Lokpal bill will be passed with consensus, says Kamal Nath
New Delhi – Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath said Tuesday that the Congress party has discussed the Lokpal bill with the Sama! jwadi Party and is expecting to pass the legislation in the Rajya Sabha “with consensus” Tuesday. “We have discussed…(the) position on... read more »
Rahul Gandhi, Shinde decline to meet US delegation
New Delhi – Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Tuesday declined to meet a US Congressional delegation to highlight India’s strong disapproval of the arrest and handcuffing of an Indian diplomat in New York last week. The diplomatic snub comes... read more »
Chandy holds mass contact programme in Kannur
Kannur (Kerala) – Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Tuesday walked to a mass contact programme venue amid tight security in Kannur, a CPI-M bastion where he injured in October when stones were hurled at his convoy. The last time Oommen Chandy came here Oct 27, he had to be airlifted to the... read more »
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 »
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... 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... 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... read more »
Twitter launches private photo messaging on mobiles
Washington – Twitter has launched an update of its private messaging product with an ability to send photos via Direct Message on mobiles, and swipeable timelines in the mobile... read more »
CPAP reduces hypertension in patients with sleep apnea
Washington – Researchers have found that among patients with obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension that requires 3 or more medications to control, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)... read more »
