Tony Blair: West should make peace with Putin and wage war...
April 23, 2014
LONDON: The West should set aside its differences with Russia and China to focus on the growing threat from radical Islam, Tony Blair said on Wednesday, in a speech that included a call to support Egypt's military government against its Muslim Brotherhood opponents.
The former British prime minister – Tony Blair
US Supreme Court conflicted over Indian-American’s breakthrough technology
April 23, 2014
WASHINGTON: Chaitanya ("Chet") Kanojia is holding his breath over a US Supreme Court ruling on his disruptive technology that he says will revolutionize broadcasting and cheer the public by lowering cost of services.
Chaitanya ("Chet") Kanojia
India, China, Pakistan Naval ships hold rare exercises
April 23, 2014
India’s stealth frigate INS Shivalik on Wednesday took part in rare drills with Chinese and Pakistan Naval ships in multilateral maritime exercises held off China’s coast to celebrate 65th anniversary of its Navy.
The Indian Naval ship took part in the drills along with 18 ships, seven helicopters and Marine Corps.
US middle class is no longer world’s richest
April 23, 2014
The American middle class, long the most affluent in the world, has lost that distinction.
Although economic growth in the US continues to be as strong, or stronger, a small percentage of American households is fully benefiting from it.
One-third of Canadians experienced child abuse, study says
April 23, 2014
MONTREAL: Almost one-third of Canadians experienced physical or sexual abuse at home during childhood, according to a study that warned on Tuesday of a link to mental disorders and suicide.
"From a public health standpoint, these findings highlight the urgent need to make prevention of child abuse a priority in Canada," Tracie Afifi of the University of Manitoba's psychiatry department said with her coauthors.
Five PIOs get top South Africa awards
April 22, 2014
Cape Town, South Africa: Five Indian-origin people in South Africa are among 54 recipients this year of the prestigious National Order, which would be conferred by the country’s President at the upcoming Freedom Day celebrations on Sunday.
South Africa President Jacob Zuma at a guard of honour in Cape Town, South Africa.
Taking cue from Priyanka Gandhi, Congress comes out in Robert Vadra’s...
April 22, 2014
NEW DELHI: As Priyanka Gandhi vowed to fight back the allegations against her husband Robert Vadra, Congress on pulled out all the stops in his defence, slamming Narendra Modi for levelling "cheap and baseless" allegations against members of the Gandhi family.
Teachers force Muslim, lower caste students to clean toilets in India:...
April 22, 2014
NEW DELHI: Some Indian teachers force children from lower castes and minority religions to clean toilets and sit separately from their classmates as part of "persistent" discrimination in classrooms, a rights group said on Tuesday.
Revealed: Scientists ‘edit’ DNA to correct adult genes and cure diseases
April 22, 2014
A genetic disease has been cured in living, adult animals for the first time using a revolutionary genome-editing technique that can make the smallest changes to the vast database of the DNA molecule with pinpoint accuracy.
Experts hail ‘fantastic advance’ of new technique that can alter life-threatening mutations with pinpoint accuracy.
Apple offers free recycling of all used products
April 22, 2014
Apple is vowing to power all of its stores, offices and data centres with renewable energy to reduce the pollution caused by its devices and online services
Employees wear green shirts near Apple's familiar logo displayed with a green leaf at the Apple Store timed to coincide with Tuesday's annual celebration of Earth Day in Sydney, on Tuesday.
