Jagan assets case: CBI to question Congress MP Rajya Sabha and Congress MP KVP Ramachandra Rao will be questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday in connection with the Jagan Reddy disproportionate assets case. Ramachandra Rao was the chief adviser to Jagan's father, the late CM of AP YSR Reddy. ...  
09:20 AM, Mar 23, 2013

Now NRI's can pay fee online for information under RTI The Department of Post has launched electronic version of Indian Postal Order - eIPO - which will help NRIs to pay fee online for seeking information under the RTI Act. "Department of Posts on Friday in association with Department of Personnel and Training launched Electronic Indian Postal Order (eIPO) to enable Indian citizens abroad to pay RTI fee online. ...  
04:17 AM, Mar 23, 2013

Probe panel meets Walmart officials, seeks lobbying details A government-appointed inquiry committee, looking into the US lobbying activities of Walmart Stores for Indian market foray, on Friday met senior executives of the global retail giant and sought details on the issue. The Committee met the representatives of Walmart Asia as well as those of Bharti Walmart Private Ltd, the company's Indian joint venture with Bharti group, along with their counsel in New Delhi. ...  
12:45 AM, Mar 23, 2013

Martin Scorsese: Don't alter my gritty neighbourhood Scorsese has called on New York City planning officials to halt the development of an apartment complex. ...  
05:45 PM, Mar 22, 2013

Meghalaya CM holds out promise of strong Lokayukta
by IANS
Meghalaya's Congress Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Thursday assured his state that his government would soon pass a strong and effective Lokayukta Bill. Governor RS Mooshahary had withheld his assent to a controversial Meghalaya Lokayukta (ombudsman) Bill passed in the assembly by the previous Congress-led Meghalaya United Alliance government, which too was headed by Sangma. ...  
04:27 AM, Mar 22, 2013

1993 Mumbai blasts case: SC verdict brings partial relief to victims For the victims of the 1993 serial Mumbai blasts, Thursday's Supreme Court verdict brought partial relief to the 20-year-long wait for justice. Tushar Deshmukh who lost his mother in the blasts, said, "I welcome the Supreme Court. It finally brings some closure. The convicts should have been hanged." ...  
02:48 PM, Mar 21, 2013

Mayawati slams CBI action against DMK leader MK Stalin BSP Chief Mayawati today slammed the government over CBI searches at DMK leader MK Stalin's residence, claiming that she too has been a victim of "misuse" of CBI by both BJP and Congress to further their political interests. ...  
02:20 PM, Mar 21, 2013

Snapshot: Portrait of Pope Benedict XVI made with 17,000 condoms An artist from Milwaukee, Niki Johnson, has come up with a unique portrait of the former Pope Benedict XVI. ...  
10:46 AM, Mar 21, 2013

Snapshot: Aamir Khan wearing bra, red lipstick and salwar-kameez in new ad The actor, who had dressed up as a cabaret dancer for the film 'Baazi', will be seen playing a woman again- this time for a TV advertisement. ...  
10:34 AM, Mar 21, 2013

Pro-Telangana parties to stage protest today The Telangana Political Joint Action Committee is set to organize a 'Sadak Bandh' on the Hyderabad-Bangalore highway today. This despite permission denied by the police. ...  
09:05 AM, Mar 21, 2013

Sporting Clube de Goa rally to beat Salgaocar 3-1
by IANS
Nine-man Salgaocar succumbed to repeated attacks from Sporting Clube de Goa and went down in a rescheduled 12th round clash. ...  
08:07 PM, Mar 20, 2013

Lenovo launches Windows 8-based ThinkPad Twist in India at Rs 71,000
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Lenovo India has launched the ThinkPad Twist, its new convertible device which can be used as a tablet or a laptop. It offers a quick conversion to a stand or tent mode where the laptop becomes a media presenter, giving a multimedia experience in the boardroom or a coffee shop. ...  
06:11 PM, Mar 20, 2013

Vice President of Uganda meets Narendra Modi, discusses trade ties Vice President of Uganda Edward Ssekandi on Tuesday met Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and held deliberations on strengthening ties. Modi told Ssekandi, who was leading a 16-member high-level delegation from his country, that Gujarat was keen to build relations with the African nation in the fields of agriculture, micro-irrigation, fertilisers and petroleum. ...  
04:37 AM, Mar 20, 2013

Worker admits cutting 10 babies at abortion clinic A medical assistant told a jury on Tuesday that she snipped the spines of at least 10 babies during unorthodox abortions at a West Philadelphia clinic, at the direction of the clinic's owner. ...  
04:22 AM, Mar 20, 2013

Murray can be world No.1 this year, says Del Potro Indian Wells runner-up Juan Martin del Potro believes Britain's Andy Murray can become world tennis number one this year. ...  
07:00 PM, Mar 19, 2013

'CBI chargesheet 'an attempt to tarnish' reputation' Bharti Airtel Ltd on Tuesday said it views Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) chargesheet against it over 2G spectrum allocation scam as "an attempt to tarnish its high reputation" and that it will fight the chargesheet against the company and its chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal. A court on Tuesday summoned former Telecom Secretary Shyamal Ghosh, Ravi Ruia, one of the founders of diversified conglomerate Essar Group and ex-head of Vodafone...  
06:52 PM, Mar 19, 2013

2G case: Court summons Bharti head Sunil Mittal, ex-Telecom Secretary The court has accepted the CBI's chargesheet against ex-Telecom Secretary Shyamlal Ghosh, Sunil Mittal and Asim Ghosh. ...  
03:58 PM, Mar 19, 2013

Actor-MLA complaints neglect of local artistes on Bihar divas Actor-legislator Vinay Bihari today complained that the state government was spending exorbitant sums on Bollywood stars for Bihar Diwas ignoring regional artistes. ...  
03:19 PM, Mar 19, 2013

I did much more than what I dreamed, says Rafael Nadal The Spaniard has won three tournaments, including two on his favorite clay surface, and has been runner-up in another after missing seven months. ...  
11:03 PM, Mar 18, 2013

Nitish is keeping his options open at this stage: Sankarshan Thakur Is Nitish's assertion of a non-Congress, non-BJP coalition feasible? Sankarshan Thakur, senior journalist joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...  
06:05 PM, Mar 18, 2013