Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Obama earns less but has better perks: Singapore PM

Obama earns less but has better perks: Singapore PM


Obama earns less but has better perks: Singapore PM

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 12:48 PM PST

Lee said US presidents earn millions of dollars after they retire. "All they have to do is to turn up for an appearance, make a few remarks (and they receive) a hundred thousand dollars a time," he ad...


Brazilian Big Brother housemate raped on live TV?

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 11:28 AM PST

A housemate in the Brazilian version of reality TV show "Big Brother" was raped after an alcohol-fuelled party and was shown on live television, a media report said.


Voice of America journalist shot dead in Pakistan

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 11:24 AM PST

Full transcript: Pak PM will not resign, says Rehman Malik

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 11:09 AM PST

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will appear before the country's Supreme Court to answer a contempt of court notice later this week amidst questions over whether the country's civilian go...


Will foreign airlines be allowed to own upto 49% of Indian carriers?

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 10:23 AM PST

In an attempt to bail out bleeding airlines, the government is considering whether to allow foreign airlines to own upto 49 per cent of Indian carriers.


Live-in relationship a fad, perceived as immoral: Court

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 08:48 AM PST

Despite legal legitimacy, live-in relationships are largely perceived to be immoral and it is a fad visible only in urban areas, a Delhi court observed today while dubbing it as "infamous western cult...


10 big facts about Government vs Army chief

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 07:59 AM PST

The battle over the Army chief's age is now in the Supreme Court. General VK Singh has become the first serving Army chief to take the government to court. Here are 10 things you should know about the...


Fire in car parked at petrol station in Kolkata

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 07:55 AM PST

Efforts are on to control a fire in Central Kolkata after a car parked at a petrol pump at the Camac Street caught fire this evening.


Will do whatever my brother wants: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 07:30 AM PST

The Congress can look forward to more star power for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls with Priyanka Vadra saying that she is open to the idea of campaigning throughout the state if she was asked to do...


Jumper breaks legs in Table Mountain stunt jump

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 07:29 AM PST

A well-known American base jumper was in intensive care in a South African hospital after leaping off Cape Town's Table Mountain and crashing into the slope, the Cape Times reported on Tuesday.


Shane Warne involved in road rage incident

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 07:17 AM PST

Australia spin legend Shane Warne on Tuesday found himself in the middle of a road rage incident when a cyclist hit the bonnet of his car at a traffic light here.Warne reported the run-in incident wit...


The invisible hand behind bonuses on Wall Street

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 07:15 AM PST

Alan Johnson, a consultant, is among a small group of behind-the-scenes information brokers who help determine how Wall Street firms distribute billions of dollars to their workers.


Cruise liner captain fled, pleaded not to reboard stricken ship

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 06:57 AM PST

Five more bodies were found on Tuesday from a crippled cruise ship, and a shocking audio emerged in which the ship's captain was heard making excuses as an Italian coast guard officer repeatedly order...


Inquiry on whether Google, Yahoo were asked to share emails of Kerala Muslim leaders

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 06:31 AM PST

Leader of Opposition VS Achuthanandan on Tuesday described the Kerala government's act of snooping into email accounts as fascist. In a statement issued, Achuthanandan slammed Chief Minister Oommen Ch...


Indian-origin couple has baby on train to New York

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 06:17 AM PST

Airline stocks surge ahead of GoM meet on FDI

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 06:05 AM PST

Three women and a baby from same family killed for Rs 200

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 05:06 AM PST

A man and his son have been arrested for murdering four members of a family - three women and an infant - here early January over a dispute over Rs.200, police said on Monday. The man's two other sons...


Army chief's age row: Govt moves in Supreme Court

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 05:05 AM PST

The battle between chief of the Indian Army General VK Singh and the government over his age is moving at rapid-fire speed. The Prime Minister met Defence Minister AK Antony today as the government...


Mamata's govt is a 'dictatorship', says Congress minister

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 04:06 AM PST

There is more domestic trouble in the uneasy Congress-Trinamool marriage, with a minister in Mamata Banerjee's Bengal government now accusing the Chief Minister of running a "dictatorship" and saying ...


Thackeray's flying squad raids school buses for safety checks

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 04:00 AM PST

In Navi Mumbai, the MNS has formed its very own 'flying squad,' pulling up school buses to perform spot inspections of safety provisions, and hauling the RTO officers to the spot if they are found mis...


15 die in Andhra Pradesh's worst winter

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 03:47 AM PST

Andhra Pradesh is in the grip of the most severe cold wave in its recorded history which has claimed 15 lives during the last two days as the mercury in most of the 23 districts is three to nine degre...


Mumbai dentist sues another over Facebook ad

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 03:41 AM PST

A city-based dentist has filed a case against his counterpart from Pune for posting an advertisement offering lectures and practicals to dental students. According to Dr Vivekanand Rege, the advertise...


Rare moon rock found on earth

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 03:36 AM PST

Scientists have stumbled upon 'Tranquillityite', a mineral considered unique to the moon, in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia. Researchers at The University of Western Australia's Centre...


Rude shock for Kozhikode-bound passengers as pilot lands in Kochi airport

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 03:31 AM PST

The Alliance Air flight pilot landed in Kochi and told the passengers they had reached their destination Kozhikode.

Hit by robberies, Indian-Americans in Atlanta pick up guns

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 03:14 AM PST

Indian Americans in a Georgian city are getting themselves trained in gun shooting as self-defence measures after the community in recent months experienced a spate of violent home invasions and robbe...


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