Petrol price hike: Congress in a bind, braces for political cost

Source: Economic Times

New Delhi: Congress shuffled between distancing itself from the decision to raise petrol prices to blaming the global economic situation, as it struggled to come to terms with the political cost of the unpopular decision on Wednesday.AICC spoke ...
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US drone strike kills 10 militants in Pakistan's tribal region

Source: Economic Times

ISLAMABAD: A US drone targeted a compound in the restive North Waziristan tribal area of Pakistan today, killing 10 suspected militants in the second such attack in as many days. The CIA-operated spy plane fired two m ...
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Yahoo launches Axis, it's new mobile browser that is also a search tool

Source: Phone Arena

Yahoo is entering the crowded and competitive world of mobile browsing on Wednesday night when it launches Yahoo Axis on the Apple App Store. The browser can also be used as a plug-in for IE, Safari, Chrome and Firefox. Obviously, with the Yahoo name, se ...
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Marcus: Freedom from our own devices

Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch

Google executive Eric Schmidt offered some seemingly simple advice in his commencement address at Boston University last weekend: "Take one hour a day and turn that thing off." This is odd coming from a man whose career has been based, with enormous suc ...
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Eurozone crisis heating back up; threatening to undermine global growth

Source: Economic Times

BERLIN: With Greece's membership in the eurozone teetering, fears of bank insolvency rising and Europe's leaders bickering about what to do, the euro crisis is once again intensifying and threatening to undermine fragile ...
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Ford, Microsoft Tout Focus Electric Technologies as the Future of More Affordable, Efficient Transportation

Source: Bloomberg.com

Ford, Microsoft Tout Focus Electric Technologies as the Future of More Affordable, Efficient Transportation PR Newswire LAGUNA BEACH, Calif., May 24, 2012 LAGUNA BEACH, Calif., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- o Ford and Mic ...
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For city students, text stands for books

Source: Calcutta Telegraph

How phone-savvy are Calcutta kids? The answer is at their fingertips — teenagers in the city use their mobile phones less frequently and for fewer reasons than in other metros, says a survey. The nationwide survey conducted by tech major Tata Consultan ...
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Bartender of the Week: Mike Evans serves up the Caipirinha at Rios Brazilian Steakhouse in Nazareth

Source: LehighValleyLive.com

The Caipirinha may be the national drink of Brazil, but you don’t have to fly to South America to get it. You only have to drive as far as Rios Brazilian Steakhouse, 127 S. Broad St. in Nazareth to experience the rum-based beverage. Th ...
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Four Navy ships in SouthChina Sea to mark Indian presence

Source: Economic Times

NEW DELHI: Despite getting out of oil exploration blocks in the South China Sea, India is keen to maintain a strong role for itself in the region. Four Indian Navy ships, INS Rana, Shakti, Shivalik and Kurmak are currently ...
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