Obama says not worried about personal safety
Washington – President Barack Obama has said he is not much worried about his own safety, while reflecting on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy half a century ago. Obama credited America’s Secret Service for doing an outstanding job every single day to provide security to him... read more »
You don’t tap phones when someone is threatened: Khurshid
New Delhi – External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Saturday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi on the recent snooping issue. Khurshid asked, “The whole thing about snooping is that, it is sad and somewhat ridiculous, that the family... read more »
Wenger urges FIFA to pressurize Qatar to address `kafala` system tying work...
London – Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has added his voice to the growing concern about conditions for migrant workers in the venues of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and has urged FIFA to put enough pressure on the Qatari government to address the kafala system. The system ties workers to... read more »
Red Bull chief Horner not too keen to fill Ecclestone’s shoes
London – Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has played down ‘flattering’ comments from Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone earmarking him as his successor. The 83-year-old Ecclestone has controlled F1 for 40 years but previously signaled an intention to step down in 2015 and says... read more »
Blame your genes for your alcoholism
Washington – New studies of families and twins have found evidence that genetics plays an important role in the development of alcoholism. However, hundreds of genes likely are... read more »
Samsung ordered to pay $290.45 million in damages to Apple in feature-copying case
London – Samsung has been ordered to pay 290.45 million dollars in damages to Apple for copying features from the iPhone. A jury sitting in a retrial between the two mobile giants... read more »
Webber `proud` of F1 achievements ahead of final race of career in Brazil
London – Red Bull driver Mark Webber has said that he is proud of what he has achieved in Formula One as the Australian heads into the final race of his career in Brazil this... read more »
Gamma-ray burst breaks record for biggest cosmic explosion
Washington – Cosmic explosion caused by the death of a star in a distant galaxy became the focus of astronomers around the world after it occurred in April. The explosion, known as a... read more »
Tejpal CCTV clip not yet given by hotel: Goa Police
Panaji – Goa Police have not yet received the CCTV footage from the five-star hotel where Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal has been accused of sexually assaulting a junior colleague,... read more »
