September 4, 2012
Washington — Indian American actor Kal Pen will have a starring role, hosting primetime coverage at the Democratic National Convention Thursday when President Barack Obama accepts the party's nomination for a second White House run.
September 4, 2012
Washington — India claims the second-biggest haul after China in Asia's Fab 50 with 11 Indian companies, up from seven last year, figuring in Forbes 2012 list of 50 best publicly traded companies in Asia-Pacific.
The US magazine's 2012 list sees the return of the big Indian IT software services and consulting firms, HCL and Tata Consultancy, while an Indian drug company, Sun Pharmaceutical, breaks into the elite ranks for the first time.
September 3, 2012
Former US president Bill Clinton had taken a racial jibe at Barack Obama in 2008, saying "this guy would have been carrying our bags", a report claimed on Monday.
September 3, 2012
Chennai — Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Monday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to instruct JIPMER in Puducherry to withdraw the user charges it levies for various medical investigations. She said the move is against the assurance given in parliament.
September 3, 2012
The leaders will meet in New Delhi for talks on competing influence across South Asia. The summit marks the first visit by a Chinese defense minister in eight years.
Indian Defence Minister: A K Antony
September 3, 2012
Bangalore -- This may just be a bit embarrassing for Hyderabad, VVS Laxman's home turf as his former teammates in Bangalore took the lead in honouring him.
VVS Laxman waves to the Bangalore crowd at a felicitation, India v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Bangalore, 3rd day, September 2, 2012
September 3, 2012
Agra — All it took for Amethi and Rae Bareli to get uninterrupted power supply was a whisper from UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi to Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Amethi is Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's constituency while Sonia Gandhi represents Rae Bareli in the Lok Sabha.
September 2, 2012
Kajol is a must have in all films of Karan Johar since he feels that his best friend is a Lucky Charm. No wonder she is performing the disco song in Karan's forthcoming project “Student of The Year" (SOTY) along with Siddarth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan.
September 2, 2012
The 74 - year old Publishing Company had been in losses and has been defaulting loans. They are looking for strategic investors in order to come out of this crisis although the Founders of DC will still own the major stake and manage the company.
September 2, 2012
The 11 people arrested in the Karnataka terror attack plot had been discovered using Skype as their calling tool to Saudi Arabia for contacting their Kingpins . They had also made video calls using laptops and smart phones since calling on internet is cost effective.
