India’s satellite-launch record has been noticed.
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Trump’s media attacks play into China’s hands, says Beijing press
February 18, 2017
BEIJING – Donald Trump’s war on the media means he will struggle to challenge China over “ideological” questions such as human rights, a Communist party-controlled newspaper claimed, as the US president intensified his offensive against the press, labeling journalists “the enemy of the American people”.
Challenges before new CM of Tamil Nadu: Trust hurdle over, Edappadi...
February 18, 2017
CHENNAI – Winning Saturday’s trust vote — in an empty Assembly — was only the first hurdle for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanisamy.
Chief Minister E K Palaniswami leaves State Secretariat on Saturday. PTI
US Education Secretary DeVos criticized teachers at D.C. school she visited...
February 18, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Newly minted Education Secretary Betsy DeVos had a hard time getting inside the District’s Jefferson Middle School Academy last week when protesters briefly blocked her from entering. But at the end of her visit — her first to a public school since taking office — she stood on Jefferson’s front steps and pronounced it “awesome.”
Panneerselvam camp defiant, says fight for Tamil Nadu CM’s post not...
February 17, 2017
“Who is Palanisami?”
The remark sums up the mood in caretaker chief minister O Panneerselvam’s camp as the news of Tamil Nadu governor C Vidyasagar Rao inviting Edappadi Palanisami to form the government trickled in.
7-year-old asks for Google job, Sundar Pichai tells her to finish...
February 16, 2017
Some kids want to be pilots, some dream of becoming superheroes when they grow up. But seven-year-old Chloe Bridgewater has her eyes on Google- the dream company for many.
Enthralled to to see the images of Google offices with their bean bags, go-karts and slides, Chloe from Hereford, UK decided to apply for a job at Google.
Trump seeks pause in legal fight with revised travel ban
February 16, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO — The Trump administration said in court documents on Thursday it wants a pause in the legal fight over its ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations, so it can issue a replacement ban as it strives to protect the nation from terrorism.
Russia Deploys Missile, Violating Treaty and Challenging Trump
February 14, 2017
WASHINGTON — Russia has secretly deployed a new cruise missile despite complaints from American officials that it violates a landmark arms control treaty that helped seal the end of the Cold War, administration officials say.
Tamil Nadu Politics: O Panneerselvam Returns to Jayalalithaa’s Grave, Her Niece...
February 14, 2017
Chennai: Exactly a week after he radically altered his career with an appearance at mentor J Jayalalithaa's grave, O Panneerselvam returned to her memorial this evening. With an addition-her niece, Deepa Jayakumar.
NASA warns that asteroid larger than the Empire State Building could...
February 13, 2017
Earth is potentially at risk from a peanut-shaped asteroid that's larger than New York's Empire State Building.
