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BBVA employees shift to Google Apps

  Spanish bank BBVA have announced that they its employees will stop using Microsoft Exchange and will switch to Gmail and other collaboration applications. Google’s application suite includes: Calendar, Docs, Groups, Sites, and videos. It was reported that over 35,000 employees will start using the applications initially. By the end of year 2012, the staff […]

U.S President Barrack Obama reduces American military spending

U.S President Barrack Obama has taken the decision to reduce American military expenditure to make the country into a more “leaner military power”. America which has been involved in two full scale wars in the last ten years of the new millennium in Iraq and Afghanistan has now taken a step in the other direction […]

Doll of Steve Jobs on sale

  A Hong Kong based company has announced that they will launch a doll Steve Jobs in February. The company ‘In Icons’ has stated that they plan to follow it to pay their tribute to a great visionary. However, they will have to wait for the answer from Apple and Jobs family to take the […]

IOM’s Earthquake Response Creates Skills and Jobs to Drive the Recovery in Haiti

IOM’s Earthquake Response Creates Skills and Jobs to Drive the Recovery in Haiti Two years after the earthquake devastated Haiti, the International Organization for Migration is helping the Government of Haiti reduce the remaining population in tent cities, while laying the foundation for jobs-led economic growth to rebuild the country.   Haiti has been witness […]

Sunny Leone should not be treated as a social outcast in India says Justice Markandey Katju

Sunny Leone

Sunny Leone should not be treated as a social outcast in India says Justice Markandey Katju Justice Markandey Katju, who is the chairperson of Press Council of India, has said that Indian people should not treat the Indo-Canadian porn star, Sunny Leone, as a social outcast because he believes Leone knows how to carry herself […]

The US government should learn from Chinese excise and taxation system – Part 1

The year 2011 was a mercurial one in the US stock exchanges; perhaps the country is still living through the aftermaths of the 2008 financial crisis and 2009 economic meltdown. However, since coming into power, the US president, Barack Obama has done little to the remedy of situation. According to a recent survey by a […]

The US government should learn from Chinese excise and taxation system – Part 2

Moreover, the excise duty on imported luxury items like vehicles, watches and even pens has been increased alongside taxes on big houses. The reason for such a remodelling is that the elite can still afford luxury despite the increased prices of such commodities. The proof of this was evident in a latest research that showed […]

Greg Mortenson: Conquering mountains and hearts

  Greg Mortenson: Conquering mountains and hearts There have been a handful of mountaineers in the annals of history who have been able to face all odds to climb the toughest of mountains on the face of earth. Fewer among them managed not only to summit these peaks but also conquer the hearts of the […]

U.S Senators voice concern over Husain Haqqani’s security in Pakistan

Three leading US senators Thursday voiced concern over Pakistan’s treatment of its former envoy to Washington accused of crafting a controversial memo which has triggered a scandal.  Husain Haqqani resigned over the affair and a Pakistani commission is probing the unsigned memo said to have sought Washington’s help to head off a feared military coup […]

South Korea seems ready for talks with North Korean counterparts

South Korean government has recently issued a statement regarding a new set of talks between their counterparts and rival North Korea saying as they want to reopen the dialogues in order to bring some firmness in the region.   Foreign Minister Kim Sung-Hwan spoke to a news briefing in the South Korean capital, Seoul and […]

J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Elects Chairman and Vice Chair for 2012

J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Elects Chairman and Vice Chair for 2012 Washington DC: (Wednesday, January 04, 2012) After a month long wait, the election results have been announced and as per the results, the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB) has elected Tom Healy as chairman at its quarterly meeting in Washington, […]

Hollywood Superstar Angelina Jolie Who turns from Actress to Director Talks about her new Movie

Angelina Jolie, who has won the Academy Award along with two Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globes and once named the Hollywood’s highest-paid actress by Forbes, recently started his writing and directorial debut in “In the Land of Blood and Honey”.   Several reporters have recently approached her and asked in detail about her […]

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