New Delhi: BJP Parliamentray Board on Thursday decided to send senior leaders Rajnath Singh and Arun Jaitley as observers to Bangalore on Friday to oversee the election of Karnataka BS Yeddyurappa's successor. Who will succeed the Karanataka chief minister and will he go without a fight? Ananth Kumar, Jagdish Shettar and KS Eshwarappa are in the fray. Jagdish Shettar, who is the Rural Development Minister is a front-runner for the...
12:19 PM, Jul 28, 2011
When The Diary of a Social Butterfly, a collection of Moni Mohsin's tongue-in-cheek peppy pieces came out in 2008, the journalist-cum-author acquired quite an unprecedented following among the readers in India. The write-ups were her former columns with the Friday Times, a National weekly in Pakistan. Her hilarious social commentary on Pakistani high society, camouflaged in the chutney-talk narrative of 'Butterfly', a socialite, was no mere light stuff, although it...
03:23 PM, Jun 14, 2011
Mumbai: There are ten thousand odd fire hydrants for Mumbai. But shockingly only a dismal 10 per cent actually work. Some were stolen, others were uprooted. Sources in the fire department say that in the event of a fire they lose response time because they have to leave the scene of the blaze and rush to the fire station to refill tankers. Despite this the state has decided to do...
10:12 AM, Apr 17, 2011
Mumbai: There are ten thousand odd fire hydrants for Mumbai. But shockingly only a dismal 10 per cent actually work. Some were stolen, others were uprooted. Sources in the fire department say that in the event of a fire they lose response time because they have to leave the scene of the blaze and rush to the fire station to refill tankers. Despite this the state has decided to do ...
10:12 AM, Apr 17, 2011
New Delhi: A major fire broke out at an Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) installation near Navi Mumbai early on Tuesday. The fire broke out around 2 AM at the Indian oil facility at Taloja industrial area near Mumbai, fire brigade sources said. There are no reports of any casualties. The fire began in containers holding lubricant oil. It completely gutted the IOC storage area, before being controlled. At least 18...
07:30 AM, Jan 18, 2011
New Delhi: The Central Vigilance Commission, involved in probing alleged corruption in various Commonwealth Games-related projects, has found discrepancies in tenders and alleged misappropriation amounting to about Rs 8,000 crore. Official sources said the complaints received by the anti-corruption watchdog has already been forwarded to the Chief Vigilance Officers (CVOs) of concerned ministries or departments. They said the discrepancies like payment to non-existent parties, willful delay in execution of contracts,...
06:34 PM, Oct 19, 2010
Zindagi Live look at the life of those who choose a profession that is not considered main stream. ...
08:27 PM, Jul 10, 2010
12 women bartenders were kidnapped for ransom on Saturday. ...
11:12 AM, Dec 23, 2009
Olympic bronze medal winner's reality show will promote sport in India. ...
08:38 PM, Sep 18, 2009
Jitender Kumar was disqualified during his bantam weight. ...
05:01 PM, Sep 02, 2009
Indian boxing team is a good mixture of young talent and experienced boxers. ...
10:55 PM, Aug 27, 2009
The pugilists were not received by even a single official from the federation. ...
03:48 PM, Dec 16, 2008
Akhil, Jitender, and Lakra won bronze medals at the Boxing World Cup. ...
12:42 PM, Dec 16, 2008
The three pugilists fell short of luck at the AIBA Boxing World Cup in Moscow. ...
09:17 AM, Dec 14, 2008
Jitender lost 6-14 in the 51 kg flyweight category to Cuban Hernandez Laffita. ...
08:58 PM, Dec 13, 2008
Akhil Kumar faces Olympic silver medallist Yankiel Leon Alarcon. ...
09:17 AM, Dec 13, 2008
Jitender faces Pan-American gold medallist Hernandez Lafita of Cuba. ...
12:05 AM, Dec 12, 2008
India's boxers are set for a new challenge after making a mark at Olympics. ...
11:36 PM, Dec 02, 2008
Almost 2,000 women now have a shot at re-claiming their jobs. ...
09:51 PM, Sep 24, 2008
The ruling BJP has been opposing night life culture in Bangalore. ...
06:24 PM, Sep 24, 2008
