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Associated Press says U.S. government seized journalists’ phone records

editor — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:06:56 +0000

WASHINGTON | Tue May 14, 2013 3:42am IST WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Associated Press on Monday said the U.S. government secretly seized telephone records of AP offices and reporters for a two-month period in 2012, describing the acts as a “massive and unprecedented intrusion” into news-gathering operations. AP Chief Executive Gary Pruitt, in a letter [...]

Associated Press says U.S. government seized journalists’ phone records

Cannes film festival opens with fittingly lavish “Great Gatsby”

editor — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:06:13 +0000

Posters for the film ‘The Great Gatsby’ showing actor Leonardo DiCaprio (C) and actress Carey Mulligan (R) are displayed outside the Carlton Hotel before the start of the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 13, 2013. The 66th Cannes Film Festival will run from May 15 to May 26. LONDON | Mon May 13, [...]

Cannes film festival opens with fittingly lavish “Great Gatsby”

Cheap food plans to cost more than budgeted: adviser

editor — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:05:58 +0000

A woman winnows wheat crop at a wholesale grain market on the outskirts of Ahmedabad May 7, 2013. NEW DELHI | Mon May 13, 2013 6:48pm IST NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The government’s plan to give millions more people cheap food will cost more than its forecast of 1.3 trillion rupees a year and will [...]

Cheap food plans to cost more than budgeted: adviser

FBI says more cooperation with banks key to probe of cyber attacks

editor — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:05:35 +0000

WASHINGTON | Tue May 14, 2013 1:00am IST WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI last month gave temporary security clearances to scores of U.S. bank executives to brief them on the investigation into the cyber attacks that have repeatedly disrupted online banking websites for most of a year. Bank security officers and others were brought to [...]

FBI says more cooperation with banks key to probe of cyber attacks

Google+ struggles to attract brands, some neglect to update

editor — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:05:17 +0000

A Google sign is seen at a Best Buy electronics store in this photo illustration in Encinitas, California April 11, 2013. SAN FRANCISCO | Sun May 12, 2013 6:47pm IST SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – To mark the Cinco de Mayo holiday this year, Domino’s Pizza festooned its Facebook page with a string of posts, including [...]

Google+ struggles to attract brands, some neglect to update

India deny Champions Trophy pullout threat

editor — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:04:56 +0000

The International Cricket Council (ICC) logo at the ICC headquarters in Dubai, October 31, 2010. NEW DELHI | Mon May 13, 2013 8:36pm IST NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India have no plans to pull out of next month’s Champions Trophy over a rumbling controversy surrounding a former Indian player’s election to an International Cricket Council [...]

India deny Champions Trophy pullout threat

Obama says Cameron should fix relationship with EU

editor — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:02:11 +0000

Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron (L) listens as U.S. President Barack Obama (R) responds to a question during a joint news conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington, May 13, 2013. WASHINGTON | Tue May 14, 2013 12:37am IST WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama intervened in Britain’s emotive debate about [...]

Obama says Cameron should fix relationship with EU

Pakistan’s Sharif seeks to ease mistrust with India

editor — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:01:50 +0000

Nawaz Sharif (2nd L), leader of political party Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N), cheers his supporters during an election campaign rally in Mandi Bahauddin, Punjab province May 4, 2013. LAHORE, Pakistan | Tue May 14, 2013 12:27am IST LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Nawaz Sharif, poised to become prime minister for a third time after [...]

Pakistan’s Sharif seeks to ease mistrust with India

Ranbaxy pleads guilty, to pay $500 mln in settlement

editor — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:01:19 +0000

1 of 2. An art handler places drugs for the art installation ‘In this terrible moment we are victims clinging helplessly to an environment that refuses to acknowledge the soul’ by British artist Damien Hirst in the new Brandhorst modern art museum in Munich, May 6, 2009. REUTERS – Generic drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd(RANB.NS) pleaded [...]

Ranbaxy pleads guilty, to pay $500 mln in settlement

A “caged parrot” – Supreme Court describes CBI

editor — Sun, 12 May 2013 01:47:12 +0000

A lawyer speaks on his mobile phone as he walks past Supreme Court in New Delhi April 1, 2013. NEW DELHI | Fri May 10, 2013 8:43am IST NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A packed New Delhi courtroom sat in rapt silence this week as an irate Supreme Court judge denounced the elite Central Bureau of [...]

A “caged parrot” – Supreme Court describes CBI

Pakistan marks democratic milestone in close-fought election

editor — Sun, 12 May 2013 01:45:34 +0000

1 of 2. Election workers sit in a van with ballot boxes, polling booths and polling material before transporting them to polling stations, at the district court complex used as a storage area for election material in Rawalpindi May 10, 2013. Pakistan’s general elections will be held on May 11. ISLAMABAD | Sat May 11, [...]

Pakistan marks democratic milestone in close-fought election

Pakistan’s Sharif surges ahead in election count

editor — Sun, 12 May 2013 01:45:00 +0000

Nawaz Sharif (C), leader of the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) political party, casts his vote for the general election at a polling station in Lahore May 11, 2013. ISLAMABAD | Sat May 11, 2013 11:15pm IST ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif, seeking to become prime minister for a third time, appeared way [...]

Pakistan’s Sharif surges ahead in election count

Malaysia coalition extends rule in tight election

editor — Tue, 07 May 2013 01:25:29 +0000

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak (C) arrives at his party headquarters after polls closed in Kuala Lumpur May 5, 2013. KUALA LUMPUR | Sun May 5, 2013 10:56pm IST KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s governing coalition won a tight national election on Sunday to extend its 56-year rule, fending off an opposition alliance that pledged [...]

Malaysia coalition extends rule in tight election

U.S. regulator mulls setting rules for digital currency Bitcoin

editor — Tue, 07 May 2013 01:23:46 +0000

WASHINGTON | Tue May 7, 2013 4:30am IST WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. derivatives regulator is considering whether the Bitcoin virtual currency should be subject to its rules, a top official at the agency said. Bart Chilton, one of five commissioners at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, said he had asked staff to explore [...]

U.S. regulator mulls setting rules for digital currency Bitcoin

Priyanka not my close buddy, won`t take tips from her: Meera Chopra

editor — Sat, 04 May 2013 01:49:30 +0000

Friday, May 03, 2013 15:10 IST Actress Priyanka Chopra’s cousin Meera has clarified that there is no tiff between them but they are not the best of friends either. “There is no tiff as such. In fact, our families are very close. My parents are very close to Priyanka’s parents. It’s just that we are [...]

Priyanka not my close buddy, won`t take tips from her: Meera Chopra

Salman`s NGO comes to the aid of drought-hit Maharashtra

editor — Sat, 04 May 2013 01:49:06 +0000

Friday, May 03, 2013 15:11 IST Salman Khan’s NGO to supply 2,500 water tankers to the drought-hit regions of Maharashtra. Bollywood star Salman Khan’s ‘Being Human’ foundation has come to the aid of the drought-hit Marathwada region of Maharashtra. The foundation will provide 2,500 water tankers with a storage capacity of 2,000 litres each to [...]

Salman`s NGO comes to the aid of drought-hit Maharashtra

Trisha endures rain, snow

editor — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:08:10 +0000

Monday, April 29, 2013 15:25 IST Southern actress Trisha Krishnan is extremely happy that she survived extreme climatic conditions while shooting for upcoming Tamil romantic-drama “Endrendrum Punnagai” (EP) in Switzerland. “And it’s a wrap up for EP (‘Endrendrum Punnagai’) in Switzerland. Scorching sun, biting cold, rain and snow – endured it all,” Trisha posted on [...]

Trisha endures rain, snow

Parineeti gifts her folks an expensive car worth Rs 28 lakh

editor — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:06:43 +0000

Monday, April 29, 2013 17:06 IST Parineeti Chopra arranged for a surprise gift for her parents with the help of her younger brother Sahaj A source says, `Parineeti is busy shooting for her film, however recently she asked her brother to book a car worth Rs 28 lakh for her mother and father back home [...]

Parineeti gifts her folks an expensive car worth Rs 28 lakh

That`s Not Me: Tanushree

editor — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:08:01 +0000

Monday, April 29, 2013 11:39 IST Tanushree Datta has been facing a harrowing time ever since an imposter created a fake account in her name on a social networking site Apart from filing a complaint with the cyber cell, the actress has been calling and telling everyone that it is not her who has been [...]

That`s Not Me: Tanushree

Shraddha broke her YRF contract but calls Adi Chopra her mentor

editor — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:07:04 +0000

Monday, April 29, 2013 16:41 IST Though Shraddha broke away from her YRF contract, she still considers them special Shraddha Kapoor may be elated with the positive response to her latest film, a Mahesh Bhatt production, but she still considers Aditya Chopra as her mentor. It may be recalled that the youngster was shown the [...]

Shraddha broke her YRF contract but calls Adi Chopra her mentor