P.B. Acharya, governor of Assam and Nagaland, on Tuesday paid tributes to former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, reminding people that the 79th birthday of the silver-haired “people’s president” was observed as World Students’ Day. “Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s 79th birthday was recognised as World Students’ Day by the United Nations,” Acharya said in a statement. […]
Aries: Starting of the week will show you some positive improvement at your workplace, its not a good time to change or relocate yourself. Short travel trips may prove beneficial to you. If you are starting a new business, avoid partnership and work with 100% physical presence in there. Finances will improve to an extent […]
1. A two shuttered main door opening inside and clockwise is auspicious. 2. Use very good quality wood for main entrance. 3. Make sure that main door is noise free while opening or closing. 4. Always keep entrance door well lit with bright lights. 5. Make sure to have a beautiful name plate on entrance of a […]
Jewellers are keeping their fingers crossed about gold prices on Monday while pointing to two possibilities – a further fall or maintenance of status quo. “The prices are expected to fall further on Monday,” Madras Jewellers and Diamond Merchants Association president Jayantilal Challani told IANS here. On the other hand, N. Anantha Padmanabhan, managing director […]
I will travel to New York next week to seek the establishment of an international criminal tribunal by the UN Security Council (UNSC) to hold to account those responsible for the downing of Flight MH17. One year ago the UNSC unanimously demanded accountability for the downing of MH17, which claimed 298 lives, including 39 […]
Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez on Friday insisted senior defender Sergio Ramos is not leaving the club this season. Ramos has been subject of persistent transfer speculations in the ongoing transfer season with reports linking him to a move to English giants Manchester United. But Benitez reiterated that Real will not be selling the 29-year-old […]
White rhinos are on the verge of extinction as it is unlikely that their last male member would father an offspring, conservationists say. The world’s only remaining male of his kind, 42-year-old Sudan, is counting his days under armed protection to guard him from poachers, Daily Mail reported. “Sudan is quite an old animal as […]
Researchers have discovered iridescent white pools containing high concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) at 250 metres depth in the waters off Greece’s Santorini island in the Aegean Sea. Santorini is also the site of the second largest volcanic eruption in human history. The results may answer some questions about deep sea carbon storage as well […]
Declaring that America’s deepening friendship with India is an indispensable part of US Asia rebalance strategy, US Vice President Joe Biden has reiterated Washington’s commitment to take the India-US partnership still higher. “US-India partnership has reached a new level” under President Barack Obama, he said Monday in keynote speech on the future of the US-India […]
The acronym BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) is attributed to economist Jim O’Neill of the Goldman Sachs, who initially coined the term and hypothesized their rise at the turn of the century. Today, BRICS together account for 30 percent of global land, 43 percent of global population, 17.3 percent of the world’s […]