New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee (CWC), in a crucial meeting held on Monday, asked the government to make firm decisions and stick to them, with the members asserting that they do not want the Congress to be seen as coming under pressure from allies and others. According to sources, the party's highest decision making body also authorised party president Sonia Gandhi to choose the President and the Vice President....
05:40 PM, Jun 04, 2012
New Delhi: After Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hit out at those making allegations against him saying 'canards' were being spread about the Congress and the government. "Canards are being spread about us. Every day astronomical sums are being mentioned as black money which can be brought back, nothing can be further from truth. The truth is that the UPA is committed to fighting the menace of...
03:38 PM, Jun 04, 2012
Los Angeles: The fan votes, not just the odds, were in 'The Hunger Games' favor at the MTV Movie Awards. The dystopian survival saga escaped from Sunday's 21st annual extravaganza with the most golden popcorn-shaped trophies, including best fight for the film's final three-way battle and best on-screen transformation for Elizabeth Banks' over-the-top futuristic makeover. 'Hunger Games' stars Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson were also honored for best female and...
01:14 PM, Jun 04, 2012
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday attacked the Opposition and civil society for levelling "baseless" allegations against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, government and Congress. "We will have to fight fiercely against such allegations which are part of a conspiracy," Sonia said. "Opposition and some other anti-Congress forces are making false allegations against the Prime Minister. The economic problems affecting aam admi (common man) are a challenge before us....
12:24 PM, Jun 04, 2012
New Delhi: It is stock-taking time for the ruling Congress as the party's Working Committee is set to meet on Monday after a gap of a year. It is the party's highest decision making body. The meeting comes right in the middle of a worsening political and economic crisis. The biggest question of all will be whether party President Sonia Gandhi will take some tough decisions or it will be...
10:11 AM, Jun 04, 2012
Kollam: Over 150 Sri Lankan refugees have been detained from a boat near the Kollam coast. The refugees include 19 women and 22 children. The police say they paid between Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh to an agent who promised to take them to Australia but brought them to India instead allegedly for trafficking. The agent is now absconding along with the boat's driver and a helper. All...
09:38 AM, Jun 04, 2012
Mumbai: As Maharashtra struggles to curb the sale of tobacco products near schools, surveys done by the NGO Salaam Bombay Foundation throw up some disturbing statistics. 1 in 4 children at Mumbai's municipal schools use some form of tobacco. Another survey of 200 schools, finds 61 per cent of them have tobacco shops within 100 yards of their premises. This is despite the BMC banning such sales two months ago...
08:50 AM, Jun 04, 2012
Pulsar aficionados, the wait is over! Bajaj dealerships have started accepting bookings for the new Pulsar 200NS. The booking can be made for Rs 5000. The Pune dealers have confirmed that the on-road price is Rs 94,280. Deliveries are expected to commence in 10-15 days. The 200NS is Bajaj's latest motorcycle for the performance enthusiasts. It has a 199.5cc single cylinder liquid-cooled engine which produces 23.52PS of power and 18.3Nm...
08:16 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
London: A lawyer for Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper group says the company could face 500 lawsuits from victims of tabloid phone hacking -- far more than have so far been filed. Michael Silverleaf told a court hearing on Friday that "we are dealing with 500 claims, potentially" from people who say their voicemail messages were intercepted by the now-defunct News of the World. Murdoch's News Group Newspapers has paid millions...
12:21 AM, Jun 02, 2012
Los Angeles: Facebook's website suffered sporadic outages on Thursday (Friday in some time zones), anywhere from half an hour to two hours according to various blogs, tweets and affected users, but the company said the problem has been fixed. "Earlier today, some users briefly experienced issues loading the site. The issues have since been resolved and everyone should now have access to Facebook," company spokesman Michael Kirkland told Reuters. The...
02:43 PM, Jun 01, 2012
New Delhi: The Prime Minister on Friday approved setting up of an Investment Tracking System to speed up the implementation of projects. A statement from the Prime Minister's Office said that the tracking system has been set up to address the issue of major investment projects being delayed for a variety of reasons. The issue had come up in the last meeting of the Prime Minister's Council on Trade and...
01:26 PM, Jun 01, 2012
For the year, growth dropped to a three year low - 6.5 per cent against a robust 7.8 per cent last year. ...
11:57 PM, May 31, 2012
Anirban, a good old friend, still remembers the kick that landed on his butt as a result of his adamant refusal to kick the butt. ...
01:06 PM, May 31, 2012
London: Actor Robert Pattinson says he feels relieved to have wrapped filming on the Twilight movies because he lost inspiration for his vampire role. The 25-year-old star, who gained millions of fans with his portrayal of Edward Cullen in the franchise, said he is glad to be leaving the teen tales behind, reported Daily Star. "Playing the same part for a while, you just run out of ideas. I'm not...
12:51 PM, May 31, 2012
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