Crime

Haryana: Minor Gang-Raped, MMS Circulated; Father Commits Suicide

In a heinous case of sexual assault, a minor Dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped by eight boys belonging to the upper-caste, including her boyfriend Dabra village of Haryana's Hisar district. The suspects have also allegedly circulated the MMS of the rape around the village, which forced victim's father to commit suicide.

Sep 23, 2012

Manmohan Singh for Improving Investment Climate: PM's Speech Full Text

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday emphasised on revamping the corporate and commercial laws in order to clock the high growth in private sectors.

Sep 22, 2012

Patent Dispute: Samsung Plans to Add Apple iPhone 5 in Lawsuit

In what seemed to be a tit for tat move against Apple, Samsung on Thursday announced its plans to add the former's newly released iPhone 5 to the existing patent lawsuit in US court.

Sep 20, 2012

Govt Unlikely to Budge on FDI, Diesel Price: Mamata Set to Pull Out TMC Ministers?

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has taken centre stage on Tuesday with everyone guessing whether she would pull the plug on the Congress-led UPA government over big ticket reforms.

Sep 18, 2012

Suspect of Delhi High Court Blast Killed in JK Encounter: Reports

Amir Ali aka Akram, a suspect in 2011 Delhi High Court blast, was among the two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen extremists gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday morning, reports said.

Aug 6, 2012

President of India Pranab Mukherjee a Strong Partner: Hillary Clinton

At a time when US-India strategic ties are smacked with investment policy issues, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday sought to strengthen the relationship between the two biggest democracies, while congratulating Pranab Mukherjee on the occasion of his swearing-in ceremony as the 13th President of India.

Jul 26, 2012

Assam Violence: Citizens React to Riots, Criticise Govt and Media

Assam is bleeding amid the swearing-in ceremony of Pranab Mukherjee as the new President of India. Citizens of the country have taken to Twitter to express their disappointment with the way the government has been handling the Assam violence that has taken at least 41 lives.

Jul 25, 2012

Indian Presidential Election Results 2012: Pranab First Bengali to Head Rashtrapati Bhavan

UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee has won the President's post at an overwhelming majority against his rival former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma. Pranab has been elected as the 13th president of India and he is the first Bengali leader to take over the business at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Jul 22, 2012

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Katy Perry, Amitabh Bachchan Accused of 'Indecency' During IPL Opening Ceremony

The Madras High Court on Wednesday served a legal notice to BCCI and nearly a dozen celebrities, including Bollywood's superstar Amitabh Bachchan, based on a "public interest" complaint of an advocate, the Press Trust of India has reported.

Jul 19, 2012

Apple vs Samsung: Court Rejects Plea to Seal Key Documents

Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics received a setback on Tuesday with a U.S. court rejecting requests of the electronics giants to seal some key documents out of public view in their patent war which is up for hearing later this month.

Jul 18, 2012

NDA Nominates Jaswant Singh to Fight For Vice-President Post

The NDA on Monday formally announced its nominee for the Vice-president post, which was decided in a meeting at senior leader LK Advani's residence in New Delhi.

Jul 16, 2012

Satyamev Jayate: Aamir Khan Calls On PM Over Manual Scavengers' Plight

After giving suggestions to the Upper House parliamentarians on fine-tuning India's health care system, actor Aamir Khan will be meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in a bid to get government's attention to the plight of manual scavengers of the country.

Jul 16, 2012

RIM Slapped with $147.2 Million Verdict in Patent Lawsuit

A California jury has directed Research in Motion Ltd, the BlackBerry device maker, to pay $147.2 million in patent litigation over a remote management system for wireless device held by Mformation Technologies Inc.

Jul 14, 2012

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Time Magazine Tags Manmohan Singh as "Underachiever"; Raps UPA Government

In an unexpected incident, Time magazine has called India's Prime Minister as "underachiever" noting that the country's economical growth has considerably gone down and suggested that the nation needs a reboot, questioning whether Singh was up for the job.

Jul 8, 2012

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Apple Cuts Samsung into Slakes: US Court Bans Sale of Galaxy Nexus

Apple.Inc dealt a significant blow to Samsung and Google.Inc as a US court imposed a ban on sales of Galaxy Nexus till the case is on trial. This is the second victory for the Apple in a week.

Jun 30, 2012