Man in the news Today
2010-07-23
In the news In the final Test match of his career, Sri Lankan international cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan (pictured) becomes the first bowler to take 800 Test wickets.Continue Reading
Technology News-The first Indian web browser Epic launched
2010-07-18
Bangalore-based firm launches first Indian web browser ‘Epic’ Bangalore: Indians have a new cause to celebrate with the launch of the first Indian made web browser aptly called ‘Epic’. Released by a Bangalore-based software firm, Hidden Reflex, Epic is based on the Mozilla platform. The unique feature that sets EpicContinue Reading
Rupee gets a new symbol
2010-07-17
India has finally got a symbol for the Rupee and joined a select club of countries whose currencies have an unique identity. The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the design, which includes both the Devnagiri ‘Ra’ and the Roman capital ‘R’ and has two parallel lines running at the top.Continue Reading
In the news -Top News Headlines this week
2010-07-09
* The prototype airplane of the Solar Impulse project completes the world’s first manned 24-hour solar-powered flight. * Former military dictator of Panama Manuel Noriega (pictured) is sentenced to seven years in jail for money laundering in France. * A series of bombings kills at least 70 people and injuresContinue Reading
Domain names in Indian languages
2010-07-03
If everything goes well as planned, India will be ready to have Internationalised Domain Names (IDN) on the internet in seven Indian languages—Hindi, Bangla, Punjabi, Urdu, Tamil, Telugu and Gujarati—by 2011. The Department of Information Technology (DIT), Government of India has submitted its proposal the Internet Corporation for Assigned NamesContinue Reading
Current Affairs Today -July 1, 2010
2010-07-01
In the News Christian Wulff is elected president of Germany. Former Olympic champion Pál Schmitt is elected president of Hungary. At least 21 people are killed in severe flooding in Romania. The People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan) sign the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement, intended toContinue Reading