March 31, 2013
LONDON: As many as 2,000 black holes kicked away from their homes are now living on the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy, according to a new study.
As galaxies merge, their central black holes merge too, building a supermassive black hole millions of times the mass of our Sun.
March 31, 2013
NEW DELHI: Gearing up to launch services in partnership with Tatas, Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia has incorporated a company in India with the filing of all requisite documents with the ministry of corporate affairs.
March 31, 2013
WASHINGTON: In the largest cheating scandals to hit the US public education system, 35 Atlanta public schools educators and administrators have been indicted on charges of large-scale racketeering and corruption.
Among those indicted by a Fulton County, Georgia, grand jury was Beverly Hall, the former schools superintendent who gained national recognition in 2009 for turning around Atlanta's school system.
March 31, 2013
LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been confined to the Ecuadorean embassy in London since last June, is unlikely to be able to leave Britain before 2015 and his hosts are now hoping for a future Labour government to help break the impasse, a media report said.
WikiLeaks Founder: Julian Assange
March 31, 2013
MUMBAI: A humble landline and some handy information are all 59-year-old Kusum Vira uses to mobilize hundreds of cornea donations from her Lower Parel residence. Collecting over 500 eyeballs a year for the city sounds like a herculean task, and Kusum credits her community for helping her achieve this feat.
March 31, 2013
Reports of rape in New Delhi have risen 148 percent since the country was rocked by the fatal gang rape of a student aboard a bus. There was also a 590 percent rise in reports of molestation, according to police.
March 30, 2013
Nearly 10,000 small-scale laborers work in western Gujarat’s salt industry. Salt production is labor intensive and workers often go into debt purchasing equipment that makes the job easier. Sabras, a microfinance company that specializes in lending to the poor, is helping workers regain their financial independence.
March 30, 2013
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala government has geared up its machinery to meet the expected rush of "homecoming" expatriates from Saudi Arabia in the wake of the kingdom's new labour policy envisaging strengthening localization of jobs.
"Homecoming is a reality and we cannot show any laxity on the issue," state minister for non-resident Keralities affairs KC Joseph told PTI here on Friday.
March 30, 2013
WASHINGTON: Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said he felt a little "insulted and humiliated" standing before a judge in a Karachi court, where he appeared to seek extension of his pre-arrest bail in a series of cases.
March 30, 2013
NEW DELHI: A UN arms trade treaty that India opposed was shot down by global outcasts like Iran, North Korea and Syria, giving New Delhi a breather.
