| Italian MPs’ panel OKs burqa banItalian MPs’ panel OKs burqa ban Posted: 02 Aug 2011 11:24 PM PDT 
ROME: An Italian parliamentary commission on Tuesday approved a draft law banning women from wearing veils that cover their faces in public. The draft passed by the constitutional affairs commission would prohibit women from wearing a burqa, naqib or any other garb that covers the face in such circumstances. Italy is the latest European country to act against the burqa. France and Belgium have banned the wearing of burqa in public. The law was sponsored by Souad Sbai, a Moroccan-born member of premier Silvio Berlusconi's conservative Freedom People Party. |
| China may be behind biggest-ever cyber attacks on India, US: ReportChina may be behind biggest-ever cyber attacks Posted: 02 Aug 2011 11:23 PM PDT 
BOSTON: Security experts have discovered the biggest series of cyber attacks to date, involving the infiltration of the networks of 72 organizations including the United Nations, governments and companies around the world. Security company McAfee, which uncovered the intrusions, said it believed there was one "state actor" behind the attacks but declined to name it, though one security expert who has been briefed on the hacking said the evidence points to China. The long list of victims in the five-year campaign include the governments of the United States, Taiwan, India, South Korea, Vietnam and Canada; the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); the International Olympic Committee (IOC); the World Anti-Doping Agency; and an array of companies, from defense contractors to high-tech enterprises. In the case of the United Nations, the hackers broke into the computer system of the UN Secretariat in Geneva in 2008, hid there unnoticed for nearly two years, and quietly combed through reams of secret data, according to McAfee. "Even we were surprised by the enormous diversity of the victim organizations and were taken aback by the audacity of the perpetrators," McAfee's vice president of threat research, Dmitri Alperovitch, wrote in a 14- page report released on Wednesday. "What is happening to all this data ... is still largely an open question. However, if even a fraction of it is used to build better competing products or beat a competitor at a key negotiation (due to having stolen the other team's playbook), the loss represents a massive economic threat." McAfee learned of the extent of the hacking campaign in March this year, when its researchers discovered logs of the attacks while reviewing the contents of a "command and control" server that they had discovered in 2009 as part of an investigation into security breaches at defense companies. It dubbed the attacks "Operation Shady RAT" and said the earliest breaches date back to mid-2006, though there might have been other intrusions as yet undetected. (RAT stands for "remote access tool," a type of software that hackers and security experts use to access computer networks from afar). Some of the attacks lasted just a month, but the longest -- on the Olympic Committee of an unidentified Asian nation -- went on and off for 28 months, according to McAfee. "Companies and government agencies are getting raped and pillaged every day. They are losing economic advantage and national secrets to unscrupulous competitors," Alperovitch said. "This is the biggest transfer of wealth in terms of intellectual property in history," he said. "The scale at which this is occurring is really, really frightening." China connection? He said that McAfee had notified all the 72 victims of the attacks, which are under investigation by law enforcement agencies around the world. He declined to give more details, such as the names of the companies hacked. Jim Lewis, a cyber expert with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, was briefed on the discovery by McAfee. He said it was very likely that China was behind the campaign because some of the targets had information that would be of particular interest to Beijing. The systems of the IOC and several national Olympic Committees were breached in the run-up to the 2008 Beijing Games, for example. And China views Taiwan as a renegade province, and political issues between them remain contentious even as economic ties have strengthened in recent years. "Everything points to China. It could be the Russians, but there is more that points to China than Russia," Lewis said. He added that the US and Britain have capabilities to pull off this kind of campaign, but said, "We wouldn't spy on ourselves and the Brits wouldn't spy on us." McAfee, which was acquired by Intel Corp this year, would not comment on whether China was responsible. Security researchers who work for large corporations are often reluctant to link governments to cyber attacks out of fear it could hurt their business in those countries. Hackers conference The UN said it was aware of the report, and that it has started an investigation to ascertain if there was an intrusion. "The idea is to look into the entire Geneva network," said Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, adding that it was difficult to quantify the potential damage without knowing exactly what had been attacked. He declined to be drawn on who might be behind the attacks. When asked what would happen if it turned out to be China, he said: "We'll have to cross that bridge once we find out what happened to our network." McAfee released the report to coincide with the start of the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, an annual gathering of security professionals and hackers who use their skills to promote security and fight cyber crime. In the scorching desert heat, they will meet to talk about a series of recent headline- grabbing hacks, such as on Lockheed Martin Corp, the International Monetary Fund, Citigroup Inc, Sony Corp and EMC Corp's RSA Security. Experts will disclose security vulnerabilities in commonly used software, computers, services and electronics to help companies and governments combat criminal hackers. The activist groups Anonymous and Lulz Security have recently grabbed the spotlight for temporarily shutting down some high-profile websites and defacing others. But attacks like Operation Shady RAT are far more costly and often undisclosed, as victims fear reputational damage or attention from other hackers. McAfee sees Operation Shady RAT as the tip of the iceberg. "I am convinced that every company in every conceivable industry with significant size and valuable intellectual property and trade secrets has been compromised (or will be shortly), with the great majority of the victims rarely discovering the intrusion or its impact," Alperovitch wrote in the report. "In fact, I divide the entire set of Fortune Global 2000 firms into two categories: those that know they've been compromised and those that don't yet know." |
| Police stations in Uttarakhand to be linked through internet Posted: 02 Aug 2011 10:01 AM PDT 
DEHRA DUN: The Uttarakhand government on Tuesday decided to link all police stations and pickets in the state with the police headquarters by December this year. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting here, presided over by chief secretary Subhash Kumar and attended among others by state DGP JS Pande, an official release said. An integrated system would be installed for linking all police stations and pickets with the police headquarters, it said. The other police stations in the country would also be linked with the state police headquarters through this system, the release said. The Centre had sanctioned Rs 16 crore for the project. |
| All women want is sex Posted: 02 Aug 2011 06:57 AM PDT 
Picture this: Champagne, candlelight, a man at the door who craves commitment. Does it sound like every woman's ultimate fantasy? For ages the world has been trying hard to figure out what's going on in a woman's head? What does a woman want: the quintessential question? The answer: champagne, candlelight, a man at the door...most of the times. The stuff most women fantasize about. It's not hard to understand actually...women do fantasize. A woman's fantasies are certainly not limited. All have their own peccadilloes. If your body hasn't been called "perky" since Gymboree, in fantasy you can give yourself permission to swing naked from a crystal chandelier. Here's another favourite: a rustic cabin in the woods, pink Champagne and Benicio Del Toro. The reality: a cramped studio in the city, Diet Snapple and a guy who hogs the remote. Don't get me wrong; I've got nothing against the keeper of my remote. It's just my fantasy and reality never find common ground. But we still continue to fantasize. And yes, if it involves sex, it's all the better. Nothing beats a good sex fantasy. Even researchers agree. Linda Wolfe a famous author studied a sample of 15,000 women aged 18-34 years, and less than three percent said they never fantasize. It was seen that females are more likely to prefer erotica with a "softer," more imaginative side than the "harder," more explicit forms preferred by males. Dr. Nimish Seth, psychologist says: "There's no such thing as an inappropriate fantasy. A lesbian fantasy is not proof that you're gay; a dominatrix fantasy doesn't mean you ought to run right out and invest in a pair of leather pants. Whether you choose to explore your fantasies —however mild or wild they may be—is up to you. But by all means don't hesitate to let your imagination jump-start your body into a sexier sex life. Sometimes a girl needs a jolt of adventure—if only in her daydreams". Types of sexual fantasies Almost all sexual fantasies fall into one of the three general categories: Sex with previous, imaginary, or celebrity partners Sexual fantasies about submission and/or dominance Unconventional sexual practices or settings Nihal Seth, a young entrepreneur points out that "now sex fantasy is the safest, healthiest way to have more fun in bed." The occasional fantasy is to sexual pleasure what green chutney is to chicken tikka: that little something extra that elevates the delicious to the sublime! The world is not perfect. We all know that. It's not always possible for us to get what we want. This is where fantasies help. Pooja Bedi, Bollywood actress, says that "every woman wants her man to be James Bond who holds the image of tall dark handsome and also has a kid within him. Women still fantasize with fairy tales". Aarti (name changed), 24, a marketing manager admits, "I fantasize my husband tying me to the bed and spanking me, abusing me and playing hard on me. It makes me feel like a wild cat waiting to be controlled." Think of your sexual fantasies as a reflection of who you are. Fantasies may supplant reality for some. Pragya goes as far as to describe, "I often imagine myself stuck with a stranger in a dingy room during a calamity. Finally we end up making wild love amidst all the rush and hurry. It excites me to the core." Devyani Pandit, a PR professional, says: "Doing it in bed gets boring after some time and we can explore new avenues. Our upbringing also at times acts as mental blocks as we struggle with feeling okay about our desires". The good news is that everyone can have sexual fantasies; it's just that some of us need a little more inspiration than others. So the next time your woman seems to be wandering off in thought, you'll know exactly what's on her mind! |
| Vidya Balan to lock lips with Emraan Hashmi in ‘The Dirty Picture’ Posted: 02 Aug 2011 03:55 AM PDT 
Our space had informed you a few days back that Naseeruddin Shah and Vidya Balan have shot a full song sequence amidst oranges for their forthcoming 'Dirty Picture'. The film is based on the story of the life of the Southern siren Silk Smitha, played by Vidya Balan. Produced by Ekta Kapoor and directed by Milan Luthria, the film also stars Tusshar Kapoor and Emraan Hashmi and yes, the serial kisser will lock lips with Vidya too in this flick. Vidya does not just have a love-making scene with Tusshar, she is set for a steamy lip lock with Hashmi too. In fact, Emraan has flown to Hyderabad and is currently shooting for the sequence with Vidya now." In order to pay a tribute to the actress, the movie will be released on December 2nd, 2011, which is Silk Smitha's birthday. |
| Sayali Bhagat targets for record of maximum number of ramp shows Posted: 02 Aug 2011 03:53 AM PDT 
 Nasik born 27 year old Model- turned-actress Sayali Bhagat appeared in a few Bollywood flicks but could not manage to carve her niche here. She now is concentrating on her modeling career and desires to become an international model. She claims that she has sashayed the ramp 1800 times and is aiming for an international target of 2000 times. "I aspire to become an international model holding the record of maximum number of ramp shows. I have already done 1800 shows till now," said Sayali adding, "I am expecting to reach the target of 2000 such shows to reach to that mark in international modeling." We offer our best wishes to this beautiful hot lady!! |
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