Top Stories of 2009: Swine Flu in USA, Flight 253, Tiger Woods, Nejad, Mehsud, Zardari, etc! »
As 2009 comes to a close, DesPardes has narrowed its list of “top stories of the year” to just a few. As late Walter Cronkite of CBS fame would have said, ‘that’s the way it is’. Here are the following items selected on the basis of reader response, controversy generated and potential impact on the [...]
Rihanna's New Year resolution: Giving up all bad habits! »
Singer Rihanna’s new year resolution is to give up all bad habits. She perhaps already did so because she was in Abu Dhabi on the New Year performing for her Middle East fans. The Barbados beauty, who had a difficult 2009 after being assaulted by then-boyfriend Chris Brown in February, plans to get rid of [...]
Happy New Year Countdown Begins: Greetings In Other Languages Around The World »
As the world eagerly awaits to usher in the new year 2010 only few hours away, news reports have emerged that we should expect new, evolving computer viruses in 2010 and McAfee is becoming the Nostradamus of the antivirus software world. There are more or less 7 hours to go before New Year in New [...]
iSlate: Apple set to launch new gadget »
LONDON: Apple is expected to start the new year with the launch of its latest gadget: a tablet computer that will allow users to surf the web, watch TV shows and read the next generation in online magazines and newspapers. Speculation is rife that the Californian technology group will unveil the device, which has no [...]
New Year 2010: Predictions and wishes for the new year! »
Some 3,000 pounds of confetti will be hand tossed out windows of various buildings in Times Square as the New Year 2010 is ushered in. As part of a new tradition officially embraced by the Times Square Alliance, some of that confetti will carry message of hope for the new year. The confetti with wishes [...]
Priyanka Chopra is India's top brand endorser of 2009 »
After emerging as one of the leading actresses in Bollywood, Priyanka Chopra has been declared India’s top brand endorser in 2009, says a report. According to the report by TAM AdEX, a division of TAM Media Research, Priyanka, 27, has edged past endorsement giants like skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and actors Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir [...]
Google’s ‘Nexus One’ unlocked for $530 only »
‘Nexus One’ which is Google’s smartphone is being made available for end users at $530. It will be sold unlocked on a Google website, the prestigious Tech Blog Gizmodo reported. A video of the Google Nexus One has been posted on Youtube showing a benchmark test of how 3D performs on the phone. The results [...]
Eight CIA operatives killed by 'Afghan soldier' »
Eight CIA operatives have died in a bomb attack in Afghanistan, the worst against US intelligence officials since 1983. A bomber wearing an explosive vest entered Forward Operating Base Chapman in Khost Province, near Pakistan. A Taliban spokesman said a member of the group working for the Afghan army had carried out the attack. It [...]
Amitabh Bachchan to promote India-Pakistan peace »
Mumbai: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is collaborating with a media house for a peace campaign to better ties between India and Pakistan. “Their media and our media will through the medium initiate cross over efforts to hold hands, to exchange views and ideas of how to extend our understanding with each other, to build bridges [...]
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