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Microsoft to offer Windows 8.1 update free DPA
T+ · T-San Francisco, May 15: Microsoft has decided not to charge users of Windows 8 for an eagerly awaited update to the new operating system which has been criticised for confusing customers....
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Infy’s Shibulal, Gopalakrishnan take salary cuts last fiscal Venkatesh Ganesh
Muted performance: S.D. Shibulal and S. Gopalakrishnan Bangalore, May 15: Muted performance of Infosys in the fiscal 2013 has forced Infosys Managing Director and CEO S.D. Shibulal and Executive...
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Tropical Storm Mahasen strikes southern Bangladesh
Sanjoy Majumder reports from a building site meant to offer protection to families in the cyclone's path A tropical storm has lashed coastal areas of Bangladesh, killing 12 people, destroying...
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Indian cricketers arrested over spot-fixing allegations
Fast bowler S Sreesanth has represented India in many international matches Three Indian cricketers have been arrested over allegations of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League.The players - S...
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Pakistan election: Voters' views
Pakistan held elections on 11 May, which paved the way for the first transition from one elected government to another. Nawaz Sharif of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) is poised to serve an...
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Sanjay Dutt: India Bollywood actor returns to jail
Sanjay Dutt is hugely popular for his role of a loveable gangster in Munnabhai movies Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt has returned to jail to serve his sentence for firearms offences linked to 1993 blasts...
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Aerospace Engineering Firm Quest Global's Changing Lanes by Seema Singh
Image: Mallikarjun Katakol for Forbes IndiaQuest Global Inc’s aerospace facility on the outskirts of Belgaum The skies over Bangalore’s Yelahanka airbase thundered with the sound of fighter planes,...
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While most cable networks are off chasing the next Honey Boo Boo, Scripps...
Image: Bryan Regan for ForbesNICE VIEW: Scripps’ Ceo Ken Lowe at corporate HQ in Knoxville The home of cable channels Food Network, HGTV and Travel Channel is tucked between the old Brown...
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Mattel Continuously Innovates to Keep Barbie Alive in a Tech World by Abram...
Image: Ethan Pines for ForbesBarbie’s new officemate and the chief executive of Mattel, Bryan Stockton: “From ideas to cash in 18 months.”H ead 10 minutes south of Los Angeles international airport on...
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Lecturers to boycott Peradeniya Convocation
May 13, 2013, 10:22 pmby Dasun EdirisinghePeradeniya academics have decided to boycott their university’s annual convocation in protest against the participation of Higher Education Minister S. B....
View ArticleCID probe into Matale mass grave begins today
May 13, 2013, 10:23 pmby Nimal Gunathilake, Matale corrThe Criminal Investigations Department will begin investigations today, in Matale, into the mass grave found within the Matale hospital...
View ArticleBBS admits Norway visit, but denies taking money
Dares Weerawansa to prove allegations or walk in loin cloth!May 13, 2013, 10:26 pmby Ravi Ladduwahetty The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) yesterday dared National Freedom Front Leader and Housing and...
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Dalai Lama’s indictment of Buddhists in Sri Lanka
May 13, 2013, 8:12 pmA write up on Dalai Lama (DL) under the heading "Memorable quotes from the Dalai Lama" appearing in The Island of 11.05.13 refers to his speech made at Capitol Hill in Washington...
View ArticleStop bashing professionals
May 13, 2013, 8:12 pmI was sad to read your news item [in the online edition] on May 10th under the caption, ‘GMOA warns against granting RMPs Rs. 4,000 phone allowance’. My late father was a...
View ArticleReasons for separating military from civilian affairs
May 13, 2013, 8:14 pmby Jehan PereraThe acquisition of about 7000 acres of land in the Jaffna peninsula has become a major issue that impacts upon the post-war reconciliation process. The Lessons...
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Danger of 3D Guns
May 13, 2013, 7:57 pmby Gwynne DyerThe story so far: Cody Wilson, who describes himself as a "crypto-anarchist" and almost certainly wears a Second Amendment belt-buckle, had a bright idea early last...
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Bangladesh to allow unions for garment workers
May 13, 2013, 7:27 pmDHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s government agreed Monday to allow the country’s garment workers to form trade unions without prior permission from factory owners, the latest...
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K’kulam: More posers than answersMay 13, 2013, 7:56 pmThe Indian Supreme Court clearance for the controversial Koodankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu in spite of protests against its...
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US has seen Syria chemical weapons evidence, says Obama
Barack Obama says all diplomatic and military options are still availablePresident Barack Obama has said the US has seen evidence of chemical weapons being used in Syria.However, speaking after...
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Pakistan MQM's Altaf Hussain attracts UK police interest
Altaf Hussain has widespread support in Karachi but is based in the north London suburb of EdgwarePolice in London say they are investigating complaints against a UK-based Pakistani politician to see...
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