In a message of utter anger and defiance that aired Thursday, a man purported to be Libya’s fugitive leader Moammar Gadhafi urged Libyans to continue the fight and not surrender. “We are not cowards,” he said in an audio message broadcast on Syrian-based Rai TV a day after two of Gadhafi’s sons gave mixed...
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There have been several instances in my life where a lot of my friends wanted to watch movies or listen to some songs or just browse some photos and that started the hunt for the pendrive or a portable hard drive with enough free space to transfer the content on copy on self’s laptop...
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The IT industry is prone to get enthusiastic about emerging technologies. In many cases, this has the positive effect of driving support for technologies that go on to make a tangible difference to business performance or, in some cases, people’s lives. But by the same token, this enthusiasm sometimes has the unintended consequence of...
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In a shift of tactics that has alarmed American officials, the antisecrecy organization WikiLeaks has published on the Web nearly 134,000 leaked diplomatic cables in recent days, more than six times the total disclosed publicly since the posting of the leaked State Department documents began last November. A sampling of the documents showed that...
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Concern is growing about a mutant strain of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus that is spreading in Asia and beyond. Existing vaccines appear to be powerless against the new strain. What is bird flu? Avian influenza, or ‘bird flu’, is an infectious disease caused by viruses that normally infect only birds There are...
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Health care costs are sky rocketing day by day. Therefore the need for having a mediclaim policy for you and your dependents has grown. Suppose you have to undergo some medical treatment or need to be hospitalized for certain reason, then a mediclaim policy will be of immense help to you in covering your...
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Today I am going to debunk a few investment myths. You will know ‘why individual investors are failing miserably and how you can avoid being one of them’. 1. I am too young to plan for retirement Have you started planning for your retirement? You may be saying ‘who me? I am too young...
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It may look very strange when everyone is advocating Mutual Fund Sip for long term, what is the necessity for this debate on ‘Is Mutual Fund SIP for Short term or long term?’. Theoretically doing a Mutual fund SIP for long term will work for investors. But for practical reasons we need to commit...
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The Jan Lokpal Bill (also referred to as the citizens’ ombudsman bill) is a proposed anti-corruption law in India. It is designed to effectively deter corruption, redress grievances and protect whistle-blowers. If passed and made into law, the bill seeks to create an ombudsman called the Lokpal (translation: protector of the people) – an...
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