Slipknot bassist Gray found dead
Paul Gray, the bassist of the controversial heavy metal band Slipknot, was found dead in a hotel room in Iowa.
Carla Bruni embarrassed over X-rated interview
French First Lady Carla Bruni, who is said to have had a string of affairs, is facing embarrassment after an X-rated interview from her steamy past has resurfaced.
Julia says her daughter wants to live in India
Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts, who was in India in 2009 to shoot for her upcoming film, said that her children loved staying in the country so much that her daughter wishes to live in India when
US may not oppose Sino-Pak nuke deal
The US has indicated it would not oppose a Sino-Pak civilian nuclear deal but wants it to be in compliance with NSG rules, notwithstanding warnings by top scholars that such an approach would be a hig
Deal in US over gays in military
The White House and Congress have reached an agreement to repeal the military’s “Don’t ask, Don’t Tell” policy, banning gays from serving openly in the armed forces, after 17 years.
7 Afghans held for attack on Indian mission, other attacks
Seven suspected Afghan terrorists responsible for the Indian embassy bombing and several other attacks in Kabul have been arrested, the Afghan intelligence agency said on Monday, pointing out their li
India, US firm up meet agenda
India and the US on Monday firmed up the substantive agenda, including bilateral and regional issues, for the first Strategic Dialogue to be held in Washington on June 3.
The agenda was finetuned at a meeting between foreign secretary Nirupama Rao and US undersecretary of state for political affairs William Burns here.
Patients to rate docs on website
Patients in the UAE capital city of Abu Dhabi can now find a doctor, check his credentials at the click of a button and also “rate” him.
Mammoths warmed earth 13,000 yrs ago
Woolly mammoths helped to keep the earth warm by filling the atmosphere with methane 13,000 years ago, say scientists.
Parties delay voting on Nepal House extension
Nepal’s three major political parties, who are seeking to reach a deal to extend the term of the Constituent Assembly beyond May 28, on Monday delayed a voting on a key bill to amend the Constitution