Britain to help with Syrian chemical weapons’ destruction
London – Britain will help with the destruction of chemical weapons in Syria, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said Friday. In a statement, the FCO said that Britain had agreed to destroy 150 tonnes of two industrial-grade chemicals from the Syrian stockpile, Xinhua reported. The... read more »
Exhibition in honour of Kate Moss’ b’day
London – Kate Moss will turn 40 Jan 16. An artist will stage an exhibition, display 10 iconic images of the supermodel, in her honour. The images are from the time when she was scouted aged 14 by Storm Model Management and the exhibition will take visitors through the key moments of her... read more »
32 injured as double decker hits tree in London
London – Thirty-two people were injured when a double-decker bus crashed into a tree in south London Friday, emergency authorities said. The incident happened at about 10.50 a.m. on Kennington Road, near the Imperial War Museum, Xinhua reported. According to the London Ambulance Service, its... read more »
Sanjay Dutt out on parole
Two weeks after Sanjay Dutt was granted a month-long parole, the Bollywood actor was on Saturday released from Pune’s Yerwada Jail. Additional Director General of Prisons Meeran Borwankar confirmed the development to PTI. Dutt, undergoing remainder of his five-year jail term for possessing... read more »
Govt plans to offer higher interest for EPFO subsrcibers
In a pre-poll bonanza for private sector employees, the government plans to offer a higher interest on their retirement savings than 8.5 per cent. The government will also clear a... read more »
Sussanne denies Arjun Rampal’s involvement in her split with Hrithik Roshan
Sussanne Roshan finally broke her on reports that actor Arjun Rampal was a reason behind her split with her husband, Hrithik Roshan. She says nobody is to be blamed. Reacting to reports on... read more »
Indian box office, fix Dhoomsday prices for D: 3 tickets
As Dhoom: 3 readies to make its stylised entry at the Indian box office this Friday, it seems that it will not just impact audiences visually but financially as well. If that is not enough,... read more »
Schools caught in red tape generated by new education mandates
For more than a decade, Brockton High School ushered in each fall with a renewed focus on literacy. For the largest high school in Massachusetts, with 4,000 mostly poor black and Latino... read more »
Vaccinations for Travel Abroad
You’ve worked hard all year. So has your spouse. Your children say they’ve studied hard — and you’re a good parent so you believe them, particularly because their grades are... read more »
