May 26, 2012
A day after a special court here dismissed his anticipatory bail petition in the alleged illegal assets case, YSR Congress Party chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy will be questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday.
May 26, 2012
An Indian Dalit (formerly untouchable) woman, who once attempted suicide to escape discrimination, poverty and physical abuse, becomes the CEO of a multi-million dollar company.
The BBC's Rajini Vaidyanathan in Mumbai captures Kalpana Saroj's journey - a symbol of the Dalit struggle to mark their arrival at the top.
May 25, 2012
CANNES, France — There’s definitely an Indian vibe at Cannes this year - something Sonam Kapoor is proud of. The Indian actress, and daughter of star Anil Kapoor, has been enjoying the French film festival for several days.
May 25, 2012
Within minutes of oil firms hiking petrol prices by upto Rs 7.50 per litre, UPA’s biggest ally Mamata Banerjee said the price increase was unacceptable. “We cannot accept the petrol price hike,” West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said.
May 25, 2012
Amarnath pilgrims can now register themselves for the annual yatra this year through 100 selected post offices across the country.
The post offices are located in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Gujarat, an official spokesman said here today.
May 25, 2012
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj said the two-day national executive meet beginning here on Thursday will discuss the strategy of the party to prepare itself as a viable alternative in the 2014 general elections.
May 24, 2012
A Houston-area whiz kid is the new champion of 2012 National Geographic Bee after correctly answering the question: "Name the Bavarian city located on the Danube River that was a legislative seat of the Holy Roman Empire from 1663 to 1806."
May 24, 2012
Washington, May 24: The fate of an Indian American woman facing the prospect of deportation 30 years after she came to the US as an adopted infant hangs in the balance with no official word on her strange case.
According to the Salt lake Tribune, which first reported the case, Kairi Abha Shepherd was adopted in 1982 by a Utah woman as a three-month-old child.
But when she was eight, her adoptive mother died of cancer. When she was 17, she was arrested and convicted of felony cheque forgery to fuel a drug habit.
May 24, 2012
Size zero may be a fad, but actress Vidya Balan, who flaunted her curves unabashedly in The Dirty Picture, says she is all for the Indian woman's curvaceous body. "The only zero I am associated with is the zero cholesterol and zero trans-fat that are feature of Aliva snacks... and yes,
May 24, 2012
ISLAMABAD: The United States should respect a Pakistan court’s decision to imprison a doctor accused of helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden, the Pakistani foreign ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
