Two Italian policemen shot during newly elected Enrica Letta’s swearing-in ceremony

  Two Italian police officers were shot and wounded outside the prime minister’s office in Rome on Sunday. The incident took place just a kilometer away from the place where the new premier Enrico Letta was being sworn. The swearing in ceremony was going on at the time of the incident. Police said that it

Ricin case: Mississippi man charged with use of biological weapon

The 41-year-old former martial arts instructor James Everett Dutschke, was arrested on Saturday sending ricin-laced letters to President Obama and Sen. Roger Wicker. Dutschke is charged under the section pertaining to use of biological weapon. Dutschke belongs to Mississippi and has denied any involvement in the incident earlier this week. While defending himself Dutschke said

Willem-Alexander to be pronounced Dutch Prince; Prince Pils to be crowned by Queen Beatrix

Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander is about to become king. He’s grown-up from being a beer-loving student who was called Prince Pils back then to being an International Olympic Committee member and respected U.N. water expert as well. Queen Beatrix is going to handover the crown to her son after orange-tinted patriotism controversy has been caused

Hate selling Photographs? Adapt & Learn selling techniques for Photographers

Do you hate selling your photographs? If so, It’s time you adapt and start learning selling techniques for photographers Accept it or not but selling is a major problem for many photographers. When photographers turn professional, they want people to pay them for their work. They assume that their work has the potential to speak

Smartphones beat Feature Phones globally, Samsung leading the shift

Smartphones have captured 51.6% of the total mobile phone market with worldwide shipments touching 216.2 million units in the first quarter. The IDC’s data provides the understanding that this is the first time that hardware makers have shipped more smartphones than feature phones globally. It’s nothing short of a landmark for the smartphones category. Phone

Elon Musk sparks rumors with his tweet; each character of his tweet has helped gain Tesla stock $2.2Mn

  We are assuming that Elon Musk knows how to make boring things seem interesting. Thursday morning, he tweeted, “Announcement of new @TeslaMotors strategy tomorrow. Tesla owners will like this.” Following the Tweet, everyone started speculating on Twitter. People started asking questions like, What would it be? Direct sales over the Internet? Solar cars? Cheaper

Legendary country music singer George Jones dies at 81

The elastic Texas voice of George Jones expressed heartbreak so well that he became the most imitated singer in country music. George Jones died on Friday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center after being hospitalized April 18 with irregular blood pressure. He was 81 years old. Hank Williams has set the path country music and Johnny

US GDP growth figures falls short of predictions, raises tensions for economic recovery

  Economic growth in US got back into some speed lately in the first quarter, but it was not as expected. This elevated tensions as an already weakening economy is showing positive signals to cope-up with deep government spending cuts and higher taxes. The Gross domestic product figures expanded at a 2.5 percent annual rate,

Body found in river recognized as Brown University student

The Rhode Island medical examiner’s office has recognized the body found in a river as that of the missing Brown University student Sunil Tripathi. It all came to light with the help of forensic dental examination, according to, spokesperson for the Rhode Island Department of Health Dara Chadwick. “At this time, the cause of death

Rare photos of the last known Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine) and causes behind its extinction

Towards the end of the 19th Century, a bounty was offered for killing thylacine. (The photograph was taken more than half-a-century ago in 1933.) The marsupial carnivore became extinct in 1936, over the belief that it kills sheep. Sheep farming which was the backbone of the Australian economy during that era prompted the government to