By Karl Flinders | Computer Weekly The number of global IT services deals with a cloud computing element have tripled since 2010, according to research from IT outsourcing consultancy Information Services Group (ISG).   ISG used its TPI index to analyse IT outsourcing deals and found this year will see 300 IT contracts awarded which feature cloud computing services. This compares with 110 in 2010 and 220 in ...

By Zaheerul Hassan 13 innocents have been killed and more than 100 injured in two separate blasts in Dera Ismail Khan on Saturday and Sunday during Muharram Processions. On Sunday 5 individuals were killed in an explosive blasts of Commissionary   Bazar . According to the security forces the explosive was hiding in the closed shop of bazaar. On November 8 individuals including 4 children were killed on Satu ...

Posted by zaheerul Hassan Scientists have discovered an enzyme used in nature to make powerful chemicals from catnip to a cancer drug, vinblastine. The discovery opens up the prospect of producing these chemicals cheaply and efficiently. They are produced naturally by some plants such as the medicinal Madagascar periwinkle, but faster-growing plants could be used to produce them. With synthetic biology, imp ...

Posted By Zaheerul Hassan MALE pipefish pregnancy may suit the females, but it's a real boon for their offspring. In human fetuses, antibodies from the mother's egg and others that pass across the placenta help build its developing immune system. Sperm are too small to carry antibodies, so males aren't thought to contribute. Not so in pipefish, where the male carries the pregnancy. To see if the immune prim ...

 By Zaheerul Hassan on Novemeber 24, 2012 (Thursday night) The Frontier Corps (FC) personnel had seized these explosive devices earlier. According to an FC spokesperson, securitymen had intercepted the vehicle carrying this explosive cargo in Gulistan area. “When the paramilitary troops beckoned the driver of the suspected four-wheeler to stop and show ID, he shot ahead forcing the FC men to engage in a hig ...

Posted By Zaheerul Hassan DI KHAN: At least three people were killed and a policeman injured in massive bomb blast that went off near Imambargah at Bannu Chungi here on Saturday morning. Police have confirmed the blast and said the bomb was planted in the soil. Panic gripped the area after the blast. The injured has been shifted to District Hospital and law enforcement agencies decided to be more alert. Pak ...

There is a crisis in almost every aspect of life in Gaza, and Palestinians will never have decent living conditions unless the blockade is lifted, Chris Gunness, a spokesman for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, told RT. ­RT: Your agency has hit back at Israeli allegations that it allows its facilities in the Gaza Strip to be used by Hamas to launch rockets towards Israel. Have your sch ...

 Posted By Zaheerul Hassan BRISBANE: The Brisbane International starting next month will feature the world's top three women players with confirmation on Wednesday that top-ranked Victoria Azarenka will take part. Azarenka, of Belarus, joins Russian world number two Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams of the United States in the main lead-up tournament to January's Australian Open in Melbourne, the season's ...