09 December 2010

Indian Girls in US Beat 'Fairer Sex' at Work

New Delhi: Indian girls have emerged as more ambitious with a desire to attain top level positions than their counterparts in the US, reflecting a shift in the social status of women in the country, a latest report revealed. "The widespread nature of aspiration among Indian women is extraordinary with a whopping 80 per cent of them ready to go extra-mile to achieve their ambition compared to 52...

China Reveals World's Fastest Train

Beijing, Dec 9 : China played host to railway authorities and railway experts from around the world in Beijing , and used the opportunity to showcase a high-speed train that clocked the fastest ever speed in a test run last week. In the spotlight is the 16-car CRH380A, a new generation of high-speed train which Chinese Ministry of Railways officials say recorded a top speed of 486.1...

The Man Who Invented Bollywood Dance

By Aarthi Gunnupuri India is playing host to Bill Clinton and the sleepy town of Lucknow is a stop over. On the menu is the finest Awadhi cuisine and the best dancer India can find to entertain a former U.S. President. After the performance, Clinton says to the lead choreographer and dancer, “The world must see you!” Shiamak Davar is a dancer-choreographer-entrepreneur-philanthropist. His...

MasterCard DOWN: MasterCard.com, Swiss Bank, Lawyer's Site Hacked By WikiLeaks Supporters With DDOS Attack

London, Dec 9 : Hackers rushed to the defense of WikiLeaks on Wednesday, launching attacks on MasterCard, Visa, Swedish prosecutors, a Swiss bank, Sarah Palin and others who have acted against the site and its jailed founder Julian Assange. Internet "hacktivists" operating under the label "Operation Payback" claimed responsibility in a Twitter message for causing severe technological problems at...

North East Migration and Challenges in Mega Cities

By Madhu Chandra Recent crimes against North East girls in Delhi has compelled me to write this article before the completion of a research study on the subject undertaken by North East Support Centre & Helpline sponsored by All India Christian Council. Once against the plights face by the people of North East India in Delhi and NCR has come to lime light after the gruesome crime of kidnap and...

Assam Police Modernises With Uzis, MP5s

Guwahati, Dec 9 : Vintage World War I era firearms like the .303 rifles have become a thing of the past with police commandos in insurgency-hit Assam now equipped with sophisticated weapons like the Israeli Uzi and the German MP5 submachine guns to match the new face of urban terror. 'We have almost been able to phase out .303 rifles and replaced them with several sophisticated close-quarter and...

Bangladesh to Boost Trade, Ties With Northeast India

Agartala, Dec 9 : Bangladesh will upgrade its diplomatic offices in northeast India to boost trade and people-to-people contact with the region, officials said here Wednesday. 'The Bangladesh government has approved plans to upgrade its mission in Agartala to deputy high commission level,' first secretary and head of Bangladesh's Agartala mission (visa office) Mohammad Abu Taher Mondal told reporters....

Tripura Capital Agartala Hosts Northeast Students National Integration Program

Agartala, Dec 9 : Over 1500 students from eight northeastern states recently took part in a three-day-long Northeastern Students National Integration Movement program. They also participated in a peace march in the city and raised slogans against militancy. The Holy Cross Educational Foundation of Tripura organized the event with the theme - "Together towards tomorrow for peace". ...