The dark side of Karachi and its violent politics (Book Review)
Title: The Party Worker; Author: Omar Shahid Hamid; Publisher: Pan Macmillan India; Pages: 336; Price: Rs 399 Of all vendettas, the most vicious centre on …
Modi condoles INA veteran Nizamuddin’s death
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the death of Subhas Chandra Bose’s close associate and INA veteran ‘Colonel’ Nizamuddin, …
Dassault Systemes sets eyes on space exploration, faster transport
Los Angeles, Feb 7 (IANS) From collaborating with engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for designing a next-generation space exploration device to cut the …
Extremely ‘dangerous’ fire weather on rise in Australia: Study
Canberra, Feb 7 (IANS) Extremely dangerous fire weather will become increasingly prominent in Australia and the Mediterranean, a study has found. The study, published by …
Australian grocery giant to accept China’s UnionPay cards
Sydney, Feb 7 (IANS) Australian grocery giant Woolworths said on Tuesday that it will now accept UnionPay cards, China’s leading debit and credit cards, at …
Myanmar peace conference’s second meeting slated for February 28
Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 7 (IANS) A second meeting of Myanmar’s Panglong Peace Conference has been scheduled for February 28 with the participation of about …
Tokyo shares fall on stronger yen
Tokyo, Feb 7 (IANS) Tokyo shares fell on Tuesday morning on the yen’s rise against the US dollar as well as some other major currencies. …
New Zealand central bank head to step down
Wellington, Feb 7 (IANS) The head of New Zealand’s central bank on Tuesday announced that he will step down in September and would not seek …
Jammu-Srinagar highway opens partially
Jammu, Feb 7 (IANS) Traffic was restored partially on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Tuesday after weather conditions improved across Jammu and Kashmir, a traffic …
22 trains delayed, 13 rescheduled due to fog
New Delhi, Feb 7 At least 22 trains were delayed and 13 rescheduled on Tuesday due to fog in many parts of north India, a …
Chinese shares open slightly low
Beijing, Feb 7 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened slightly lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.08 per cent at 3,154.4 points, the …
New Zealand expresses concern over US withdrawal from TPP
Wellington, Feb 7 (IANS) New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English on Tuesday expressed concerns over US’s withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and its immigration …
Partly cloudy Tuesday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The sky remained partly cloudy with mist on Tuesday morning in Delhi with the minimum temperature recorded at 8.6 degrees …
New EC in Bangladesh ahead of parliamentary elections
Dhaka, Feb 7 (IANS) Ending speculations, Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid has reconstituted the Election Commission to conduct the country’s 11th general elections slated for early …
Key Indian equity indices trade lower during early session
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) Key Indian equity market indices opened in the red on Tuesday following global cues. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) was trading …
Brazil’s Carnival expected to bring in $1.8 bln
Brasilia, Feb 7 (IANS) Tourism revenue during the Brazilian Carnival is expected to hit 5.8 billion reais ($1.8 billion), a government report said. The report, …
Giant panda Bao Bao to depart for China from Washington
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) Giant Panda Bao Bao will be departing for China on February 21 from the Washington’s Smithsonian’s National Zoo, the media reported. …
Australian man ‘accidentally’ becomes multi-millionaire overnight
Melbourne, Feb 7 (IANS) An Australian man became an instant multi-millionaire after accidentally winning a lottery twice, the media reported on Tuesday. The man who …
Search for trapped Chinese miners in Albania continue
Tirana, Feb 7 (IANS) Albanian rescue teams on Tuesday continued their search for three Chinese miners trapped in a chrome mine in the town of …
Doping ban on Russian athletes extended
Paris, Feb 7 (IANS) A doping ban on the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) was extended, after an International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) taskforce recommendation …
Link between popular drugs, immune system failure discovered
Sydney, Feb 7 (IANS) Australian researchers are a step closer to understanding immune complications caused by commonly prescribed medications, the media reported. Many well-known and …
Australians divided on support for Trump-style travel ban
Canberra, Feb 7 (IANS) Australians are divided on whether or not they would support a travel ban on citizens from Muslim-majority nations, similar to that …
Brazilian President names ally to fill Supreme Court vacancy
Brasilia, Feb 7 (IANS) Brazilian President Michel Temer named the incumbent Justice Minister as his candidate to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court …
Dassault Systemes sets eyes on space exploration, faster transport
Los Angeles, Feb 7 (IANS) From collaborating with engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for designing a next-generation space exploration device to cut the …
13,000 ‘secretly’ hanged in Syria military prison: Report
London, Feb 7 (IANS) At least 13,000 opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were secretly hanged in a government jail, where mass executions of up …
US raid in Yemen missed key Al Qaeda leader: Report
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) A US raid in Yemen last week missed its primary target — an Al Qaeda leader considered the third most dangerous …
‘Trump will not be allowed to address UK Parliament’
London, Feb 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will not be welcome to address the British Parliament on his state visit to the UK because …
Appeals court schedules hearing on Trump’s travel ban
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) A federal appeals court in San Francisco has scheduled a hearing on whether to restore President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban, …
Robots could replace 250,000 British public jobs soon: Report
London, Feb 7 (IANS) Nearly 250,000 jobs in Britain’s public sector could be replaced by websites and artificially intelligent “chat bots” in the near future, …
Depp is so broke he had to fire his agent?
Los Angeles, Feb 7 (IANS) Actor Johnny Depp is reportedly in such financial turmoil that he fired his longtime Hollywood agent and made a deal …
ECB rejects Washington’s currency manipulation accusation
Brussels, Feb 7 (IANS) European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi on Monday rejected Washington’s accusation of currency manipulating. “We are not currency manipulators,” Xinhua …
No casualties in Uttarakhand earthquake
Dehradun, Feb 7 (IANS) No major damage to property or loss of life was reported from the earthquake that jolted Uttarakhand late on Monday, state …
Over 100 tech firms file legal brief against Trump’s travel ban
New York, Feb 7 (IANS) Technology giants, including Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Twitter and Uber have filed a legal brief opposing the administration’s travel …
Commons clerks will no longer wear wigs
London, Feb 7 (IANS) John Bercow, who himself refrained from wearing a wig in the Commons since becoming Speaker in 2009, on Monday said that …
Celebrities react on twitter to Patriots’ Super Bowl comeback
London, Feb 7 (IANS) Celebrities and normals took to twitter to express surprise and joy after American football team New England Patriots came back from …
Stratasys unveils new 3D-printing series for rapid prototyping
Los Angeles, Feb 7 (IANS) In a bid to empower all users — regardless of 3D printing experience — build durable and accurate prototypes, global …
Israel legalises Jewish outposts in West Bank
Jerusalem, Feb 7 (IANS) Israel’s parliament passed on Monday a law to retroactively legalise wildcat Jewish outposts built on private Palestinian lands, despite international condemnations …
Haley Bennett to play Catwoman?
Los Angeles, Feb 7 (IANS) Actress Haley Bennett seems to suggest that she would appear as Catwoman a.k.a. Selina Kyle in “Gotham City Sirens”. Bennett …
IS militants blow up gas pipelines in Syria’s Homs
Damascus, Feb 7 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) group blew up gas pipelines of the Hayan gas field in the central province of Homs on …
Package triggers bomb fears at Sanremo festival
Rome, Feb 7 (IANS/AKI) A box of leaflets sparked a bomb scare in Italy’s Ligurian resort of Sanremo on Monday on the eve of the …
Scores of Iraqis rescued off Italian coast
Rome, Feb 7 (IANS/AKI) Over 9,200 boat migrants have reached Italy this year after 64 Iraqis were rescued off the coast of the southern Puglia …