Author Archive: Infoeditor
New AIDS: Fear Rules the Roost
As medical history the world over has always been linked to political maneuvering, it has yet to be seen, and it’s the duty of all concerned to see, whether the disease might not be used as a springboard for anti-immigrant hysteria. It is believed that Charles Darwin, in pursuit of fossiles to prove his theory […]
Musharraf Survives Assassination Attempt
Rawalpindi: Former military ruler of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf survived an assassination attempt late on Wednesday night as the bomb blew up twenty minutes before he was suppose to cross the spot. “Four kilograms of explosive device planted in a pipeline under a bridge exploded around 20 minutes before the former president was supposed to cross […]
Tablets to replace teachers
The advent of new technologies and virtual environments are about to transform the class room environment with the tablets starting to replace teachers in several parts of the world. A number of schools in the Netherlands have started the way of revolutionizing the method of learning. There, tablet computers will soon replace teachers and textbooks. […]
Indian Mango Imports Banned
The European Commission has banned Indian mango imports from Thursday for fear of plant pests threatening European salad crops. The UK reportedly imports nearly 16 million mangoes each year, worth £6m, from India. Monica Bhandari, from wholesalers Fruity Fresh, called for an “urgent” reversal of the ban and also filed an e-petition on the UK […]
Islamic Economic Summit: Does it Hold out a Different Promise?
Economic summits are both remarkable and notorious. Remarkable in the sense that they are usually convened in the context (or aftermath) of several financial breakdowns and that economic think-tanks are expected to contribute tips on how to save economies from ever colliding with the icebergs of slump. Notorious in the sense that not only is […]
Dubai hosts the First Global Summit on Islam Economy
The Global Islamic Economy Summit brings together more than 3000 world class pioneers in the public and private sectors all over the world. The summit, for the first time in history, will be held on November 25 and 26 at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE. The event aims bring together policymakers, financial professionals and experts in […]
Three Irish authors long listed for world’s most lucrative literary prize
Three biggest names in Irish literature Donal Ryan, Colm Toibin and David Park have been nominated for the largest literary prize in the world, the 100,000 Euro International Impac Dublin Literary Award. Launching the 2014 award, Dublin Lord Mayor Oisin Quinn, said the event promotes world literature and Irish writing internationally. The shortlist will be […]
Mumbai International Film festival to begin from February 3
The 13th edition of Mumbai International Film festival (MIFF) for documentary, short and animation films commences on February 3 next year. Organized by Films Division, Government of India, and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the event will be held at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) for one week. The oldest and largest international […]
Indian short film Kush among Oscar hopefuls
Indian director Shubhashish Bhutiani’s short film “Kush” has been shortlisted by the Academy for the 10 live-action shorts for the Oscars. Three to five out of these 10 films will be selected for Oscar nomination by the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch members. The 25-minute film has been produced by Shubhashish’s father Sanjay Bhutiani […]
Iran’s ‘Parviz’ to vie at Kerala Film Festival
Two Iranian films will be screened at the eighteenth edition of The International Film Festival of Kerala, slated to be held from December 6 through 13. The Iranian filmmaker Majid Barzegar’s feature length movie Pervez and Tajo Mahl by Danesh Eqbashavi are the two Iranian entries that will be competing with twelve other films from […]
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