A 16-year-old boy, who was charged with attacking an Indian student in Australia, was granted bail after he briefly appeared in a court Friday. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was granted bail a day after a 17-year-old was remanded in custody in connection with the attack on Manriajwinder Singh in Melbourne […]
Bored of 24X7 online viewing, listening and chatting? It’s time to satiate your palate in the virtual world now. If we believe scientists, a digital device can actually recreate the taste of virtual food and drinks by non-invasive electrical and thermal stimulation of the tongue. A team led by Nimesha Ranasinghe, an engineer of Sri […]
The year 2013 was an eventful one for women in the matrilineal state of Meghalaya. Three women became ministers, one became a Rajya Sabha member, another summited Mt. Everest and one scripted history by becoming the first woman chief justice in the state. Compared to previous elections, women bagged four seats in a house of […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared a state of emergency across New York as a major winter storm has already started to bring heavy snow, sub-zero temperatures, and high winds across the state, an official statement said. A state of emergency mobilises resources to local governments that otherwise are restricted to state use only, and allows […]
At least four people were killed and over 20 injured when a booby trapped car exploded Thursday in the suburb of Lebanese capital. A car exploded in the Bir El Abd neighbourhood in the heartland of Hezbollah and few metres close to the political council headquarters of the party during peak time and caused heavy […]
Nearly six in 10 uninsured Americans who have visited a health insurance exchange website under President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare overhaul in December say their experience was negative, according to a Gallup poll released Thursday. The latest Gallup poll found that 39 per cent of uninsured Americans reported their experience with the new Obamacare health […]
Tanzania’s Finance Minister William Mgimwa has died while receiving medical treatment in a Pretoria hospital, the South African government confirmed Thursday. The 63-year-old died of an illness at the hospital on New Year’s day, reported Xinhua citing the South African finance ministry in a statement. Mgimwa died of natural causes, said the statement, without revealing […]
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon and the UN Security Council Thursday strongly condemned a car bomb attack in the Lebanese capital of Beirut that killed at least six people and wounded 70. Ban called on all parties in Lebanon to show restraint following the second car bombing in less than a week, reported Xinhua citing […]
Visiting Saudi Arabian Labour Minister Adel bin Mohammed Fakeih, addressing a press conference her, also said that the kingdom has issued more than one million work visas, including many to the Indian community. He said Saudi Arabia has always had “excellent relations with Indian workers – one of the communities we had the least of […]
Malaysian Minister for Natural Resources and Environment G Palanivel, who is president of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), is to be chief guest at the Jan 7-9 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in New Delhi. This was announced by Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi here Thursday. The PBD is the world’s largest annual gathering of people […]