Toronto, Nov 9 (IANS) The Earth’s ancient oceans held much lower concentrations of sulphate – a key biological nutrient – than previously thought, a new report says. The findings paint a new portrait of our planet’s early biosphere and primitive marine life. Organisms require sulphur as a nutrient and it also plays a central role in […]
Guangdong (China), Nov 8 (IANS) After Friday’s spectacular SS1 start, a 2 km super-special in front of thousands of spectators, Saturday’s China Rally, the final round of the 2014 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (APRC), was full of drama from the start. Reigning champion Gaurav Gill spun out in tricky conditions after leading by over 17 seconds, giving […]
Athens, Nov 8 (IANS) Kenyan runner Dennis Kimetto says he is keen to participate in the Athens Marathon Sunday, and add to his burgeoning trophy cabinet. “May I return to Greece and be awarded again? All the marathon runners want to compete in the Classic Marathon in Athens,” Xinhua quoted him as saying. Kimetto and compatriot […]
Madrid, Nov 8 (IANS) Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said young striker Jese Rodriguez is close to completing his recovery following an injury to his cruciate knee ligament earlier in the year. Jese had begun to earn a regular place in the side prior to his injury and was even being talked of as a possible […]
Mogadishu, Nov 7 (IANS) A Somalian environmentalist has won the 2014 UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) Champions of the Earth award for her fight against illegal charcoal trade, an official said Friday. UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner said that Fatima Jibrell, 67, has joined the ranks of global icons who made history for championing environmental sustainability, Xinhua […]
Helsinki, Nov 5 (IANS) A Finnish woman will face murder charges in a case of five dead infants found in June in Oulu, north Finland, a media report said. Five deceased near-term foetuses or new-born babies were found in a cellar of an apartment block in Oulu with a 35-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of murder […]
You would be forgiven if you thought that Varanasi, one of the oldest cities known to man, which is now Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency, would be a sight for sore eyes. Sadly for me, what lies in “the city of Shiva” only managed to make the soreness worse. It was one of […]
By Saeed Naqvi Even the skeptics now agree that India shall be a power in the Asian century. To insure this rise to the top, India must maximize all its assets. One asset for which it has a reputation is a lively media, a function of a relatively stable democratic order since independence. If information […]
New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the sale of khadi products had gone up by almost 125 percent since he urged the people to opt for the hand-woven cotton fabric. “I was told that khadi sales increased by almost 125 percent,” Modi said on the ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme on All India Radio which […]
By Anurag Dey Kolkata Tying the knot at Kunming or taking the path to marital bliss at Dali could soon become a fad as the big fat Indian weddings get the Made in China tag. With its clean and modern cities, shopping choices, affordable logistics and exotic cuisine, China is luring Indians whose rising affluence […]