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Middle East based start-ups that have the potential to grow in the near future – Part 2

KTLA and CTV, in addition to newspapers and magazines like USA Today, Boston Globe, Forbes. 1.      2.       Gonabit With Groupon.com leading the way in group purchasing business, there is no surprise that many others have towed the same line. However, unlike Groupon, these websites are not looking to become public without a solid instrument of […]

Nokia’s new Lumia 900 will arrive in coming March

Some inside media sources are reporting that Nokia’s new high tech smart phone Lumia 900 will be coming in the United States somewhere in March.   Earlier, a newsletter was also published on the Nokia Developer Website stating,   “It will become available exclusively through AT&T in March. With support for AT&T’s 4G LTE (Long-Term […]

Young British national extradited to America

A British court has authorized the extradition of a young British student, Richard O’Dwyer, to the U.S. O’ Dwyer had created a website that allowed sites to link to free viewing of movies and U.S. television series. The 23-year old is suspected to have won thousands of Euros from advertising on his website, TVShack, before […]

Pakistani civilian and military leadership to decide the future of U.S – Pakistan relationship

Pakistan’s foremost political and military leadership are set to decide on the future of the relationship between the South Asian nation and the United States of America. A set of rules is said to be prepared which will lay down the law for the relationship between the two countries, a relationship which has been under […]

Italian luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia aground leaving three dead

An Italian luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia aground off the coast of Tuscany on Saturday after water poured-in through approximately 160-foot, compelling the chaotic evacuation of some 4,200 people leaving behind three dead.   Media reports covering many eye witnesses’ statements later engulfed general public.   One of the top public security officials in Grosseto […]

Time to devise new terms of engagement with United States

Time to devise new terms of engagement with United States To revise ties with the United States, the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) proposed a set of recommendations to parliament. As many as 35 recommendations have been finalized after numerous sittings by the parliamentary body. The body was asked to prepare a set of […]

Protest against SOPA takes Reddit and Wikipedia into the fold, Google and Facebook remain undecided – Part 1

An avalanche is in the making of, as many online businesses and communities are joining the protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). The act, that is solely targeted at the censorship of the content on the internet that is ‘offensive’ to the media and governments. It started in the US but now many […]

Protest against SOPA takes Reddit and Wikipedia into the fold, Google and Facebook remain undecided – Part 2

Facebook is on the verge of going public and cannot take the risk of taking the online social network down although the move will be the strongest statement of all. With a user-pool of around 800 million, the website can assist the protest against SOPA on an immeasurable level but the company cannot take the […]

Arfa Karim’s parts of brain show signs of improvement

Pakistan’s youngest Microsoft Certified Professional Arfa Karim is showing signs of improvement after some parts of her brain have showed positive activities on Friday. She was admitted in the Combined Military Hospital (CMCH) in Lahore last week after suffering a severe brain damage leaving her unconscious in a coma since then.   Earlier, Arfa’s father, […]

U.S. resumes spy attacks in Pakistan

U.S. resumes spy attacks in Pakistan With a couple of missile strikes in the last two days, the U.S. drone campaign has been reactivated in Pakistan. The drone strikes remained suspended for two months after a NATO air-strike that killed 24 Pakistani troops in Slala check posts, Mohmand Agency. In order to mend worsening ties […]

South Asian region needs to create more jobs per year to boost income at corporate level – Part 1

Corporate sector is the main source of income for any country and South Asian sector is not an exception. However, in the past one decade or so, this sector has incurred severe damages because of the negligence from their national governments and the worst case is Pakistan. World Bank’s chief economist for South Asia region […]

South Asian region needs to create more jobs per year to boost income at corporate level – Part 2

The audience however, raised the objection on Ms. Kochhar’s manifesto of “moving away from protecting jobs to protecting workers”. The audience objected that the World Bank should refrain from the propagation of the dogma that labour laws are restricting job creations. The protection of the labour at work and off the pitch is a mandatory […]

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