Ahmedabad, May 9 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) troopers deployed at three outposts in the inhospitable Kutch region of Gujarat have been given satellite phones to keep in regular touch with their families, a Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) official said Saturday.

The state-run BSNL has provided the phones and the troopers can talk at a subsidised rate of Rs.1 per minute instead of the standard charge of Rs.49 per minute in the country, the official said.

London, May 9 (ANI): R ‘n’ B star Cassie Blase’s topless pictures have leaked online, and the star claims that it is the work of a computer hacker.

Washington, May 9 (ANI): Thinking of enrolling into the University of Missouri’s journalism school? Well, then the first thing you need to do is to buy an iPhone or iPod Touch.

London, May 9 (ANI): After Barack Obama and Britney Spears, Queen Rania of Jordan has become the latest high profiler to join the microblogging service Twitter.

Washington, May 9 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have found out that the reason behind the basking sharks’ mysterious disappearance from the cool waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans is because the marine species take tropical vacations.

London, May 9 (ANI): Rihanna has landed in a new furore after six of her alleged nude pictures found their way to the Internet.

New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) He is known for his aggressive demeanour in the hit reality show “MTV Roadies”, and for thousands of youngsters Raghu Ram is the ideal rough and tough man. But Raghu dismisses any talk of him being a youth icon.

“I don’t understand the whole youth icon thing. We (he and his brother Rajiv Lakshman) are workers. We work very hard 24X7,” Raghu told IANS.

Washington, May 9 (IANS) The Tata Group, State Bank of India (SBI) and Infosys Technologies are among 17 Indian firms that figure among the top 50 in a list of the world’s 200 most reputable companies.