Minor makes 350 obscene calls to women cops
RAIPUR - A 15-year-old boy was arrested here for making over 350 obscene calls to women cops, police said Sunday. Women police cell in-charge Chitralekha Sharma said the boy was picked up from the Gudhiyari area late Saturday after police got the call details and located his residence. “The boy was using his mother’s cell .... Source article on Gaea Times at : Minor makes 350 obscene calls to women cops.
Perth bushfire engulfs 20 homes, over 100 residents evacuated
PERTH - Up to 20 houses have reportedly been engulfed by a bushfire in Roleystone in Perth’s south-east, while firefighters are simultaneously battling a blaze that had forced the evacuation of more than 100 people in the Swan Valley. The dangerous conditions come as the Bureau of Meterology issued a ... Read : Perth bushfire engulfs 20 homes, over 100 residents evacuated.
Introduce Indian Regulatory Service, PM told
HYDERABAD - Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia Sunday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to consider introducing an Indian Regulatory Service (IRS) on the lines of IAS and IPS. “This is very important step because we need experts,” Justice Kapadia at the 17th Commonwealth Law Conference here after Manmohan Singh formally inaugurated it. “You can’t .... Source : Gaea News Network.
Bomb scare prompts evacuation in Moscow
Moscow, Feb 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Authorities ordered an evacuation of passengers from the Leningradsky and Yaroslavsky train stations in Moscow following a bomb threat, a police source said Sunday. The move followed an anonymous telephonic warning that a bomb had been placed at a train station. Security forces immediately began combing train stations elsewhere in .... Read the original article : Bomb scare prompts evacuation in Moscow.
Social, emotional skills boost success at school
WASHINGTON - Success at school comes with a combination of social, emotional and academic savviness. A new analysis of school-based social and emotional learning programmmes has found that these do improve students’ attitudes and behaviours, even boost academic performance. In the first large-scale analysis, researchers from Universities of Loyola and Illinois in the US .... Source article on Gaea Times at : Social, emotional skills boost success at school.
'Alpha Omega' - a proud moment for Indian animation (IANS Movie Review)
Film: “Alpha Omega”; Voiceover: Hayden Panettiere, Christina Ricci, Justin Long; Directors: Anthony Bell, Ben Gluck; Rating: ** If you are an Indian audience, the best part of the 3D film “Alpha Omega” begins a minute after the final credits have started rolling. Hundreds of Indian names clog up the credits enough for you to wonder ... Read more >>.
'Flying donkey' in Russia dies of heart attack
MELBOURNE - A donkey that rose to fame last year after being forced to parasail above the beaches of southern Russia has died of a heart attack. A veterinarian said the heart attack was likely the result of stress brought on by the experience, which sparked an international outcry from animal-rights activists, reports the Herald Sun. The .... Original source : ‘Flying donkey’ in Russia dies of heart attack.
PM calls for legal system supporting development
HYDERABAD - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday said that developing countries need a legal system conducive to both rapid economic development and promoting equitable distribution of the fruits of development. “The developing countries need a legal system which is conducive both to rapid economic development and which also has built in mechanism to promote equitable .... Source article on Gaea Times at : PM calls for legal system supporting development.
Oz man 'punches' attacking croc, escapes
MELBOURNE - A man in Far North Queensland has survived after being attacked by a crocodile, according to police. Cops said the man was swimming at a waterhole at Beening Creek, Napranum when the attack occurred around 6.30pm (AEST). The man has puncture wounds in his palm and left wrist. “The wounds are not life-threatening,” News.com.au quoted a ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Oz man ‘punches’ attacking croc, escapes.
Legal order must constantly adapt itself to change: Manmohan Singh
HYDERABAD - The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Sunday said developing countries needed a legal system that is conducive to rapid economic development and one that had a built-in mechanism to promote equitable distribution of gains from development. Inaugurating the 17th Commonwealth Law Conference here, Dr. Singh said: ... Read more : Legal order must constantly adapt itself to change: Manmohan Singh.
Green Building Solutions Conference & Exhibition Doha 2011 'Biggest in Middle East'
DOHA, Qatar, February 6, 2011 - Under the Patronage of HE Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the first Green Building Solutions Conference & Exhibition 2011, taking place in Doha from 2nd to 4th March 2011, will be the Middle East's largest event related to sustainable development in the construction ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Green Building Solutions Conference & Exhibition Doha 2011 'Biggest in Middle East'.
Gandhi, Dalai Lama among world's top icons: Time
DHARAMSALA - Mahatma Gandhi and the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama were Sunday listed by Time magazine among the world’s top 25 political icons. Mohandas Gandhi, as the magazine called him, was credited with peaceful protests during the British Raj that helped him become the spiritual heart of the Indian independence struggle. “Gandhi led ... Read more »»».
Computers can intuit for people: Google chief
LONDON - In 50 years, computers will be able to intuit for people, Eric Schmidt, the chief of internet search engine giant Google, predicts. “There will be a ubiquitous computational capability so amazing that people will assume that it is an assistant. It knows who you are, it knows what you do, it makes suggestions, ... Read more »».
Liverpool was not giving me what they promised: Torres
LONDON - Chelsea striker Fernando Torres has claimed that his desire to leave Liverpool was motivated by the club breaking promises made to him about investment in the team. Torres joined Chelsea for 50 million pounds on transfer deadline day, and is hoping to start against his former ... Read : Liverpool was not giving me what they promised: Torres.