February 25, 2012
The Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) Friday moved the Supreme Court (SC) seeking a court-monitored CBI probe into Home Minister P. Chidambaram's role in fixing the 2G spectrum prices along with then telecom minister A. Raja. Chidambaram was the finance minister when the alleged multi-million-rupee scam took place.
February 25, 2012
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today issued notices to Director General of Tamil Nadu Police and Chennai District Magistrate asking them to investigate the death of five suspected burglars in a police encounter.
February 24, 2012
The iPhone 5 might not be arriving any time soon, but that hasn’t stopped artists and design firms from creating their own mock-ups.
After analyzing the various iPhone 5 rumors, Italian designer Federico Ciccarese came up with these gorgeous renders.
February 24, 2012
At a time when top politicians and bureaucrats are disclosing the details of their personal wealth so as to bring transparency in their public life, Congress party president Sonia Gandhi has refused to do so, citing personal freedom and security risk.
February 24, 2012
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has come up strongly to sort out the differences between the captain and the vice-captain, MS Dhoni and Virender Sehwag, of the touring Indian cricket team.
February 23, 2012
Alleging youths had suffered a lot during BSP, SP and BJP regimes in Uttar Pradesh, Congress key campaigner Rahul Gandhi said his party, if voted to power, would generate adequate employment opportunities for them.
February 23, 2012
Alleging youths had suffered a lot during BSP, SP and BJP regimes in Uttar Pradesh, Congress key campaigner Rahul Gandhi said his party, if voted to power, would generate adequate employment opportunities for them.
February 23, 2012
The uncertainties surrounding the world economy and a high fiscal deficit has pushed India to fourth place globally in terms of economic confidence of the people, a survey has said. As per the survey conducted by research firm Ipsos, India slipped one position to the fourth place in January. The report said that India's economic confidence declined by three points to 65 percent in January.
February, 2012
Salaried employees earning up to Rs 5 lakh a year will not be required to file income tax returns from this year, says a Finance Ministry notification. There are about 85 lakh salaried persons in the country whose yearly income, including earnings from other sources like bank deposits, does not exceed Rs 5 lakh.
Februrary 22, 2012
Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu claimed he had twice got the opportunity to become Prime Minister but turned them down. "I got the opportunity to become Prime Minister of the country on two occasions (in the 1990s) but I refused.
