7.8 magnitude earthquake in Pakistan kills 30, tremors felt in Delhi
Islamabad: A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 30 persons and damaging several houses near the epicentre in Balochistan province. Abdul Qadoos, deputy speaker of the Baluchistan assembly, said that 30 people and at least 30 percent of houses in the impoverished Awaran district had been destroyed.
Following the earthquake in Pakistan, tremors were felt in New Delhi. Met department said latitude of the
Now, sensor-packed T-shirt to measure stress level, sleep
Washington: A new sensor-fitted T-shirt that analyses movement, breathing and heart activity, can measure stress levels throughout the day and also monitor sleep. The Hexoskin T-shirt and companion device, currently being developed in Canada, sends t
Kenyan minister says Americans, Briton among mall attackers, all hostages free on day 4
Nairobi: Kenyan security forces have taken control of the Nairobi shopping mall where Islamist fighters killed at least 62 people, and that police were doing a final sweep of shops early Tuesday, after the last of the hostages had been rescued. There
Modi staging 'fake encounter with facts' on economic growth: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Fake encounters and terrorism got mixed up with GDP growth Monday as the Congress and BJP traded barbs over how the economy had fared under NDA and UPA. Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday charged Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi
Time is money! 31k to wind up the Queen: Her Majesty is looking for a clockwatcher
London: Time is money! Queen Elizabeth II is looking for a 'clockwatcher' to wind up her 1,000 clocks and check they are always accurate, a job that offers over 31,000 pounds per annum. Buckingham Palace is on the hunt for a Royal Horological Conserv
Rare ivory bust of Raja Rammohan Roy unveiled in UK
London: A rare ivory miniature bust of Indian social reformer Raja Rammohan Roy has been unveiled at a ceremony in the UK commemorating his 180th death anniversary. Roy died of meningitis at the age of 61 during a visit to Bristol in south-west
Cameron cuts short Scotland visit on Kenya crisis
London: British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday cut short a visit to Scotland to hold an emergency meeting on the Nairobi shopping mall siege in which at least 69 people, including four British nationals, were killed. Cameron has been staying
Ranbir celebrates Diwali at Times Square
New York: Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor along with his parents Rishi and Neetu Kapoor celebrated Diwali at Times Square, New York as a part of promotions for their upcoming film 'Besharam'. Diwali is still more than a month away but Indians here got
Indian shot in Kenya mall for failing to answer query on Islam
Abuja: An Indian man was shot when he failed to answer a question on Islam asked by Somalian militants who were holding hostages after killing 68 people at an upmarket mall in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. The heavily armed gunmen belonging to Al Qa
