Transporting Food Grains For Northeast India Via Bangladesh Begins

Guwahati, Jun 10 : Transporting food grains for the mountainous northeastern states of India via Bangladesh has begun, and the first consignment is expected to reach Tripura within 10 to 15 days, officials said Sunday."A barge carrying the first consignment of 3,000 tonnes of foodgrains for Tripura left Haldia port (in West Bengal) Thursday for Ashuganj river port in Bangladesh. From Ashuganj port,...

North East Biz Team Going to Thailand, Cambodia

By Shobha RoyKolkata, Jun 10 :  A 30-member business delegation from North East headed by Union Minister of DoNER Paban Singh Ghatowar will visit Thailand and Cambodia to explore bilateral investment opportunities.Industry ministers from Assam, Mizoram and Nagaland will also accompany the delegation along with their officials and local entrepreneurs.The delegation, which leaves for Phnom Penh...

Photos Of Isolated, Stark Lithuanian Village Discos

By Alison Nastasi Call it a disco, nightclub, or lounge, but they all serve the same purposes: drinking, dancing, and meeting people. Over a ten-year period, photographer Andrew Miksys ventured to village discos in Lithuania — many rundown, backroad, Soviet-era community centers where the decor is questionable, and the people are often...

Unhackable Quantum Cryptography Can Be Hacked

By Michael Mayday Department of Homeland Security (DHS) researchers use advanced modeling and simulation equipment as they work on the DHS Control Systems Security Program. Credit:Reuters Quantum cryptography has long been considered the holy grail of cryptographers, allowing them to send messages with a technique which, thanks to the laws of physics, is guaranteed to only be readable...

The NSA Whistleblower Revealed

Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations The 29-year-old source behind the biggest intelligence leak in the NSA's history explains his motives, his uncertain future and why he never intended on hiding in the shadowsThe individual responsible for one of the most significant leaks in US political history is Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old former technical...

Assam Arrests 18 After Brutal Witchcraft Killing

Guwahati, Jun 10 : At least 18 tribal villagers in India's northeast were arrested for hacking to death a man they suspected of practising witchcraft, police said Saturday. An Indian soldier patrols the road to Gorubakha village in Assam, on July 22, 2012. At least 18 tribal villagers in India's northeast were arrested for hacking to death a man they suspected of practising witchcraft, police...

Over-The-Counter Forms Still Popular at Delhi University

By Vijetha S. N. Delhi University aspirants filling up forms on Day Two of admissions on Thursday. Photo: Monica Tiwari Thousands turn up for hard copy form on Day Two of admissions Delhi University resembled a pickle-jar on Day Two of admissions on Thursday with thousands relentlessly trooping into its North Campus and hustling for an application form amid intensified humidity levels —...

Think Romance is Dead? Read This

Chinese student falls in love with bus driver Appeals to public for help to track him down Bus company sends her profile of single drivers 'If the driver is single, go forth and chase him' Why won't anyone love me...? Picture: Supplied HERE'S a story for anyone who thinks romance is dead. It starts on a bus in Wuhan, China when a young female student...