
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The 13th zodiac signSunday, January 16, 2011,02:49:02 AM
Whatever be one’s zodiac sign, it has certainly been trying times of late for common man, unless you happen to be a Kalmadi or a Raja! Astrology is not an exact science to follow exact patterns. All one can derive from it is indicative traits of one’s personality....
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Bra-gate in IsraelSaturday, January 15, 2011,02:41:11 AM
When you consider the degrading rigmarole every member of the public has to go through just to board an aircraft these days, I can’t really see what the problem is here. Surely these journalists have long been aware of the strict security measures in place within Israel and that they are....
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Google will teach your parentsTuesday, December 14, 2010,11:53:22 PM
Google has a condescending new Web site that lets users create a canned e-mail message for their parents with links to 30 instructional videos on how to perform simple computing tasks like copying and pasting, sharing photos, and changing the clock....
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Yeddy’s MessMonday, November 22, 2010,08:44:39 PM
BJP, which has been mounting pressure on the Congress over corruption charges, is on the defensive with allegations of nepotism against Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa. The tables have turned to such an extent on the BJP, with the chief minister of their only state in the south is on the way out. The situation has reached such a state that there are strong chances ....
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Furtive Obama tripTuesday, November 02, 2010,08:55:01 PM
With regard to US President Barack Obama’s India tour, it looks as though Washington has the sort of Monsoon Wedding last-minute event management that India displayed with just-in-time results on Delhi’s recent Commonwealth Games. In a few days, he will land in India, but till a few days back strangely, no one involved could or was willing to say officially, or even semi-officially, where exactly he ....
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How England will play in ICC Cricket World Cup 2011? England, the mirror of matured cricket, are now carrying the weight of the recent Ashes success in Australia. Following the euphoria of a rare away Ashes triumph, England now must focus on readying themselves for the World Cup.....
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