Pope Francis clears John Paul II for sainthood: Vatican
July 5, 2013
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Friday cleared Pope John Paul II for sainthood, approving a miracle attributed to his intercession and setting up a remarkable dual canonization along with another beloved pope, John XXIII.
India, China agree on need for ‘strategic communication’
July 5, 2013
BEIJING: Seeking to maintain peace and stability on the line of actual control in the backdrop of the PLA incursion in Ladakh, India and China on Friday agreed that "strategic communication" is required for building mutual trust even as they agreed to resume joint army exercises.
Bolivia’s president threatens to close US embassy
July 5, 2013
Bolivian President Evo Morales, who has suggested the United States pressured European nations to deny him their airspace, warned he would “study, if necessary, closing the US embassy in Bolivia”
A shocker for Pakistan PM: No accountability for ISI’s actions
July 5, 2013
Sharif came to know that the ISI and the FC were never asked about their operations in Balochistan for 16 years now nor had any government taken any ownership for their actions
Statue of Liberty reopens as US marks Independence Day
July 5, 2013
NEW YORK: The Statue of Liberty finally reopened on America's Independence Day months after Superstorm Sandy swamped its little island as Americans across the country celebrated freedom and President Barack Obama urged citizens to live up to the words of the Declaration of Independence.
Douglas C Engelbart: Computer visionary who invented the mouse
July 4, 2013
CALIFORNIA: Douglas C. Engelbart was 25, just engaged to be married and thinking about his future when he had an epiphany in 1950 that would change the world.
India’s food law can inspire many countries: UN official
July 4, 2013
NEW DELHI: India's food security law has global significance and it can inspire many countries to come up with similar legislation, a UN official said today.
Yoga now a secular American phenomenon, US court says
July 4, 2013
WASHINGTON: Yoga enthusiasts in the US got a big boost this week when a California judge ruled that the practice which originated in India is now a ''distinctly American cultural phenomenon,'' while dismissing complaints from some parents that teaching it to school children amounted to ''an unconstitutional promotion of Eastern religions.''
India seeks US investments in power sector
July 4, 2013
Washington — India's Minister of State for Power Jyotiraditya Scindia sees great potential for US investments and co-operation in the Indian power sector
Potential areas of such co-operation include transmission technologies, development of large scale hydro power, supercritical technology development for efficient energy production, smart grids and energy efficiency improvement programmes, he said.
Antony in Beijing; China warns India against ‘new trouble’
July 4, 2013
BEIJING: Defence minister AK Antony arrived here on Thursday on a four-day visit for high-level talks with Chinese leadership on new confidence building measures to maintain peace at the disputed borders in the backdrop of incursion of PLA troops in the Ladakh region.
