Girish - Instablogs
Jul 30 2008
The phenomenon of total solar eclipse will occur on August 1st, 2008 at 6:09 pm China time on the territory close to the windswept high grasslands located northeast of a small village called Yiwu. The total solar eclipse is going to be captured by a...
Jul 30 2008
A city council has blocked its staff from looking at websites about atheism. Lawyers at the National Secular Society said the move by Birmingham City Council was “discriminatory” and they would consider legal action.
Jul 30 2008
For most of the year, it is the duty of the press to scour the known universe looking for ways to ruin your day. The more fear, guilt or angst a news story induces, the better. But with August upon us, perhaps you’re in the mood for a break, so I’ve...
Jul 30 2008
A top Central Intelligence Agency official traveled secretly to Islamabad this month to confront Pakistan’s most senior officials with new information about ties between the country’s powerful spy service and militants operating in Pakistan’s...
Jul 29 2008
Another Critical Mass ride, another stunning display of police brutality. Watch as one of New York’s finest violently shoves a cyclist off his bicycle, launching him through the air to the curb at 46th street and Seventh Avenue during Friday...
Jul 29 2008
Despite curfew being lifted from here on Tuesday, life remained paralysed in the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir due to a shutdown for the sixth consecutive day in protest against the Amarnath land transfer order revocation.
Jul 29 2008
To rise off the ground wearing a jetpack is to feel the force of dreams. Very, very noisy dreams. On Tuesday, an inventor from New Zealand plans to unveil what he calls “the world’s first practical jetpack” at the EAA AirVenture, the gigantic...
Jul 28 2008
Of the 19 blasts that were used to blow up most of east Ahmedabad on Saturday, two were the most brutal - the ones in the government-run Civil Hospital which are said to have claimed nearly 20 lives and the municipal corporation-run LG hospital where...
Jul 26 2008
We’ve known it for a long time: the web is big. The first Google index in 1998 already had 26 million pages, and by 2000 the Google index reached the one billion mark. Over the last eight years, we’ve seen a lot of big numbers about how much...
Jul 26 2008
Iran is planning a mass execution of 30 people convicted of murder and drug trafficking, a press report said today. “Thirty people convicted of murder, drug trafficking, illegal relationships... will be executed on Sunday at dawn,” the...