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When Google Earth scared China: WikiLeaks

China, worried over the images of its key defence and nuclear sites on Google Earth, sought United States' help in getting the image resolution reduced, according to a diplomatic cable.......

Terrorists used Google Earth

Slowly but surely pieces of the jigsaw puzzle of the conspiracy behind Mumbai terror attacks are falling into place. In a first in terror strikes in the country, all the 10 terrorists involved in......

Home ministry meets over Google Earth

A high-level meeting was on Wednesday held in the Union home ministry to frame a concrete strategy to tackle the possible threat posed by Google Earth, the Internet service that provides easy......

Google Earth worries ISRO chief

The Indian Space Research Organisation chief has expressed concern about high resolution satellite images offered by Google and said authorities should hold a dialogue with it over the display of......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

Google Earth raises security concerns

The availability of three dimension images of sensitive installations on 'Google Earth', has raised concerns among global space policy makers about the security aspect, a space policy analyst said......

Bhuvan, India's response to Google Earth

Bhuvan, India's response to Google Earth, will be launched in March 2009 and will provide high resolution imagery data of the order of five metres which would be of great help for real-time......

Sounds to come alive on Google Earth

Here's good news for Internet enthusiasts. Ethnic sounds - right from the Brazilian rain forest to Arctic ice sheets - will now accompany the location-sighting venture on Google Earth. "Our......

And now, fly over Google Earth

A young IPS officer of my acquaintance was summoned to the RAW headquarters. New to Delhi, he required directions to this building, which is not officially labelled the 'RAW HQ.'He was told to......

GM unveils LPG-run Chevrolet Spark

General Motors India launched the liquefied petroleum gas version of its popular small car, Chevrolet Spark, in Mumbai on Tuesday. The version is GM India's first clean-burning,......

Sonakshi Feels 'Bus Ho Gaya'

Athiya has a question... Preity is in Machu Picchu... Dia at a global summit... Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonakshi Sinha/Instagram Sonakshi Sinha obviously enjoyed her vacation in Egypt, as she......

Rafi's Main Kahin Kavi Na, unplugged

We have invited readers to send us videos of them singing Mohammad Rafi songs to mark the occasion of Rafisaab's 29th death anniversary on July 31, to celebrate the eternal legend's......

Akshay, Kareena celebrate Kambakkht Ishq

Kambakkht Ishq opening to an excellent opening last weekend and so the cast and crew decided to celebrate at J W Marriott, in the northwest Mumbai suburb of Juhu. Kareena Kapoor came in a simple......

'TV's Seeta Aur Geeta will bring back the glamour we created'

Hema Malini's hugely entertaining film Seeta Aur Geeta will make its way to television screens come May 25. NDTV Imagine's new show, an adaptation of the 1970's hit, will see Anjori Alagh take......

PIX: Lion star Sunny Pawar meets Uddhav Thackeray

'Happiness is a small word to describe my feelings at the moment.' The Pawars, exuberant after Sunny's success, meet the Thackerays. Child actor Sunny Pawar met Shiv Sena chief Uddhav......

Bobby Robson shone like a beacon of decency

Throughout a life spent almost entirely devoted to football, former England manager Bobby Robson shone like a beacon of decency and old-fashioned values, of all that is good in the game. The......

Bangalore trounce Mumbai for third straight win

Paceman Dillon du Preez (left) of the Bangalore Royal Challengers celebrates the dismissal of Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 match at the......

The legend of Neeraj Chopra continues to grow!

IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra is only the second Indian -- after shooter Abhinav Bindra -- to simultaneously hold the Olympics and World Championships title. Photographs: Reuters For someone who was......

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