Bill Gates to receive Indira Gandhi Peace Prize todayJuly 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Microsoft founder Bill Gates will receive the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development here today. The award will be received on behalf of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has been providing grants for public health activities, notably in the areas of HIV/AIDS prevention and communication.
Bill Gates in India to receive Indira Gandhi Peace PrizeJuly 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Microsoft founder Bill Gates is in India to receive the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development. The award will be received on behalf of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has been providing grants for public health activities, notably in the areas of HIV/AIDS prevention and communication.
Bill Gates says he seldom logs outJuly 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates Friday said he seldom logs out, rarely feels drained and finds social networking sites irritating. "I am a 24-hour technology person," said Gates, on a visit here for overseeing the philanthropic activities of the foundation he has formed with his wife Melinda.
Image conscious Brits posting airbrushed holiday photos on FacebookAugust 10th, 2009 LONDON - Many Britons are apparently applying computerised techniques to their holiday photographs to make themselves appear attractive, and then posting them online. Thousands are said to be turning to the airbrushing act to improve their appearances in snaps taken during trips, and uploading them on websites like Facebook.
President confers Indira Gandhi Prize on Bill GatesJuly 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil on Saturday presented the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development to Microsoft founder Bill Gates for his charity work. Gates received the prize on behalf of his 38 billion dollars Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Bill Gates receives Indira Gandhi prize for his foundation's work in IndiaJuly 25th, 2009 Bill Gates receives Indira Gandhi Prize in IndiaNEW DELHI — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Saturday received the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development from India's president, a government statement said. The prize recognizes his work with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Bill Gates says US curb on skilled migrant labour will be a 'mistake'July 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Microsoft founder Bill Gates Friday said it would be a "big mistake" if the US imposes curbs on the entry of skilled workers from abroad, putting his weight behind "smart people" from countries like India who want to work overseas. "I can't make any predictions.
Bill Gates says he seldom feels drainedJuly 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates Friday said he is a 24-hour technology person and rarely feels drained. "I am a 24-hour technology person.
Khurshid asks IT sector to give inputs on new Companies BillSeptember 15th, 2009 KOLKATA - Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Tuesday urged the Information Technology (IT) sector to spell out its standpoint and suggestions on the Companies Bill which is slated to come up before a standing committee of parliament soon. "We are in the process of moving before the standing committee of parliament the Companies Bill, 2009.
Bill Gates: Better data on student, teacher performance will raise achievement in US schoolsJuly 21st, 2009 Bill Gates: Better data mean better schoolsPHILADELPHIA — The U.S. must improve its educational standing in the world by rewarding effective teaching and by developing better, universal measures of performance for students and teachers, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Tuesday.
US H-1B proposal is against free trade principlesApril 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON - India's software industry has opposed a US bill that seeks to make it mandatory for American companies to fill vacancies with locals before turning to skilled foreign workers. 'The stated objective of the bill is to prevent fraud and visa abuse.
Bill Gates is the world's richest man againMarch 12th, 2009 NEW YORK - Forbes magazine study has revealed that Microsoft Corporation co-founder Bill Gates has reclaimed the title of the richest man in the world, with a total net worth of 40 billion dollars. According to Fox News, the magazine found 793 billionaires in 2009, which was down by 30 percent from a year earlier.
T-Mobile USA to launch second Google phone, dubbed myTouch, in AugustJune 22nd, 2009 T-Mobile to launch second Google phone in AugustNEW YORK — T-Mobile USA's follow-up to the first "Google phone" will go on sale in early August, the carrier said Monday. The "T-Mobile myTouch 3G with Google" will be a touch-screen phone and will lack the physical keyboard of the T-Mobile G1, the first phone that used Google Inc.'s Android software.
Twitter 'not banned in White House'July 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Popular microblogging website Twitter is not banned in the White House, it has emerged. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was said to have previously said on C-SPAN that rules at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue required the use of the website be prohibited.