Assorted

Singapore, Jan 1: Scientists have warned of more great earthquakes — of the magnitude 8 to 8.5 — in the Himalayas, especially in areas with their surface yet to be broken by a temblor. A research team led by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has discovered that massive earthquakes in the range of 8 to 8.5 magnitudes on the Richter scale have left clear ground scars in the central Himalayas...

New Delhi, Jan 1: The third version of low cost tablet "Aakash" will be a delight for its users as developers are likely to equip it with a SIM slot and more exciting apps, all within the existing price band. About 50 lakh "Aakash 3" tablets are expected to be rolled out in the next phase, the global tender for which may be floated in February, 2013. According to committee members engaged in...

Washington, Jan 1: Scientists have developed a new software that could significantly boost the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. The comparative software called PredictAD contrasts patient's measurements with those of other patients kept in large databases, then visualises the status of the patient with an index and graphics. The support system and imaging methods were developed by VTT...

Bantwal, December 30: A rider was killed in a mishap when his bike was knocked down by a speeding tipper, at Punjalakatte in Bantwal. The deceased has been identified as Shameer (22), the resident of Koragatte of Ajjibettu village in Bantwal. Meanwhile Rafiq (25), the pillion was seriously injured in the mishap and has been admitted to a private hospital in Mangalore.Shameer has been working for a...

Terrorism is terrorism and it cannot be defined otherwise unless the interests of one party tilt the scale in disfavor of another and the dichotomization of the terrorists in Syria into good and bad by the West casts doubt on its claim on democracy. In a somber political tone, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov lashed out as “absolutely unacceptable” the West's support for the terrorists in...

Arundhati Roy Tweets: I do not believe that Delhi is the rape capital. If the rape has been going on for years. Muslims were raped in Gujarat & Kashmir, Manipur also happens but then picks up no sound. Dalit women are raped in Kherlanjhi and his daughter was burned them Then a voice was raised. Only a feudal mindset which raises voice of the people of the great nation, dominated happens with...

March 27, 1994. That day will always remain seminal in Indian cricket history. It was on that day India found their and world's finest opening batsman in 50-over cricket at Eden Park, Auckland. Sachin Tendulkar smashed a 48-ball 82 on that day, beginning a long 18-year stint at the pole position after having made his debut five years earlier. Innumerable records have been set during that journey...

BS Yeddyurappa breaking ranks with BJP and floating his own party, another change of guard, the Cauvery issue, busting of a terror module and an ugly incident of three ministers watching porn clippings in the assembly marked the year 2012 for Karnataka. The year also saw attacks on girls and boys at a home stay in Mangalore, clash between lawyers and police in the wake of men of legal fraternity...

Twenty years ago (on December 6, 1992), Babri Mosque was demolished. This demolition remains a major blot in the history of India. It was the act of demolition by communal forces which reflected the changing polity of India and it in turn further changed the polity in a very adverse direction. Liberhan Commission showed that it was a pre-planned act orchestrated by Sangh Parivar, which gloated...

An old man in Gaza held a placard that read: “You take my water, burn my olive trees, destroy my house, take my job, steal my land, imprison my father, kill my mother, bombard my country, starve us all, humiliate us all, but I am to blame: I shot a rocket back.” The old man's message provides the proper context for the latest episode in the savage punishment of Gaza. The crimes trace back to 1948...