SINGH IS KING: Manmohan Singh ranked world's most powerful Sikh
London: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been listed as the world's most powerful, influential and contemporary Sikh, according to the first edition of the annual 'Sikh 100' published here. Gursharan Kaur, Prime Minister’s wife is 13th on the list. According to the list, the world's first comprehensive ranking of the most powerful, influential and contemporary Sikhs in the world brought out by the Sikh Directory, 81-year-old Singh is "
Soon, car that can warn driver of heart attack
Tokyo: Japanese researchers are developing a new car that can not only warn its driver of an impending heart attack, but also predict the ailment in advance. The car will have two electric poles for electrocardiographic monitoring and sensors mounted
Regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas kicked off in Sydney
Melbourne: With an aim to connect the vast Indian diaspora and other parts of Pacific region with India, the Regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas on Sunday began in Sydney. Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi and New South Wales Premier Barry
Illegal migrants in Saudi surrender after deadly riots
Riyadh: Hundreds of illegal migrants targeted in a Saudi nationwide crackdown turned themselves in today after security forces besieged a Riyadh neighbourhood where riots had killed two people. Men, women and children lined up carrying their belongin
Lanka detains Aus, NZ lawmakers over human rights abuses probe
Colombo: Sri Lankan immigration authorities on Sunday briefly detained an Australian and a New Zealand politician on a fact-finding mission into alleged human rights abuses, officials said. The move came days before the country hosts a Commonwealth s
No leniency for illegal foreign workers: Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia said on Saturday that there would be no leniency shown toward those organisations who hire illegal immigrants, Xinhua reported. Saudi Arabia launched a nation-wide inspection this month, following a six-month amnesty for illegal
New drug target may nip cancer in the bud
Singapore: Scientists have discovered a potential new drug target - an enzyme - which could help weed out the progression of deadly cancer. Although past studies have revealed that the enzyme, Wip1 phosphatase, plays a critical role in regulati
Artificial blood substitute developed
London: Scientists have created an artificial blood substitute with a protein extracted from marine worms, rather than based on synthetic hemoglobins. Researchers led by Professor Radu Silanghi-Dumitrescu, from Babes-Bolyai University, have been test
Haiyan leaves over 10,000 dead in Philippines, heads towards Vietnam
Hanoi: The death toll from a super typhoon that decimated entire towns in the Philippines could soar well over 10,000, authorities warned on Sunday, making it the country's worst recorded natural disaster. The horrifying estimates came as rescue work
