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Obama identified with Hitler, Stalin
Washington, Sep.19 (ANI): Even as thousands of people packed the streets of Washington on Friday to protest against government spending, some of the agitators likened President Barack Obama to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.
According to a CBS report, most of those would have called themselves “patriots” arguing that their government was betraying traditional principles.
Steve Butler, a [...]
Pak won’t allow US to cross ‘red line’ under any circumstances: FO
Islamabad, Sep.18 (ANI): Amid reports of a massive expansion of the US’ Islamabad embassy, Pakistan has said that it would never allow the American troops to carry out military operations from its soil.
Addressing a weekly briefing Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said Islamabad would not allow the US to [...]
50,000 American Muslims to attend prayer meeting on Washington Mall on Sep.25
Washington, Sep.13 (ANI): At least 50,000 American Muslims will participate in a national prayer gathering for September 25 in Washington, D.C.
According to a report filed by The Star-Ledger, the gathering is taking place in the city’s National Mall area and is being organised by representatives of a mosque in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
The paper quoted Hassen [...]
US ‘hopes’ Pak would bring 26/11 perpetrators to justice
Washington, Sep.12 (ANI): The United States has said that it ‘hopes’ Pakistan would bring the Mumbai terror attacks perpetrators to book.
“We would hope that the Pakistani authorities will continue their investigation and bring the perpetrators of the attacks to justice,” The News quoted US Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs P J Crowley, [...]
Here’s how Zimbabwe’s blind cricket commentator Dean du Plessis bowls audiences
London, September 12 (ANI): He was born blind and has never seen a single match in his life, but has proved that all one requires to become a great cricket commentator is a mix of erudite descriptions of action, comprehensive knowledge of great players, faultless recall of statistics, and needle-sharp sense of timing and judgment.
Needless [...]
Abandoned by children, inmates of an old-age perform ‘Shraadh’ in Bhopal
Bhopal, Sep.10 (ANI): Abandoned by their own children, many elderly people at an old-age home in Bhopal, performed ‘Shraadh’ for themselves during the ongoing ‘Pitrapaksha’.
As per Hindu tradition, one’s children or family members perform the Shraadh, the ritual of remembering the deceased.
These elderly [...]
Scientists develop robotic hand that ‘restores sense of touch’
London, Sept 10 (ANI): The first robotic hand to give amputees a sense of touch has been created by Swedish scientists.
When pressed against an object the 40 sensors in the Smarthand get activated. It also has four motors, which move the thumb and fingers.
They stimulate nerves in the arm to activate the appropriate part of [...]
Aniston says falling in love is like buying house
London, September 10 (ANI): Actress Jennifer Aniston thinks falling in love is like buying a house.
“Sometimes, you buy and sometimes you’re renting and then you rent and you fall in love with it and you buy,” the Sun quoted her as saying.
The actress is reportedly linked to her ‘The Bounty’ so-star Gerard Butler.
Aniston had recently [...]
Ang Lee ‘working on film version of Life of Pi’
Nevada (US), Sept 9 (ANI): Oscar winner Ang Lee is working with a writer on film adaptation of Yann Martel’s fantasy “Life of Pi” about a boy from Pondicherry, India, who survives 227 days after shipwreck, according to reports.
Lee is quoted as saying: “It’s a very strong story, but it’s hard to crack.”
Acclaimed Indo-American statesman [...]
Vocational training programme for unemployed youth in Himachal
Kufri, Sep. 6 (ANI): Unemployed youth in Kufri region of Himachal Pradesh are delighted after a special vocational course has been introduced at a Hotel Management Institute to enable them earn livelihood in tourism sector.
Introduced under the Central Government, the tourism and hospitality requires candidates to have had school education till standard eight as [...]
Now, a smart home that can alert owner about a stove burner left on
London, Sep 3 (ANI): Ever thought that your home would tell if you have left a stove burner on after making your breakfast? Well, it is now possible, thanks to the new sensor-stuffed apartment created by researchers at Washington State University in Pullman.
The smart home, known as Casas, developed by Diane Cook and colleagues, can [...]
Six factors that affect pupils’ involvement in school activities
Washington, Sep 2 (ANI): An expert on classroom education at the University at Buffalo has listed six factors that affect whether elementary, middle and high school students get involved in the activities of their schools or feel detached.
Dr. Jeremy D. Finn said that students who feel “disengaged” from school are at [...]
Ratan Tata says willing to return Singur land if compensated
Kolkata, Sep.1 (ANI): TATA Group chairman Ratan Tata on Tuesday told a press conference here that the failed NANO plant at Singur had cost him about 500 crore rupees, and he was willing to return the land if the State Government compensated Tata Motors.
“We do not want to sit on the land. [...]
Bhajji fined for breaking Chandigarh traffic rules with his Hummer
Chandigarh, Sep. 1 (ANI): Driving his dream Hummer landed Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh in trouble on Tuesday, when he was fined by Chandigarh traffic police for using the vehicle without a valid number plate.
Singh had to pay a 3000-rupee fine for the offence, according to reports.
Assistant Commissioner of [...]
MIC veep hopeful wants new economic plan for Malay Indians
Petaling Jaya, Aug 31 (ANI): Former Federal Territory Malaysian Indian Congress chief, V.K.K. Teagarajan, who is making a second bid for the vice-presidency, wants to draw up a plan to boost the economic status of the Indian community.
“I have 20 years involvement in the Indian Chamber and have the knowledge to contribute positively to the [...]
‘Twittering’, ‘hmm’, and ‘heh’ make it to Collins English Dictionary
London, Aug 31 (ANI): ‘Twittering’, ‘hmm’, and ‘heh’ are among the 267 words that have been added to this year’s Collins English Dictionary, all thanks to teenagers who use such words on social networking websites.
With teenagers increasingly using these grunts and sighs in words on Twitter and other such websites, the need to find spellings [...]
Taliban claim successful sabotage of Afghan presidential vote
Kabul, Aug. 29 (ANI): Taliban fighters say they have successfully sabotaged the Afghanistan presidential voting process without sending in a single suicide bomber.
A Globe and Mail report says that their claim that the mere threat of violence suppressed turnout enough to cast doubt on the credibility of the vote, which is being increasingly undermined [...]
Robots may soon be serving the elderly at home just like humans do
Washington, August 29 (ANI): Elderly people with limited mobility may soon come to be served by robots in a manner as if they are being served by other persons, thanks to a collaborative study by three University of Illinois at Chicago engineers and a Rush University nursing specialist.
“We want to help elderly people communicate with [...]
BJP top brass meets Advani, immediate change in party leadership ruled out
New Delhi, Aug.29 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) top brass met senior leader L.K. Advani at his residence late on Friday night for almost two hours.
Among those who met Advani were Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, Venkaiah Naidu and Ananth Kumar.
Sources claimed that despite RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat chalking out a succession plan [...]
Advani was at centre of cash-for-vote drama in Parliament: Jaswant Singh
New Delhi, Aug 28(ANI): Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh on Friday sharpened his attack on the BJP by saying that senior party leader L K Advani was “at the centre” of the cash-for-votes scam drama enacted in the Lok Sabha last year.
“It’s a great sense of pity. [...]
