Tharoor's honeymoon trip starts with technical snag
Mr Shashi Tharoor and wife Ms Sunanda Pushkar didn't have a very pleasant start to their honeymoon that takes them to Dubai and Spain.
Former Arunachal CM Apang arrested in PDS scam
Former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister, Mr Gegong Apang, was on Tuesday arrested by the Special Investigation Cell for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore public distribution system scam. "Apa
Indian held with jehadi literature in US
An Indian has been arrested for carrying jehadi literature at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, a media report said.
Vijay Kumar, 40, was arrested on Friday after security officials se
A traffic jam in China that is 100 km long!
Does your blood boil when you get caught in a traffic snarl? If so, then do spare a thought for motorists in China who have been stuck for the past 10 days in a traffic jam that stretches a good 100 k
Vikas settles for bronze
Singapore, Aug. 24: Indian boxer Vikas Krishan bagged a bronze medal after his Mexican opponent Daniel Echeverria was disqualified in the men’s 60 kg category at the Youth Olympics here Tuesday.
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Now, a maths formula to help you get cheapest flights
Japanese economists have come up with a formula that will help you bag the cheapest holiday flights. It is simple - buy tickets exactly eight weeks in advance and book in the afternoon.
The mind-bogg
Email gaffes at work can lead to sacking
Inappropriate email at work can result in a severe reprimand and even sacking, a survey in Britain has revealed.
According to a survey carried out among 2,000 people, email gaffes have resulted in on
Hasina blames Zia for 2004 grenade attacks
Aug. 22: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has alleged that her political rival Khaleda Zia, chief of the Bangladesh National Party (BNP), and the then government had “direct links” with the gre
Madonna’s vices shock her guests
Madonna is making news for all the wrong reasons — the pop diva stunned guests at her 52nd birthday party by losing it out to cigarettes and alcohol.
The health-conscious star, who is here shooting her new film W.E., was seen with a cigarette in one hand and a stiff drink in the other, as she hosted a party at East L
Cabinet to reconsider MPs' salary hike bill
The union cabinet will meet here Monday to reconsider and bring amendments to the MPs' salary hike bill it had cleared last week. It was severely opposed by parliamentarians who were demanding a 500 p