Sonia, Manmohan in top 20 of Forbes’ most powerful list
byWashington: India’s ruling Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are ranked 12th and 19th respectively on the Forbes list of ‘The World’s…
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European bank accounts lose $47 mn in cyberattack
byMadrid: More than 36 million euros ($47 million) were stolen earlier this year from some 30,000 bank accounts in Europe in a cyberattack dubbed “Eurograbber”,…
Indian scientists develop technique to detect genetic variations
byKolkata: In what could help predict one’s susceptibility to various ailments, a new technique to detect genetic variations associated with diseases, including cancer, has been…
Notice to government, Google on anti-Islam film
byNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court today issued notices to the central government and Google India on a plea that videos of the controversial anti-Islam…
Two-thirds of Africa’s lions have disappeared in 50 years
byWashington: About 75 percent of Africa’s savannahs or grasslands and more than two-thirds of its lions have disappeared over 50 years, according to an American…
Kashmir militancy due to infiltration, says police chief
byJammu: Militancy in Jammu and Kashmir is due to infiltration from Pakistan across the Line of Control (LoC), Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police…
Another monk kills himself in Tibet
byDharamsala: Another monk has committed self-immolation in Tibet, the Tibetan government-in-exile said here Tuesday. Total 92 such cases have taken place since 2009 and over…
Pistol shooter Vijay Kumar World No.2
byNew Delhi: London Olympics silver medallist Vijay Kumar climbed up a place to be ranked World No.2 in the men’s 25-metre rapid fire pistol category…
US has made a strategic bet on India, says US official
byWashington: Calling India a dynamic link that “fuses” the Greater Middle East and East Asia, a top US diplomat has said the Obama Administration’s strategic re-balancing to…
Five Bollywood stars feature at Madame Tussauds Washington
byWashington: Incredibly life-like wax figures of five Hindi cinema legends, including megastar Amitabh Bachchan and superstar Shah Rukh Khan, will be on display at Madame…