April 20, 2014
SINGAPORE: Mr. Lee Hsien Loong urged Singaporeans to show that "we are generous of spirit and welcome visitors into our midst, even as we manage the foreign population here"
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
April 20, 2014
LONDON: Scientists have produced a new nano-membrane, made out of the 'super material' graphene, which is over 100,000 times thinner than the diameter of a human hair.
The new membrane is as thin as is technologically possible and can open the door to a new generation of functional waterproof clothing and ultra-rapid filtration, researchers said.
April 19, 2014
Brief Scorecard: Delhi Daredevils 167 for 6 (Karthik 56, Duminy 52*) beat v Kolkata Knight Riders 166 for 5 (Uthappa 55, Pandey 48) by 4 wickets
An electrifying half-century from JP Duminy helped Delhi complete a tricky chase to beat Kolkata by 4 wickets
April 19, 2014
ROME: The plight of immigrants, the poor, the sick, the elderly, unemployed and prisoners dominated Pope Francis' Good Friday service at Rome's Colosseum as he led Catholics around the world in commemorating the day Jesus died.
April 19, 2014
A controversial Pakistani cleric who runs an Islamic seminary for girls in the capital of Islamabad has named the school’s newly built library in honor of Osama bin Laden, his spokesman and a school administrator said on Friday.
April 19, 2014
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday aimed at blocking Iran's chosen ambassador to the United Nations because of his ties to the 1979 takeover of the US Embassy in Tehran. But the president says he is only treating the legislation as guidance.
US President "Barack Obama"
April 19, 2014
NEW DELHI: The untold riches of Thiruvananthapuram's Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, which was discovered three years ago and was estimated at Rs 1 lakh crore, may be getting pilfered, an explosive report on the state of affairs in the temple submitted to the Supreme Court said.
April 19, 2014
WASHINGTON: An Indian-American woman in north Texas, accused of killing her son and leaving his body in the bathtub for four days, claims she did so in accordance with her Hindu beliefs.
In March, a medical examiner said Arnav’s cause of death could not be determined.
April 18, 2014
Using the planet-hunting NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope, researchers identified the planet as Kepler-186f, which is 1.11 times the radius of the earth
