April 17, 2012
Seeking the Centre's immediate attention for controlling social networking sites, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said these companies should be asked to set up their servers in India so that "miscreants" posting proactive comments are booked at the earliest.
Gehlot drew the attention of those present at the Chief Ministers Conference here including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that communal elements had posted some proactive comments on Facebook which resulted in communal tension in a region of his state.
April 17, 2012
United by their opposition to the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre, Chief Ministers of Gujarat and Odisha, Narendra Modi and Navin Patnaik, today met their Tamil Nadu counterpart J Jayalalithaa here to mount pressure against the Centre's move.
Hillary Clinton parties in Colombia: Photos of dancing, beer-slugging secretary of state cause stir
April 16, 2012
Over the weekend, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton cut loose during her trip to the Summit of the Americas in Colombia, partying at a local club early Sunday morning.
Pulitzer Prize winners announced: Patriot-News honored for reporting on Penn State scandal
April 16, 2012
The 2012 Pulitzer Prize winners and nominated finalists were announced on Monday.
April, 2012
Special By Geeta Goindi
WASHINGTON, April 10 – The new US Ambassador to India Nancy J. Powell has made it clear that India-US economic and commercial ties will head her agenda as she actively promotes Indian investment in the US.
April, 2012
Interpreting Indian culture to an American audience is a challenge, but Shah Rukh Khan is so important to global art and social activism, I will attempt to do just that. The largest Bollywood actor and producer, he is a major, global entertainment figure who cares deeply about creativity and humanity.
April 16, 2012
In the wake of Sunday's terror attack in Afghanistan, India said it was in constant touch with its embassy in Kabul and its citizens living in that country were safe. He also said that all Indians have been put on high alert. Although, no information of any harm to Indians have been reported so far.
April 16, 2012
India has taken up with the US the issue of Shahrukh Khan`s detention at a New York airport, conveying its "deep concern" over the incident that "need not have happened". "We have taken it up with the State Department," Indian Ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao told reporters here.
April 15, 2012
CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA: A prostitution scandal involving US security personnel in Colombia and an unprecedented regional push to end the isolation of Cuba threatened on Saturday to eclipse President Barack Obama's charm offensive to Latin America.
April 15, 2012
MULTAN: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday said the Prime Minister's son was being wrongfully implicated in narcotics case.