Christmas gifts go hi-tech, children demand kindles, iPads
Some analysts are said to be lowering predictions for end-of-year toy sales, estimated at $1.41billion for Hasbro and $3.29 for Mattel, after sales to date for the year are down on last year.
View ArticlePope's Christmas message says hope mustn't die in Syria, Nigeria
Pope Benedict used his Christmas message to the world on Tuesday to say people should never lose hope for peace, even in conflict-driven Syria and in Nigeria where he spoke of "terrorism" against...
View ArticleA 'carrot' a day, keeps a doctor away
Considering the effectiveness of carrot, doctors and health experts have declared it "apple" for people with meagre resources, the News reported.
View ArticleFormer SAfrican president Mandela 'much better': Zuma
The 94-year-old Nobel Peace laureate has been in a Pretoria hospital for over two weeks during which he underwent surgery to remove gallstones.
View ArticleDelhi gang-rape: Metropolitan magistrate records survivor's statement
Controversy erupted over the recording of the victim's statement after Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit complained to home minister Sushilkumar Shinde that senior police officials "interfered" in...
View ArticleDon't implicate the innocent: Arvind Kejriwal warns Delhi Police
Kejriwal said Chaman Singh, who has been associated with activities of the Aam Aadmi Party, is among the "eight youth arrested by the Delhi police under section 307, which is attempt to murder", for...
View ArticleChinese documentary blames 'mastermind overseas' for Tibet immolations
According to the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamsala, a total of 92 self-immolation incidents have taken place since 2009, with over 20 cases taking place in this November alone.
View ArticleGauri Shinde can't wait for TV premiere of 'English Vinglish'
The film is set for its television premiere on Zee Cinema on December 29.
View ArticleEconomy woes haunt Egyptians after rancorous vote on constitution
Mohamed Mursi believes the constitution will end a protracted period of turmoil that has haunted the most populous Arab nation since the fall of military-backed strongman Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
View ArticleSDM not under police pressure while recording survivor plaint: Delhi Police...
Neeraj Kumar said sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Usha Chaturvedi was briefed by the police before recording the statement as she had requested for it.
View ArticleSix dead, Pakistani religious leader wounded in firing
A religious leader in Pakistan had a miraculous escape on Tuesday when unidentified motorcycle-riding gunmen opened fire at his vehicle in the southern port city of Karachi, killing six people, media...
View ArticleFive of nine closed Metro stations opened in Delhi
Delhi Metro had shut the nine stations on the request of the Delhi police, who wanted to prevent people protesting against the brutal gang-rape of a young woman on December 16, from reaching the city...
View ArticleIndo-Pak T20 Bengaluru: Pakistan win first tie by 5 wickets
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's blue boys face the Pakistani team led by Mohammad Hafeez in the first Twenty20 match in the Chinnaswamy Stadium at Bengaluru on Tuesday. Live score
View ArticleChristmas lifts spirits of Connecticut town
This largely Christian town was shaken on the morning of December 14, when a 20-year-old gunman armed with a military-style assault rifle shot dead 20 children aged 6 and 7 and six adults at Sandy Hook...
View ArticleRussian ruling party official shot dead in Caucasus
Insurgents fighting to carve an Islamic state out of a patchwork of mainly Muslim regions in Russia's mountainous south stage near-daily shootings and bomb attacks targeting officials and police.
View ArticleOdisha tourists attack West Midnapore hotel staff over delayed service, 1 killed
A bus of tourists from Odisha, who had come on a picnic in Belda, attacked the hotel staff following a heated argument late Monday night, killing one and seriously injuring three others.
View ArticleRaj Thackeray to attend Modi's swearing-in ceremony
Raj, accompanied by wife and son, would land at Ahmedabad tomorrow morning and attend the oath-taking function.
View ArticleSasikala's claim in court unadulterated lie: Karunanidhi
The 88-year-old leader said there was no basis in Sasikala's statement made in the special court in Bangalore.
View ArticlePM's televised speech a 'futile exercise', says BJP
When the PM agreed that the public anger against the gangrape in the capital was justified, he 'accepts the extreme and unprecedented failure of the union government and the Delhi state government',...
View ArticleCop who offered rose to Raj Thackeray loses out on increments
Apparently moved by the MNS leader's speech expressing solidarity with the police and media, constable Pramod Tawade walked up to the dais to offer him a rose.
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