Rahul Gandhi picks Bihar hero for clean-up Nov 23, 2009
Rahul picks Bihar hero for clean-up - India - The Times of India. Rahul picks Bihar hero for clean-up. (India Times, India)
Pakistan nuclear facilities at risk: Security expert Nov 23, 2009
TORONTO: A Taliban insurgency and the war in neighbouring Afghanistan have put Pakistan's nuclear arsenal at risk giving rise to a "troubling" situation, an arms control expert who served as former US President George W Bush's national security adviser has said. "The situation in Pakistan is troubling from a lot of perspectives," Stephen Hadley, who now advises Washington- based think-tank the US Institute of Peace said. (India Times, India)
Stock futures signal gains; eyes on Kraft Nov 23, 2009
Ciena Corp (CIEN.O) will buy Nortel Networks Corp's optical networking and carrier ethernet business for 769 million after trumping Nokia Siemens Networks in a three-day auction, sources told Reuters on Sunday. Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) has had talks with News Corp (NWSA.O) about a tie up, which would involve News Corp getting paid to take its news websites off Google Inc (GOOG.O), a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
'Cracks in Mumbai sea link no cause for alarm' Nov 23, 2009
Cracks in Mumbai sea link no cause for alarm: Chief engineer - Mumbai - City - The Times of India. Cracks in Mumbai sea link no cause for alarm: Chief engineer. (India Times, India)
India can't afford to repeat Ahmedabad follies Nov 23, 2009
Sri Lanka in India, 2009. The famed Indian batting line-up both embarrassed and redeemed itself in the Ahmedabad shirtfront, where it collapsed like a house of cards in the first innings and then rose from its ruins in the second to salvage a draw from the jaws of a seemingly imminent defeat. (India Times, India)
ULFA trying to shift base to China: Gogoi Nov 23, 2009
ULFA trying to shift base to China, says CM Gogoi - India - The Times of India. ULFA trying to shift base to China, says CM Gogoi. (India Times, India)
Summer traffic up for Google, down for Microsoft Nov 23, 2009
Look here for the latest on blogs, music, video, virtual worlds, social networking and more. Click this link to view as XML.. (Yahoo News -- Internet and WWW)
Rupee up 16 paise at 46.45 a dollar Nov 23, 2009
Rupee up 16 paise at 46. 45 a dollar - India Business - Biz - The Times of India. (India Times, India)
Theaters rewrite business plans to offset lower sponsorship dollars, subscription sales Nov 23, 2009
They are cutting staff, shaving salaries and turning to no-cost social networking sites to compensate for lower advertising budgets. The production crew at Cohoes Music Hall transformed recycled packing foam donated by in Cohoes, one of its sponsors into stone for its recent production of Sweeney Todd. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Best from Sunday Nov 23, 2009
Much like telephone, e-mail and text messaging use before them, social networking sites - most notably Facebook and Twitter - have revolutionized the way people communicate and are influencing conduct and activities in the workplace ... Recently, Barrow County public school officials saw fit to force the resignation of Apalachee High School teacher on the basis of an anonymous e-mail contending that allegedly improper content on the teacher's Facebook social networking page on the Internet had... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Hideout busted in J&K, cache recovered Nov 23, 2009
JAMMU: Army troops today busted a hideout and recovered a cache of explosive and ammunition from it in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. On a tip off, troops of Rashtriya Rifles raided the hideout in Thee Margh forest belt of Gulabgarh belt, 140 km from here, police officials said. (India Times, India -- Community News)
You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz Nov 23, 2009
You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz by InfoWorld: Yahoo. You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Laptop becomes reality for Uruguay's schoolchildren Nov 23, 2009
Laptop becomes reality for Uruguay's schoolchildren by AFP: Yahoo. Laptop becomes reality for Uruguay's schoolchildren. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
UK police make 2 Trojan computer virus arrests Nov 23, 2009
The viruses are commonly known as Trojans because they sneak onto computers and attack it from the inside, harvesting millions of lines of data including banking information, credit card numbers and social networking passwords. The viruses spread by sending e-mails or other messages from infected computers, impersonating banks, tax officials, credit card companies or even friends and enticing potential victims to click on a link. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Ubisoft steps up videogame fitness with virtual coach Nov 23, 2009
By by Glenn Chapman - Sun Nov 22, 2009 6:46PM EST. Add articles about technology to your My Yahoo. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Congress playing dirty politics on Babri issue, alleges BJP Nov 23, 2009
NEW DELHI: Accusing the Congress of playing "dirty politics", the BJP on Monday demanded suspension of Question Hour in both Houses of Parliament and a debate on the "selective leaks" on Liberhan Commission report on Babri Masjid demolition. Leader of Opposition L K Advani submitted a notice to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar while Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley gave a notice to chairman Hamid Ansari in this regard, senior party leader Sushma Swaraj said. (India Times, India -- Community News)
BJP top brass behind Babri demolition: Reports Nov 23, 2009
NEW DELHI: BJP and Congress on Monday clashed over the findings of the Liberhan Commission, which is believed to have indicted senior BJP leaders Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, among others, for the demolition of the Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992. Justice M S Liberhan, who submitted his findings to the government on June 30, this year after an inquiry lasting nearly 17 years, has called the BJP leaders "pseudo-moderates", according to a newspaper report. (India Times, India -- Community News)
ND alumna speaks about Rock Band Nov 23, 2009
Glorioso, who co-founded iNDustry Alliance, the University s networking group for alumni in the entertainment industry, emphasized the importance of networking and making connections in the entertainment world, and offering assistance to those looking to do so, specifying one condition. I only ask that once you graduate and get a job that you come back and do the same, she said. (The Observer, IN)
Liberhan counsel 'astonished' over Vajpayee link in leaked report Nov 23, 2009
NEW DELHI: A senior official of the Liberhan Commission of Inquiry said he was "astonished" at a media report linking Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to the 1992 Babri mosque razing. Anupam Gupta, counsel for the commission that was set up soon after the mosque was demolished in 1992, told a TV news channel that Vajpayee was the only BJP leader who was not connected to the mosque razing and what came to be known as the Ayodhya movement. (India Times, India -- Community News)
CA man arrested for paying teens to spit in his face... Nov 23, 2009
Authorities say Hersel contacted some teens through the MySpace social networking site. Hersel couldn't be reached for comment Friday. (The Drudge Report)
Drug industry presses FDA to allow more online ads Nov 23, 2009
A few drugmakers have begun trying to reach patients via social networking sites like Facebook and YouTube. But overall the industry's online presence trails other sectors, including retail, financial services and computer makers. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Pregnant woman thrashed, paraded naked in Uttar Pradesh Nov 23, 2009
LUCKNOW: A group of locals thrashed a pregnant woman and paraded her naked through a village in Uttar Pradesh after she objected to encroachment on her land, police said on Monday. The incident took place Sunday evening at Karnawala village in Bijnor district, about 400 km from Lucknow. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Kristie Villarreal Nov 23, 2009
Networking proved to be a step in the right direction as the promoter who contacted her put her in touch with San Antonio-based Ro Records. In 2008, she released her first album and performed at the Tejano Music Awards, but 2009 became very special when she received a nomination for Best New Female Artist. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Cisco's Extreme Ambitions Nov 23, 2009
HP said on Nov. 12 it would buy networking equipment provider 3Com () to step up its assault ... As Cisco gets more revenue from servers, its overall margins will likely fall, while HP will probably see margins rise as it sells networking gear. (BusinessWeek)
Talks on sugarcane pricing inconclusive at all-party meet Nov 23, 2009
NEW DELHI: Discussions on sugarcane pricing remained "inconclusive" today at an all-party meeting, which was called to ensure smooth functioning of Parliament after both Houses remained paralysed for the first two days of the winter session over the issue. The issue of sugarcane pricing dominated the meeting, in which top leaders of the ruling and opposition parties were present. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Insider trading case's key players Nov 23, 2009
San Francisco, vice president, Atheros Communications Inc. Hariri, 38, allegedly passed inside information about the Santa Clara networking company's fourth-quarter 2008 earnings to a Bay Area hedge fund manager who made "hundreds of thousands of dollars in profit" based on the information. Freed on $1 million bond, Hariri has not commented, nor has his attorney, Raphael Goldman of Berkeley's Arguedas, Cassman ey LLP. Atheros said it "has launched an internal investigation, and placed Mr. Hariri... (San Francisco Chronicle)
AliceandIsa.com lets you love local fashion Nov 23, 2009
As a one-woman operation, traffic has slowly increased through Miller's own publicity efforts on social networking sites Facebook and Twitter, and the occasional coverage on fashion blogs such as SF Indie Fashion and Polyvore. Miller also plugs Alice and Isa on her own personal style blog, Mom Wore This (), where she posts daily photos of herself in her decidedly non-soccer-mom outfits. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Ciena Trumps NSN to Buy Nortel Ops for $769 Million: Sources Nov 23, 2009
NEW YORK/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Ciena Corp will buy the optical networking and carrier ethernet business of bankrupt Nortel for $769 million, after trumping Nokia Siemens Networks in a three-day auction, sources told Reuters. The deal will more than double turnover of U.S. network equipment maker Ciena, raising market worries over integration of operations, and over increase of its debt load. (ABC News -- Business)
Brocade to post late Monday, long after HP Nov 23, 2009
The San Jose-based networking equipment company (NASDAQ:BRCD) is expected by analysts to report a drop in fourth quarter earnings per share to 13 cents, excluding items, compared to 20 cents a share last year. Revenue is expected to rise to $521. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
JFK runners put their feet to grueling feat Nov 23, 2009
If you took photos of Saturday's JFK 50 Mile and would like to share them, you're invited to go to and post them on your Washington County community social networking site. By Kevin G. Gilbert | Staff Photographer. (The Herald-Mail Online)
Protecting Your Privacy in the Virtual World Nov 23, 2009
All but one in this class of eight has a profile on the social networking site Facebook. Why. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Electronic Privacy Information Center: Privacy Nov 23, 2009
Facebook was started by Mark Zuckerberg as a social networking site for Harvard undergraduates in 2004 ... Social networking Web sites, such as MySpace, Facebook, and Friendster have become established forums for keeping in contact with old acquaintances and meeting new ones. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
When public and private collide Nov 23, 2009
After all, this was the week in which Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg apologised publicly for messing with his users' privacy and getting it wrong at the massively popular social networking site he created. The problems arose when a recent site overhaul introduced a "news feed" feature which instantly notified users when anything changed in their contacts' profiles, including when they made new friends, joined or left groups or changed relationship status. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Protecting Your Privacy on the Internet Nov 23, 2009
What are the privacy risks associated with social networking. Social networking has become an extremely popular online activity that allows people to: socialise online, send messages to one another, share interests and information, chat, and post information, photos and videos ... Like many activities on the web, there are some privacy risks associated with social networking, but these can be lessened by taking steps to protect your personal information online. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Retirees join a new “senior” class on Facebook Nov 23, 2009
I was talked into it, Jamison laughed, noting that it was to help with networking for a Christian fellowship she worked for. "> Curious? Search ScoutPA. lect> Your online website and business directory. Daily American Archive Search Search for an Event Search our Classifieds Retirees join a new senior class on Facebook Rating: 0 Saturday, November 21, 2009 9:48 PM EST MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (AP) A few years ago, Sandra Jamison caved in and created an account on Facebook. I was talked into it,... (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Hard voyage from campus to real world Nov 23, 2009
Career development experts are rallying alumni, networking experts and even parents to help students find work ... The course includes work with theater professors and networking consultants. (Albany Times Union)
Asus’s Skype tool helps connect the travel-weary Nov 23, 2009
(Wireless networking can be a bit tricky. . (Boston Globe)
Ciena Wins Auction for Some Nortel Assets: Sources Nov 23, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ciena Corp will buy Nortel Networks Corp's optical networking and carrier ethernet business for $769 million after outbidding Nokia Siemens Networks in a three-day auction, sources told Reuters on Sunday. Ciena's winning offer consists of $530 million in cash and $239 million in convertible notes, one of the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity since details of the auction have not been made public. (ABC News -- Wire)
FIFA may impose World Cup ban on Thierry Henry Nov 22, 2009
The Telegraph quoted a FIFA spokesman, as saying that Henry could yet face punishment should the commission, which will meet at some stage in the next two weeks, chooses to study the incident. Henry, who has called for the game to be replayed, has admitted he handled the ball before crossing for William Gallas to score, but he is likely to be punished only if it is thought he deliberately cheated. (India Times, India)
Skip the Crowds: Online Shopping Tips for Black Friday Nov 22, 2009
Skip the Crowds: Online Shopping Tips for Black Friday by PC World: Yahoo. Skip the Crowds: Online Shopping Tips for Black Friday. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
California's Plasma-TV Ban Could Be Costly, CEA Warns Nov 22, 2009
California's Plasma-TV Ban Could Be Costly, CEA Warns by NewsFactor: Yahoo. California's Plasma-TV Ban Could Be Costly, CEA Warns. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Accused in Soumya murder case seeks discharge Nov 22, 2009
NEW DELHI: One of the accused in the sensational murder case of TV scribe Soumya Vishwanathan has approached a Delhi court seeking discharge on the ground that police have failed to link him with the offence. In an application, filed before Additional Sessions Judge S K Sarvaria, accused Baljeet Singh Malik said the investigators, in the chargesheet, did not attribute any role to him in the murder of Soumya, a journalist of 'Headlines Today' news channel. (India Times, India)
You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz Nov 22, 2009
You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz by InfoWorld: Yahoo. You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Protecting Your Privacy in the Virtual World Nov 22, 2009
All but one in this class of eight has a profile on the social networking site Facebook. Why. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Kristie Villarreal Nov 22, 2009
Networking proved to be a step in the right direction as the promoter who contacted her put her in touch with San Antonio-based Ro Records. In 2008, she released her first album and performed at the Tejano Music Awards, but 2009 became very special when she received a nomination for Best New Female Artist. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Find search helpers that work for you Nov 22, 2009
Social networking can be fairly daunting. Apart from checking on the regular updates from friends, you also need to manage lots of information, including logins and passwords, and keeping track of what you have posted where and when. (India Times)
Drug industry presses FDA to allow more online ads Nov 22, 2009
A few drugmakers have begun trying to reach patients via social networking sites like Facebook and YouTube. But overall the industry's online presence trails other sectors, including retail, financial services and computer makers. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
PM-Obama banquet: It just keeps getting bigger Nov 22, 2009
PM's banquet in Washington: It just keeps getting bigger - US - World - The Times of India. PM's banquet in Washington: It just keeps getting bigger. (India Times, India)
I want to excel as a homemaker: Shilpa Nov 22, 2009
Love makes the world go round, and Shilpa Shetty finds herself spinning as shaadi ki tayaari is on in full swing. Shilpa believes in the adage that theres a special someone for everyone. (India Times, India)
CA man allegedly paid teens to spit in his face Nov 22, 2009
The man connected with them through the MySpace social networking site. He was booked into Ventura County Jail, then released on a promise to appear in court. (Albany Times Union)
Ex-girlfriend testifies against man in drug case Nov 22, 2009
Authorities eventually caught Taylor by tracking his movements on MySpace, a social networking site. DCI subpoenaed computer records showing Taylor had stayed in California, Minnesota and Florida. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
General Releases Nov 22, 2009
- Peterman, Bosslet Named Northwestern's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honorees - Northwestern Student-Athletes Rally for Relay For Life - Northwestern Day on Big Ten Network Set For June 8 - NU Announces Hilton Garden Inn Athlete of the Week - Sixty-Eight Wildcats Earn Academic All-Big Ten Distinction - NU Announces Hilton Garden Inn Athletes of the Week - NU Announces Hilton Garden Inn Athletes of the Week - NU Announces Hilton Garden Inn Athletes of the Week - Northwestern Continues to Excel in... (Nusports.com)
Arnolds Add Freestalls to Grazing Operation (2) Nov 22, 2009
He finds the networking invaluable. In addition, he s been involved in a research project with the USDA Dairy Forage Research Center on his farm, in part, exploring whether or not it pays to rip up and reestablish pasture. (Agri-View, WI)
Insider trading case's key players Nov 22, 2009
San Francisco, vice president, Atheros Communications Inc. Hariri, 38, allegedly passed inside information about the Santa Clara networking company's fourth-quarter 2008 earnings to a Bay Area hedge fund manager who made "hundreds of thousands of dollars in profit" based on the information. Freed on $1 million bond, Hariri has not commented, nor has his attorney, Raphael Goldman of Berkeley's Arguedas, Cassman ey LLP. Atheros said it "has launched an internal investigation, and placed Mr. Hariri... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Tribal boy with 260 hours flying experience now a cabbie Nov 22, 2009
NEW DELHI: A Scheduled Tribe boy from Hyderabad wanted so desperately to become a pilot, he took a bank loan to pay for the training and notched up 267 hours of flying, 17 more than is required for a Commercial Pilots Licence (CPL). But, instead of ending up in the cockpit, he now drives a taxi in Hyderabad. (India Times, India -- Community News)
No motive or suspect in shooting Nov 22, 2009
She went on social networking Web sites to let people know about a memorial fund, and a fundraiser being held Sunday at Havatan, where Coberly had worked for two years. San Joaquin County Sheriff's detectives Coberly and her 23-year-old boyfriend were both shot shortly after arriving home around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
No third party mediation in Indo-Pak talks: China Nov 22, 2009
GENEVA: After being snubbed, China has conveyed to India that it has no intention of playing a broker in India-Pakistan relations and favours direct talks between them. Beijing has communicated to New Delhi that it respects its stance that there was no role for any third party in mediation of Indo-Pak affairs, Indian government sources said. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Your Islam is not my Islam: Kasab's lawyer Nov 22, 2009
Killing innocents for jehad is not what my Islam teaches me: Kasab's lawyer - India - The Times of India. Killing innocents for jehad is not what my Islam teaches me: Kasab's lawyer. (India Times, India)
Mahindra Satyam's audit head arrested Nov 22, 2009
CBI arrests Mahindra Satyam's audit head - India Business - Biz - The Times of India. CBI arrests Mahindra Satyam's audit head. (India Times, India)
Top 7 reasons to consider a netbook this holiday season Nov 22, 2009
They give you network access 24/7 - All netbooks on the market today support Wi-Fi wireless networking; many can also be used on mobile telephone networks with data capability (i. e. 3G networks). (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Top 10 Web moments of the 2000s Nov 22, 2009
Almost overnight, social networking went mainstream ... and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright's controversial sermons helped shape the debate, social networking helped mobilize volunteers and voters and online fundraising shattered records ... Iranian election protests (2009): When power structure announced dubious results from its presidential election, the opposition took to social networking and the "Twitter Revolution" was born. (CNN -- Tech)
Six killed, 54 injured as two blasts rock Assam Nov 22, 2009
NALBARI, ASSAM: Six people were on Sunday killed and 54 others injured, including 34 seriously, in the two blasts suspected to have been triggered by ULFA near a police station here, five days ahead of the banned militant outfit's raising day. A high alert has been sounded across Assam after the blasts and patrolling intensified in the affected area. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Headley vowed to 'retaliate against India' in email message: NYT Nov 22, 2009
PHILADELPHIA: The trip from a strict Pakistani boarding school to a bohemian bar in Philadelphia has defined David Headleys life, according to those who know the middle-age man at the center of a global terrorism investigation. Raised by his father in Pakistan as a devout Muslim, Headley arrived back here at 17 to live with his American mother, a former socialite who ran a bar called the Khyber Pass. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Online help for holiday shopping Nov 22, 2009
GET SOCIAL. Many consumers are following their favorite brands and retailers to networking Web sites like Facebook and Twitter, where the companies are posting deals not seen in stores ... But if you're new to social networking, it may take time before you can efficiently find deals. (The Augusta Chronicle)
ICICI Bank raises $750 m abroad Nov 22, 2009
ICICI Bank raises $750 m from 5-yr bonds - India Business - Biz - The Times of India. ICICI Bank raises $750 m from 5-yr bonds. (India Times, India)
