Running scared? Chidambaram opts out of Lok Sabha battle, Congress fields...
March 21, 2014
NEW DELHI: Finance minister P Chidambaram has opted out of the Lok Sabha contest, with Congress announcing his son Karthi as the candidate from Sivaganga constituency in Tamil Nadu. Kirit Patel will take on BJP patriarch LK Advani in Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
Nasa finds ‘zebra stripes’ in Earth’s radiation belt
March 21, 2014
WASHINGTON: Earth's inner radiation belt displays a persistent zebra striped pattern generated by our planet's rotation, Nasa's twin Van Allen Probes spacecraft have found.
The high-energy electrons in the inner radiation belt display a persistent pattern that resembles slanted zebra stripes, researchers said.
Malaysia jet search: India declines China’s request to enter waters around...
March 20, 2014
NEW DELHI: India has declined China's proposal to allow four of its warships to join the hunt for the MH370 jetliner near the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, even as it is now dispatching two aircraft to Malaysia to join the international search force that is now scanning southern Indian Ocean off Australia for the missing 777-200ER aircraft.
Microsoft working on next-gen ‘no-touch’ screens
March 20, 2014
LONDON: Tech giant Microsoft is working on next generation technology that will enable 'no-touch' phones, tablets and televisions that can be operated from afar, without the need to swipe them.
Microsoft is working on 'no-touch' phones, tablets and TVs that can be operated from afar, without the need to swipe them
No reason to believe Pakistani leadership knew presence of Laden: US
March 20, 2014
WASHINGTON: There is no reason to believe that anyone in the highest ranks of the Pakistan government knew about the location of slain al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden, the White House has said.
A day after a major American daily claimed that the top ISI leadership knew about the presence of bin Laden inside the country, the White House maintained its earlier stance.
Cricket: Teesra is just a mindgame, says Windies spinner Sunil Narine
March 20, 2014
West Indies bowling mainstay Sunil Narine says there is no variation called teesra like what Saeed Ajmal is believed to deliver and it is only about playing “mindgames” with the opposition batsmen.
An ace up his sleeve: Sunil Narine, fells the bowlers, to keep ahead of the game keep trying out new things everyday.
Rupee down 41 paise against dollar in early trade
March 20, 2014
The rupee on Thursday fell by 41 paise to 61.36 against the dollar in early trade due to increased demand for the U.S. currency from banks and importers amid a weak opening in local equities.
The rupee on Thursday fell to 61.36 against the dollar in early trade.
US President Barack Obama says plane search a ‘top priority’
March 20, 2014
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the search for the missing Malaysian airliner was a "top priority" for the United States and offered every possible resource — including the FBI.
One stop for visa to European nations
March 20, 2014
KOLKATA: If you are planning a vacation in the UK or any other countries in Europe this summer, you won't have to run around to different locations to apply for visas.
One will not have to run around to different locations to apply for visas any more. Just a trip to one address in Kasba will do.
Humans may have two distinct cognitive systems
March 20, 2014
NEW YORK: Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that humans have separate and distinct cognitive systems with which they can categorize, classify and conceptualize their world.
