Colombo: The Sri Lankan government is investigating a controversial video footage aired by a British Channel accusing the army of war crimes during the final phase of the battle with the LTTE. This was conveyed to European Parliament by Sri Lankan Ambassador to European Union PM Amza on Tuesday, a government statement said. The investigation is to happen irrespective of Sri Lanka's categorical rejection of the Channel-4 footage in the...
05:45 PM, May 15, 2013
In spite of the liberalisation of the Indian economy which has opened up so many avenues of quality employment, an IAS berth still appeals to a large number of young Indians. For a select few like Manjunath, it becomes the be all and end all of their lives. Is there need for greater sensitisation of IAS aspirants? Can counselling play a role? IAS officer Dr Raja Sekhar Vundru joined IBNLive...
05:33 PM, May 15, 2013
Guwahati: Claiming that Assam was like home to him, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said he would endeavour to work for the development of the state that he has been representing in the Rajya Sabha since 1991. Briefly addressing the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in the Assembly premises here, Singh said Assam was like home to him and expressed his gratitude to the MLAs here for giving him...
05:29 PM, May 15, 2013
Chennai: Southern actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu is so busy with her projects in hand that she has decided not to sign any new film this year. "I haven't signed any new film. (I) will not be signing any new film this year. Too much work already," posted Samantha on her Twitter page. The 26-year-old currently has four Telugu projects in her kitty. At the moment, she is busy juggling between...
05:02 PM, May 15, 2013
Do glitzy election campaigns work with voters in India, specially when the credentials of a government are being seriously questioned by the actions of its leading figures and ministers? Brand-expert Harish Bijoor joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. At the time of India shining there was still lot of optimism in the country. Today, with so much pessimism is the Self Drum beat of congress a...
04:34 PM, May 15, 2013
New Delhi: Four directors collaborated on 'Bombay Talkies' and the film received critical acclaim from all quarters. Now, eleven filmmakers from different parts of India have come together for a never-seen-before cinematic experience as they collaborate on one single film about one filmmaker. 'X' is a filmmaker's journey through his past encounters with his 10 ex-girlfriends as he spends one unusual night at a film festival after he meets a...
03:12 PM, May 15, 2013
London: England's Rio Ferdinand has quit international soccer, the Football Association (FA) said on Wednesday. The Manchester United defender, who made his England debut against Cameroon at Wembley in 1997 and won 81 caps, had informed England coach Roy Hodgson of his decision, the FA said in a statement. "After a great deal of thought, I have decided the time is right for me to retire from international football," said...
01:22 PM, May 15, 2013
New Delhi: Youth Congress workers on Wednesday protested outside the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in the national capital over the BJP's demand for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation. The protesters stormed barricades, following which the police fired water cannons. The protesters said that the BJP must stop asking for the Prime Minister's resignation and let Parliament function. This came even as Parliament was adjourned sine die last week. However, there...
12:44 PM, May 15, 2013
Guwahati: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday filed his nomination papers for seeking re-election to the Rajya Sabha for the fifth successive time from Guwahati. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh. The elections are scheduled to be held on May 30 and Manmohan's present term ends on June 14. The Prime Minister, who has held this seat from the state since 1991, will address the...
12:40 PM, May 15, 2013
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police has revealed shocking details of how an MBA hatched a plot to kidnap his 13-year-old cousin after losing money in an IPL bet and then got him hacked and burned to death by his friend when the police got to know of the case. "The 13-year-old was attacked on his head. He was taken in a car, which the police have recovered," Mumbai Police Additional Commissioner...
12:28 PM, May 15, 2013
Chennai: Successful Telugu revenge-drama 'Eega' will be screened at the Cannes International Film Fesitval's film market section May 20. The festival is starting Wednesday. "Going to attend Cannes film festival and the Film Market. First time going to any festival. We are also screening 'Eega' in the Cannes Film Market (March Du Film) on the 20th," producer Shobu Yarlagadda posted on his Twitter page. Lot of Indian and foreign films...
10:42 AM, May 15, 2013
Chennai: After Cannes, S S Rajamouli's highly successful Telugu revenge-drama 'Eega' has been selected to feature in the panorama section of upcoming 16th Shanghai International Film Festival. The festival will start June 15 and end on June 23. Confirming the same, film's director SS Rajamouli posted on his Twitter page: "We got the official confirmation this morning. 'Eega' has been selected in the panorama section of Shanghai International Film Festival"....
10:32 AM, May 15, 2013
Mumbai: A 13-year-old boy, Aditya Ranka, from South Mumbai was allegedly kidnapped by his cousin Himanshu and then brutally murdered by his friend. The cousin had reportedly lost Rs 10 lakh over betting on IPL matches. He and a friend, Vigesh Singhavi, then allegedly hatched the plot to kidnap the young boy and made a Rs 30 lakh ransom call. But when Aditya's family discovered Himanshu's hand in the kidnapping,...
09:20 AM, May 15, 2013
Guwahati: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will arrive in Guwahati on Wednesday to file his nomination papers for seeking re-election to the Rajya Sabha for the fifth successive time from the state. The Prime Minister will be accompanied by Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh. The elections are scheduled to be held on May 30. Manmohan Singh present term ends on June 14. The Prime Minister, who has held this seat from...
06:05 AM, May 15, 2013
Beirut: At least 94,000 people have been killed during Syria's two-year conflict, but the death toll is likely to be as high as 120,000, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday. The group said that at least 41,000 of those confirmed killed were Alawites, the sect of President Bashar al-Assad. Rami Abdulrahman, the head of the Observatory, said that the Alawite death figures were confirmed by eight different...
02:06 AM, May 15, 2013
Kolkata: Indian Army's first woman jawan (personnel) Shanti Tigga was found hanging in a railway hospital in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Tuesday, police said. A senior police officer said prima facie it appeared to be a case of suicide. The 37-year-old Tigga's body was found in the toilet of a cabin at the Alipurduar Railway Hospital. Tigga, attached to the 969 Railway Engineer Regiment of the Territorial Army and...
11:55 PM, May 14, 2013
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