The noise from loudspeakers attached to campaigning vehicles, usually auto rickshaws, is deafening during election time in Tamil Nadu. Traditionally, the AIADMK campaign vehicles will play old MGR songs that were penned to project his politics, like “nann ungal veetu pillai” (I am a son from your house). Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) would play revolutionary … Read more
A man has shot dead two female police officers and a civilian in the eastern Belgian city of Liège. The gunman also took a female cleaner hostage at a school before being killed by police. Four other police officers were also injured. The man’s motive is not yet clear but the incident is being treated … Read more
arents these days are stressed. So are their kids. The root of this anxiety, one scholar says, is the way we understand the relationship between parents and children. Alison Gopnik, a psychology and philosophy professor at the University of California, Berkeley, thinks parents—especially middle-class parents—view their children as entities they can mold into a specific image. … Read more
HIGHLIGHTS Updates for mid-range and entry-level phones will be subject to testing Security updates will be pushed in different phases Meltdown and Spectre patches are expected to roll out soon Sony Mobile has announced an official Android upgrade policy for its range of Xperia smartphones. The Japanese giant reveals that all “premium range devices” in the Xperia smartphone … Read more
AN evil mum who locked her 12-year-old son in a bathroom for TWO YEARS has been jailed after her horrific child abuse was finally exposed. Brandy Jaynes, 36, of Toquerville, Utah, starved the boy until he weighed just two stone when he was rescued. Court documents revealed how Jaynes kept her son prisoner inside the family’s … Read more
THE INCREASING cost of a cinema ticket has been putting off movie goers from seeing films on the big screen in recent years. According to data released by the British Film Institute (BFI), the average price of cinema admission in the UK has risen from £4.87 in 2006 to £7.17 in 2015 – an increase … Read more
Horse breeding records are some of the most impressive efforts to chronicle animal lineages in human history, with some stretching back thousands of years. Yet decoding the genetic origins of today’s horses has proved remarkably difficult. Now, a new study finds that nearly all modern horse breeds can be traced to two distinct, ancient Middle Eastern … Read more
AUSTIN — After a brief respite, the bathroom wars are heating up again. Rep. Ron Simmons, R-Carrollton, is expected to introduce two bills in the upcoming special session of the Texas Legislature that would regulate which public bathrooms transgender Texans, including schoolchildren, can use. WHAT THEY SAID: GOP Board of Ed members sound off on … Read more
Endurance® Doors has introduced two new door designs, the Cader Idris and the Pentland, which were developed before the FIT Show, as the solid and secure composite door brand continues to build market share. Forming part of their Classic Collection, these two new additions take inspiration from typical 1930’s style doors with the Cader Idris … Read more
The Milan Design Week is almost ready to begin and Lithos Design will present at the Salone del Mobile, showcasing new brands, new models and new collections. Opus – the revolutionary collection of industrial design inlays, has been supplemented with a new sophisticated model – Piano, which comprises marble floors and wall coverings available in various … Read more