London: Over two decades after 'Satanic Verses' sparked a never-ending controversy and provoked a 'fatwa' for his head, author Salman Rushdie has only one thing to say to his detractors: 'I did not write it for the mullahs'. The India-born controversial writer who has lived for years under the shadow of his 1988 book, now liberally jokes about the whole issue. Speaking at the Hay Festival of Literature and the...
09:20 PM, Jun 04, 2012
London: Controversial writer Salman Rushdie, who was born in Mumbai and moved to Britain as a child and now lives in the United States, says his experiences led him to explore the issue of migration in his award-winning books. Speaking at the Hay Festival of Literature and the Arts, Rushdie said: "We live in the age of migration. There are more people now living in countries in which they were...
03:36 PM, Jun 04, 2012
New Delhi: A few days before his retirement, former Army chief Gen VK Singh punished an officer in connection with a failed intelligence operation in Assam, after the Colonel was accused of planting stories about tapping of Defence Ministry phones by the Army. "I direct that my censure in form of 'Severe Displeasure' be conveyed to Colonel G Srikumar of 3 Corps Intelligence and Surveillance Unit (CISU) presently posted at...
11:35 AM, Jun 03, 2012
There comes a time in most foodies lives when they lose interest in restaurant food. I recall when it happened to me and my wife: The third week of February, 2010. Thats when our son was born. But being the frequent eater-outers that we were, we didnt give in without a fight. We managed a few dinners when he was still just a few months old, carrying him into a...
07:03 PM, Jun 02, 2012
New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Chief Economic Advisor Dr C Rangarajan has admitted that a hike in diesel and LPG prices is imminent despite a steep hike in petrol prices last week. While speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, Dr Rangarajan said the government can soften the blow but fuel price hike is the need of the hour to contain the fiscal deficit. Here's an excerpt of the interview:...
07:17 AM, Jun 02, 2012
Chef Sayed Alam of the Leela Palace explains the recipe of a healthy carrot cake. ...
11:15 AM, Jun 01, 2012
Washington: Snigdha Nandipati, a 14-year-old eighth grader from San Diego, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday by correctly spelling 'guetapens', a French word for an ambush. Second place went to Stuti Mishra, a 14-year-old eighth grader from Orlando, Florida, who finished in second place after misspelling 'schwarmerei', a German word for excessive enthusiasm. Arvind Mahankali, a 12-year-old seventh grader from Bayside Hills, New York, finished third for a...
10:08 AM, Jun 01, 2012
New Delhi: The trailer of 'Les Miserables' is out. The film stars Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, Samantha Barks, and Aaron Tveit as pivotal characters. Directed by Tom Hooper, the film is based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo. ...
02:41 PM, May 30, 2012
To the graduating students of WMA - it really is an honour to address you today. To begin with, Congratulations! I am sure you must ...
09:13 PM, May 29, 2012
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has said that the shortage of petrol and diesel in the state capital would end by Tuesday evening. After chairing a high-level meeting, Jayalalithaa said three ships carrying 67,000 kilo litres of diesel and petrol from Kochi arrived at Chennai port this afternoon. Efforts were being made to distribute this stock to the bunks of Bharat Petroleum, Indian Oil Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum...
04:25 PM, May 29, 2012
New Delhi: The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) Results for 2012 will be announced on Tuesday by 14 National Law Schools/Universities. Candidates seeking admission into the under-graduate and post-graduate programmes can check their results at www.clat.ac.in. The institutes under CLAT are: National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU) NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad (NALSAR) National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU) The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata...
09:58 AM, May 29, 2012
New Delhi: The Finance Ministry is considering raising the excise duty on diesel cars. The suggestion was mooted long back by the Oil Ministry. This came after the inter ministerial group on inflation and diesel pricing options met on Monday. However, Oil Minister Jaipal Reddy has categorically said that the government was not considering a hike in diesel, LPG and kerosene prices right now. Government sources said that the Empowered...
01:11 PM, May 28, 2012
Islamabad: Nearly 50 days after an avalanche slammed into a high-altitude Pakistan Army camp in the Siachen sector near Indian border, search teams have found the body of one of the 139 people who were buried under dozens of feet of snow in the world's highest battleground. The body was identified as that of Mohammad Hussain, one of the 128 soldiers from the Northern Light Infantry who were buried by...
12:37 PM, May 27, 2012
London: Sexting has become a favourite pastime of many, including celebrities. Now, scientists have claimed that the desire to share intimate pictures with others may actually not be their fault - it could be hardwired into their brains. Recent studies have found that more than half of women's sexual fantasies reflect their desire to be sexually irresistible to men. In one recent survey, 47 per cent of women reported the...
02:21 PM, May 26, 2012
New Delhi: The UPA government may face more flak over the next few days. Sources have told CNN-IBN that after petrol a diesel price hike is on the cards as well. In fact the government may hike prices as early as June. Sources have also said that the timing will depend on the political scenario, the way the rupee moves as well as on the market conditions. CNN-IBN has also...
07:33 AM, May 26, 2012
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