Voting in Thailand’s general elections ended at 3 p.m. Sunday and ballot counting has begun. The results will not be announced Sunday. The vote count will be sent to the Election Commission and rsults will be released after the by-elections for advance voting and blocked polling stations. The elections were boycotted by the opposition and […]
A Pakistani newspaper Sunday questioned the government’s policy towards militancy after Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar addressed a rally in Muzaffarabad. After a long gap, Masood Azhar addressed any rally, reaching out to the audience over telephone in the capital of “Azad Kashmir”, the Dawn reported. Masood Azhar is said to be the brain […]
In a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Sunday blamed it for the deteriorating law and order situation in the state. “Has anybody thought about the law and order situation of the state (UP)?” Modi asked at a rally here, adding that the SP should be […]
Apprised about various issues faced by West Bengal, like rising cases of crime against women, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday assured action including sending an NCW team to probe reported cases, the state Congress Sunday said. A team of Congress leaders, led by state chief Pradip Bhattacharya, met Manmohan Singh who was in the city […]
cIndian Americans, who have the highest income among America’s multicultural groups, save much of their higher household income for their children’s college education, according to a new study. This heavy emphasis on higher education, however, leads to times when Indian Americans prioritise saving for their children over saving for themselves, according to the third biennial […]
roThe first step has been taken for the long-harassed Mumbai commuters experiencing an era of world-class travel with the country’s first Monorail. Used to dirty, cramped, uncomfortable – though extremely reliable – suburban trains and BEST buses, the Monorail is like a breath of fresh air on the 8.9-km-long journey. After a series of successful […]
Twitter has acquired more than 900 patents from computing giant IBM, ending a dispute between the two companies, a joint announcement said Friday. The statement said the two firms entered into a patent cross-license agreement as part of a deal giving the patents to the messaging platform. “This acquisition of patents from IBM and licensing […]
The Delhi High Court on Friday pulled up the central government for its laxity in coming out with a notification on a national email policy for official communication. A division bench of Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Siddharth Mridul warned the government of “coercive action” if it keeps on delaying the email policy despite the […]
It seems Google might release a new colour variant for its Nexus 5 next month, if the latest purported image in a series of leaks is to be believed. Android Police has posted an image that suggests that Nexus 5 will be hitting Google Play store on February 4. The leaked image comes via US […]
samSamsung’s current flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, and its compact version, the Galaxy S4 mini, will soon be available in a Black Edition, which also features black-coloured faux-leather back cover, as seen in Galaxy Note 3. The smartphones were previously only available in the dark-blue Black Mist and off-white White Frost variants. The Samsung Galaxy […]