Thai govt rejects call to delay elections after clashes
Johannesburg – The Thailand Government has rejected calls by the election commission to postpone February elections. The decision by the government came after violent clashes between police and opposition protesters trying to disrupt preparations for the vote. According to news24, in a... read more »
Djokovic to defend Australian Open title without `official preparation`
Sydney – Serbian tennis ace Novak Djokovic has said that he will attempt to win his fifth Australian Open title without an official match under his belt in eight weeks. The world number two has returned to play in this week’s six-man exhibition event in Abu Dhabi – his first... read more »
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 »
Other states should not say how Ganga should be cleaned: Akhilesh
Irked by Narendra Modi’s remark that why Ganga could not be cleaned like his government had done with Sabarmati, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday hit back, saying... read more »
Snail gel now the popular way to banish wrinkles
London – With people becoming familiar with anti-ageing properties of snail gel, it is rapidly getting accepted by British women who want to look youthful. Sales of Snail Gel have... read more »
India should have politician as PM, says Jaitley
New Delhi – In an apparent attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, BJP leader Arun Jaitley Saturday said that the country cannot afford to have non-politicians as the leader of the... read more »
Trying to settle India-China boundary issue: Shivshankar Menon
New De lhi – India has been able to build mechanisms to keep peace on its border with China and is trying hard to settle the boundary issue with the giant neighbour, National Security... read more »
Corruption unacceptable : Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi – Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Saturday termed corruption as the biggest issue that was “bleeding people” and said the UPA government had passed the Lokpal Bill to... read more »
