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http://ibnlive.in.com/news/chennai-bcci-chief-in-cbi-net-for-tax-evasion-on-imported-cars/380552-62-128.html
 

The CBI on Friday seized 11 cars belonging to BCCI chief and India Cements promoter N Srinivasan as part of its ongoing raids in Chennai, sources said. The sources added that Srinivasan had evaded paying tax on the imported cars.

Apart from Srinivasan, the CBI also raided the residences of the chancellor of a medical college, several other businessmen and the MGM Group of Companies.

The CBI seized seven cars from the Chancellor of Sri Ramchandra Medical college, five vehicles from GK Shetty Ramanna, two each from the MGM Group of companies and Raja Shankar, and one automobile from the owner of JRA Towers group.

The app will be launched in the near future, and will offer football fans access to live results and stats, team and player rankings, information on major leagues and competitions in the world, and, of course, on all the matches that will be played during the World Cup. The app will offer real-time info before a match gets underway, and detailed statistics after and during a match, including stats on shots on goal, possession, passing, and cards handed to players.

A virus with the potential to kill up to half the world's population has been made in a lab. Now academics and bioterrorism experts are arguing over whether to publish the recipe, and whether the research should have been done in the first place.

Researchers in Fouchier's team used ferrets – test animals which closely mimic the human response to influenza – and transmitted H5N1 from one to another to make it more adaptable to new hosts. After 10 generations, the virus had mutated to become airborne, which means ferrets became ill from merely being near other diseased animals.


"I can't think of another pathogenic organism that is as scary as this one," Paul Keim, a microbial geneticist who has worked on anthrax for many years, told Science Insider. "I don't think anthrax is scary at all compared to this."

A phone with model number SM-G350E was recently shipped to India for testing – the SM-G350E is a dual SIM handset with a 4.3-inch screen, and according to GadgetsToUse, it will feature a dual-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, and 5-megapixel and VGA rear and front-facing cameras. The SM-G350E is also listed on Samsung's mobile website, which confirms a display resolution of 800×480 and Android 4.4.2 powering the software.

Delhi Metro has increased the minimum value for top up of smart cards from Rs. 100 to Rs. 200. The initial add value on purchase of new smart cards has also been increased from Rs. 50 to Rs. 100. So you will have to shell out Rs. 150 for a new smart card, of which Rs. 50 will be kept aside as security which is refundable.
But officials said that in case of web top-up, the minimum add-value amount will continue to be Rs. 100 and commuters will be able to top up the card in multiples of `50.

Narendra Modi's Council of Ministers | Modi Cabinet

Lava Iris X1 specifications
    4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touchscreen IPS display
    1.2 GHz quad-core Broadcom BCM23550 processor with Videocore IV GPU
    Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
    Dual SIM (Normal SIM + micro SIM) with dual standby
    8MP rear camera with BSI+ sensor, Dual LED Flash
    2MP front-facing camera
    Dimensions: 134x66x8.9mm; Weight: 138 grams
    3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
    1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
    3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, GPS
    1800 mAh battery

So this image is being used by Google on Android.com. So the rumors have started about a Nexus 8. 

http://www.android.com/apps-and-entertainment/

This is another image from Android.com. I cannot recognize some devices from this as well. 

India, a land where history, myth and email forwards have come together to create a sense of a glorious past that is awe-inspiring and also kind of dubious. But that is what happens when your future is uncertain and your present is kind of shitty it gets embellished until it becomes a totem of greatness and a portent of potential. Sidin Vadukut takes on a complete catalogue of 'India's Greatest Hits' and ventures to separate the wheat of fact from the chaff of legend. Did India really invent the zero? Has it truly never invaded a foreign country in over 1,000 years? Did Indians actually invent plastic surgery before those insufferable Europeans? The truth is more interesting and complicated than you think.

Key Features:

A path-breaking book that questions the legitimacy of a range of popular 'India facts', be it the claim that the country invented zero, or the assertion that Indians have always been peace-loving or the belief that Sushruta was the world's first surgeon.
An important title that makes us reassess history and understand its significance.
Is written in a style that is accessible, humorous, irreverent.

In a big old house lives a little boy with his father, mother and younger sister. He has his very own room at the top of the stairs and a yellow basin, the size of him. He is seen playing in his garden and reading endlessly in the big tree. Residing at the end of the lane, are the Hempstock's - three generations of women with the youngest, Lettie Hempstock, an outwardly 11 year old girl, who becomes his most trusted friend.

Now, all grown up, The Ocean At The End of The Lane starts with the unnamed protagonist returning to his childhood hometown for a funeral. Wanting to escape the funeral, he stops at the Hempstock house and sits beside the pond in the backyard, that Lettie amusingly used to call an ocean. Here, he encounters a member of her family and recollects forgotten incidents from the past.

The main narrative begins with an Opal Miner coming to stay with his family, as during harsh times they rent out the little boy's room to lodgers. But this mysterious tenant steals the family's car and commits suicide at the end of the lane. This act unleashes a dark and unknown being that leaves behind money for people, but in unpleasant ways. The Hemstock women seem to be the only source of protection and comfort for the boy.

Strikingly imaginative, a touching fairy tale from the contemporary wizard of terror and wonder, Neil Gaiman.The Ocean At The End of The Lane is his first novel. This enchanting and harrowing tale of memory, magic, survival and mystery, makes the impossible seem a little too real. It was published on 18 June 2013 and is available in paperback.

Hazel and Gus are two teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on a journey. Their relationship is all the more miraculous given that Hazel's other constant companion is an oxygen tank, Gus jokes about his prosthetic leg, and they met and fell in love at a cancer support group.

Uma Bharti, who had spearheaded the 'save Ganga' campaign, was today assigned with a specially created ministry for cleaning the holy river along with water resources ministry by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had promised to cleanse the river during campaigning in Varanasi.
At the time of filing his nomination papers from Varanasi, Modi had said "Mother Ganga has called me."
Bharati herself disclosed after the swearing in ceremony that she had been allotted these ministries.
The fiery 'sanayasin' has been agitating for long for quick and effective action to save the Ganga river from pollution and illegal quarrying and had been advocating that the issue should be kept above partisan politics.

There's not much known about the specifications of the device – we can expect it to carry hardware similar to the flagship Galaxy S4 (5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 600 CPU, 13-megapixel camera, etc.), but with Android 4.4.2 KitKat out of the box. It's unclear if Samsung will name it the Galaxy S4 Neo upon launch, but I guess we'll find out before this month is over.

"It has come to the notice of the RBI today that a fake website has been created at rbi-inonline.org/savings.html by some unknown persons offering various banking facilities and asking members of public to apply online for opening 'RBI Savings Account'.
"The RBI has cautioned members of public not to fall prey to spurious offers made by the fake website," RBI said in a release.

This non-banking finance company will by end-March roll out 100 ATMs on a pan-India basis and ramp up its ATM network to 9,000 in three years, M.G. George Muthoot, Chairman, Muthoot Finance, told Business Line. Muthoot Finance is expected to invest ₹300 crore for the ATM business, he added. Of the planned 100 ATMs by end-March, as many as 50 will come up in South India and the remaining 50 in North, East and West India.

The epic action of Edge of Tomorrow unfolds in a near future in which an alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world. Major William Cage (Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loopforcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again...and again. But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Blunt). And, as Cage and Rita take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy.
The Movieclips Trailers channel is your destination for the hottest new trailers the second they drop. Whether it's the latest studio release, an indie horror flick, an evocative documentary, or that new RomCom you've been waiting for, the Movieclips team is here day and night to make sure all the best new movie trailers are here for you the moment they're released.

My Net is 1&1 which uses HNS bandwidth.For the last couple of days I am not getting caching speed on popular torrents.Is it just me or has HNS stopped torrent caching ?

Look at my BSNL Statics and suggest me how can I fix Them

How can i get it fixed?

The "Sleeping Beauty" tale is told from the perspective of the villainous Maleficent and looks at the events that hardened her heart and drove her to curse young Princess Aurora.

http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k13/aug/aug20.php

Plans for launch of 2 new channels without ZEE branding like STAR did with OK brand.

Zee TV proclaiming that it is launching a new movie channel christened "&pictures".

Weird name
 

the target audience, well, it's going to be young India, namely the youth. Hence, the channel will run films which excite them and which are not more than a decade old.
"But that doesn't mean we will not show cult movies like Jo Jeeta Wohi Sinkandar.

Then after few days they will start broadcasting dubbed South Indian movies
 

It is slated to launch another GEC in September called Anmol

Hope it doesn't fails like Zee Next channel which was launched as 2nd GEC few years ago.

Guys, I am fairly new to this forum. As is evident from the title, I am desperately in need for a new broadband connection. I live in Santoshpur (Jadavpur) area of Kolkata. Alliance Broadband and Wishnet and all other local cable broadband providers are not an option for me.

I want your suggestions. My monthly budget is not more than Rs. 700 and I need an unlimited connection. Is Reliance Wired Broadband available in Kolkata - 75 (Santoshpur) area? 

Also, how is Tikona in Kolkata?

Any other broadband service provider is welcome.

I cannot go for BSNL at this point.

Thanks.