Neville Nicholls/ The News Week This month the world has been celebrating the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong setting foot on the Moon. But this week sees another scientific anniversary, perhaps just as important for the future of civilisation.Forty years ago, a group ...বিস্তারিত
International 2007: Pratibha Patil is sworn in as India's 1st female President. 1999: 86th Tour de France: Lance Armstrong wins 1st of 7 consecutive Tour de France titles but is later disqualified for drug cheating. 1997: Scientists announce the first human stem cells to ...বিস্তারিত
Anjoo Mohun/Daily O Have you been in a situation where you order a sumptuous meal but end up ogling at what is being served at the next table? Do you feel deflated, the excitement draining out of you, forgetting what you had wanted to eat with a nice wine but the spread a ...বিস্তারিত
Alex R Cook/ Channel News Asia But should we worry about the current dengue outbreak? NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health’s Alex R Cook gives some perspective to the outbreak. To understand the current dengue outbreak, it is useful to think back to the situation ...বিস্তারিত
Catherine Wilkinson/ Seven Billion Today Was just on a train from London Victoria to Polegate and it was traumatising. What should have taken 1 hour and a half took 3 hours. What should have been one train was in fact two trains and one replacement bus service. Delays, ca ...বিস্তারিত
The Guardian: A libel trial against the editor of Rappler, a Philippine news site critical of the regime of President Rodrigo Duterte, has begun in a case widely seen as an attempt by the government to intimidate journalists and curtail press freedom. Maria Ressa was arrest ...বিস্তারিত
Charlie Warzel/Gulf News FaceApp, a mobile face-editing application, has all the necessary components for a viral privacy scandal: a catchy concept, celebrity users, a mysterious company and a stampede of public interest. Here’s the rundown of FaceApp’s 15 minutes of ...বিস্তারিত
Turyal Azam Khan/ Asia Times As tensions continue to rise between the United States and Iran, several of the countries caught between the two sides have been trying to find a peaceful way out of the diplomatic crisis. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan made the first over ...বিস্তারিত
International 2012: Danielle Steel’s novel “Friends Forever: A Novel” is published. 2005: British Open Senior Men's Golf, Royal Aberdeen: Tom Watson wins his second Open Seniors title in a playoff with Ireland's Des Smyth. 2005: 92nd Tour de France: no winner; Lance ...বিস্তারিত
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed, Writer, Columnist & Researcher We call 21st century as the age of knowledge. Here, world of connected knowledge work, global markets, tele-linked citizens, and blended cultural traditions demands a fresh set of responses. In this age, brainpowe ...বিস্তারিত