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600 arms supplied by Bulgarian, Italian arms found to be defective

600 arms supplied by Bulgarian, Italian arms found to be defective

NEW DELHI: Over 600 sophisticated weapons procured by the government for paramilitary forces have been…

USA
United States partially resumes military supplies to Bahrain

United States partially resumes military supplies to Bahrain

WASHINGTON: The United States said it was partially resuming sales of military supplies to Gulf…

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Community
Workers won’t be forced to take unsuitable jobs: Finley

Workers won’t be forced to take unsuitable jobs: Finley

Human Resources Minister Diane Finley said unemployed workers who are receiving employment insurance benefits will not be forced to take…

Que. seeks to widen powers of construction inquiry

Que. seeks to widen powers of construction inquiry

QUEBEC — The Quebec government has tabled a bill to expand the powers of the inquiry into organized crime influence…

Veterans demand explanation for U.K. junkets

Veterans demand explanation for U.K. junkets

OTTAWA — Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney has ordered a ban on international travel for members of an…

Court hears McNamee turned on Clemens over son’s illness

Court hears McNamee turned on Clemens over son’s illness

WASHINGTON — Brian McNamee testified that Roger Clemens’ lawyers pushed him from reluctant turncoat to angry accuser when…

Tech

Now smartphones will help you navigate mega malls

Berlin: Your smartphone helps you smoothly navigate highways and streets of an unfamiliar city. But…

Low cost metallic paper touchpads ‘offer high-tech functionality’

Washington: Present day computer touchscreens, which are nearly ubiquitous on laptops, tablets and smartphones, are…

Microsoft’s ‘MirageTable’ brings augmented reality to life

London: Microsoft has come up with an augmented reality system that allows users at different…

Robotic buttocks can tense, twitch and respond to touch

London: A Japanese scientist has come up with a realistic pair of robotic buttocks, which…

A leisurely stroll could energise your cellphone

Washington: Charging your cellphone by taking a leisurely stroll might not be all that utopian…

Vibrations to help in energy harvesting

Berlin: Sensors, transmitters and GPS modules need only a few milliwatts of power to operate,…

Health
Women twice likely to suffer post-traumatic stress after ICU

Women twice likely to suffer post-traumatic stress after ICU

Washington: Women are more likely to suffer post-traumatic stress than men after leaving an intensive care…

`Solar panel` eye implant promises sight!

`Solar panel` eye implant promises sight!

London: Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a system using tiny solar-panel-like…

Business
EU Commission wants Greece to stay in eurozone

EU Commission wants Greece to stay in eurozone

BRUSSELS: The European Commission hopes Greece will remain part of the eurozone but Athens must respect…

Global downer looms: Greece may exit eurozone

Global downer looms: Greece may exit eurozone

LONDON: Grexit, the term being used to describe Greece leaving the Euro zone, is likely to…

Editorial

Writing out the non-han

The conflict between the Philippines and China over the Scarborough Shoal may appear at first sight…

Austerity can pay

The finance minister’s statement that he would push through austerity measures to improve government finances and…

World
South Korean monks caught gambling, drinking

South Korean monks caught gambling, drinking

SEOUL: Six leaders from South Korea’s biggest Buddhist order have quit after secret video footage showed…

Chavez returns declaring success in fight against cancer

Chavez returns declaring success in fight against cancer

CARACAS: Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez returned home from Havana, declaring success in his fight against cancer…