MICROSOFT, the once-swaggering giant of the personal computer industry, has been humbled, both by the recession and by problems of its own making. On Thursday, the world’s largest software company reported its worst fiscal year since it initially sold stock to the public in 1986. Year-over-year revenue and full-year sales of Microsoft’s flagship Windows software [...]
July 31, 2009 | Posted in
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New Delhi: In CNN-IBN’s wrap of what’s buzzing in Bollywood, see why Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan were screaming Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao and it all happened while the couple were shooting for a film in Kerala. JUMBO TROUBLE After delays due to ill health of the director, change in the cinematographer, extensive reshooting, [...]
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If you’ve paid fewer visits to your hair stylist this season, you aren’t the only one. According to one of the top stylists in the capital, the global slowdown has hit the hair styling industry, and women especially in metros are opting now for low-maintenance hair styles. “Indian women now want styles that last longer, [...]
July 31, 2009 | Posted in
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It’s time for a new slim-down funda: Eat more to weigh less. Eating the right foods help you shed weight by increasing your calorie burn and Eat more weigh less 10 superfoods for shedding weight (Getty Images) cutting down food cravings. 1. Steak : Contrary to popular perception, eating a beef stake may help you [...]
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New Delhi : With the Central government refusing to share information on circumstances leading to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri’s death, BJP on Thursday asked the President to intervene in the matter to clear all doubts. In a memorandum submitted to President Pratibha Patil, the BJP asked her to “direct the government to come [...]
July 31, 2009 | Posted in
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New Delhi: AC Milan’s torrid pre-season preparations have continued as they were trounced by Bayern Munich on Wednesday evening 4-1 at the Allianz Arena in the Audi Cup. The Italians were trailing most of the way by a single strike, but always looked second best before a flurry of late goals ensured they had no [...]
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Birmingham, England: Shane Watson helped Australia to 126-1 against England at the close of the first day of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Thursday after he was recalled as a makeshift opener in place of Phillip Hughes. Watson, recovered from a knee injury, was 62 not out at stumps with his captain Ricky [...]
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Mumbai: India’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) on Thursday reported a 42 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 2,330.37 crore ($481 million) in the first quarter of this fiscal compared to Rs 1,640.79 crore in the like period last year. SBI, which has around 12,000 branches, controls about a quarter of [...]
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New Delhi: The Union Government on Thursday filed its petition in the Supreme Court in the war between the Ambani brothers. The Government has already said that natural gas is the sovereign property of the country and any MoU between two private parties stands void in the national interest. All the three parties want a [...]
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On his second day in office, US President Barack Obama ordered the closure of the Guantanamo detention centre and the end of the use of torture in US military camps. However, civil rights groups say torture is still continuing in Guantanamo where detainees on hunger strike are being force-fed. Detainees at Guantanamo have access to [...]
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