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Genelia D’Souza enters Limca Book of World Records Home

Genelia D’Souza enters Limca Book of World Records Home

/ February 28, 2012 8:30 pm

Genelia D’Souza has enlisted herself in the Limca Book of World Records by delivering back to back hits in four different languages.The 24-year-old actress’ movies in Tamil, Telegu, Kannada and Hindi have reportedly made her win an entry in the

BSNL launches three Android tablets, starting Rs. 3,250

BSNL launches three Android tablets, starting Rs. 3,250

/ February 28, 2012 7:11 am

BSNL has announced it will be launching three Android tablets on March 1, with special data plans. Manufactured by Pantel, BSNL’s three tablets run on Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and aim to cater to both the low-end and mid-range segments of

Congress keeping Goa illegal mining report under wraps: Munde

/ February 27, 2012 10:15 pm

Panaji : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday accused the Congress of keeping the Justice (retd) M.B. Shah report on illegal mining under wraps with an eye on the March 3 elections in Goa. Speaking to reporters here, BJP leader

Goa priest, mob booked for murder attempt on policemen

/ February 27, 2012 9:34 pm

The Goa police on Sunday booked Fr. Romano Gonsalves, parish priest from Velim in south Goa, six others (including members of the committee of a local church), and 1,500 unidentified people for attempt to murder five policemen on Saturday. Two

Samsung says sales of Galaxy S II phones top 20 mn

Samsung says sales of Galaxy S II phones top 20 mn

/ February 27, 2012 7:50 am

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd , which emerged as the world’s top smartphone maker last year, said  that sales of its flagship Galaxy S II topped 20 million handsets since its launch in April last year. Sales of predecessor Galaxy

Whitney Houston committed suicide?

Whitney Houston committed suicide?

/ February 26, 2012 2:02 pm

Whitney Houston is at the centre of a bizarre suicide mystery after she was reportedly seen covered in blood hours before her death. The tragic diva, 48, was spotted with her arms slashed before bingeing on drugs and booze. A

Shahid Kapoor turns 31, wants to party naked in Goa!

Shahid Kapoor turns 31, wants to party naked in Goa!

/ February 25, 2012 9:37 pm

Shahid Kapoor turns 31 today and the actor is already creating flutter in Goa with a highly anticipated birthday bash.Shahid is set to party at the highly popular Morjim beach in Goa. The actor, reportedly left for Goa two days

Kingfisher submits fresh schedule, won’t fly direct to some cities

Kingfisher submits fresh schedule, won’t fly direct to some cities

/ February 25, 2012 9:06 pm

Kingfisher Airlines, which is now operating much lesser number of flights than in November, would not operate direct flights to some major cities and several Tier-II cities now on, as per the truncated schedule it has submitted to the aviation

Acer Launches Aspire One D270 In India

Acer Launches Aspire One D270 In India

/ February 24, 2012 7:18 am

Taiwanese manufacturer Acer has launched the Aspire One D270 in India. The manufacturer claims that this is the first netbook based on Intel’s Cedar Trail – the latest iteration of its Atom platform. According to the press release, the laptop

5 injured in ordnance shell explosion in Goa

/ February 23, 2012 6:45 pm

Five persons were injured after an an ordnance shell exploded at a defence shipyard in the port town of Vasco on Wednesday. The shell had been recovered by a dredger vessel, used by Mormugao Port Trust at the Goa Shipyard