Nitesh Rane caused Rs.15 lakh damage: Goa minister
Panaji – The vandalism by Maharashtra minister Narayan! Rane’s son Nitesh at a Goa border toll booth caused a loss of! Rs.15 lakh, Goa Transport Minister Sudin Dhavalikar said Thursday. “The loss to government property caused by Nitesh Rane is around Rs.15 lakh,” Dhavlikar... read more »
Tejpal insists tryst with woman journalist was a ‘consensual act̵...
Panaji (Goa) – Tehelka founder editor Tarun Tejpal on Thursday told investigating officer Sunita Sawant that the woman woman journalist and he had indulged in a “consensual act”, and that projecting it as a sexual harassment case was wrong. “The investigation is heading in... read more »
Lamar Odom celebrates Thanksgiving with dad instead of Khloe
Washington – Lamar Odom chose to spend Thanksgiving with his dad instead of his wife Khloe Kardashian. According to reports, the 34-year-old basketball player wasn’t invited to dinner with the Kardashians; he celebrated the Thanksgiving with his dad and pals, Us magazine reported. It was a... read more »
Canada to claim North Pole in Arctic claim at UN
Johannesburg – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has ordered the inclusion of the North Pole in the country’s Arctic claim, following a UN submission draft report proposal to exclude it from the boundaries. Canada will meet the December 6 deadline for filing an application to the... read more »
Modi takes on Gehlot, says Rajasthan Govt. missing in action
Sikar (Rajasthan) – Lashing out at the Ashok Gehlot-led Government for failing to do or achieve anything in Rajasthan, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate... read more »
Money does buy happiness but only up to $36K
Washington – While it is widely believed that money can not buy love, a new study has suggested that it can buy you happiness but only up to a ‘sweet spot’ of 36,000 dollars GDP... read more »
Fruit flies may harbour dementia cure
Washington – Researchers have taken a significant step forward in unraveling the mechanisms of Pavlovian conditioning and understanding this will help understand how memories form... read more »
Oz sticks to stand on China’s disputed air defence zone despite Beijing criticism
Sydney – Australia has stood by its criticism of China’s decision to impose an air-defence zone in the East China Sea without consultation, despite Beijing’s rebuke. Foreign... read more »
American Airlines, US Airways merger might be finalized by Decemb...
Sydney – A United States federal bankruptcy judge has approved the settlement in the government’s antitrust lawsuit against American Airlines and US Airways, which might see their merger... read more »
