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 York Court hearing visa fraud charges against her even as she got her accreditation to the UN... 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 television broadcaster O Globo quoted a written interview with Mr Snowden as saying that he would only accept... 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 here. Mr Musharraf’s advocate Khalid Ranjha filed the challenge in the Islamabad High Court. The... read more »
Will start preparation for ’24’ Season 2 from January: Anil
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai – High on the success of his debut television venture “24”, a political thriller that ended last weekend, its producer and lead actor Anil Kapoor says that they will embark on the second season from January next year. He promises that the next part will be... read more »
New gene study sheds light on origin of more than 300,000 flowering plants
Amborella (Amborella trichopoda) is unique as the sole survivor of an ancient evolutionary lineage that traces back to the last common ancestor of all flowering plants. The plant is a small... read more »
BJP grateful to Karunanidhi for support for Modi
New Delhi – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said it is grateful for the vote of confidence shown for its prime ministerial candidate Narandra Modi by Dravida Munnetra... read more »
Maharashtra Cabinet rejects Adarsh Commission report
Nagpur – The Maharashtra cabinet today rejected the report of a judicial commission on the Adarsh housing scam. The government was expected to table the Adarsh Commission report in... read more »
High-pressure table salt experiments` violate textbook rules of chemistry
Washington – A new study from a team of international scientists has shown that under certain high-pressure conditions, plain old salt can take on some surprising forms that violate... read more »
Small changes to kids’ fast food meals can help cut calorie consu...
Washington – Researchers have revealed that small changes to common combo meals in places like McDonald’s restaurants can help reduce kids’ calorie consumption. Researchers at Cornell... read more »
