Egypt forms panel to probe post-Morsi violence
Cairo – Egypt’s interim President Adly Mansour ordered to form a fact-finding committee to investigate the violence that broke out after the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi, a state-run website reported. Mansour issued a presidential decree and declared the formation of the new... read more »
Pussy Riot member released from prison
A jailed member of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot, who was found guilty of hooliganism after a performance critical of President Vladimir Putin, has been released from prison, her lawyer said Monday. Maria Alekhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Yekaterina Samutsevich were found guilty of... read more »
Bachchan made unconventional faces acceptable: Naseeruddin Shah
By Uma Ramasubramanian Mumbai – Naseeruddin Shah is undoubtedly one of the best performers on the Indian screen. Despite his atypical looks, he managed to make a mark for himself in both parallel and commercial films, but gives credit to Bollywood megastar Am! itabh Bachchan for paving the... read more »
Fulfil promises, Dikshit tells AAP
New Delhi – Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit Monday gave her “best wishes” to the AAP and asked the party to fulfil the promises it made to the people. “Our best wishes to them to fulfil their promises. We gave outside support to them to form! (a) government and... read more »
40 mln credit cards imperilled in cyber attack on US retail giant Target
London – Payment details of up to 40 million credit cards have been stolen after they were used in the stores of U.S. retail giant Target. The retailer said it was investigating the... read more »
Inadequate pregnancy weight gain puts infants at risk of death
Washington – Researchers have said that women who do not gain enough weight during pregnancy are at increased risk of losing their baby in its first year of life. The new study by... read more »
Google reveals 68% rise in content removal requests in first half of 2013
Islamabad – In its Transparency Report for first half of 2013, Google has revealed that requests for content removal by governments have increased by 68 percent over the second half... read more »
Diet affects metabolism by disrupting body’s circadian rhythms
Washington – Researchers have found that a high-fat diet affects the molecular mechanism controlling the internal body clock that regulates metabolic functions in the... read more »
Inventor of hardcore porn` AL Goldstein dies at 77
Melbourne – Publisher of Screw magazine AL Goldstein, who smashed down US’ legal barriers against pornography, died on Thursday at a Brooklyn hospital after a long illness. He was 77. The... read more »
