By media.desi on Mar 20, 2008 in Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Videos | 13 Comments
Veteran Telugu actor Shoban Babu, passed away at a private hospital here on Thursday following a cardiac arrest.
He was 71 and survived by wife, three daughters and a son. Shobhan, whose roles in soft family entertainers earned him a massive fan following among women, was counted among the top four Telugu stars of [...]
By Novell on Feb 22, 2008 in Discussions, Miscellaneous | 16 Comments
It’s been a while since we were thinking of changing Nighi’s Homepage. At last we were able to give a new face to Nighi and we hope you like the new look. We looked at a number of things to increase the visibility to the enormous video collection on Nighi. You might have already [...]
By Novell on Feb 13, 2008 in Discussions, Miscellaneous | 5 Comments
The New England Journal of Medicine study found smoking already accounts for 900,000 deaths a year in India. The study warns that without action, the death toll from smoking will climb still further.
Nearly One million people a year will die from tobacco smoking in India - Research predicts.
It predicts smoking could soon account for 20% [...]
By media.desi on Feb 3, 2008 in Miscellaneous | 23 Comments
In a shocking discovery close on the heels of several terror attacks in southern India, it has now emerged that terrorists training in a new terror camp in the jungles of Karnataka were training with sophisticated Israeli Uzi-sub-machine guns and with PETN – also known as Pentrite, one of the most powerful explosives in [...]
By Novell on Feb 2, 2008 in Business and Economy, Miscellaneous, Technology | 5 Comments
Microsoft has made a $44.6 billion unsolicited takeover bid for Yahoo. Yahoo turned down a takeover offer last year, but says it is "carefully and promptly" studying Microsoft’s offer. An interesting look at different channels footage of the story. CNN Story Associated Press FOX [...]
By Novell on Jan 28, 2008 in Discussions, Miscellaneous | 0 Comments
The Indian School of Business (ISB) here has been ranked 20th among the world?s top 100 business schools, by Financial Times.
The London-based newspaper released the annual ranking of full-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs for 2008 on Monday. The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, the London Business School [...]
By Novell on Jan 26, 2008 in Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Videos | 1 Comment
Shahrukh Khan, Shahid Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Karishma Kapoor and many more stars sparkled at the Star Screen Awards.
Take a look at The Sneak Peek of Nokia Star Screen Awards
Also, Nokia Annual Star Screen Awards Picture Gallery
Video Source: IndiaFM, GlobalIndia.com
By media.desi on Jan 24, 2008 in Miscellaneous | 6 Comments
Looks like the west’s endorsement of Pakistani General (former dictator) is coming to an end. Pakistan’s new army supremo Ashraf Kiyani emerged as a Washington favorite with glowing portrayals in the U.S media and now Musharraf is being trashed as a serious liability to the United States.
Pentagon has plans in place to send military [...]
By Novell on Jan 12, 2008 in Discussions, Miscellaneous, Patriotic | 18 Comments
The World Bank has said it has uncovered “serious incidents of fraud and corruption” in a review of five health projects it has backed in India.
The World Bank said on Friday it had uncovered “serious incidents” of fraud and corruption in a review of five health projects in India. Evidence of problems was found [...]
By media.desi on Dec 31, 2007 in Miscellaneous | 8 Comments
Guys,
Wish you a very Happy & Prosperous new year. We from Nighi team posted about 1630 posts during the last 12 months. That comes to about 4+ posts a day and we hope to continue the same rate for the next year too. You guys have been amazing posting thousands of comments (8678 [...]
By media.desi on Dec 27, 2007 in Discussions, Miscellaneous | 11 Comments
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday in the wake of a suicide bombing that killed at least 14 of her supporters, doctors, a spokesman for her party and other officials said.
Bhutto suffered bullet wounds in the aftermath of the bomb attack, TV networks were reporting.
A suicide bomber had struck shortly after Bhutto [...]
By media.desi on Dec 24, 2007 in Discussions, Miscellaneous | 48 Comments
Once again the Moditva wave rules in Gujarat and the voters’ choice is Narendra Modi, who is all set to become the Chief Minister for the third time.
It was a remarkable victory for Modi, a canteen boy from Vadnagar in northern Gujarat, who retained the reins of the state overcoming anti-incumbency, a united opposition [...]