The College of Diary Science and Technology that is among those affected in GADVASU . (Source: Gurmeet Singh) AMONG THOSE feeling the heat of Punjab’s skewed finances is the state’s only veterinary university, the Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) in Ludhiana....
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March 11, 2016 Tresse
NEWS
Photo for representational purpose. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) The Islamic State group has significantly expanded its control over Libya, fueling demand by the country’s warring parties for more arms to confront the threat, UN experts have told the Security Council. IS has successfully recruited young men...
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March 11, 2016 Pamary
WORLD NEWS
Apple’s ‘Let us loop you in’ event is significant as it is expected to usher in a smaller, more affordable iPhone. Apple has just sent out invites for its next big launch event at its headquarters in Cupertino, California. The ‘Let us loop you in’...
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March 11, 2016 Jenny
TECHNOLOGY
A People’s Democratic Party (PDP) MLA was injured in scuffle with marshals during protests in the J&K Assembly over alleged indiscriminate distribution of newly-created administrative units, forcing Speaker Mubarak Gul to adjourn the House for the day. The injured MLA, Syed Mushtaq Shah from Tral,...
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March 11, 2016 Jannuar
TOPSTORIES
Pakistan recently played in the Asia Cup in Bangladesh. (Source: AP) SHAHID AFRIDI & Co’s participation in the World T20 continues to remain in limbo with the Pakistan government still playing hardball with regards to permitting their cricket team to cross the border. On Thursday,...
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March 11, 2016 Brodpit
SPORTS
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) sought a probe by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) into what it called leak of official documents to the media and their alleged source. It was asked by the Ministry of...
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March 10, 2016 Tresse
NEWS
Paksitan Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan (Source: Reuters) Pakistan on Thursday ordered a probe into the circumstances surrounding the release of kidnapped son of the slain governor Salman Taseer after reports of a USD 10 million ransom to militants surfaced. Interior minister Nisar Ali Khan...
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March 10, 2016 Jenny
WORLD NEWS
Datawind has emerged as the largest tablet vendor in India the last quarter of 2015, even as the overall tablet market shrunk by over 18 per cent. Datawind has emerged as the largest tablet vendor in India the last quarter of 2015, even as the...
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March 10, 2016 Tresse
TECHNOLOGY
KK Mohandas, owner of the Passage to India restaurant in Muscat, with Aamer Ali. Ali was hired by Mohandas as an apprentice to the manager 17 years ago. As Oman, chasing Ireland’s 153, lost five wickets in a heap, their motley group of supporters, mostly...
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March 10, 2016 Pamary
SPORTS
With high demand for IT jobs in the city and the Middle East, Hyderabad has become the hub for job frauds and online employment scams. While well-educated scamsters are duping unemployed graduates of lakhs of rupees by promising jobs in top IT companies, con men...
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March 10, 2016 Tresse
TOPSTORIES
Bangladesh is officially secular, but Islam has been the state religion for almost three decades. More than 90 per cent of the population is Muslim, with Hindus and Buddhists the main minorities. (Source: AFP) Hardline Islamist groups in Bangladesh on threatened large-scale protests if a...
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March 10, 2016 Tresse
NEWS
The information was reportedly included in forms featuring 23 questions which new recruits had to fill out in order to be accepted into the group. The identities of 22,000 ISIS recruits worldwide have been revealed in a massive documents leak that includes questionnaires a would-be...
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March 10, 2016 Tresse
WORLD NEWS
