Sex video official sentenced to jail in China
byBeijing, June 28 (IANS) A former official embroiled in a sex video scandal was sentenced to 13 years in jail for bribery Friday in…
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Suggestions on CBI autonomy by July 3: Chidambaram
byNew Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The government will submit its proposals to make the CBI more autonomous to the Supreme Court before July 3,…
Gas price hiked due to low domestic output: Chidambaram
byNew Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Friday said the government was forced to almost double the gas prices due to low…
My family is conservative, but they’ve changed: Huma Qureshi
byMumbai, June 28 (IANS) Actress Huma Qureshi says her family is conservative when it comes to film culture, but they are changing and accepting…
Dubai to have first crocodile park
byDubai, June 28 (IANS/WAM) Dubai is all set to have the region’s first and one of the best crocodile preservation parks in the world,…
Rescue in Badrinath depends on weather, says army chief
byDehradun, June 28 (IANS) A few pilgrims are still stranded in Badrinath in the flood-ravaged Uttarakhand and their evacuation would depend on the weather…
Activists, opposition put Parrikar on backfoot on RTI (Goa Newsletter)
byPanaji, June 28 (IANS) The increasing clamour over the continued non-appointment of top State Information Commission officials, who deal with appeals filed against the…
Nothing wrong with in-film branding: Madhur Bhandarkar
byKolkata, June 28 (IANS) Known for churning out women-centric movies, National award winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar feels there is nothing wrong with in-film branding…
Bajwa in Akalis’ firing line as Amarinder sidesteps
byChandigarh: Punjab Congress chief Pratap Singh Bajwa is learning the hard way what it means to be in the hot seat, being in the…
Dhanush vs Dhanush clash averted
byMumbai, June 28 (IANS) It was going to be a clash of two of Dhanush’s films Friday – “Ambikapathy”, the Tamil version “Raanjhanaa”, was…