Thailand PM Yingluck Shinawatra vows to continue to perform duties
Bangkok – Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Tuesday pledged to continue performing her duties in accordance with the constitution until a new prime minister is elected. In a statement made after a special cabinet meeting, Shinawatra pleaded with the public to protect democracy, and... read more »
Sensex trades flat during pre-noon session
Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities markets! was trading flat at 82.18 points or 0.39 percent down in the pre-noon trade Tuesday. Good buying was seen in IT sector. Selling pressure was observed in banking index (bankex), capital goods and power sectors. The 30-scrip sensitive index... read more »
AAP legislator denies molestation allegation
New Delhi – Newly-elected Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Dharmendra Koli Tuesday denied allegations of molestation against him. “The allegations of molestation against me are untrue. I deny any wrongdoing,” Koli told media persons here. The wife of Congress leader Veer Singh Dhingan... read more »
UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syria
United Nations – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern over the targeting of people based on their religion, community or ethnic affiliation in Syria, after a group of nuns went missing from the town of Maaloula. Ban, in a statement released Monday, said he “remains deeply... read more »
Decommissioned INS Vikrant to be auctioned
New Delhi – The Defence Ministry has initiated the process for the auctioning of the decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Vikrant. A decision to this effect was taken after the... read more »
China daily criticises Cameron, says Britain not ‘big power’ anymore
Sydney – A China daily has criticised British Prime Minister David Cameron for colluding with France and Germany to provoke Beijing over the Dalai Lama. A state-run newspaper said... read more »
Nelson Mandela ‘on his death bed, but still a fighter’, says family
Johannesburg – Former South African president Nelson Mandela’s family has said that although he is on death bed, he is still a fighter. His daughter, Makaziwe Mandela, said that... read more »
Yasser Arafat was not poisoned, say French scientists
Washington – French scientists have dismissed the earlier findings about the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat that he was poisoned by radioactive polonium, his widow... read more »
Slowing aging process could help treat Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s a...
Washington – Researchers have found that a new and unique compound, named NT219, selectively inhibits the process of aging in order to protect the brain from neurodegenerative diseases, without... read more »
