Jayalalithaa asks Centre to take ‘bold stand’ against Sri Lanka on...
July 14, 2013
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has appealed to the Centre to take a bold stand in support of the Tamil minorities in Sri Lanka.
Jaya asks govt to take 'bold stand' against Lanka
Congress hiding behind ‘burqa of secularism’, Narendra Modi says
July 14, 2013
PUNE: Getting into election mode after his elevation in BJP, Narendra Modi today launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the downturn in economy, falling rupee and corruption while accusing Congress of hiding behind a veil of secularism to cover its failures.
Bollywood: Villain with heart of Sher Khan no more
July 13, 2013
Adieu, Pran...
And Pran, Bollywood's most hated villain, bows out
Recognized by that drawled "barkhurdaar" in his steely voice, Indian film industry's most hated reel life villain, Pran Krishan Sikand - or Pran as movie credits and fans always called him - has bid his final goodbye to all the onscreen heroes who happily bashed him up and the heroines who dreaded him.
As infiltration bids increase in Kashmir, challenges grow for army
July 13, 2013
The challenge facing the army is how to thwart trained and heavily-armed guerrillas from entering the state
Did ‘absolutely right thing’ in 2002, Narendra Modi says
July 13, 2013
The Gujarat chief minister added that the SIT set up by the Supreme Court had given him a “thoroughly clean chit”
Malala addresses UN, says extremists are afraid of women, education
July 12, 2013
UNITED NATIONS: Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager shot by the Taliban for promoting education for girls, celebrates her 16th birthday on Friday by addressing the United Nations.
Airport check of artificial leg leaves marketing executive in tears
July 12, 2013
NEW DELHI: Suranjana Ghosh Aikara's harrowing experience of boarding a flight from Mumbai to Delhi was one of the most shared stories on social networking sites on Thursday.
Dhoni wins tri-series for India, Sri Lanka lose by 1 wicket
July 12, 2013
Brief Scorecard: India 203 for 9 (Rohit 58, Dhoni 45*, Herath 4-20) beat Sri Lanka 201 (Sangakkara 71, Thirimanne 46, Jadeja 4-23, Bhuvneshwar 2-24) by 1 wicket
Moments before mayhem: This ball was headed for the stands
Astronomers find blue planet where it rains glass
July 11, 2013
PARIS: Astronomers said on Thursday they had found another blue planet a long, long way from Earth -- no water world, but a scorching, hostile place where it rains glass, sideways.
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists from Nasa and its European counterpart, ESA, have for the first time determined the true colour of an exoplanet, celestial bodies which orbit stars other than our own Sun.
Chidambaram promises fair, transparent regime for foreign investors
July 11, 2013
WASHINGTON: Seeking US investment in manufacturing in India, finance minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said the government was committed to ensuring a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory environment for foreign investors.
