Yearly Archives: 2015
Earthquake, what earthquake? Indian sensors didn’t feel a thing due to govt goof up
April 30, 2015
Roorkee: In the wake of the disastrous Nepal earthquake, reports have said that India's preparedness for a quake as big as Nepal is dismal. But any hopes of learning from the Nepal earthquake may not happen thanks to Indian red tapism that has resulted in sensors placed to study such natural calamities lying defunct.
Jaitley moves amendments to delete PDMA provisions in finance bill
April 30, 2015
New Delhi: The government on Thursday withdrew a proposal to establish an independent public debt management agency (PDMA) after the Reserve Bank of India raised concerns over the move.
EPL: Chelsea beat Leicester 3-1, a win away from league title
April 30, 2015
Leicester: Chelsea staged a second-half comeback to beat Leicester 3-1 on Wednesday and move to within three points of capturing the Premier League trophy.
Jose Mourinho's side holds a 13-point lead and can clinch a first league title in five years by beating Crystal Palace at home on Sunday.
India focusing on Kathmandu, Gorkha district for rescue operations
April 29, 2015
Kathmandu: India on Monday said it is focusing on Nepal's capital Kathmandu and the worst-affected Gorkha district for its rescue and relief efforts in the quake-hit country.
British PM David Cameron says ‘Phir Ek Bar Cameron Sarkaar’
April 29, 2015
LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron has discovered a new electoral language: Hindi. With the May 7 election too close to call, British Asian votes have become an important factor, which is why both he and rival Ed Milliband, have been wooing British Asians with sharper focus than any previous election. That strategy involves learning a few Hindi phrases.
Senior female Isis figure who helped recruit women from Europe to Syria is revealed...
April 29, 2015
A senior female Isis figure who reportedly helped recruit women to join the extremist group in areas under its self-declared caliphate has been exposed as a student from Seattle, who may have been living in the city up until March this year.
@_UmmWaqqas's Twitter account
BCCI may sack N Srinivasan after internal feud: sources
April 29, 2015
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is likely to convene a Special General Meeting to sack their former chief, which will directly affect his current position as ICC chairman, sources have told CNN-IBN.
Robotic Telescope Discovers 3 New Super-Earths
April 29, 2015
Astronomers have discovered three new “super-Earths” orbiting a star merely 54 light-years away. These planets, which are larger than Earth but smaller than our solar system’s giants such as Neptune, were discovered using robotic telescopes at the Lick Observatory in California and the Fairborn Observatory in Arizona.
superearths
Vice President Biden Swears-in Indian-American Vivek Murthy for Top Post of US Surgeon General
April 27, 2015
By Geeta Goindi
Fort Myer, Virginia – On April 22, US Vice President Joe Biden administered the Oath of Office to Dr. Vivek Murthy who was sworn-in as the nineteenth Surgeon General of the United States at an awe-inspiring ceremony held at Conmy Hall on the Fort Myer military base.
IPL 8: Bowlers take CSK to a two-run win over KKR in a low-scoring...
April 28, 2015
Brief Scorecard: Chennai Super Kings 134 for 6 (Chawla 2-26, Russell 2-26) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 132 for 9 (Uthappa 39, Bravo 3-22, Ashwin 2-5) by 2 runs
Dwayne Bravo is mobbed by his team-mates after taking a diving catch, Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2015, Chennai, April 28, 2015
