Lohri
Lohri, is celebrated every year on 13th of January. It is a festival to worship fire. Lohri Festival is celebrated with great pomp in North India. At this time Earth starts moving towards the sun marking the auspicious period of Uttarayan. First Lohri is very important for the newly wed and the new born babies as it marks fertility. At night, people gather around the bonfire and throw til, puffed rice & popcorns into the flames of the bonfire. Prayers are offered to the bonfire seeking abundance & prosperity. People make merry by dancing & singing traditional folk songs.
Infosys results
IT bellwether Infosys Technologies on Thursday reported 14.17 per cent growth in consolidated net profit at Rs 1,780 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2010.
The company had a net profit of Rs 1,559 crore in the December quarter of the previous fiscal (2009-10), Infosys said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Sri Lankan Navy
The Sri Lankan navy has opened fire on Indian fishermen in the Indian Ocean killing one and critically injuring another.
The firing reportedly occurred as the Lankans believed the Indians were trespassing. But it is not clear whether the fisherman were in Indian territorial waters or in Lanka's.
Vibrant Gujarat
Preparations have been completed for the Global Investors' Summit that kicks off in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on Wednesday.
While Gujarat expects the lion's share of investment, for the first time, as many as 19 states will also have stalls to woo investors.
TukTuk: India's first GPS-based auto fare app
A Kochi-based firm launched what it claimed was India's first multi-platform auto fare calculating application that uses GPS.
MindHelix Technologies claimed that its "Tuk Tuk" metre, a mobile phone application, will enable the commuter to get accurate fare from auto-rickshaws. The app will help commuters from being cheated by false fare claims.
The meter is the first multi-platform application in India that can dynamically calculate the distance travelled using Global Positioning System (GPS) and the fare due, a company official said.
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