Sixteen years ago this week, way back in 1999, the completely groundbreaking, mind blowing science-fiction, action movie The Matrix was first released in theaters. To refresh your memory of how awesome that movie was, check out the trailer below: After earning a staggering $463.5 million at the box office and being nominated for – and winning – four Academy Awards, the story of The Matrix is a rather happy one. […]
The Kenyan Interior Ministry has named an al Shabaab commander as the mastermind of the deadly assault on Garissa University attack and put a bounty worth 20 million Kenyan shillings on his head. The deadly siege last Thursday on Garissa University attack was claimed by al Shabaab, which an al Qaeda linked terrorist group. The siege that went on for 16 hours, ened up killing 148. According to […]
New Delhi: India will be able to witness the spectacular view of the total lunar eclipse on April 4, given the weather conditions are good, says an expert. lunar eclipse occurs when the earth comes in between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow on the moon. “It is total if the earth completely blocks the moon, as will happen on April 4,” B M Birla Science Centre Director […]
ROME: Italy’s top court on Friday cleared Amanda Knox of the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher, bringing a sensational end to an eight-year legal drama. Judges at the Court of Cassation also cleared Knox’s Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito after ten hours of deliberations in Rome. “I have spoken to Amanda and just told her about the verdict of definitive acquital. Obviously she is very happy,” said Knox’s […]
A battle of nerves beckons, as India and Australia lock horns at the cricketing citadel of the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday in the most intense clash of cricket’s greatest carnival – the ICC World Cup. The stakes for Australia, the co-hosts, went higher as soon as New Zealand secured a place in the final. Australia are four-time world champions, more than anyone else, while India are the defending champions […]
Nestlé is draining California aquifers, from Sacramento alone taking 80 million gallons annually. Nestlé then sells the people’s water back to them at great profit under many dozen brand names. The city of Sacramento is in the fourth year of a record drought – yet the Nestlé Corporation continues to bottle city water to sell back to the public at a big profit, local activists charge. The Nestlé Water Bottling […]
The hit franchise of Mission: Impossible returns with its latest installment ‘Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation’. The latest series of the Hollywood blockbuster revolves around superstar Tom Cruise’s character Ethan and his team who will get set for another mission. After his daredevil stunts on Dubai’s Burj Khalifa tower in the last episode, Tom Cruise, in the first teaser of Rogue Nation, impresses with some bike chase sequences. The plot revolves […]
It courses through Bangkok’s bustling canals and the world’s mighty rivers. It is the lifeblood of the desert oasis as well as North America’s Great Lakes. We often take it for granted, but fresh water is one element we must always have nearby. Whether scarce or abundant, it quenches our thirst and provides us with food to survive. It offers a road where there are none, and a natural […]
The ‘hacktivist’ collective know as Anonymous is putting pressure on Twitter to suspend or ban the accounts of ISIS supporters. An extension of the #OpISIS campaign — which was launched earlier this year by Anonymous — the clandestine group has released the handles of 9,200 Twitter users who support the radical Islamic State. The list, which was released via @xrsone, is being promoted in hopes that it will force the […]
It really says a lot when the creator of the iPad wouldn’t even let his kids use an iPad. When asked by New York Times reporter Nick Bilton if his kids loved the iPad, he replied: “They haven’t used it. We limit how much technology our kids use at home.” That’s quite the response! Among tech executives, there’s a growing trend of parents who won’t let their kids use […]
