Egypt forms panel to probe post-Morsi violence
Cairo – Egypt’s interim President Adly Mansour ordered to form a fact-finding committee to investigate the violence that broke out after the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi, a state-run website reported. Mansour issued a presidential decree and declared the formation of the new... read more »
Pussy Riot member released from prison
A jailed member of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot, who was found guilty of hooliganism after a performance critical of President Vladimir Putin, has been released from prison, her lawyer said Monday. Maria Alekhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Yekaterina Samutsevich were found guilty of... read more »
Bachchan made unconventional faces acceptable: Naseeruddin Shah
By Uma Ramasubramanian Mumbai – Naseeruddin Shah is undoubtedly one of the best performers on the Indian screen. Despite his atypical looks, he managed to make a mark for himself in both parallel and commercial films, but gives credit to Bollywood megastar Am! itabh Bachchan for paving the... read more »
Fulfil promises, Dikshit tells AAP
New Delhi – Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit Monday gave her “best wishes” to the AAP and asked the party to fulfil the promises it made to the people. “Our best wishes to them to fulfil their promises. We gave outside support to them to form! (a) government and... read more »
Modi says people of UP can bring ‘Ram Rajya’
Narendra Modi, who had consciously avoided reference to the Ram Temple issue in his earlier public meetings in Uttar Pradesh, on Friday appeared to be making a veiled reference to it by... read more »
AAP leader Kumar Vishwas in war of words with Congress
Ghaziabad, (Uttar Pradesh) – Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas on Friday commenting on his recent tweet about the Congress and calling them cheaters, said that there was no... read more »
Khobragade case: Diplomacy should be done with discreetness till talks are over, says Khur...
New Delhi – External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Friday said a part of diplomacy should be done with certain degree of discreetness till diplomatic conversations are... read more »
Can anti-inflammatory drugs help reduce angry outbursts?
New York – People suffering from recurrent and uncontrollable outbursts have significantly higher levels of inflammation, it has been revealed. Research has revealed that there is a... read more »
Centre files review petition against Supreme Court verdict on gay...
New Delhi – The Union Governement filed a review petition in the Supreme Court on Friday over the apex court’s recent ruling on consensual sex between adults of the same gender. Confirming... read more »
