US has made a strategic bet on India, says US official
byWashington: Calling India a dynamic link that “fuses” the Greater Middle East and East Asia, a top US diplomat has said the Obama Administration’s strategic re-balancing to…
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Five Bollywood stars feature at Madame Tussauds Washington
byWashington: Incredibly life-like wax figures of five Hindi cinema legends, including megastar Amitabh Bachchan and superstar Shah Rukh Khan, will be on display at Madame…
Will Bobby Jindal make a White House run in 2016?
byWashington: Louisiana’s Indian American governor Bobby Jindal may well be making a bid for the White House in 2016, a leading US news site suggested…
Goa government afraid of ‘unrest’ due to mining ban
byPanaji: Goa can’t afford the social and political unrest that may arise due to the Supreme Court imposed ban on mining, the state’s chief secretary…
Talibani Dictat: 3 Haryana families face social boycott
byRohtak (Haryana): The families of three youths, who eloped with a girl of the same gotra (lineage) and village, are being socially boycotted in Haryana…
90 percent polling in J&K panchayat quota polls
byJammu: Amid threats by militant groups for boycott, over 90 percent panchayat members today cast their votes for election to four panchayat quota seats in…
Ranjit Sinha takes over as CBI chief, mum on controversy
byNew Delhi: Indian Police Service officer Ranjit Sinha Monday took charge as the 25th director of the country’s premier investigating agency, the CBI, but declined…
Sachin was the best I played against: Ponting
bySydney: Cricketing great Ricky Ponting, who retired from all forms of the game after playing his last Test match at Perth against South Africa, Monday…
Uddhav to head Shiv Sena, vows to fulfil Bal Thackeray’s dreams
byKolhapur: Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray, who has been named the party’s de facto chief, Monday took a public vow to fulfil the dreams…
‘Talaash’ mints Rs.48.99 crore with Aamir’s Midas touch
byNew Delhi: Aamir Khan’s Midas touch seems to be working again. The actor’s suspense-thriller is raking in the moolah at the domestic box-office earning Rs.48.99…