India

Sarpanch Who Slapped Woman Gets Bail

A sarpanch (village chief) from the Muktsar district of Punjab, who was arrested on Tuesday for slapping a woman, has been released on bail.

Dec 7, 2011

FDI in Retail Sector Suspended; Indian Parliament to Reopen

The Parliament's winter session will finally start functioning on Wednesday, as the government has decided to suspend its retail reform.

Dec 7, 2011

RBI's Reference Rate for Dollar Today

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday fixed the reference rate for the US dollar at 51.4490 rupees and the euro at 69.1235 rupees.

Dec 7, 2011

FDI in Retail: All-Party Meeting to End Impasse

The Indian Parliament's winter session is likely to resume soon and the government will try to end an impasse caused by its decision to allow 51 percent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the retail sector.

Dec 6, 2011

SRK Criticizes Village Chief for Slapping Woman [VIDEO]

Bollywood actor, Shah Rukh Khan, has tweeted his outrage at scenes of a village chief, from the Muktsar district in Punjab, slapping a woman.

Dec 5, 2011

Govt Puts FDI in Retail on Hold, Opposition Insists on Rollback

To break the impasse on Foreign Direct Investment in retail that has stopped the Parliament's winter session, the Central Government has announced that the decision to allow 51 percent FDI in retails has been put on hold. However, the winter session is likely to face trouble, as the Opposition party is demanding a rollback on the decision.

Dec 5, 2011

Veena Malik Controversy Elicits Both Humour and Anger on Social Networking Sites

As the controversial over actress and model Veena Malik's photo sparked in Pakistan, on its third day of controversy humour and anger spread over the social media world.

Dec 5, 2011

Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao Blessed with Baby Boy

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, 46, and his wife, Kiran Rao, 38, are on cloud nine; they have been blessed with a baby boy. The celebrity couple made the announcement on Monday.

Dec 5, 2011

RBI's Reference Rate for Dollar Today

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday fixed the reference rate for the US dollar at 51.3925 rupees and the euro at 68.9227 rupees.

Dec 5, 2011

Up-and-Coming Asian Actors in Hollywood [PHOTOS]

Asian actors have been working in Hollywood for a long time. However, their numbers are few when it comes to leading roles. Check out the slideshow to see up-and-coming Asians in Hollywood.

Dec 4, 2011

Maoists Blow up Railway Lines in Jharkhand

Maoists Sunday started a two-day nationwide bandh (shutdown) against the killing of their military commander Kishenji. They blew up railway tracks in Jharkhand.

Dec 4, 2011

Bellary Bypoll: Sreeramulu Beats BJP, Congress Candidates

In a huge blow to ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state, Independent candidate B Sreeramulu on Sunday won Bellary (Rural) Assembly by-poll election in Karnataka by more than 47,000 votes.

Dec 4, 2011

Top ULFA Leader, Indian Journalist Detained in Myanmar

Top ULFA leader Jivan Moran and an Indian journalist have been detained by authorities in Myanmar. However, there was no information about the detention of ULFA's self-styled commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah as reported by a section of the media, Union Home Secretary R K Singh has said.

Dec 4, 2011

Bollywood Mourns Dev Anand's Death

The film fraternity Sunday mourned the death of the legendary Bollywood actor Dev Anand.

Dec 4, 2011

Maoists Attack Jharkhand MP's Convoy; 12 Killed

Twelve persons were killed when Maoists attacked the convoy of independent MP and former Jharkhand Assembly speaker Inder Singh Namdhari in Latehar district Saturday.

Dec 4, 2011