A psychiatric hospital in Pennsylvania is reportedly set to become America's first-ever state facility to offer an inpatient treatment programme for internet addicts. The 10-day programme which begins from September 9 has been organized by experts in the field of psychiatry and cognitive specialists who have treated familiar addictions like drug and alcohol abuse. for more read...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
Asha' is new the hope for Microsoft
Microsoft-Nokia may never reach the market share highs that Nokia saw in India-it was 56% in 2008-but the merged entity stands a good chance of arresting the fall (the share is now down to 27%) and making gains in the mid and upper segments of the mobile phone market. Most analysts don't think Microsoft will bother about the low-end of the feature phone segment, where margins are very low and local players like Micromax and Karbonn have proved too competitive for Nokia. This market remains big in India, and so long as it remains big and Microsoft does not play significantly in it, the company's share in the overall market will stay low. The big opportunity that Microsoft perhaps sees is in the mid- and upper-end, where it has the Asha and the Windows-based Lumia brands. for more read...
Goldman cuts India's growth forecast
On a day that rupee fell sharply and stocks tumbled in another major sell-off caused by uncertainty in the Middle East, Goldman Sachs predicted that rupee was likely to reach Rs. 72 per dollar in six months’ time.
"In India, we have cut our full-year GDP growth forecast to 4%, from 6%,” Goldman Sachs said in a research note. It added that the rupee was likely to reach 72 per dollar in six months' time, recovering to R70 over a 12-month horizon. Goldman Sachs said there was a risk of "near-term overshooting of our targets if economic and financing conditions worsen, and especially if there are pressures on the banking and corporate sectors due to weakness in growth". for more read...
"In India, we have cut our full-year GDP growth forecast to 4%, from 6%,” Goldman Sachs said in a research note. It added that the rupee was likely to reach 72 per dollar in six months' time, recovering to R70 over a 12-month horizon. Goldman Sachs said there was a risk of "near-term overshooting of our targets if economic and financing conditions worsen, and especially if there are pressures on the banking and corporate sectors due to weakness in growth". for more read...
SOL final results not out, admissions cancelled
There seems to be no end to the problems Delhi University’s School of Open Learning (SOL) students.
A number of students who had taken provisional admission in Master’s degree courses in Delhi University were shocked to see their admissions cancelled after the authorities found out that their graduation results had yet not been declared. The fate of these students now hangs in the balance as their results are not expected to come out till October at least. While both the SOL and the postgraduation departments come under the same university, there is no coordination between both the bodies, leaving the students to face the same problem each year. “The fact that results have not been declared is not our fault. It is the failure of the examination branch. Why should the students pay the price for the lackadaisical attitude of the university?” said a student. The problem of delayed results leading to problems for students is not new. Last year, a number of law students had faced the same problem after which DU was forced to extend the deadline for the submission of graduation marksheets. for more read...
A number of students who had taken provisional admission in Master’s degree courses in Delhi University were shocked to see their admissions cancelled after the authorities found out that their graduation results had yet not been declared. The fate of these students now hangs in the balance as their results are not expected to come out till October at least. While both the SOL and the postgraduation departments come under the same university, there is no coordination between both the bodies, leaving the students to face the same problem each year. “The fact that results have not been declared is not our fault. It is the failure of the examination branch. Why should the students pay the price for the lackadaisical attitude of the university?” said a student. The problem of delayed results leading to problems for students is not new. Last year, a number of law students had faced the same problem after which DU was forced to extend the deadline for the submission of graduation marksheets. for more read...
65-yr-old man found dead in Noida society pool
Three weeks after a 26-year-old youth died mysteriously at a swimming pool in the premises of a leading school in Noida,a senior citizen died while swimming in a group housing society pool in Sector 93A.Police have identified the victim as 65-year-old Akhil Arora,a resident of the housing complex.Cops said even though a lifeguard and security guard were present,he couldnt be saved.So far the family has not lodged a police complaint.The body has been sent for an autopsy. Preliminary probe has revealed that Arora was used to visit the swimming pool daily since it opened in April.Like every day he got into the pool at a mere depth of about 3.5 feet around 7.30am on Tuesday, said RK Mishra,DSP,Noida.The life guard on duty between 6am and 11am said that he was floating in the pool when he saw Arora last.A few seconds later he saw Aroras neck submerged more than normal,while his back was in the rest position.Realizing something was wrong,the lifeguard pulled him out of the water and found him unconscious, Mishra said. Arora was given mouthto-mouth resuscitation but when he did not respond he was rushed to Kailash Hospital by the group housing management.He was declared brought dead by the doctors around 8.30am. for more read
Girl gang-raped,drowned;6 held
Six people were arrested in Bihars Muzaffarpur district on Tuesday for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl in front of her boyfriend and then throwing her into the Bagmati river on August 25.
When the victim cried out for help,she was pushed down into the river further using a bamboo pole.Her body is yet to recovered,police said. All the six accused who hail from Basantpur village were produced in court on Tuesday and remanded in police custody. The victim had eloped with her boyfriend and they were on their way to catch a train to Delhi.The boyfriend went into hiding after telling the victims aunt about the rape and murder.
He was later arrested and made approver in the case.He identified all the accused,police said.
At around 8 pm on August 25,the girl had left her home.When the couple reached the Bagmati embankment,the accused caught them both and dragged them to a nearby paddy field.After tying and gagging the boyfriend at a distance,all the six raped the girl one by one, Kumar said. for more read....
When the victim cried out for help,she was pushed down into the river further using a bamboo pole.Her body is yet to recovered,police said. All the six accused who hail from Basantpur village were produced in court on Tuesday and remanded in police custody. The victim had eloped with her boyfriend and they were on their way to catch a train to Delhi.The boyfriend went into hiding after telling the victims aunt about the rape and murder.
He was later arrested and made approver in the case.He identified all the accused,police said.
At around 8 pm on August 25,the girl had left her home.When the couple reached the Bagmati embankment,the accused caught them both and dragged them to a nearby paddy field.After tying and gagging the boyfriend at a distance,all the six raped the girl one by one, Kumar said. for more read....
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