New Indian Mujahideen module suspected to be behind Chennai blasts
South Indian Mujahideen (SIM), a hitherto unknown separate module of the Indian Mujahideen, is now suspected to be behind the twin blasts on the Bangalore-Guwahati Express at Chennai Central on May 1, according to investigators. Although initially the Indian Mujahideen was thought to be directly... read more »
Thai government, election agency postpone talks over security worry
A meeting between Thailand’s interim prime minister and the Election Commission to fix a date for polls that the government hopes will break a stalemate was postponed on Wednesday due to security concern over the venue, a commission official said. The government sees the polls as the best way... read more »
Two killed in police firing in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Two people were killed and nine injured on Wednesday when police opened fire to disperse two clashing groups in Hyderabad, police said. Curfew was imposed to bring the situation under control in Sikh Chowni in Kishan Bagh under the limits of Rajendernagar police station, a part of... read more »
Google hopes test drives steer Americans to embrace its robot cars
Google Inc’s self-driving car technology likely will not be available for several more years. But the Internet company is already beginning the job of making the public comfortable with the futuristic vehicles. A fleet of Google’s robot cars ferried more than two dozen reporters around Mountain... read more »
Airlines in fare war again, seats cheaper by up to 75%
Low-cost carrier SpiceJet on Monday triggered a third round of fare war by cutting ticket prices by a massive 75 per cent, a move which was soon followed by its rivals GoAir and... read more »
Should India allow ‘living will’ for right to die? Constitution bench to decid...
New Delhi – A five-judge Constitution bench will decide whether a “living will”, allowing people to choose death if they are terminally ill or may go into a vegetative... read more »
Meant social media, not journalism: Sushil Kumar Shinde after shocker on ‘crushing m...
Solapur – Last evening, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde served a shocker when he threatened to “crush” what he called “elements in the electronic media... read more »
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav’s visit to Aligarh Muslim University ...
Aligarh – Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav was forced to call off his visit to the Aligarh Muslim University today after widespread protests on the campus by the... read more »
Commentary: How to get a job at Google
Mountain View, Calif. – Last June, in an interview with Adam Bryant of The New York Times, Laszlo Bock, the senior vice president of people operations for Google – i.e., the guy in... read more »
