North Korean ambassador presents credentials
byNew Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Envoys of four countries, including North Korea, presented their credentials to President Pranab Mukherjee at a ceremony at Rashtrapati…
May, 2013
Difficulties on GST, but will be in place by 2014: PM
byTokyo, May 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday acknowledged that there are difficulties with some state governments over the implementation of the Goods…
Parents’ ignorance spells doom for kids with eye cancer
byNew Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Driven by ignorance, many parents in India don’t start timely treatment for a killer form of eye cancer, retinoblastoma,…
Saradha scam: Sudipta Sen, aides denied bail
byKolkata: The alleged kingpin of Saradha Group chit fund scam Sudipta Sen and two of his close aides were Tuesday denied bail in a…
BJP expels Jethmalani for six years
byNew Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has expelled senior lawyer and MP Ram Jethmalani from the primary membership of the…
Australian IT delegation to visit Kerala
byThiruvananthapuram, May 28 (IANS) An IT delegation from Australia will visit Kerala soon to strengthen bilateral business relations, officials said. Barry O’Farrell, prime minister…
Daniel Day-Lewis funny, outrageous: Sally Field
byLos Angeles, May 28 (IANS) Sally Fields describes her “Lincoln” co-star Daniel Day-Lewis as an “outrageous” and “funny rascal”. Fields says that Day-Lewis has…
Envoys of four nations present credentials to president
byNew Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Envoys of four nations, including North Korea, presented their credentials to President Pranab Mukherjee at a ceremony at Rashtrapati…
Aditi finds Akshay incredible actor
byMumbai, May 28 (IANS) Actress Aditi Rao Hydari praises “Boss” co-star Akshay Kumar’s “disciplined” and “full on masti” attitude and feels privileged to have…
Myanmar birth control hurts Muslims, says rights body
byBangkok, May 28 (IANS) Myanmar should publicly revoke a discriminatory population control regulation that restricts Rohingya Muslims to having two children, Human Rights Watch…