New underwater hotel lets guests sleep with Nemo
A new underwater hotel room has opened off the coast of Tanzania for intrepid, adventurous and ocean-loving travelers. Set off Pemba Island, also known as ‘the Green Island’ in Arabic, guests of The Manta Resort`s underwater room are dropped off at a self-contained hotel which literally drifts... read more »
Several dead in Iraq bomb blast
A car bomb near a cafe in central Iraq has killed at least eight people in the latest in a series of attacks. Monday’s blast in the town of Buhriz, south of Baquba, also wounded 22 people, police and medical sources said. The attack came a day after a series of bombings in and around Baghdad... read more »
New legislation for disabled to be finalised soon: Selja
New Delhi – The new draft legislation for people with disability is in the last stage of finalisation, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Kumari Selja said here Monday. “The draft new legislation for people with disability has been drafted and it is in the last stage of... read more »
We are geared up for Korea: India captain
New Delhi – India captain Manpreet Singh said Monday that his boys are ready to take on South Korea in their do-or-die last group match of the Hockey Junior World Cup at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here Tuesday. While the Netherlands are already through to the quarterfinals from... read more »
Reasons why women seek extramarital affairs revealed
London – A new poll has shed light on why women look for love and passion outside their marriages, asserting that wearing socks and talking dirty during sex are two of the many... read more »
CNN features 16 December gang-rape case in` World Untold Stories` series
New Delhi – An upcoming documentary on the 16-December fatal gang-rape case titled ‘The Fearless One’ is being presented under CNN’s series ‘World Untold Stories’. The... read more »
NSA gathering 5bn cellphone records daily, Snowden documents reveal
Washington – The National Security Agency is reportedly gathering nearly five billion records a day on the whereabouts of cell phones globally. The move enabled the agency to track... read more »
Biden tells Chinese students to challenge country’s authority
Tokyo – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has urged young Chinese students to challenge their government, teachers and religious leaders. The comments from Biden came as he opened a... read more »
Surat Crime Branch questioning rape accused Narayan Sai
Surat – Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu’s son Narayan Sai, who was arrested on Wednesday in Pipli, Haryana and brought to Delhi for identification and questioning, is now being questioned... read more »
