Man sitting 2,000 miles away helps catch thief
London : A computer expert helped catch a thief, who was 2,000 miles away, with the help of an in-built camera in a stolen…
Why Kashmiris want the hated AFSPA to go
Srinagar/New Delhi : Caught in the crossfire between security forces and separatist militants for over two decades, Kashmiris say the government must revoke the…
Google founder Brin donates $500,000 to Wikipedia
Moscow : The co-founder of Google, Sergei Brin, has donated $500,000 to Wikipedia’s foundation, Wikimedia, the foundation said on its web site Saturday. Brin…
Jennifer Lopez is a classic dresser
London : Jennifer Lopez likes to dress in a classic way and doesn’t really follow fashion trends. The singer-and-actress says she doesn’t really go…
Meryl Streep donates film fee for charity
London : Actress Meryl Streep was so keen to make a film on former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher that she slashed her fee…
Singapore honours Nehru as a ‘friend’
Singapore : Sixty-one years after Jawaharlal Nehru last visited this island state, Singapore commemorates in stone India’s first prime minister as a “friend to…
2G: Raids at Airtel, Vodafone offices after CBI files new case
New Delhi : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday conducted raids in Delhi and Mumbai at offices of three private cellular companies and…
I will appeal to higher court: Sukh Ram
New Delhi/Shimla : Former union minister Sukh Ram, who was Saturday sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment in a 1996 telecom scam case by…
The dark side of news business in India : documentary
Mumbai : Documenting the modus operandi of newspapers and television channels in soliciting advertisements in the garb of editorial content and earning huge amount…
European debt crisis plagues Indian bourses, benchmarks slip sharply
Mumbai : The European debt crisis continued to depress investor sentiments across global markets this week. Indian bourses registered huge losses with a benchmark…