NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the amendment to the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968 dated December 1, 2000. A three-judge Bench, comprising Justice Altamas Kabir, Justice S S Nijjar and Justice J Chalameshwar, in a two-to-one majority, ruled that the amendments effected by the Election Commission (EC) to the Election Symbols Order is okay. While Justice Kabir and Justice Nijjar upheld the amendment,...
07:41 AM, Apr 19, 2012
New Delhi: In a majority verdict, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the criteria of the Election Commission (EC) for granting symbols to unrecognized registered political parties. A three-judge bench comprising justices Altamas Kabir, SS Nijjar and Jasti Chelameswar upheld the panel's symbol order by a two to one majority. Justice Chelameswar wrote the dissenting order against the EC's symbol order. The court passed the order on a batch of...
12:23 PM, Apr 18, 2012
Lucknow: Opposition parties on Wednesday demanded freezing of BSP's poll symobol elephant, alleging huge public money was spent on installing statues of the elephant in different parts of the state. "Huge public funds have been spent on installing statues of the elephant in Lucknow and elsewhere. This is nothing but publicity of the BSP symbol. Why it should not be freezed?" Samajwadi Party spokesman Rajendra Chaudhary said. Congress spokesman Dwijendra...
12:39 AM, Jan 19, 2012
Madrid: Tiny Spanish firm 24symbols has launched a digital book reading and sharing site modelled on European digital music service Spotify, aiming to generate income from publicity and subscriptions. Users can read books for free if they accept viewing display ads in the margins, or pay a monthly fee to read without commercial publicity. The service was launched on Thursday and is currently available on computers and telephones. "The advantage...
07:44 AM, Jul 05, 2011
Rome: Forget her smile. An Italian researcher says the key to solving the enigmas of "Mona Lisa" lies in her eyes. Silvano Vinceti claims he has found the letter "S" in the woman's left eye, the letter "L" in her right eye, and the number "72" under the arched bridge in the backdrop of Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting. According to the researcher, the symbols open up new leads to...
10:59 AM, Jan 13, 2011
Mandira Bedi has posed topless in the January issue of Vogue. The actress/host is seen in a short skirt with only her palms protecting her assets. She flaunts her toned body along with the tattoo on her stomach. Apart from providing fitness tips, Mandy reveals that she doesn’t really like wearing short clothes. Guess she has no issues dropping her top. ...
11:51 PM, Jan 06, 2011
Los Angeles:Author Dan Brown is turning screenplay writer for the movie adaptation of his latest book 'The Lost Symbol', which continues symbologist Robert Langdon's adventure. The best-selling author of 'Da Vinci Code' and 'Angels & Demons', is rewriting the screenplay based on his book for Columbia, which is developing the film version of the recent novel, the Hollywood Reporter said. Published in 2009, the book tells how Langdon, gets mixed...
04:38 PM, Dec 21, 2010
London: The Mona Lisa painting continues to throw up mysteries, as art experts now claim to have found a set of tiny letters painted into the eyes of the woman in the Leonardo Da Vinci masterpiece. The experts - from Italy's National Cultural Heritage committee - discovered the mysterious hidden message while studying magnified images of the 500-year-old portrait. "In the right eye appears to be the letters LV, which...
04:07 PM, Dec 13, 2010
New Delhi: Thirty-one-year-old D Udaya Kumar's design was chosen from amongst 2468 entries. It will be the one symbol that would represent India's growing economic power and be the nation's identity amidst an elite set of currencies like the Dollar, Pound or the Euro. A student of IIT-Powai, D Udaya Kumar told us how he designed the Rupee symbol using Devanagri and Roman scripts. "It is inspired by Devnagri and...
10:09 AM, Oct 26, 2010
A student of IIT-Powai, Udaya Kumar told us how he designed the symbol using Devanagri and Roman scripts. ...
09:53 AM, Oct 26, 2010
New Delhi: Within three months of the announcement of the new symbol for the Indian Rupee, it has been officially made a part of the Unicode Standard. For widespread usage, the new Rupee symbol had to be accepted by the Unicode Consortium's Unicode Technical Committee that is responsible for the development and maintenance of the Unicode Standard, including the Unicode Character Database. The Unicode Consortium, on October 11, announced the...
02:36 PM, Oct 12, 2010
It could take six months to two years before we will be able to type the new Rupee symbol. ...
02:41 PM, Jul 18, 2010
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My sister has just joined IIT Bombay... And far from happy I am a little apprehensive. The issue is simple. Money. Specifically The Rupee. Not ...
08:40 AM, Jul 17, 2010
The rupee today joined an elite group of world currencies which are represented by a symbol. ...
11:31 PM, Jul 15, 2010
CNN-IBN spoke exclusively to D Udaya Kumar whose symbol for Indian Rupee was approved by the Union Cabinet. ...
05:27 PM, Jul 15, 2010
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