India

One More Crown: Priyanka Chopra Wins India's Glam Diva Title

Actress and Miss World 2000 Priyanka Chopra won the India's Glam Diva crown Tuesda

Mar 21, 2012

India-Zimbabwe Trade Doubles in Four Years

Trade between India and Zimbabwe has reached to US $ 125 million in the financial year, 2010-2011, said Commerce Ministry Tuesday.

Mar 21, 2012

Karnataka: BJP Loses Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha seat to Congress

Giving a setback to the BJP party in Karnataka, Congress candidate, K Jayaprakash Hegde defeated BJP nominee V Sunil Kumar by a significant margin of over 40,000 votes in the Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha by poll. The by poll result was announced on Wednesday.

Mar 21, 2012

Government Schools Breeding Naxals, Alleges Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, a spirtual leader has accused government schools of being breeding grounds for Naxalism. Meanwhile, he has suggested privatizing all the government schools across the country

Mar 21, 2012

Karnataka Budget 2012-13: Corp Loan Exempted From Interest

CM DV Sadananda Gowda presented two separate agriculture state budgets (2012-13) in Karnataka assembly Wednesday, in which he has focused mainly on providing reliefs and benefits for farmer's community. In such an attempt, he had exempted short term corp loan up to Rs I lakh from interest.

Mar 21, 2012

Morphed Pictures Of Pakistani Cricketer And Poonam Pandey Lead To Protests In Kolkata

Kolkata saw a string of protests Monday after a city-based English daily carried the morphed image of a Pakistani cricketer bowing before the portrait of a Hindu god the photograph, along with another, supposedly morphed, nude photograph of model Poonam Pandey.

Mar 21, 2012

Kudankulam: Udayakumar To Continue Fast, Faces Imminent Arrest

A defiant SP Udayakumar announced Wednesday that he would continue his fast against the Kudankulam nuclear plant after the Tamil Nadu government decided to go ahead with the controversial project.

Mar 21, 2012

Karnataka: Rebel Yeddyurappa Softens Stand, To Meet Senior BJP Leaders In Delhi

Former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Wednesday appeared to have softened his stand on reinstating him as chief minister.

Mar 21, 2012

Mahindra Satyam To Merge With Tech Mahindra

The Mahindra group has approved the merger of its IT services providers Mahindra Satyam and Tech Mahindra Ltd. The combined revenue of the merged companies is expected to touch $2.4 billion, making it India's fifth largest software services exporter.

Mar 21, 2012

Bangalore Auto Fare Hike: A Tough Time For Drivers

It seemed as if the recent hike in autorickshaw fares in Bangalore urban district would have worked out to benefit autorickshaw drivers, but it remains just a delusion!

Mar 21, 2012

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Bollywood Wrap Up: Kangna Ranaut Turns 25, 'Agent Vinod' Banned in Pak

Actor John Abraham suffered an injury while shooting for Sanjay Gupta's action thriller while it was reported that Amitabh Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra will appear on the opening day of the IPL April 3.

Mar 20, 2012

Additional Foodgrain Godowns To Be Created In 19 States

The government is planning to construct foodgrain storage capacity of 151 lakh tons in 19 states, said Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution K.V. Thomas informed the Parliament Tuesday.

Mar 20, 2012

New UP Minister Seeks Report On Mayawati's Dream Projects

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati is likely to land in a fresh trouble as the PWD Minister and senior Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav has sought a report on all her "dream projects."

Mar 20, 2012

Govt Warns Kingfisher Airlines of Canceling Its License

Kingfisher Airlines could get into more trouble with the civil aviation minister warning to strip off its license if the airline fails to meet the safety norms and financial viability conditions.

Mar 20, 2012

Embarrassment for BJP: UPA Wins NCTC Battle in Rajya Sabha Too

The amenments by BJP on the Nation Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) was defeated in Rajya Sabha as the majority of members ruled in favour of UPA government.

Mar 20, 2012