Skal slams Phuket dolphinarium plan
The tourism industry body’s Phuket and Southern Thailand chapter has called on its members and the broader travel industry to protest against the project, saying that any educational aims the attraction may have would be outweighed by “circus-style performances”.Dolphins are highly... read more »
Air India welcomes 21st Dreamliner
The new twin-aisle jet touched down at New Delhi‘s Indira Gandhi International Airport on 28 June 2015, following a direct delivery flight from the Boeing factory in Seattle. Air India has placed orders for a total of 27 B787-8 Dreamliners, all of which will be configured in a two-class layout... read more »
Scholarship exam now for class 5th and 8th in Maharashtra
Maharashtra government has decided to stop scholarship examinations for class 4th and 7th students, and instead conduct them for those studying in class 5th and 8th. “The exam will be known as primary and secondary scholarship exam,” state education minister Vinod Tawde said... read more »
Say no to vitamin B12 to keep pimples at bay
Tired of pimples on your skin? A new research claims that staying away from vitamin B12 will keep off painful acne. According to the new UCLA research, the activity of the vitamin tweaks how genes behave in the facial bacteria, and promote inflammation which leads to pimples. By shedding light on... read more »
US President Barack Obama forms anti-Islamic State coalition, but will it stay together?
The Arabs are in. Turkey is on the fence. Britain, still smarting from an earlier Iraq war, is cautiously edging toward expanded action. Even Greece wants to help – if someone would... read more »
Air strikes in Syria hit Islamic State-held areas near Turkey border
BEIRUT – Air strikes overnight hit Islamic State-held territory in Syria near the Turkish border, an organisation that tracks violence in the Syrian war said on Wednesday. Rami... read more »
Ebola epidemic more deadly than all previous combined, report says
The Ebola epidemic has already killed more people than all previous outbreaks combined, and an alarming new analysis by the World Health Organization suggests it already may be too late to... read more »
In airstrikes, US targets terror cell said to be plotting an attack
WASHINGTON: US forces took advantage of the airstrikes against the Islamic State extremist group in Syria to try to simultaneously wipe out the leadership of an unrelated cell of veterans... read more »
Australian Police Kill ‘Known Terror Suspect’
Australian police have shot and killed a “known terror suspect” after he stabbed two officers outside a police station in Melbourne. The 18-year-old attacked the officers with a knife... read more »
