New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday hit out at Baba Ramdev and Team Anna for attacking the UPA Government over corruption saying that their "mindset" is exposed as they did not name anyone from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), despite the "glaring" corruption charges against a number of Oppposition party leaders. "They have taken so many names against whom they claim to have evidence of corruption. But they have not...
08:54 PM, Jun 03, 2012
Tehran: Iran's Supreme Leader warned on Sunday that any Israeli attack would be answered with a "lightning" response by the Islamic Republic and suggested Iran's nuclear program cannot be curtailed by Western sanctions. The remarks by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei echoed previous hard-line positions by Iran, but take on added resonance amid talks with the US and five other world powers. Western leaders hope for a diplomatic accord that would ease...
05:16 PM, Jun 03, 2012
Kochi: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Sunday said that a case will be made against CPI(M) leader MM Mani for his speech that his party has committed murders to finish off their political opponents. "All who heard the speech will not spare our government if we do not proceed against him because he made it very clear the way his party had killed their political opponents. When a leader...
02:15 PM, Jun 03, 2012
Rome: Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has expressed "great satisfaction" over the release on bail of two Italian marines charged with the killing of two Indian fishermen, but said the final objective of his government is to ensure their return to the country. "I express my own and the government's great satisfaction for the liberation, under bail conditions, of our marines. An important objective has been reached," Monti said in...
01:50 PM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: In UPA's summer of discontent, it continues to rain scams. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had unearthed a huge forex derivatives scam, pegged at Rs 32,000 crore which has been conveniently brushed under the carpet by the government for three years. On January 4, 2012, Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) had sent a reminder to the Ministry of Finance, seeking an explanation on the alleged scam in...
09:01 AM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: Ahead of his joint fast with Anna Hazare against UPA government on corruption on Sunday, yoga guru Ramdev threatened the government with a fight to finish by August for bringing back black money stashed abroad. As he headed to Rajghat from Tikri Kalan on Delhi border before reaching the dharna spot of Jantar Mantar, Ramdev said the economic situation in the country is very bad as the rupee...
08:59 AM, Jun 03, 2012
Dublin: American journeyman Spencer Levin stole the limelight from four-times champion Tiger Woods at the Memorial tournament on Saturday, twice chipping in to grab a one-shot lead in a wind-buffeted third round. In pursuit of his first PGA Tour victory, Levin survived a few anxious moments on the back nine to card a three-under-par 69 and take control of the event hosted by golfing great Jack Nicklaus. The 27-year-old shrugged...
08:52 AM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: Monsoon, the lifeline of Indian agriculture, is most likely to hit Kerala by June 5 and there is no room for concern over sowing of kharif (summer) crops like paddy and pulses, a top India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said. "Most likely, the southwest monsoon will reach Kerala by June 5," IMD Director General LS Rathore said. Asked if there is a delay in monsoon onset, he said,...
08:19 AM, Jun 03, 2012
Mumbai: Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Saturday expressed confidence that the country would be attracting more direct overseas investments this fiscal. "Despite the gloomy world economy, we received highest FDI of USD 50 billion last fiscal and we are hopeful of attracting more this fiscal," Sharma told reporters here on the sidelines of a powerloom industry function. The Minister's statement comes in the wake of negative investor sentiment...
05:12 AM, Jun 03, 2012
Mumbai: Union Agriculture Minister and NCP president Sharad Pawar on Saturday said India and China can take advantage of the financial crisis in other parts of the world by increasing their production. Pointing out that the investment climate in the country had been affected, Pawar said steps needed to be taken to encourage foreign investments in the country. "Foreign investment should be encouraged. Our strength to increase production should be...
12:39 AM, Jun 03, 2012
Kochi/Kollam: After 105 days in custody, the two Italian marines, arrested for allegedly gunning down two Indian fishermen off Kerala waters, were on Saturday released on bail as a court in Kollam posted their trial to June 18. Latore Massimilliano and Salvatore Girone walked out of the Borstal prison around 9.30 pm after they fulfilled the stringent bail conditions of the Kerala High Court, prison authorities said. Though the Jail...
12:28 AM, Jun 03, 2012
Mumbai: Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar once again targeted the Congress on Saturday for what he termed as a collapse in the "decision-making process" in Maharashtra. Pawar, without naming Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, said that on account of the dilly-dallying in taking major decisions, the state was losing out on big investments and mega industrial projects. The NCP is an ally of the Congress...
11:10 PM, Jun 02, 2012
REAL MEN DON'T SHOP. We make incursions into enemy territory. 1) Locate supermarket. 2) Access aisles. 3) Liberate beer. 4) Return to base. 5) Mission accomplished. Cheers! During the mission, our main interest is keeping collateral damage to innocent parties, ie, the banknotes in our wallets, within an acceptable range. It's totally different for the women in my family. Incredible but true, they ENJOY spending money. To me, bidding farewell...
03:58 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Jyothirmayi is the latest from Malayalam filmdom to try her luck in Kollywood. An acclaimed actress in Kerala, who has acted with Mammooty, Mohanlal, Jayaram and Biju Menon, says, "my priority is now to establish myself in Tamil film industry". I don't mind oozing glamour, says Jyothirmayi, who had won critical acclaim for her roles in Kerala. A quick chat with Jyothirmayi: How did you enter films? I was a...
02:04 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistani opposition lawmakers and members of the treasury benches on Friday engaged in fisticuffs as Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh presented the government's new budget in Parliament amidst uproar. Members of the main opposition PML-N, who were protesting against power cuts and corruption during Shaikh's speech, scuffled with lawmakers of the ruling Pakistan People's Party in the National Assembly or lower house of parliament. Several lawmakers were seen raining...
11:04 AM, Jun 02, 2012
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