June 12, 2012
The Karnataka government ordered arrest of controversial Hindu religious Nityananada and sealing of his ashram complex near here following allegations of sexual exploitation of women.
The order was issued by Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda in the wake of a state-wide demand for his arrest and closure of the ashram in Bidadi, 35 km from Bangalore.
June 12, 2012
With Air India considering further crackdown on the striking pilots, the government on Monday said it is for airlines management to decide for how long to keep them on their payroll when they are not working.
Junes 12, 2012
Car sales in India grew at the slowest pace in seven months during May with industry body SIAM Monday reporting 2.78 percent growth as high interest rates and petrol prices continue to hit the market.
According to figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), domestic car sales in May stood at 1,63,229 units as against 1,58,809 units in the same month last year.
June 11, 2012
Alleging that the CBI is harassing her son Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, YSR Congress honorary president Y S Vijaya Lakshmi has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to direct the investigating agency to "follow the rule book".
June 11, 2012
A Nepali high altitude wild fungus - yarchagumba, is prized for it aphrodisiac qualities. But recent years have seen poor crop, partially impacted by climate change and that is raising concern among villagers who support their families by selling the "Himalayan Viagra."
June 11, 2012
Washington — Pakistan is not just about conflicts, but has been making a great deal of political and societal effort towards protecting women's rights, the country's ambassador to the US Sherry Rehman has said.
Rehman said her country has been wrongly shown through the lens of the Western media.
June 11, 2012
A strike called by Kashmiris to honor people killed during a 2010 protest shut down most of Srinagar on Monday. With no public transportation even government employees could not get to work.
An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard at a closed market during a strike in Srinagar, India, Monday, June 11, 2012.
June 11, 2012
Tens of thousands mobbed a stadium seeking to ingest the sardines smeared with herbal paste
A member of the Bathini Goud family administers 'fish medicine' to a patient at the Katedan stadium in Hyderabad, on June 8, 2012.
June 10, 2012
LAHORE: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that if Chief Justice cannot hear his son's case he may take-up Musa Gilani's case, Geo News reported.
Malik Riaz has good relations with all the political parties including Nawaz Sharif's PML-N, PM Gilani said while talking to journalists here on Sunday.
June 10, 2012
After V Narayanasamy, another Union Minister Vayalar Ravi attacked Team Anna, saying the anti-corruption group is "not that innocent" and alleged its activists could be acting in a "conspiracy" to destabilize Indian politics.
