London: The al Qaeda network is plotting a terrorist strike in Britain to inflict mass casualties similar to the newsroom massacre at a satirical French weekly that killed 12 people, Britain’s spy chief has warned. Andrew Parker, the Director General of MI5 Security Service, warned that the threat of a “mass casualty attack” was growing and that intelligence pointed to the existence of specific plots. He said while British police […]

The chugging of the train and the soothing vibrations manage to transform every traveller to a different space. Indian Railways – the World’s third largest Railway Network encompasses a host of facts that most of us are not aware of. A third rail train equipment manufacturer should be able to work with railway companies to build a safe and efficient railway system. 1. Indian Railway is constructing the highest rail bridge […]

LONDON: An eighth propaganda video released by the Islamic State (IS) shows British hostage John Cantlie giving the viewers a tour of the Iraqi city of Mosul in order to prove that “life in Mosul is business as usual.” The documentary-style clip in English countered media claims that suggested that the city was “depressed” and “living in fear” and termed such reports “misleading,” reported The Guardian. Mosul, Iraq’s second largest […]

Last two years have seen remarkable stories of new jobs and salaries that raised the hope of thousands of engineering graduates getting ready to pass out. The $110 billion IT industry, hires them by the thousands every year, keeping the engineering education sector gainfully engaged. Almost always, it’s only the success story that we hear – Infosys planning to hire 16,000, TCS setting a much higher target of 55,000 new […]

Here is One of our Indian Dr. Surinder Singh Khurana, an internationally trained dentist who established himself as a successful dentist in Canada after emigrating from India, today helps others following in his steps get through their licensing process. In addition to his own dentistry practice, he is the director and main instructor at Ontario Simulation Training Centre (OSTC) for Foreign-Trained Dentists. But his initial days in Canada were fraught […]

A death-defying performance so dangerous that even Houdini didn’t dare it, the bullet catch has claimed many lives since its inception in 1613, according to a press release. In this nail-biter, the acclaimed writer and performer Rob Drummond attempts the death-defying stunt before your very eyes. A theatrical experience unlike any other, Bullet Catch features wondrous acts of mind reading, levitation, and the most notorious finale in show business. Arts […]

Toronto: Canada needs structural reforms in its immigration policies to attract foreign students and must consider granting them permanent residency rights, a top official of the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce has said. “The existing Canadian immigration policies are not facilitating participation of foreign graduates in its labour force, discouraging meaningful immigration and denying them permanent residency status on technical grounds,” president of Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC), DP Jain, here […]

The Sunni jihadi organization Islamic State (IS) wants $1 million for releasing the remains of the slain U.S. journalist James Foley, media reported Thursday. Sources in contact with the IS said that the militant group was willing to provide a DNA sample from Foley’s remains to facilitate the deal, Buzzfeed News reported. If true, the attempted sale would highlight the ruthlessness behind IS’s hostage-taking enterprise that has provided the militant […]

  Geneva: The year 2014 has been “devastating” for children, as millions of them were exposed to armed conflicts, Ebola outbreak and torture, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) said Monday. According to the Unicef, as many as 15 million children are caught up in violent conflicts in the Central African Republic, Iraq, South Sudan, the Palestinian territories, Syria and Ukraine, including those internally displaced or living as refugees. “Children […]

At work, everyone hopes to be part of a collaborative team where they can learn from one another and make an impact. Whether you’re just starting your career or have many years of experience, you’re going to come across people that will inspire you, challenge you, and empower you. But, unfortunately, you’ll also come across people that you want to keep at an arm’s length. Below are some tips on […]