LAST YEAR, the Ministry of Minority Affairs launched the Nai Manzil scheme for Muslim youth (aged 17-35 years), whereby both school-dropouts and those from Madrasa backgrounds were to be provided formal education with full fee waiver, in order to help them find employment. The Jamia Senior Secondary School, one of ... Read More »
A DERELICT soap factory in Port Melbourne has been transformed into luxury apartments by amateur renovators turned reality TV stars. The Block is nearing completion and will go to auction later this year. Picture: Chris Eastman The art deco building, on Ingles St, is home to this year’s season of ... Read More »
In a disappointment to theorists, neutrino physicists at the IceCube neutrino detector in Antarctica drew a blank in their search for a “sterile” neutrino. If discovered, this particle would have been a fourth type of neutrino and would have indicated the existence of new physics beyond the “standard model” of ... Read More »
Over five days last November, Beijing’s air pollution index soared off the charts, double the level that was considered “hazardous.” Less than a decade after presenting blue skies for the world to see during the 2008 Olympics, the Chinese capital now regularly tops the list of global cities with chronic ... Read More »
Already in doldrums, the real estate business has taken further dip in the city with the change in property transfer rules by the Improvement Trust.Real estate experts feel that the crucial Assembly elections have already picked up pace in the state. Prevalence of election scenario always reflected negatively on the ... Read More »
North American energy giant ConocoPhillips said second quarter production was lower in part because of the impact of wildfires this year in Canada. Conoco said it recorded a net loss of $1.1 billion for the second quarter, compared with a loss of just $179 million one year ago. It’s the ... Read More »
Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Wednesday that the proposed acquisition of SolarCity Corp (SCTY.O) could eventually push the electric car maker’s valuation to $1 trillion, but investors were skeptical. Shares of Tesla were down nearly 7 percent at $204.50, putting its market capitalization at ... Read More »
The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday the U.S. economy was “overall in good shape,” with growth set to regain momentum despite an overvalued dollar, but it warned that too many Americans were dropping out of the workforce or living in poverty. The IMF expects U.S. economic growth of 2.2 ... Read More »
The world’s largest smartphone producer has said its operating profit in the January to March period is expected to reach 6.6 trillion Korean won ($5.6bn; £3.9bn). For the same quarter in 2015, Samsung’s operating profit was at 6tn won. The improved outlook comes amid reports of strong sales of its ... Read More »
