Saturday, August 27, 2011

India’s Parliament Agrees to Anna Hazare’s Demands - NYTimes.com

India’s Parliament Agrees to Anna Hazare’s Demands - NYTimes.com: "India’s Parliament capitulated on Saturday to the anticorruption campaigner Anna Hazare and the hundreds of thousands of people who took to the streets to support his cause in a standoff that lasted nearly two weeks."

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Hazare breaks his fast today

Hazare breaks his fast today: "Social activist Anna Hazare said on Saturday he would break his fast against corruption at 10 am tomorrow, after Parliament passed a resolution seeking a strong and effective Lok Pal and urged the Standing Committee to look at the issues of Citizens’ Charter (provision of facilities to citizens within a defined time frame and strong penalties for errant officials), an appropriate authority to address corruption by lower bureaucrats and establishment of Lok Ayuktas in states."

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Friday, August 26, 2011

Ramachandra Guha, Latest News/Blogs on Ramachandra Guha | Firstpost

Ramachandra Guha, Latest News/Blogs on Ramachandra Guha | Firstpost: "Unsurprisingly Anna Hazare has single handedly dominated every headline in the national newspapers again. Yesterdays late night talks between the government and Team Anna are #Anna Hazare"

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Jobs at Apple: Master inventor, master marketer - Yahoo! News

Jobs at Apple: Master inventor, master marketer - Yahoo! News: "Steve Jobs started Apple Computer with a high school friend in a Silicon Valley garage in 1976, was forced out a decade later, then returned to rescue the company. During his second stint, Apple grew into the most valuable technology company in the world."

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Steve Jobs and Bill Gates: It's complicated | Microsoft - CNET News

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates: It's complicated | Microsoft - CNET News: "In reflecting on Steve Jobs' tenure at Apple, it's impossible to separate the role Microsoft played.
The companies, as well as Jobs and Microsoft's co-founder Bill Gates, helped pioneer the industry and define an era. The two executives partnered at various times, competed all the time, and challenged one another in ways that helped shape the landscape of techdom. It's a complex relationship."

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