Cabinet gives nod to new science policy

NEW DELHI: India is set to unveil its new science policy next week which lays greater thrust on innovation, establishing research institutes and participation in mega science projects with an aim to positioning itself among the top five scientific powers in the world by 2020. The Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, today approved the Science, Technology and Innovation...

Read More..

Predicting who's at risk for violence isn't easy

CHICAGO (AP) — It happened after Columbine, Virginia Tech, Aurora, Colo., and now Sandy Hook: People figure there surely were signs of impending violence. But experts say predicting who will be the next mass shooter is virtually impossible — partly because as commonplace as these calamities seem, they are relatively rare crimes.Still, a combination of risk factors in troubled kids or adults including...

Read More..

Winter Storms Spawn Tornadoes Across South

A nasty Christmastime storm system spawned blizzard conditions in some states and at least 15 reported tornadoes in the South, damaging homes, taking out power lines and dangerously snarling holiday travel.Severe weather swept across the United States during the Christmas holiday, bringing tornadoes and intense thunderstorms to the Gulf Coast, while dumping heavy snow and freezing...

Read More..

Israel says has no proof poison gas used in Syria

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel voiced doubt on Tuesday about the accuracy of Syrian activists' reports that chemical weapons had been used against rebels fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad. "We have seen reports from the opposition. It is not the first time. The opposition has an interest in drawing in international military intervention," Vice Prime Minister Moshe Yaalon said...

Read More..

More local production companies gaining recognition overseas

SINGAPORE: Singapore production companies say they see a growing trend of collaborations with international companies.The Media Development Authority (MDA) says there are currently 60 production companies that are actively producing broadcast content both locally and abroad.Channel NewsAsia spoke to two local production houses to find out what makes Singapore attractive as a co-production...

Read More..

HC allows transfer of Gayatri Devi's shares to grand children

NEW DELHI: The legal battle over transfer of late Maharani Gayatri Devi's shares in royal family's firms has been decided in favour of her grandchildren, Devraj and Lalitya Kumari with the Delhi high court ordering rectification of share registers of the companies. Jagat Singh, son of Gayatri Devi and Sawai Man Singh, held 99 per cent shares in firms including Jai Mahal Hotels Pvt Ltd and later...

Read More..

Predicting who's at risk for violence isn't easy

CHICAGO (AP) — It happened after Columbine, Virginia Tech, Aurora, Colo., and now Sandy Hook: People figure there surely were signs of impending violence. But experts say predicting who will be the next mass shooter is virtually impossible — partly because as commonplace as these calamities seem, they are relatively rare crimes.Still, a combination of risk factors in troubled kids or adults including...

Read More..

Newtown Christmas: 'We Know They'll Feel Loved'

As residents prepared to observe Christmas less than two weeks after a gunman killed 20 children and six educators at an elementary school, people sharing in the town's mourning brought offerings of cards, handmade snowflakes and sympathy.Tiny empty Christmas stockings with the victims' names on them hung from trees in the neighborhood where the children were shot. On Christmas...

Read More..

New and creative light-ups add festive cheer in Tokyo

TOKYO: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in central Tokyo, even if December 25 is not a national holiday in Japan.Some new and creative light-ups have added festive cheer in the capital.Tokyo Station's Marunouchi side had a makeover recently to revive its pre-war splendour, before parts of it were destroyed by US bombs in World War Two.The renovations took more than five years...

Read More..

HAL signs contract for 42 SU-30 MKI fighter aircrafts

BANGALORE: The Russian president, Vladimir Putin's visit to India has come with a contract for 42 more Su-30 MKI frontline fighter aircraft. The contract was signed between the ministry of defence and Russian firm Rosoboronexport in New Delhi on Monday. "HAL's total responsibility for this supersonic multi-role aircraft has now gone up to 222. This will further boost our confidence and operations...

Read More..