Google removes dozens of photos from UK Street View serviceLONDON - Google has removed several images from its new UK Street View application. The firm was forced to pull some of the images from the street-mapping facility following complaints. Doctors warn of ‘worrying’ health advertising on GoogleLONDON - Google needs to keep a strict check on the its advertisements and suggested links to avoid providing users with web pages that contain dubious medical claims, warn doctors. Barack Obama tops Rolling Stone’s ‘100 Agents of Change’ listNEW YORK - Barack Obama has topped Rolling Stone’s list of ‘100 Agents of Change’, featuring those who “have powerful ideas” rather than the conventional meaning of the word. Students capture pictures of space using camera costing 56 pounds and latex balloonLONDON - Four Spanish students have managed to take stunning pictures of space from 20-miles above Earth, using only a 56 pounds camera and latex balloon. Google to offer content from European news agenciesMADRID - Content from eight of the national news agencies that own the European Pressphoto Agency (EPA) is to be made available on the Internet via Google News, under a new accord announced here. Online ads get in your face amidst money crunchSAN FRANCISCO - Online advertising has suffered almost as much as its print and broadcast siblings from the global economic implosion. But now some of the most important players in the field are fighting back. Obama’s ‘Hope’ portrait, icon of 2008 campaign, in legal suitWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama’s “Hope” portrait, which became an icon of his 2008 campaign, is now a symbol of copyright scuffles, artistic license and political dissent. Internet sounding death knell for newspapers: surveySYDNEY - Newspapers will wither and perhaps die unless they convert into online platforms, according to a survey of next generation journalists. US stocks drop on World Bank forecast, Buffett warningNEW YORK - Major US stock indices closed lower Monday, after the World Bank said it expects the global economy to shrink this year and billionaire Warren Buffett offered another dire assessment about the state of the US economy. Catching ‘em young - Advani surfs net, Rahul legs it outNEW DELHI - One is 81 years old, the other 38. But each is taking a leaf out of the other’s book in the hope of catching young voters in the upcoming parliamentary polls. America’s loss is India and China’s gain: US studyWASHINGTON - Loss of tens of thousands of skilled immigrants to countries like India and China ‘is an economic catastrophe that will hurt US competitiveness for decades to come’, says Vivek Wadhwa, lead author of a new study done at leading American universities. EU declares war on online bulliesBRUSSELS - The torrent of abuse was triggered by a pair of new shoes. Alina bought them because her best friend Alex already had the same brand of footwear. Unfortunately, this did not go at all well with Alex who was quick to vent her anger. PM-hopeful Advani wooing young votersNEW DELHI - Trying out weights at a gymnasium, launching a personal website, chatting online and reaching out to students, the 81-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial hopeful L.K. Advani is going all out to woo the young voters, who could play a decisive role in the coming elections. Police seek Google help on Haryana politicians’ porn picturesCHANDIGARH - The search giant Google has been approached by the Chandigarh police after apparently morphed pornographic photographs of leading Haryana politicians were posted on the internet. Valentine’s Day in China: lovers woo, merchants tooSHANGHAI - Wu Yiran, 23, has booked a table for Friday night at a Korean restaurant for dinner with her boyfriend as part of an early St. Valentine’s Day celebration that falls Saturday. Maths or memory, much depends on how you learn: Indian whizNEW DELHI - Did you have a maths phobia in school? Does your child have a tough time remembering her school texts? Twenty-five-year-old maths wiz and researcher Nitin Vats says the way you learn can solve many of these problems. 25-year-olds among Indian corporate leaders at DavosNEW DELHI - Two 25-year-old entrepreneurs are among the youngest Indian corporate leaders attending the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. US stocks trade mixed on corporate earningsNEW YORK - US stocks traded mixed Friday as corporate earnings weighted on the market. The market was somehow lifted after President Barack Obama’s meeting with top Democrat and Republican leaders on economic issues. Obama said the Congress appears ‘on target’ to approve a new stimulus package by mid February. YouTube global symphony to showcase Indian traditional musicNEW YORK - Indian music and musicians will go to the international online stage for the first time on YouTube, one of the most popular video communities the world over, to forge a common cultural language for the new global village. Stanford University sets up $100 mn green energy centreSAN FRANCISCO - Stanford University is launching a $100 million energy institute to fund research into batteries, solar cells and other aspects of green energy. Ten technology trends to look out for in 2009The year that went by set the foundation for those technologies that are expected to take off in 2009, with focus on energy efficiency and mobility - a bit greener and a lot more faster. Here are 10 of them to watch out for this year: Top 10 NRI Newsmakers of 2008 (Yearender 16)After the enthusiastic response to the first list of NRI newsmakers for 2007, here is the updated version before 2008 ends. The selection is based on news value and the degree of interest and concern to NRIs. Nepal declares power emergency, 14-hour daily outage likelyKATHMANDU - While the rest of the world steps up festivities to welcome the new year, Nepal faces a dismal future with its Maoist government announcing a power emergency. |
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