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California's legislature passed SB 1298 in August 2012, legalizing Google's driverless-car tests on public roads — the first step toward autonomy.

September 4, 2012 · 2 min read

The UK Border Agency revoked London Metropolitan University's visa licence in August 2012, leaving 2,600 international students 60 days to find a new sponsor.

August 30, 2012 · 2 min read

In August 2012, former Noida SP K.K. Gautam told a special CBI court he was pressured to suppress the rape angle in Aarushi's postmortem report.

August 30, 2012 · 2 min read

Seventeen civilians, including two women, were beheaded in Helmand after a late-night music and dance party — in a Taliban-controlled district.

August 27, 2012 · 1 min read

The Income Tax Department moved to cancel the tax-exempt status of Ramdev's Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust, raising a Rs 34.68 crore demand.

August 27, 2012 · 1 min read

Pakistan won zero medals at London 2012 — and its own media joked the country could only sweep the medals if corruption were an Olympic sport.

August 27, 2012 · 1 min read

After winning a $1.05B verdict, Apple gave a judge a list of eight Samsung phones it wanted banned from the U.S. - including several Galaxy S2 models.

August 27, 2012 · 3 min read

On the eve of her 2012 RNC speech, Ann Romney recalled Mitt curling up beside her through depression and MS — the campaign's humanizing mission.

August 27, 2012 · 2 min read

India raised its panic-era SMS cap from 5 to 20 a day in August 2012 - but with WhatsApp and BBM in vogue, did the restriction matter at all?

August 23, 2012 · 1 min read

As memories of that extravaganza fade into the background, I thought this just might be the best time to talk about sports in Bollywood! The excitement and…

August 23, 2012 · 7 min read

Rosie O'Donnell's August 2012 heart attack — which she nearly ignored — spotlighted how women's cardiac symptoms differ from the classic chest-clutch.

August 22, 2012 · 1 min read

Three daycare workers in Dover, Delaware were arrested in August 2012 for encouraging toddlers to fight each other — and filming it on their phones.

August 21, 2012 · 1 min read

During the August 2012 panic exodus, India blocked 250+ web pages accused of spreading morphed images — and pointed a finger at Pakistan.

August 20, 2012 · 1 min read

An August 2012 report claimed one of Hitler's senior aides secretly urged British contacts to help topple the Fuhrer — warning peace was otherwise impossible.

August 20, 2012 · 1 min read

A 25-year-old mechanic in Bangalore district was arrested after his 20-day-old daughter died of poisoned milk — allegedly because he wanted a son.

August 20, 2012 · 1 min read

What India's leaders said during the August 2012 panic exodus — from the Prime Minister's assurance to the Home Secretary's charge of a foreign hand.

August 19, 2012 · 1 min read

In August 2012, the government widened financial scrutiny of Baba Ramdev's trusts — service tax, foreign funding, and income tax probes he called political

August 19, 2012 · 1 min read

After the August 2012 panic exodus, the first special trains from Bangalore reached Guwahati — and many Northeasterners said they would return.

August 19, 2012 · 1 min read

Television: This humble but omnipresent domestic appliance is called all that and a few other pejoratives. To be sure, much of what the box has to offer …

August 17, 2012 · 7 min read

After the Oak Creek massacre, Elk Grove detectives probed whether the 2011 drive-by slayings of two Sikh grandfathers were linked to Wisconsin.

August 15, 2012 · 2 min read