On ISIL, rhetoric is biggest divide between Obama, GOP candidates
December 13, 2015
WASHINGTON D.C. – The rhetoric of Republican presidential candidates blasting President Obama’s approach to combating Islamic State terrorism suggests a huge policy divide.
President Barack Obama speaks in Washington Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, in Washington.
Railways demolition: AAP accuses Centre of ‘selective targeting’
December 13, 2015
New Delhi: Delhi's ruling AAP on Sunday accused the Centre of "selective targeting" in carrying out anti-encroachment activities, and said "god will not forgive" those who have rendered "hundreds of people homeless" in biting cold.
Islamic State may have passport printing machine, blank passports: report
December 13, 2015
Washington: Islamic State in all likelihood has access to blank Syrian passports and printing machines and the terror group's followers may have entered the US using the authentic-looking passports, according to a media report.
The new first-class air travel for the super (super) rich
December 13, 2015
Windspeed Technologies, which bills itself as a “premier aerospace engineering services company”, has released details of a system called SkyDeck that allows passengers to observe the view in-flight from on top of the plane.
U.S. Visa Process Missed Zealotry on Social Media
December 12, 2015
WASHINGTON — Tashfeen Malik, who with her husband carried out the massacre in San Bernardino, Calif., passed three background checks by American immigration officials as she moved to the United States from Pakistan. But none uncovered what Ms. Malik had made little effort to hide — that she talked openly on social media about her views on violent jihad.
Virtual reality heaven: How technology is redefining the afterlife
December 12, 2015
Neal VanDeRee believes he is immortal. Permanently attached to his wrist is a bracelet with a "biostasis protocol" engraved on to it in case he ever dies. It instructs paramedics to continue performing CPR after the heart has stopped beating, while cooling the body with ice.
Jayalalithaa urges Centre to restart Kudankulam , counter Maoists
December 12, 2015
CHENNAI – Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Saturday urged the Centre to recommence production in Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Unit-I, currently under maintenance. She also sought coordinated action from neighboring states to counter Maoists.
Sachin Tendulkar never played an innings like Sunil Gavaskar did: Imran...
December 12, 2015
Not undermining Sachin Tendulkar's rich contribution to the game of cricket, Pakistani cricketing legend-turned politician Imran Khan on Friday said he always rates Sunil Gavaskar above any batsman in the world.
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in New Delhi
December 11, 2015
New Delhi: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in New Delhi on Friday on a three-day official visit amid expectations that a pact will be firmed up on India's first bullet train and over progress in the talks on a civil nuclear deal.
Abe was received by Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha.
2002 hit-and-run case: Salman not guilty, but who was driving the...
December 11, 2015
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court verdict says there’s not enough evidence to prove actor Salman Khan was inebriated and driving the Toyota Land Cruiser.
But it has left a 13-year-old mystery unresolved: Who, then, was behind the wheel?
