Pakistan in Peril
Pakistan was plunged into fresh crisis Monday evening as its traditional rivals, yet two major parties ended their six-month honeymoon, a week after they forced Pervez Musharrf to quit as president. Later on Tuesday, Asif Zardari appealed to Nawaz Sharif to return to the coalition and promised to reinstate the sacked judges of the Pakistan Supreme Court, but said there cannot be a timeframe for that.
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif pulled out his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party from the ruling coalition led by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) to protest the government's failure to reinstate 60 senior judges Musharraf sacked when he clamped emergency in November last year. more...

London prepares for 2012
Having secured their best medal tally in a century, British athletes and government officials turn their attention now to the next summer games in four years in London. After Beijing bid farewell to the 2008 Olympics, celebrations broke out in Britain to usher in London's turn to host. The British capital has previously hosted the games in 1908 and 1948, but 2012 will be a different event, as it follows Beijing 2008. more...

Labour MEP Champions Human Rights with Head of Human Rights Commission in India
Labour MEP for the West Midlands Neena Gill reported on a series of high profile meetings aimed at tackling and championing the issue of human rights. The most important of these meetings took place between Ms. Gill and head of the Human Rights Commission in India Justice S. Rajendra Babu a long time campaigner against human rights abuses in India and beyond. more...

New figures show influx of foreign workers to Britain now at record levels
The number of foreign workers in Britain has risen dramatically under Labour, with nearly 300,000 people coming from overseas to work here in the past year, figures show.
 This is the biggest annual influx of foreign workers into Britain since the Government started to keep count 10 years ago. more...

Gordon Brown death threat: Terror suspect arrested in Blackburn
Detectives investigating an alleged threat to kill the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, have arrested a 25-year-old man.
 The man, who is believed to be white, was held at an address in Blackburn, Lancs., on suspicion of committing offences under the Terrorism Act 2006. more...

Asaram Bapu should pay up for violence: HC
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday ordered a case be filed against the ashram of Asaram Bapu located in Motera area of Ahmedabad, in connection with the attack on journalists on July 18.
The court also ordered Asaram Bapu to compensate people injured in the Motera village clash and also directed the police to file FIRs if anyone approaches them with complains. more...

Violence in Orissa escalates, 7 more killed
Vatican is anguished and has expressed solidarity with churches in Orissa state of India, where nine people killed either in mob violence or in police firing following the killing of VHP leader Laxmanananda Saraswati.
Four persons were killed on Tuesday when the police opened fire to disperse a mob which attacked places of worship, prayer halls and shops at Barakhama in Kandhamal district, Director General of Police Gopal Chandra Nanda said. more...

100-year-old Bandhu Das refuses pension
Bandhu Das, a 100-year-old man, has refused to take old age pension from the government.
Though according to the official records Das is 100-year-old, he claims he is older. But, however old he may be, age has not been a deterrent for Das. He leads an active life and does not want pension from the government. more...

Bhumibol Adulyadej is the world’s ‘Richest Monarch’
New York: King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej is the world's richest monarch with a personal fortune worth USD 35 billion, according to the 'Forbes' magazine.
Forbes said that the 80-year-old Thai King's estimated net worth increased sevenfold during the past year because of the transparency of his riches which include over 3,000 acres of prime real estate land in Bangkok, a stake in a major bank and huge holdings in the Siam Cement company. more...

Musharraf denies reports of leaving Pak
Islamabad: Amid intense speculation about his future after stepping down, former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has denied reports that he would leave his "first love" Pakistan and settle in another country, saying his resignation did not reflect a "defeat". more...

US teacher gets 3 yrs jail for sex with student
Pittsburgh (US): A former gym teacher who had sex with a 14-year-old and sent him erotic text messages was sentenced to up to three years in prison, in part because she called the boy after she was charged, a judge ruled. more...

Jaguar wins prestigious car award
Jaguar has won its first major car award since being taken over by Tata Motors, beating a string of fancied rivals.
The Jaguar XF was last week named Car of the Year by Auto Express, Britain's largest-selling weekly motoring magazine. more...

US firm adds India to medical travel destinations
India has been added to the list of possible destinations for surgery and other medical care at a fraction of the US cost by American medical travel company Companion Global Healthcare Inclusive. The state-of-the-art Wockhardt Hospitals in Mumbai and Bangalore have become the first two facilities in India accepted into Companion Global Healthcare's network of overseas hospitals, company President David Boucher announced last week. more...

Dhoni leads from front, India ahead
Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored an inspiring, unbeaten 76 to take the team to a fighting total of 237 runs, and later the pace duo of Zaheer Khan - Praveen Kumar unleashed a lethal attack on the Lankan batsmen, giving India a 33 run victory in the third ODI at Columbo on Sunday. For the second game in succession, an inspired opening spell by India's seam attack brought the Sri Lankan batting line-up to its knees. more...

Brett Lee, Hayden not to play against Bangladesh
Star Australian paceman Brett Lee confirmed that the breakdown of his marriage was behind his decision to miss the upcoming one-day series against Bangladesh. Australia had more problems, as hard hitting batsman Mathew Hayden also announced later that he would not be playing against visiting Bangladesh due to his long-standing Achilles problem. Hayden had been named captain for the 3 ODI series, in place of regular skipper Ricky Ponting, who is also unavailable due to his wrist injury. more...

Bollywood

I’m not a diva: Bipasha
Following are questions put to Bipasha Basu and her answers.
With overwhelming reactions for your recent performance, do you see yourself in a position of power?
It's great to be accepted in a new manner. People have loved my inputs in terms of styling and performance. I'm comfortable in whatever position I'm in today. I use my position to get heard when I'm raising some concerns regarding my films. But, I'm not a diva. A diva is a person who is in a position of power and is difficult. I'm not a difficult person. more...

Bachchans’ Unforgettable Tour rocks London
The O2 Arena came alive with the roars and cheers of thousands of fans that had come together to watch the Unforgettable Stars descend from the celluloid screen to magic…to experience a once-in-a-lifetime phenomena. more...

When Bips kissed Deepika!
Leave aside talks of the alleged catfight between Bips and Deepika! Forget about the lame hugs they exchanged few days back 'publicly' to deny any sort of rift in a press conference... errr (on Ranbir's suggestion)!
Everything's passé... the latest incident that happened in front of us was much more interesting than any of the news we've been hearing about the two ladies since the past few days! more...