Self-proclaimed spiritual leader Asaram Bapu has come under flak for indulging in pre-Holi celebrations wasting tonnes of water even as Maharashtra reels under its worst drought in over four decades. "Water was not misused as claimed by media, we used very less quantity of water. Media has been misguided by an NGO. Our people have not manhandled media," said Asaram. ...
08:07 PM, Mar 18, 2013
With a view to study and understand the mindset of the netizens for the purpose of providing better safety and security in the metropolis, Mumbai police launched a social media laboratory. With this, Mumbai police have arguably become the country's first police force to open such a lab. ...
04:09 PM, Mar 17, 2013
Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir on Saturday said public sentiments akin to "baying for blood" of the juvenile accused in the Delhi gangrape-cum-murder case before the conclusion of trial is unfortunate. Referring to December 16 gangrape-cum-murder case as a "ghastly" incident, Justice Kabir also said the kneejerk reaction of general public against the juvenile was wrong. ...
10:04 PM, Mar 16, 2013
Social networks are rendering an invaluable helping hand to the police forces in the latter's bid to better the law and order situation in India's cities. ...
07:51 PM, Mar 13, 2013
Social media users in urban India are estimated to reach 66 million by June 2013 on the back of availability of affordable smartphones and consequent mobile Internet use, a report said today. ...
06:12 PM, Mar 12, 2013
The Manchester United manager missed a mandatory news conference after his team lost to Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday night. ...
11:26 PM, Mar 06, 2013
The 2011 Malayalam thriller, 'Chaappa Kurishu' also had actors like Vineeth Sreenivasan and Fahad Fazil in key roles. ...
06:16 PM, Feb 28, 2013
Comedian Tina Fey says that she does not see herself as a host at the Oscars telecast. ...
11:18 AM, Feb 28, 2013
Unidentified gunmen shot dead a senior journalist in Pakistan's restive tribal region on Wednesday, his family said. Malik Mumtaz was working for Geo Television and Jang Group of newspapers in North Waziristan tribal region. ...
08:47 PM, Feb 27, 2013
The Telugu flick 'Music Magic' is directed by filmmaker Manthrakshar DS. ...
07:08 PM, Feb 25, 2013
However, a study suggests that crying is a recent trend at the Oscars since 1995. ...
03:50 PM, Feb 20, 2013
Women are more prone to romantic jealousy spurred by Facebook posts on their boyfriend's wall than men, a new study has found. ...
04:20 PM, Feb 17, 2013
With elections just weeks away, the Italian media has begun playing down the AgustaWestland chopper deal that led to the arrest of Finmeccanica boss Giuseppe Orsi. ...
06:50 PM, Feb 16, 2013
Facebook has won a court battle against a German privacy watchdog that challenged the social networking site's policy requiring users to register with their real names. ...
05:09 PM, Feb 16, 2013
Doing rounds on all social networks it's about Valentine's Day 'Q-tiyapa' - plays on a popular Hindi abuse. ...
04:54 PM, Feb 15, 2013
Shares of Sahara Housingfina Corporation and Sahara One Media & Entertainment today tanked as much as 19 per cent after Sebi ordered freezing of bank accounts and attachment of all investments and properties of two group firms and their top executives. Following this, Sahara group's only listed firms -- Sahara Housingfina and Sahara One Media -- fell sharply even as the group claimed the actions taken by Sebi were based...
01:17 PM, Feb 14, 2013
Curfew continued for the sixth day in the old city areas of Srinagar on February 14, even as authorities decided to extend curfew relaxation in many other towns of the valley. Curfew was imposed in parts of the state after Afzal Guru, convicted in the parliament attack case of December 2001, was hanged to death in the Tihar Central Jail in the national capital on Feb 9, even before his...
01:14 PM, Feb 14, 2013
As several media offices resumed functioning on February 13 after a gap of four days, J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said there was no ban imposed on publication of newspapers but the dailies had chosen not to print as curfew had made distribution impossible. ...
03:56 PM, Feb 13, 2013
For the fourth consecutive day, no newspapers in Kashmir are being printed as the media gag is in force in the wake of hanging of Azfal Guru. ...
11:46 PM, Feb 12, 2013
The Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the ruling coalition allies in Maharashtra since over a decade, have decided to take the social media route to reach out to a wider section of the society. ...
10:55 PM, Feb 12, 2013
