Parliament’s winter session: Protests wash out first week
New Delhi : The first week of parliament’s winter session ended Friday without transacting any business due to unending protests over inflation, corruption and…
Vidya Balan is now ‘Bombaat Balan’
Mumbai : Actress Vidya Balan has been rechristened “Bombaat Balan” by her fans after her sensuous avatar as Silk in her forthcoming movie “The…
Sukh Ram contests conviction, CBI asked to respond
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Friday asked the CBI to respond by Monday to former telecom minister Sukh Ram’s petition, contesting his…
Over 380 phishing incidents from January to October
New Delhi : Over 380 phishing incidents have been reported in the January-October 2011 period and 508 in 2010 to the Indian Computer Emergency…
Chinese expert lauds Indian courts
Beijing : Chinese courts are much weaker than India’s, an opinion piece in a Chinese daily said, adding that initiating a PIL in India…
Kishanji murdered in police custody: Varvara Rao
Kolkata : Telugu revolutionary poet and Maoist sympathiser P. Varvara Rao Friday alleged that top rebel leader Kishanji was “tortured” and then “murdered” in…
Maoists call two-day Bengal shutdown
Kolkata : Maoist guerrillas Friday called a two-day shutdown in West Bengal from Saturday to protest against the killing of rebel leader Kishenji in…
PM to meet airlines chiefs Saturday
New Delhi : In an attempt to chart a way out for the cash-strapped Indian aviation industry, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet with…
Ashwin scores maiden Test century, India all out for 482
Mumbai : Ravichandran Ashwin scored his maiden Test century as India were all out for 482 at tea on the fourth day of the…
Kishanji’s ailing mother breaks down
Hyderabad : The ailing mother of Maoist leader Kishanji broke down and collapsed in Andhra Pradesh’s Karimnagar district after learning that her son had…