Monthly Archives: January 2012 »
Now patch-up time for SRK and Shirish
By: Rachit Mehrotra,Special Correspondent The hottest topic of B-town is finally ended in a good note. On Monday night SRK slapped Kunder ( Farah’s Husband) at a party organized by Sanjay Dutt for the
Read More »Rebels, relatives in fray for BMC elections
Relatives of politicians as well as mafia dons and scores of rebels are in the fray for the Feb 16 polls to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), one of the biggest and richest civic
Read More »UAE donates $5 mn to US clinic
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has donated $5 million to the Cleveland Clinic in America’s Ohio state to establish a chair in cardiology research. Minister of Finance Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum donated
Read More »UAE leader meets scientists
The ruler of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Tuesday met scientists who have developed ways to cure Alzheimer’s disease and cancer. Sheikh Sultan Mohammed Al Qasimi received at his office in the
Read More »Missing nurse case: CBI quizzes arrested legislator’s mother
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday quizzed a Congress legislator’s mother and some of his other relatives in the disappearance of Rajasthan government nurse Bhanwari Devi, sources said. They were quizzed as the
Read More »Bahlol Dana Screened at JIFF
By: -Moin Uddin Shaikh, Bureau Chief, Rajasthan, With Yogendra Sharma At the Jaipur International Film Festival, Shamsheer Hussain Khan’s Bahlol Dana: A Sage of Baghdad is being screened. The executive producer of the film is Sarfaraz
Read More »Beheaded body found in Pakistan
A beheaded and decomposed body of a young man, who was tortured before death, was found Tuesday in Pakistan’s Punjab province. The body was found along with a mobile phone and a rucksack near
Read More »I was denied legal help, Kasab tells apex court
The 2008 Mumbai terror attack convict and Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab Tuesday told the Supreme Court that he was denied fair trial as he was not provided legal assistance during the initial stages as
Read More »India, France broaden arts cooperation
India and France will broaden their cultural cooperation in the coming weeks with a two-year bilateral cultural exchange programme from 2012-2014, the culture ministry said Tuesday. The MoU for the programme will be signed
Read More »Swedish firm to manufacture vehicles in Karnataka
Swedish commercial vehicle maker Scania Tuesday said it is setting up a manufacturing plant near here with an investment of Rs.150 crore. The plant, the Scania Regional Product Centre, in Narasapura Industrial Area, 40
Read More »Two fall ill after horror movie screening in US
At least two movie-goers experienced adverse reactions to graphic scenes in a horror movie screened at the Sundance festival in the US and had to be treated by paramedics. One man, while watching a
Read More »Coal India rolls back recent price hike
Following opposition from several users, state-owned Coal India (CIL) Tuesday decided to roll back the prices of the commodity it hiked earlier this month. CIL had hiked coal prices under a new pricing mechanism
Read More »Compensate rape victim, Bihar told
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tuesday asked the Bihar government to pay Rs.5 lakh as interim relief to a woman raped by a home guard at a police outpost in West Champaran district
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