Apple CEO Tim Cook has admitted that greater diversity was required, in an interview earlier this summer he said the fault lies with the tech industry as a whole failing to reach out to women. According to a report by the AAUW, only 26 percent of science, technology, engineering and mathematics jobs are held by…
Almost four years ago a vial of unmatured malt was sent to the International Space Station. Now back on earth it has been tasted by Dr Bill Lumsden, Ardberg’s director of distilling who said, “when I nosed and tasted the space samples, it became clear that much more of Ardbeg’s smoky, phenolic character shone through…
Two Nepali women, aged 30 and 50 working as maids at his home near the Indian capital Delhi, say they were starved and sexually abused by him and other Saudi nationals. India has urged Saudi Arabia to cooperate in investigations into rape allegations against a diplomat. The women returned to Nepal on 10th September 2015.…
Apple has recently rejected ‘Cecil’s revenge’, an app that is meant to be a homage to Cecil the lion and said to be modelled after the popular game Asteroids. It happens to be the first game created by developers David Kotkin and Glenn Cutler and an effort to pay homage to Cecil the lion that…
Do you have an insatiable craze for super-expensive bikes? but does the size of your purse discourage you from having any dreams let alone serious thoughts of owning one and would you rather not want to bother yourself with big EMIs every month? Then most people would either put off this idea of owning one…
In what is seen as the first independent British military action in Syria, two British born IS jihadists were killed in a precision attack conducted by remotely piloted aircraft, commonly referred to as ‘Drones’ on Aug 21 in the Syrian city of Raqqa. The British Prime Minister David Cameron announced about the air strike on…
The City of Joso, North of the capital Tokyo, was hit by a wall of water after the Kinugawa river burst its banks. Helicopter rescue teams plucked people from rooftops. Eight people are still missing and 100 needed rescuing. The rains came a day after a tropical storm brought winds of up to 78…
An Indian-origin entrepreneur Payal Kadakia founder of ClassPass, a two year old start-up that gives customers access to thousands of boutique fitness classes in their area, has been named among the most promising businesswomen of 2015 by the Fortune magazine, in its annual recognition of 10 women innovators, game changers and ground breakers. Although ClassPass…
Several entrepreneurial favela residents are converting their humble homes into guesthouses, and are taking bookings for next summer’s Olympics, both from rich Brazilians and from overseas visitors. Some people are prepared to risk all so that they can grab a bargain, since a government policy called “pacification” was introduced in 2008. Under pacification, soldiers and…
Kerala’s rich cultural heritage, has brought international fame by winning the UNESCO’s 2015 Asia-Pacific award for conservation efforts for their famous Vadakkunathan temple in Thrissur in South India, which is more than 1200 years old, which still retains its original form. Millions of devotees and tourists gather every year to witness the world famous “Thrissur…