China’s 60th anniversary stirs pride
BEIJING — To mark 60 years of communist rule China put together its biggest-ever military parade: hundreds of thousands of marchers, batteries of goose-stepping soldiers and weaponry from drone missiles to amphibious assault vehicles.
China blocked off its city center for blocks around Tiananmen Square as it readied for Thursday’s celebration, asking residents to tune into [...]
Facebook Offers Translation Tool to Other Sites
Back in January 2008, Facebook was available in one language: English. That’s when the company introduced a new translation tool that allowed its members to do the hard work of translating the site into their native languages. As a result, Facebook is now available in 65 languages, and a majority of its users are overseas.
Translations for [...]
Michelle Obama Gets Busy
Michelle Obama arrived Wednesday in Copenhagen and got right to work on behalf of Chicago’s bid to host the 2016 Olympics. By the afternoon, she was hunkered down in a hotel, meeting with voting members of the International Olympic Committee. The mission — to sway delegates before Friday’s vote — felt oddly familiar.
“This is like a [...]
Sensex closes above 17000 since May 2008
MUMBAI: Benchmark indices extended their winning streak on Wednesday to close at new 52-week highs. Sentiments turned bullish ahead of second
quarter results and as traders covered short positions after benchmarks crossed psychological resistance levels.
“There was euphoria in the market as we crossed psychological levels. It was evident with rise in textiles, fertilisers midcap auto and banking [...]
Sandra Bullock ready to get naked
The ‘Speed’ star was seen romping with Ryan Reynolds in the film, which saw her playing a pushy publishing boss who forces her assistant to marry her to avoid deportation to Canada.
The couple then have to convince family and friends they are a genuine item on a trip to Alaska.
The film was so successful on [...]
Rakhi’s New Drama of Smooching Elesh
If rumours are to be believed, Rakhi and Elesh have called off their relationship, but sources from the production house say that there is a twist in the story.
Apparently, Rakhi and Elesh were caught on camera getting cosy and intimate during the shoot of NDTV Imagine’s reality show Pati Patni Aur Woh. During the shoot, [...]
Patni Computer Systems new EVP Vijay Mehra
IT and BPO service provider, Patni Computer Systems, today appointed Vijay Mehra as Executive Vice President and Head of Business Verticals.
Vijay was until recently, Global CIO at Essar Group of Companies and comes with over 20 years of global management and consulting experience. Vijay will define and boost Patnis micro-verticals strategy, structure, systems and skills.
Commenting [...]
Beatle’s essay found 50 years on
An essay written by Sir Paul McCartney as a 10-year-old has been found after lying undiscovered in Liverpool’s Central Library for more than 50 years.
Years before the Beatles received their MBEs, he beat hundreds of other school children to win a prize for his 1953 essay marking the Queen’s coronation.
In neat handwriting, he refers to [...]
