January 15, 2014
The iconic Doomsday Clock remains poised at five minutes until midnight, the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists announced today (Jan. 14).
Tick, tock ... The Doomsday Clock is a metaphor for threats to humanity from technology.
January 15, 2014
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he would not wait for Congress to pass legislation to advance his policy priorities this year and said he was "getting close" to finishing a review of U.S. surveillance practices - to be unveiled on Friday.
January 14, 2014
NEW DELHI: Poverty among the employed is higher than among the unemployed. If that seems counterintuitive, the fact that 90% of the poor are employed might make it seem less puzzling.
January 14, 2014
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Monday criticized abortion as evidence of a "throwaway culture" that wastes people as well as food, saying that such a mentality is a threat to world peace.
He also urged better respect for migrants. Saying hunger is a threat to world peace, he noted that not only food but human beings themselves are often discarded as unnecessary.
January 14, 2014
Delicacies sold like hot cakes with stalls running out of food before 8 p.m.
ON A PLATTER: People at the ‘Amma Unavagam’ Pongal celebration 2014 at Tamil Nadu Bhawan, in New Delhi on Sunday
January 14, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO: Google Inc on Monday announced plans to acquire Nest Labs Inc, a maker of smart thermostats and smoke alarms, for $3.2 billion, signaling the internet company's intention to expand into a broader array of devices and bringing valuable hardware design expertise in-house.
January 14, 2014
PARIS: After months of tension between the United States and Russia over issues ranging from Edward Snowden's intelligence leaks to the Syrian conflict, US secretary of state John Kerry sought to bridge the diplomatic gap on Monday by giving his Russian counterpart an unusual gift of potatoes.
January 14, 2014
CHENNAI: It was a moment of bliss for Anantha Padmanabhan who reached Sabarimala on foot all the way from Chennai on Monday.
Anantha Padmanabhan, a 52-year-old devotee from Chennai, conducting Namaskara Padayatra from Pampa as part of his annual pilgrimage to Sabarimala on Monday.
January 13, 2014
NEW DELHI: India Inc on Monday expressed strong displeasure over the Delhi government's decision to withdraw approval to FDI in multibrand retail, saying the move was likely to hinder foreign investments flowing into the country.
January 13, 2014
NEW DELHI: Some moderation in vegetable and fruit prices eased December retail inflation to three-month low of 9.87 per cent, giving the Reserve Bank of India more leeway to manage interest rates.
