Source: Ibnlive.com New Delhi, Apr 30 (PTI) Cities with a population of 20 lakh or more are being considered for modern mass rapid metro rail and feasibility studies have been ordered in this regard. “We have already asked the state governments to conduct feasibility studies for metro rail projects in […]
Source: China Daily MACAO- A rare piece of parietal-bone relic of Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, has been enshrined for public worship in the Macao East Asian Games Dome on […]
Source: BBC Abuse of prescription painkiller have reached “epidemic” levels in the US, a government report says. Overdoses of pain relievers cause more deaths than heroin and cocaine combined, the report has found. It says sales and prescriptions of the drugs have risen sharply in recent years and this was […]
Daily Telegraph: According to research by Which?, the consumer group, 70pc of mortgage-holders are concerned about an increase in interest rates. More than a million home owners will see the […]
(Reuters) – In October, Texas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress ignited a firestorm by calling Mormonism a “cult” and telling Republicans not to vote for Mitt Romney because the presidential aspirant […]
Geert Wilders is not planning to move to the US, the PVV party leader told Radio 1 on Monday morning. ‘I am definitely staying in the Netherlands and will be campaigning enthusiastically for the September elections,’ he told the radio station. Wilders was referring to rumours he was planning to […]
China on Monday highlighted remarks made by the Philippine president about de-escalating the situation over Huangyan Island, urging the country to “match its words with deeds.” Read More…
US President Barack Obama has refused to comment on Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese dissident said to be at the US embassy after fleeing house arrest. Mr Obama told a news conference he was “aware of press reports” on the issue, but would not make a statement on it. Read More…
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat is pleased to announce that on 27 April 2012, its world leader, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Fifth Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, inaugurated […]
Never mind the shooting, it does not happen all the time: Real headline of the article: Lebanese skier wounded by gunfire on Syrian border BEKAA: 30th April 2012: A Lebanese man was wounded by gunfire from the Syrian side of the border Monday while he was skiing on Mount Hermon, […]
Web MD The Elusive Metabolism Boost Boosting the metabolism is the holy grail of weight watchers everywhere, but how fast your body burns calories depends on several factors. Some people inherit a speedy metabolism. Men tend to burn more calories than women, even while resting. And for most people, metabolism […]
Huff Post We all know the standard traditions of marriage in America: something borrowed, something blue… the groom doesn’t see the bride before the wedding… processional and recessional… the kiss, the toast… the newlywed couple cutting the cake and smearing it on one another’s faces, throwing rice on the departing […]
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO: Campaigning for Egypt’s first presidential election since Hosni Mubarak’s ouster began yesterday with the ruling generals poised to announce governmental changes and the constitution-writing process […]
Source: National A recent On Faith column, ‘A Prayer for Abortion?’, isn’t a full accounting of how people of faith consider women’s health issues. As the chair of the Planned Parenthood Clergy Advisory Board, I work with faith leaders from all different traditions and backgrounds. We strongly believe that women […]
By RIYADH: GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN ARAB NEWS STAF Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah held wide-ranging talks with US Sen. Joseph Lieberman, chairman of the US Senate Homeland […]
Reuters. Jordan Times METULLA, Israel — Israel began building a wall on Monday along a one-kilometre stretch of its border with Lebanon, saying the barrier was necessary to boost security […]
Huff Post WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has suspended a course for military officers that officials say contained inflammatory material about Islam. Defense Department spokesman Capt. John Kirby said Wednesday that among problems with the course taught at Norfolk, Va., was a presentation that asserted the United States is at war […]
Huff Post You can be in touch with a lot of happiness during the time you’re washing your face, brushing your teeth, combing your hair, shaving,and showering, if you know how to shine the light of awareness onto each thing you do. For example, when you turn on the tap, […]
In early spring of 1998 when the torn piece of paper arrived in my mailbox at Goodyear, listing my name and salary alongside those of the three other area managers, my life changed forever. I’d stopped to check my mail, as I’d done every day for 19 years. I flipped […]