China to hold talks with India on Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi issue
July 2, 2015
Beijing: Amidst India’s concerns over China’s move to block action against Pakistan over release of Mumbai attack mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, China has proposed to discuss the issue with India in the joint mechanism on counter-terrorism.
A file photo of Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi. Photo: Reuters
Stupider than thou: The idiocy of trying to bully a Bangladesh...
July 2, 2015
A Bangladesh newspaper gets slightly carried away by their country winning an ODI series against India. And hoping to earn a place beside Grumpy Cat and Alok Nath in the great tradition of cultural commentary that is memes, they come up with one themselves.
Stupider than thou: The idiocy of trying to bully a Bangladesh...
July 2, 2015
A Bangladesh newspaper gets slightly carried away by their country winning an ODI series against India. And hoping to earn a place beside Grumpy Cat and Alok Nath in the great tradition of cultural commentary that is memes, they come up with one themselves.
Facebook is trying to read your mind
July 2, 2015
London: Facebook Inc. this spring commissioned a San Francisco company called SalesBrain to gauge how consumers responded to ads viewed on a smartphone versus a TV screen. Neural researchers used various sensors to measure perspiration, heart rate, eye movement, and brain activity of the 70 participants.
Mystery sea creature – with ‘fur’ and ‘a beak’ – washes...
July 2, 2015
A mystery sea creature – with a ‘long beak’ and ‘furry tail’ – is said to be baffling marine experts over the world after its carcass reportedly washed up on a beach along the east coast of Russia.
Saudi Prince Alwaleed pledges $32 bn fortune to charity
July 1, 2015
Riyadh - Saudi tycoon Prince Alwaleed bin Talal on Wednesday promised his entire $32 billion (28.8 billion euro) fortune to charitable projects in coming years, in one of the biggest ever such pledges.
Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal answers questions during a press conference in Riyadh
NASA Finds Mystery ‘Pyramid’ On Dwarf Planet
July 1, 2015
Scientists are investigating a mysterious, pyramid-shaped mountain on the surface of Ceres.
Dwarf Planet Ceres
The triangular peak was spotted by NASA's Dawn spacecraft as it orbited 2,700 miles above the distant dwarf planet.
The mountain towers three miles above Ceres' flat surface - more than half the height of Everest.
Pak terror groups want to target Amarnath yatra, warn intel sources
July 1, 2015
Pakistan terror groups have sent members to Jammu and Kashmir with orders to plan fidayeen or suicide attacks targeting the annual Amarnath Yatra, said intelligence sources to NDTV.
They added that the government in Kashmir and the Centre have been alerted to the security concerns for the pilgrimage made by thousands to a shrine high in the Himalayas in South Kashmir.
‘Indian Ocean not India’s backyard’: PLA
July 1, 2015
BEIJING – The Indian Ocean (IO) region is not India’s “backyard”, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has said, adding that upholding this perception has the potential to trigger clashes in the region.
Launch of Digital India: Rs 4.5 lakh crore investment and 18...
July 1, 2015
NEW DELHI – PM Modi kicks off its pet project 'Digital India' that aims to connect all gram panchayats by broadband internet, promote e-governance, and transform India into a knowledge economy.
