India’s solar mission to start with 1,300 MW

"New Delhi: India's solar mission will set up, in its first phase, 1,100 MW of solar power through the electricity grid and 200 MW off the grid, with the objective of making solor power as cheap as power from coal...
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India’s solar mission to start with 1,300 MW

"New Delhi: India's solar mission will set up, in its first phase, 1,100 MW of solar power through the electricity grid and 200 MW off the grid, with the objective of making solor power as cheap as power from coal...

200 child fidayeen rescued in Pakistan

Finally - a great step towards the betterment of Pakistan and its future generations.....Fidayeen means -one who sacrifices himselfA fidayeen attack is a suicide tactic used by terrorists. Such attacks are modelled upon suicide attacks by Palestinian Native Inhabitants...

Fatal Tower Block Fire Blamed On TV Fault!! Breaking News

"Fatal Tower Block Fire Blamed On TV Fault " "A fire which killed six people in a tower block was started by an electrical fault in an old television, police have confirmed." " The portable TV set, which...

Communal clash in Sasaram, armed forces march in

India-Bihar: Communal clash in Sasaram"Patna, March 13: Armed forces marched through Bihar's Sasaram town Friday following a communal clash that injured more than...

Rare So Cal Snow Causes Major Traffic and Accidents

So I wake up this morning and see there is snow from Palmdale to Malibu.  Plus a helicopter accident and traffic backed up for hours.  Is this global warming, or global cooling?"December 18, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) Car accident lawyers in Los Angeles, California have...

China sends jitters to India through Nepal

"Political and economic dynamics might have changed beyond recognition in the past half-century, but geographical reality appears to be something even Nepal's nuclear-powered neighbors are unable to gloss over. One remains...

Calls mount for disgraced Illinois governor to quit

" Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich faced pressure to resign on Wednesday after his arrest on charges he tried to sell U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat, swap favors for money and strong-arm a newspaper...

'Koobface' Virus Attacks Facebook

"Attention new viewers: those 5000 "friends" you have on Facebook? They might not actually be your friends. In fact, some of them might be scammers trying to infect your computer with a new virus dubbed "Koobface". Koobface, which already made the rounds on MySpace, is now...

Is It A Crime To Give A Child Marijuana To Control Violent Outbursts?

Is It A Crime To Give A Child Marijuana To Control Violent Outbursts?Debbie Jeffries shows Correspondent Harold Dow the bag of marijuana she keeps in her freezer. (CBS) .hideit {display:none} (CBS) Debbie Jeffries of Rocklin, Calif., and her mother,...

Michelle Obama: A Distant Daughter of Slavery

Michelle Obama, born in 1964, will be America's next first lady. When she moves into the White House in January, a mansion built partially by slaves, "she will embark upon a life her great-great-grandfather, who...

Employers cut 533K jobs in Nov., most in 34 years

"Employers cut 533K jobs in Nov., most in 34 years Dec 5, 2008 Economy Dec 5, 3:22 PM (ET) By JEANNINE AVERSA WASHINGTON (AP) - Skittish employers slashed 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years,...

Warning over internet painkillers

"UK experts have warned of the dangers of purchasing drugs online after a study showed wide availability of strong painkillers over the internet. A team at Edinburgh University found 35 websites selling...

Canadian Fireball Remains Found

"University of Calgary researchers reported last Friday that they have found the remains of the meteor that streaked through Canadian skies in November The remains of the 10-ton meteor were densely strewn over a...

Look Out for the ISS Toolbag

"On Nov. 18, 2008, spacewalking astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper dropped her backpack-sized toolbag and it floated away from the International Space Station. The errant bag, about as big as a hiker's...

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