Gautham analyses failure of ‘Ekk Deewana Tha’
February, 29, 2012
The maverick moviemaker Gautham Menon entered Bollywood again with the film Ekk Deewana Tha and it turned out to be a dud. Speaking about it,
New UK immigration rule to cover Indians
February 29, 2012
Indian citizens with permission to settle in the UK permanently will need to apply for a biometric residence permit (BRP) as part of changes in immigration rules intended to make it harder for non-European Union (EU) nationals to work illegally and abuse the benefit system.
Mixed response for nation-wide strike, banking, transport hit
February 29, 2012
A nation-wide 24-hour strike called by 11 major trade unions Tuesday evoked a mixed response disrupting public sector banking operations and transport services in some states but normal life remained largely unaffected. The strike in protest against the government's "anti-labor policies" was by and large peaceful with no major incidents of violence being reported.
India’s qualification hopes alive as Virat Kohli dismantles Sri Lanka
February 28, 2012
Scorecard: India 3 for 321 (Kohli 133*, Gambhir 63) beat Sri Lanka 4 for 320 (Dilshan 160*, Sangakkara 105) by seven wickets
Hobart: India pulled off a stunning batting display to ensure their chances of qualifying to the final of the CB series were still alive as they beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets but more importantly gained a bonus point after chasing down 321 in just 36.4 overs on Tuesday.
China’s reaction on Arunachal highly objectionable: AK Antony
February 27, 2012
A day after Beijing said that New Delhi should refrain from taking any action that could "complicate" the border issue involving Arunachal Pradesh, Defence Minister AK Antony reiterated that the northeastern state is an integral part of India.
A Billion mobiles now
February 26, 2012
n 1995, one year after India began to liberalize the telecom sector, the telephone was still a luxury for most Indians. A couple of years later, the newfound toy called the mobile phone was still a status symbol that required payments for incoming calls. Today, your milkman, your carpenter and the kabadiwala who collects your junk carries one.
Spirit of Cricket debate rises again with India at centre
Febraury 26, 2012
Sydney: The spirit of cricket debate was reignited once again at the ongoing ODI tri-series and it was India at the centre of it all yet again. The action unfolded in the 24th over of the crucial India-Australia league match which Mahendra Singh Dhoni`s men had to win to stay afloat in the series.
Indian PM: China far ahead of India in science
February 26, 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who vowed last month to more than double India's R&D spending to $8 billion a year by 2017, has expressed concern over countries like China overtaking India in the field of science.
2014 would be year of change: Anna
February 26, 2012
Addressing a youngsters' camp in Ahmednagar, social activist and anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare said that 2014 would be "the year of change". Inaugurating the 'National Youth Integration Camp' organized by Snehalaya and National Youth Project, Hazare said, "Mentality of the Indian youth is changing rapidly, and the year 2014 would be the year of change. If the youth resolve, they can change the system."
India taken off polio endemic list by WHO
February, 2012
India, which has been polio-free for over a year now, was today taken off the list of polio endemic countries by the World Health Organisation. This announcement was made by Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad at the polio summit 2012 here in the presence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
