BRUSSELS: European leaders want Greece to stay in the eurozone but partners will not change their bailout deal, the head of the EU executive said Wednesday while pledging investments to nurture growth. “We want Greece to remain part of the family, of the EU and the eurozone,” said Jose Manuel Barroso as he outlined a [...]
Shaun Tandon WASHINGTON: Washington’s police chief on Wednesday gave the green light for turbaned Sikhs to serve as officers, making the capital the first major US city to accommodate the religion’s articles of faith. The police department said that 4,000 officers have gone through cultural training to sensitise them to the Sikh faith and that [...]
Scientists at the US Department of Energy‘s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have harnessed the energy producing power of a harmless phage virus. According to Forbes.com, “The scientists coated a postage-stamp-sized electrode with specially engineered, harmless viruses that, when tapped, generated enough electricity to power a small LCD display.” The power produced by the resulting viruses [...]
MEXICO CITY: Carlos Fuentes, who died on Tuesday aged 83, was one of the Spanish-speaking world’s best known writers, famous for his prolific output and his use of experimental language. President Felipe Calderon announced the writer’s death in a message on his Twitter account. The National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature confirmed he had [...]
Laurent Thomet BRUSSELS: After a decade in Afghanistan, Nato leaders gather for a key summit Sunday hoping for a show of unity in the final two years of combat — even though allies are eager to bring troops home. US President Barack Obama hosts two days of talks in Chicago, with the allies hoping to [...]
Janitor graduates from the Ivy League school after 12 years Gac Filipaj, 52, a refugee from war-torn Yugoslavia, eked out a living as a janitor at Columbia University while studying at the Ivy Leagues school for 12 years. Filipaj took a break from mopping floors, cleaning toilets and taking out the trash at student union [...]
British town of Sandwich marks 250 years since the invention of its culinary namesake A British town has marked 250 years since the sandwich was invented by its fourth Earl, John Montagu. According to the Independent newspaper, the first written record of the sandwich dates back to 1762, and the story goes that Montagu asked [...]
French engravings of female genitalia ‘oldest in the world’ Anthropologists believe they have determined that a block of limestone found in southwestern France engraved with depictions of animals and female genitalia is the earliest wall art known to man. According to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the etchings [...]
GENEVA: The spiralling global population and over-consumption are threatening the future health of the planet, conservation group WWF warned on Tuesday. The demand on natural resources has become unsustainable and is putting “tremendous” pressure on the planet’s biodiversity, the body said. In its latest survey of the Earth’s health, WWF named Qatar as the country [...]
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But… Seriously Ajay Hotchandani The theory of the Black Hole states that in the Hole, time and space don’t exist. So if you’ve entered this hole, you can take as long as you want to get ready, and you can store as many suitcases, with clothes you will never wear, above the cupboard (don’t deny [...]
BJP must survive the battle within
The second innings of UPA has been nothing short of tumultuous, marred by massive scams in every sector from rural job schemes to military purchases. When allies themselves are eyeing the jugular of the Centre, relief comes from an unexpected quarters — a divided BJP that is struggling to keep its house in order. The [...]
HR speaks Deepak Karamungikar Workplace politics is a harsh reality in India. When you take up a new role at a well-established organisation, the first few days seem fine. The smiles on everyone’s faces deceive you into believing that all is well. But a few days later, the cracks appear and a few months into [...]
Can England retain their crown?
England’s credibility is on the line as they take on West Indies in the first Test at Lord’s on Thursday. The heavy defeats in the Middle East and the Sub-Continent over the last few months have raised a lot of questions over whether England can sustain their No 1 ranking in the long run. They [...]
Live by your wits, you poor chump!
The guiding motto of a government is protecting the weak from the strong; the weak both in social and economic spheres. I am sure 9 out of 10 MPs and ministers do not know this driving dictum. Let us just take a cursory glance at the way our government has ‘protected’ the weak in the [...]
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