IndiaToday.in New Delhi, January 8, 2015 | UPDATED 22:17 IST An executive engineer at the Central Public Works Department was fired on Thursday after being absent from duty for more than 24 years. AK Verma was fired after last appearing… Read More ›
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Is that a Traffic Light on Mars?
Thursday, 25 September 2014 With the now increased traffic in the Red Planet’s region – since India’s satellite reached Mars’s orbit Wednesday – a traffic light might just be what’s been missing. And it didn’t take long for one… Read More ›
Enemies Stand Helpless Against BrahMos Missile – BrahMos Aerospace Chief / 3x faster than the Tomahawk cruise missile
“export the BrahMos only to friendly nations, determined by the governments of India and Russia” Enemies Stand Helpless Against BrahMos Missile – BrahMos Aerospace Chief MOSCOW, August 20 (RIA Novosti) – A supersonic cruise missile BrahMos, developed jointly by… Read More ›
Chinese Troops Enter Disputed India Territory
Chinese troops have advanced in recent days into disputed territory claimed by India, echoing a similar incursion last year that raised tensions between the two rival giants, official sources said on Tuesday (Aug 19). Chinese troops twice crossed over… Read More ›
BRICS sets up own Bank to counter IMF
Tuesday, 15 July 2014 The group of emerging economies signed the long-anticipated document to create the $100 bn BRICS Development Bank and a reserve currency pool worth over another $100 bn. Both will counter the influence of US based… Read More ›
Cyber attack on Russia hits India, secret defence documents leaked
Saikat Datta , Hindustan Times New Delhi, March 08, 2014 First Published: 21:03 IST(8/3/2014) | Last Updated: 22:06 IST(8/3/2014) A cyber attack on Russian communication systems by anonymous hackers on early Saturday morning has compromised India’s defence dealings with Russia… Read More ›
Luxury fashion CEO says normal Americans shouldn’t whine about being poor because they would be rich in India or China
EEV Solution: Ostracise anyone wearing Nicole Miller, until Bud Konheim is rich just like the other 99%. Bud Konheim is boss of Nicole Miller which sells $800 sequined dresses Says U.S poverty level is wealthy in 99% of countries around the… Read More ›
‘Are you from China?’ College student, 20, killed by racist thugs in New Delhi
Indians from a part of nation near Myanmar and China say they face discrimination in rest of the country for their ‘Asian’ features – PUBLISHED : Monday, 03 February, 2014, 1:44am McClatchy-Tribune in New Delhi The death of Nido Tania… Read More ›
‘Vegetarians are rapists’: Shocking Facebook posts of U.S. diplomat and his embassy worker wife expelled in slave maid row deepen rift with India
Wayne May and his wife Alicia Muller May were effectively deported last week by Indian authorities The move was apparently in retaliation for the U.S. expulsion of Indian envoy Devyani Khobragade in December But the outrageous comments have only just… Read More ›
Britain ‘backstabbed’ Sikhs by advising India on 1984 Golden Temple raid
Britain betrayed us by advising Indira Gandhi on her fatal raid against militants barricaded in Amritsar’s Golden Temple, say Sikh leaders Indian troops take up positions on rooftops around the Golden Temple during operation Blue Star Photo: GETTY IMAGES By Georgia… Read More ›
South African ‘interpreter’ fake-signed anti-white song, also accused of murder [VIDEO]
EEV: Would like second confirmation on the validity of the claim. As much as the claim is repugnant, the facts must be sorted. This is about the sub culture of hate, and not about ethnicity or race. A man passing himself off… Read More ›
7 things that surprise Japanese people working in offices overseas
By Rachel Tackett Lifestyle Dec. 05, 2013 – 06:20AM JST ( 24 ) TOKYO — Here’s a collection of seven observations that Japanese people made while doing business in foreign countries. 1. The lack of overtime In Germany and Spain,… Read More ›
Health Research Report #169 29 NOV 2013
169 Health Research Report WHITE PAPER /ROUGH COPY 169th Issue Date 29 NOV 2013 Compiled By Ralph Turchiano In this Issue: 1. Bitter melon extract may have potential to fight head and neck cancer 2. Men with prostate cancer… Read More ›
Bitter melon extract may have potential to fight head and neck cancer
Contact: Riya V. Anandwala ranandwa@slu.edu 314-977-8018 Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS – Extract taken from an Asian vegetable may have therapeutic qualities to treat head and neck cancer, a Saint Louis University researcher has found.
India’s top police official Ranjit Sinha apologises after ‘if you can’t prevent rape, you enjoy it’ remark
Head of India’s equivalent of the FBI comes under fire Majid Mohamed Wednesday, 13 November 2013 India’s top police official has apologised after a remark he made during a press conference outraged women across the country. The director of India’s… Read More ›
China says will stamp out Dalai Lama’s voice in Tibet
Source: Reuters – Sat, 2 Nov 2013 05:19 AM Author: Reuters By Ben Blanchard BEIJING, Nov 2 (Reuters) – China aims to stamp out the voice of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in his restive and remote… Read More ›
Patna bombings: outlawed Islamist group blamed for fatal blasts
Suspect told police that Indian Mujahideen told him to carry out bombings that killed seven and wounded 83 Associated Press in Patna theguardian.com, Monday 28 October 2013 07.08 EDT Indian security agency officials examine debris as they search for… Read More ›
How China Fights: Lessons From the 1962 Sino-Indian War ( Oct 20th, 1962 Anniversary )
EEV: Historical Re-Post Oct 29, 2012 1:00 AM EDT China gave India a “lesson” in 1962. Study it now. The rest of the world may have forgotten the anniversary, but a neglected border war that took place 50 years ago… Read More ›
India’s Missile Modernization Beyond Minimum Deterrence
October 4, 2013 Hans M. Kristensen An Agni V missile is test launched from Wheeler’s Island on September 15, 2013. By Hans M. Kristensen Every time India test-launches a new ballistic missile, officials from the defense industry go giddy about… Read More ›
Kashmir And The Coming Nuclear Holocaust
August 21, 2013: Pakistani politicians are caught between Indian officials (civil and military) enraged at the growing number of border incidents (Pakistani troops firing on Indians) and their own generals who insist it’s all the fault of the Indians. Some… Read More ›
India urged not to hang suspected bombing mastermind
Source: Reuters – Thu, 22 Aug 2013 03:52 PM Author: Reuters GENEVA, Aug 22 (Reuters) – India must not go ahead with the imminent execution of a professor convicted of charges related to bombing the All Indian Youth Congress… Read More ›
Ingredient in Turmeric Spice When Combined With Anti-Nausea Drug Kills Cancer Cells
Aug. 20, 2013 — In a laboratory, preclinical study recently published by the journal Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center researchers combined structural features from anti-nausea drug thalidomide with common kitchen spice turmeric to create hybrid… Read More ›
Pak carries out ‘biggest ceasefire violation’, says Indian army ” “Our restraint should not be taken for granted”
S Venkat Narayan The Island Publication Date : 11-08-2013 Pakistan violates ceasefire with 7,000 rounds of heavy ammunition and mortar shells fired along the Indian border Even as there is heightened tension on the India-Pakistan border over the killing… Read More ›
In search of fair babies, Indians chase Caucasian donors for IVF
Shobita Dhar, TNN Jul 21, 2013, 04.06AM IST (Dr Manish Banker, director…) Mayuri Singhal, 36, married into a fair-skinned family. She herself is what is often described in matrimonial columns as ‘wheatish’. When she couldn’t conceive, she walked into… Read More ›
India school lunch deaths: pesticide found in cooking oil
Alexander BesantJuly 20, 2013 14:36 The children died after eating a free school lunch of lentils, potatoes and rice in the Bihar region on Tuesday. School lunch that killed 23 children in India was found to have contained agricultural pesticide…. Read More ›
Equalities minister sees no need for law against caste discrimination
Her leaked letter urges Hindus to submit evidence to help get legislation scrapped Emily Dugan Thursday, 11 July 2013 Landmark legislation to ban caste discrimination in Britain is being deliberately scuppered by the Conservative equalities ministers in charge… Read More ›
Wealthy widow AVOIDS jail after keeping maid as a virtual slave for more than five years and ‘making her sleep in a closet’ in her 20,000-square-foot mansion
Annie George, 41, sentenced to five years’ probation, eights months of home confinement Judge ordered George to forfeit her $1.9million Llenroc stone mansion in Rexford, NY Widow was acquitted of treating Valsamma Mathai as a slave for financial gain Mathai… Read More ›
Global corruption survey reveals one in four people paid a bribe in past year
Transparency International investigation highlights lack of public faith in politicians and widespread public concern about graft Mark Tran The Guardian, Monday 8 July 2013 Urban perturbation … on a scale of concern about corruption ranging from one to… Read More ›
Suspicious Death Of British Girl In Indian Hospital Raises Specter Of Illegal Human Organ Trade
By Palash Ghosh | May 15 2013 7:23 AM An eight-year old British girl of Indian descent was allegedly murdered by health care workers in India so they could harvest her organs, her grieving parents claim. According to a report… Read More ›
Chinese hackers infiltrate Indian Defence Research Organisation
Posted by: Mohit Kumar onWednesday, March 13, 2013 According to an exclusive report published today by DNA news, the computers of highly sensitive Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have reportedly been hacked by Chinese hackers as biggest security breach in… Read More ›
Herbal defluoridation of drinking water
Contact: Albert Ang press@inderscience.com Inderscience Publishers Researchers in India have developed a filter system based on a medicinal herb, which they say can quickly and easily remove “fluoride” from drinking water. The technology described in the March issue of the… Read More ›
Britain to India: Diamond in royal crown is ours
by Reuters|21 February 2013 Queen Alexandra wearing the Koh-i-Noor in her coronation crown (left) and a copy of the new cut of the Koh-i-Noor. Amritsar, India – British Prime Minister David Cameron says a giant diamond his country forced India… Read More ›
Human intelligence is declining according to Stanford geneticist
Published: 18 February, 2013, 23:56 Edited: 18 February, 2013, 23:56 Ever can’t help but think you’re surrounded by idiots? A leading scientist at Stanford University thinks he has the answer, and the bad news is things aren’t likely to get… Read More ›
World’s tea producers brew up a plan to raise prices : Global tea cartel formed to boost profits and control supply
AFP Wednesday, Jan 23, 2013 COLOMBO – The price of a cup of tea could rise after the world’s biggest producers agreed to join forces to boost profits, a Sri Lankan minister announced Wednesday. After two days of talks in… Read More ›
Indian Kashmir advises people to prepare for nuclear war
By Parvaiz Buhkari | AFP – 12 hours ago Police in Indian Kashmir have warned residents to build underground bunkers to prepare for a possible nuclear war in the disputed region, which is on edge after a string of deadly border clashes…. Read More ›
Indian army chief warns Pakistan, saying that India would retaliate at “the time and place of its choice”
Indian army chief warns of reprisal Sri Krishna The Statesman Publication Date : 15-01-2013 Talking tough and describing as “unpardonable” the beheading of a soldier by the Pakistan Army on the Line of Control, the Indian Army Chief, Gen Bikram… Read More ›
Indian, Pak troops trade gunfire afresh
News Desk The Statesman Publication Date : 13-01-2013 Indian Air Force chief says India may have to look at “some other options for compliance” if the ceasefire violations by Pakistan continue Indian and Pakistan troops yesterday night traded gunfire along… Read More ›
Indian soldier ‘mutilated in Pakistan attack’
08 Jan 2013 SRINAGAR, India (AFP) Two Indian soldiers were killed in a firefight with Pakistani troops near their disputed border in Kashmir on Tuesday and one of the bodies was badly mutilated, an army spokesman said. Spokesman Rajesh Kalia told… Read More ›
Indian troops raid Pakistani military post, killing one – Pakistani army
Sun, 6 Jan 2013 06:48 GMT Source: reuters By Mubasher Bukhari ISLAMABAD, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Indian troops raided a Pakistani military post on Sunday, killing one soldier and injuring another, the Pakistani military said, an incident that could… Read More ›
10,000 Indian government and military emails hacked
State-sponsored snoopers suspected of large scale incursion By Phil Muncaster Posted in Security, 21st December 2012 05:14 GMT Free whitepaper – Why RAID is Dead for Big Data Storage India’s government and military have suffered one of the worst cyber attacks… Read More ›
Indian navy prepared to deploy to South China Sea to protect oil interests: Asian giants could be on a collision course
India has sparred diplomatically with China in the past over its gas and oil exploration. -AFP Mon, Dec 03, 2012 AFP NEW DELHI – The Indian navy is prepared to deploy vessels to the South China Sea to protect India’s oil… Read More ›
India’s poster boy for vegetarianism – he’s just fathered a child at 96
Andrew Buncombe Tuesday, 27 November 2012 The world’s oldest father has been recruited by activists in India who maintain lifelong vegetarians retain their “vigour” better than others. Ramajit Raghav, who shot to celebrity two years ago at the age of… Read More ›
India and China row over new map in passport – Claims part of India plus disputed areas of the Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan
A fresh row has broken out between India and China over territorial claims in the north-eastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin area in eastern Kashmir. In new passports, China’s maps show the two areas as Chinese… Read More ›
Wal-Mart India unit suspends CFO, others pending bribery probe
Posted 2012/11/22 at 11:41 pm EST MUMBAI, Nov. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — The Indian joint venture of Wal-Mart Stores Inc <wmt.n> has suspended its chief financial officer and other employees as it investigates alleged violations of U.S. anti-bribery laws, a… Read More ›
Bitter melon extract attacks breast cancer cells
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Nancy Solomon solomonn@slu.edu 314-977-8017 Saint Louis University Early Saint Louis University research points to promising area of research IMAGE:Ratna Ray, Ph.D., professor of pathology at Saint Louis University, found bitter melon extract inhibited the… Read More ›
British officials will continue to provide up to £30 million worth of expert advice to India every year, even after aid to the country is cut.
UK will still send £30m of ‘expertise’ to India after aid cuts Existing schemes that have already been agreed will continue until the last of them concludes in 2015, when all UK financial aid to India will cease Photo: AFP… Read More ›
Indian wardens bang drums to halt peeing in public
Tuesday, Nov 06, 2012 AFP NEW DELHI – Volunteers in India armed with drums and whistles are to lead a crackdown on going to the toilet in public under a new scheme in the western state of Rajasthan, a report… Read More ›
Units of the Indian Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP) have reported Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOS) in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir.
Indian soldiers spooked after UFOs fly over Monday, 05 November 2012 Units of the Indian Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP) have reported Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOS) in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. An ITBP unit… Read More ›
World’s lowest paid workers: Indian cleaners get just £64 after 40 YEARS of scrubbing toilets without a day off (and they’ve never had a pay rise!)
Two women have applied to the Guinness World Records for the lowest salary in the world By Kerry Mcqueeney PUBLISHED:11:24 EST, 22 October 2012| UPDATED:12:59 EST, 22 October 2012 For more than 40 years they’ve toiled away, meticulously… Read More ›
Should we decide which breed of humans to create?
by: JULIAN SAVULESCU From: News Limited Network October 09, 201212:58PM Does chance need a helping hand when it comes to our children? Source: Supplied Today it is possible to create designer babies either by testing embryos, using pre-implantation… Read More ›