'Reshuffle reveals govt's failure to fight graft'
New Delhi: Claiming that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh did not get a free hand in effecting UPA II first ministerial reshuffle, BJP today said the exercise has 'failed' to show the government's resolv
Love Hewitt to direct her first film
Ghost Whisperer actress Jennifer Love Hewitt has signed up to direct her first movie Wail Till Helen Comes.
Manmohan shuffles ministry focus on economy, governance
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday carried out a much anticipated shuffle of his ministerial pack by elevating three junior ministers to cabinet rank and bringing in three new minis
Perry tells Madge not to misuse faith
Singer Katy Perry is upset with Madonna for peppering her music, videos and performances with religious references and says she doesn’t like it when artists take spirituality “lightly”.
Kashmir’s grandpas miss winter’s icicles
“Snow is all right, but, my dear, where are the icicles?” asked a bewildered Samad Sheikh, 75, who lives in a hamlet here in north Kashmir. Winter has been harsh this season, but the old man has an uncanny feeling that all might not be well with the Valley’s environment. “When it was snowing one night, I was frightened to hear
Quake tremors Pak, hits Delhi
Islamabad: At least 10 houses collapsed or were damaged after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit a sparsely-populated mountainous region of Pakistan's Balochistan province on Wednesday, media reports said
India-linked firms 'spotted' in list of leaked Swiss bank accounts
New Delhi: Even as Wikileaks has threatened to reveal the names of 2,000 Swiss bank account holders, an Indian television channel Wednesday claimed it has received "explosive details" from a banker-tu
Quake hits Delhi
New Delhi: Several people were jolted out of their sleep and some ran out of their homes as tremors were felt in Delhi and other parts of northern India following an earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Ri
Sania crashes out of doubles as well
Jan. 19: Sania Mirza’s campaign in the Australian Open tennis got over Wednesday when she and her Czech partner Renata Voracova lost in the first round of the women’s doubles event here. Sania and Vor
Indian UN diplomat recalled for misbehaviour
United Nations: Close on the heels of the recall of an Indian diplomat from London, another Indian diplomat, Alok Ranjan Jha, working with India's UN Mission here, has been recalled home following 'an