Karnataka was on Friday directed by the Cauvery Monitoring Committee to release 12 TMC (thousand million cubic) feet of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu during December. The state said it would appeal the order. ...
12:26 AM, Dec 08, 2012
In a stern message to Maldives, India on Tuesday said it expected no arbitrary and coercive action should be taken pending the outcome of legal proceedings on the GMR contract issue and warned that recourse to any such action would have adverse consequences for bilateral relations. ...
10:24 PM, Dec 04, 2012
Ahead of all-party meeting, which is slated on Monday, Union Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday met DMK chief Karunanidhi to try and bring the ally on board on the issue of Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-brand retail. ...
06:00 PM, Nov 25, 2012
New York: Facebook is proposing to end its practice of letting users vote on changes to its privacy policies, though it will continue to let users comment on proposed updates. The world's biggest social media company said in a blog post Wednesday that its voting mechanism, which is triggered only if enough people comment on proposed changes, has become a system that emphasizes quantity of responses over quality of discussion....
03:13 PM, Nov 22, 2012
Taipei: Shares of HTC Corp jumped by their permitted daily limit on Monday after the Taiwanese smartphone maker announced a global patent settlement and 10-year licensing agreement with Apple Inc, allowing the struggling company to focus on product development. The settlement would give HTC a short-term boost, analysts suggested, but long-term performance would still depend on the company's ability to deliver competitive products to grab back some of the market...
10:47 AM, Nov 12, 2012
Chennai: Key UPA constituent DMK on Sunday night said India should press United Nations to undertake a "referendum" on the Eelam Tamils issue. "India should press United Nations to undertake a public vote on the Eelam Tamils issue. DMK will be supportive to the Centre if it takes a stand to pressurise the UN (in taking a referendum)," DMK President M Karunanidhi said. "The referendum was not only taken for...
10:31 AM, Nov 12, 2012
New Delhi: When Apple designed the iPhone 5, one major goal of the company was to make it extremely slim. It appears that this skinniness has come at a price. Various reports now claim that the iPhone 5 and iPod touch devices respond oddly to multiple and rapid diagonal swipes. A report by iMore states that on an iPhone 4S, one can rapidly swipe back and forth and the handset...
10:24 AM, Nov 11, 2012
Mumbai: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the government has dispelled the atmosphere of 'gloom and doom' and will soon announce steps to stave off investors' fears ensuing from taxations measures like anti-tax avoidance rule and retrospective tax amendments. "We have dispelled gloom and doom, improved the climate for foreign investment, improved ministry coordination, and are working hard to restore investor confidence and the growth environment," he told captains...
08:09 PM, Nov 10, 2012
Neyveli: MDMK leader Vaiko was arrested in Neyveli on Friday when he along with his party workers tried to picket the Neyveli Lignite Corporation office, demanding the public sector unit stop power supply to Karnataka, which has stopped release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. Police said Vaiko and about 1000 party workers took out a procession and were arrested while on their way to the NLC office. Speaking to...
03:12 PM, Oct 12, 2012
The Centre on Monday refuted speculation about an Air India strike. Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said that he had not received any letter from Air India pilots over the delay in salary payments. Reports are rife that a section of Air India pilots have sought Ajit Singh's intervention in resolving their grievances related to due salaries and allowances. ...
12:54 PM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: After users expressed concerns about the purple flare in certain images taken with the iPhone 5, Apple released an official response to the issue. However, Apple has already stated that the purple haze in the photos is normal behaviour, but this time the company has come up with a detailed explanation, aimed at clarifying all doubts related to the issue. Apple explains that the purple flare appears when...
11:01 AM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: Comparing their condition similar to Kingfisher employees, a section of Air India pilots have sought Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh's intervention in resolving their grievances related to due salaries and allowances. In a letter to Singh, the Indian Commercial Pilots Association termed the suicide by the wife of a Kingfisher employee as "unfortunate" and said that "matters at Air India were not too different from Kingfisher Airlines". "Our...
09:26 AM, Oct 08, 2012
Rajkot: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday sounded the poll bugle in Gujarat that is already witnessing personal attacks on the leaders, claiming that only her party has the capability to provide a government which can take the state on the path of inclusive development. Sonia, who addressed an election rally in Rajkot, avoided taking on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi who has alleged that the government spent hundreds of...
01:38 PM, Oct 03, 2012
New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal-led India Against Corruption on Thursday said it will intensify its protest against the Delhi government on the issue of power tariff in the capital. The IAC alleged that the DERC proposal to revert to the original tariff structure which will mean restoration of the slab for consumption between 201-400 units is a "hoax". In a statement, the IAC said it will hold a meeting next Sunday...
04:20 AM, Sep 28, 2012
Legendary singer Mohammed Rafi's son Shahid has accused veteran playback singer Lata Mangeshkar of trying to malign his father's image. Lata, in a recent interview, claimed that Rafi, after a fallout with her over an issue of royalty, had written a letter of apology to her, adding that although the letter "ended the cold war, but whenever I would see him, the hurt would return". Shahid said that Lata was ...
11:17 AM, Sep 27, 2012
Hyderabad: The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to immediately resolve the Telangana issue. TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu sent a letter to the Prime Minister, demanding that he immediately convene an all-party meeting on the issue. Blaming the Congress for the delay and uncertainty, Naidu said no decision was taken even on the report of the Srikrishna Committee. He alleged that the Congress, Telangana...
12:44 AM, Sep 27, 2012
Vadodara: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday criticised the Centre for not allowing the state to lay gas pipelines which would have let people avail cheaper gas and reduced the subsidy burden. "Gujarat has spent Rs 10,000 crore on building infrastructure and on laying gas pipelines in various parts of the state," Modi said addressing conventions as part of his 'Vivekanand Yuva Vikas Yatra'. "The state government is in...
11:29 PM, Sep 22, 2012
Mumbai: Close on the heels of its pilots going on strike demanding salaries, a section of Kingfisher Airlines engineers did not report for work on Monday protesting non-payment of March salaries, forcing the airline to use the services of managers to certify the aircraft for operations. There was, however, no impact on the operations as no flight was cancelled or delayed because of the fresh labour unrest at the ailing...
10:14 PM, Sep 03, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Vigilance Commission will take a stock of CBI probe into the alleged irregularities in the utilisation of coal blocks allocated to private companies between 2006 and 2009. A meeting of CBI Director AP Singh with Central Vigilance Commissioner Pradeep Kumar is likely to take place soon where the former will give a detailed presentation on the probe conducted so far by the agency. "The meeting between...
05:07 AM, Sep 03, 2012
Mumbai/Bhopal: Relenting a bit, BJP on Sunday agreed to allow a discussion on Coalgate provided Government cancelled coal licences and ordered an independent probe into the allotments. However, the party made it clear that it will stick to its demand for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation on the issue. BJP, which has disrupted Parliament for most part of the Monsoon session insisting that it will not allow the two Houses...
03:57 AM, Sep 03, 2012
