HIV-tainted blood, needles caused infection, say patients
New Delhi – Ritesh and Bhawana Godse (name changed), a couple from Nagpur living with HIV-AIDS for the past five years, claim it was carelessness on the par! t of a hospital in Gujarat that resulted in their being infected with H! IV-contaminated blood. The story is the same for Naresh and... read more »
Nepal findings confirm early date of Buddha’s life!
Kathmandu – Archaeologists working in Nepal have uncovered evidence of a structure at the birthplace of the Buddha dating back to the sixth century B.C. This is the first archaeological material linking the life of the Buddha to a specific century. Excavations within the Sacred Garden of... read more »
Facebook testing `save for later ` reading feature
Washington – Facebook is reportedly testing a feature to let users save shared links on the site for later reading, similar to apps like Instapaper and Pocket. The feature comes in the form of a small iBook-like bookmark button attached to stories shared in the News Feed and if a user clicks... read more »
Modi takes on Gehlot, says Rajasthan Govt. missing in action
Sikar (Rajasthan) – Lashing out at the Ashok Gehlot-led Government for failing to do or achieve anything in Rajasthan, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Thursday said basic facilities were still not being provided to the people. Addressing a rally here,... read more »
If you give your 100 percent, results will follow: Deepika Padukone
By Radhika Bhirani New Delhi – She has scored a hat-trick of hits on the Bollywood pitch, with each film offering a different flavour of her versatile talent, but Deepika Padukone is... read more »
Racist graffiti against Sikh model in New York subway
New York – The Indian American community has been stunned by the racist graffiti on a Gap advertisement featuring Sikh actor and model Waris Ahluwalia at a New York City subway... read more »
China signs trade deals with Latin American countries
San Jose – China signed more than 50 bilateral cooperation agreements with Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries here Wednesday during the 7th China-LAC Business Summit. A... read more »
Keep off cricket, Thackeray tells politicians
Mumbai – Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray! Thursday urged all politicians to keep off cricket for the betterment of the sport. Thackeray’s comment came in the wake of the... read more »
‘CCTV grab shows Tejpal entering lift with woman journalist’
In more trouble for Tehelka’s founder-editor Tarun Tejpal, accused of sexually assaulting his junior colleague, the CCTV footage sourced by Goa Police from a starred hotel here has... read more »
