Ethical to use untested Ebola drugs: WHO
The World Health Organization declared it is ethical to use untested drugs and vaccines in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa, although the tiny supply of one experimental treatment has been depleted and it could be many months until more is available. The last of the drug is on its way to... read more »
Italian PM calls Modi for early resolution of marines issue
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi spoke to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Monday to resolve the issue of arrest of its two marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen in 2012. “We hope for a rapid, positive solution,” he told Mr. Modi during a telephonic conversation, ANSA quoted... read more »
Experimental Ebola drug on its way to Liberia
The government of Liberia says that sample doses of the experimental Ebola drug ZMapp will be sent there to treat doctors who have contracted the deadly virus. The White House and Food and Drug Administration approved the Liberian request for the drug to be made available to them. Liberia... read more »
Robin Williams Dies of Suspected Suicide
According to police in Marin County, Calif., Williams was found “unconscious and not breathing” just before noon Monday inside his home in Tiburon, Calif., following a 911 phone call. He was pronounced dead at 12:02 p.m. after emergency personnel arrived. They added that the actor was... read more »
US Supreme Court denies Rajat Gupta’s last bid to avoid jail
India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta will have to report to jail next week to begin his two-year sentence on insider trading charges after the US Supreme Court rejected his... read more »
Immigration reform not impossible: US President Barack Obama
Rejecting the opinion that immigration reform is impossible, US President Barack Obama has urged the Congress to pass the legislation in this regard which when signed into law would pave... read more »
Vishal Sikka to head Infosys
IT major Infosys named Vishal Sikka, former executive board member SAP AG, as its first non-founder Chief Executive Officer. The Vadodara-born, doctorate in computer science from Stanford,... read more »
Prime Minister Narendra Modi strikes conciliatory note
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to the Opposition on Wednesday, saying he sought their cooperation in turning development into a social movement. In a bid to be conciliatory, he... read more »
Rajasthan Ambulance Scam: FIR Names Sachin Pilot, Ashok Gehlot, K...
Jaipur – Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot have been named in an FIR filed in connection to an alleged ambulance scam under the National... read more »
