‘I’m Not Sorry For Canning Rouvan’
Rouvanjit, along with his two friends, had bunked a class and hid in the toilet. He didn’t realize that this would be one of the pranks that might soon make him play one of the most cruel pranks of his life – suicide. Spare the rod, spoil the child. A proverb followed religiously in the Indian subcontinent, both by the teachers as well as parents. But how useful and necessary the canning has been the favorite … Read entire article »
Filed under: Current Affairs, Youth Affairs
Gyaneshwari Express blast: Maybe No Blast Took Place: updated reports
Kolkata: The menace from the red-brigade touched new heights of inhumanity as at least fifteen passengers were killed and over 150 injured when 13 coaches of a Mumbai-bound express train derailed after suspected Maoists triggered a blast in West Midnapore district at 1:30 am. However, it is too early to point fingers at the Maoists hand. The devastation caused to the life and property is still being calculated and the casualty is expected to further rise. TheHowrah-Kurla … Read entire article »
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Injustice To Grey-Matter Rich
Life is a tough race, but what’s the fun if I don’t know how better I fared? Sticking its head out of the cocoon for the first time is the HRD minister’s brainchild - grading system. (oh yes, I agree it’s not his brainchild; but credit for implementing it has to be awarded to him.) Add to this another initiative – no student would be failed in high school (the ministry is considering extend … Read entire article »
Filed under: Youth Affairs
Gmail Gets Its Name Back In UK
Poor Google has been fighting wars at different states. Firstly it had tough time with China, and now after five years of struggle in UK, Google has retrieved it name. Yes, you heard it right. Because of a trademark dispute Google was forced to choose another name for its email service – Gmail to operate its services in UK. Therefore, on October 19, 2005, it changed its name from Gmail to Googlemail, because of trademark disputes … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business World, Science and Technology
Vista Bombs; Window7 Booms!
It’s not surprising news to anyone who has been the victim of using Windows Vista. According to a new study Microsoft’s latest desktop operating system Windows 7 has more users than the most disastrous OS Window Vista. And all this within a small stint of seven months or less since Window7 was launched “successfully”. The last Microsoft OS to be time-honored this quickly was Windows XP. According to a White Paper’ released by management consulting firm, Janco … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business World, Science and Technology
