Dangerous albino monocled cobra relinquish in California neighbourhood
There is a venomous snake loose in the Thousand Oaks community in California, and a frantic hunt is on to locate it before it bites again. According to the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday, the albino monocled cobra bit a dog on Monday, and a three-man-team has been dispatched to find it. The past... read more »
chemical blast at museum 13 hurt mostly kids in Reno
RENO — A demonstration about the science of tornadoes went awry Wednesday at a Nevada museum, injuring 13 people, several with minor burns or smoke inhalation. Emergency crews responded to a report of a possible explosion at 4:10 p.m. at the Terry Lee Wells Discovery Museum in... read more »
Hear condemned man in open court: SC
A five-judge Constitution Bench on Tuesday held that review of the death sentence should be heard in an open court under public glare and not within the four walls of “star chambers reminiscent of the Stuart dynasty that ruled England.” The majority judgment declared that a three-judge Bench of... read more »
MHA approves forest land diversion to fight Maoists
To expedite the creation of road infrastructure in the Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected districts to enable the security forces to effectively combat Maoists, the Home Ministry has extended general approval under the Forest Conservation (FC) Act of 1980 for diversion of forestlands to construct... read more »
Amritsar street food that will make your mouth water
A visit to Amritsar invariably includes two things—paying your respects at the Golden Temple, and gorging on all the delicacies the city dishes up. The locals here love their street food,... read more »
Iraq crisis: France to deliver arms to Iraqi Kurds
France will supply arms to Iraq’s Kurds “in the coming hours”, French President Francois Hollande has announced. France has received approval from authorities in Baghdad... read more »
Girl lost in Siberian wilderness rescued by her puppy
A young girl was rescued from an area of the Siberian wilderness roamed by bears and wolves when her puppy guided search teams to her, eleven days after she disappeared. Rescuers say... read more »
First female winner for Fields maths medal
An Iranian mathematician working in the US has become the first ever female winner of the celebrated Fields Medal. In a landmark hailed as “long overdue”, Prof Maryam Mirzakhani... read more »
Suicide bomber attacks checkpoint near new Iraq PM’s house
BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber attacked a checkpoint near the Baghdad home of new Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday, two police sources and local media said. “The suicide bomber blew... read more »
