Red herring in hunt for MH370 highlights air traffic flaws
Fresh questions have been raised over air traffic co-ordination after a preliminary report on the Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared almost two months ago revealed 90 minutes of wasted effort while controllers looked in the wrong country. While Flight MH370’s disappearance has led to... read more »
After photos go viral, Digvijaya goes public with ‘relationship’
Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh’s acceptance of his “relationship” with a 43-year-old Rajya Sabha TV anchor and their plans to get married created a political storm on Wednesday with the opposition BJP targeting the 67-year-old former Madhya Pradesh chief minister on... read more »
More Than 100 Injured in Florida Jail Explosion
Pensacola, Florida: A county spokeswoman says a gas explosion at a jail in Pensacola, Florida, has injured 100 to 150 inmates and corrections officers. Kathleen Castro says the explosion happened around 11 p.m. CDT Wednesday in Escambia County jail’s booking facility and caused the building... read more »
Chennai: TCS worker killed in blasts on Guwahati-Bangalore Exp; train resum...
Two minor-intensity blasts ripped through two coaches of the Guwahati-Bangalore Express on Thursday at Chennai’s Central Railway station killing a woman and injuring at least 13 others. The police have detained a suspect in this connection.Police said the detained suspect, who was found... read more »
14 arrested over deadly tribal clashes in Upper Egypt
Fourteen people have been arrested over deadly tribal clashes in Aswan that have killed 25 since Friday. They were detained on Monday morning as police fought with crowds that had blocked a... read more »
India kicks off world’s biggest election with voting in Assam, Tripura
The first electors cast their votes in the world’s biggest election on Monday with Hindu nationalist opposition candidate Narendra Modi seen holding a strong lead on promises of... read more »
Pakistan to work with new Afghan govt for peace: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif while felicitating the people of Afghanistan on the successful presidential and provincial council polls said on Sunday that Pakistan would work in... read more »
Drinking coffee could cut risk of dying from liver cirrhosis
Washington – Researchers have said that consuming two or more cups of coffee each day reduces the risk of death from liver cirrhosis by 66 per cent, specifically cirrhosis caused by... read more »
Researchers successfully treat brain tumor with sound waves
Washington – For the very first time, Swiss researchers have successfully treated a part of a recurring glioma tumor non-invasively using focused sound waves. The procedure was conducted at... read more »
