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Sleeplessness - causes and consequences

HOW MUCH SLEEP IS ENOUGH?Most adults need 7 to 8 hours of sleep per night. People who are well rested feel alert and do not have the urge to nap. read more | digg story

Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipe line project

The project was mooted in 1990 with expectation that it will benefit both India and Pakistan, who don’t have sufficient natural gas to meet their rapidly increasing domestic demand for energy. read more | digg story

Now, websites allow users to outsource virtual errands

Think only celebrities, high-ranking professionals and the wealthy can enjoy having personal assistants at their beck and call? Not necessarily. read more | digg story

India finally break even in ODIs

The seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the Asia Cup in Karachi on Saturday was a grant achievement for Team India that went unnoticed, well almost! read more | digg story

Dreamers of Peace

India Free & United read more | digg story

Toxic-e-waste

The recent multifold increase of electronic gadgets and computer world wide has tremendously increased the electronic waste material also. read more | digg story

Nuclear deal at its cross road

To a common man in India the prolonged hue and cry which is attached with the nuclear civil deal with US apparently has no meaning. read more | digg story

Indian's elderly faces growing neglect

The news which comes in the national news paper that elderly parents are being harassed, neglected, and even thrown out of the home, makes a citizen of India shameful and sad. read more | digg story

Bharat Ek Khoj - Closing Track

vah thaa Hiranyagarbh shristi sey pehley vidyamaan; vahi to saarey bhuut jaat ka swami mahaan; jo hai astitvamaan dharti aasmaan dhaaran kar; aisey kis devata ki upaasanaa karen hum havi dekar; jiskey bal par taejomay hai ambar; prithvi hari-bhari sthaapit-sthir; swarg aur suuraj bhi sthir; aisey kis devata ki upaasanaa karen hum havi dekar read more | digg story

Bharath Ek Kjoj - title track

Srishti se pehaley sat nahi thaa, asat bhi nahi, antariksh bhi nahi, aakaash bhi nahi thaa, chipa tha kya, kahan, kisney dhaka thaa, us pal toh agam atal jal bhi kahan thaa read more | digg story

My first amity with the subject 'History'

History … was always boring for me…. Big big books and lot to read, need to remember the names, the years and so on… and the way it was written it was not at all fascinating and then one Sunday night I guess around 8.30 PM or 9 there was something different on TV (mind it, at that time there was only one channel Door darshan) Bharat Ek Khoj, read more | digg story

The bright and dark sides of India

Here are 2 news stories that I have seen today, both about our country India, one talks about all the good & bright things that we should look into and go towards the future, and the other one the Dark side of the same India that we cannot ignore…. read more | digg story

India and It's Democracy : PRESSMART.NET

On the face of it the state of the Indian Union looks as good as it can be. We are a young stable democracy, tried and tested, living in a nation where the head is held high, and freedom prevails. read more | digg story

The internet and the 2008 election

Fueled by increased viewing of online political videos and the use of social networks to gather campaign data and online donations for candidates, use of the Internet in this year's election cycle is shattering records, according to a study released this week The internet and the 2008 election read more | digg story

India - Inflation at 13-year high; soars to 11.05%

Inflation on Friday shot up to a 13-year high of 11.05 per cent fuelled by rise in prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas, giving no relief to the government from the spiralling prices in an election year. read more | digg story

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wants to quit over nuclear dea

Congress sources told rediff.com late on Thursday night that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is putting the maximum pressure possible on Congress party president Sonia Gandhi to go ahead with the India-US nuclear deal. read more | digg story

3G iPhone in India from October 2008

After announcing a tie-up for bringing iPhone, Bharti Airtel and Apple today extended their partnership to launch the 3G version of iPhone in India later this year, for which the booking will start soon. read more | digg story

Possible health hazards from mobile phone radiation

Draft guidelines report says children are likely to be more affected by use of mobile phones read more | digg story

SkyDrive - let's share

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Hi All   Here is a new tool, wherein you can share files upto 5 GB. It’s a password-protected online file storage. Always available where you need it. www. skydrive.live.com   When you sign in to Windows Live SkyDrive, you're in charge For each folder you create, you choose who has access to it. Add new folders, rename them, or change who has access at any time. Always where you need them ·                          5 GB of free online storage, available from any computer with Internet access. ·                          Create personal, shared, and public folders -- you decide who has access to each folder. ·                          Windows Live SkyDrive works well on any Windows or Macintosh computer with Firefox 1.5 or higher, or Internet Explorer 6 or higher. How we help protect your files ·                          Your personal folders are password-protected with your Windows Live ID, so only you have access. ·                          When

Urban India gets under digital mapping radar

Satellite images of 120 towns in 33 states have already been readyNeha Dewan & Shantanu Nandan Sharma read more | digg story

People, politics and prospect

India at this moment is passing through an economical, political and moral upheaval; this is not only in India but, it is a common feature every where in the world. read more | digg story