Vidya Balan is now ‘Bombaat Balan’
byMumbai : Actress Vidya Balan has been rechristened “Bombaat Balan” by her fans after her sensuous avatar as Silk in her forthcoming movie “The…
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FDI in retail will hit ‘crores’, says CPI-M
byNew Delhi : The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday said the decision to allow FDI in multibrand retail “will destroy the livelihoods of…
Chinese map shows theft-prone spots
byBeijing : Police in a Chinese city have brought out a map that pinpoints the spots where thieves strike on the Metro. The map…
Over 380 phishing incidents from January to October
byNew 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
byBeijing : 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
byKolkata : 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
byKolkata : Maoist guerrillas Friday called a two-day shutdown in West Bengal from Saturday to protest against the killing of rebel leader Kishenji in…
Police comb forests, hunt for Kishenji’s aides
byJhargram : Using sniffer dogs and anti-landmine devices, security forces Friday carried out combing operations in villages and forests around West Bengal’s Burishole, looking…
PM to meet airlines chiefs Saturday
byNew 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
byMumbai : Ravichandran Ashwin scored his maiden Test century as India were all out for 482 at tea on the fourth day of the…