China says it will link Pakistan corridor with project involving India
June 20, 2017
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will be connected to a corridor that involves India, Bangladesh and Myanmar through the sea, Beijing announced on Tuesday in its continuing efforts to bring Asia and Europe under President Xi Jinping’s multi-million dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
This group wants to ban smartphones for kids
June 19, 2017
We see smartphones everywhere. In school hallways, at the family dinner table and plugged in at the bedside table.
But how young is too young to be constantly connected to the rest of the world through sleek apps, social media and video messaging?
One Colorado man has decided that age 13 seems like a good cutoff.
All That Online Shopping Has Cardboard Consequences
June 18, 2017
More than ever, we are shopping with a scroll and a click online instead of in our local brick-and-mortar stores. Lucrative same-day shipping deals and the convenience of shopping from home have propelled the growth of e-commerce: up nearly 25 percent last year, according to an analysis by Slice Intelligence.
Rout by Macron’s party in French parliamentary election vote
June 18, 2017
PARIS — Voters gave President Emmanuel Macron's fledgling party a solid victory in parliamentary elections Sunday, handing the upstart centrist a strong mandate to overhaul the country's labor laws, among the most sensitive issues for the French.
ICC Champions Trophy: Imperious Pakistan march to maiden title
June 18, 2017
Brief Scorecard: Pakistan 338 for 4 (Zaman 114, Azhar 59, Hafeez 57*) beat India 158 (Pandya 76, Amir 3-16, Hasan 3-19) by 180 runs
Pakistan, ranked No. 8 before the tournament, took the trophy home - Getty Images
City on Mars possible within our lifetime: Elon Musk
June 17, 2017
Human colonies on Mars could be built within our lifetime, according to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk who has outlined his vision for a self-sustaining city on the red planet in a new study.
In the study, Musk explored the planetary options for expanding to a space-bearing civilisation and described the advantages Mars offers.
China says no change in stance over India’s NSG bid
June 17, 2017
Beijing: China said on Friday that there is no change in its stance on admission of non-NPT states into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), marring India’s chances of entering the 48-member elite club at its crucial meeting next week.
Quantum entanglement, science’s ‘spookiest’ phenomenon, achieved in space
June 16, 2017
Imagine you are a photon, a packet of light. You are a tiny blip of energy, hurtling through the universe on your own. But you have a twin, another photon to whom you have been intimately connected since the day you were born.
Trump confirms he is ‘being investigated’ for Comey firing
June 16, 2017
President Trump on Friday said he was "being investigated" for firing FBI Director James Comey despite following a Justice Department recommendation to do so.
In May, President Trump sent shockwaves through Washington when he fired FBI Director James Comey.
Aadhaar mandatory for opening bank A/c, transaction over Rs50K
June 16, 2017
New Delhi –The Indian government has made quoting of biometric identity number Aadhaar mandatory for opening of bank accounts as well as for any financial transaction of Rs 50,000 and above.
