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Geeks who make a differenceSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:32AMMIT's 2010 list of '35 outstanding men and women under 35' features Indians who have used technology to help those on the periphery of society. Shalini Singh writes.

Sibal links education to GDP, favours better pay for teachersSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:31AMLinking school education to the country's economic growth, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday pitched for good pay packages for teachers to attract the "best minds".

French protests target president's anti-crime proposalsSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:26AMCrowds swarmed central Paris square and other French cities Saturday to protest President Nicolas Sarkozy's anti-crime proposals.

Parastatal reform approvedSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:24AMGOVERNMENT has approved restructuring of 10 parastatals and State enterprises as it emerged that it has also invited fresh bids for Ziscosteel.

ZSE: The storm is not yet overSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:23AM"Sometimes when I’m standin’, it seems like I had done walked for miles, and my heart could be cryin’, dead in the middle of a smile" are part of the lyrics from R Kelly’s yesteryear hit "The Storm is Over".

UAE posts $599 mn trade surplus with IndiaSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:23AMAbu Dhabi, Sep 4: UAE's trade surplus with India rose to 2.2 billion dirhams ($599 million) in the first quarter of 2010 from a deficit of 7.3 billion dirhams in the corresponding period last year, the foreign trade ministry said in a report.

Alcohol consumption increases dramaticallySaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:23AMZIMBABWE is likely to join the top 10 African drinking nations after the country’s leading beer producer — Delta Beverages recorded a 50 percent jump in beer sales in the current reporting period.

Businessman Frank Cirella running for Petawawa town councilSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:22AMPETAWAWA -For over 20 years, he's been hearing the concerns of residents through his customers. Now Frank Cirella wants to give those concerns a voice as an elected member of council.[...]

Oil platform fire is a disaster, but mainly for PRSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 2:12AMThursday's fire caused no leak or injuries; its cause is still being investigated. But the incident resounds through the oil-dependent region, and on Capitol Hill. Louisianans expressed relief Friday that another offshore tragedy had been averted: A second oil facility that caught fire this week did not cause a leak, and no one was hurt.