South Africa prepares for Mandela funeral
The government of South Africa was working frantically on the weekend to prepare for Tuesday’s memorial service for Nelson Mandela, the “father of the nation”. Officials were working around the clock “to meet the deadlines we have been set,” said Collins Chabane, Minister for Performance... read more »
Iran president defends n-deal
Tehran – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has defended the interim nuclear deal that his country signed with the world’s major powers in November, the media reported Saturday. “Our slogan is the centrifuges must rotate, but people’s life and economy of the country should... read more »
An exhibition documents making of Barahadisvara temple
New Delhi – Selected architectural drawings, paper impressions of the inscriptions of 1000-year-old Barahadisvara Temple at Tanjore of the Chola kingdom, along with a few paintings have been put together in an exhibition here to document the making of the temple. “Barahadisvara: The... read more »
Crossword presents 12th edition of book awards
Mumbai – Crossword, the leading bookstore chain, presented the 12th edition of its popular books award here this weekend, with Ravi Subramaniam, called by the Wall Street Journal as John Grisham of banking, bagging a hatrick under the pupular category. The 12th edition – Crossword Book... read more »
Jagan to seek support for united AP from Akhilesh, Mulayam
YSR Congress party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy will meet Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his father and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday evening in... read more »
Nepali Congress emerges largest party in parliament
The Nepali Congress Party won the largest share of seats in the Constituent Assembly, according to official election results announced on Tuesday. The party, which already won 105 seats... read more »
TRAI relaxes penalty norms on pesky calls
Telecom operators will not be penalised for up to 50 complaints received against them in a week for pesky calls and SMSes originating from their networks. Telecom regulator TRAI has relaxed... read more »
A culture of distrust : How India’s ruling class feeds on paranoia
Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s columns often read like graduate school homework. Each missive from the resident guru of the Centre for Policy Research is peppered with sentences that strain the... read more »
Driver’s eye movements play key role in controlled curve driving...
Washington- A cognitive scientist has revealed exactly how looking at the road guides the car through the curve, suggesting new crucial aspects of eye movements in curve driving. Dissertation by Otto... read more »
