Tripura governor DY Patil suffers heart attack, hospitalised

AMRAVATI(MAHARASHTRA): Tripura governor DY Patil was hospitalised here on Tuesday after he suffered a heart attack and his condition is stated to be "serious," doctors said. Deputy collector Sachin Kalantre told mediapersons that Patil "has developed blockages" and doctors were attending to him. Patil, who inaugurated the centenary celebrations of Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal (HVPM) here on Tuesday...

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Hospitals crack down on workers refusing flu shots

CHICAGO (AP) — Patients can refuse a flu shot. Should doctors and nurses have that right, too? That is the thorny question surfacing as U.S. hospitals increasingly crack down on employees who won't get flu shots, with some workers losing their jobs over their refusal."Where does it say that I am no longer a patient if I'm a nurse," wondered Carrie Calhoun, a longtime critical care nurse in suburban...

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Armstrong Admits Doping in Tour, Sources Say

Lance Armstrong today admitted to Oprah Winfrey that he used performance enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France, sources told ABC News.A government source tells ABC News that Armstrong is now talking with authorities about paying back some of the US Postal Service money from sponsoring his team. He is also talking to authorities about confessing and naming names, giving up...

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Decision on immunity for U.S. troops by year-end: Karzai

KABUL (Reuters) - A decision on immunity for U.S. troops staying in Afghanistan after the 2014 planned withdrawal will be made by the end of the year, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday. "The issue of immunity is under discussion (and) it is going to take eight to nine months before we reach agreement," Karzai told a news conference in the capital, Kabul, after returning from...

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Football: Ronaldo wants to see out contract at Real

MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo says he wants to stay with Real Madrid until the end of his contract with the club.The 27-year-old Portuguese striker's contract with Real runs out in June 2015 but Spanish media have reported that he is unhappy at the club and may leave at the end of the season.The player has been linked to a move to Paris Saint-Germain or back to Manchester United."I want to...

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Telangana state soon; Congress leaders get "signals" from Centre

HYDERABAD: Congress leaders from Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh today claimed that they have received "signals" from the Centre on creation of a separate state. Two ministers and an MP came out with the claim today even as the deadline set by Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde for a decision on the statehood demand is just a fortnight away. "We have indications from the Centre that AP is...

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Flu more widespread in US; eases off in some areas

NEW YORK (AP) — Flu is now widespread in all but three states as the nation grapples with an earlier-than-normal season. But there was one bit of good news Friday: The number of hard-hit areas declined.The flu season in the U.S. got under way a month early, in December, driven by a strain that tends to make people sicker. That led to worries that it might be a bad season, following one of the mildest...

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Big Winners, Best Golden Globe Moments

Let's finally bury this idea that women can't be funny once and for all. Fey and Poehler were undeniably hilarious throughout the Globes, so much so that many fans on Twitter demanded more of them during the ceremony. From their opening bit -- Poehler: "Meryl Streep is not here tonight, she has the flu. And I hear she's amazing in it." -- to their pseudo drunk heckling of best TV comedy actress...

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France bombs Mali rebels, African states ready troops

BAMAKO/PARIS (Reuters) - French aircraft pounded Islamist rebels in Mali for a second day on Saturday and neighboring West African states sped up their plans to deploy troops in an international campaign to prevent groups linked to al Qaeda expanding their power base. France, warning that the control of northern Mali by the militants posed a security threat to Europe, intervened dramatically...

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Lions Befrienders charity race raises S$215,000 for senior activity centres

SINGAPORE: Call it a race to make a difference.About 250 people took part in a car race organised by the Lions Befrienders to raise awareness about vulnerable seniors.Acting Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing flagged them off at the former Tanjong Pagar Railway StationParticipants were required to make pit stops at 12 islandwide checkpoints.These included four activity...

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