Monday, May 11th, 2009
Peshawar, May 11 (ANI): Ten people have been killed and more than 15 including were injured when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden car near a Frontier Constabulary security checkpoint in tribal area of Darra Adam Khel in northwestern Pakistan.
The attack hit the outskirts of Darra Adam Khel, a town ...
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Monday, May 11th, 2009
Washington, May 11 (ANI): A new study has revealed that people who live in urban areas are at higher risk of developing late-stage cancer than those who live in suburban and rural areas.
The findings indicate a need for more effective urban-based cancer screening and awareness programs.
To explore the rural ...
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Sunday, May 10th, 2009
Washington, May 10 (ANI): A Binghamton University expert in New York says that parents should beware of "sexting"-the latest trend of sending sexually charged messages or images via cell phones-because it may post dangers to their teenaged kids' health.
Mary Muscari, an Associate Professor in the Decker School of Nursing, ...
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Sunday, May 10th, 2009
Srinagar, May 9 (ANI): At least three militants have been killed in two separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
In Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, a top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander and his local militant associate have been killed in a fierce gun-battle with security forces early on Saturday.
LeT's ...
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Sunday, May 10th, 2009
London, May 9 (ANI): Fire-brand BJP leader Varun Gandhi wants to revive his late father Sanjay Gandhi's controversial sterilization policy, and thinks compulsory military training can fight communalism.
In an interview to the UK-based Daily Telegraph, Varun said he hoped to follow in his father's footsteps by offering strong leadership which ...
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Saturday, May 9th, 2009
Nathula (Sikkim), May 9 (ANI): The fourth season of trade between Sikkim and the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) through the Nathu La Pass of Sikkim has reflected disappointment among Indian traders who still haven't received travel passes since border trade was opened on May 4.
The travel passes of around 62 ...
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Saturday, May 9th, 2009
Nandigram (WB), May 9 (ANI): At least 10 people were injured in firing after a clash erupted between the CPI-M and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers in Jadubari chowk in Nandigram today during a 12-hour shutdown called by the TMC to protest against the arrest of three of its activists ...
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Saturday, May 9th, 2009
Islamabad, May 9 (ANI): At least eight persons were killed and seven others injured in a suspected U.S. drone strike at Sararogha area in South Waziristan Agency (SWA) on Saturday, The News reported.
According to sources the U.S. Predator drone aircrafts targeted a house and madrassa in the region firing four ...
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Saturday, May 9th, 2009
Jammu, May 9 (ANI): A self-styled divisional Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) commander and his aide were killed in a gunbattle with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district early this morning.
According to sources, the army and police threw a tight cordon around the Dhar Dashnan hills near Doda town late on ...
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Saturday, May 9th, 2009
Washington, May 9 (ANI): Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a novel nanotube-coated power measurement device, which would be able to calibrate high-power laser systems, such as those intended to defuse unexploded mines, more quickly and easily.
The new laser power meter, tested at a ...
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