The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the second biggest constituent of the ruling government, severed ties with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on Tuesday, but the move posed no immediate threat to the minority government, which said it is "stable and will continue to stay in power". The M Karunanidhi-led DMK, which, for days had been threatening to pull out from the UPA in protest against government not taking up its ...
11:58 PM, Mar 19, 2013
The DMK, the second largest constituent of the ruling coalition, the UPA, has officially withdrawn support from it. A delegation of DMK leaders, led by TR Baalu, handed over the letter of withdrawal of support from the UPA to President Pranab Mukherjee at 10.30 pm on Tuesday. The UPA is in minority in Parliament now. The coalition government will be more than ever at the mercy of powerful but fickle ...
11:47 PM, Mar 19, 2013
The US has announced extension of two of its flagship projects on child survival in India by pledging financial support, an official said on Wednesday. ...
07:59 AM, Mar 08, 2013
Welcoming Macedonia's support to New Delhi's candidature for permanent UN Security Council membership, India on Tuesday hoped the European country would also extend support for the G-4 Resolution seeking reforms in the working of the UN Security Council. ...
11:11 PM, Mar 05, 2013
It's the second Oscar for Lee, who won in 2005 for 'Brokeback Mountain.' He becomes only the 19th director to win the honor multiple times. ...
07:47 AM, Feb 25, 2013
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is on a two-day personal visit to India during which he will offer prayers at Bodh Gaya and Tirupati but will not engage with Indian leaders. However, pro-Tamil groups including MDMK are protesting Rajapaksa's visit. ...
10:38 AM, Feb 08, 2013
Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) supporters and close aides of party MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi, who has been charged with sedition, criminal conspiracy and other charges for making a "hate speech", clashed with policemen and media persons in Old City of Hyderabad on Friday. ...
02:12 PM, Jan 11, 2013
Ben Affleck's directorial debut 'Argo' garnered 9 nominations, including Best Actor in a supporting role for Alan Arkin at the 85th Academy Awards on Thursday. ...
09:48 PM, Jan 10, 2013
The actress was nominated for her role in 'Les Miserables' in the best actress in a supporting role category. ...
09:23 PM, Jan 10, 2013
Los Angeles: Spanish actor Javier Bardem was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for best supporting actor for his portrayal of the villain in the latest James Bond film, 'Skyfall'. Also nominated in the category are Alan Arkin ('Argo'), Robert De Niro ('Silver Linings Playbook'), Philip Seymour Hoffman ('The Master') and Tommy Lee Jones ('Lincoln'). Bardem won both the SAG Award and the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his...
04:58 PM, Dec 13, 2012
New Delhi: Welcoming the launch of Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the capital on Monday, his supporters hoped the party would bring about transparency in politics and serve as an alternative to India's leading national parties. "We were looking for an option (to national parties) and we got it in the form of the AAP," said Chandan Raj, an under-graduate student at Delhi University. "This party (AAP) will...
01:20 AM, Nov 27, 2012
Islamabad: Poverty is a cross-border phenomenon and India could learn from the experiences of the Benazir Income Support Programme, the Pakistan government's flagship poverty alleviation scheme, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Tuesday. Kumar, currently on a week-long visit to Pakistan with a delegation of ministers and lawmakers from Bihar, was briefed on the BISP by Farzana Raja, the federal minister who heads the programme launched in the name...
10:18 PM, Nov 13, 2012
London: Chelsea have launched an investigation after a supporter was photographed making an apparent racist gesture during Wednesday's League Cup match against Manchester United, the club said in a statement. Pictures published on the internet appear to show a man making a monkey gesture in the stands during Chelsea's 5-4 extra-time victory at Stamford Bridge. "Chelsea Football Club can confirm we are investigating an incident involving a member of the...
07:22 PM, Nov 01, 2012
New Delhi: Bharti Enterprises has rejected allegations that it had violated rules in the investment by Walmart Stores Inc in its subsidiary. "(There is) no violation. It is as per the law of the land," Bharti Enterprises Vice-Chairman and Managing Director Rajan Bharti Mittal said. The Rs 455.8 crore investment by Walmart in Cedar Support Services Ltd, a subsidiary of Bharti Ventures, had come under attack from CPI Rajya Sabha...
12:27 PM, Oct 30, 2012
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: The CPM on Sunday once again pledged support to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project in Tamil Nadu -- though with a safety audit. The move has come as a setback to veteran Kerala leader V.S. Achuthanandan who is against the plant. "Yes, Achuthanandan has taken a different position but there is no question of reviewing our party decision on this issue which was taken at our party congress...
09:20 AM, Oct 15, 2012
Chennai: After launching a series of protests against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, anti-nuclear activists have now sought support of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, saying she took "bold and courageous stand" against the Haripur nuclear project in her state. "After all, you are the only leader who has taken a bold and courageous stand against the Haripur nuclear project in Purba Medhinipur district in West Bengal," People s...
12:14 PM, Oct 05, 2012
New Delhi: 3.44 pm TMC ministers plan to stage dharna at Jantar Mantar on September 30. 3.43 pm: TMC leaders leave to meet PM at 7 RCR. 3: 10 pm: Future is ours: Sudeep Bandopadhyay. 3: 09 pm: There is no credibility left in the UPA government: TMC MP Sudeep Bandopadhyay. 2: 42 pm: Congress ministers in West Bengal to resign from the state Cabinet at 5 pm on Saturday....
03:34 PM, Sep 21, 2012
Kolkata: Sticking to her decision to pull out from the UPA government, Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said a section of channels were spreading "misinformation" and "trying to create confusion". "If I have something new to say, then I will let you know directly. I will reiterate that we have taken a decision, which is of the people, for the people and by the people and also...
02:44 PM, Sep 19, 2012
