Moscow: VKontakte, one of Russia's most-popular social networks, has postponed its initial public offering indefinitely after the flotation of the world's largest social network Facebook took a hammering. "The Facebook IPO has destroyed the faith of many private investors so VK's IPO is postponed for an indefinite term," VKontakte founder Pavel Durov wrote in his Twitter page. Durov holds 12 per cent of VKontakte and has a right to vote...
11:07 AM, May 31, 2012
London: Singer Bob Geldof says he went incognito as he crashed a couple's wedding celebration in India and was stunned when a guest sang one of his compositions. The 60 year old, who was on a trip with his partner Jeanne Marine during 2010 Hay Festival held in Kerala, was so curious about a traditional marriage reception they overheard and decided to join in the festivities, reported Daily Star. "I...
03:47 PM, May 25, 2012
Lahore: A Pakistan Army helicopter with two personnel on board crashed into the Chenab River in Punjab province on Wednesday while on a routine flight, officials said. A pilot and a trainee pilot were aboard the helicopter when it came down at a spot located 100 km from Lahore. Officials said that the helicopter was on a routine flight from a base in Gujranwala when it lost contact with the...
04:29 PM, May 23, 2012
New Delhi: An Indian Army officer was killed and another injured on Wednesday when the helicopter they were piloting crashed on the Siachen glacier, the world's highest battlefield, during a routine supply sortie, the Army headquarters in Delhi said. The two officer-pilots were trying to land the chopper at the Bhim post helipad in northern glacier area at 11.45 am when they lost control of the flying machine and it...
03:29 PM, May 23, 2012
Islamabad: Two trainer aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force collided mid-air and crashed into a thickly populated area in the country's northwest on Thursday, killing four pilots and injuring at least five persons on the ground, officials and witnesses said. Residents of Rashkai area in Nowshera district said the aircraft collided before plunging into two houses. The walls and roofs of the houses collapsed and debris from the aircraft lay...
11:51 AM, May 17, 2012
HYDERABAD: The bodies of two persons from the city, who died in the Nepal plane crash, were brought here on Wednesday night. The deceased are: 67-yearold G Venkatramana, a retired AG Office employee from Padmanabha Nagar in Mehdipatnam, and 32-year-old Mumbai ISKCON temple priest Krishna Chaitanya from Indraprastha Colony near Diamond Point in Secunderabad.Venkatramanas nephew Phani accompanied the bodies.A group of 20 pilgrims from the city, including Venkatramana, his wife...
11:46 AM, May 17, 2012
Mumbai: Even as they reeled from the shock of losing their loved ones, relatives of five of the 13 Indian passengers who died in the Nepal plane crash had to perform the painful task of flying to Kathmandu yesterday, in order to claim the bodies of their relatives. A total of 13 passengers died in the air disaster that took place in the cliffs of Jomson on Monday morning. Of...
11:40 AM, May 17, 2012
Mumbai: She began acting at the age of six and went on to co-star with Amitabh Bachchan in 'Paa' in 2009. Taruni Sachdev, who became a popular child artiste with over 50 commercials to her credit, is most remembered as the Rasna girl with Karisma Kapoor. She also acted in a couple of Malayalam films and was reportedly the highest paid child actor down south. 14-year-old Taruni and her mother...
09:33 PM, May 15, 2012
Kathmandu: The bodies of 13 Indian pilgrims who died in a plane crash in northern Nepal will be handed over to their relatives on Tuesday after the process of postmortem is completed. The bodies were airlifted to Kathmandu on Monday, according to Agni Air staff. The Indians were among 15 persons who were killed when a small plane with 21 people on board crashed in northern Nepal on Monday after...
11:15 AM, May 15, 2012
Nepal Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has ordered an inquiry into the plane crash. ...
08:14 AM, May 15, 2012
Kathmandu: Indian child artist Taruni Sachdev was among those who died in the Nepal plane crash on Monday. The 14-year-old had a cameo in the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer 'Paa' and acted in numerous southern language films. She had also featured in over 50 commercials, including one with Karishma Kapoor. Taruni's mother who was accompanying her on the flight also died in the crash. Thirteen Indians among 15 people died in the...
07:57 AM, May 15, 2012
New Delhi: Ten days after the tragic Gurgaon hit-and-run accident, police are yet to find out who was driving the BMW that crashed into a Tata Indigo, killing a pregnant woman and her family friend who was driving the car. Police say that Rajesh who had earlier claimed to be driver of the car was not there at the crime scene. And this could be an attempt to shield the...
09:02 PM, May 14, 2012
New Delhi: A small Dornier plane belonging to a private company crashed in the mountains of Nepal on Monday morning killing 14 people including 13 Indian pilgrims. The plane belonging to Agni Air had 21 people on board including three crew members. It crashed after hitting a hill top while attempting to land at the Jomsom airport in northern Nepal, said an official at the Rescue Coordination Committee of Tribhuvan...
03:37 PM, May 14, 2012
Kathmandu: Two young Indian girls were lucky to survive the Nepalese airliner crash on Monday near high-altitude Jomsom airport in northern Nepal, being among the six who were rescued alive from the debris of the ill-fated plane. The girls aged 6 and 9 were among three Indian survivors of the crash in which the Dronier aircraft got buried after hitting a mountain peak straddling the airport. "The girls are conscious...
03:01 PM, May 14, 2012
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