UN human rights chief says Internet privacy as important as human rights
London – In light of the highly controversial mass surveillance programmes carried out by the US and UK spy agencies, United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay has said that Internet privacy is as important as human rights. Pillay compared the aggressive reaction to mass surveillance... read more »
Murray shrugs off defeat to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at World Tennis Championship
Johannesburg – Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has shrugged of his straight sets defeat to France’ Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the World Tennis Championship in Thursday in Mudabala, UAE on the opening day of the three-day exhibition tournament. The British world number one went down 7-5, 6-3... read more »
Mixing right cocktail of proteins can help build better malaria vaccine
Washington – Researchers including an Indian-origin scientist have suggested that that a cocktail of AMA1 proteins from only a few different strains can overcome major limitations of an earlier designed version of AMA1-based malaria vaccines. A team led by led by Sheetij Dutta, from the... read more »
McDonald`s shuts down `advice` website post criticism
New York – Fast food chain McDonald’s Corp has shut down a website that warned its own employees against eating fast food, after it garnered negative publicity. The McResource program was criticized for creating unrealistic budgets and offering advice which was deemed impossible with its... read more »
Bobby Jindal plans to run for US presidency in 2016: Senator
Indian-American Louisiana Governor and the rising star of the Republican Party Bobby Jindal is planning to run for the 2016 U.S. presidential elections, a top Senator from his state has... read more »
Top 5 must carry clothes while travelling
New Delhi – Holiday season is the time for people to pack their bags and hit the road. Before you do that, it is essential to choose the must have fashion essentials and flaunt it in... read more »
Khobragade gets exemption from personal appearance in US court
India and the U.S. may be moving towards a resolution of the stand-off over senior diplomat Devyani Khobragade’s case with the envoy getting exemption from personal appearance in a New... read more »
Snowden denies wanting asylum in exchange for information
Edward J Snowden, former contractor with the U.S. National Security Agency, says he will not accept asylum in any country in exchange for secrets, Brazilian media reported Monday. Brazilian... read more »
High treason case: Musharraf challenges judges appointment
Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on Monday challenged the appointment of judges and a prosecutor to try him for high treason, just hours before appearing in a special court... read more »
