BANGALORE: Crimes against women are on the rise. A survey by a trade body reveals that 48 per cent of women working in night shifts in Bangalore feel unsafe.The report serves as a grim reminder of the 2005 rape and murder of a BPO employee by a cab driver in the city. The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM) Social Development Foundation, in its report, stated that nearly 73...
10:39 AM, May 08, 2012
Lebanon: I'm one of the millions of smartphone owners addicted to Instagram, the free camera app that makes tweaking and sharing photos miraculously easy. While it's wildly popular and the target of Facebook's $1 billion takeover deal, Instagram isn't the only camera app worth having. I've been hooked on taking photos on my iPhone and sharing them using Instagram since I bought my first iPhone last fall. With Instagram, I...
08:12 AM, Apr 26, 2012
London: Actress Golshifteh Farahani, who played Leonardo DiCaprio's love interest in 'Body of Lies', has been banned from her home country Iran after she posed nude for a French magazine. Farahani, 28, says she has been contacted by the Iranian government, telling her that she is no longer welcome in the country and advising her not to return home, the Daily Mail reported. The black-and-white photo features Farahani posing against...
05:27 PM, Jan 20, 2012
Cairo: As thousands of protesters took part in Friday prayers in Cairo's Tahrir Square, some of those wounded in the previous day's violence were being treated at a makeshift field hospital nearby. Medics set up a first-aid clinic in a mosque bringing with them much needed supplies including bandages and medicine. Although many of the patients suffered only minor cuts and bruises some were being treated for gunshot wounds. "We...
05:35 PM, Feb 04, 2011
The Prathibha case forced IT companies to provide security to women working on the night shift. Five years on but has anything changed? ...
10:39 PM, Oct 06, 2010
Bangalore: Five years after the shocking rape and murder of BPO employee Prathibha Srikanthamurthy, a local court on Wednesday convicted cab driver Shiva Kumar in the sensational case. The Prathibha case forced IT companies to adopt stringent security measures for their employees, especially for women working on night shifts. Companies, in the past five years, have brought in a slew of measures. Women are accompanied by security guards to their...
07:10 PM, Oct 06, 2010
Every fifteenth carrier of the Hepatitis C virus is an Indian, say reports. ...
01:59 PM, Apr 01, 2009
The new Honda City will cost you between Rs 7.7 and Rs 9 lakh. ...
09:14 PM, Sep 25, 2008
Port Elizabeth: After going down by a whopping 93 runs in the first one-dayer against Australia, hosts South Africa will be looking for a change of fortune, when the two sides clash in the second match of the series at Port Elizabeth on Sunday. Earlier on Wednesday, Ricky Ponting struck 63 off 77 balls, and Pat Cummins took 3/28 as the Aussies completed a comprehensive victory. Facing an adjusted target...
11:17 AM, Mar 12, 2008
Kolkata: Inspirational Steve Tikolo, a key member of the Kenyan cricket's glorious years in the late 1990s to early 2000s, led the side against Zimbabwe in his final international appearance in the concluding group A World Cup tie at Eden Gardens here on Sunday. With the regular skipper Jimmy Kamande spraining his right knee during Saturday's training session, Tikolo, who had led the side into the historic World Cup semifinals...
05:18 PM, Jan 04, 2008
New Delhi: Senior batsman VVS Laxman on Friday said that openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir will be key to India's campaign at the Cricket World Cup starting next month and the duo will have to fire if the co-host wants to lift the coveted trophy. Laxman tipped India the hot favourites to win the World Cup given the favourable home conditions and the crowd support. "Gambhir and Sehwag have...
01:43 PM, Dec 05, 2007
Cape Town: Yusuf Pathan blazed a half-century but India still had to call on their tailenders to clinch victory over South Africa by two wickets in the third one-day international at Newlands on Tuesday. India, chasing a modest 221 for victory, were well set after Pathan thumped six fours and three sixes in his 59. But when he was brilliantly caught at third man by Morne Morkel, India still needed...
11:51 AM, Dec 01, 2007
Johannesburg: Munaf Patel capped a stunning late charge from India with two wickets in four balls for a thrilling one-run win over South Africa in the second one-day international at the Wanderers on Saturday. Patel removed Morne Morkel and Wayne Parnell as India took 6-37 in a dramatic finish to deny the Proteas what appeared to be a straightforward victory. South Africa collapsed from 152-4 to 189 all out in...
11:11 AM, Nov 30, 2007
It rains money if you're armed with an IIM degree. Add an IIT tag to that, it pours! ...
12:54 AM, Nov 17, 2007
Advertising spends on cricket have dropped by 20 per cent after World Cup. LG is the latest in the brand wagon to shift focus from cricket. ...
07:56 PM, Jun 11, 2007
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