Search results for "south asia"
-
Indian actress faces sedition charges for praising Pakistani hospitality
Even a small gesture towards peaceful relations like acknowledging Pakistan’s hospitality comes at a cost in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s India, locked in a tit-for-tat escalation with its neighbor over Kashmir unrest. Appreciation for Pakistani hospitality...Aug 25, 2016 1810 0 -
New Research : Coffee poses no cancer risk; hot drinks do
Scientists working on a World Health Organization project have found no conclusive evidence that drinking coffee can cause cancer, although drinking very hot beverages probably causes cancer of the oesophagus, commonly known as food pipe. “These...Jun 16, 2016 954 0 -
Heat of the moment
The 2016 election season in the United States may be getting hotter with each passing day but sweltering summer in several parts of the world is into an unprecedented streak of high temperatures, raising alarm for...May 28, 2016 864 0 -
Facebook, Microsoft to build new undersea cable across Atlantic
Facebook and Microsoft will build a new state-of-the-art 6,600 km undersea cable across the Atlantic to improve high speed Internet connectivity and provide efficient online services. Construction of the cable, named MAREA will commence in August...May 27, 2016 797 0 -
As reports link Canada fire to El Nino, UN urges action
As reports said El Nino phenomenon had contributed to spell that has seen fires raging through Canada’s Alberta province, the United Nations has asked called for coordinated efforts to prevent weather extremes resulting from disturbed atmospheric patterns. A...May 7, 2016 1007 0 -
Pakistan’s candid stance may help Afghan reconciliation
The admission by a top Pakistani official that his country sheltered the Afghan Taliban’s leadership is hardly a surprise for the intelligence community, but it does signal an end to Islamabad’s approach to discriminating between “good” and...Mar 4, 2016 704 0 -
2016 Electorate – The Most Diverse in U.S. History- Examining the impact
Reflecting growing American demographic diversity, the U.S. electorate for the 2016 election will be the country’s most racially and ethnically diverse ever, and a series of figures and statistics cited in a Pew Research analysis indicate possible...Feb 19, 2016 1437 0 -
2016 Election Watch: How will Clinton and Cruz shape their next fights?
First-time Senator Ted Cruz defied polls to trounce Donald Trump in the Republican Iowa Caucus in the animated race for the White House, while self-proclaimed socialist Bernie Sanders surged on the back of young voters to...Feb 2, 2016 899 1 -
In farewell State of the Union, Obama pitches optimism
In his farewell State of the Union address to Congress, President Barack Obama delivered a high-pitched message of American optimism to meet new challenges, as he rejected the alarmist approach to national and international issues, and...Jan 13, 2016 1570 0 -
What prevents fair distribution of Pakistan’s economic gains
With a middle class of around 40 million, the demand for high-end products has been on the increase for quite sometime in Pakistan. An import of one million smart phones every month and increased demand for...Jan 9, 2016 1441 0