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Friday, September 23, 2011
Telangana agitation: All trains cancelled to Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad, Sept 23: All trains to and from Hyderabad have been cancelled from Friday (Sept 23) night over the two-day rail blockade by the Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC).
Demanding a separate...
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Pakistan condemns U.S. comments about spy agency
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan lashed out at the U.S. for accusing the country's most powerful intelligence agency of supporting extremist attacks against American targets in Afghanistan -- the most serious...
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‘Tiger’ Pataudi laid to rest at ancestral palace
Former Indian cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, who died of a lung ailment in Delhi on Thursday, was laid to rest at his ancestral palace on Friday with thousands thronging the burial site...
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Vault 'B' of Padmanabhaswamy Temple to remain shut for now: SC
The Supreme Court today said the vault 'B' of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple will be opened only after substantial work regarding documentation and preservation of assets unearthed from other 'kalaras'...
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2G scam: Pranab refuses to comment on FinMin letter to PM
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today refused to comment on a letter sent by his ministry to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the 2G spectrum scam, saying he cannot make any remark on the matter...
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Bill Gates tops Forbes list of richest Americans
Bill Gates tops this year's Forbes list of the 400 richest Americans with a net worth calculated at USD 59 billion.Forbes says the Microsoft co-founder saw his wealth increase by USD 5 billion from...
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Controversial Indian ads
One of India's homegrown denim brands, Flying Machine, landed itself in hot soup soup for its 'What an ass!' print ad. The advertisement showed a woman in tight jeans, flaunting her shapely derriere...
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Monday, September 19, 2011
Gujarat minister fasts to promote harmony
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, who is on 72 hour long fast to promote harmony and peace and unity, refused to wear Muslim skull cap on Sunday when a Maulana offered him on the dais at the fast...
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Saturday, September 17, 2011
Dope hearings: adjournments have come to stay
Adjournments in dope hearings have become routine. Hearings have dragged on and cases are being disposed of well after the three-month deadline stipulated under the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA)...
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Hussey hits second century of the series
Mike Hussey hit his second century of the series to lead Australia to a first innings score of 316 on the second day of the third and final test against Sri Lanka on Saturday.Seam bowler Shaminda...
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Brandwagon
The all-new Volkswagen Jetta looks like a Vento, or even the Polo. It makes one wonder if the VW's new design language has been carried a tad too far. Then again, you could easily mistake the Jetta...
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It’s official: Chocolate is ‘as good as exercise’
It is the news that chocoholics have been waiting for: Chocolate is as good as exercise, a new study has claimed. Scientists at Wayne State University in the U.S. found that small amounts of dark...
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Early risers are happier, slimmer
“Early to bed, early to rise keeps a man healthy, wealthy and wise,” Benjamin Franklin famously said some 300 years ago. Now, scientists have confirmed it. Researchers at the Roehampton University...
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CBI interrogates Gali's brother
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday carried out marathon interrogation of former Revenue Minister of Karnataka G. Karunakar Reddy, brother of Gali Janardhan Reddy, in the case against Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC). The interrogation of Mr. Karunakar Reddy which commenced in the...
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World talking about Gujarat’s development: Modi
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who on Saturday began his three-day Sadhbhavna fast here, said the state has overcome several setbacks in the past decade and has set an example for...
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Thursday, September 8, 2011
iBall launches 7 inch Android tablet Slide
Computer peripherals maker iBall today introduced its first Android tablet Slide in the Indian market. Powered by Android 2.3, 1GHz processor, and seven inch capacitive display, Slide will be sold for...
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Samsung, Microsoft tie up for new tablet
SEOUL — South Korea's Samsung Electronics has teamed up with Microsoft to make a new tablet computer powered by the US software giant's latest operating system, according to a report.
The Korea Economic Daily, citing an industry source, said the new tab based on the Windows 8 system would be unveiled...
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China's suicide rate 'among highest in world'
A person tries to kill themselves in China every two minutes, the government and state media said Thursday, giving the country one of the highest suicide rates in the world. China's suicide rate is 22.23 people out of every 100,000, the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said on its website.
"Our...
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I am getting to know Shahid: Bipasha Basu
There was a time when you'd take John Abraham and Bipasha Basu's name almost in the same breath. Now, the lady refuses to even acknowledge the mention of him, simply referring to John as someone who...
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Gaza militant killed as new Palestinian mosque attacked
A Palestinian militant has been killed and two others wounded in an explosion in the Gaza Strip, medics say.The Islamic Jihad militant group blamed an Israeli air strike for the death of Remah al-Hasani,...
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Sonia returns to Delhi
Congress president Sonia Gandhi returned to the capital early this morning from abroad where she underwent surgery a month ago for an undisclosed ailment.“Congress president returned early today and...
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Police detain 3 as they probe deadly Delhi blast
NEW DELHI — Indian authorities detained three men for questioning Thursday as they scrambled for leads into a powerful briefcase bomb that tore through the crowds outside a New Delhi courthouse, killing...
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Friday, September 2, 2011
Lokpal not enough to check corruption: Karat
Asserting that enactment of the Lokpal Bill was not enough to check corruption, the CPI(M) on Friday said the country needs laws for poll and land reforms and also tackling corruption by corporates.Addressing a protest rally in New Delhi, CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat accused the UPA government...
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