IAF inducts its biggest transport aircraft C-17 Globemaster III
September 2, 2013
HINDON (UP): Giving a major thrust to IAF's capability to swiftly move troops and tanks to battle fronts, defence minister A K Antony on Monday formally inducted its biggest 70-tonne C-17 heavy-lift transport aircraft into service at the Hindon Air Base.
Scientists develop two-drug combo pill to treat HIV
September 1, 2013
For patients who have developed resistance to currently available HIV treatments, the decitabine-gemcitabine drug combination could prove an effective alternative and secondary line of defence.
Syria crisis: Putin sees chance to turn tables on Obama at...
September 1, 2013
MOSCOW: Less than three months after Vladimir Putin was cast as a pariah over Syria at the last big meeting of world leaders, the Russian president has glimpsed a chance to turn the tables on Barack Obama.
Vladimir Putin seems emboldened as Obama's problems pile up and some of his allies face difficulties over Syria.
‘Decision on Singh-Sharif meeting after assessing Pak response’
September 1, 2013
External Affairs Ministry to take decision after analyzing data available with the government, says it is in no hurry
UN inspectors leave Syria, Obama weighs ‘limited’ strike
August 31, 2013
Long term military campaign ruled out amidst warnings by Russia against any military strike
Film on Narendra Modi not image-building exercise: NRI filmmaker
August 31, 2013
NEW DELHI: Narendra Modi's journey from a common man to the chief minister of Gujarat has caught the fancy of NRI filmmaker Mitesh Patel, who is making a projected Rs 40 crore movie on him. He admits the film on the politico couldn't be better-timed, but denied it being an "image-building exercise" for Modi ahead of the general elections due next year.
Microsoft joins Google in US spying suit
August 31, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft on Friday said that a battle to shed light on secret US government requests for internet user data would play out in court after failed peace talks.
Doctors in some countries don’t wash their hands properly 40% of...
August 30, 2013
The World Health Organization said that medical professionals in hospitals in five countries didn’t always wash their hands effectively, thus failing to prevent the spread of infections to patients and other staff members.
China’s tribe of billionaire philanthropists growing
August 30, 2013
According to Shanghai-based research firm Hurun, China surpassed the US this year as the country with the maximum number of billionaires.
Poverty reduces brain power: US-India study
August 30, 2013
LONDON: Poverty and the all-consuming fretting that comes with it require so much mental energy that the poor have little brain power left to devote to other areas of life, according to the findings of an international study published on Thursday.
