Four die on Gurgaon-Delhi Expressway


GURGAON - Four men were killed when an overloaded truck they were travelling in crashed after hitting the pavement on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway, police said Saturday. The truck, coming from Rajasthan, was loaded with heavy stones and the men were seated on the pile, an officer said. “After crossing Shankar Chowk, it slipped to ... Read : Four die on Gurgaon-Delhi Expressway.

Obama's war strategy in Afghanistan has "failed": Taliban


ISLAMABAD - Taliban insurgents have dismissed the review of United States President Barack Obama’s war strategy in Afghanistan, saying it has failed on both military and the civil administration fronts. In an e-mailed statement, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said the last nine years of war had proven that .... Source  : Obama’s war strategy in Afghanistan has “failed”: Taliban.

Sensex moves up 1.82 percent (Weekly Market Review)


MUMBAI - A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets closed with modest gains in a truncated week of trading. The 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) rose 1.82 percent or 355.96 points to close at 19,864.85. At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the 50-share S&P CNX Nifty also .... Source  : Sensex moves up 1.82 percent (Weekly Market Review).

Protection on the Piste: Start by Packing Your Abbey International Visa Infinite Card


High Incidence and Cost of Skiing Accidents Often Ignored ST HELIER, Jersey, December 17, 2010 - The thrill of the piste, the exhilaration of a fast run, the chill of the snow and the warmth of the apres-ski gluwine - all these contribute to making the holiday ski slopes one of the most sought after places to .... Original article  : Protection on the Piste: Start by Packing Your Abbey International Visa Infinite Card.

Jeffry M. Picower's Widow Returns $7.2Billion


WASHINGTON (GaeaTimes.com)- One of the prominent beneficiary of the Ponzi Scam, Jeffry M. Picower passed away last year. The media outlets and the investigators claimed that he reaped more that $7.2 billion from the Wall Street scam. However, after a year of his death, his widow, Barbara Picower has agreed to pay back the .... Source article  : Jeffry M. Picower’s Widow Returns $7.2Billion.

A university to teach how to laugh your way through life!


BANGALORE - Imagine a campus where you learn how to laugh instead of mugging up textbooks, where you are trained to accumulate health instead of wealth, where you don’t lose sleep over exams and instead get cured of insomnia. A ‘university’ like that will soon be a reality on Bangalore’s outskirts! The city, which ... Read : A university to teach how to laugh your way through life!.

'Nagavalli' not a great remake (Telugu Film Review)


Film: “Nagavalli”; Director: P. Vasu; Cast: Victory Venkatesh, Anushka, Kamalini Mukherjee, Richa Gangopadhyay, Avinash, Brahmanandam and Dharmavarapu Subramanyam; Music: Guru Kiran; Rating:** P. Vasu’s “Nagavalli” is a remake of Kannada blockbuster “Aaptha Rakshaka” starring Vishnuvardhan. It is also a sequel to Vasu’s Kannada film “Aaptha Mithra”, which starred Vishnuvardhan and Soundarya, and Rajnikanth’s Tamil ... Read more »»».

JVC new LSI for camcorder supports 3D, 4K2K and 60fps Full HD


A few days ago JVC announced development of a new LSI for 2D/3D compact camcorder. The new camcorder is said to be coming with arrays of new features. It would provide amazing quality jump by offering Full HD 60p, 3D an 4K2K video wonder. The upcoming unit is built on 40nm manufacturing processes. The new LSI ... Read more : JVC new LSI for camcorder supports 3D, 4K2K and 60fps Full HD.

Victorian Mysteries - Woman in White


Discover deceit, betrayal and love with an intriguing narrative based on the famous 19th Century tale. Walter Hartright is a drawing tutor hired to teach the young and beautiful Laura Fairlie the wonderful world of art. The time they spend together draws them closer, but soon Laura is promised to a nobleman. As Walter mourns the [...]

Beauty with brains: Brit student wins World Miss University title


LONDON - A British student, who is an honours graduate, a champion kick-boxer, a model, an actress, and an aid worker, has become the first in UK to win the World Miss University title. Katie Farr, 24, from Leeds, who beat 40 other .... Source article on Gaea Times at  : Beauty with brains: Brit student wins World Miss University title.

InterMune Announces Positive Opinion for Approval of Esbriet(TM) (Pirfenidone) in European Union


BRISBANE, California, December 17, 2010 - — Esbriet to be the first medicine approved for IPF patients in the EU – InterMune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ITMN) today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive opinion recommending the granting of a .... Original article  : InterMune Announces Positive Opinion for Approval of Esbriet(TM) (Pirfenidone) in European Union.

Supreme Court orders end to Nepal PM poll fiasco


KATHMANDU - As Nepal’s parliament sits Sunday after a month’s hiatus, the futile exercises that failed to elect a new prime minister even after 16 rounds of vote would have to end, the republic’s apex court ordered. Nepal’s biggest ruling party, the Nepali Congress (NC), which has blocked the formation of a new government even ... Original article on : Supreme Court orders end to Nepal PM poll fiasco.

BJYM to hoist tricolour in Srinagar


NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Saturday said it will embark on a “national unity march” from Kolkota Jan 12 and hoist the tricolour in Srinagars Lal Chowk on the Republic Day. BJYM president Anurag Thakur said the march will commence on the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. We will ... Read more : BJYM to hoist tricolour in Srinagar.

Oracle to Showcase Retail Industry Leadership at 100th Annual National Retail Federation Conference


Oracle Booth #619 Features Disney Store, Mobile Commerce, New Retail Technology Redwood Shores, Calif. ??? Dec. 17, 2010 News Facts Oracle will demonstrate retail best practices and innovations at the 100th Annual National Retail Federation Conference (bit.ly/ajknxa) , being held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, January 9 ??? 11. ... Read more >>.

US cable praises India's secular society


NEW DELHI/LONDON - A diplomatic cable sent by the US embassy here to Washington says America can learn a lot from the Indians’ tolerance for all faiths, according to whistleblowing website WikiLeaks. An April 2006 cable posted in The Guardian newspaper said that in the Indian context, secularism was synonymous with tolerance for all faiths, .... Source article  : US cable praises India’s secular society.

Living near freeway may be linked to autism


WASHINGTON - A new study by researchers from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) and the UC Davis MIND Institute, has revealed that living near a freeway may be associated with increased risk of autism. “Children born to mothers living within 309 meters of a freeway .... Source article on Gaea Times at  : Living near freeway may be linked to autism.

Open Source Quality Management Platform: Sonar Review


Sonar has been a very popular quality management platform for quite some time now. The platform is billed as to continuously analyze and measure the code quality. If anyone is serious about maintaining code quality namely coding standards, best practices, complexity, and also monitor associated statistics such as the number of unit tests run and .... Read the original article  : Open Source Quality Management Platform: Sonar Review.

Ranji Trophy: Railways in quarters with innings win over Bengal


NEW DELHI - Bengal suffered a humiliating innings and 10-run defeat against the Railways, who qualified for the quarterfinals of the Ranji Trophy Super League here Saturday. It was a great turnaround for the Railways, who were lying sixth in the eight-team Group, but won two back-to-back matches to make the quarterfinals. They defeated Delhi ... Read more : Ranji Trophy: Railways in quarters with innings win over Bengal.

Rental Yields Rise, House Prices Fall, Reports Expatfindaproperty.com


UK Property Market Recovering in London LONDON, December 17, 2010 - Data released by the Association of Residential Letting Agents covering the three months to September 2010 shows average rental returns for houses has risen from 4.8% to 5.0% and those for flats are up from 5.0% to 5.1%. In addition, ARLA members reported increased achievable rent levels ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Rental Yields Rise, House Prices Fall, Reports Expatfindaproperty.com.

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