SS Namdhari booked for Hardeep Chadha murder
Former Uttarakhand minorities commission chairman has been sent to three-day police custody.
View ArticleSimple smile 'may hold key to having your way with women'
In three experiments, researchers looked at how a mans smile impacted on a womans perception of him and her body language.
View ArticleRussian court terms Pussy Riot video as 'extremist', bans it online
The Moscow court said it had based its ruling on conclusions by a panel of experts that studied the footage showing the band members in colourful mini-skirts dancing in front of the altar of Moscow's...
View ArticleMain runway to be shut during daytime till Feb 7 for upgrade
The Mumbai airport and the Airports Authority are changing the glide path angle at the main Runway (27) to 3 degrees from the present 3.3 degrees to meet international norms.
View ArticleGive Tendulkar his emotional space: Anil Kumble to critics
Former India captain hits out at critics questioning the veteran batsman's place in the team, saying he should be left alone.
View ArticleAam Aadmi Party readies 'black paper' on Maharashtra irrigation scam
The black paper illustrates what a genuine white paper on irrigation over the past decade should have ideally been like and the issues that really ought to have been addressed, said Kejriwal's press...
View ArticleUN bid is not taking Palestine anywhere: Netanyahu
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is poised to bring his bid to seek a "non-member observer state" status for Palestine at the UN General Assembly where a majority of countries, including...
View ArticleFirst review: Talaash
Talaash is a crime thriller where Aamir Khan plays the role of Inspector Surjan Singh Shekhawat, who starts investigating an accident. As the story unfolds, it turns out that it is not an accident but...
View ArticleIndia to issue 3,000 visas to Pakistani cricket fans
The Indian government has decided to issue a multi-city visa to Pakistani cricket fans for the forthcoming cricket series beginning December 25 on the condition that they provide tickets of the matches...
View ArticleOPEC nations to keep oil target unchanged
Gulf Arab countries to make any output changes informally even as demand for OPEC oil in 2013 to drop 400,000 billion barrels a day.
View ArticleWB cannot offer sops due to financial constraints: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today indicated that the state cannot offer fiscal sops and benefits to lure industry like others due to its financial constraints.
View ArticleBritish queen's portrait to go out of Fiji notes
A new series of banknotes and coins will be released in January 2013
View ArticleRoadside bomb kills 10 civilians in Afghanistan
Eight people were wounded in the blast in the Deh Rawood district of Uruzgan province, President Hamid Karzai's office said in a statement. The Interior Ministry said 14 people were wounded.
View ArticleMali Islamists capture town near Mauritania border
Ansar Dine, an Islamist group linked to al-Qaeda-linked, has moved into to a town near Mali's border with Mauritania after separatist Tuareg rebels withdrew without a fight, an Islamist spokesperson...
View ArticleMarkandey Katju criticises Mamata Banerjee; she hits back
Press Council of India chairman slammed Mamata Banerjee for being 'increasingly intolerant and whimsical' and asked her to mend her ways.
View ArticleSC gives go-ahed to prosecute telcom firms for excess spectrum during NDA regime
The matter was referred to the Attorney General GE Vahanvati for his opinion and he gave the view to the CBI which was placed in a sealed cover before a bench comprising justices GS Singhvi and KS...
View ArticleFirst gay mosque set to open in France by November-end
The new mosque will not segregate men from women and will conduct joint gender prayers.
View ArticleDelhi schoolboy wins global film competition
A 15-year-old school student from the national capital has won the top prize of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation for his short film which explores the social pressures that youth of today face daily.
View ArticleSwitzerland named best place to be born in 2013
The Scandinavian countries of Norway, Sweden and Denmark also make to the top five in a quality-of-life index highlighting where it is best to be born next year.
View ArticleBen Affleck named 'Entertainer of the Year'
The actor-turned filmmaker was chosen by the experts for his outstanding performance, as an actor in and director of Argo,which received rave reviews.
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