Peshawar, April 06: Islamist militants armed with guns, grenades and suicide car bombs targeted the US consulate in Pakistan’s northwestern capital and a political rally, killing 46 people on Monday.
The attacks in quick succession were among the deadliest so far this year in nuclear-armed Pakistan, where insecurity has raised concerns in the United States as Washington steps up the fight in Afghanistan and against Al-Qaeda.
London, April 06: Tiger Woods’ kindergarten teacher Maureen Decker demands an apology from the golfer amid accusations that she failed to protect him from racist bullies.
Imdb.com reports that the golfer recalled a traumatic incident that first made him aware of his racial identity in an interview he gave for author Charles Barkley’s book “Who’s Afraid of a Large Black Man?”
He said: “A group of sixth graders tied me to a tree, spray-painted the word ‘nigger’ on me, and threw rocks at me. That was my first day of school. And the teacher really didn’t do much of anything.”
Kuala Lumpur, April 06: Malaysia has outlawed the shipment through its waters of weapons of mass destruction which could end up in the hands of rogue states, reports said on Tuesday.
Activists say the country’s lack of export controls meant fugitive arms dealers were able to ship nuclear weapons to pariah states like North Korea and Iran, a charge the government denies.
Chennai, April 06: The Madras High Court dismissed on Tuesday a plea of Nalini, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking premature release under the general amnesty scheme.
Rejecting her petition, a division bench comprising Justices Elipe Dharma Raj and K.K. Sasidharan observed that 44-year-old Nalini had committed the crime in a cunning and meticulous manner which killed the former Prime Minister in Sriperumbudur on May 21, 1991.
Seoul, April 06: Reclusive North Korea has developed its own computer software operating system that is heavy on security, greatly influenced by Microsoft and about 10 years out of date.
North Korea is one of the world’s most isolated states that tries to cut off the flow of information from the outside world. It teaches students about the Internet by showing them photocopied papers of computer monitors.
Peshawar, April 06: The United Nations on Tuesday announced a two-day closure of its offices in Peshawar, citing security fears following a deadly attack on the US consulate in the Pakistani city.
Islamist militants with guns, grenades and suicide car bombs Monday targeted the consulate in Peshawar, killing at least two security personnel, and bombed a political rally in the northwest district of Lower Dir, killing 51 people.
“For security reasons, United Nations’ offices in Peshawar have closed temporarily for two days,” UN spokeswoman Ishrat Rizvi told AFP.
Banglore, April 06: Adam Gilchrist, the Deccan Chargers captain, believes that success in the Twenty20 format – and especially in the multi-cultural IPL – depends heavily on the ability of every single player to believe in, and work towards the team’s cause.
West Virginia, April 06: The death toll rose to 25 and four coal miners were still missing deep underground on Tuesday after an explosion killed ripped through a West Virginia mine owned by Massey Energy.
The accident on Monday at the Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, also known as Whitesville, was one of the deadliest at a U.S. coal mine in recent years. The mine, owned by Massey’s Performance Coal subsidiary, is about 30 miles (48 km) south of the state capital, Charleston.
New Delhi, April 06: The government should show political will in passing the women’s quota bill in the Lok Sabha, the Communist Party of India-Marxist said Tuesday, a day after an all-party meeting on the issue failed to reach a consensus.
“The government should show political will,” CPI-M MP Brinda Karat said on the government’s decision to hold further discussion on the bill without setting a time frame.
It did not say whether the meeting would be held before the house assembles April 15 after a three-week break.
Lucknow, April 06: A panchayat in Uttar Pradesh has ordered the killing of a couple after they eloped and married against their families’ wishes, police said Tuesday.
The Khedka village panchayat in UBaghpat district, about 400 km from Lucknow, passed the order against Jameel, 30, and his wife after their families complained.
After the panchayat order Sunday, the couple fled the village for their safety. The police registered a formal complaint Tuesday after some local journalists intervened.
Washington, April 06: As your eyes alight for the first time on a skyscraper in a foreign cityscape, a disembodied voice whispers in your ear the phone number of a posh restaurant on the top floor.
Or this: You have been spotted on the street by an old friend whose name suddenly eludes you. But even before there is time to shake hands, a glance at your smartphone reveals her identity and the date of your last encounter.
Welcome to the world of augmented reality, the here-and-now enhancement of everyday experience through virtual, interactive technology.
New Delhi, April 06: First it was gobar gas ( biogas generated from cow dung) that revolutionised renewable energy in rural India. Now it is the turn to harness urine.
The pee, that raises quite a stink, is going to undergo a sea change thanks to the efforts of a scientist from the Delhi Indian Institute of Technology ( IIT).
Scientists believe that urine smells when it gets oxidised.
The idea is to trap the urine and, with it, the smell.
Illinois, April 06: Talking to babies can boost their brain power, a study has revealed.
Months before babies start to speak, words play an important role in their brain development and even at the age of three months, words have a bigger impact on their minds than other sounds, including music, reports dailymail.co.uk.
The research showed that babies who heard words were better able to ‘categorise’ pictures than those who simply heard tones.
Almost 50 three-month-old boys and girls were shown a series of pictures of fish, accompanied by either words or beeps.
Kathmandu, April 06: Bollywood actress and the daughter of one of the most powerful political houses in Nepal, Manisha Koirala, seems finally set to tie the knot – and in Nepal.
The 40-year-old actress, the country`s most eligible single woman, will finally say “I do” to Nepali businessman Samrat Dahal with the wedding set for June 19.
Sydney, April 06: Australia’s leader Tuesday voiced anger over a coal carrier which ran aground and spewed oil over the pristine Great Barrier Reef, as officials probed alleged short cuts through the world heritage site.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called the Chinese-owned Shen Neng 1’s accident “outrageous” and warned the badly damaged ship, which is stranded on a shoal, remained a serious threat to one of the world’s great environmental treasures.
Cape Canaveral, April 06: The US space shuttle Discovery blasted off Monday toward the International Space Station for a historic mission that put more women in orbit than ever.
NASA initially hailed a near-perfect launch but later said an antenna used to transmit television pictures back to Earth that is also an integral part of the radar docking system had failed to work when the shuttle reached orbit.
Bangalore, April 06: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has come under criticism from promoters of an Israeli astronomical satellite for allegedly delaying its launch and shifting the blame on schedule slippages.
Tauvex comprises three ultra-violet band telescopes developed by Tel Aviv University and Israel space agency (ELOP), with Bangalore-based Indian Institute of Astrophysics providing the software and science and mission planning.
Its flight date on board an Indian launcher was first supposed to be in late 2005 and has continually slipped.
Nagpur, April 06: Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne on Monday attributed their two-run victory over Deccan Chargers to the disciplined performance put up by the bowlers and fielders and said it was the team spirit which eventually helped them to fight it till the end.
Shane Watson scored 58, while Warne registered a four-wicket haul to edge out Deccan Chargers in a crucial encounter in the Indian Premier League today.
“It was one of those days when a few things went right for us. Our fielding and catching was superb, our intensity and all the bowlers did a great job,” Warne said.
Raipur, April 06: At least 70 CRPF personnel were killed in an attack by Naxalites in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh early today.
The attack took place when a CRPF patrol party was returning from a road opening duty in the naxalite-infested Mukrana forest in the district between 6 to 7 AM.
“We have rushed helicopters to evacuate the casualties,” Chhattisgarh Director General of Police Viswa Ranjan told PTI.
The death toll in the attack may rise as many of the personnel have been seriously injured.
Mumbai, April 06: The markets regulator on Monday said it had changed the time period for listed companies to file quarterly and annual results, in order to streamline the disclosure of financial results.
Listed companies will now have to submit audited quarterly results within 45 days from the end of the relevant quarter, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) said in a statement.
Currently, listed Indian companies submit unaudited results within 30 days from the quarter-end.
Tura(Meghalaya), Apr 06: An ULFA militant was killed in an encounter with a joint police and army team in West Garo Hills district, police said today. A group of around three to four militants fired at a joint security team who were conducting a search operation at Rogalgiri near Tikrikila in West Garo Hills district last night, Superintendent of Police Dalton P Marak told.
The security forces retaliated, killing one of the militants on the spot, while others managed to flee.
New Delhi, April 06: U.S. miner Peabody Energy Corp is one of five companies in which Coal India is considering to buy equity stakes or for mining joint ventures, the chairman of the Indian company said.
“They are very keen to get into a partnership with us,” Partha Bhattacharyya said at a news conference late on Monday, referring to Peabody.
India’s coal supply does not meet the growing demand for power, steel and cement sectors, and difficulties in setting up new mines has had companies look overseas for secured supplies.
Seoul, April 06: A South Korean navy destroyer caught up with a hijacked supertanker carrying about $160 million of crude oil and was maneuvering nearby in the Indian Ocean, South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
The supertanker, on its way from Iraq to the United States, is believed to have been hijacked by Somali pirates, the latest high-value bargaining chip for the sea bandits. Similar seizures of oil supertankers in the waters off the coast of lawless Somalia have yielded ransoms as high as $5.5 million.
New Delhi, April 06: Bollywood starlet Geeta Basra is being stalked by a young man for the past six months and even though she has taken the matters to the police, there hasn’t been much respite.
Though the 26-year-old actress hasn’t seen this man in person, she is being constantly harassed through phone calls and SMSs, something which is making it hard for Geeta to even “find breathing space” for herself.
The actress had as many as 100 texts in her phone mailbox on a single day with dozens of calls from the stalker.
Washington, April 06: Exercise is a magic drug for those with depression and anxiety disorders, and should be more widely prescribed by mental health care providers, says new research.
“Individuals who exercise report fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression, and lower levels of stress and anger,” says Jasper Smits, director of the Anxiety Research and Treatment Programme at Southern Methodist University at Dallas.