Raymond Ronamai

Articles by Raymond Ronamai

Raymond has worked across several beats, including geopolitics, entertainment, sports, business and technology during his career in media spanning over a decade. Technology is his latest fascination, as its ever-changing nature keeps him on his toes.

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Advani, Sushma Skip BJP Meeting, Rally; Party Clarifies Their Absence

The absence of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders L.K. Advani and Sushma Swaraj at the party's National Executive meeting in Mumbai on Friday and their decision to skip the rally in the evening have sparked off speculations that there is rift among the party leaders. May 25, 2012
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Petrol Price Hike To Severe Public Health Risk, Favours the Rich: CSE

Amidst criticism and protest from various political parties and the public over the hike of petrol price by over seven rupees, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has come down heavily on the government, saying that the hike favours the rich and will severe public health. May 25, 2012

CBSE Class X Results Declared; 98.19% Qualified; Where To Find Results

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has declared the eagerly-awaited class X results 2012. The percentage of students who have cleared the examination is 98.19. Girls outshone boys once again with 98.48 passing percentage as compared to that of boys at 97.98%. May 25, 2012
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Sony Launches New Xperia NXT Smartphones in India

Popular electronics products manufacturer Sony launched its new Xperia NXT smartphones in India on Wednesday. Xperia NXT smartphones that includes Xperia U and P, and the Xperia Sola will now be available in India. May 24, 2012
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India Successfully Test Fires Akash Missile

Adding another feather to its air defence, India successfully test fired its indigenously built surface-to-air Akash missile on Thursday. The missile was fired from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha. May 24, 2012
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Google-Motorola Deal: Sanjay Jha Sidelined, Dennis Woodside is New CEO of Motorola

After acquiring Motorola Mobility Holdings for $12.5 billion, search engine giant Google Inc has named Dennis Woodside, former president of Google's Americas region, as the new CEO of Motorola. Sanjay Jha, former CEO of Motorola, has stepped down, giving way for Dennis Woodside to take up the task of leading the cellphone company. May 23, 2012
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UPA-II: Congress Dumping Mamata For Mulayam?

If the scene at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's dinner party is any indication, the Congress party is ready to dump Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and join hands with Samajwadi Party (SP). Mulayam Singh Yadav attended the dinner party hosted by Manmohan Singh to celebrate UPA-II's completion of three years in power. May 23, 2012
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PM Releases UPA-II's Annual Report, Says Govt Needs to Do Better

Hosting dinner party at his residence to celebrate the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance II's (UPA-II), completion of three years in power, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh released the government's annual report to the people in the presence of the leaders of the Congress party's key allies. The PM admitted that his government needs to do better. May 23, 2012
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Firewall Middleboxes Help Internet Hackers: Study

Firewall technology is supposed to boost internet security but a new study has discovered that it helps hackers break into social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. The study revealed that firewall middleboxes enable offpath TCP sequence number inference attack. May 22, 2012
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UPA II Celebrates 3rd Anniversary; Marred by Unhealthy Relationship

The United Progressive Alliance-II (UPA II) has completed three years in office and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is hosting a dinner party on Tuesday to celebrate the occasion. But the major allies of the Congress are not in the mood to celebrate. Mamata Banerjee and Karunanidhi will skip the 3rd anniversary celebration May 22, 2012
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BSE Sensex Up, Rupee Hits Record Low

The BSE Sensex posts its third consecutive daily gain on Monday after State Bank of India boosted the outlook of the stock market with its impressive earning last week. However, rupee hits a new record low at 55 per dollar, which could affect the stocks. May 21, 2012
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Presidential Polls 2012: Jayalalithaa, Patnaik Campaign For PA Sangma

It looks like former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma's presidential race is slowly picking up the pace with AIADMK supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik going all out to garner support from non-Congress political parties. May 21, 2012
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Wipro to Acquire Promax Applications Group

Indian global IT services and consulting company Wipro Limited announced on Monday that it has signed an agreement to acquire Australian analytics company Promax Applications Group (PAG) for Rs 1920 million May 1, 2012