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After backlash, Microsoft says users can play offline, share games on Xbox One

Jun 20, 2013

Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday that users of its forthcoming Xbox One game console will be able to play games offline without establishing an Internet connection, and will be able to lend or sell used disc-based games. #Microsoft Corporation #Microsoft #TechBuzz #Gadgets #Microsoft Xbox One #Xbox One
2014 Indian Grand Prix is on, assures Jaypee

Jun 19, 2013

Jaypee's statement came after the European media was abuzz that the race could be dropped due to drop in attendance. #Formula One #LifeInTheFastLane #Indian Grand Prix #Jaypee Group
Brawn needs brains to avoid tyre trouble

Jun 19, 2013

The burly Englishman will explain to an International Tribunal hearing in Paris why the team of 2008 world champion Lewis Hamilton and Germany's Nico Rosberg should escape punishment for apparently breaking strict rules on testing. #Formula One #LifeInTheFastLane #Mercedes #Ross Brawn

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Force India look to capture spirit of 2009

Sep 02, 2012

In 2009, Giancarlo Fisichella performed brilliantly to finish in second place, thus giving Force India not only its first championship points but also its best result so far. #Formula One #LifeInTheFastLane #Force India #Belgian GP
Do we love or hate an unpredictable F1 season?

Jun 08, 2012

While the start to the season has been great for F1 fans who like greater competition, there has also been discontentment growing in many quarters. #Formula One #Sebastian Vettel #LifeInTheFastLane #Mark Webber
Move over Schumi and Co, here come the young ones

Mar 29, 2012

Among the new drivers, Maldonado, Grosjean and Hulkenberg are former GP2 Champions, while Perez and Senna finished in second place. And they now want to strut their stuff. #Formula One #Sergio Perez #Ferrari #Romain Grosjean #Maldonado

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One Teen Story gets one new editor

2013-06-18 13:22:00

Patrick Ryan has been named the new editor of One Teen Story. (Copyright Patrick Ryan) Like any adolescent, the face of One Teen Story is changing fast. Just a year old, the monthly magazine of short fiction for young people is getting a new editor-in-ch #John Freeman #London #Harry Potter
KSDK | St. Louis
One-armed golfer hits hole-in-one

2013-06-19 20:25:00

This story will amaze you. James Gandolfini, who personified the New Jersey mobster in HBO's acclaimed ... U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis is distancing himself from a GOP supporter who made ... This story will amaze you. Photos of Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final #HBO #New Jersey #James Gandolfini
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A little one on one

2013-06-19 15:55:00

The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can figure out when and where this photo was taken. See it larger. That is most definitely the park on Intervale and Magnolia street off of Columbia Rd. Round about 1972 based on the shoes. Gotta be the #

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Lok Sabha polls 2014: Back to basics for Congress and BJP

With the playing field level, from now on it will be a battle of strategies for the Congress and the BJP
Chidu's 'Ferrari' of reforms has an autorickshaw engine

A slew of economic reforms has been promised this month, but one should not expect anything more than fancy footwork from the FM.
From a fed-up, die-hard fan: An open letter to SRK

Forget all this surrogacy business. The reason we love Shah Rukh Khan is that he’s been one of Bollywood’s smarter actors. But of late, SRK’s been a bit disappointing, complains a fed-up, die-hard fan.
Dhoni has Ganguly's touch but with a difference

Rohit, Kohli, Raina, Jadeja, Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar, Umesh – that’s the core of the Indian team today and perhaps it wouldn’t be wrong to say that they are Dhoni’s boys.

Vajpayee, Advani, Modi: Every leader has given Hindutva a twist

From Vajpayee to Advani to Modi –the Sangh Parivar has come a long way, presenting before India every few years a Hindutva face rendered presentable through a shrewd makeover
Why Nitish 'really' dumped the Modi-led BJP

While prima facie it might seem to be a clash of two strong personalities i.e. Modi and Kumar, there is much more to the split than that.
3 Indias at war: Sensex India, Maoist India, and Bharat

The current tensions in India can directly be traced to three visions of India – one of which will involve breaking the country
Last man standing: Why it's easy to feel sorry for Misbah

Sympathy for a Pakistani cricketer, especially a batsman, is a novel emotion for those of us coming from the 90s.

Fear of the unknown grips the BJP in Bihar

Although the party is maintaining a brave face, the eventuality of a split has left many leaders on tenterhooks.
In Mamata's Bengal: Zero tolerance for rape or protesting against rape?

Bengal tops the list in violence against women. There have been several reports of gang rape in the past few weeks. The Mamata government has taken quick and stern action – against the women protesting the rapes in front of the CM’s residence.
Food security: For poor’s sake, jholawalas must speak up

The subsidy to the rich accounts for more than 7 percent of the GDP while that for the poor, with the food security act, would account for 1.1 percent.
Patients get HIV in Assam hospital after blood transfusion, panic spreads

Many patients who were administered blood from the same blood bank fear the worst.

Why a BJP-JD(U) split will be good for India

Neither UPA nor NDA is an alliance. And the BJP and JD(U) were mere power-sharers, not allies. To grow, alliances have to be built around principles not just power-sharing
Chidu takes comfort in Fitch upgrade, but where are real reforms?

At a press conference, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, however, did not reveal any concrete steps but promised more reforms by August. He said the rupee’s decline is in line with that of the currencies of other countries with high current account deficit like India.
Why cutting interest rates will have little impact on industrial production

The index of industrial production (IIP), a measure of the industrial activity in the country, grew by a meagre 2% in April 2013, in comparison to the same period during 2012. The index was expected to grow by around 2.4% (source: India: Weak growth and sticky retail inflation. Sonal Varma and Aman Mohunta, Nomura). In [...]
Why 'Sir' Ravindra Jadeja is a people's genius

If one was simply to go by numbers, young and jolly Jadeja is on course to be a great. That’s not overrating him — it’s the simple logic of statistics one cannot argue against.

The Aurangzeb factor: 5 lessons from Modi-Advani tussle

Political parties need to have a process for electing leaders. This problem relates more to cadre-based parties such as BJP and CPM.
Why 55-60 to the dollar may be the new normal for rupee

A drop in the US dollar index does not seem to help the rupee; this shows that the Indian currency seems to be marching to its own gloomy beat.
Critics split on Apple iOS 7: Hideous, unoriginal or a thing of pure beauty?

The new design has sparked debates over whether Apple stole the design from Android or Windows 8 or just created an unholy union of the two. We take a look at what the critics are saying:
Is Putin the Salman Khan of international politics?

Is Vladimir Putin the Salman Khan of world politics? Our new columnist, stand-up comedian Gursimran Khamba pontificates.

Advani wins: No free hand for Narendra Modi just yet

What was the senior leader’s specific problem? Well, one is the indecent hurry in which Modi’s is being shoved down the throats of other leaders in the party.
Obama's second innings? As a junior engineer in govt service in India

Is Barack Obama about to sit for an exam for a junior level engineer in India? A man in Rajasthan says he’s got an admit card with Obama’s picture on it from the Staff Selection Commission. Actually on second thought that might not be such a bad second career for the President.
How US industries are trying to use 'treaties' to arm twist India

US companies are blatantly violating international agreements or purely lying, when they accuse India of using TRIPS flexibilities. Americans have spoken the same language against other countries such as Brazil and Thailand, but failed.