fireFive people were killed and one person was injured while fighting a forest fire in southwest China’s Guizhou province Thursday, authorities said. The fire broke out near a village in the city of Fuquan Thursday morning, the city’s publicity department said in a statement. The deaths of two township government workers and three forest rangers […]
Indian-American filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza, whose documentary “2016: Obama’s America” took a critical look at President Barack Obama, has been indicted on charges of using straw donors to illegally donate to a 2012 Senate campaign. And the man charging him is none other than Indian-American attorney Preet Bharara. Conservative commentator and author D’Souza allegedly made and […]
sudanIraqi authorities Thursday executed 11 people convicted in different terrorism cases, the country’s justice ministry announced in a communique. With the 11 put to death Thursday, this brings to 37 the total number of convicts executed so far this week in Iraq. On Tuesday, the ministry announced that 26 convicted terrorists had been executed, the […]
US President Barack Obama has wished the people of India ahead of the country’s Republic Day on Jan 26. Obama sent “congratulations and best wishes” on behalf of the American people to the people of India on the occasion of India’s 65th Republic Day. In a message to President Pranab Mukherjee, Obama said: “On this […]
As the world wishes NASA’s Opportunity rover a happy 10th anniversary, here comes a starling announcement that the Mars rover has found concrete evidence about presence of fresh water on the red planet. Ten years ago, Jan 24, 2004, the Opportunity rover landed on a flat plain on Mars and rolled into an impact crater […]
You are at a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes if your spouse has it. According to a new research led by an Indian-origin scientist at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) in Montreal, Canada, living together under one roof could also imply sharing diabetes. “We found a 26 percent increase in the risk […]
It does take two to tango when it comes to performing a physical task better. According to a new study, human touch is the key and people improve their performance more when they practise with a partner rather than on their own. Scientists from Imperial College London and two Japanese institutions explored whether physical interaction […]
Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray Friday joined the anti-Aam Aadmi Party chorus, labelling Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal “item girl, madari, joker”. In a scathing editorial Friday in the party mouthpiece “Saamana”, Thackeray said over the years, Indian politics has witnessed many “jokers”; starting with Raj Narain, later the antics of Lalu Prasad Yadav, and […]
The Supreme Court Friday declined to stay a Delhi High Court order directing nursery admissions according to the guidelines issued by the Lt. Governor, giving no immediate relief to private unaided schools. An apex court bench headed by Justice H.L. Dattu directed the listing of the matter next Friday when the plea by the private […]
Rebel AAP legislator Vinod Kumar Binny met Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi Friday and sought action against Law Minister Somnath Bharti for his vigilante action against Ugandan women during a raid in the national capital. “The antics of our law minister has brought shame to Delhi and the country. The (Delhi) chief minister (Arvind Kejriwal) […]