Union Minister Manish Tewari Monday asked Akali Dal to clarify its stand on the Uniform Civil Code in the backdrop of its ally BJP's demand for its enactment.
- Jul 03 Wed 2013 16:39
Tewari asks Akalis to clarify stand on Uniform Civil Code
- Jul 03 Wed 2013 16:37
USCCB: Close 'Gitmo' Now
Lost in the momentous news events of last week was a call by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) for the expeditious release of 86 prisoners languishing at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, also known as ‘Gitmo.’ The detainees, some of whom have been incarcerated for 11 years, were cleared for release three years ago, but the Obama Administration has refused to repatriate them to their home countries. In a June 25 letter addressed to US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Bishop Richard Pates (Des Moines), chair of the USCCB’s Committee on International Justice and Peace, deplores the US Government’s treatment of the men. “The indefinite detention of detainees,” Bishop Pates writes, “is not only injurious to those individuals, it also wounds the moral reputation of our nation, compromises our commitment to the rule of law, and undermines our struggle against terrorism.”
- Jul 02 Tue 2013 15:40
BY OUR READERS: At Gettyburg, Union soldiers marched in shoes made in Brockton
While many scholars remain somewhat ambivalent about the above assertion and the Confederate army’s alleged desperate need for shoes during America’s greatest rebellion, eminent author Ken Burns and several other writers of note believe that such was indeed the case.
- Jul 02 Tue 2013 15:39
Pampering lip service at Lush as shop bids to break world record
Staff at the cosmetics chain in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh will be giving customers the chance to get their lips pampered with a scrub, a moisturiser and have liquid colours applied free of charge before leaving a kiss and name on special T-shirts.
- Jul 02 Tue 2013 15:37
Rising rates good for savers, but bad for business
All it took was speculation that the Federal Reserve could slow its bond buying months from now — and then a few words from Chairman Ben Bernanke to confirm it.
The result is that record-low interest rates that have fueled economic growth, cheered the stock market, shrunk mortgage rates but punished savers are headed up. And once the Fed starts scaling back its bond purchases, those trends could accelerate.
- Jul 02 Tue 2013 15:36
Hutchings: Mesa's Power Square’s power to save you money
The name “Power Square” sounds like that Hulk-shouldered, blind date named Herman that your cousin dumped on you; you know the guy who felt it necessary to explain his jokes.
- Jun 21 Fri 2013 15:13
For Designer Consignment Online, Is Authentication A Pipe Dream Or A Differentiator?
There have been a slew of offerings in the online consignment space over the past 24 months: The Real Real, Poshmark, ShopHers and more, all connecting overburdened clotheshorses with aspiring fashionistas hoping to score designer pieces at steep discount. For all of them,All saxobankcycling and accessories are made with the same authentic materials as the originals. proving the goods are real is a critical issue.
- Jun 21 Fri 2013 15:12
Clothing Line? Perfume? No. For Sharapova, It’s Candy.
There was no way to cram all the publicist’s proposed talking points — Maria Sharapova’s stratospheric income, her stellar tennis record, her lucrative sponsorship deals, her popularity on Twitter, her charity projects — into the 10-minute interview slot. So the tough questions had to be asked upfront.
- Jun 21 Fri 2013 15:11
Hudson’s Bay Company holds first AGM
The new boss at Hudson’s Bay Company is a lot like the old boss.
- Jun 21 Fri 2013 15:10
Eva Longoria Carries Jill Milan to 'Devious Maids' Premiere
Jill Milan, a provider of designer Italian handbags, today announced actress Eva Longoria carried the luxury brand’s Russian Hill Clutch to the June 17 premiere party for "Devious Maids," a comedy-drama television series executive produced by Ms. Longoria and set to debut June 23 on the Lifetime Television cable network.