Ramdev to campaign against Sonia, Rahul
Lucknow – Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev will campaign agai! nst UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress vice president Rahul Gand! hi in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. Announcing this at an event in the state capital late Monday, Baba Ramdev said he will “actively” campaign in Amethi... read more »
19 jailed Bangladeshi fishermen return from India
Dhaka – Nineteen Bangladeshi fishermen have returned to their homeland after completing three-year jail-term in India for having illegally entered the I! ndian territory, bdnews24.com reported. India’s Border Security Force (BSF) handed them over to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on... read more »
Preparations for upcoming Geneva II on track: UN chief
United Nations – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon Monday said that preparations for the Geneva II c! onference were “on track” while calling on all involved in Syria conflict to signal intention to “open the way for a new future”. “Negotiations will be... read more »
South Sudan president ready to talk with former deputy: US envoy
Washington – South Sudan President Salva Kiir has said he is ready to hold talks with country’s former vice president Riek Machar “without preconditions” to end the prevailing crisis in the conflict-ravaged country, a US envoy said Monday. US special envoy to Sudan and South... read more »
Christie’s debut auction in India rakes in $15 mln
London – The first-ever auction held by the global auction house Christie’s in Mumbai, India, managed to rake in 15 million dollars, which is double the pre-sale... read more »
Google had to `start over` Android after iPhone launch in 2007
Washington – Apple unveiled its first iPhone in 2007 and that prompted Google’s Android team to start over, a new book has reportedly revealed. Dogfight: How Apple and Google Went... read more »
Obesity linked to increasing pregnancy deaths
Melbourne – A new study ahs suggested that rising obesity is leading to more deaths of pregnant women and an increase in birth defects. According to Associate Professor Rebecca... read more »
Inflatable sex doll launched into space
London, December 21: A sex doll has been launched into space by an adult entertainment company. The sex doll named Missy was launched by CNV from Lake Tahoe and was suspended from a weather... read more »
Why some stars are bigger than others
Washington – Astronomers have used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope to survey the cores of some of the darkest, coldest, and densest clouds in Milky Way galaxy... read more »
