Monday, March 14, 2011

Litti Chokha is becoming famous

Last month, novelist Chetan Bhagat tweeted: “Litti chokha, a Bihari dish, totally needs to be available everywhere. Superb.” Actor Sonakshi Sinha, of Bihari origin, tweeted back, asking him to get the dish from her in Mumbai.

If Bihar becomes a super success story in the next 10 years, what will be the fate of litti chokha? “It will become as common in Delhi and Bombay (Mumbai) as aloo tikkis and bhelpuri,” says Bhojpuri film star Ravi Kissen. “And I’ll start a litti chokha franchise on the lines of McDonald’s.”
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Litti Chokha's fan page on Facebook.
 

The Secret of Victoria’s Secret is out

“I didn’t invent anything. I didn’t invent the bra or stores or the name,” he says. “I just see things differently.” Still, when it comes to how women think about the most pragmatic items they wear, that’s made all the difference.
The Secret of Victoria’s Secret is out...Read the complete article here...

Google Circles could be launched at the Google I/O 2011 conference

"Google Circles" codenamed "Google Me" could be launched at the Google I/O 2011 conference in May (10-11th).

According to ZDNet, it is coming this fall (Sept. – Dec. 2011). ZDNet Report

However Google has made some big product launches, including Wave, Chrome Web App Store and Google TV, at the Google I/O conference.

One Report suggests that it is a "False Alarm: Google Circles Not Coming Now–and Probably Not Ever".

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Who stands to lose the most in the $45 million fraud trial of Raj Rajaratnam?

The insider-trading scandal that involves the most respected names in business is shaking up the financial world. Who stands to lose the most in the $45 million fraud trial of Raj Rajaratnam?


Rajat Gupta

or

India

or

Goldman Sachs

or

Warren Buffett

Read the complete article in Newsweek: Who stands to lose the most in the $45 million fraud trial of Raj Rajaratnam?

Saturday, March 12, 2011

With hacking, music can take control of your car

"But their most interesting attack focused on the car stereo. By adding extra code to a digital music file, they were able to turn a song burned to CD into a Trojan horse. When played on the car's stereo, this song could alter the firmware of the car's stereo system, giving attackers an entry point to change other components on the car. This type of attack could be spread on file-sharing networks without arousing suspicion, they believe. "It's hard to think of something more innocuous than a song," said Stefan Savage, a professor at the University of California."


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