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BlackBerry Launches Torch 9860 in India

Research In Motion Ltd. has launched its BlackBerry Torch 9860 in India just ahead of the festival season – a time when it hopes more consumers will be in the mood for buying.

Priced at 28,490 rupees ($585), the Torch 9860 is cheaper than rival smartphones such as Samsung’s Galaxy S II at 29,990 rupees and Apple’s iPhone 4, which was launched in India in May with a starting price of 34,500 rupees.

Nokia's Program: Thwarting Diabetes Via SMS

Arogya World, a USA-based non-profit organization concentrating on healthy living, has made announcement about the launching of a novel service, which is designed to help raise awareness about diabetes in the country.

Champions League T20 faces crucial test in India

NEW DELHI : The third edition of the Champions League Twenty20 gets under way in Bangalore Friday with the tournament struggling to carve a niche for itself and experts blaming the short format of the game for increased injuries.

YouTube adds Magisto automatic video editing tool

YouTube today announced it's offering Magisto's new automated video editor to users. Click on the Magisto icon in YouTube's video toolbox to get started.

Samsung starts new chip line to boost flash memory

Photo Description : Samsung had a market share of 41.6% in the global DRAM market in the second quarter

SEOUL — Samsung Electronics, the world's largest memory chip maker, said it has begun mass production at a new line to raise production of flash memory chips used in tablets and smartphones.

Rupee hits 25-mth low as shares slide, dollar up; gold down nearly 1%

MUMBAI : The rupee dropped past 49 against the dollar on Thursday to its weakest in nearly 25 months following a global selloff in shares and as the US currency extended gains against majors.

RBI isolated in inflation battle

NEW DELHI : For months, India's hawkish, inflation-fighting central bank has been in a shrinking minority of its emerging market peers. Now the recently re-appointed Reserve Bank of India governor is facing stiff opposition to his crusade at home.

Nepal capital tops quake risk list

KATHMANDU — With rescue work still under way in Nepal after the deadly earthquake in the Himalayas, scientists have warned that the capital Kathmandu is a high-risk city unprepared for the next "Big One".

Experts say Kathmandu is one of the most vulnerable cities in the world with an overdue earthquake predicted to kill tens of thousands of people and leave survivors cut off from international aid.

British geologist Dave Petley described the latest tremor, which killed eight people in Nepal, as a "wake-up call" for the overcrowded capital, home to two million people and connected to the outside world by just three roads and one airport runway.

"The main area of concern is in central and west Nepal, where there has not been a large earthquake for a long period," Petley told AFP after Sunday's 6.9-magnitude quake damaged hundreds of homes in the east of the country.

"This is an earthquake-prone area, so this suggests that there is a large amount of energy stored," he said.
Nepal is a highly seismic region, lying above the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates that created the Himalayas, and major earthquakes have hit the Kathmandu Valley every 75 years on average over recent centuries.

U.S. Expands Drone Flights to Take Aim at East Africa

Photo Description : The MQ-9 Reaper drone

 

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is deploying a new force of armed drones to eastern Africa in an escalation of its campaign to strike militant targets in the region and expand intelligence on extremists, officials said.

Typhoon Headed for Stricken Japanese Nuclear Plant

Photo Description : Typhoon-powered waves exploded against a breakwater in Kiho in central Japan on Wednesday.

TOKYO — A powerful typhoon struck Japan’s main island on Wednesday, stranding thousands of commuters in Tokyo and poured heavy rain on the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in the nation’s tsunami-ravaged northeast. 

China steps up condemnation of U.S. over Taiwan arms

China stepped up its condemnation of the United States on Thursday for selling arms to Taiwan saying they could disrupt military exchanges, a warning that is likely to unsettle, but not derail, ties with Washington.

Arms sales are one of several irritants in the Sino-U.S. relationship which include Washington's decision to challenge Chinese duties on U.S. poultry products and U.S. pressure on China to loosen controls on its currency.

Modi sends Rs 2 cr relief amount to Sikkim CM

New Delhi : Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday sent Rs 2 crore relief amount to Sikkim CM as token of help to victims of earthquake.

India to pitch for Security Council reforms at UN general assembly meet

The Ministry of External Affairs has said the country has 'impeccable credentials' to prove it deserved to be a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.

Vault B of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple not to be opened now

Photo Description : 'Don't open 6th vault of Padmanabhaswamy temple'

NEW DELHI : The Supreme Court on Thursday said the vault 'B' of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple will be opened only after substantial work regarding documentation and preservation of assets unearthed from other 'kalaras' (vaults) of the shrine is completed.

Cricket Update Till Now

Champions League Twenty-20

Qualifying Tournament Pool B: Leicestershire v Ruhuna at Hyderabad (Deccan) - Sep 21, 2011

Ruhuna 160/6 (20/20 ov); Leicestershire 156/8 (20/20 ov)

Ruhuna won by 4 runs

Qualifying Tournament Pool A: Kolkata Knight Riders v Somerset at Hyderabad (Deccan) - Sep 21, 2011

Somerset 166/6 (20/20 ov); Kolkata Knight Riders 155/8 (20/20 ov)

Somerset won by 11 runs