Astronauts face radiation threat on long Mars trip
May 31, 2013
LOS ANGELES: Astronauts traveling to and from Mars would be bombarded with as much cosmic radiation as they'd get from a full-body CT scan about once a week for a year, researchers reported on Thursday.
Handout NASA photograph shows a radiation assessment detector prior to installation on Nasa's Mars Curiosity rover.
Rudyard Kipling ‘admitted to plagiarism in Jungle Book’
May 30, 2013
LONDON: Rudyard Kipling, India-born famed author of 'The Jungle Book', in a letter has admitted to plagiarizing some of his best known works, including parts of the iconic children's book.
India, Thailand sign extradition treaty
May 30, 2013
The treaty will help both the countries in expedited extradition of fugitives and further strengthen the relationship between law enforcement agencies.
Home ministry should probe IPL 6 matches and Srinivasan must quit:...
May 30, 2013
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The game to oust N Srinivasan from the pinnacle of Indian cricket seemed to have entered the death overs on Wednesday, with powerful politicians like Sharad Pawar and the government openly asking for his resignation.
Obama’s cyber order mirrors India’s net security framework
May 30, 2013
BANGALORE/NEW DELHI: India's top security brass has claimed that the Obama administration came up with an executive order that resembles India's cyber security initiatives after it had failed to get the Cyber Security Bill approved in the US Senate.
Chinese media fumes, govt reacts cautiously to PM Manmohan Singh’s Japan...
May 30, 2013
BEIJING: Even as the official media here charged Japan with attempting to "encircle" China by courting India and neighboring countries, Beijing on Thursday reacted cautiously to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Tokyo hoping India-Japan ties could be conducive to regional peace.
Fiesta Asia Street Fair: Culture Comes Alive in Capital City
May 29, 2013
By Geeta Goindi
WASHINGTON, DC – The Fiesta Asia Street Fair, held on the Avenue of the Presidents for the eighth consecutive year, highlighted the vibrant, rich and colorful culture of Asia, the world’s largest and most populous continent.
Indian Cricket: Srinivasan brushes aside new demands for his resignation
May 29, 2013
NEW DELHI: "Rajiv Shukla has only reiterated what I had said on Sunday that I will keep away from inquiry process", said BCCI president N Srinivasan.
Ever since the scandal broke out, Srinivasan has shown defiance, refusing to quit
Mothers now top earners in 4 in 10 US households
May 29, 2013
WASHINGTON: A record number of American women are now the sole or primary breadwinners in their families, a sign of the rising influence of working mothers, a new study finds. Mothers now keep finances afloat in 40 percent of households with children, up from just 11 percent in 1960.
Why Mercedes cars will have QR codes
May 28, 2013
LONDON: Mercedes-Benz has decided to stick Quick Response (QR) stickers on its car to allow rescue workers to find the car's schematics and try to save crash victims.
The barcodes of the QR have been designed to help firefighters and paramedics get critical information about the crash victims and save them in the most efficient manner possible.
