According to a new research, girls are more affected by bullying for a long period than the boys at primary school.

Those who were verbally or physically threatened or beaten at the age of 6 years, they are two and a half times more likely to still remain victims at the age of 10 years. As the children grow older their nature of bullying also changes.

Direct victimization includes the physical bullying and threats and in relational victimization, there is spreading of malicious gossip or the withdrawal of friendships.

Telecom infrastructure company, GTL infrastructure posted a net loss of Rs 1.4 crore in third quarter ended December 31, 08, which is less than total losses suffered by the company in the same period last year. The company had posted a net loss of Rs 16 crore in the third quarter last year.

Tax provisions and tight financial conditions impacted its business leading to decline in net profit. However, the company expressed satisfaction over its performance and said that it would chalk out new business strategy to improve its working efficiency.

Union Petroleum Minister, Murli Deora met Qatari deputy premier and energy minister, Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah in New Delhi and discussed various issues of bi-lateral importance, including energy import and co-operation.

Mr. Deora set a proposal to offer 10 per cent stakes to Qatar in state run liquefied natural gas producer, Petronet LNG Ltd. Mr. Deora said, "This is a proposal that we made and in turn we will get a stake in RasGas. Qatar has been our most trusted and reliable friend and we hold this friendship in high esteem."
 

IT solutions provider NIIT Technologies posted 51.58 per cent decline in net profit for third quarter ended December 31. Its net profit currently stands at Rs 16.8 crore as compared to Rs 34.7 crore for the same quarter last year.

Tight financial conditions and Forex losses due to fluctuations in Dollar and Pound prices impacted its business leading to decline in net profit during the reporting period. The Joint Managing Director and CEO of NIIT Technologies, Arvind Thakur said, "With major economies moving into recession, our immediate focus has been securing future business with our top clients."

The financial arm of Intel, Intel Capital has announced investment plans for various Indian companies. It would invest $23 million in three Indian companies namely One97 Communications, IndiaMART. com and Global Talent Track.

The company formed an Intel Capital India Technology Fund worth $250-million in December 2005 and a major portion of this fund would be used to fund these companies.

The common man's protagonist and master story teller, Tapan Sinha, gave in to his prolonged illness on Thursday, at the Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI) in south Kolkata.

Dadasaheb Phalke award winner, Sinha (84) was suffering from pneumonia and septicaemia and is survived by a son. His actress-wife Arundhuti Devi passed away in 1990.