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 »
AAP election manifesto’s key points
Here are the key points of Aam Aadmi Party’s election manifesto in Delhi: – That the Lokpal bill aimed at battling corruption and covering all employees will be passed within 15... read more »
Growth in banking sector a great achievement: Chidambaram
Expressing happiness over the growth of the banking sector in the last ten years, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday described it as a great achievement of the UPA rule. Participating... read more »
Tarun Tejpal’s remand extended till Jan 4
Panaji – Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal, who has been accused of sexual assault of a junior colleague, will spend the Christmas and New Year’s eve in a prison cell. A... read more »
Stars’ most hair-raising tress changes
Los Angeles – Celebrities like Beyonce and Anne Hathaway flaunted shocking hairstyles in 2013. From pixie to dirty blond, they raised many an eyebrow. Eonline.com shares a list of... read more »
Man United target Ribeiro not for sale: Cruzeiro
Rio de Janeiro – Manchester United target Everton Ribeiro will remain with Brazilian champions Cruzeiro until at least next summer, the Belo Horizontefootball club said. The 24-year-old has... read more »
