US midwest battles extreme cold, winter storm batters south
January 28, 2014
WINSTON-SALEM/CHICAGO: A rare blast of snow, sleet and ice hit the US south on Tuesday, prompting schools to close, airlines to cancel flights and emergency officials to warn of icy roads.
Indian SC refuses to review its verdict criminalizing gay sex
January 28, 2014
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to relook into its verdict criminalizing gay sex in the country.
Amid huge outrage against the judgement, the Centre also filed a review petition in the apex court.
United States looks at ways to prevent spying on its spying
January 28, 2014
WASHINGTON: The US government is looking at ways to prevent anyone from spying on its own surveillance of Americans' phone records.
As the Obama administration considers shifting the collection of those records from the National Security Agency to requiring that they be stored at phone companies or elsewhere, it's quietly funding research to prevent phone company employees or eavesdroppers from seeing whom the US is spying on, The Associated Press has learned.
Most popular Ranthambore tigress, Machli goes missing
January 28, 2014
JAIPUR: Tigress 'Machli', the pride of Ranthambore National Park, is missing for over last two weeks. Despite deploying several teams to trace the tigress, the forest authorities have no clue of the world's most photographed striped cat. Her disappearance has sparked poaching fear among wildlife enthusiasts.
1st Test: Sri Lanka 60/0 in reply to Bangladesh’s 232
January 27, 2014
Brief Scorecard: Sri Lanka 60 for 0 trail Bangladesh 232 (Rahim 61, Eranga 4-49, Lakmal 3-66) by 172 runs
Kaushal Silva and Dimuth Karunaratne head back after a job well done, Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Mirpur, 1st day, January 27, 2014
US prosecutors charge two Bitcoin exchange operators
January 27, 2014
NEW YORK: US prosecutors on Monday announced charges against two men operating Bitcoin exchange businesses for attempting to sell $1 million in the digital currency to users of the underground black market website Silk Road, which was shut down by authorities in September.
52 dead in northeast Nigeria attack by extremists
January 27, 2014
MAIDUGURI (Nigeria): Security officials say suspected Islamic extremists used explosives to attack a village in Nigeria's northeast, killing 52 people and razing more than 300 homes.
A police official who evacuated wounded victims confirmed at least 52 people were killed.
Gujarat government was abetting and pushing riots: Rahul Gandhi
January 27, 2014
In his first-ever television interview, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi says 1984 anti-Sikh riots and the 2002 Gujarat riots were different. Read his full interview
Europeans got fair skin only 7,000 years ago: Study
January 27, 2014
LONDON: Debunking the theory that lighter skin gradually arose in Europeans nearly 40,000 years ago, new research has revealed that it evolved much recently — only 7,000 years ago.
What humans may have looked like 7,000 years ago
Top honchos of Indian companies may get over 10% pay hike...
January 27, 2014
NEW DELHI: Indian companies are likely to give more than 10% pay hike to their top executives this year amid hopes of revival in economic growth and business prospects, says a study.
