UN condemns UK immigration bill for creating ‘climate of ethnic profi...
London – The United Nations refugee agency has condemned British Prime Minister David Cameron’s proposed immigration laws. There are fears the laws could stigmatise foreigners, deny housing to people in need and create a ‘climate of ethnic profiling’. The office of the... read more »
Neil Gaiman`s `The Ocean At The End Of The Lane` wins book of the year titl...
London – Neil Gaiman’s book ‘The Ocean At The End Of The Lane’ has been voted as the Book of the Year by the Specsavers National Book Awards. The bestseller is a modern-day fairy tale about a man returning to his childhood home for a funeral, the Guardian reported. The 53-year-old... read more »
Rouhani tweets Christmas greetings to Pope on Christmas
Washington – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani referred to Christmas as a ‘special day’ on Twitter. Rouhani also tweeted a photograph of him spending time with Christians, (@HassanRouhani/Twitter) According to ABC News, Rouhani sent Christmas greetings on the social media site,... read more »
Google aims to create next-gen ultimate personal search assistant
Washington – With Google focusing on smarter searches, a company executive has revealed that their aim is to create the ultimate personal assistant to help bring smarter search results. Google Engineering Director Scott Huffman said that the search results page is quickly going away for... read more »
New Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet ad claims Apple iPad not suitable for outdoors
Washington – Taking a dig at rival Apple’s iPad, Nokia has reportedly released a new ad for its Lumia 2520 tablet in which it is telling people that unlike the iPad, the Lumia... read more »
`Effective` second gen biofuels closer to reality
Washington – Researchers have made a breakthrough in developing second generation of biofuels; they have found a family of enzymes that can degrade hard-to-digest biomass into its... read more »
Genetic causes of common disorders revealed
Washington – Researchers have found that six common diseases arise from DNA changes located outside genes. The study from the laboratory of Peter Scacheri, PhD, shows that multiple... read more »
College goers’ heavy internet use shares symptoms of addiction
Washington – Researchers have suggested that young adults who are heavy users of the Internet may also exhibit signs of addiction. The research tracked the Internet usage of 69... read more »
Japan seeking US assistance to obtain counter cyberattack capabil...
Tokyo – Japan is reportedly seeking to curb the increased cyberattacks on the nation’s government systems and in a bid to have the ability to counter the attacks by a foreign nation, it is... read more »
