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Nokia: Mobile TV roll outs slower than expected
2008-04-14 00:00:00 Nokia said on Friday its push to promote mobile TV has not succeeded as they've hoped. Even after winning the EU support for DVB-H standard, only a few operators in Europe have opened any mobile TV broadcasting service. To be fair, many operators are in the midst of trialing the ... More About: Mobile , Nokia , Roll , Mobile TV
Pak democracy can survive - Central Chronicle
2008-04-14 00:00:00 TopNewsPak democracy can surviveCentral Chronicle , India -47 minutes agoChina also wants Musharraf to stay and no government in Pakistan would venture to spoil relations with the "all weather" friend. Who actively helped in its ...Emerging political contoursThe PostCoalition parties to discuss reinstatement of judgesGulfNewsall 71 news articles . via More About: Democracy , Survive
Physicists create superinsulators
2008-04-14 00:00:00 ARGONNE, Ill., April 9 (UPI) - U.S. and European scientists have discovered a fundamental state of matter that they say opens new directions of inquiry in condensed matter physics.Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, in collaboration with several European institutions, have created "superinsulators" that they say ... More About: Create
Verizon LG VX8610 caught in the wild with built-in Bluetooth headset
2008-04-14 00:00:00 Built-in Bluetooth headsets are nothing new, we've seen other handsets rocking built-in headsets before. The LG VX8610, however, is the only handset to offer an integrated Bluetooth headset in the US. The headset clips into the back of the handset and even charges through the dock connector on the LG ... More About: Headset , Bluetooth Headset , Verizon , Wild
Sony Ericsson Z780 leaked!
2008-04-14 00:00:00 Thanks to the Sony Ericsson Blog, we know the Swedish-Japanese handset maker is preparing to launch a new mid-range clamshell device - Z780. So far we know the following:It looks very similar to Z770iMain display is QVGA (240×320 pixels)Browser NetFront 3.4Available in two colours: Amethyst Silver and Grand OnyxXML profiles ... More About: Leaked , Sony-Ericsson
Very active 2008 hurricane season forecast
2008-04-14 00:00:00 FORT COLLINS, Colo., April 10 (UPI) - U.S. hurricane experts William Gray and Philip Klotzbach say they expect a busy 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, with as many as 15 named storms.The Colorado State University scientists in their April forecast said they also anticipate an above average probability of major hurricanes ... More About: Season , Active , Hurricane , Forecast
Iraq fires 1,300 soldiers and police
2008-04-14 00:00:00 BAGHDAD, April 13 (UPI) - About 1,300 police officers and soldiers have been fired in Basra and Kut for failing to fight Shiite militias, the Iraq i government announced Sunday.The dismissals include 37 senior police officers as high-ranking as brigadier general, The New York Times reported. In Basra, 500 soldiers and ... More About: Police , Fires , Soldiers
Opposition won Zimbabwe election, data say
2008-04-14 00:00:00 HARARE, Zimbabwe , April 14 (UPI) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai defeated President Robert Mugabe in the nation's controversial election, documents indicate.The election was March 29, but the results have not been declared officially. Instead, the government announced a recount in 23 of the country's 210 election districts.British broadcaster Sky ... More About: Data , Election
American flying full schedule
2008-04-14 00:00:00 FORT WORTH, Texas, April 13 (UPI) - American Airlines, the largest U.S. carrier, operated a full schedule of flights Sunday after several days of chaos and canceled flights.The airline was still trying to provide seats for passengers on the 3,300 flights that were canceled, The New York Times said.The Federal ... More About: Schedule , Flying , Full
Girl power in Bollywood
2008-04-14 00:00:00 Girl power in Bollywood KAREENA KAPOOR'S sudden price hike has thrown Bollywood into a tizzy. If tinsel town is all about the moolah, then Kapoor seems to be ruling the roost. Success of Jab We Met has allowed this queen-in-waiting the opportunity to sink her teeth into that elusive pie. And ... More About: Power , Girl , Girl Power
Big blow for Mallika Sherawat
2008-04-13 00:00:00 Big blow for Mallika Sherawat Production house Studio 18, which signed oomph girl Mallika Sherawat for its film 'Masquerade,' has called off the project after differences of opinion with director Kundan Shah. According to a source in Studio 18, Mallika was signed on for Rs. 9.5 million, a whopping sum for ...
Khosa vows to change nation?s destiny - The Post
2008-04-13 00:00:00 The Post Khosa vows to change nation?s destinyThe Post, Pakistan -3 hours agoTo another question he said that his government did not want confrontation with the opposition and his party head Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, ...Says no one above law n Elected unopposed with 263 votesThe PostJudges to be restored within 30 days ... More About: Destiny , Change , Nation , Vows
Madrassa Cricket Condemned
2008-04-13 00:00:00 Madrassa education critics in Pakistan have long argued that the madrassa life and curricula are too narrow and inadequate to prepare graduates for life in the modern economy and the kind of jobs young people need to fill. There have been some efforts and steps taken recently to broaden ... More About: Cricket , Madrassa , Condemned
In Memoriam. Kenya Dog: 1992 - 2008 A Remarkable Life
2008-04-13 00:00:00 My apologies for this being non-political. Today we took a trip which we knew had been coming for some time, but was made none the easier from knowing it. Our oldest dog, Kenya , (shown here in happier times with a number of her toys and gifts at Christmas) was diagnosed ... More About: Life , In Memoriam , 2008
Thank You Gifts
2008-04-13 00:00:00 Due to limited resources and unlimited wants and the fact that we can't read each other's minds, a few years ago, my friends and I decided that the best gift to give each other was no gift at all. By canceling each other's presents out, we effectively saved each other ... More About: Gifts
Stranger in A Strange Land
2008-04-13 00:00:00 There has been much weeping and gnashing of teeth among so-called conservatives because the selection of John McCain as the GOP nominee. Many have said that he isn?t a true conservative (never mind that his American Conservative Union score says otherwise).Jonathan Rauch writes in the Atlantic that the problem ... More About: Strange , Land
Nawaz refuses offer of security blanket - The Post
2008-04-13 00:00:00 Boston GlobeNawaz refuses offer of security blanketThe Post , Pakistan -3 hours agoISLAMABAD: PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif has reportedly refused an offer by the home department for his personal security. The proposed security measures ...Coalition to meet on judges? issue tomorrowDaily TimesHope and HurdlesNewslinePak is euphoric but India needs to watch ... More About: Security , Blanket , Offer
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District Nazim Lahore meets Shahbaz in "survival bid" - Online - Internatio
2008-04-13 00:00:00 District Nazim Lahore meets Shahbaz in "survival bid"Online - International News Network, Pakistan -4 hours ago... while Mian Shahbaz Sharif has expressed his inability to comply with Mian Aamir?s wishes without final consent of Mian Nawaz Sharif. ...Shahbaz steering wheel of ?caretaker? governmentDaily TimesAmir meets Shahbaz, PML-N deniesThe Postall 3 news articles . ... More About: District , Survival
Angry Clinton-Obama Democratic Presidential Nomination Race Is Field Day Fo
2008-04-13 00:00:00 The tooth-and-nail race for the Democratic party 2008 Presidential nomination is a good thing ? for cartoonists.And the latest controversy promises to provide them with even more material.This weekend the new political angerfest is raging between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama over whether Obama?s comments about small town people ... More About: Nomination , Race
Another Justice (Sic) Department Outrage
2008-04-12 00:00:00 While the Bush administration?s stewardship of the economy and that pesky war, among other areas of vital concern to the national interest, have been seriously lacking, its ability to make significant policy changes without bothering to tell anyone ? let alone come clean about their implications ? has been nothing ... More About: Justice , Department
Skating for a cause
2008-04-12 00:00:00 She's all of eight - but that did not stop Vidhi Khandelwal from taking up the challenge of skating 1,800 odd kilometers all the way from the capital to Mumbai, and all for a cause. This eight year old is campaigning for saving the girl child.Vidhi Khandelwal began her journey ... More About: Skating
Collaborate on To-Do Lists and Notes in iGoogle
2008-04-12 00:00:00 iGoogle added a new feature that lets you share gadgets with your contacts and allow them to edit the content from your gadgets. For example, if you share the To-Do list gadget with your friends or co-workers, they'll receive an invitation to add the gadget to their iGoogle pages and ... More About: Collaborate , Lists , Notes
Pak ruling coalition leaders to meet over issue of judges - Times of India
2008-04-12 00:00:00 TopNewsPak ruling coalition leaders to meet over issue of judgesTimes of India , India -4 hours agoPML-N chief Nawaz Sharif has committed his party to the reinstatement of all 60 judges, including former Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad ...Coalition leaders to meet on judges issuePakistan DawnNisar: PML (N) against constitutional packagePakistan ... More About: Judges , Meet
Kotla Stadium revamped
2008-04-12 00:00:00 Ferozeshah Kotla located in the capital has been under renovation for the last few years, however, with stands upright and floodlights in place, the Delhi cricket stadium has got a new identity altogether.Arun Jaitley, the President of the Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) pointed out that the 75 years old ... More About: Stadium
Govt: PM looking into Lalu?s concerns
2008-04-12 00:00:00 Lalu Prasad had expressed unhappiness over the Sixth Pay Commission and asked for a review of recommendations. Sources within the government said that the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and AK Anthony has assured Lalu that they will look into the concerns over the Sixth Pary Commission. Sources added that the PM ... More About: Govt , Concerns
Now its Rahul vs Maya at the ballot
2008-04-12 00:00:00 Now its Rahul vs Maya at the ballot. Two Lok Sabha bypolls -- Azamgarh and Khaleelabad go to the polls today (April 12). The bypolls are extremely crucial for the political parties and it will be a curtain raiser for the Lok Sabha elections in 2009. Two Lok Sabha bypolls- Azamgarh and Kahllelabad ... More About: Ballot
Pakistan coalition party leaders to discuss how to restore ? - Internationa
2008-04-12 00:00:00 Boston GlobePakistan coalition party leaders to discuss how to restore ...International Herald Tribune, France -4 hours agoThe parties of slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and another ex-premier, Nawaz Sharif, have promised to restore dozens of Supreme and High Court ...Pakistan Moves to Lift Media CurbsThe Associated PressPakistan's new order plans ... More About: Party , Coalition , Restore , Leaders
Indian priest for Heidi Klum
2008-04-12 00:00:00 A Varanasi pundit -- Tripathi -- would travel to Mexico to bless German supermodel Heidi Klum and her singer husband, Seal, on their third anniversary on May 10. In fact, the invitation card, that arrived last week, took the recipient, Shailaish Tripathi - a pundit and government-approved tourist guide - by ... More About: Indian , Priest
Pakistan's cricket-mad madrassas - BBC News
More articles from this author:2008-04-12 00:00:00 BBC News Pakistan's cricket-mad madrassasBBC News, UK -23 hours agoBut the winds of change sweeping the country after 18 February's general elections seems to have affected them too. Batons have been replaced with bats and ... . via More About: Cricket 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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