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My problems with corruption in Paris

Mumbai: Three years into our marriage we had planned to take a trip to Srinagar and enjoy a second honeymoon on a houseboat. That was not to be. Air Headquarters informed me that I had been posted to the Indian Embassy in Paris as Assistant Air Attaché for a period of four years It took [...]



ASUS launches ROG Rampage IV GENE X79 mATX Gaming Board

Mumbai: ASUS has launched ROG Rampage IV GENE X79 mATX Gaming Board priced at Rs. 18, 650/-, excluding taxes. It features the SupremeFX III EMI-shielded audio, Intel Ethernet LAN, ROG GameFirst technology, ROG Extreme Engine Digi+ II digital voltage regulation, Black Metallic capacitors and NexFET Power Block MOSFETs. Unlike budget micro ATX boards, it supports [...]



Religious intolerance : Fundamentalist’s new Jihad weapon in Kashmir?

The insurgency might be dying a slow death in Kashmir, but, religious intolerance may be the new Jihad weapon to keep the Kashmir cauldron boiling and baking. Kashmiri Islamic fundamentalist are now targeting Christians in the valley. They have already driven the Kashmiri Pandits, the Hindu Brahmin community, off from the valley, which is now [...]