Five Reasons To Stay Alive Till 2010There's a lot to cheer for As 2008 drags to a close, and as 'Ghajini' hogs money and 'Rab ne' crashes and burns, it may seem like there's nothing left to live for in the post holiday world. No fear, 2009 and beyond offers up an embarrassment of entertainment riches - and here are just five. #5 – [...] Dingko's Bangkok Asiad Feat RevisitedI miss running with the tricolour, says Dingko Chennai, Dec 31: The country has forgotten Dingko Singh, who won India a gold medal in Bangkok Games in 1998. A week after New Year's Day, Dingko will only turned 30 and that probably compounds the romance and the tragedy of the boxer's story - Akhil Kumar, the [...] Microsoft Will Lay off 17% Staff!Cracked Windows The rumour that Microsoft was set to lay off people in January 15th 2009 is no longer a rumour but a fact - staff at Microsoft has been informed that the company is readying major layoffs to its worldwide operations and it's not a small cut either. Currently Microsoft employs about 90,000 people across the [...] Indian Anti Smoking Law Fails Miserably Puff of smoke The ambitious ban on smoking in public places has failed to take off in a majority of states. Ever since October 2, when the ban formally came into force, only eight states/UTs have started imposing fines on those caught violating the law. Repeated reminders by the Union health ministry to large states like West [...] Sarkar Hopes Bangladesh Will Help Solve Northeast Issues Agartala, Dec 31 : Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar Wednesday expressed optimism that the new Bangladesh government led by the Awami League would help settle pending issues related to the northeast, including terrorism. "We strongly believe that the Awami League government headed by Sheikh Hasina would resolve the northeast India's terrorism related problems and provide transit [...] Literateur Rongbong Terang to get Assam Valley award Guwahati, Dec 31 : Eminent literateur of Assam, Rongbong Terang, has been chosen for the Williamson Magor Education Trust's prestigious Assam Valley Literary Award, 2008, for his literary excellence, Williamson Magor sources on Wednesday said. A symbol of unity among the hills and plains of Assam, Terang's proficiency lies in writing novels, besides books on 'Karbi' [...] NE Students Rally in Delhi Over Molestation New Delhi, Dec 31 : Students hailing from the North-east today staged a peace rally at Gurgaon, near here in protest against molestation of two girls of Manipur by their land lord and his hench-men. Over 100 students, members of Assamese Students Association, Delhi (ASAD) and Manipur Students Association, Delhi (MSAD), however, had to face the [...] Arunachal To Take up Checkgate Demolition Issue with PM Itanagar, Dec 31 : Taking strong exception to the 'illegal eviction drive' by Assam Police, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu today said he will take up the issue with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P Chidambaram and seek their intervention for immediate action. "When the Supreme Court has constituted a one-man commission [...] Myth of the Secular West By Christopher Orlet In a widely quoted essay a well-known Catholic writer recently stated "secularism cannot defeat jihad." Silly me. I hadn't known secularism was attempting to defeat jihad. I thought that was the job of the U.S. Armed Forces and the CIA. The author, Elizabeth Scalia (apparently no relation to the Supreme Court justice), suggests the [...] Manipur Villagers Thwart Kidnapping Attempt Bishenpur, Dec 31 : Fed up with the activities of militants in Manipur, people have started acting against them on their own without waiting for the police or other security personnel. Recently, villagers of Kwakta in Manipurs Bishenpur District successfully prevented an attempt to kidnap a villager by militants. In the clash between villagers and the [...] |
