India, France to set up virtual maths institute
Source / Courtesy: China Daily NEW DELHI – India and France have signed a pact to establish a virtual institute for applied mathematics in an effort to set up joint […]
Indian Govt and Court sanctions prosecution of Google, Facebook – An analysis
India being a civilization older than thousands of years had a form of democratic setup of its own. Especially when we look at the history of Kalinga war when emperor Ashoka invaded the land, it was said that Kalinga was a democratic society. It is still evident in the form […]
Pakistan PM ‘made panicky call to Britain’ about army coup
The Daily Telegraph: An official in Islamabad and a British official say Pakistan’s prime minister made a ‘panicky’ telephone call to the top British diplomat in the country this week, […]
U.S. Sends Top Iranian Leader a Warning on Strait Threat
NY Times: ……officials declined to describe the unusual contact between the two governments, and whether there had been an Iranian reply. Senior Obama administration officials have said publicly that Iran […]
Book of the week: Muhammad: Seal of the Prophets
Montgomery Watt calls Muhammad, one of the Greatest sons of Adam. The expression, seal of the Prophets means the Greatest Prophet! According to Karen Armstrong, “Mahound’s fictional status in the […]
Sharjah Ruler pardons 173 prisoners
Khaleej Times SHARJAH – His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council member and Ruler of Sharjah, has ordered the release of 173 prisoners of various nationalities from Sharjah’s Punitive and Correctional Establishment. The inmates were granted clemency for showing good conduct while serving their jail terms. […]
French police charged with framing colleagues, interior minister under fire
By Tony Cross Rfi: Friday 13 January 2012 French police charged with investigating wrongdoing by their colleagues have been accused of bending the law themselves – charged with framing colleagues who were judged too close to the opposition Socialists. Left-wing MPs were gunning for Interior Minister Claude Guéant on Wednesday and top Paris […]
Sayings of the Holy Prophet (peace be on him)…
Published on Arab News: Jan 5, 2012 20:35 Updated: Jan 5, 2012 20:35 • (Allah) has revealed to me that you should adopt humility so that no one oppresses another. (Riyadh-us-Salaheen, Hadith 1589) • It is a fine thing when a believer praises and thanks God if good comes to […]
Women of Saudi Arabia announce: My Name Is…
By SHEYMA BUALI, LIFE.STYLE@ARABNEWS.COM First Published on ARABNEWS: Jan 10, 2012 2011 was a year when women’s issues in Saudi Arabia took a good shaking. In June, the world witnessed […]
PEW: The Battle Between The Rich And Poor In America Is Getting Fierce
It was only a matter of time before movements like Occupy Wall Street started to bring years of tension between the rich and the poor bubbling to the surface. Two-thirds of respondents in a Pew Research Center survey of more than 2,000 consumers said there are “very strong” or “strong” conflicts between […]
14 Major Risks That Used To Be The Stuff Of Science Fiction
Risk management is a part of our everyday personal and professional lives. We know to look both ways before crossing the street. We also know that we must diversify our investment portfolios to mitigate the impact of a stock market crash. But, what about the less obvious risks? The World Economic […]
Saudi Binladin Group can’t be sued for 9/11 compensation
By ARAB NEWS Published: Jan 13, 2012 01:45 Updated: Jan 13, 2012 01:47 NEW YORK: The Saudi Binladin Group, founded in the 1930s, cannot be sued for damages over the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, a US judge has ruled. Manhattan federal court judge George Daniels ruled against plaintiffs who said […]
Malnutrition Widespread in Indian Children, Report Finds
Source: The New York Times NEW DELHI — Roughly 42 percent of all Indian children under age 5 suffer from malnutrition, a sobering reminder of the persistence of poverty and hunger in the world’s largest democracy, according to a major report released on Tuesday “The problem of malnutrition is a matter […]
Mary Ellen Avery, Premature Babies’ Savior, Dies at 84
Source: The New York Times Dr. Mary Ellen Avery, a medical researcher who helped save hundreds of thousands of premature infants with a single, crucial discovery about their ability to breathe, died on Dec. 4 in West Orange, N.J. She was 84. Children’s Hospital Boston made the announcement days after her […]
Exercise Hormone May Fight Obesity and Diabetes
Source: The New York Times A newly discovered hormone produced in response to exercise may be turning people’s white fat brown, a groundbreaking new study suggests, and in the process lessening their susceptibility to obesity, diabetes and other health problems. The study,published on Wednesday in Nature and led by researchers at […]
Most Child-Friendly City
MANILA, Philippines — President Benigno S. Aquino III awards the city of Santiago in Isabela the Presidential Award for Most Child-Friendly City (Independent Component City Category) for its efforts to promote children’s health, welfare, protection and education. The annual citation is given by the Office of the President through the […]
Check Out These Amazingly Sad Photos From This Dutch Seal Orphanage
Recent storms that have hit the Dutch coast have lead to a huge number of orphaned seals washing up on the shore.The AP reports that some seals were so young their umbilical cords are still attached. Now workers at a seal sanctuary in the city of Groningen have had to install a […]
INFOGRAPHIC: This Is How Women Are Staying Fit Without Ever Going To The Gym
Women are flocking from gyms in droves these days and it’s never been better for their wallet. A poll by beauty and lifestyle site Total Beauty revealed 79 percent of women don’t even have a gym membership. But that doesn’t mean ladies are couch surfing and gorging on 100-calorie packs of Oreos instead. […]
Introducing the ‘nano-ear’
Source: Physicsworld Physicists in Germany have developed the first-ever “nano-ear” capable of detecting sound on microscopic length scales with an estimated sensitivity that is six orders of magnitude below the […]
Russian spacecraft to crash to Earth on Sunday
The remainder of the crippled Phobos-Grunt spacecraft is set to crash to Earth on Sunday following its botched mission to Mars, space experts have said. The minibus-sized Russian craft has […]