‘British scientists clone dinosaur’: They haven’t, they won’t and they never...
April 1, 2014
An extraordinary story of the world's first cloned dinosaur has got a lot of traction on Twitter and inspired alarmist comparisons to Jurassic Park. It is also, not unexpectedly, a complete fake.
Modi would enjoy diplomatic immunity if he becomes PM: US report
April 1, 2014
WASHINGTON: The nine-year US visa ban on Narendra Modi will automatically be lifted and he would enjoy diplomatic immunity if he becomes the prime minister, a Congressional report said on Monday.
A US congressional report says that visa ban on Narendra Modi will automatically be lifted if becomes the Prime Minister.
US to accept H-1B visas from today
April 1, 2014
WASHINGTON: The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made elaborate arrangement for receiving applications for the much coveted H-1B visas, beginning on Tuesday, to meet the expected rush.
The H-1B is a non-immigrant visa that allows US employers to temporarily employ foreign workers.
World not prepared to face climate change: experts
April 1, 2014
A U.N.-backed panel said on Monday climate change impacts are already taking place on all continents and across the oceans, however, the world is unprepared for risks from a changing climate.
Facing hard times, Sahara may delay March salary to staff
March 31, 2014
NEW DELHI: Under pressure from a long-running investor refund battle with Sebi, the Sahara group has informed its staff that their salaries may get delayed due to prevailing adverse situation, including attachment of its bank accounts.
Missing Malaysian plane: Latest leads on debris turn out to be...
March 31, 2014
PERTH: There is no time limit on resolving the "extraordinary mystery" of the missing Malaysian jet, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Monday, even as the latest leads on possible plane debris turned out to be false alarms.
World T20: Netherlands upset England by 45 runs
March 31, 2014
Brief Scorecard: Netherlands 133 for 5 (Barresi 48) beat England 88 (van Beek 3-9, Bukhari 3-12) by 45 runs
Netherlands are elated with the run-out of Tim Bresnan, England v Netherlands, World T20, Group 1, Chittagong, March 31, 2014
The Netherlands stunned England by 45 runs Monday at the World Twenty20.
Congress not interested in bringing back black money: Modi
March 31, 2014
BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Monday alleged that Congress was not interested in bringing back black money stashed in foreign banks as ‘it belonged to them’.
BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi addresses an election rally at Biswanath Charali in Sonitpur district of Assam on Monday.
Chennai’s unchanged face – people urinating and defecating in public
March 31, 2014
CHENNAI: When he took charge as mayor on October 25, 2011, Saidai S Duraisamy said he would make Chennai spick and spanking clean like Singapore.
The Chennai Corporation has allowed garbage clearance and sanitation to go from bad to worse.
Two Chinese nationals detained from border village in Himachal Pradesh
March 31, 2014
SHIMLA: Two Chinese nationals and two Ladakhi women were detained from Namgia village located close to India-China border near Shipkila Pass in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday. Though the Chinese nationals were carrying valid visas and passports, their presence in the border village has left security agencies concerned.
