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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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
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.
January 27, 2014
NEW DELHI: In a first for Indian aviation, you may soon be able to surf the net while flying. State-owned Air India is planning to have Wi-Fi on both its wide body and narrow body planes that are used for international and domestic flights, respectively, for a fee.
January 26, 2014
NEW DELHI: In mid-January, air pollution in Beijing was so bad that the government issued urgent health warnings and closed four major highways, prompting the panicked buying of air filters and donning of face masks.
