US targeted Indian diplomats with sophisticated bugs
New Delhi: The US National Security Agency targeted the Indian embassy in Washington and the Indian UN office in New York with sophisticated surveillance equipment that might have resulted in hard disks being copied, a report said on Wednesday. The Hindu newspaper, which has been collaborating with the Guardian newspaper reporter Glenn Greenwald, said the Indian offices were on a top-secret list of countries chosen for intensive spying.
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Digvijay unveils burqa row ahead of Modis Bhopal rally
Indore: A day before Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi addresses a rally in Bhopal, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Tuesday alleged that 10,000 burqas were purchased here to feign the support of the Musli
Scared of wife Michelle, Obama kicks the butt!
New York: US President Barack Obama, arguably the world's most powerful man, is scared of his wife Michelle and has stopped smoking out of fear of the First Lady. In an unguarded moment, an open mic caught Obama telling a UN official that he was able
Soldier N who claimed SAS hand in Diana's death flees UK
London: A former SAS soldier who had made the sensational claim that the elite British army regiment had a hand in Princess Diana's death has fled the UK before he could be quizzed by police, a media report has said. Known only as Soldier N, the form
Nairobi shopping mall siege over, three floors of Westgate mall collapse
Nairobi: Kenya's president said on Tuesday that his forces had "defeated" Islamists from Somalia's al-Shabaab, had shot five of them dead and detained 11 others suspected of killing 67 people after storming a Nairobi shopping mall. It remai
Titans beat Brisbane Heats by four runs
Mohali: Titans kept alive their hopes of a semi-final berth as they successfully defended a small total to beat Brisbane Heats by four runs in a Group B match of the Champions League Twenty20 at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium here on Tu
Powerful earthquake kills 80 in Pakistan
Islamabad: Eighty people were killed and about another 80 injured when a 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit southwestern Pakistan today, with officials saying more persons could be buried under the rubble of collapsed homes. At least 80 people have been ki
Govt overrules Supreme Court, clears ordinance to protect convicted MPs
New Delhi: An ordinance to protect convicted MPs and MLAs from facing immediate disqualification was approved by the Union Cabinet on Monday, in effect negating an earlier order of the Supreme Court. The government decided to bring the ordinance afte
US, Iran renewing direct diplomatic contact after 35 years
Washington: The United States and Iran are renewing direct diplomatic contact after nearly 35 years. Responding to Iranian overtures, President Barack Obama asked his secretary of state John Kerry to have talks with his Iranian counterpart on the sid
