Moneylender held for shooting a techie in Delhi market
NEW DELHI - A 36-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for shooting down a software professional following a brawl over a minor issue in Rohini locality of north Delhi earlier this week, police said. Surya Prakash, a moneylender, was arrested from his residence in Chirag village in north Delhi, said police. “He has confessed to .... Read the original article : Moneylender held for shooting a techie in Delhi market.
Nelson Mandela's ex Winnie to have her own opera
LONDON - Nelson Mandela’s former wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is all set to have her own opera. South Africa’s ‘mother of the nation’ parted ways with Mandela in 1992 after an infidelity scandal. She was found guilty of over 40 charges of fraud in 2003, was allegedly involved in several human rights abuses and has always been .... Source article : Nelson Mandela’s ex Winnie to have her own opera.
Joshi calls for radical change in role of CAPART
NEW DELHI - The Council for Advancement of People’s Action and Rural Technology (CAPART) needs a new institutional framework to develop linkages with panchayati raj institutions (PRI), Rural Development Minister C.P. Joshi Tuesday said. Joshi called for a “radical change” in the role of CAPART, an autonomous body functioning under the aegis of the .... Read the original article : here.
US drone strike kills seven in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD - An unmanned US aircraft Tuesday fired four missiles into two compounds in Pakistan’s tribal region near the Afghan border, killing seven people, security officials said. The attack raised the death toll to 25 from drone airstrikes within 24 hours against suspected Taliban and Al Qaeda hideouts. An intelligence official said the drone fired ... Read : US drone strike kills seven in Pakistan.
Pollution 'can cause obesity and diabetes'
LONDON - New research at Ohio State University in the US has revealed that childhood exposure to common air pollutants increases the risk of obesity and developing diabetes. Exposure to microscopic pollutants from car exhausts and burning fossil fuels can lead to weight gain in youngsters brought up in cities, say researchers, reports the Daily Express. They .... Original article : Pollution ‘can cause obesity and diabetes’.
Gujarat to focus on education in a big way: Modi
AHMEDABAD - After making Gujarat “investor-friendly”, the government’s focus would now be on developing the state’s education sector from the primary to the professional level, Chief Minister Narendra Modi said Monday. “While the state has achieved investor-friendly status, education is it’s next primary field of concern. The state had nine universities in 2000 and ... Read more »»».
Blonde women earn more than brunettes or redheads
LONDON - Blonde women make more bucks than brunettes or redheads, reveals a new study. They earn an average of 564 pounds more a year than women with dark hair and 823 pounds more than those with ginger tresses. And whether the colour is natural or from a bottle doesn’t make a difference. The average blonde earns 23,150 ... Read more »».
HTC 7 Pro to be Unleashed Soon
NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com) — The latest handset from the house of HTC is HTC 7 pro. The smartphone is an excellent touch device with tilt sliding full QWERTY keyboard. The handset offers a TFT touchscreen with a display resolution of 480×800 pixels. Being a Windows Phone 7 device, 7 Pro is integrated with popular Microsoft apps .... Source article on Gaea Times at : HTC 7 Pro to be Unleashed Soon.
Think Thing World - Snow Ball Party(en)
Think Thing World - Snow Ball Party Mouse click to control. Use snow blocks to enlarge your snow balls. When snow ball is enlarged to a certain level, it will explode and enlarge snow balls around it. Explodes all snow balss before snow blocks run out to finish. Play in Full ScreenInstructionThink Thing World - Snow Ball Party Mouse [...]
Our immune system has back-up to fight infection
WASHINGTON - Our immune system has an effective backup plan to protect the body from infection when its “master switch” fails, says a new study. Our immune system protects the body against infections caused by bugs and viruses, but also causes inflammation which, when uncontrolled, can trigger chronic illnesses such as heart disease, arthritis, .... Original source : Our immune system has back-up to fight infection.
'101 things' - a door to the world of Indian police
NEW DELHI - Why do we need police, what is meant by police powers, if a police officer asks me to go to the police station do I have to go? 101 such questions along with answers about the Indian police in a new glossy pocket-sized booklet bring out unknown facts that one hardly knew ... Original article on : ‘101 things’ - a door to the world of Indian police.
Jairam Ramesh keen on protective endangered reptiles
CHENNAI - Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has said that a sanctuary for ghariyals (fresh water crocodiles) spread over 1,600 sq km will be created along the Chambal River in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh to protect the species from extinction. On .... Read the original article : Jairam Ramesh keen on protective endangered reptiles.
Key witness in Benazir Bhutto assassination probe leaves Pak without prior permission
ISLAMABAD - A key witness of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination probe left for the United States without taking permission from the Pakistan government. Dr Musadiq Khan was the principal of Rawalpindi Medical College, and examined the wounds of Benazir when brought to the general hospital on Decemeber 27, 2007, the Dawn reported. Secretary of the ... Read more : Key witness in Benazir Bhutto assassination probe leaves Pak without prior permission.
AkzoNobel Powder Coatings Chooses Quintiq Scheduler
AkzoNobel Powder Coatings Choose Quintiq Scheduler to Help Increase Productivity and Reduce Inventory 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands and SASSENHEIM, Netherlands, December 28, 2010 - Quintiq, a leading provider of Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) and supply chain optimization solutions, and the world's leading powder coatings manufacturer AkzoNobel Powder Coatings today announced that the Quintiq Scheduler solution has been selected to ... Read more : AkzoNobel Powder Coatings Chooses Quintiq Scheduler.
How bacteria developed resistance to antibiotics
LONDON - Researchers are trying to uncover the secrets of one of nature’s most primitive immune systems by studying how bacteria incorporate foreign DNA from invading viruses into their own regulatory processes. Thomas Wood of the Texas AnM University has shed light on how bacteria have throughout the course of millions of years developed resistance to ... Read : How bacteria developed resistance to antibiotics.
Now, Palin claims her record-setting 'refudiate' gaffe was only a typo
WASHINGTON - In July, Sarah Palin hit the headlines when she compared herself to William Shakespeare, the literary giant who also created words, after coining a word ‘refudiate’ on Twitter. However, the former Alaska Governor claimed on a recent episode of her reality show ‘Sarah Palin’s Alaska’ that the word was just a simple typing error, ... Read more >>.
Feeble Australian fightback delays England's Ashes victory
MELBOURNE - Australia’s 6 for 169 at stumps on the third day’s play here delayed an inevitable victory for England in the fourth Ashes cricket Test. To reach the 246 needed to make England bat again, captain Ricky Ponting would need his tail-enders to each score more than half a century over the remaining two ... Read : Feeble Australian fightback delays England’s Ashes victory.