HCL Technologies said it has opened a global IT development centre in Sao Leopoldo, Brazil, to cater to clients across Latin America, North America and Europe. The centre, which compliments HCL’s operations in Sao Paulo, is expected to hire over ... Read More »
Bollywood dance taking America & West by storm
Bollywood dance craze is spreading across USA, Canada and Europe. Bollywood dance classes/workshops are hot, fun, energetic and contagious and Bollywood dance studios/companies/centers/schools are popping up almost everywhere across cities of America, Canada and many countries of Europe to teach ... Read More »
Amphibians and reptiles face “mounting extinction crisis”
Edinburgh, July 7 (ANI): A charity has determined that a “mounting extinction crisis” is facing frogs, toads, newts, snakes and lizards across the UK and Europe. According to a report in The Scotsman, the charity in question is Amphibian and ... Read More »
Franz Beckenbauer hopes England will host 2018 WC finals
London, July 6(ANI): Football legend Franz Beckenbauer, who is in the FIFA committee that picks the venue for 2018 and 2022, gave hopes of England hosting the 2018 football World cup. “England would be ready tomorrow. As a UEFA member, ... Read More »
UK is Europe’s most violent crime capital: European Commission
London, July 2 (ANI): A European Commission research has revealed that the United Kingdom has one of the highest rates of violence in the world, making it the violent crime capital of Europe. The commission’s research was based on combined ... Read More »
U2 pay tribute to Jackson during Europe tour
London, July 2 (ANI): U2 paid tribute to Michael Jackson as they began their first tour in three years in Barcelona. Bono, Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, who will be performing at 15 stadiums across Europe, dedicated Angel Of ... Read More »
Scientists build largest ever quantum key distribution network
Washington, July 2 (ANI): Researchers from across Europe have united to build the largest quantum key distribution (QKD) network ever built. The efforts of 41 research and industrial organisations were realised as secure, quantum encrypted information was sent over an ... Read More »
Ancient ape with human face may prove to be “missing link” species
Washington, June 11 (ANI): Scientists have discovered an 11.9-million-year-old fossil ape species with an unusually flat, “surprisingly human” face in Spain, a find that could prove to be the “missing link” between early human ancestors and more primitive apes. According ... Read More »
Ex-US State Department employee, wife held on spying charges
Washington, June 6 (ANI): The Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested a former US State Department employee, along with his wife, on alleged charges of spying for Cuba for nearly three decades. Walter Kendall Myers, 72, and his wife Gwendolyn ... Read More »
Our earliest hominid ancestors may have been European
London, June 2 (ANI): Scientists have found a 12-million-year-old fossil hominid in Spain, which suggests that millions of years before early humans evolved in Africa, their ancestors may have lived in Europe. According to a report in New Scientist, the ... Read More »
Scientists develop fast and cheap forecasting system for Mediterranean cyclones
Washington, May 27 (ANI): In a new study, a team of Scientists has developed a fast and cheap forecasting system for Mediterranean cyclones. The study shows that analyses of atmospheric sensitivity are useful for designing “efficient” observation networks based in ... Read More »
Stone, Gere, Jones, Carey gather for opening of Europe’s most expensive hotel
London, May 25 (ANI): Sharon Stone, Richard Gere, Sir Tom Jones, and Mariah Carey were among celebrities who played guests at the opening of the 800 million pound Mardan Palace resort in Antalya, Turkey. The recession defying bash also saw ... Read More »
Kylie Minogue ‘not frustrated’ for missing US success benchmark
London, May 13 (ANI): Lack of success in the American market does not bother Kylie Minogue, but the singer hates being asked about the same. The pop star, who hit gold in the U.K., Europe and in her native Australia, ... Read More »
Britney demands for ‘never smoked in’ hotel room during London visit
New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): Pop princess Britney Spears is proving to be a “diva” in the true sense, as she has demanded a hotel room that has never been smoked in during her London visit. The ‘Hit Me Baby ... Read More »
Hyundai decides to shift production of i20 to Europe
Seoul, May 8 (ANI): The Hyundai Motor India has reportedly decided to shift the production of one of its premium models ‘i20’ to Europe. “Hyundai Motor is considering moving production of the i20 to Europe because about 90 per cent ... Read More »