Domestic car sales decline 2.55% in October
NEW DELHI: Domestic passenger car sales declined 2.55 per cent to 1,59,036 units in October from 1,63,199 units in the year-ago month. Motorcycle sales last month also declined 8.73 per cent to 10,08,761 units from 11,05,269 units a year earlier, according to data released by the Society of Indian... read more »
Angry Arabs march in north Israel after shooting
KFAR KANA, Israel: Angry Arab-Israeli protesters took to the streets across the country on Sunday and police raised alert levels nationwide amid shock waves over the fatal shooting of a young Arab-Israeli. Shops, schools and businesses were shuttered in Arab towns and villages where a general... read more »
Fight against ISIS now in new phase: Obama
WASHINGTON: The deployment of an additional 1,500 American troops to Iraq marks a “new phase” in the campaign against ISIS jihadists, US President Barack Obama said on Sunday. “Phase one was getting an Iraqi government that was inclusive and credible — and we now have done... read more »
The dawn of nuclear weapons goes viral
It was near midnight when John Coster-Mullen, the author of “Atom Bombs: The Top Secret Inside Story of Little Boy and Fat Man,” was scrutinizing one image among hundreds newly released by Los Alamos, the birthplace of the bomb. First, he glanced at the scientists assembling what they... read more »
HRD in a fix over deemed universities
NEW DELHI: The HRD ministry is in a bind as to what stand to take on UGC report on 41 deemed universities. With the Supreme Court having already ordered physical verification of... read more »
6 ways sitting is killing you
That office chair, couch, cushion or bean bag isn’t the real culprit. It’s your lazy habit of parking yourself in a spot that is silently ringing the death knell for you.... read more »
Fresh fruit ice pops, anyone?
The heat is on and looks like it’s going to stay that way until the end of October. How about tucking into special foods and beverages to battle the hot temperatures? While nariyal... read more »
The things you should know about your makeup
Women love their makeup. Ask any woman to throw away her precious (expired) cosmetics and chances are that you’ll get a dirty or indignant look. But what most women don’t... read more »
Saudi sentences iconic Shia cleric to death
DUBAI: A well-known Shia cleric was sentenced to death Wednesday by a court in Saudi Arabia, sparking fears of renewed unrest from his supporters in the kingdom and neighboring Bahrain. Sheik Nimr... read more »
