Hubby's lawyers to say Indian-origin woman shot accidentally
LONDON - Lawyers hired by a honeymoon murder accused, Indian-origin British businessman Shrien Dewani, say they have evidence suggesting his newly-married wife was “accidentally” killed during a carjacking incident in Cape Town. Anni, a 28-year-old engineering graduate of Ugandan-Indian descent from Sweden, was killed in Cape Town Nov 13 when two men hijacked the car .... Source : Hubby’s lawyers to say Indian-origin woman shot accidentally.
Indian Air Force Gets First C-130J Aircraft
NEW DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The Indian Air Force (IAF) got a major impetus earlier this week when it received the delivery of the first batch of the C-130J military transport aircraft from United States. IAF officials have reiterated that the state-of-the-arty aircrafts would be deployed along the outskirts of New Delhi to reduce the .... Original article : Indian Air Force Gets First C-130J Aircraft.
'Local manufacturing to drive medical electronics industry'
NEW DELHI - India needs a conducive environment for local manufacturing and R&D projects to drive its medical electronics industry, a new report says. A report prepared by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)-Medical Electronics Forum (MEF) (FICCI-MEF) has outlined a 13-fold strategy which also stresses on reaching all sections of ... Read : ‘Local manufacturing to drive medical electronics industry’.
Seven Bangladeshis abducted in Afghanistan
KABUL - Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped seven Bangladeshi construction workers in a northern Afghanistan province, an official said Sunday. “Eight people, including seven Bangladesh nationals and an Afghan guard, were kidnapped in Balkh province on Saturday night,” Xinhua quoted interior ministry spokesman Zamarai Bashari as saying. The abducted men were employees of a South Korean .... Source article : Seven Bangladeshis abducted in Afghanistan.
Cure for insulin-dependent diabetes could be developed within 3yrs
MELBOURNE - A new study by researchers in Sydney has offered fresh hope to patients with insulin-dependent diabetes. Professor Ann Simpson and her team at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), say that a cure for the condition could be developed in within three years. They are leading the fight against type 1 diabetes, with two ... Original article on : Cure for insulin-dependent diabetes could be developed within 3yrs.
Campus violence should stop: Buddhadeb
KOLKATA - Days after a student was killed in clashes at a college in Howrah district, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said Sunday that campus violence is unacceptable and should stop immediately. “A student lost his life in campus violence. Another student suffered a severe eye injury. These kinds of incidents are totally unacceptable. ... Read : Campus violence should stop: Buddhadeb.
Medvedev to kindle Russia's romance with Bollywood
NEW DELHI - From Raj Kapoor to Aishwarya Rai, Russia’s romance with Bollywood continues. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will keep this old affair burning when he visits the master showman’s studio in Mumbai and interact with stars. Medvedev, who touches down here Tuesday on a two-day visit, will head to Mumbai the next day where .... Original article on Gaea Times at : Medvedev to kindle Russia’s romance with Bollywood.
10 Unique and Unconventional Gadgets for Christmas 2010
Christmas is just a few hands away and on this most awaited ocassion exchanging gifts is nothing new. In this fast life why not present your loved ones with some unconventional and obviously unique gifts that will amaze them and also help make their life easier. I know you care for them so here .... Original article : 10 Unique and Unconventional Gadgets for Christmas 2010.
Scans show more brain activity when people meditate
LONDON - People who pray, meditate and perform religious rituals show considerably more activity in their brain’s frontal lobe during these activities than when the brain is at rest, a scientist has found. Andrew Newberg from the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Medical College in the US is a proponent of neurotheology, which tries to ... Read : Scans show more brain activity when people meditate.
Commercial disputes with foreign nation flood Chinese courts
BEIJING - The US is among the five nations that have the most civil and commercial disputes with China, a senior official of the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) said. A total of 13,191 foreign-related cases went before the courts during the first 11 months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 15 percent. Liu Guixiang, .... Source : Commercial disputes with foreign nation flood Chinese courts.
Anti-Muslim RSS is like Nazis: Digvijay Singh
NEW DELHI - Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh Sunday mounted a fierce attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) by likening the right-wing Hindu group to Nazis. “The RSS in the garb of its nationalist ideology is targetting Muslims the same way Nazis targetted Jews in the 1930s,” Singh said, in his address at the [..] Read the original article: here.
Capstone Reports Production Guidance for 2011
Forecast Production of 80-85 Million Pounds of Copper in Concentrates (All Amounts in US$ Unless Otherwise Stated) VANCOUVER, Canada, December 17, 2010 - Capstone Mining Corp. (CS-TSX) today provided its production guidance for 2011 for its Cozamin and Minto mines. Capstone expects to produce 80 million to 85 million pounds of copper in concentrates in 2011 at .... Read the original article : Capstone Reports Production Guidance for 2011.
WikiLeaks: 85,000 Tibetans reach India since 1980
NEW DELHI/LONDON - More than 85,000 Tibetans have arrived in India in the past 30 years and 46,000 of them returned to Tibet, says a US cable put out by WikiLeaks. The New Delhi American embassy cable of Feb 22 this year and reproduced by The Guardian said that “an average of 2,500-3,500 refugees from .... Original article : WikiLeaks: 85,000 Tibetans reach India since 1980.
India's rocket launch postponed
CHENNAI - The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has postponed Monday’s rocket launch, meant to put an advanced communications satellite into orbit, following the detection of a leak in its Russian-made cryogenic engine. The rocket, called a geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV), was to carry GSAT-5P, an advanced communications satellite meant to retire an earlier .... Source article on Gaea Times at : India’s rocket launch postponed.
WikiLeaks attackers 'a united group of passionate actors'
WASHINGTON - Cyber crime experts from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have suggested that the mob mentality behind the current wave of cyber attacks against sites of various banking, credit and other service-industries are not the result of frenzy or mass hysteria - rather they are a united group of passionate actors. “Leaders of ... Original source on Gaea Times at : WikiLeaks attackers ‘a united group of passionate actors’.
Spot-fixing case: Butt does not trust ICC's inquiry tribunal to impart justice
ISLAMABAD - The confrontation between suspended Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt and the International Cricket Council (ICC) has taken a serious turn following the disclosure that he had told the governing body about his no-confidence in the inquiry tribunal that will hear the spot-fixing case next month. In his 36-page reply to the ICC, Butt demanded ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Spot-fixing case: Butt does not trust ICC’s inquiry tribunal to impart justice.
Bother May help to Cure her Sister's Mystery illness
NEW YORK (Gaeatimes.com) — The parents of a severely disabled 19-month-old girl said they hoped her new brother may eventually help find a cure for her mystery illness. Despite numerous tests, doctors still do not know what is wrong with Harriet Gregory, from Spondon, Derby. Stem cells and blood from eight-week-old Michael’s umbilical cord could be ... Read : Bother May help to Cure her Sister’s Mystery illness.