Big B not in Ghai’s Sarabjit biopic
Mumbai – Filmmaker Subhash Ghai has clarified that megastar Amitabh Bachchan will not be a part of his upcoming biopic on Indian pri! soner Sarabjit Singh. Ghai added that he had approached Big B, but he was busy with prior commitments. The 71-year-old Bachchan was to play the role of a... read more »
Parrikar likes to read in loo, be it even on Mahabharata
Panaji – Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar likes reading in the loo, even if the book is based on an epic, like the Mahabharata. Speaking at a book release function in Panaji, Parrikar said that Maratha King Shivaji was his ideal and that he always tried following his tenets, even though he... read more »
Government sanction not needed to probe public servants: SC
New Delhi – The Supreme Court said Tuesday there was no need for a prior sanction of the central government to launch an inquiry against a public servant in a court-monitored CBI investigation. Answering in negative on whether central government’s prior sanction under section 6A of the... read more »
US judge rules NSA data collection unconstitutional
By Arun Kumar Washington – In what the media here called a “powerful rebuke” to the Obama administration, a US federal judge has ruled the US National Security Agency’s once-secret mass collection of domestic phone records is most likely unconstitutional. Describing its... read more »
Syria’s chemical weapons probe “could be useful” in further inquiry
United Nations – The UN’s top inspector of Syria chemical arms said Friday his team’s report “could be useful” in any possible further investigation into who... read more »
India, US in diplomatic row over diplomat’s arrest
By Arun Kumar Washington – Amid a diplomatic row over the arrest of a senior Indian diplomat in New York for alleged visa fraud and exploitation of her housekeeper, India has asked... read more »
‘US Magnitsky Act as long-term spoiler of bilateral ties’
Moscow – Despite certain progress achieved over issues concerning Syria and Iran, Russia-US relations remain in deadlock because of the so-called Magnitsky Act, Russian deputy... read more »
New US sanctions unconstructive: Iran
Tehran – New US sanctions targeting entities pertaining to Iran’s nuclear activities is an “unconstructive” move, Iranian foreign ministry said Friday. “Such... read more »
China to safeguard national food security
Beijing – China will safeguard national food security while continuing to pursue the sustainable development of agriculture, an official statement said Friday. The statement, issued after a... read more »
