Tag: India

Principal of Poisoned Students Arrested
Kumarasami Kamaraj was a politician in India in the 1950's and 60's. He was the chief minister (Equivalent of a Governor in the US) for three terms from 1954 to 1963. His top prior...
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Dalai Lama Birthday: Spiritual Leader Says Youth Are Key To ‘Happier Century’
The Dalai Lama celebrated his 78th birthday on Saturday. He didn't use the event to reflect on his own past, but rather to speak about the future. During his hour long speech,...
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Brazil, India Smartphone Markets Grow as China Eclipses U.S.
China is expected to overtake the U.S. at the top global smartphone market sometime in 2013, and some metrics show that...
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Facebook Won’t Pull Shockingly Graphic Indian Prostitution Page [UPDATED]
UPDATE: It looks like Facebook has removed the page, as I thought they would. But it was still active for a long time, and Facebook did delay in yanking it even af...
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American Woman Gang-Raped in India, Suspects Not Arrested
An American tourist was allegedly gang-raped this week in northern India, sparking more questions about the safety of women in...
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Vinegar Cancer Test Has The Potential To Save Thousands
A simple vinegar cancer test has helped save thousands of lives in India. Doctors presented this life-saving vinegar-based cancer test at a conference today. They say that it's...
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Disney Pulls Out Of “High Risk” Countries
Disney has given the order to cease production of their licensed items in what they call "high risk" countries; namely, Bangladesh, Ecuador, Venezuela, Belarus and Pakistan. Bangla...
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Baby Sold On Facebook For Grandfather’s Drug Money
A newborn baby in India was rescued at the last minute from being sold by his own grandfather in order to fund his drug problem. 47- year old Feroz Khan has been arrested for a...
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Samsung Won’t Let Gangnam Style Rest in Peace
Gangnam Style, as impressive as it was (in terms of sheer global reach), it pretty much over as a thing, a fad, and craze - whatever. As a culture, we've run it into the ground. Pl...
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“Human Computer” Dies: Indian Savant Was 83
A woman who was nicknamed the "human computer" for her incredible math skills has died of respiratory illness. She was 83. Shakuntala Devi became famous as a child while traveli...
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Google Runs Afoul of Indian Agency over Mapping Contest
Google, who is no stranger to international dustups over its maps and street view service, has run afoul of India's federal mapping agency over a recent project to improve upon the...
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56 More Countries Get iTunes Store
Apple announced today that it has launched the iTunes Store in 56 new countries, including Russia, Turkey, India, and South Africa. It is now available in a total of 119 countries....
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Google Adds Street View Imagery To 150 More Universities
Google announced today that it is releasing Street View imagery for over 150 university campuses globally, adding to its...
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Amazon Takes The Kindle To India
India is one of the largest growing markets in the world right now. It's quickly growing at a pace similar to China which has many companies tripping over themselves to break into...
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India Calls on Facebook to Remove “Inflammatory” Content
Another day, another call for Facebook to remove content. This time it comes from officials in India, who claim that content hosted on Facebook has led to a mass panic and exo...
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