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Social media obsession goes up when holidaying, reveals new study

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If posting, tweeting to tagging ourselves at different locations has become a trend, latest research says that many Britons become 16 times more addicted to social media while holidaying.

According to Online Travel Agency, sunshine.co.uk, a gadget freak tourist from Britain will update his Facebook status 10 times, send 23 text messages, post four tweets and add two pictures to his Instagram account when abroad.

The site carried out the research and found that many Britons admit to finding it difficult to distance themselves from their gadgets and gizmos whilst on holiday abroad, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

As many as 89 percent of respondents admitted that they took their mobile phone abroad on holiday with them on their last trip, whilst 39 percent had taken a tablet device, 26 percent had taken an e-reader of some description and 11 percent had taken a laptop.

Many Britishers admitted to using social media abroad with 41 percent revealing they want 'to stay in the loop with everything back home in Britain. A further 41 percent said the like 'to brag about my holiday'.






Youth wearing t-shirt with ISIS symbol held in Tamil Nadu

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A 22-year-old youth was taken into custody on Sunday for questioning after a group photo of some youths wearing t-shirts with ISIS emblem appeared on a social networking site.
Abul Rahman has been taken into custody in connection with the photo which appeared during Ramazan period, Superintendent of Police P Mayilvahanan said.
However, Rahman told police that they did it to thank the ISIS for releasing Indian nurses from their captivity in strife-torn Iraq without harming them, the officer said.
Rahman also said they had only shared their gratefulness and happiness over the release of the nurses as ISIS was not a banned outfit in India, Mayilvahanan adde
He said the 'Q' branch and Intelligence Bureau are investigating the incident.
The photo was taken in front of a mosque at Thondi.
Initial investigation revealed that the person who took the photo had gone abroad and uploaded the picture on a social networking site.
The t-shirts were made by a company at Kader Pettai in Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu, he said, adding, in all 100 such t-shirts had been made and of them 36 were worn by the group.
Rahman's friend Villavan had arranged to make the t-shirts, he said.
Police said the youths, who posed for the photo, did not have any links with any terrorist organisation, "but they are being monitored and have been warned severely."
"The mosque authorise had warned the youths against wearing such t-shirts. The youths had told them it was only a prank," an official of the Intelligence bureau said.
Officials said the picture had been withdrawn from the social networking site now.
They also said they have not found any hardcore supporters of the ISIS in Tamil Nadu.





Two Indian Olympic Officials at Commonwealth Games Arrested

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Glasgow: India were left red-faced after Indian Olympic Association (IOA) secretary general Rajeev Mehta and senior international wrestling referee Virender Malik were arrested in Glasgow on separate charges late Saturday night.

Mehta was arrested on charges of alleged drunken driving and Malik for alleged sexual assault.

Sources here told IANS that both Mehta and Malik were not part of the Indian contingent but went to Glasgow in their respective official capacities. Mehta was an invitee of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and presented medals to winners. Malik had officiated in the wrestling competitions in the Commonwealth Games.

The two will be presented in court Monday.

A Scotland Yard spokeswoman confirmed the arrests of the two Indian officials but refused to divulge any details.

"On August 2, a 49-year-old man was arrested following reports of alleged drunken driving in City Centre of Glasgow. On August 2, a 45-year-old man was arrested following reports of an alleged assault in the west of Glasgow," said the spokeswoman.

Asian Lite, a London newspaper, reported that Mehta was allegedly driving without a licence at Glasgow city centre and was above the legal alcohol limit and Malik was allegedly involved in sexual assault in a hotel in the west of Glasgow.

The Indian High Commission in London, in a statement, said they are closely monitoring the case.

"We have learnt about the detention of two members of the Commonwealth games contingent (sic) by the local (Glasgow) police. Our consulate in Edinburgh has deputed an official to Glasgow to keep in close touch with the police authorities to ascertain full factual details of the case. We are also close in touch with the team," the High Commission said in a statement.

Google most attractive employer among Asia-Pacific graduates

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Internet giant Google is the most attractive employer for graduates from the Asia-Pacific region in a list of top companies which figures no Indian firm.

According to global employer branding firm Universum's 2014 Most Attractive Employers in Asia Pacific Ranking, Google has emerged as the most desirable employer among business, as well as engineering and IT students in the APAC region.
Google is followed by Deloitte, Citi, Apple and P&G in the top-five firms for business students. Among engineering and IT students, Google is followed by Apple, Microsoft, Samsung and BMW.
The list has 50 companies each for the two categories, but no India company figures in either of the lists, although a number of these companies have significant headcount in India.
Interestingly, the latest Fortune Global 500 list has eight Indian companies including state-run IOC which was featured in the top 100 at the 96th position.
Besides, Deloitte, the other three major accounting firms were also placed among the Top 10. KPMG was ranked sixth, PwC seventh and Ernst & Young eighth.
The popularity of banks and professional service firms among APAC graduates were also visible in the rankings as these firms took 11 of the top 20 employer positions.
The FMCG sector also had significant presence in the list as the four key players featured include P&G ranked fifth, Unilever 14th, Nestle 16th and the L'Oreal Group 20th.
While Google continues to dominate the rankings as the top employer for engineering/IT students, Samsung is a close competitor in Asia Pacific.
On the other hand, former communications and IT giant, Nokia, continues to fall in the rankings at 32nd place this year.
The survey further revealed that high future earnings' is a top priority across Asia Pacific for both management /commerce students and engineering/natural science students, the report added.



Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Note 3 Neo Receive Price Cuts in India

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Samsung has officially slashed prices of two Galaxy smartphones in India - the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Note 3 Neo.
Both the smartphones are now available with the new prices via the company's official India online store. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (Review | Pictures) is now priced at Rs. 40,698, down from the previous price tag of Rs. 47,990. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo (Review | Pictures), on the other hand, is now priced at Rs. 29,570, down from its earlier price of Rs. 33,990.
Notably, the South Korean giant is also teasing the new price cuts for the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Note 3 Neo smartphones in India via newspaper and TV advertisements.
In April, the Galaxy Note 3 Neo received an official price drop to Rs. 33,990, down from the smartphone's launch price of Rs. 38,990.
Samsung launched the Galaxy Note 3 in India at Rs. 49,900 last year, while the Galaxy Note 3 Neo went on sale in January.
Samsung is famous for quietly slashing prices of its devices as the company officially slashed the price of the Galaxy S4 (Review | Pictures) and Galaxy S4 Mini in May. Last month, the company slashed the price of its Gear Fit fitness band to Rs. 12,100, down from its launch price of Rs. 15,450
Prior to this, Samsung, in an attempt to dismiss reports about a possible price cut in the Galaxy S5, had to clarify by issuing an email statement to the media that said, "reports claiming Samsung Electronics has revised prices of Galaxy S5 (Review | Pictures) are false and baseless" and the Galaxy S5 "continues to be priced at Rs. 51,500."
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Woman has 15 orgasms a week and ALL AT WORK

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Ever imagined a office full of sex toys and all you need to is test them and have an orgasm.

Well, a woman named Cara Houiellebecq is a professional sex toy tester and has about 15 orgasms in a week.

Cara who earns $27,000 a year for this spends around seven hours a week approving these sex toys, The Mirror reported. 

Cara, a mother of two kids, runs a blog in the UK regarding sex toys. Her job is to test the efficiency of these sex toys which are delivered to her by various companies. 

With around 2,000 sex toys in her office, Cara says that she loves her present job and would never want to return to a 9 to 5 shift.

Various companies started contacted Cara after her views on sex toys became popular. 

According to the Mirror, Cara's favourite iGino One which you can charge via USB.

I'm the person who knows the best ones to use and the cheapest ones to buy," Cara was quoted as saying to the Mirror.






In pictures: Amazon tribe makes first contact with the world

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Members of a new, undiscovered Brazilian tribe have made contact with the outside world for the very first time. There is video footage of the tribe as well.

The footage released by Brazil's National Indian Foundation (FUNAI) shows pictures of some men from the undiscovered tribe making voluntary contact with a team of researchers on the banks of the Envira river in Aldeia Simpatia, Acre state.

FUNAI said the members of the tribe considered made contact with their researchers when they were with Ashaninka Indians in the region.

Pictures of the loincloth-clad tribesmen have gone viral on social media.

The Amazonian tribe that lives on the Envira river on Brazil's border with Peru came in contact of locals after they were forced out of their homes by drug traffickers.

In the video, the tribesmen can been shouting in an unidentified language, which is considered to be their native tongue.




Heavy rains to continue in state till Sunday

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Thiruvananthapuram: As heavy rains lashed the state inundating many low-lying areas, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has warned about the probability of landslides in the hilly regions.

Rains are forecast to continue in the state until Sunday. The NDRF team has alerted the police, fire force and revenue department about the chances of landslides.

Heavy rains have been lashing the northern districts of Kerala in the last two days, especially Kasargod, Kozhikode, Wayanad and Kannur districts.

In Kasargod, the district administration declared a holiday on Friday for all educational institutions including professional colleges, official sources said.

Heavy downpour has been reported from hilly regions of Irukkur, Peravoor, Irutty in Kannur district while Wayanad was also experiencing heavy rainfall.


In Kozhikode, the skies are heavily overcast with occasional heavy rains lashing the city. A few low-lying areas, including Pavamani road and Ashokapuram were inundated, they said.

For 10 days, Jailed Sahara Chief Subrata Roy Can Stay in Conference Room

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The Supreme Court has allowed Subrata Roy, the chief of the Sahara group of companies, to stay in and use the conference room at Delhi's Tihar Jail for 10 days while he negotiates the sale of his properties, including three hotels overseas.
Mr Roy has been lodged in Tihar Jail since March this year.
The court emphasised today that it was allowing "this arrangement for 10 working days only to negotiate sale of properties." It has also allowed two Sahara directors, also in jail, to stay in the conference room along with Mr Roy.
On the court's orders the Sahara chief can bring to the conference room a mobile phone, a desktop computer and two laptops. Two secretarial assistants and one technician will be allowed to help them from 6 am to 8 pm on these 10 working days. The Tihar Jail will provide video-conferencing and internet facilities, for which Sahara will pay. 
Mr Roy, 66, has been arrested over his group's failure to repay lakhs of small investors who were sold bonds that were later declared illegal. Numerous attempts by lawyers to have him released on bail have been unsuccessful.
The court had asked Sahara to deposit Rs. 10,000 crore initially to secure the release of its top man on bail. Now, the Income Tax department has told the court that Sahara has to pay Rs. 10,049 in tax dues.
Sahara has said it does not have the kind of money it has been ordered to pay to secure bail for its chief and has been offering to do so in installments.
Sahara, whose assets include the landmark Plaza hotel in New York and Grosvenor House in London, has also offered to sell its three overseas hotels to meet the payment demands. The judges had asked for more information, including approval from Bank of China, with which the assets are pledged.
Mr Roy's lawyers had pleaded that he needs to be able to meet with representatives of prospective buyers and conduct negotiations through videoconferencing. At the last hearing, the judges had asked Mr Roy's lawyers and jail officials to agree on a plan to be reviewed today.
In 2012, the Supreme Court ordered Sahara to repay, with interest, all investors who subscribed to bonds sold by two of its businesses, saying the company had not met the rules prescribed the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).
While Sahara says it has repaid most of the money and that the remaining sum owed is about Rs. 2,500 crore, the Supreme Court and the Sebi have disputed that.

7 Ways Your Smartphone Can Actually Make You Happier

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Smartphones get a pretty bad rap, and not without reason. We tap away at our phones instead of talking to our friends, sleep with them instead of people, and miss crucial life moments while staring into screens.

But in a recent study conducted by New York Magazine, every demographic surveyed -- from the “W’Burg Hipsters” to “Playground Parents” -- said their smartphones brought them more more joy than anxiety.

So, is your smartphone good or evil? It all depends on how you use it. Here are seven ways to use your smartphone to make you happier.

Call someone.

Remember the days when you had to pick up the phone if you wanted to know how your friend's day was? Your smartphone can do that too. Firing texts back and forth may seem sufficient, but Sherry Turkle, an MIT psychologist, has found that we “cheat” our relationships when we text instead of call.

“The complexity and messiness of human communication gets shortchanged,” Turkle said, according to Time. “Those things are what lead to better relationships.”

Better yet, FaceTime.

If you’re calling more than texting you’re already doing well -- as Jeffrey Kluger writes in Time, Americans between 18-29 send and receive about 88 texts versus making 17 phone calls per day -- but FaceTime and Skype are even better options.

Studies show that we need close relationships to be happy, and although actually spending time with another person is the best way to forge a real connection, being able to seeing that person’s face on a screen is a close second.
Download happy apps.

Sure, there are a bunch of time-wasting apps out there -- looking at you, Angry Birds -- but apps can also increase the quality of your life. Although we highly recommend escorting your devices out of the bedroom every night, if you insist on keeping your phone around, try downloading a sleep app.

Getting more and higher quality sleep can boost our health and happiness, so try SleepCycle, SleepBot or Sleep As Android.

Other suggestions include Embark and MetroNap, which can help ease the stress of your commute (and help you get more sleep), and Yelp and OpenTable. Hey, it always helps to have the opinions of others when it comes to monumental life decisions ... like where to eat lunch. Don’t forget about Google Maps either -- it always feels a little better to know where you’re going.


Use your smartphone to get fit.

Everyone has fitness goals, and your smartphone can help you get there faster. Using fitness apps can help you improve your exercise regimen, which will produce more endorphins, the happy chemical our brains release during exercise.

Try downloading the apps Endomondo and Runtastic. They'll calculate your daily miles and steps and cheer you on along the way.

Take a “microbreak.”

There’s no question that spending all day on your smartphone will lead to a pretty unproductive day, but one study found that taking short breaks -- adding up to about 20 minutes total -- with your smartphone during the workday can make you happier.

"We found that employees can recover from some of their stress to refresh their minds and take a break," said Sooyeol Kim, a doctoral student at Kansas State University.

Let your Smartphone teach you how to meditate.

Are you one of those people who just can't seem to meditate, no matter how hard you try? With the large number of meditation apps out there, you may finally be able to enjoy meditation's many benefits.

Try downloading Headspace, Calm.com or MindBody Connect and get ready to say so long to all that stress that's been weighing you down.

Allow social media to make you happier.

Scrolling through your Facebook feed for hours feeling jealous of everyone’s lives definitely isn’t healthy, but studies suggest that social media can also boost your happiness.

In fact, Cornell professor Jeff Hancock found that students felt “more loved and worthy” after visiting their Facebook profiles than they did during traditional self-affirmation exercises. So as long as you’re not overdoing it, you can start viewing your social media apps as friends instead of enemies.

To take it to the next level, download Happier, an app that not only helps you express gratitude more regularly but connects you with a positive, supportive community.



Hey, there’s a reason the “W’burg Hipsters,” “Playground Parents” and more said their phones brought them joy. When used in the right way, smartphones are a fun way to pass a few free minutes, make your life easier and, yes, connect with people.