Galaxy Grand 2: Key Features
Mumbai – South Korean mobile handset-maker Samsung Monday launched its latest offering ‘Galaxy Grand 2’ in a price range of Rs 22,990 to Rs 24,990. The dual-SIM smartphone will be available in the market from first week of January next year. The device will be available in... read more »
Kim Jong-Un warns war can break out without any prior notice
Melbourne – North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has urged the country’s military to bolster its combat readiness, saying a war could break out “without any prior notice”. There are growing concerns over the regime’s stability after the execution of Jang Song-Thaek, a... read more »
Musharraf to file intra-court appeal with IHC against treason case
Islamabad – Former president General Pervez Musharraf has decided to file an intra-court appeal (ICA) with a two-member division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the high treason case. Justice Riaz Ahmed Khan of the IHC had earlier on December 23 dismissed his three petitions... read more »
Egypt declares Muslim Brotherhood ‘terrorist’ group
Johannesburg – Egypt has declared the ousted president Mohammed Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood movement a “terrorist” group, banning all its activities. Deputy Prime Minister Hossam Eissa said that the military-led government now has the authority to charge any member of deposed... read more »
`Baby illusion` makes parents see their youngest smaller than they really are
Washington – In an attempt to explain the common phenomenon where parents claim that their first child seems to have grown suddenly after the birth of the second child, a new study... read more »
Chinese docs save man’s severed hand by sewing it to his ankle
Washington – Chinese surgeons have successfully conducted a reattachment surgery on a man’s severed right hand after he lost it in an accident at work. Before the surgery, Xiao... read more »
David Cameron declares ‘mission accomplished’ in Afghanistan
London – British troops can return to the UK from Afghanistan knowing its mission was accomplished, Prime Minister David Cameron has said. The comments from Cameron came as he visited... read more »
Pet pooches do protect kids against asthma and infection
Washington – A new study has revealed why children’s risk for developing allergies and asthma is reduced when they are exposed in early infancy to a dog in the household. According... read more »
Hundred thousand new cosmic x-ray sources identifie
Washington – A team of researchers has published a major list of celestial X-ray sources, which features over 150,000 high-energy stars and galaxies. Using the X-ray telescope on board the... read more »
