Kiran Bedi joins Anna Hazare at Ralegan Siddhi fast
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra) – Former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer-turned-civil rights activist Kiran Bedi joined veteran anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare at the venue of his indefinite fast here on Saturday afternoon. Before formally joining the fast, Bedi said in a Twitter post:... read more »
Rodman’s N Korea trip still on despite Kim’s uncle’s execution
Washington – Former basketball star Dennis Rodman is planning to travel to North Korea next week to train its basketball team, despite reports of rising instability in the nation after the execution of leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle. Rodman considers Kim a close friend and has a... read more »
Google banishes `inadvertently` introduced privacy feature in Android
Washington – Google has reportedly removed a hidden privacy feature from its latest Android version, which allowed users to more tightly control which personal information could be accessed by applications. The company has indicated that it had inadvertently included experimental code within... read more »
`No clear link` between lung cancer and passive smoke
London – Passive smoking has no clear link to lung cancer, a study has revealed. According to researchers at Stanford University, there is no significant relationship between the cancer and exposure to second-hand smoke, the Independent reported. However, there is still a strong association... read more »
Pak tribunal to announce Osama doc Shakil Afridi’s retrial verdict on December 18
Islamabad – Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) tribunal has said it would announce the verdict on the case of Dr Shakil Afridi on December 18. The decision was... read more »
I did not anticipate a Congress defeat: Digvijay Singh
New Delhi – Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Monday said he was shocked by the results of the Delhi polls, and added he did not expect or anticipate a defeat for his party. “I... read more »
Scientist explains ‘missing’ Modi wave, gets Nobel prize
New Delhi – Eminent Indian physicist Dr. N.C.R Rao has been conferred the Nobel Prize for Physics for his path-breaking research on the properties of “Modi wave”. In his paper... read more »
Mission Mumbai on AAP’s agenda
Mumbai – The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has begun their political innings with a mighty performance, ousting the incumbent Congress in most constituencies in the Delhi... read more »
Praise for Arvind Kejriwal, dig at Narendra Modi: Uddhav’s ...
Mumbai – After a debut that registered above 9.0 on the political Richter scale, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi is receiving praise, even if occasionally grudging, from across the political... read more »
