New Delhi: The advanced Boeing 787 Dreamliner of Air India touched down at Delhi's IGI Airport on Saturday, ending an over four-year wait of the struggling national carrier to add this next-generation airplane in its fleet. The plane, painted in red and yellow livery of Air India, landed at the main runway of the airport at 1705 hours and was given water-cannon salute as it taxied to the bay. After...
06:14 PM, Sep 08, 2012
New Delhi: Google takes us on a journey to where "no man has gone before" with an interactive doodle to celebrate the 46th anniversary of Star Trek: The Original Series. The Star Trek: The Original Series doodle is the first interactive Google doodle since the football doodle that Google posted during the London Olympics in August. But unlike the playable Olympics doodles, the are no points to earn in the...
05:10 PM, Sep 08, 2012
New Delhi: Google doodles are fun, more so when they are interactive such as Saturday's 'Star Trek: The Original Series' doodle, posted to commemorate the 46th anniversary of the cult science fiction television series that aired on NBC in the US from September 8, 1966 to June 3, 1969. It appears that the 'Star Trek: The Original Series' doodle is best experienced on Google's Web browser - Chrome. Is Google...
07:43 AM, Sep 08, 2012
New Delhi: On the occasion of the 46th anniversary of Star Trek: The Original Series the Google doodle goes where "no man has gone before". The interactive doodle that appears on the Google home page on Saturday shows the characters of the cult science fiction television series that aired on NBC in the US from September 8, 1966 to June 3, 1969 as letters of the Google logo and also...
07:45 PM, Sep 07, 2012
New Delhi: The 18th Delhi Book Fair that kicked off in the capital over the weekend has more than just books to offer to little bookworms. From vocabulary building sessions to interactive books - there are many mind building activities for children this year. Lallan Singh, Grolier, Divisional Manager, says, "With time and with education, people have realised that education is important for kids and specially the growth in children's...
03:02 PM, Sep 06, 2012
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel has announced the launch of 'my airtel' app for Airtel customers in India. The app, which is available for free, will allow Airtel customers across various services, including mobile, fixed line and DTH, to check their outstanding bills, recharge their accounts, make payment, activate deactivate any service, and raise requests and complaints. Apart from this, Airtel digital TV customers can also order movies and games, without...
03:51 PM, Sep 04, 2012
Tripunithura: Opposition Leader V S Achuthanandan has criticised the right-wing politicians for the misuse of religion for political gains. He stated that the tendency of communal forces to interfere in the state administration would hamper the spirit of democracy. He was inaugurating the Chathayam day celebrations organised jointly by the Thekkumbagom branch of SNDP Yogam and Sree Narayana Dharmaposhini Sabha here on Friday. The Opposition Leader opined that one of...
12:08 PM, Sep 01, 2012
Los Angeles: There will be more songs vying for Oscars at next year's Academy Awards. The motion picture academy said that there will be a minimum of five nominees in the original song category at next year's ceremony. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says that the five nominated songs receiving the highest number of votes from music branch members will be up for the final award. The...
07:32 PM, Aug 31, 2012
New Delhi: The last date for online registration for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) 2012 to be held on November 18 is August 31. Candidates can visit http://cbse.nic.in or http://ctet.nic.in to apply online for the CTET registration. Candiates are advised to read the instructions at http://ctet.nic.in/ctetnov2012/online/instruction.aspx before applying. The last date of submission of demand drafts in CBSE office is September 7. The admit card for the test can...
10:07 AM, Aug 30, 2012
New Delhi: A Bangalore-bound Indigo flight, with 168 people on board, had to land soon after taking off from the IGI Airport in New Delhi after the pilot experienced some technical problem. The Indigo plane, airbus 320, took off from New Delhi at around 8:45 pm but had to land after the pilot thought there was some problem with the aircraft's landing gear, sources said. The ATC was alerted and...
10:51 PM, Aug 28, 2012
Karachi: An Indian woman, who left her country and religion to marry a Pakistani man but was betrayed and virtually imprisoned by him for 13 years, finally has hope of returning home, with the human rights commission in Karachi taking up her case. Shabnam, who was originally called Shirley Ann Hodges, met Gul Khan in India, whom she married before travelling to Karachi with her new-born child to meet his...
09:57 PM, Aug 27, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Onam, for all its festive mood, is entwined with the rather dismal tale of King Mahabalis exile into netherworld. As the days merrymaking fades out, we sigh at the knowledge of the noble Kings inevitable return to the dark world. But maybe, we should revisit the legends for there is a more cheerful tale about the origins of Onam.As we know it, the story behind Onam is that the...
11:23 AM, Aug 24, 2012
Chennai: The State Government on Wednesday went on appeal against a single judge order of the High Court last month upholding AICTE norms that set a higher eligibility criteria for admissions to UG technical courses for students under the SC and ST categories.The first bench comprising Chief Justice M Y Eqbal and A Arumugasami ordered status quo in the matter after accepting the appeal and issued notices to respondents returnable...
07:47 AM, Aug 23, 2012
The book, The Curious Digital Marketer, helps you develop a better understanding of topics and jargons that are used by people in the digital industry. over and over again without really understanding what they actually mean. It's a guide which gives you a clear insight into topics which are of great relevance these days such Facebook Advertising, Mobile Advertising, Searching Marketing, etc. This book helps you understand nuances of the...
08:10 PM, Aug 22, 2012
New Delhi: Onam or Thiruonam, usually held in August and September for 10 days, originated in Kerala as a celebration to remember the golden rule of King Mahabali, a mythical king who ruled over Kerala. The legend holds that jealous of King Mahabali's popularity and his power, the Gods conspired to end his reign. They sent Lord Vishnu to earth in the form of a dwarf Brahmin who trampled Mahabali...
10:21 AM, Aug 21, 2012
London: Two Asian-origin children, a two-year-old boy and his 10-year-old sister, were critically injured when they were knocked down after buying onions for the family's Eid celebrations, in a hit-and-run in Leeds. Raham Saleem and his sister Sabam were hit by a Vauxhall Astra in Brudenell Road in the Hyde Park area on Saturday. Police said Sabam had taken her brother to a shop and they were heading home when...
10:18 PM, Aug 19, 2012
Badaun: Two men, who were suspected of stealing a motorbike in Badaun on Saturday, were mercilessly thrashed by a mob that ultimately ended up killing one of them. What is even more shocking is that while a few policemen were present at the site, they largely played mute spectators. The other person was, meanwhile, rescued later on. ...
01:52 PM, Aug 19, 2012
London: An Indian-origin man, arrested in connection with the sensational killing of an oil executive whose decomposed body was found in a car in London, was on Wednesday charged with murder. Rakesh Bhayani, 40, described as an unemployed man based in Wembley, has been charged with the murder of Carole Waugh. He has also been charged with three counts of conspiracy to commit fraud by withdrawing nearly 280,000 pounds from...
11:05 PM, Aug 15, 2012
New Delhi: The online registration for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) 2012 to be held on November 18 is in full swing. Candidates can visit http://cbse.nic.in or http://ctet.nic.in to apply online for the CTET registration. Candiates are advised to read the instructions at http://ctet.nic.in/ctetnov2012/online/instruction.aspx before applying. The last date of registration is August 31 and that of submission of demand drafts in CBSE office is September 7. The admit...
02:21 PM, Aug 13, 2012
