Mentally challenged man battered to death
NEW DELHI - A 32-year-old mentally challenged man was beaten to death by his neighbours over a petty issue in west Delhi, police said Friday. Jai Prakash Pahuja was repeatedly hit on the head with a brick outside his home in Nihal Vihar Thursday night when he laughed at his neighbours Jasbir Singh and Charanjeet .... Source article on Gaea Times at : Mentally challenged man battered to death.
Seoul names chief of national crisis management body
SEOUL - South Korea’s president Friday named Ahn Kwang Chan, a retired Army policy specialist, to head a newly formed crisis management office, set up after perceived shortfalls in dealing with security threats from North Korea. Ahn, 54, served as head of the defence ministry’s policy bureau and as deputy chief of military strategy .... Original source : Seoul names chief of national crisis management body.
Arbitration will be our last resort: Smart City Dubai
KOCHI - The deadlock between the Kerala government and Smart City Dubai continued over the fate of the proposed Rs.1,500 crore Smart City Kochi project, with the latter making it clear that arbitration would be their last resort. As expected, the 23rd board meeting of Smart City Kochi held here Friday, ended in 20 minutes .... Source article : Arbitration will be our last resort: Smart City Dubai.
Benazir assassination plot hatched at brigadier's home: report
ISLAMABAD - The plot to assassinate former prime minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007 was hatched at the official residence of an army brigadier, a fresh probe report has disclosed in a dramatic revelation. The new probe conducted under the interior ministry’s supervision has also found the role of nine men, including the army brigadier, .... Source : Gaea News Network.
Seats in technical education to be increased
NEW DELHI - Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Thursday announced revised norms for All India Council for Technical Education to increase the seats in technical education. The ministry also made it mandatory for technical institutions to reserve 5 percent seats for the weaker sections of society. The aim is to increase the .... Read the original article : Seats in technical education to be increased.
North Korea shows first Western film
SEOUL - The British film “Bend It Like Beckham” has reportedly become the first Western film to be broadcast in North Korea, a media report said Friday. The 2002 film about a girl wanting to be a football star was shown Dec 26, Britain’s Ambassador to South Korea Martin Uden said in a message on .... Original article : North Korea shows first Western film.
RIM denies allegations of 'installing a network data analysis system' in India
NEW DELHI - Research In Motion (RIM) has denied an Indian media report that said the company has offered to install a network data analysis system at its India office to allow access to emails sent through its BlackBerry smartphones to Indian security agencies. “This (the media report) is both false and technologically infeasible,” the .... Original source : RIM denies allegations of ‘installing a network data analysis system’ in India.
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Edible vaccine for malaria on way
BANGALORE - A spoonful of genetically modified starch could be a new malaria vaccine if a new strategy that seems to work in mice also performs well in humans. At present there is no efficient vaccine against malaria, which is caused by the plasmodium parasite. Now researchers from two laboratories in France have successfully vaccinated ... Read more : Edible vaccine for malaria on way.
Two Pakistani judges lobbying for promotion face action
ISLAMABAD - Two Pakistani judges have been issued show-cause notices for trying to influence the Lahore High court chief justice for their promotion and posting. The Daily Times reported Friday that Lahore High Court Chief Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry Thursday issued the show-cause notices to the two judicial officers for trying to put external influence ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Two Pakistani judges lobbying for promotion face action.
Around 30 percent votes cast in Karnataka district polls
BANGALORE - Around 30 percent of over 15 million voters cast their ballots by noon Friday in the second of the three-phase elections to the local governing councils in Karnataka. Voting is peaceful though there are some complaints about names missing in a few places, a state Election Commission official told IANS. Polling is taking ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Around 30 percent votes cast in Karnataka district polls.
The Top Baby Names of 2010 Revealed
LONDON, December 31, 2010 - Katie and Amy have fallen out of the list of the top 20 female christian names, it emerged yesterday (30th January 2010). The monikers of troubled stars Katie Price and Amy Winehouse have been replaced by prettier and less infamous names, Maisie and Isabella. The ... Read more : The Top Baby Names of 2010 Revealed.
Tibetan Buddhist sect's 900th anniversary celebrations end
BODH GAYA - The 22-day commemoration of the 900th anniversary of the Karma Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism Thursday ended at the historic Kalachakra ground in the holy town of Bodh Gaya - the seat of Gautama Buddha’s enlightenment - with an impressive ceremony and a special “wishing prayer”. The two-day closing ceremony .... Original source : Tibetan Buddhist sect’s 900th anniversary celebrations end.
A single database to identify all 1.3 mn plants
LONDON - Botanists from Britain and the US have created the most comprehensive list, identifying around 1.3 million known species of land plants with their alternative names. The database created by researchers at Kew Gardens in Britain and the Missouri Botanical Garden in the US, identifies 1.25 million plant names. The list include 300,000 plants .... Source : Gaea News Network.
Now, China makes Skype illegal
SHANGHAI - China has the use of the popular internet telephony service, Skype, illegal.Websites such as Facebook, Twitter and Youtube are already blocked in China and Google closed down its Chinese servers last year. The state-run People’s Daily reported on Thursday that all internet phone calls are to be banned apart from those made over two ... Original article on : Now, China makes Skype illegal.
Hewitt perfectly tuned for 2011 Hopman Cup start
PERTH - Lleyton Hewitt has pulled up fit and pleased with what he calls an uninterrupted spell of training after last getting onto a court in September and suffering an elbow injury in the Davis Cup. But the 29-year-old Friday was not giving anyway secrets as he prepared to lead Australia into the Hopman Cup ... Original article on : Hewitt perfectly tuned for 2011 Hopman Cup start.