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New Delhi: Despite apologising for a the breach in the River Kosi on Saturday, Nepal has released another 2.5 lakh quesek of water from the Kosi barrage. This may lead to the water level rising drastically up to an additional 2.5 feet. On Saturday afternoon, Nepal's Foreign Minister, Upendra Yadav had said that the breach was not noticed on time and that repair work was delayed. "Nobody noticed the cracks in the beginning. When it was about to break a few people went there to repair it. But they had a feud with the local workers and the work stopped. The next day the dam collapsed," says Yadav said. source: IBNlive Stay connected to Speak India and become an active Indian by subscribing to this blog. Subscribe in a reader or enter your email address below Enter your email address:

[PC world] Zenith Computers, announced the launch of a new laptop and desktop under the brand name 'EcoStyle'. According to the company, the Zenith EcoStyle laptop priced at Rs. 14,999, will be the lowest priced Windows OS enabled laptop in the market; while the desktop PC will be available at Rs 11,999. The EcoStyle PC and laptop will be available across India through Zenith's chain of authorized dealers and exclusive showrooms will stock these computers. The laptop is Net enabled, and comes preloaded with the Microsoft productivity suite: an Operating System (Windows XP Home Edition), Microsoft Works (includes Word Processor, spreadsheets and PPT viewer), and Microsoft Windows Live Suite (Includes Email Client, Messenger and Family Safety from Windows Live OneCare). The EcoStyle PC will give the customer an option of choosing Windows Vista Starter or Microsoft Windows XP Home. The laptop weighs 2.2 kg and has dimensions of 185mm x 250 mm x 70 mm. The desktop will also c...

INTERNET SERVICE provider, World Phone has announced an ambitious deal for the users, it will offer cable broadband service in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) for as low as Rs 95 per month. To offer the service, World Phone has entered into agreement with television cable operators. The customers will get a speed of upto 256 kbps with a 200 MB data download limit, only for Rs 95 per month. World Phone also has plans to offer unlimited plan, hourly plan and data limit based plan to suit user needs. It is likely that it will offer prepaid service using recharge vouchers from the cable operators. [ Merinews]

History of the sorrow of Bihar Koshi or Milk River is known as the “Sorrow of Bihar” when it flows from Nepal to India, as it has caused widespread human suffering in the past due to flooding and very frequent change in course. Koshi has an average water flow (discharge) of 1564 cumecs (cubic metres per second) or 55,000 cubic feet per second (cusecs). During peak floods, it increases to about 18 times over. The highest flood recorded in living memory in the river is reported to be 24,200 cumecs (8,50,000 cusecs) on August 24, 1954 and the Koshi Barrage has been designed for a peak flood of 27,014 cumecs (950,000 cusecs). Due to extensive soil erosion and land slides in its upper catchment by factors both natural and human, the silt yield of Koshi is about 19 cum/ha/year, one of the highest in the world. The Arun, with its origins in Tibet, brings the greatest amount of coarse silt in proportion to its total sediment load. On account of the steep slopes and narrow gorges in the upper r...

This ad I believe defines the modern corporate India, who now their social responsibility and don't fake them for the heck of it. This Indian Oil advertisement featured in Times of India and what it says is something we know, but who says it is something commendable.

With Bihar reeling under the severe flood caused by a breach in the embankment of Kosi river which originates in Nepal, the state government today demanded the Prime Minister Office (PMO) "must" actively pursue diplomatic initiatives with the Himalayan country to find a solution to the problem. "Having officers of Foregin Affairs, Water Resources and Bihar government, the STF in the PMO must actively pursue diplomatic initiatives with Nepal for the construction of high dams, massive re-forestation in the upper catchment area of the rivers and strengthening of embankments there," a state government release said. The demand assumes significance in wake of the upcoming visit of Nepalese Foreign Minister Upendra Yadav here tomorrow. The central government is likely to discuss the issue with him to find out a permanent solution to the problem which has been affecting Bihar for decades. Acting on a missive from Bihar government, the Centre earlier wrote a letter to Nepal ...

A popular application Scrabulous that was built around the concept of Scrabble has been banned by Facebook. The developers, brothers, Rajat and Jayant, have been served a legal notice by toymaker Mattel, that owns the rights to the original word-building game outside the United States. Hasbro and Mattel launched their own official Scrabble app on Facebook but it has only 70,000 active users,as compared to the 500,00 daily users on Scrabulous (Only 10 percent of the number of Scrabulous users at its peak.) Mattel approached the Indian courts earlier this year and the case is still pending. As a result India is the only country where Facebook users can still access the application. In light of their legal troubles, the Agarwalla brothers have launched another word-building game 'Wordscraper' which uses circles instead of squares, has a marginally different scoring system and lets users design their own boards. The Agarwalla brothers renamed their app Wordscrapper and tweaked it s...

At least five Border Security Force (BSF) troopers were injured when a patrol party came under fire from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Saujian sector in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, BSF officials said. The firing from Pakistan Monday night violated the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan once again, officials pointed out. The BSF troopers returned fire. The area falls under army control, but BSF personnel assist the army in patrolling along the LoC - the de-facto border between India and Pakistan in Kashmir. On Tuesday, Pakistani troops opened fire once again to divert the attention of Indian security forces in Kana Chak sector of the border, allowing a group of infiltrators to cross into Jammu and Kashmir. BSF officials said a manhunt had been launched to nab the infiltrators who were headed towards Jammu. source: Hindustan Times Stay connected to Speak India and become an active Indian by subscribing to this blog. Subscribe in a reader or enter your e...

There is an email on the iphone, which has lately been circulating after the launch of iphone in India. I'd like to publish this email on my blog and although I have not verified the claims it makes, the points sound very genuine. I have no intentions of doing a negative publicity and I too plan to buy it in future once the price of the phone i.e 31,000 (approx) comes down to its actual worth (in RS). Highlights of the email No video calling. No AD2P on the Bluetooth. Can't share any (mp3, images,videos....) files via bluetooth. Can't use as a wireless modem, (you pay ridiculous data charges to activate internet on your phone, but cannot connect it to your PC and browse when you are at home). No copy and paste,(cannot copy a part of a..... say.... email & send it....have to type it out yourself). No 3..2 or 5 megapixel camera,(the 2MP camera it carries is worst camera i've ever seen..... photos look like they have come out of a VGA camera). No video recording with c...

The Centre has reacted strongly to the ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the Line of Control today. “Ceasefire violations by Pakistan are unacceptable,” said Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma. “We’ve conveyed our concerns to Pakistan,” he added. Earlier in the day Pakistani troops targetted Nowshera sector in Jammu and Kashmir and fired six mortar shells. Pakistani forces resorted to intermittent firing of mortar shells in Jhangarh area of Nowshera sector in Rajouri district for 45 minutes from 0640 hours, defence spokesman Lt. Col S D Goswami said. Indian troops exercised restraint and did not retaliate, he said, adding there was no loss of life or damage to property in the shelling. The questions in my mind are Why are we not counter attacking them ? Shouldn't we attack when they fire shells at us ? Till what time will this continue ?

Vodafone will sell the 8GB 3G iPhone for 31,000 rupees ($712) and the 16GB model for 36,100 rupees ($828). And this for a 3G model when India does not even have 3G services yet.Vodafone and Airtel will launch the 3G Apple iPhone in India on August 22. Airtel is yet to announce its price for the phones but it’s unlikely the pricing will differ much. The price of the 8GB model in the U.S. is $199 and $299 for the 16GB model. So is buying the iPhone in India worth it or will the grey market rule? But the big question is "Who will buy the new iPhone?" when phones half the price offer more more features. Its just that they don't have the touch screen and are not "COOL" source: blogs.reuters.com

Wrestler Sushil Kumar gave India one more reason to won cheer when he won the bronze medal in the freestyle 66kg category at the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday. Sushil defeated Leonid Spiridonov of Kazakhstan 3-1 in the repechage match of the men's freestyle wrestling 66kg to win India's India's first wrestling medal since the 1952 Helsinki Games. He is only the second Indian wrestler after Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav to win an Olympic medal. Jadhav had won a bronze medal in the 1952 Games. In the earlier rounds of repechage Sushil overcame the challenge of USA's Doug Schwab and Belarrussian Albert Batyrov in the first two repechage rounds. Sushil had lost to Ukrainian Andriy Stadnik in his quarter-final bout. All those who lose to the ultimate finalists take part in the repechage, which decides the two bronze medallists. Sushil later said that there was not much pressure on him. Cash Rewards The Haryana government announced a cash reward of Rs. 25 lakh while Delhi Chief M...

Vijender Kumar assured India of yet another medal when he entered the semi-finals of the middleweight (75kg) category on Wednesday. Vijender defeated Ecuador's Carlos Gongora 9-4 at the Workers' Gymnasium. In the Olympic boxing event even the losing semifinalists get a bronze medal. Vijender maintained a dour defence which Gongora simply could not breach. Vijender looked indefatigable and his nimble footwork stood him in good stead as the Indian tired out his opponent and connected most of his blows to run away with the game.

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On road graves, it sounds something related to accidents, you might think, but that ain't this posts' content. I stay in Delhi, the capital of the developing India, but something I observe everyday makes me feel I am back to stone age, literally. Its more than just an observation, shaking me all over from within. It is the on road grave, the pot holes that have become large enough to fit in a stuffed big car. Mountain biking, I'd say would loose the battle when it comes to driving on the capital's roads in terms of the vibrations and roughness. The newly built flyovers have also broken down in this bustling city. The vibrations get to your head in no time and as a result people try to catch up when they find a free stretch, void of craters leading to more accidents. The poor state of affairs has lead to this city loosing precious revenue on account of time lost in transportation. You need some really good stress busters to keep up in this big and poorly managed city. My...

Abhinav Bindra has done it by becoming India's first individual Olympic gold medalist. He has brought hope in the minds of Indians who have a defeated look, when the World's most popular and celebrated sports event begins. This is just the beginning of the Indian athletes. In a population of more than 100 crore, where the vox populli is cricket, such victories come as uprisings against the low budget and poor state of affairs for other non popular sports.s And now the big deals “There is no precedence of India winning a gold in the Olympics. Media frenzy in the next few days will get brand owners excited, and Bindra as a brand will get bigger once he is back,” he says. But India being a one sport country, the prospects for brands will have to be topical and tactical, says Ms Vinita Bangard, COO, Percept Talent Management.

Supreme court has issued an order that a policeman turning away a person without registering his complaint could face contempt of court charges and cool his heels in jail if he failed to justify non-registration of the FIR. So citizens, if a cop refuses to file an FIR, the jury is backing you. "In India, officials act only on huntering (flogging). India understands only 'chabuk' - this is the meaning of swaraj and this is the concept of swaraj (self-rule)," Justice B N Agrawal said. The cracker of an order came from a bench headed by Justice Agrawal, who on Thursday had a massive spat with a former law minister in open court before excusing himself from hearing a petition that had sought FIRs against judicial officers allegedly involved in the Rs 23 crore PF scam. Final the law and order is getting into place. Another thing, which has to be emphasized is the behaviour and manners of the policemen. They behave no better than thieves or local goons.

Ram Gopal Varma and Phoonk are out marketing their film never heard before. Phoonk is out with a challenge . Watch it alone in a theatre and take home 5 lakh ruppees. It does not seem as easy as it may sound to you. RGV camp is claiming it to be the scariest movie ever to hit the Indian cinemas. This kind of marketing seems new, something Shahrukh and Red Chillies entertainment can look into. To market the movie Ram Gopal has also used his blog. Ramu's experience with supernatural He says that once on he was on a flight with shiamak dawar. Shiamak and Ramu had never met or worked before except at a party where they had met. While talking Shiamak suddenly asked, "Is your father dead ?". He was taken aback. He said "ya". Shiamak replied saying that Ramu's father was there with them and was little concerned about Ramu. Lets see what is Shiamak's take on this story. I can only say one thing to him, "Man! you are so scary". You scared Ramu. There ...

We receive calls everyday on our mobile and the first thing we check is the number. Softwares have been developed that play different ring tones for different numbers. If the person calling is important, we don't waste time in pondering over, but if unknown or weakly related, we might cancel it. This trend is for everybody and it is correct too. After all our time is precious. We are hard working people and we need time to work, rest and do other stuff. To add to our woes are the beleaguered calls from tele marketing agencies who have managed to get hook of our number. This commercial use by advertisers has lead to believe that an unknown number could bring a known or an unknown nuisance. Happy news we seldom expect. There are people who need favours too. They are persistent and persuasive and will not let you live, sleep or enjoy your meal. They'll keep calling you. This number id system of a person has made man using the phone itself commercial. There used to be days when pe...

China has shown the world what it is capable of. Behind the glitz, fireworks and the splendor of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics is a hidden message saying "We are here" . The country has shown the world what its is capable of. The truly magnificent ceremony came like a dragon pouncing on the world super powers, overshadowing the ceremonies held till date. The dragon also ate away the cultural might of the over rated India. The peerless performance made its resonance all across the world and like the great wall could have been felt in space too. The ineffable event even made the seers think about India's future. Indian condition seemed penury with their mismatched outfits and shoddy presentation. It does not make me feel proud when I hear my friends and family say that it'll take India another 10 years or more matching this sort of event. The fallacy of an Indian about his culture has been shown the reality in lights of the fireworks that went off tha...