economictimes is reporting that 6 MPs shall not participate in the trust vote in the loksabha today. check the details on economictimes
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/PoliticsNation/Six_MPs_not_to_take_part_in_trust_vote/articleshow/3262981.cms

The 123 agreement between india and US has become one of the most famous treaties in recent years with the fate of government of india hanging because of it. The 123 agreement between India and USA refers to Sec. 123 of the U.S. Atomic Energy Act. There is a ban on transfer of nuclear technology to other countries under this Act. The Hyde Act was passed by U.S.A to make an exception for India, to enable transfer of technology for civil nuclear energy. The 123 Agreement is the terms of …

After months of bitter fight for control, Yahoo today announced an agreement with Icahn, who will get a seat on the Yahoo board. The board will be expanded from 9 to 11 members. Under the settlement pact, eight members of Yahoo!’s current board including chief executive Jerry Yang would stand for re-election at the annual meeting to be held on August 1. Icahn, who owns nearly 5 per cent stake in Yahoo!, had threatened to oust the current board following the collapse of the takeover talks between the internet major …

The all important CAT for the academic year 2009-11 will be held on November 16, 2008.
The CAT Bulletins, which contains application form can be purchased from July 14, 2008 till August 8, 2008 from select Axis bank branches, and in special cases from IIMs directly by August 13, 2008. The last date of submission of CAT forms is September 5.

Indian websites seem to be making a lot of waves. After mKhoj SMSGupshup just got a Rs 40 Crore Funding. They sure needed that money for the servers and for the free sms messages. The fundingwill go a long way in scaling up the site as they seem to be spending more than half that amount in a year. I doubt if they can ever earn that much money with advertisements alone.

Microsoft is providing open connections to Windows Vista, Office 2007, and many other high-volume products and additional information to enable software developers better interact with these Microsoft products. O the face of it, it looks like a move to keep the regulators happy. However my view is this is an attempt by microsoft to attract developers away from facebook,google etc.
This is a great oppurtunity to create some really good applications. Considerig the massive userbase of the products, the potential looks huge. See the released documents here. It will be …

Today (June 17th 2008) is the day for downloading the much anticipated Firefox 3. Mozilla is targgeting to set the record for most software downloads in 24 hours. I will be downloading my copy. What about you?
More details here and here

This newyork times article compares mukesh ambani to mahtma gandhi. The comparison may be a little far fetched. However I recommend this article as it gives a really detailed view into the life of mr ambani and had a highly inspiring effect on me.

ArcelorMittal will be the first listed company to hold an interactive retail shareholders’ meeting on Second Life. This is an attempt by the company to tap a younger generation of investors to broaden its existing base of about 80,000 retail shareholders. Additionally it will also help the company reduce costs associated with holding shareholder meetings in Madrid, Paris, Luxembourg, and Amsterdam, the four places in Europe where its stock is listed.
It is one of the most innovative uses of secondlife. If the move succeeds then we may see …

As of June 30, large PC makers will no longer be able to sell Windows XP-based PCs. Retailers will also have only until their current supply is exhausted. This is a move by microsoft to migrate the reluctant users to Vista. The commercial users can go for vista and then get it dowgraded to xp. Retail customers shall have no such luxury. It will be interestig to see if users will migrate to vista or this will lead to higher piracy.
Microsoft is not ending support for Windows XP though. Extended …

Gartner’s top 10 disruptive technologies 2008-2012:

Multicore and hybrid processors
Virtualisation and fabric computing
Social networks and social software
Cloud computing and cloud/Web platforms
Web mashups
User Interface
Ubiquitous computing
Contextual computing
Augmented reality
Semantics

The much awaited apple iphone is going to be available in india soon. Bharti Airtel said on Tuesday that soon customers will be able to purchase iPhone 3G at Airtel Relationship Centers. They have not given details on pricing or availability.

http://mpresults.nic.in/mpbse/ClassXExam08/hp1730/result10Class.htm

on www.mahresult.nic.in
Best of luck for the candidates.

Vikas Yadav and his cousin, Vishal Yadav have been found guilty of abducting and killing Nitish Katara six years ago because he was opposed to Katara’s relationship with his sister.
More Details of the case