World

'King of Ghazal' Mehdi Hasan's Funeral Today

Legendary Ghazal singer Mehdi Hasan, who died Wednesday, will be cremated in Shah Muhammad graveyard of North Karachi on Friday. The District Municipal Corporation (DMC) has made all arrangements for the burial of the Hasan.

Jun 15, 2012

World's Largest Optical Telescope In The Offing; ESO Gives Green Signal

The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Council gave a final green signal to the giant project of building world's largest optical telescope on Monday.

Jun 14, 2012

Asian Heart Institute (AHI) in Mumbai Ranked Safest Cardiac Hospital in the World

Mumbai's well-known Asian Heart Institute (AHI), Bandra, has been named the "safest cardiac hospital in the world" with lowest mortality, by the international healthcare organization, the Joint Commission International (JCI).

Jun 14, 2012

Ram Charan Teja Weds Upasana: Celebrities Congratulate the Newlywed Couple [Tweets]

Actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi's son and young movie star Ram Charan Teja got hitched with his sweetheart of several years Upasana Kamineni at a star-studded ceremony on June 14. Several big stars from Indian film industry graced the ceremony and others congratulated newlywed couple on the micro-blogging site Twitter.

Jun 14, 2012

Twitter Gets User-Friendly, Introduces New Way to Discover Content

Twitter announced on its blog on Wednesday that it has made changes to the site to make it more user-friendly. It has introduced a new way to let the users discover content easily. Users can now discover more interactive experiences inside any Tweet on twitter.com and mobile.twitter.com.

Jun 14, 2012

Samsung Galaxy S3 Gets New Software Update For 'Stability'

Samsung has released its first firmware software update for its much-anticipated Android phone Galaxy S3 for smoother performance.

Jun 14, 2012

Iraq Serial Bomb Blast: 70 Killed, Over 200 Injured; Suspects Sunni Insurgents

Serial bomb blast rocked several cities across Iraq, killing at least 70 people and injuring over 200 on Wednesday. The attacks apparently targeting the Shi'ite pilgrims, is one of the deadliest days since the United States withdrew its troops in December.

Jun 13, 2012

WWDC 2012: Apple Signs Deal with TomTom, Dumps Google

After dropped Google's Maps application from its iOS devices, Apple announced its own navigation version at the on-going Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2012. Now, in-car navigation firm TomTom has let the cat out of the bag by revealing that it has signed a deal with Apple to license maps.

Jun 13, 2012

Shilpa’s Son Viaan Goes Off Twitter, Says ‘Will Use When I Am Old Enough’

Six days after making debut on social networking site, Shilpa Shetty's new born baby, Viaan, goes off Twitter. The actress used to post all the baby's activities on his account but will not do it anymore.

Jun 13, 2012

Two OTA Update for Samsung Galaxy S3 Released

Samsung, with initial success of its Galaxy S3 device has gone ahead and released the first ever OTA update for its flagship handset.

Jun 12, 2012

Apple's Safari Faster on iOS 6, New Benchmarks Revealed.

Apple is all set and ready to bring out their new iOS 6 operating system as new features were showcased recently.

Jun 12, 2012

Saroo Brieley, the Lost Boy Who Found His Home After 25 Years Using Google Earth Has no Plans to Return to India (PHOTOS)

A 31-year-old Indian boy who lost his mother in 1986, when he was just five and reunited with 25 years later using Google Earths' satellite images, has no plans to settle down in his village.

Jun 12, 2012

India, Canada Sign MoU on Road Transportation and Infrastructure Development

India and Canada have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Infrastructure Development, Operation & Maintenance of Roads during the visit of Dr. C.P. Joshi, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, to Canada.

Jun 12, 2012

Latest From Political Rumour Mills on Presidential Polls: Trade-off Between Congress & BJP?

Political rumour mills have been in complete overdrive about the Congress's Presidential choice as the ruling party has been maintaining a low-profile over its nominee. However, reports suggested that Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is emerging as a strong frontrunner for the top post.

Jun 12, 2012

Apple Unveils Lightest MacBook Pro Ever with Retina Display; Where to Buy MacBook Pro?

Apple on Monday unveiled an all new 15-inch MacBook Pro at the on-going Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2012. It is the lightest MacBook Pro ever and is as thin as a MacBook Air.

Jun 12, 2012