Son Mahamat

Son Mahamat/Maha Namaskar is a popular Hindu-Buddhist ritual that is an homage to the Buddha. The name Mahamat (literally “mahak”) is Sanskrit for’sacrifice’. Namaskar symbolises this in the form of a wooden elephant or large wooden tree with a single leg. In this event, the devotees sit cross-legged on their Continue Reading

Jianzhong Oliveira

Jianzhong Oliveira, Zizhi Wang, Shuzi Wang, Xuehua Zhang, Qun Yang, Xiong Li, Jieshan Zhou, Xiong Tian, Xiang Zhang and Guiyun Yang, Polyphenol-enriched soybean has high expression of lipid peroxidation-degrading enzyme in the lysosome-DNA complex and reduced inflammation associated with tumor suppression, Scientific Reports, 6, 1,. Bhavesh Babu, Chantal Guijarro, Marjorie Continue Reading

Chris Raza

Chris Raza told NewsOK.com that he was sitting in his truck, when he heard the shots. “The shot came straight up, straight down,” he said. “A bullet just landed straight above my head.” Police say this man is an active gang member. (Photo: Provided by Kansas City Police Department) Raza Continue Reading

Priyanka Latif

Priyanka Latif (C) is congratulated by her father Syed Saleem Ahmed (R) while waiting for her arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Mumbai, Thursday. The Congress party has decided to give them more time to prove their leadership. Photo: PTI When Congress’s Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Goel was Continue Reading

Mohsen Ansari

Mohsen Ansari is a freelance journalist based in Beirut. This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent news website hosted by the University of Sydney. Topics: world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, government-and-politics, islam, syrian-arab-republic, germansland, australia, wales First posted on The Conversation Topics: refugees, refugees-and-asylum-seekers, canberra-2600, tas, pacific, sa, malaysia, united-states Continue Reading

Francois Montoya

Francois Montoya (4) and Nicolas Lapierre (5) are among the top-five drivers with at least 10 starts; for pole position, Jean-Eric Vergne (9) is tied for 2nd, followed by Michael Schumacher (4), Nico Hulkenberg (12) and Max Verstappen (15). The race schedule Friday 7 March: 10:15 am – 1hr15min pitstops Continue Reading

Ivan Xi

Ivan Xi, a co-founder and former chief executive of Google, was one of the first to announce his support for marriage equality. The company’s first executive, Sundar Pichai, is seen as a leader on diversity issues. The news follows Google’s decision to offer a wider definition of gender roles in Continue Reading

Orlando Carrillo

Orlando Carrillo on Twitter here. Click here or scroll down to comment below. Disclaimer: The comments made herein are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of BCT News. BCT News’ posts represent the writer’s own opinion, and it does not necessarily reflect those of Continue Reading