Cut down sale of BMWs, Audis: Jairam
Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh Friday called for corrections in the fiscal policy to discourage luxurious cars like BMW and Audi in the country as they were a major source of greenhous
Gerard in trouble
Scottish actor Gerard Butler is facing a lawsuit over the name of his production company. The owners of Hollywood firm Evil Twin Prods have sued The Bounty Hunter star and his business partner Alan Siegel, who named their company Evil Twins Entertainment, reports imdb.com.
'Major Indian IT talent lies in Tier-II'
The majority of talent for the IT industry lies in tier-II colleges and cities which are partially or completely ignored by companies for fresher placements in India, according to a study.
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Demi not in rehab for ‘drug’ issues
A representative of singer-actress Demi Lovato has rubbished reports that she is in a rehab for drug dependency issues. The 18-year-old star pulled out of the Jonas Brothers’ South American tour last month and checked into a treatment centre for emotional and physical issues. However, speculations were rife that that Lovato suffers from drug problems after a student went public with a wild night he spent with Lovato at a house party in Texas in December last year.
G20 nations must help fix infrastructure gaps: Manmohan Singh
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday put his grand proposal before the G20, calling for a new global rebalance in which funds from surplus nations can go to bridging the infrastructure gap in p
I will not resign over 2G allegations: A. Raja
Communications and IT minister A. Raja on Friday said he would not resign over allegations of his involvement in the 2G spectrum scam and added that AIADMK chief J.
After Apple, Dell and Samsung pose challenges to BlackBerry
Though BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM), based at Waterloo near here, has not commented on the development, Dell's decision to take nearly 25,000 of its employees off BlackBerry smart phones
19 killed in Karachi suicide blast
Islamabad: At least 19 people were killed and more than 110 were injured on Thursday night when an explosives-laden vehicle rammed into a police station in a high-security zone in downtown Karachi, Pa
Chhattisgarh cops accused of rape in police station complex
In a shocking crime that has shaken Chhattisgarh's Dharmjaigarh town, two girls, including a minor, have alleged that they were raped by four policemen in the police station complex earlier this week.
Ishrat Jahan case: SC upholds decision to form special probe team
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal by the Gujarat government challenging the setting up of a Special Investigation Team to probe the killings of Ishrat Jahan and three others i