June 30, 2012
BJP said Sonia Gandhi's decision not to stake claim to Prime Ministership in 2004, as noted by APJ Abdul Kalam in his forthcoming book, should not be seen as a "supreme sacrifice" as the mandate in that Lok Sabha election was not heavily in favour of her or Congress.
June 30, 2012
Former president APJ Abdul Kalam has made a startling revelation in his forthcoming memoir Turning Points, in which he has written that he was ready to swear in Congress chief Sonia Gandhi as the Prime Minister in 2004, as opposed to the popular notion that he had dissuaded her from becoming PM.
June 30, 2012
Nikki Haley, one of the two Indian American governors in the US has referred to a fellow Republican as a "racist, sexist, bigot." Haley was testifying before the South Carolina house ethics committee investigating allegations made against her by a Republican fund raiser John Rainey.
June 29, 2012
Mumbai, June 29 — Recalling the magic of Rajesh Khanna's films, actor Anupam Kher says that other than the superstar's charm, his teaming up with musical duo - composer R.D. Burman and singer Kishore Kumar - contributed in making them bigger and better.
June 29, 2012
Washington, June 29 — Dr. Bobby Khan, executive director of Carmel Biosciences, a US clinical research company, has been presented an award for Outstanding Business Collaboration between the US and India.
The award was conferred at the USA-India Business Summit in Atlanta, Georgia, last week, according to a press release from Carmel Biosciences.
The summit brought together industry leaders, academia and public policy makers to share experiences and spur growth in USA-India business and trade relations.
June 29, 2012
Despite the loss of their first Test, Pakistan is confident they can bounce pack against Sri Lanka this weekend. Pakistan was bowled out for 100 in the first innings of the first Test in Sri Lanka.
Pakistan seek revival in Sri Lanka's den
June 29, 2012
Weakness in rupee, high inflation and slowdown in growth led to decline in economic confidence in the country in May compared to the earlier month, according to research firm Ipsos. According to the Ipsos Economic Pulse of the World Survey, economic confidence among Indians declined by two points to 70 percent in the month of May as compared to the previous month. It had stood at 72 in April.
June 29, 2012
Former Finance Minister and Congress-led United Progressive Alliance’s (UPA) presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee said that he had no regrets for not becoming the Prime Minister of India despite being a strong contender for the Rashtrapati Bhawan in past.
June 29, 2012
Air India, which is operating a curtailed global flight schedule due to the pilots' strike, is likely to reopen international bookings and firm up a fresh operating schedule by this weekend with the help of 130 executive pilots.
June 28, 2012
With Government online networks facing threats from hackers, security of sensitive cyber domains will be reviewed at a high-level meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh which will discuss ways to counter such offensives.
