Islamabad - Nuclear-armed Pakistan edged to the brink of war with India when its president received a threatening call from someone posing as Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee following last week's Mumbai attacks, a media report said Saturday.

The caller, who was put through to President Asif Ali Zardari late in the day on November 28 without verification of his claimed identity, warned that India would take "military action if Islamabad failed to immediately act against the supposed perpetrators of the Mumbai killings."

Paris, Dec 6: The European Space Agency''s (ESA''s) Cluster satellites have studied the mysterious magnetic substorms on Earth and compared it with similar phenomenon on the giant planet Jupiter for a better understanding.

Magnetic substorms on Earth disrupt orbiting satellites, including telecommunication satellites and global positioning systems.

During a magnetic substorm on Earth, particles located tens of thousands kilometres on the nightside are energised and hurled earthward within a few minutes.

London, Dec. 6 : Television presenter Selina Scott has been awarded 250,000 pounds as settlement from Channel Five after launching an age discrimination claim.

According to The Telegraph, Scott had complained about the lack of older female presenters on television earlier this year.

The 57-year-old accused the broadcaster of ageism after it offered her a high-profile role, but then gave the job to two younger broadcasters.

Nainital, Dec 6 : The people of Nainital have switched to scientifically designed waste management to restore the lost grandeur of the Naini Lake.

Nainital, a hill resort at 2,000 meters above the sea level in Kumaon hills, is named after Naini Lake, which enhances beauty of the township.

London, Dec. 6: The pub sign is in danger of dying out after 615 years.

A Royal Act in 1393 made it compulsory for inns to have such signs, but in the 21st century, the tradition is in danger of dying out because pub chains are replacing obscure ancient signs with brand names.

The Telegraph quoted Bill Bryson, the travel writer and president of Campaign to Protect Rural England, as saying that a "profusion of bland corporate makeovers" in place of an ancient tradition, is unacceptable to him and many others fond of retaining England’s rural traditions.

The CPRE questioned 1,000 people online on their favourite icon of England chosen by celebrities.

London, Dec. 6 : Hospital consultants, barristers and footballers have allegedly joined gardeners and hairdressers in the 6.1 billion pound a year "hidden" economy - but chances of them being prosecuted are virtually nil, a report will show.

According to The Telegraph, the evasion can range from casual moonlighting and cash in hand work to claiming welfare benefits fraudulently, tax evasion and organised crime.

Two million people - just over one in 20 of the adult population - are estimated to be involved in evasion. Most of them are small time offenders such as gardeners and hairdressers, but a significant minority are white collar professionals, the paper says.