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Just be nice to others to make the world full of kind people
London, September 20 (ANI): Spreading altruism through social networks can make people across the world kind to one another, says an expert. Nicholas Christakis, of Harvard Medical School in Boston, has observed in a study that one’s kindness can turn a friend kind to someone else he/she knows. To demonstrate this, Christakis designed a cooperation [...]
Kashmir is the jugular vein of Pakistan: Gilani
Islamabad, Sep.20 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yosuf Raza Gilani is back to singing his ‘K-tune’ by describing Kashmir as Pakistan’s jugular vein. Interacting with a group of political leaders during an Iftaar party at the PM House here, Gilani said Islamabad’s policy on Kashmir was based on Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s stance that “Kashmir was the [...]
Kohat blast death toll pegged at 33, 56 injured
Peshawar, Sep.18 (ANI): The death toll from a suicide car bomb blast that tore through a bazaar and gutted shops in Ustarzai, a small mainly Shia northwest town which lies between the garrison city of Kohat and Hangu, has risen to 33. Police sources also confirmed injuries to 56 others. The little known Lashkar-i-Jhangvi al [...]
Researchers operate biomedical robots from different locations worldwide via Internet
Washington, September 18 (ANI): Experts from the University of Washington and SRI International have jointly developed a new software protocol, to standardize the way biomedical robots are managed over the Internet. Nine research teams from universities and research institutes around the world recently made a successful demonstration of biomedical robots operated from different locations in [...]
Lap dancing, a routine part of British workplaces
London, Sept 18 (ANI): Lap dancing has become a part of British working life, a campaign group has said. According to The Fawcett Society, which campaigns for women’s rights, companies in the UK are turning a blind eye to the use of sex clubs by workers. The group found that some firms knowingly authorise the [...]
Three persons detained for stone-pelting on Rahul Gandhi’s train
Karnal (Haryana)/New Delhi, Sep 17(ANI): Three persons were detained by the Haryana Police on Thursday for allegedly pelting stones at the train in which Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi was traveling on Tuesday. The Haryana police had, earlier, launched a massive manhunt for a group of young men who had allegedly pelted stones at the [...]
Bali bombing mastermind killed in police raid
Jakarta, Sep. 17 (ANI): Terrorist mastermind Noordin Mohammed Top was killed in a police raid on a militant hideout in Central Java on Thursday, Indonesian police have officially confirmed. The 41-year-old Malaysian-born extremist was one of four militants killed in the raid near Solo, national police chief Bambang Hendarso Danuri told reporters. The terrorist, who [...]
US folk singer Mary Travers passes away at 72
London, Sept 17 (ANI): Mary Travers, a member of the hugely popular 1960s US folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, has died in the US. She was 72. Heather Lylis, the band’s publicist, said Travers passed away yesterday at the Danbury Hospital in Connecticut. She had battled leukemia for several years, reports The Times. Travers [...]
‘Most Wanted’ Taliban commander killed in US drone attack
Peshawar, Sep.17 (ANI): The United States has confirmed the death of top Taliban commander Ilyas Kaashmiri in a drone attack conducted earlier this month. According to US intelligence sources, Kaashmiri was killed in a missile attack carried out by unmanned aircrafts in South Waziristan on September 7. Kaashmiri was the founder leader of the Pakistan [...]
Green tea may help improve bone health
Washington, Sept 17 (ANI): Green tea may help improve bone health, researchers in Hong Kong have reported. The boffins found that the tea contains a group of chemicals that can stimulate bone formation and help slow its breakdown. The study has been published in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a bi-weekly publication. In [...]
NSA to convene China Study Group meeting to discuss incursion fallout
New Delhi, Sep.17 (ANI): National Security Advisor M K Narayanan will hold a meeting of the China Study Group – consisting of top officials including Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar and Secretaries of Defence, Home and Foreign Ministries – here today. The meeting is expected to take stock of the situation along the Sino-India border, [...]
One militant killed in encounter in J-K
Srinagar, Sep 16 (ANI): Indian security force on Wednesday killed a militant in an encounter while three others are still holed up in border area of Mendhar in Poonch district. Sources said that the army and the police in Chajla area of Mendhar launched a joint operation soon after receiving inputs that a group of [...]
India demands stern action against perpetrators of Melbourne attackers
New Delhi, Sept 16 (ANI): The Indian Government on Wednesday called on the Australian Government to take stern action against the perpetrators of alleged racial assaults on Indians in Melbourne, Victoria. External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vishnu Prakash said in a statement that the matter of the recurring attacks on Indians in Australia had been taken [...]
Coldplay, Satriani reach settlement over plagiarism row
Washington, September 16 (ANI): Coldplay has reportedly reached a legal settlement with guitarist Joe Satriani over a plagiarism lawsuit. The band were served with a lawsuit by Satriani, who alleged the rockers lifted his 2004 instrumental, “I Just Wanna Fly,” for the basic melody of “Viva La Vida”. Both the parties were said to have [...]
J and K Govt seeks Center’s clearance to construct concrete huts along LAC
Srinagar, Sep 16 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Government has sought clearance from the Ministry of Defence to construct huts like along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) bordering China. According to sources the State Government forwarded this proposal with the aim of strengthening the Indian presence along the LAC. State Revenue Minister Raman Bhalla, [...]