Government defeated over child refugees
Peers have defeated the government, voting to allow 3,000 unaccompanied child refugees into the UK from Europe.
Peers have defeated the government, voting to allow 3,000 unaccompanied child refugees into the UK from Europe.
Ever heard of 'cloth tearing' (kapda phad) celebrations in Holi! Yes contrary to customary rang-gulal celebrations, this very trend has caught the fancy of foreign tourists with many already camped in Pushkar to enjoy the colourful day of the year on March 24.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A space station supply ship is set to blast off Tuesday night with a commercial-quality 3-D printer for astronaut as well as public use — for a price — and the makings for a large-scale…
(AP) — A space station supply ship is set to blast off Tuesday night with a commercial-quality 3-D printer for astronaut as well as public use — for a price — and the makings for a large-scale fire. NASA project manager Gary Ruff said this blaze will be second in size only to the 1997 fire on the Russian Mir space station, which was caused by a defective oxygen-generating canister. Orbital ATK's capsule, named Cygnus after the swan constellation, holds nearly 8,000 pounds of station supplies for NASA. Читать дальше...
(AP) — A space station supply ship is set to blast off Tuesday night with a commercial-quality 3-D printer for astronaut as well as public use — for a price — and the makings for a large-scale fire. NASA project manager Gary Ruff said this blaze will be second in size only to the 1997 fire on the Russian Mir space station, which was caused by a defective oxygen-generating canister. Orbital ATK's capsule, named Cygnus after the swan constellation, holds nearly 8,000 pounds of station supplies for NASA. Читать дальше...
The world's longest aircraft, an airship, will make its maiden flight in the northern hemisphere spring, British manufacturer Hybrid Air Vehicles says.
Baselworld is insanity. More than 2,000 exhibitors show off watches that range from a couple bucks to a couple million. We were there. Here's what we found. The post Looking for the Future at the World's Craziest Watch Show appeared first on WIRED.
Three engineering students were crushed to death after a roadways bus ran over a bike, which was already hit by another bike.The accident took place near Tijara Railway crossing in Alwar.
A photo posted by Hina Yakitori (@hinayakitori) on Mar 10, 2016 at 8:34pm PST Jonathan Moon knows what you’re thinking. “Everybody thinks I’m an idiot,” admits the owner of Blackwater Station (formerly Grange Hall) and the soon to open Hina Yakitori (previously Kushido and Modu test kitchen) in Oakland’s Temescal district. “This is how stupid I am. I own two restaurants and [Hina] will be my fifth opening in the same locations in two years.” Related Links Angel Cakes: Cupcake shop rises in former... Читать дальше...
Celebrations of Newroz, the Kurdish New Year, are more subdued this year than usual in Turkish cities like Diyarbarkir, where many are mourning the victims of fighting between security forces and militants and the city remains under curfew as clashes move from one neighborhood to another. Photo: Getty
Hindu community overseers in Balumath village in Latehar district linked to peace conclaves have decided not to celebrate Holi this week because of gloom over the lynching of the two Muslim traders.
Los Angeles is not the only city that has encased its river in concrete.
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With respect to time, we are all on equal footing. We all have just 24 hours in a day.
In my five year study of the daily habits of the rich, I found that successful people figure out how to leverage time better than the rest of us. They get others to help them pull their cart, in order to move forward in achieving their goals and realizing their dreams.
Ten people working together for one purpose equals 240 hours each day, one hundred equals 2,400 hours each day and so on. Читать дальше...
A prosecutor in Ohio says he'll likely retry a former Ohio police officer if witnesses are still available now that the U.S. Supreme Court won't consider reinstating the officer's conviction in his wife's 1995 death
The Senate's Republican leader says a Supreme Court ruling that delays a key element of President Barack Obama's strategy to fight climate change will likely push a final decision on the issue to the next president
BSF guards seized 35 kg of poppy husk near Indo-Pak border in Sriganganagar district on Sunday night and arrested three persons.
ASX for a quiet open after a weak lead from Wall Street, ahead of a speech from the RBA chief.
NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts - The wife of a Massachusetts woman who filed a class action lawsuit accusing Wal-Mart of wrongly denying employee benefits for same-sex spouses has died.
Portuguese authorities say they have arrested a man and carried out searches in Lisbon in connection with a major corruption investigation in Brazil
Urban Development minister Rajpal Singh Shekhawat on Monday admitted to having received 21 complaints of financial irregularities at the Bandikui Nagar Palika in the past two years, of which 12 were pending.
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Daily fantasy sports websites DraftKings and FanDuel said Monday they would stop operating paid contests in New York.
The favorite stock picks of mutual and hedge funds are feeling the burn of the first quarter’s dismal performance.
Embattled drug company Valeant Pharmaceuticals says it is looking for a new CEO and has added activist investor William Ackman to its board of directors
Jury not only out on when, but where Zillman will return.
The festival of holi is just two days away, but the women, especially newly-married and those with newborns remain slightly tensed at the Kalyanipura village as women of the same locality start Holi revelry by smearing colours on their faces.