Urging BJP workers to oust the ruling Congress in the 2014 general elections, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Sunday slammed the central government for not keeping the nation’s interest in mind. Addressing the Bharatiya Janata Party
A 26-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in a dramatic way by cutting his wrist, uploading his wounded pictures on a social networking website and then jumping into Zuari River from a bridge here, police
Police said Sunday that as many as 200 people were questioned in connection with the alleged rape of a seven-year-old girl in the premises of a municipal school here one day ago. "Around 200 people have been questioned in regard with the sexual assault
Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who has been living in self-exile for nearly four years, today said he would return to Pakistan within a week of the formation of a caretaker administration later this month. "As soon as the interim government is in place
JKLF chief Yasin Malik, who created flutters in India by sharing dais with 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed in Pakistan, today said he is prepared for confiscation of his passport or his arrest on returning home
Pope Benedict left the Vatican on Thursday after pledging unconditional obedience to whoever succeeds him to guide the Roman Catholic Church at one of the most crisis-ridden periods in its 2,000-year history. The first pope in six centuries to step down
Controversial Pakistani actress Veena Malik has entered the Guinness World Records by receiving 137 kisses on her hand in one minute. She admits it is for the sake of her upcoming film "The City That Never Sleeps". "I am a celebrity anyway and if you say
India has lost about 10 per cent share of the global BPO market in the last five years to destinations like China, the Philippines and Brazil, raising concerns for the USD 20-billion Indian BPO industry. The pre-budget Economic Survey 2012-13
They were told that a team of senior officials would receive them at the Chennai airport when they arrived from Dubai and that the media too would be waiting to quiz them. They were instructed to tell everyone
India has become the world’s first country to launch a smartphone into space - loaded with a number of experimental ’Apps’, some serious and some just for fun. The British-built Strand-1 spacecraft, developed by scientists in Surrey, was sent into orbit from Sriharikota in India
At least 19 people, mostly Asian and European tourists, were killed today in one of the deadliest hot air balloon accidents in history as the fun ride ended on a tragic note near the ancient Egyptian temple
Singer Sonu Nigam, who was at a show at a college in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad city Saturday night, is upset after the organiser, the college owner humiliated him post
An Indian rocket Monday evening successfully placed in orbit seven satellites - the Indo-French satellite SARAL
The fuelling of the second stage of the Indian rocket that would sling seven satellites into space has been completed and it is expected to lift off around 6 p.m.
Taiwanese-American Ang Lee beat master directors like Steven Spielberg and Michael Haneke to take home the best director Oscar