London, Aug.1 (ANI): The world of football and beyond united in tribute to England football star and manager Sir Bobby Robson on Friday after he lost his battle against cancer on Friday. Seventy-six-year-old Robson’s death drew tributes from Prince William and Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Washington, Aug 1 (ANI): Comedian Roseanne Barr has gleefully courted controversy by dressing as Adolf Hitler, complete with a moustache.
New Delhi, Aug.1 (ANI): Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sources said on Saturday that they would be questioning National Commission for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Chairman and former Union Home Minister Buta Singh in connection with the Rs 1 crore bribery case involving his second son Sarabjot Singh.
Bhopal, Aug 1 (IANS) Two years after introducing ’surya namaskar’ in schools, the Madhya Pradesh government has now directed that students in state-run schools have to recite a ‘bhojan mantra’ – perceived by many Muslims as a Hindu chant – before partaking of midday meals.
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Nirupama Rao took charge as India’s foreign secretary Saturday morning, the second woman to head India’s foreign service.
Rao succeeded Shivshankar Menon at a brief ceremony in South Block. Chokila Iyer was the first woman to serve as India’s foreign secretary in 2001.
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Nagesh Kukunoor plans to make a biopic on legendary singer-actor-director Kishore Kumar and is considering Shreyas Talpade for the lead role. The young actor says it would be be an “honour” to step into the singer’s shoes for the movie.
“Nagesh had asked me a year-and-a-half back about doing Kishore-da’s part and I had immediately said yes, but nothing is official as of now… personally speaking I’m really looking forward to it,” Shreyas told IANS over telephone from Mumbai.
Washington, August 1 (IANS) Obamamania may still be sweeping the world, but not most Muslim nations, says a survey by the Pew Research Center here.
Called Global Attitudes Project, the survey of 24 countries and the Palestinian territories shows that the Muslim world remains largely immune to Obamamania, said Richard Wike, associate director, Pew Global Attitudes Project, in an article for CBS News Friday.
Toronto, Aug 1 (IANS) Fungal infections can be deadly as fungus germs have developed resistance to drug treatment. But now researchers have found a way to make drugs more effective in clearing all fungal infections.
Led by Toronto University professor Leah Cowen, an international team has discovered that the fungal pathogen or germ called Candida albicans, resists drug treatment because of an associated protein called heat shock protein 90 or Hsp90.
Considering the ease with which anti-Pakistani feelings can be ratcheted up in India by the opposition parties and sections of the media, it takes a great deal of courage to try to reduce tension and move towards peace. In this respect, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s initiatives in Sharm-el-Sheikh were a bolder venture than even Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s bus journey to Lahore a decade ago.
Jakarta, Aug 1 (DPA) Young Indonesians are sending a defiant message to extremists behind the deadly July 17 bombings of two Jakarta hotels: “We are not afraid.”