SC has failed to recognize protected right to privacy,non-discrimination: H...
New Delhi- The Supreme Court, by reversing the 2009 Delhi High Court ruling that decriminalized same-sex conduct between consenting adults, has failed to recognize everyone’s internationally protected right to privacy and non-discrimination, HUman Rights Watch has said in a statement. The Supreme... read more »
Apple patents `curved touch screen` design
Washington – Apple has been reportedly granted patent for curved touch screen designs for smartphones and other devices. The patent, dubbed ‘Curved touch sensor’ points to a technical process to achieve higher-quality curved displays as the current sensor displays are very thin and... read more »
Britney Spears regrets TV show with K-Fed, but not dating Justin Timberlake
London – Britney Spears has confessed that her biggest career regret was her short-lived TV show with then-husband Kevin Federline, however, she said that she doesn’t regret dating Justin Timberlake. The ‘Work Bitch’ hitmaker, who had filmed five episodes of the 2005 reality show... read more »
Op Blue Star Lt Gen Brar’s London attackers sentenced upto 14 years in jail...
London – Operation “Blue Star” Lieutenant-General Kuldeep Singh Brar’s London attackers have been jailed for slashing his throat in revenge for the 1984 military offensive. A Sikh gang, including Mandeep Singh Sandhu of Birmingham, Dilbag Singh and Harjit Kaur, both from London and... read more »
Shutdown paralyses normal life in Seemandhra
Hyderabad – Normal life came to a grinding halt in all 13 districts of Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra regions Friday to protest the union cabinet’s approval to a draft bill for... read more »
Nelson Mandela took history in his hands: Obama
Washington – America’s first black President, Barack Obama, in a moving and eloquent tribute, remembered South Africa’s first black president and anti-apartheid icon... read more »
Tributes pour in for Nelson Mandela
Johannesburg – World leaders mourned the death of anti-apartheid icon and South Afri! ca’s first black president Nelson Mandela who died Thursday at his home in Houghton, a... read more »
Snowden leaks have identified areas of concerns: Obama
U.S. President Barack Obama has acknowledged that leaks by whistleblower Edward Snowden have identified some areas of legitimate concerns with regard to privacy of citizens while highly... read more »
‘A true Gandhian, a giant among men has passed away,’...
New Delhi – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday mourned the passing away of South Africa’s first president Nelson Mandela. In a statement, Dr. Singh said: “A giant among men has... read more »
