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Controversial social network ranks third
Bharatstudent.com stole third place behind Orkut and Facebook with over 3 million users, according to comScore's recent list of India's top social networking sites, reports Rohan Koshy.
Remindo to keep you connected at work

A new web technology has been developed that creates a private social network-type intranet for companies. The service is free of cost and is available at www.Remindo.com. It is an application which acts like a combination of Facebook and Twitter and is available privately to companies.

Home loans and the many pitfalls
More power to the consumer is our motto, whether buying rajma or a radium watch. Our expert tells you how to get empowered.
Nokia to replace defective chargers

Nokia, the world’s largest mobile handset manufacturer, has announced that it would exchange chargers of a particular make of its Nokia 7210 phone as “their plastic covers could come loose”. This poses a threat of electric shock to users.

Travellers give thumbs up to India as a global brand
The FutureBrand's latest Country Brand Index has ranked India among the top five countries for value for money, authenticity, history, best brand for art and culture and business.
America's Largest Private Companies
Our 25th annual survey of America’s largest private companies reflects the same turbulence that is rocking the publicly traded firms that make all the headlines.
Job promise gone wrong?

You can loosely describe them as ‘anti-social elements’ or ‘con-artistes’ or 'scamsters'. Their motto is to make a quick buck by hook or crook and they see opportunities in every crisis situation.

Global fund managers may see 35% drop in bonuses this year
Global fund managers are likely to witness up to 35 per cent cut in bonuses this year even as the asset and wealth management industry is upbeat about a recovery in financial markets worldwide.
American duo wins Nobel Prize for Economics
Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson of the United States won the 2009 Nobel Economics Prize for their work on the organisation of cooperation in economic governance, the Nobel jury announced today. Ostrom is the first woman to win the Economics Prize, which has been awarded since 1969.
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Cases filed by senior citizens get priority
We, as a people take pride in our tradition and culture that teaches us to respect our elders. But that culture is often not reflected in the way service providers treat senior citizens. In fact some of the cases that have come up before the consumer courts have shown that service providers single out the elderly for shabby treatment.
Wine drinkers lift glass to law of supply and demand
The law of supply and demand has reached the world's vineyards tipping wine prices in consumers' favor.
Need watchdog for tourism sector

This is one of the earliest cases against a travel agent that came up before the Tamil Nadu State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.

Google digs deeper into search results
Google has said it has enhanced its popular Internet search engine to dig deeper into pages to uncover the exact tidbits of information people seek.
Why smartphones must become flexiphones
A few weeks ago, I bought my first smartphone, the Nokia E71, after much mulling. I am wondering if I did the right thing. That reminded me of an old joke among women that goes: “Men are like computers. Just when you have settled on one, along comes something that is a lot better.” N Madhavan writes.
An ombudsman for real estate
Last year, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) in UK made it mandatory for all those engaged in estate agency work in respect of residential property to become members of an approved redress scheme.
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Fish move north to beat the heat
According to a study, conducted by the Sea Around Us Project at Canada’s University of British Columbia, India could lose 40 per cent of fish population over the next 50 years, reports Joydeep Thakur.
Small screen
Miracle workers, not stars, needed to boost TRPs
An entertaining, star-studded show like Dus Ka Dum with a crowd-puller like Salman Khan as the host didn’t do much for the channel, writes Poonam Saxena.

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