Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf is said to be in stable condition even as the doctors ascertain the need for sending him abroad for treatment, a media report said Saturday. “The general is feeling well and we are conducting his medical check up at regular intervals… every two hours,” The Nation quoted Major General (retd.) […]
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is a shining example of the success of Indian private enterprises, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Saturday. “It has carved a niche for itself in the global market for IT and IT-enabled services and has set benchmarks of excellence in the area of software development,” the prime minister said here. Manmohan […]
Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal’s judicial remand was Saturday extended by a further 10 days by a magistrate here. Tejpal, who has spent more than a month cumulatively in police and judicial custody, was presented before a court of a judicial magistrate. His defence argued that Tejpal should be released on bail because police had not […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday refused to move into a five-bedroom government flat here following criticism and demanded a smaller house instead for his family. “I won’t shift to the five-bedroom duplex flat,” Kejriwal told the media before the start of the Aam Aadmi Party’s national executive meeting, and explained why. “I have received […]
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced Saturday that it would attempt to contest as many seats as possible for the Lok Sabha elections this year, and a final list of candidates would be released by Feb 15. AAP leader Prashant Bhushan said the decision was taken at the start of a two-day national executive meeting […]
Brazil has created a special force of 10,000-strong military personnel to ensure that no anti-government protests disrupt this summer’s 2014 FIFA World Cup, news website G1 reported. The special force is expected to reinforce the work of local and federal police in the 12 cities that will be hosting games in June and July, Xinhua […]
US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke predicted that the US economy will fare better in coming quarters. He was addressing the annual meeting of the American Economic Association held in Philadelphia, the US state of Pennsylvania, Xinhua reported Friday. He said: “The combination of financial healing, greater balance in the housing market, less fiscal restraint, […]
Internet calling and messaging service Skype said that user data is safe after the Syrian Electronic Army momentarily took control of the company’s Twitter feed and Facebook page. The SEA, a group of hackers who support Syrian President Bashar Assad, launched a cyberattack Wednesday to protest against Skype owner Microsoft’s cooperation with the National Security […]
Pele says Lionel Messi is the player that most reminds him of himself among football’s current generation. In an interview with the FIFA Weekly magazine published Friday, the Brazilian legend suggested the 26-year-old Argentinian deserved to win the Ballon D’Or for a fifth time despite an injury-wracked 2013, Xinhua reported. “[Franck] Ribery, [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic and […]
Agra recorded its coldest night at 0.1 degrees Celsius Friday, the weather officials in Lucknow said, adding the Taj city was the coldest in Uttar Pradesh. “Today (Saturday) there is a cloud cover, but last night it was cold as hell,” said insurance agent Sudhir Gupta who was returning back from the railway station. Bankey […]