McIlroy admits is `mentally drained` from a `frustrating winless season`
Johannesburg – Northern Irish golf ace Rory McIlroy has admitted that he is mentally ‘drained’ from a frustrating season where he is yet to win a tournament, with just two more events to go. The world number six has only this week’s Australian Open in Sydney followed by the... read more »
Italy’s senate expels Silvio Berlusconi over tax fraud
London – The Italian Senate has voted to expel former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from parliament over his conviction for tax fraud. According to the BBC, Berlusconi could now face arrest for tax fraud and paid sex as he has lost his immunity from prosecution. The voting also determined... read more »
NSA snooped on porn habits of Islamist radicals to discredit them: Report
Washington – The documents revealed by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden have reportedly indicated that the US’ spy agency allegedly spied on the porn habits of Islamist radicals in order to find ways to discredit them. The classified document, dated 3 October 2012, claims that the NSA... read more »
Learning to fight the world in Kargil
By Azra Khatoon Kargil – Saida Banoo, a sixteen-year old Blue Belter, has been learning Taekwondo for the last five years. Nothing exceptional for a metropolitan reader but the context changes if Saida is a girl residing in Kargil, a region that remains cut-off from the world for six... read more »
Appoint special prosecutors for sex crimes: Delhi HC
New Delhi – The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the state government to appoint special public prosecutors in each district court within three months for matters of sexual... read more »
Bantony Estate to be Museum of Shimla: CM
Shimla – A British-era building decaying from long neglect in the erstwhile summer capital of the British Raj will be restored and converted into a public museum, Himachal Pradesh... read more »
Kolkata’s Park Mansions bags maiden heritage award
Kolkata – The 103-year-old stately Park Mansions, located in the city’s stylish Park Street has bagged the first heritage award instituted by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation... read more »
Britain firm on Lanka probe into war crimes
By Anasudhin Azeez London – British Prime Minister David Cameron has reiterated his demand for an independent inquiry into the alleged mass killing of Sri Lankan Tamils during the... read more »
UN members asked to back France on Central African Republic
Wellington – An international group of lawmakers Wednesday called on all the UN member states to back the French government’s efforts to stop the “unspeakable horrors”... read more »
