Zoe Saldana finally confirms marriage to Italian artist
Washington – Zoe Saldana has finally confirmed that she’s married Italian artist Marco Perego, revealing the two tied the knot in England. While making an appearance on chat show Jimmy Kimmel Live, the 35-year-old actress opened up for the first time about her June wedding to Perego,... read more »
Giant Magellan telescope’s third mirror set to be unveiled
Washington – The Giant Magellan Telescope’s third primary mirror is going to be unveiled at the University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory Mirror Lab on December 6, 2013. The combined surface area of the three mirrors created to date surpasses that of any existing telescope and will... read more »
Now, mood-sweater helps you express unsaid feelings
London – Researchers have designed a new GER mood-sweater that will help the wearer express what he or she is feeling at that very moment without saying anything. According to the Guardian, the sweater, developed by design lab Sensoree, uses Galvanic Skin Response to exploit the conductance... read more »
Cook hopes Jonathan Trott will resume England’s No.3 position
London – England batsman Alastair Cook has expressed hopes that Johanthan Trott will return to his No. 3 position despite his abrupt departure from the Ashes tour with a stress-related illness. Cook said that Trott must be allowed to recuperate in his own time and wished him luck to come back... read more »
Anti-government protesters occupy Thai finance ministry
BANGKOK – Thousands of anti-government protesters broke barricades and police lines on Monday to get inside the premises of the Finance Ministry in the Thai capital and occupy... read more »
9 killed, 51 wounded in Benghazi clashes
TRIPOLI – At least nine people were killed and 51 others wounded in the heavy clashes that erupted on Monday in the Libyan eastern city of Benghazi between the Libyan army and the... read more »
Banks collect over $25 bn from special dollar swap window: RBI
New Delhi – The Reserve Bank on Monday said about USD 25 billion has been received from special concessional swap windows for deposits by non-resident Indians and overseas foreign... read more »
Tehelka journalist resigns
The Tehelka journalist, who had accused its editor Tarun Tejpal of sexually assaulting her, has resigned from the magazine to be “free from any kind of pressure” as its employee. Mr.... read more »
FIPB to take up Vodafone’s Rs 10,141 crore proposal on Dec ...
New Delhi – The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) will on December 6 consider the Rs 10,141 crore proposal of UK telecom giant Vodafone to acquire the remaining stake in its Indian... read more »
