Government may ban Ramdev’s fast

The Government of India is considering legal options to prevent Yoga guru Baba Ramdev from conducting his massive fast cum demonstration in Delhi’s Ramlila grounds, according to sources. The Government, which has already tried to reason with the Baba, feels that allowing him to hold a fast in full public glare will lead to instability. […]

Google’s Android overtakes Nokia’s Symbian as world’s top smartphone platform

Google’s Android operating system became the World’s top smart-phone operating system during the first quarter of the year, overtaking Nokia’s Symbian, according to the latest numbers from Gartner. The confirmation from Gartner has come after a tight fight between the two OSes during the last quarter of 2010, when another agency, Canalys, said Android had […]

India plans 7 advanced, next-gen cities between Delhi & Mumbai

The body carrying out the development of the ambitious Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) — an Indo-Japanese attempt to take on the manufacturing might of China — has finalized initial details of the project. According to the blue-print prepared by the DMIC Development Corporation (DMICDC), there will be seven mega cities (called nodes) built over the […]