12 June 2014: J K Rowling is a new face of Better Togather campaign in UK

Ø  The ‘Better Together’ campaign, which wants Scotland to remain within the United Kingdom, has landed the biggest endorsement that any popular movement could hope for. J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, is Scotland’s very own international celebrity with a name that resonates in all parts of the globe. Ms. Rowling has also announced a donation of £1 million to the campaign. There are less than 100 days left for the referendum on Scottish independence.

J K Rowling - Author Harry Potter

Ø  London mayor Boris Johnson offered to be sprayed by water cannon to demonstrate that they are safe, after buying the riot control equipment for the capital despite having no permission to use it.

Ø  The flow of CIA warnings on the attack on the Indian Consulate in Herat suggests the attack may have been planned to take place in the weeks after the new Indian government took office, but was speeded up to create a crisis as Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met his new Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, defying warnings from jihadis in Pakistan.

Ø  The military and national security aides to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif have submitted a “range of options” to crush terrorism with an iron hand in the aftermath of the brazen assault on Karachi airport by the Taliban apparently using Uzbek fighters. Mr. Sharif presided a high-level meeting with his national security team after the attack on Karachi airport. military urged a sterner response to the attacks by Taliban. The military’s case has been built on the premise that the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan has again started owning up the strikes at key places, which the Army thought was crossing of the red line.

Ø  Internet search provider Google has entered into an agreement to buy satellite maker Skybox for $500 million in cash. The deal is expected to make the search engine giant to serve as a launching pad to send its own satellite to take aerial pictures and provide online access to remote areas of the world. Skybox’s satellites will help keep Google Maps accurate with up-to-date imagery, the Silicon Valley-based company said in a statement.