Yearly Archives: 2015

February 24, 2015

An estimated 2.32 million American adults were victims of medical identity theft as of 2014, up from the 1.84 million estimated in 2013, according to the Medical Identity Fraud Alliance. That's a nearly 22% jump in this specific kind of fraud.

Hacker using laptop.

February 24, 2015

By Geeta Goindi

New Delhi, INDIA – On February 20 inaugurating the 28th Garden Tourism Festival, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal pledged to work hard on turning the capital into the "tourist hub" of the nation and putting it on par with developed global cities.

February 24, 2015

Mumbai: Lauding the Narendra Modi-led government for providing stability and predictability in policies, Turkey on Monday said it wants to be part of the 'Make in India' programme, which could help treble the currently low bilateral trade volume.

February 24, 2015

Bharatpur: Conversion to Christianity was the main objective behind Mother Teresa's service to the poor, RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat said today.

RSS Chief: Mohan Bhagwat

February 23, 2015

Brief Scorecard: England 303 for 8 (Moeen 128, Bell 54, Davey 4-68) beat Scotland 184 (Coetzer 71, Finn 3-26, Moeen 2-47) by 119 runs

Moeen Ali's century was only the second by an England batsman in ODIs in New Zealand, England v Scotland, World Cup 2015, Group A, Christchurch, February 23, 2015

February 23, 2015

With more than 1,200 apps being released daily, an Indian-origin researcher and his colleague have discovered a number of ways to determine which smartphone apps will be the most successful.

More than 1,200 apps are being released on daily basis, according to a recent research. (Reuters)

February 23, 2015

MUMBAI, INDIA – Strongly disapproving the idea of inheritance tax, Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan has advocated a "cultural change" which pulls the rich towards philanthropy or giving back to the society.

February 22, 2015

Mars One recently narrowed its pool of candidates to 100 people--many of whom we featured in the November 2014 issue (part of which exists here). We've reposted this story for your convenience.

I. Early on a Saturday morning, about 60 planetary malcontents gathered in a narrow auditorium on the campus of George Washington University. They’d come to hear about a plan to build a self-sustaining colony in space, and they hoped to be among its first settlers, leaving the rest of us to live and die on Earth.

February 22, 2015

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday shirked off any responsibility over the arrest of entrepreneur Shibaji Panja who accompanied her during her three-day visit to Bangladesh.

February 22, 2015

Brief Scorecard: Sri Lanka 236 for 6 (Jayawardene 100, Perera 47*, Hamid 3-45) beat Afghanistan 232 (Stanikzai 54) by four wickets

Centurion Mahela Jayawardene flays the ball on the on side, Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2015, Group A