Tharoor meets Sonia Gandhi over “Holy Cow” tweet controversy

September 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress party slammed Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor 's remarks on the austerity drive on the social networking site Twitter. "Certainly the Congress doesn't endorse or approve it and we find it unacceptable.

September 15th, 2009 MYSORE - Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday attributed nation's success in the field of Information technology to the Indian talent, ingenuity and hard work. She was speaking after inaugurating the Infosys technology campus in Mysore.

September 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Friday, played down the comments made by Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor on the social network site Twitter, saying it was just a joke and should be looked at in a light hearted manner.

August 12th, 2009 RAEBARELI - Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi inaugurated 3G mobile services of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd on Wednesday at Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh. After four major cities of the state including Lucknow, Allahabad, Kanpur and Varanasi it was a first small town where this high tech facility of mobile has been introduced.

June 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The ministry of external affairs is all a-Twitter. Not because Indian diplomats have become net savvy, but one of the new ministers of state is a frequent user of this social networking web tool.

June 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - "Minister Twitter - that is how the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of Foreign Trade Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi greeted Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor on a Dubai stopover last week. In Dubai my old friend Sheikha Lubna, UAE foreign trade minister, hosted a friendly lunch at which she greeted me as 'Minister Twitter'! he tweeted June 24.

October 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Had he been alive today, Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of India, may have overcome his aversion to technology and embraced the mobilizing power of software such as Facebook and Twitter to organize massive pro-democracy protests, claims George Paxton of the London-based Gandhi Foundation. Gandhi, who advocated a return to a simpler way of life, "at times sounded very anti-technology," National Geographic quotes Paxton, as saying.andhi's view was that technology was often used at the expense of the poor, Paxton said.

January 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government's decision on 3G spectrum auction and a cut in fuel prices is likely to be announced Thursday. The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs met here Wednesday evening to consider a host of proposals including these two.

July 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.

July 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.

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January 14th, 2009 ISTANBUL - Muslims around the world should come to the support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, according to a message allegedly released by Osama bin Laden, leader of the Al Qaeda terrorist network on the Internet Wednesday. Bin Laden said in the 22-minute long audio message that Muslims should either directly support the fight against the Israeli offensive into the Gaza Strip.

July 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.

September 19th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Would-be lovers could soon be thanking popular social networking site Twitter as it will allow users to call their followers for free. The website is set to offer two-minute calls about the duration of a tweet without any cost, where members can talk for the first time without making their phone numbers public.

September 8th, 2009 Obama advises caution in what kids put on FacebookARLINGTON, Va. — In a pep talk that kept clear of politics, President Barack Obama on Tuesday challenged the nation's students to take pride in their education — and stick with it even if they don't like every class or must overcome tough circumstances at home.