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New Delhi, Aug 30 : A day after privilege notices were issued by Parliament against civil society activist Kiran Bedi and actor Om Puri for using ''derogatory and defamatory'' language against politicians, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad urged lawmakers to have a large heart and forget about it.

London, Aug 30 : A 19-year-old hacker who developed an iPhone tool for users to download applications that was not approved by Apple, is reportedly set to start an internship at the software technology giant.

Nicholas Allegra, who has been a thorn in the side of the technology giant after launching ''JailbreakMe 2.0'' last year, claimed he has been hired as an intern at Apple, the Daily Mail reports.

London, August 30: Amnesty International has raised concern over the widespread practice of enforced disappearances in Pakistan, and called for an immediate end to such incidents.

Washington, Aug 30 : Physicists from the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) in Rome have developed a new type of laser scanning confocal microscope (LSCM), which could diagnose skin cancer in a single snapshot.

Typical LSCMs take 3-D images of thick tissue samples by visualizing thin slices within that tissue one layer at a time.

Washington, Aug 30 : Amy Winehouse, who mysteriously died last month at the age of 27, was paid a tribute at the MTV VMA awards by stars from around the world for her contribution to the contemporary music and her chart success.

According to Mtv. com, comedian Russell Brand delivered a touchy speech on the stage honouring the `The Back to Black' singer.

Washington, Aug 30 : Kim Kardashian might have just got married recently, but she is said to be already nurturing the thoughts of a baby.

Lisa Gastineau, a family friend of the Kardashians, revealed that the new wife has already started planning for babies, and so is doing her mother Kris Jenner.

"She wants babies. Let's cross the fingers. And her mom wants her to have babies quick!" Gastineau told Us Magazine.