New Indian Mujahideen module suspected to be behind Chennai blasts
South Indian Mujahideen (SIM), a hitherto unknown separate module of the Indian Mujahideen, is now suspected to be behind the twin blasts on the Bangalore-Guwahati Express at Chennai Central on May 1, according to investigators. Although initially the Indian Mujahideen was thought to be directly... read more »
Thai government, election agency postpone talks over security worry
A meeting between Thailand’s interim prime minister and the Election Commission to fix a date for polls that the government hopes will break a stalemate was postponed on Wednesday due to security concern over the venue, a commission official said. The government sees the polls as the best way... read more »
Two killed in police firing in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Two people were killed and nine injured on Wednesday when police opened fire to disperse two clashing groups in Hyderabad, police said. Curfew was imposed to bring the situation under control in Sikh Chowni in Kishan Bagh under the limits of Rajendernagar police station, a part of... read more »
Google hopes test drives steer Americans to embrace its robot cars
Google Inc’s self-driving car technology likely will not be available for several more years. But the Internet company is already beginning the job of making the public comfortable with the futuristic vehicles. A fleet of Google’s robot cars ferried more than two dozen reporters around Mountain... read more »
NASA to launch satellite in collaboration with ISRO
Washington – US space agency NASA today said it would launch a water-related satellite in collaboration with India’s ISRO. The NASA-Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)... read more »
Congress needs to change, the process has begun: Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi today said there was a need to bring a change in the Congress and the process has begun. “There is a need to bring change in the party and we will do it fast. The first... read more »
Nokia X Android platform the newest weapon in low-cost phone battle
Nokia, soon to be acquired by Microsoft Corp, is turning to software created by arch-rival Google for a new line of phones it hopes will make it a late contender in the dynamic low-cost... read more »
Nitish Kumar has gone crazy after divorce with BJP, says Lalu Prasad alleging conspiracy
Patna – Lalu Prasad, in damage control mode, has accused arch rival and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar of scripting a conspiracy to break his Rashtriya Janata Dal. He has also... read more »
Airlines in fare war again, seats cheaper by up to 75%
Low-cost carrier SpiceJet on Monday triggered a third round of fare war by cutting ticket prices by a massive 75 per cent, a move which was soon followed by its rivals GoAir and IndiGo. This is the... read more »
