Shimla: As per a government survey, Himachal Pradesh has emerged as the "first smoke free state" in the country, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Thursday said. As per the latest survey report of health department, there is an effective compliance of Smoke Free Rules under Tobacco Control Act, 2003 in all district headquarters, the Chief Minister said. All district headquarters qualify for smoke free status, Dhumal said while presiding...
03:58 AM, Jun 01, 2012
Leiria, Portugal: Portugal lacked fire and flair and were held to 0-0 at home by Macedonia on Saturday in a warm-up match for the European Championship. Portugal's rare goal threats came mostly from Cristiano Ronaldo's long-range efforts, but the captain had little support and couldn't break down Macedonia's packed defence on his own. Nani's late entrance upped the pace, but Portugal still lacked a spark. Portugal also drew their previous...
10:10 AM, May 27, 2012
Shimla: Himachal Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Saturday made it clear that there is no move in his state to slash the VAT on petrol to offset the impact of steep rise of Rs 7.50 per litre in the price of petrol. Interacting with media persons on the conclusion of election campaign for Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) polls, Dhumal said, any decision in this regard would be taken after...
08:59 PM, May 26, 2012
Monaco: Veteran Michael Schumacher posted the fastest time in an action-packed qualifying session at the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday, but a grid penalty means that Mark Webber's Red Bull will start Sunday's race in pole position. Webber beat Nico Rosberg's time on his final lap, only for the 43-year-old Schumacher to surpass Webber's effort just moments later in a thrilling finale. But the grid penalty Schumacher incurred at the...
07:18 PM, May 26, 2012
Washington: A US couple's prank went sickeningly wrong after they placed their child inside a washing machine, which suddenly started to whir into action. CCTV footage showed the couple frantically tearing at the door of machine dryer, but all in haste. The toddler was eventually freed by a member of staff after over a minute of being caught in the whirl. The couple s shared horror turned to anger at...
03:50 AM, May 21, 2012
A folk tale that is written and rewritten in the Kannada literary segment 'Bagirathi' is now in the film form from the intelligent thought of Professor Baraguru Ramachandrappa. The film was screened at the last year Goa International Film festival in the premiere section. The producer of this film BK Srinivas won the prestigious Indira Gandhi Sadbhavana Award at the National Unity and Industrial Growth in New Delhi. BK Srinivas...
05:01 PM, May 18, 2012
New Delhi: When dark, gothic thriller 'The Raven' debuts in Indian theaters on Friday, it will mark the return of actor John Cusack to more serious roles from recent forays into comedy with 'Hot Tub Time Machine' and the sci-fi adventure in '2012.' Cusack portrays famed American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), who is known for macabre tales such as 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' and poems like 'The...
04:42 PM, May 17, 2012
A parliamentary panel says some doctors are colluding with big pharmaceutical companies to sell unsafe drugs to the Indian consumers. ...
11:58 PM, May 15, 2012
Mumbai: A Parliamentary committee has uncovered a nexus between doctors, government bodies and pharmacy companies to approve new drugs without the mandatory clinical trials. The doctors from top hospitals wrote to the country's Drug Controller General, to allow new drugs to be marketed, without clinical trials - a shocking lapse, highlighted in this Parliamentary standing committee report. Drug expert CM Gulati said, "All of them are compromised. We've got the...
06:16 AM, May 14, 2012
Kamal K Sharma Designation: Managing Director, Lupin The Challenge: To enter the Japanese market, the world's second largest pharmaceutical market How He Did It: By entering the market with a partner and using them to understand the nuances. Lupin eventually bought the partner out, but made sure no changes were made to its management or operations In Japan, you just can't walk in and do business. It is a market...
04:46 PM, May 11, 2012
Siddharth and Sunil are going to share space in Nandini Reddy's film. This will be jointly produced by Siddharth and Chakravarthy Ramachandra (Ram). The film marks the coming together of two contrasting faces and the ensemble casting may well work in the film's favour. Plans for the film are on and since Nandini is busy shooting for her current film with Samantha and Siddharth, it might take some time for...
11:56 AM, May 09, 2012
London: Mercedes' Michael Schumacher has criticised Pirelli's Formula One tyres by saying they make him feel like he is driving on raw eggs. The seven-time world champion, who has not stood on the podium since he began his comeback in 2010, told CNN in an interview that the Italian tyres were having too much of an effect on racing. "They are so peaky and so special that we don't put...
08:49 AM, May 09, 2012
Kishtwar: A 23-year-old girl was brought dead to a hospital in Kishtwar on Tuesday night with bullet wounds on her face. The victim has been identified as Sapna Devi and an FIR has been registered. Sapna Devi was the daughter of Ram Singh, a resident of Village Kallar Tehsil and Sub Division Pangi of the Chamba district. ...
08:44 AM, May 09, 2012
New Delhi: If a report is to be believed, Cupertino giant Apple is mulling over launching a $799 MacBook Air model in the third quarter of this year. According to a report from Digitimes, Apple is "considering responding to the upcoming second-generation ultrabooks by launching a $799 MacBook Air." Currently, Apple's MacBook Air series starts at $999 for the 11-inch 64GB model and goes up to $1599. But such a...
02:09 PM, May 08, 2012
New Delhi: Amicus Curiae Raju Ramachandran's report on the 2002 Gujarat riots found that the role Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi needs to be investigated. Read the full text of the final report: SUBMITTED BY: RAJU RAMACHANDRAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE (AMICUS CURIAE) I.INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND: 1.This Hon'ble Court vide order dated 27.04.2009 directed the Special Investigation Team [hereinafter 'SIT'] to "look into" the complaint submitted by the Petitioner No. 1 on...
02:34 PM, May 07, 2012
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