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Manipulation of Emotions: FB experiment Draws Flak
Facebook is facing criticism after it emerged it had conducted a psychology experiment on nearly 700,000 users without their knowledge. The test saw Facebook “manipulate” news feeds to control which emotional expressions the users were exposed to. The research was done in collaboration with two US universities to gauge if “exposure to emotions led people […]
India Lifts off PSLV-C23
India passed another milestone in space research, by successfully lifting off the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C23 on Monday from the Sriharikota space station of the Indian Space Research Organisation. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi witnessed the launch at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The Launch vehicle carries five foreign satellites: SPOT-7, a 714 kg, […]
ISIS Surrounds Balad Air Base in Iraq
The ISIS rebels have attacked the Balad Air Force Base in Iraq, the largest air base in the country and one of America’s most important military outposts, surrounding it on three sides. “We assess the group continues to threaten the air base and Iraqi Security Force control of the air base as it moves south […]
Aligarh Founder’s Urdu Periodical Goes Online
“Tehzibul Akhlaq”, one of the oldest periodicals of the country, started in 1870 by the founder of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, has now launched its online edition. The magazine carries articles on important social, cultural and religious issues in line with Sir Syed’s reforms. The Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim […]
Gas Pipeline Blast Kills 15 in Andhra Pradesh
A massive explosion in a gas pipeline in East Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on Friday killed at least 15 and injured 7. The blast occurred at 5.30 am in the pipeline belonging to the state-owned energy company GAIL (India) Ltd in Nagaram Village in Amalapuram Mandal, about 560 kms from […]
Syrian Warplanes Kill at least 50 in Western Iraq
Amidst the escalating Sunni insurgency in Iraq causing widespread destruction and chaos, at least fifty people were killed and 132 injured in an attack by Syrian warplanes in the western Iraqi province of Anber on Tuesday. It was the second consecutive day of the airstrikes by Syria, who has now joined hands with Iran in […]
Rebels Shoot down Ukrainian Chopper
An Ukrainian helicopter with nine technicians on board was struck by a rebel missile near Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine, on Tuesday, killing all of them, the government forces spokesman Vladyslav Seleznyov said. The technicians had been returning after installing a specialized equipment to monitor violations of a peace plan in Ukraine’s rebellious east when their […]
Rajdhani Derails; Railway Suspects Sabotage
The Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express derailed at Golden Ganj station near Chapra, New Delhi, at around 2.00 am today killing at least 4 passengers and injuring 8. 12 coaches were derailed in the incident, with five coaches, B-1 to B-4 and pantry car overturned and seven other coaches, B-5 to B-10 and power car getting derailed […]
Saddam’s Judge Executed?
The ISIS militants who have captured a vast territory in Iraq in its onward march to capture Baaghdad have reportedly captured and executed the judge who sentenced former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to death. Britain’s Daily Mail said that the claimed killing of Judge Rauf Rashid Abd al-Rahman was in retaliation for his sentencing the […]
Removal of Saddam Was a Mistake: Blair
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair admitted that removing ex-Iraqi President Saddam Hussein from power has contributed to the terrorist uprising in Iraq. Writing in Financial Times, Blair said: “Of course the Iraq of 2014 bears, in part, the imprint of the removal of Saddam Hussein 11 years ago. To say otherwise, as a recent […]
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