Usaamah Rahim hits the ground in the parking lot, just as a yellow school bus passes through the foreground of the surveillance video. That much is clear from the footage, obtained from a fast-food restaurant about 50 yards away, showing how police killed the Boston terror suspect last week. Authorities shared the video with media Monday after honoring the family’s request that it not be released until after Rahim’s […]
A teacher from Kolkata has launched a petition on Change.org, a blog and a Twitter campaign urging the government to use prominent women on India’s currency notes.Why are there no women on India’s currency notes? That’s a question being posed by a Change.org campaign launched by a school science teacher based in Kolkata. Born on Twitter a week ago and also publicised via a blog and the online petition, […]
In this episode of Truth in Media, Ben Swann explores the origin of ISIS that has already been long forgotten by American media. Swann takes on the central issue of whether or not ISIS was created by “inaction” by the United States government or by “direct” action. Please follow and like us:
Indian Railways is soon going to materialise its ambitious plan of harnessing solar energy to run trains. The prototype of the solar power-enabled coach is undergoing trials, and soon the entire train will be fitted with solar panels, officials said. They said that while solar power will significantly bring down diesel consumption, it will also prove to be cost-effective. At present, nearly 17 units of electricity are being generated […]
Can you afford to be careless in choosing a college that almost decides your career? Here are some pointers. “Had I known earlier I would/wouldn’t have…,” is the first part of many statements that frustrated students utter after choosing a college which doesn’t suit their tastes, needs or requirements. Here are some of the familiar statements we have heard: “Had I known earlier, I wouldn’t have joined this college.” […]
WASHINGTON: MIT scientists have cracked the science behind the dress that went viral on the internet after some saw it as black and blue while others perceived it to be gold and white. In a survey of 1,400 individuals, with over 300 who had never seen “The Dress” before, researchers found that people who perceive it as white and gold may have just been exposed to natural daylight, while those […]
Mayors in the Greater Montreal area are joining forces to push back against the planned cancellation of door-to-door mail delivery. They hope to join a lawsuit already under way by the postal union. “The way you deliver things is key, and don’t [try] to divide and conquer, because we’re sending a strong message today that we’re all together in it and we’ll do whatever we have to do to […]
As Nepal continues its valiant attempts to limp back to normalcy, as the survivors try to piece together their shattered battered lives, a hue and cry of completely different sort seems to overwhelm the average news hungry common men across the world. It is the manner, depth and sensitivity with which this extreme loss to mankind, the devastating fury of nature was brought to life across the world via journalists […]
In what turned out to be a ghastly Sunday for Assam Rifle Jawans, eight of them were killed and six badly injured in a militant attack in Dimapur, Nagaland.. Suspected Naga rebels are considered to have triggered a powerful bomb close to the Myanmar border in Nagaland on the convoy of paramilitary forces. Reports also indicate that nearly four of the jawans are missing after the deadly attack on […]
It is the stuff that history is made of. For the first time ever members from every political parties across the European Union united to come together as the Art Of Living Guru addressed the European Parliament on the Yoga Way. An issue that has been trending on twitter the whole day and created quite a stir in the international arena, it was a rare experience. Greeted by a standing […]
