By Khaja Pasha / INN Live
The I-T city of India, Bangalore, is still reeling under broken and beaten roads. The city which was lashed by heavy rains last week is witnessing potholes again. Even after extending deadlines on two occasions, the government is unable to fix the roads.
The first casualty of rains is the city's badly maintained roads and it has slowed down Bangalore quite a bit. A traffic inspector said that a traffic jam that used to take an hour to clear now takes as much as three hours. A helpless traffic police has put up barricades to shut off bad stretches, but that has not made much of a difference.
By Rajdeep Sardesai (Guest Writer)
The three most influential politicians of the 1990s were Narasimha Rao, Vishwanath Pratap Singh and LK Advani. At a time when the last of the triumvirate prepares to fade into the political sunset, this may be a good moment to pause, rewind and look back at the life and times and legacy of these men who redefined politics at the turn of the century.
It would be fair to suggest that all three played their part in shaping the destiny of contemporary politics more by circumstance than conviction. If Rajiv Gandhi had not been assassinated in May 1991, one can safely assume Rao would have retired to Hyderabad as a footnote in the Congress, blotted by the memory of being the eternal procrastinator as home minister during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
By Dr.Rashmi Sanyal / INN Live
Genetic analysis of samples of the deadly MERS virus that has killed 58 people in the Middle East and Europe shows the disease has jumped from animals to humans several times, scientists said.
At least 132 people have been infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus since it emerged about a year ago, and it has killed 58 of them, according to the World Health Organisation.
By Sarah Williams / INN Live
An animal-control officer had hundreds of snakes, including two 6-foot (1.8-meter) Burmese pythons, at his home, where he ran an illegal side business selling them, authorities said.
There were 850 snakes worth half a million dollars in a detached garage at the Shirley home of Richard Parrinello, including the Burmese pythons, which are illegal in New York state, officials said. “There is a reason why Burmese pythons are illegal,” said Suffolk County SPCA Chief Roy Gross, citing the deaths of two young boys in New Brunswick, Canada, who were killed by an African rock python while they slept last month.
By Fauzia Arshi / INN Live
The women’s face veil, which is an essential part of the clothing of the majority of Saudi women, has been at the center of a crisis for importers in Jeddah after recent changes to the specifications and standards for imported fabrics.
The chairman of the committee of textiles and garments at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), Mohammed Al-Shehary, said that importing the face veil, known as “Niqab,” “Al-Lithma” or “Al-Tarha,” from industrialized countries has become problematic for Saudi merchants, particularly after the changes were introduced.
By Saleh Ahmed / INN Live
Taxis in Dubai will now have sensors that will automatically operate fare meters even if the driver fails to or refuses to operate these. In order to help minimise passengers' complaints, the Dubai Taxi Corporation of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has started to install sensors in its fleet of taxi vehicles.
"The sensors will operate the taxi meters automatically, as soon the passengers embark," Muhammad Yusuf Saleh, director of fleet driver affairs of the corporation, was quoted as saying. Further, he added, no need to download any apps to get the cab or book the cab from any third party vendors. Once they get in to the cab, automatically, your mobile will load the app for further use.
By M H Ahssan / INN Live
The parliament's sovereignty, as expressed in the democratically mandated liability provision for nuclear suppliers, is facing brazen contempt by a government bent on placating the international nuclear corporates.
Manmohan Singh’s secret note to the Cabinet Committee on security brings out our worst fears: even the already weak provisions of nuclear liability are not acceptable to the international nuclear suppliers and the government is willing to forcibly remove the fetters on the way of its ill-conceived nuclear power dreams.
By Sumitra Nandan / INN Live
Two weeks after communal riots ripped through Muzaffarnagar, killing 43 people and forcing 40,000 to move to refugee camps, the state government has blamed the Opposition BJP for inciting Hindu-Muslim tension. The BJP denies the charge, and in turn, accuses the government of failing to prevent the worst riots in the state in over a decade, and enforcing pro-minority policies that have left Hindus insecure.
