Millions of people in Malaysia have been banned from doing yoga because of fears it could corrupt Muslims. The Islamic authorities have issued a ruling, known as a fatwa, instructing the country’s Muslims to avoid yoga because of its Hindu roots.
Read the article: Malaysia outlaws yoga for Muslims
Citgroup executives, faced with a plunging share price, began weighing the possibility of auctioning off pieces of the financial giant or even selling the company outright, the Wall Street Journal reported late Thursday, citing people familiar with the situation.
Read the article: Report: Citigroup weighs potential sale
US bank Citigroup has announced plans for about 52,000 new job cuts, on top of 23,000 cuts already made this year.
Read the article: Citigroup job cull to hit 75,000
And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world – our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.
To those who would tear the world down – we will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security – we support you.
Read the article: Full text: Obama’s victory speech
A new feature introduced today in Gmail allows free voice and video chat right from within Gmail. Nice!
Read the article: Official Google Blog: Talk face-to-face right from within Gmail
Free, open-source image processing app Qtpfsgui takes in groups of standard digital camera shots of the same scene or object and runs them through a high dynamic range imaging filter, creating striking images with more depth of color.
Read the article: Qtpfsgui Makes Standard Digicam Shots More Vibrant
Nothing causes as much anxiety in a family as when someone falls sick. Nearly 65% of India’s poor get into debt and 1% fall below the poverty line each year because of illness, according to National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) 2004. The answer, of course, is health insurance, but only 6% of India’s workers have it.
Read the article: Finally, a lifeline for India’s poor
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton became the youngest world champion in Formula One history by the skin of his teeth after a nail-biting Brazilian Grand Prix.
Read the article: Last-gasp Hamilton takes F1 crown
How Apple, Airtel and Vodafone are ripping off Indian iPhone users.
Read the article: How Apple, Airtel and Vodafone are ripping off Indian iPhone users
