President Barack Obama urged Americans on Monday to reject political "absolutism" and partisan rancor as he kicked off his second term with a call for national unity, setting a pragmatic tone for the daunting challenges he faces over the next four years. Obama's ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol was filled with traditional pomp and pageantry, but it was a scaled-back inauguration compared to the hi ...

This paper highlights recent work on formulation and stability of nickel sulphate W/O microemulsionusing hydrophilic nonionic surfactant Tween 80, and its use for electrodeposition of uniform Ni-nanoparticles on nickel plating. The prepared microemulsion was found to be crystal clear and very stable for more than 30 days at a wide range of temperature (20 ≥ T ≤ 45 ◦C). The Tween 80/n-hexane/nhexanol/ water ...

  Melody Queen Mehnaz Begum passed away peacefully on 19 Junary 2013. She was travelling from USA back home and on her way she breathed her last in Bahrain. May Allah rest her soul in peace and award her and exalted place in Jannah, amen!! Also, may Allah bestow upon her family, extended family, friends and admirers - worldwide - enough fortitude to bear the griefs from this great loss, amen!!! ...

 Zosia Chustecka A new hypothesis that focuses on reactive oxygen species (ROS) proposes that antioxidant levels within cancer cells are a problem and are responsible for resistance to treatment. The theory destroys any reason for taking antioxidative nutritional supplements, because they "more likely cause than prevent cancer," according to Nobel laureate James Watson, PhD, from Cold Spring Harbor Laborato ...

ISLAMABAD: Tehrik-e-Minhajul Qauran chief Allama Tahir ul Qadri culminated his four days long march after an agreement with the government here on Thursday. After successful negotiations with the government, he congratulated the participants of long march, the nation as well as the ruling coalition for what he termed the successful culmination of the long march. Addressing the participants of the sit-in, fo ...

Posted by Zaheerul Hassan Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered NAB  to arrest Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf for alleged corruption.   Arrest orders have also been issued for 15 others in the same case, which dates back to 2010, the BBC reported.   Ashraf is accused of taking bribes to approve new energy projects while he was Pakistan's minister for water and power. He denies the allegations.   All 16 de ...

By Our Correspondent Quetta blast, Altaf address and firing on Kashmir border by Indian army are most likely interlinked and it seems to be conspiracies to instable Pakistan QUETTA: Three blasts in Quetta on Thursday left 93 dead and many with serious injuries. The blasts took place in Shahrah-e-Iqbal and Alamdar Road area. The second and third blasts were suicide blasts at a snooker club on Alamdar Road.Th ...

Posted by Faheem Belharvi India is prospering, Indians are not. (Mani Shankar Aiyar) While India is ecstatic over its nine percent economic growth rate; it remains indifferent to its alarming unemployment. Neither the Indian government nor the opposition seems to care about this grave situation. According to statistics quoted by ‘Times of India’, nearly 30 million Indians are unemployed, 26 million are offi ...