Jul 4 2008
Amy Winehouse has sunk further into the dumps now. She is virtually under house arrest. Her father Mitch and her record label want to take no chances after she had to be shifted to hospital with emphysema a few days ago. They feel the only way to stop...
Jul 3 2008
India is seeing the ill effects of the ever-increasing oil prices. Recently the government had to marginally increase the price of petrol, diesel and cooking gas as the oil companies were finding the strain of absorbing the oil price rise too much to...
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Jul 3 2008
With Brangelina’s decision to have the twin babies in Lenval, a Nice hospital in France, the media circus has moved there. Such is the air of expectation around Angelina Jolie’s babies that it is rumoured that the first photo rights of the...
Jul 3 2008
There is revolution on in the Church as number of women priests increases.
Jul 3 2008
A CHINESE man angry at the demolition of his property blew up a government office today, injuring 12 people, local media and an official said.
Jul 3 2008
Over 10 lakh (1 million) tonnes of food grains worth several hundred crores of rupees, which could have fed over one crore hungry people for a year, were damaged in Food Corporation of India godowns during the last one decade.
Jul 2 2008
The United States is considered as the center of gravity as far human rights are concerned, but there are many stories that tarnish that sparkling white reputation. One of them is the way it deals with citizens from neighbouring Mexico who try to enter...
Jul 2 2008
Turkey is being pulled in two opposite directions. The ruling AKP wants it go on to become a liberal Islamic country. The powerful army, judiciary and bureaucracy wants that Turkey continues following the path shown by Kemal Ataturk. They distrust the...
Jul 2 2008
Airlines in India can’t seem to get out of the vicious circle: if the fares continue to rise, selling tickets becomes a problem. So, as the average load factor keeps tumbling, the load factor needed to break even keeps rising.
Jul 2 2008
Global warming has added a new commodity to the Kerala farmers’ basket - a virtual commodity called carbon credit - thanks to their use of biogas.