Monthly Archives: April 2015
Let’s Give the World Clean Energy by Hacking Cows
April 8, 2015
In some strange future, recharging your phone might not mean reaching for an outlet, but for a cow. That's if the "Cowolt" ever takes off: a conceptual vest for ruminants that transforms body heat into a battery charge.
NASA scientists say we’ll find alien life in space in the next 20 years
April 8, 2015
Some of NASA’s top minds believe we’re not alone in the universe. And they think we’ll find out for sure soon.
“I believe we are going to have strong indications of life beyond Earth in the next decade, and definitive evidence in the next 10 to 20 years,” NASA chief scientist Ellen Stofan said at a panel April 7 in Washington.
VHP calls for ban on Kamal Haasan’s ‘Uttama Villain’
April 7, 2015
Members of Hindu Vishwa Parishad (VHP) have called for a ban on actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan-starrer Tamil drama 'Uttama Villain', claiming it will affect the religious sentiments of Hindu people.
‘Racism’ put US man on death row
April 7, 2015
Birmingham, ALABAMA – A man released from prison after nearly 30 years on death row in Alabama has blamed his conviction on being black and poor.
Prosecutors dropped the case against Anthony Ray Hinton, 58, when new ballistics tests contradicted the only evidence that linked him to the murders of two restaurant managers in 1985.
TRAI recommends 112 as single emergency number for India
April 7, 2015
New Delhi: A single number '112' can be used for all emergency phone calls across the country including for police, fire and ambulance, telecom regulator TRAI proposed on Tuesday.
Tech titans’ latest project: Defy death
April 7, 2015
For centuries, explorers have searched the world for the fountain of youth. Today’s billionaires believe they can create it, using technology and data.
What the massacre in Kenya reveals about America’s counterterrorism strategy
April 7, 2015
LAST WEEK four gunmen from the Islamist militant group al-Shabab stormed Garissa University College in Kenya, about 100 miles from the Somali border.
Obama defends deal as Netanyahu seeks to curb Iran’s nuclear programme
April 6, 2015
Washington: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the United States on Sunday to seek a better deal to curb Iran's nuclear programme and said he would press American lawmakers not to give Tehran "a free path to the bomb."
Twitter’s Periscope and Meerkat Invade Theaters, But Movie Biz Not Too Worried
April 6, 2015
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Theatergoers are already using Twitter's Periscope and Meerkat live-streaming video apps, which have launched in the past few weeks, to broadcast movies directly from cinemas – including this weekend's blockbuster, "Furious 7."
Mumbai: Auto, taxi drivers accuse passengers of abusive behaviour
April 6, 2015
Facing stringent action, including cancellation of permits for refusing fares, fleecing passengers and misbehaving, Mumbai Autorickshaw Taximens’ Union has written a letter to RTOs, claiming that passengers misbehave with the drivers in many cases
