2015-01-01 India Spotlight

Search Engine Land   

Where's Santa? The 2014 Santa Tracker Review, From NORAD To Google   
Search Engine Land
Santa Claus is on his way -- and there are two excellent services to track his progress. Our guide to getting the most of out NORAD Tracks Santa and Google Santa Tracker. Danny Sullivan on December 24, 2014 at 3:29 pm. 2.7k; More. NORAD Google Santa ...

2015-01-01 India More Top Stories

NDTV   

India Retaliates After Soldier Killed, 4 Rangers Die. Pakistan Registers Protest   
NDTV
New Delhi: Four Pakistani soldiers were killed in retaliation after an Indian jawan was shot dead in the Samba district, 41 km from Jammu. Pakistani Rangers who guard the border in Kashmir fired on a group of Indian soldiers on patrol, the second ceasefire ...

2015-01-01 India Health

Daily News & Analysis   

If parent attempted suicide, kids more likely to try, too   
Reuters
(Reuters Health) - The children of people who attempted suicide, regardless of whether they have a mood disorder themselves, have a four- to five-fold increased risk of trying to take their own lives, according to a new study. While mood disorders play a role ...

2015-01-01 India Science

NDTV   

NASA's SMAP Instrument All Set to Measure Earth's Soil   
Microfinance Monitor
NASA's Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) instrument is all set to measure the moisture lodged in Earth's soils with an unprecedented accuracy and resolution. The instrument's consists of three main parts – a radar, a radiometer and the largest rotating mesh ...

2015-01-01 India Sports

Firstpost   

Good but not transformative: Summing up MS Dhoni as India's Test captain   
Firstpost
Legacy is a heavy word. It comes loaded with the weight of times past and times still to come. If you are India's cricket captain, it comes with the additional burden of the hopes and dreams of tens of millions. It is not an easy thing to shrug off. The great irony ...

2015-01-01 India Entertainment

Financial Express   

Despite row, defiant CM Akhilesh Yadav makes Aamir Khan's 'PK' tax free in ...   
Financial Express
Pk protest, pk banned, aamir khan Right wing activists protesting against Aamir Khan starrer 'PK' burn the film's posters outside a movie theatre, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (PTI). Other Articles. Nathuram Godse's temple should come up in every district: Azam ...

2015-01-01 India Technology

NDTV   

Govt blocks 32 websites to check ISIS propaganda   
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Centre has blocked 32 websites, including vimeo.com, dailymotion.com, pastebin.com and github.com, in an effort to curb ISIS propaganda, prompting a wave of online protests. An Indian "hacktivist" group, Anonymous India, has threatened ...

2015-01-01 India Business

New York Times   

Crash of AirAsia Flight 8501 Spotlights Indonesia's Poor Air Safety Record   
New York Times
JAKARTA, Indonesia — When a team of United Nations auditors visited Jakarta in May to rate the country's aviation safety, they came to a troubling conclusion: Indonesia was well below the global average in every category, and scored just 61 percent in ...

2015-01-01 India World

Voice of America   

N. Korean Leader Says Open to Summit with South   
Voice of America
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA—. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Thursday that he was open to a high-level summit with neighboring South Korea, days after Seoul proposed that dialogue resume. "If South Korean authorities sincerely want to improve ...

2015-01-01 India India

Times of India   

Faith in Narendra Modi govt high, but Sangh hotheads a concern: TOI survey   
Times of India
NEW DELHI: It's been seven months and five days since Narendra Modi was sworn in as India's 15th Prime Minister, and he clearly retains the confidence and goodwill of the metropolitan middle class. His government is viewed by a majority of people in eight ...